"You say, in such a cruel reality, how can we be afraid to live with a glimmer of hope that may not exist at all?" Kong Dean didn't look at Qin Hao, his gaze always fell on the unknown distance.

Qin Hao glanced at his expression and thoughtfully: "No wonder your village is built so far away. ”

"What did you say?" Kong De'an's face changed suddenly.

"You think a lot and you see far ahead. You know that under the 'protection' of the Six Realms Alliance, you will never be truly free, so simply stay away from there, even if there are no bones left outside, and don't be enslaved until you die. Qin Hao paused subtly and didn't finish her words.

Just like the Liuxi Village next to their Tianyi Sect, she chose to become a subsidiary of the Six Dao Alliance, strictly speaking, Qin Zhen can't go to the village to contact mortals without the permission of the Six Dao Alliance, although she is the closest geographically, as long as she doesn't apply, she violates the rules of the Six Dao Alliance, which is why she was taken to the trial table before.

But in fact, because there are too many mortal villages, most of the time the Six Dao Alliance will not manage it so tightly. For example, in the current Xinzhao Village, they themselves chose a place far away from the village gathering and came to a place where there are almost no people, which is to show their attitude. Then the Six Dao Alliance will not force them to stay, so let them fend for themselves outside, after all, in their eyes, mortals have no ability to protect themselves.

Kong De'an's throat rolled, and finally he struggled to speak. This time, he looked at Qin Zhen seriously.

"Sixteen years ago, our village was not called 'Xinzhao Village', it was just a small village under the management of the Six Dao Alliance. We don't have such high requirements for life, we just want a field, a house, a family. The only thing we can do in exchange for our compromise is the departure of our relatives, who have been taken away like slaves, and we have not heard from them so far, and those who can come back are only coming back with a lot of pain. ”

"So, I left with the rest of the village and found such a remote place. From the highest hill on this side, we can almost see the barrier of Xingzhou, and at the other end of the barrier are other states. ”

"We don't even know what this world is like except for Xingzhou, how big this world is, how mortals in other states live, and how many people like us are in this world."

Kong De'an said so many words in one breath, and his tone was a little hurried.

"After living here, we haven't seen a demon beast attack for a long time, and at this time, we realized that those painful experiences were just for us to be completely attached."

His eyes were fixed on Qin Hao, and his voice suddenly sharpened.

"But this time the monster came again, and then you appeared, like the monks, and saved us. You say that I should forget my original intention, forget the lessons and believe you, or should I be responsible for these villagers and my family. ”

"You invited us into the village to stay overnight, I thought you had made your choice." Qin Zhen's tone was calm.

Kong De'an suddenly became depressed when he heard this, he hugged his head, and the whole person looked very painful: "Yes, I made a choice sixteen years ago. But now, my son doesn't agree with me, and there are many young children in the village, who have not experienced the tragedy of 16 years ago, and they simply don't understand how difficult it is for us to survive. And you have always been good at acting, and if you do a little good deed, someone will worship you as a god. ”

On the afternoon that Heng Mingzhi stayed, he watched with his own eyes how he gradually mingled with the villagers. At first, everyone was very resistant to Heng Mingzhi because of his warning, but the pain would not recover because of their hardness, and their weak bodies could not resist the torture of pain.

And Heng Mingzhi's exquisite medical skills became what they needed most at this time. He didn't even need to consume the medical supplies that were already scarce in their village, and with just a few finger movements, he cured them with supernatural powers that they couldn't understand in their lifetime.

Heng Mingzhi can also speak well, and while treating them, he also tells them interesting things outside. Perhaps people are naturally interested in pioneering, and the stories told by Heng Mingzhi aroused their curiosity and made the villagers, who were already bored with their current lives, regain their yearning for the outside world.

Even his son Mingshan has been surrounding Heng Mingzhi, pestering him to hear more about the immortal cultivation world.

Looking at Kong De'an's ugly face, it was not difficult for Qin Zhen to guess that the person in his mouth who was "good at acting" and "doing a little good thing" was referring to her who killed the demon beast and Heng Mingzhi who treated the villagers.

She grew up with Heng Mingzhi since childhood and knows his temperament very well. Not to mention a whole afternoon, it is estimated that he will be able to establish a good relationship with the villagers with that mouth in a few hours, otherwise in Liuxi Village, the villagers will not only be less vigilant against him, who is also a monk.

But to say now that he was unintentionally sabotaging his efforts would be too deliberate.

