"Tianyin, what you said is very reasonable, and I agree with it in my heart, but you also know that I have worked hard for ten years, ten years! It was the first time I really saw a cultivator so closely, and I couldn't help but be excited...... In addition to this excitement, I always want to be cautious, for fear that something will go wrong, and the efforts of the past ten years will be wasted!"

The old village chief took the initiative to speak, but his tone was full of emotion, he didn't seem to be educating a child not to be untrustworthy, but to communicate with him on an equal footing: "At that time, I was still young, and I didn't feel tired of running back and forth in the village and town every day, you see me now, I'm so old that I can't walk anymore, if something goes wrong this time, I'm afraid I won't have the life to wait for the next opportunity, even if I can wait, my old bones can't afford to toss!"

"Old village chief, we have seen everything you have dedicated to the village in your life, and we have also remembered it in our hearts, don't worry, your efforts in the past ten years will definitely not be in vain!" Chu Tianyin's tone was still very flat, but his tone was extremely resolute. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Alas, as a village chief, I just hope that my villagers can live a better life in the future, instead of growing food in the north and living a hard life, I grew up like this, watching my father, my grandfather came over like this...... I've seen enough of the same days, I've had enough of myself, and I always think that I have the ability to change the status quo, but I didn't expect that just hoping that the kingdom can give our children a chance is enough for me to work hard for ten years!"

The corners of the old village chief's excited eyes were trembling: "Now, the opportunity has finally come, even if our children can't satisfy the kingdom and can't be chosen, then I can be regarded as doing my best, even if I die, I will be worthy of the ancestors and ancestors of Shanyang Village! ”

"Old village chief, I understand your intentions very well, the children in our village are very good, and they will definitely not be ashamed of your efforts in the past ten years. Chu Tianyin's tone was still very flat, but it was a little more solemn.

"Hey, I seem to be really old, why did you talk so much nonsense! Don't say it, don't talk about it, now that you're done with the, hurry up and go back with me, after all, they are distinguished guests, and they cultivators have prejudices against us northerners, if they are impatient to wait, maybe it will be even more difficult for the children......" The old village chief finally came back to his senses, pulled Chu Tianyin and turned around and left.

Chu Tianyin didn't struggle, and said as he walked: "Old village chief, don't worry, since the kingdom has sent them, then they must complete the task before they can leave, even if they are impatient, it's nothing, anyway, all they care about is the talent of the children." ”

"I know, I know they're not leaving, but it's not good to snub your guests all the time. ”

"Afraid of leaving a bad impression? Don't worry, they certainly don't make a good impression of us because we respect them, and their impression of us is only determined by the quality of the children's talents. ”

"That's the truth, but the results of ten years of hard work are just around the corner, and you have to understand the urgency of this old man!"

"Yes, but it's snowing, the road is slippery, old village chief, you have to walk slowly, in case you slip and fall, it's hard for your age to bear." ”

"Haha, you young man is getting stronger and stronger, you definitely won't let my old man fall, right?"

"That's definitely not going to happen, but don't put pressure on me, old village chief! I've already come out with you, so don't worry about these two or three steps, anyway, there are so many children in our village, let them test other children first, and I'll test it in the end." ”

"Oh, my old head!" the old village chief suddenly patted his head, and said with some annoyance: "I forgot to tell you, the two distinguished guests haven't started testing the children yet! They are very interested in the elixir berries you grow, and now they want to see you! That's why I'm in such a hurry to call you!"

"Ahh Chu Tianyin frowned slightly: "That's really snubbing them...... In this way, the old village chief, you will walk slowly in the back first, and I will hurry over first. ”

Speaking of which, both of them had already detoured out of the narrow passage, and Chu Tianyin had already seen the two adults standing in the low crowd in the clearing: "Is that them?"

Seeing the old village chief nodding, Chu Tianyin immediately raised his foot and was about to run over, but as soon as he raised his foot, he found that his arm was firmly grasped.

Turning his head, the old village chief had stopped and stood behind him, the hand he was holding his arm was faintly trembling, and his wrinkled old face was a little nervous at the moment, and even his tone became uneasy: "Tianyin...... I know I've asked you many times, but when it comes to the end, I still want to hear you confirm that ten years ago, when you were still a little bit, you asked me to fight for opportunities for the children in the village, and now ten years later, you have become a big child......"

Chu Tianyin looked at him quietly.

