Chapter 154 - 154: The Stable Lu Who Grasps the Heart of the People
Niu Family Village, Lu Yuan’s courtyard.
“Fellow Daoist Lu, aren’t you a little too hasty to bring Shan Yao out of the mountain this time? That child hasn’t fully grasped all the skills we know yet.”
Lu Yuan sighed and put down the teacup in his hand.
He looked at Village Chief Ge Xiu, who was like an old woman chattering non-stop in his ear ever since Shan Yao left the village.
He repeatedly explained, “Fellow Daoist Ge, I’ve already sent my clone to accompany her. What can happen?”
“My clone’s current cultivation level is basically the same as mine. Unless Shan Yao encounters a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, no one can harm her.”
Even so, Ge Xiu still nagged, “Fellow Daoist, you also said that if she encounters a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, your clone can’t guarantee the safety of this child.”
“As far as I know, although there are no Nascent Soul Stage cultivators in this training ground, there are many peak Core Formation stage demons.”
“The cultivation time of these peerless demon kings far exceeds that of cultivators. Cultivators of the same level are simply not their match.”
“And this time, the place you are going to take Shan Yao to is even the forbidden area, Myriad Bone Forest.”
“There’s no lack of bones of beasts of antiquity there, and their cultivation levels might have almost reached the Nascent Soul stage.”
Hearing Ge Xiu say this, Lu Yuan could only continue saying, “Fellow Daoist
Ge, the decision to bring Shan Yao to the Myriad Bone Forest was made together by us. Why does it sound like it was my sole decision in the end?”
“The special talent of Shan Yao is to devour the other party’s origin and absorb their power.”
“The bones in the Myriad Bone Forest are undoubtedly the best nourishment for her.”
“Although there are dangers, this is also an opportunity for Shan Yao to transform.”
“Besides, it’s only half a month. Not only has the path to immortality not opened yet, but the restrictions outside also prevent cultivators above Core Formation from entering.”
“Although the current Shan Yao is only at Innate third stage cultivation, that little fellow’s physical body is no weaker than an ordinary Innate sixth or seventh stage cultivator.”
“If we add in the abilities that we have imparted to her and my clone watching over her, how could Shan Yao be in danger?”
Although Lu Yuan had already said this, Ge Xiu still had a worried look on his face.
In the end, Ge Xiu left Lu Yuan’s courtyard with a sigh.
Not long after Ge Xiu left, Xu Wan’er came to Lu Yuan’s side.
“Young Master, why did you ask me to tell Blacksmith Tang and Physician Lian about your plan to go out?”
Lu Yuan looked at Xu Wan’er’s puzzled eyes and said with a faint smile, “To ask this question, I know that Wan’er has never taken care of a child before.”
Xu Wan’er’s face immediately turned red.
Then, she rolled her eyes at Lu Yuan and said, “Young Master, is there a relation between the two?”
“Of course it’s related. Just watch. Old Tang and Old Lian definitely can’t sit still anymore.”
Xu Wan’er did not comment on Lu Yuan’s words.
Wasn’t it just letting Shan Yao go out of the village for an expedition, what was there to be restless about?
Besides, Lu Yuan had arranged so many things, so she felt that Shan Yao would not be in any danger no matter what.
What was it that Blacksmith Tang and Physician Lian that they couldn’t sit still?
At the same time, Ge Xiu, who had just come out of Lu Yuan’s courtyard, was about to find his other two companions to discuss whether they should go out and take a look at the current situation of Shan Yao.
However, when he arrived at Tang Hongzhi’s blacksmith shop, he was surprised to find that he was gone.
On the door of the blacksmith shop, there was a sign that said he was out on business.
Ge Xiu didn’t think much about it and turned around to walk to Lian Caijun’s house.
But when he saw that even Lian Caijun was not in the house, Ge Xiu instantly reacted.
“Good heavens, these two fellows must have discussed it beforehand. They actually ran off together.” he thought.
This made Ge Xiu feel much more at ease.
Lu Yuan’s clone was already following beside Shan Yao.
Now, even Lian Caijun and Tang Hongzhi had followed.
In total, there were about three Core Formation Stage cultivators following Shan Yao.
With this setup, there was almost no place in the entire Full Moon Mountain Range that she couldn’t go.
And all of this was actually within Lu Yuan’s calculations.
He accurately grasped the status of Shan Yao in these people’s hearts.
He knew that if he went out with Shan Yao, these guys would definitely not be able to sit still.
If he had the help of a few Core Formation Stage cultivators, his chances of obtaining the White Bone Crystal in the forbidden area would undoubtedly increase.
Not to mention that with Shan Yao, a person with great luck, Lu Yuan had an additional chance to encounter the White Bone Crystal.
No matter how he looked at it, bringing Shan Yao with him was a very good choice.
After all, other than increasing the chances in ‘treasure hunting’, he could also bring along a few free ‘gold-medal fighters’.
When it came to the hearts of the people, Lu Yuan was really good at controlling them.
He had clearly tricked Ge Xiu and the others, but they couldn’t see any traces of it.
LuWei Country.
After the tenth day, Cultivator Liu Xing decisively ended the recruitment.
What surprised him was that on the last day of the recruitment, he unexpectedly obtained two more talents.
Like the Liquor Sword Immortal, they were both Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators.
One was a crippled Innate Stage martial artist, and the other was a blind physician.
If it wasn’t for the fact that these two people’s cultivation was not bad and that these people would only be cannon fodder in the Myriad Bone Forest, Liu Xing would never bring these two along.
The last two people were naturally Tang Hongzhi and Lian Caijun, who had snuck out.
However, these two people disguised themselves very well. Not only did their faces change completely, but even their own cultivation had also been disguised to be at the foundation establishment stage.
However, no matter how well these two disguised themselves, it was clearly not enough in front of Lu Yuan, who had the system.
Lu Yuan had already discovered them the moment they appeared.
As for whether Shan Yao had found the two masters in the crowd, Lu Yuan felt although the child did not seem to be very smart, she still had a very sharp intuition.
After a few simple interactions, Shan Yao was already a little suspicious.
It was just that she still lacked evidence, so she did not directly point it out.
Meanwhile, Tang Hongzhi and Lian Juncai seemed to be very confident in their disguises.
They even took the initiative to find Lu Yuan and wanted to team up with them.
The reason they gave was that they were all Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators and could take care of each other.
Lu Yuan didn’t object to the two forming a team.
Just like that, the candidates for the Myriad Bone Forest were gathered.
After a simple day of rest, Liu Xing, a cultivator from Yuchan Sect, led them towards the Myriad Bones Forest within the Empire.
At the same time, the cultivator teams from the other three princes were also heading toward the Myriad Bones Forest.
And among these teams, Lu Yuan was not the only one with ulterior motives….