Qin Zhen thought for a while and said, "You don't think the current monk is good, so what do you think if you become a monk yourself?" ”

"Y-What do you say!" Kong De'an's eyes widened and he looked at Qin Zhen in disbelief.

Qin Hao looked at him with a smile: "I can take a few children in the village back to my sect and teach them the method of cultivating immortals, so that they can also step on the path of cultivating immortals." You can not trust me, but what about them, can you trust them consistently? ”

The girl's pupils faintly emitted a bewitching light, but even if it was a trap, it was a trap that Kong De'an couldn't jump into.

He had always thought that they mortals had fallen to such a point, that is, they did not have enough strength to resist the means of the monks to reach the heavens and the earth. But those great sects of cultivating immortals, even if they want to select disciples from the mortal world, they will not look for them from these people.

Now Qin Zhen put this opportunity in front of his eyes.

"Do you have the right to recruit disciples?" Kong Dean swallowed nervously. He still knew a little about the regulations of the Six Dao Alliance, and ordinary sects could not just choose disciples from mortals.

"Of course." Qin Zhen nodded.

She had already received permission from Xiang Rong to open the mountain gate again to recruit disciples.

"......" Kong Dean was silent, he needed time to think about how to make a new choice.

Qin Zhen didn't force him to make a decision now. She didn't plan to find a disciple in Xinzhao Village at first, after all, for her, her first choice must still be in Liuxi Village. The people of Liuxi Village have always practiced the exercises she has given, and it is more advantageous for her to find them from Liuxi Village, both in terms of selecting people and saving the cost and time of teaching disciples.

But now that she saw Kong De'an, she felt that she could change her mind.

Kong De'an's thinking cannot be said to be wrong, and he must make a decision from his position. Regardless of whether this decision was wrong or not, he had to maintain a tough attitude so that the villagers would not be confused.

If even he is shaken, then the villagers will lose their backbone and will not even know what to do tomorrow.

"We'll leave Xinzhao Village tomorrow, and tell me when you've thought about it." Qin Zhen smiled.

Kong De'an stood in place, watching Qin Zhen and Yin Huan walk away. The torches on the side of the road illuminated half of his body, while the other half melted into the thick night.

"Zhen Zhen, why can you recruit disciples?" When he was far away, Yin Huan whispered.

She remembered that Qin Zhen had said that she was a disciple of what sect, and that the disciple could also decide for himself instead of the elder?

Qin Hao showed her the golden Sect Master Token from his bosom, and the words "Tianyi Sect Master, Qin Zhen" on it could be seen clearly by Yin Huan even in the dark night.

She froze.

Qin Zhen poked her face: "I'm sorry, I just wanted to solve things quickly, so I just said that I was a disciple." ”

"Then can I visit your sect?" Yin Huan came back to his senses and hugged Qin Hao's hand excitedly, "My new friend is the sect master, this is too powerful!" ”

"......" Qin Zhen was eerily silent.

"What's wrong? Am I too offended? Yin Huan whispered.

"It's not." Qin Zhen sighed, "It's just different from what you imagined, there are only two people in our sect now, me and my junior brother, and it is a sect that can't be smaller." If you want to reverse the ranking of the sect, our Tianyi Sect can be ranked first. ”

Yin Huan was from a big family, and he keenly smelled something unusual from Qin Zhen's words.

She leaned over in a low voice: "Is it your sect that has provoked someone?" He's going to restrict your development? ”

Qin Hao was a little surprised by her acuity. After all, during this time together, Yin Huan looks very innocent and kind, and in general, he is very easy to deceive. It seems that I am still easily misled by inertial thinking in looking at people, and I have to remember that I can't do it again in the future.

"It's just that our sect is not doing well, and it is gradually declining." Qin Zhen didn't tell her the truth.

Yin Huan didn't doubt him, and immediately said enthusiastically: "Do you need my help?" I...... If there is no accident in the future, I can still have a certain say in the family, and I can help you a little. ”

"Thanks, but don't bother." Qin Hao looked at Yin Huan faintly disappointed, and added, "If I can invite you out to practice together in the future, it will be the best help for me." ”

"Of course that's fine!" Yin Huan happily took her hand and shook it around.

The promise that was said on the spur of the moment was not reliable, and Qin Hao didn't need Yin Huan's promise. In today's world, the cost of breaking promises is too light, and keeping promises requires sufficient trust from both parties.

Otherwise, it will be as fragile as her previous cooperation with Shen Hezheng, full of temptation and betrayal.