The old village chief looked at this immature face intently: "I'm an old man who doesn't know how to cultivate, but I also know that we northerners don't have cultivation talent, everyone knows it, you ...... Are you really sure our kids ...... Do you have a talent for cultivation?"

Chu Tianyin gently grabbed the trembling arm of the old village chief, put the rough old hand in his palm and stroked it gently, at this moment, what he saw in front of him was no longer the village chief, but an old man with lifelong expectations.

A worried old man who has worked hard all his life and is about to see his dream come true.

"I'm sure!Definitely!and sure!!" Chu Tianyin gave the old man a confident smile back: "Old village chief, you are also tired, don't worry, the rest ...... Leave it to me!"

“...... Good. Unconsciously said this, the old village chief withdrew his hand, he didn't know why, he was just a child in front of him, or he watched him grow up, but he could always bring confidence to himself, just like ...... A bonfire in the snow.

I don't know when, this child seems to have become the backbone of the whole village.

Looking at the young man who was running away quickly, the old village chief found that he was no longer in a hurry, and the turbulent sea in his heart had calmed down.

......

Wei Jingyi saw the snowflakes floating in the sky, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for these children who were still standing in place at a loss, and turned her head to look at her father beside her, but found that the old man still looked cold.

She took a deep breath, suppressed the dissatisfaction in her heart, and whispered in a negotiating tone, "Dad...... Director, you see, it's already snowing now, some of these children are already shivering from the cold, what we want to see now is the kid named Chu Tianyin, since we don't test them now, why don't we let them go back to the house to escape the wind chill first?"

Wei Tian pondered for a moment and actually nodded, but before Wei Jingyi could be happy, he heard him say: "But these children are all from the village chief, and they are not under our control, and we have no right to command them to let them go back to the house to rest, let's talk about it when the old village chief comes back." ”

"You... Why are you so rigid!" Wei Jingyi immediately stomped her foot angrily.

"Am I not right!" Wei Tian's eyes widened, very dissatisfied: "Do you know what the consequences of ultra vires are!"

"It's just that I care about the children, why did I overstep my power?" Wei Jingyi was already gritting her teeth: "Why do you only have regulations in your eyes! Why don't you have any human touch at all!"

The corners of Wei Tian's eyes twitched, and his daughter's words seemed to touch him something.

Wei Jingyi felt that she was about to break out, and she even felt that she couldn't care about any face, but at this moment, a child's whisper suddenly came from not far away in her ears.

"Brother Tianyin is back!"

With this immature voice sounding, more and more low voices came and went.

"Ah, Brother Chu is finally back!"

"Look at it, it's Brother Tianyin, the old village chief has brought Brother Tianyin back!"

"Hee-hee, Brother Tianyin has finally appeared......"

......

Similar voices came one after another, although the children cheered in low voices, but they couldn't stand the crowd, and in an instant, the originally cold open space suddenly became lively.

Wei Jingyi couldn't help but be attracted to the past, and saw that all the children who were standing in place and didn't dare to move at this time all looked not far away, and some even couldn't help jumping up, and the nervousness and apprehension on their little faces were swept away, and every child's face was filled with joy from the heart.

Wei Jingyi even noticed that even the doors of those empty houses opened wider at some point, and the expressions of the adults in the room were much more relaxed, and even the villager who handed water to herself and her father was secretly relieved.

And almost everyone's eyes were fixed on a young man running not far away, and the young man was running towards him, and the child's team automatically made a way for him, and no one even noticed the old village chief who was walking behind slowly!

At this moment, she had the illusion that the old village chief was not the core of the whole village, and it seemed that the backbone of the whole village was this young man who was running towards her.

Inexplicably, Wei Jingyi was a little flustered in her heart, a child received so much attention, which was beyond her usual cognition of children, and this child seemed to be ...... under so much attention And there is no discomfort!

Subconsciously looking at her father, Wei Jingyi found that her father had opened his mouth slightly in surprise.

"Excuse me, you two are... Is there a teacher from Fenghuang Academy from afar?" Stopping and standing, Chu Tianyin gasped and calmed down the rhythm of his speech: "I am the Chu Tianyin you are looking for, I'm really embarrassed, I suddenly had a stomach upset just now, and I couldn't help but run to the toilet, making the two distinguished guests wait for a long time in the cold wind, and I am deeply sorry." ”

After speaking, he took a half step back slightly and bowed lightly to the two of them.

Straightening up, Chu Tianyin had a friendly smile on his face.