Chapter 12 Zhang Xiaofan: Puzhi is a human gangster!

Zhang Xiaochun looked at the figures of the crowd going away, and then looked at the direction of Qingyun Mountain in the distance. The towering Qingyun Mountain pierced the sky, with strange peaks and rocks, and looked faintly ferocious.

He sighed and said helplessly: "I really don't like the feeling of making this choice!"

In fact, long before, Zhang Xiaochun had considered whether or not he should intervene in the tragic deaths of the villagers in Cao Miao Village.

One must save one's parents in this life. This needs no further explanation. After all, they have lived together for seven or eight years and there is some affection between them no matter what.

As for the other villagers, Zhang Xiaochun could only say sorry.

After all, if the Cao Miao Village Massacre hadn't been the starting point, and Qing Yun Sect had been missing the protagonist Zhang Xiaofan, the subsequent series of events would have changed. In other words, the plot would have collapsed from the very beginning.

This is also not in line with Zhang Xiaochun's long-term interests. He, the Taoist Master Yujing, came to this world to steal the power of heaven and earth, so it is better for him to keep all things under his own control.

If he rescued everyone in Cao Miao Village from Pu Zhi, the worst that could happen would be for him to go up the mountain to become a disciple. Of course, he could be admitted to the Qingyun Sect with his outstanding qualifications, but given Zhang Xiaofan's dull personality, it might not be so easy to be admitted to the Qingyun Sect.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

Therefore, for their own benefit, these villagers had no choice but to die.

Of course, from another point of view, Zhang Xiaochun was not that bad. He just chose to stand by and watch. As the saying goes, everyone should mind their own business and not worry about other people's problems.

Under the laws of nature, the big trends cannot be changed, but the small trends can be changed. Even Zhang Xiaochun, Taoist Master Yujing, who wanted to seize a glimmer of hope, had to choose to lie dormant for the time being for long-term considerations.

If Zhang Xiaochun was like those so-called destined protagonists in those cool novels, complaining about everything and everyone, that would not be madness, but stupidity!
It is said that heaven and earth are unkind and treat all things as straw dogs. Sages are unkind and treat the people as straw dogs.

With some necessary calculations, sacrificing some people is actually nothing, not to mention that Zhang Xiaochun still has a backup plan, giving these people who should have died a glimmer of hope.

Zhang Xiaochun had a myriad of thoughts in his mind. Looking at the people going away, he couldn't help but quicken his pace and catch up with them closely.

I saw a group of children entering the dilapidated thatched temple. From a distance, this small thatched temple looked shabby and I don’t know how many ups and downs it has experienced.

Zhang Xiaochun walked slowly, and by the time he entered, Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu had already been separated.

However, Zhang Xiaofan's face was obviously flushed red, and he kept rubbing his neck, which had hand marks on it. It was obvious that he had not recovered yet. Lin Jingyu, who was standing next to him, looked a little dazed.

He swallowed his saliva and apologized fearfully: "Xiao Fan, I'm sorry, I don't know how..."

Zhang Xiaofan shook his head, his breathing gradually stabilized, and said, "It's okay. Hey, Xiaochun, you're here too!"

Zhang Xiaochun nodded, walked forward and asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

"Hey, it's okay, it's really okay, look, I'm fine!"

Zhang Xiaofan was patting his chest and talking when he accidentally saw a tall figure that was different from them. He couldn't help but ask, "Hey, who are you?"

The children followed his gaze and saw an old monk standing in the temple. He had wrinkles on his face, a tattered robe, and was dirty all over.

In his hand he held a string of jasper beads, which were crystal clear, dazzling, and emitting a faint green light. The strange thing was that among the dozen or so jasper beads of the same size and smooth and transparent, there was a round bead that was neither jade nor stone, but was dark purple in color and dull.

Zhang Xiaochun knew that this was Pu Zhi, the murderer who caused the Cao Miao Village tragedy in the future.

Pu Zhi looked a little dazed. He had never expected that this extraordinary and smart child in front of him was actually a brother of that simple child.

It’s really a miracle of nature!

In the eyes of these cultivators, Zhang Xiaochun was a man of extraordinary talent, as dazzling as the bright stars in the night sky, while Zhang Xiaofan was as ordinary as the sand and gravel on the ground.

Pu Zhi couldn't help but touch the bones and said, "Good talent, the bones are clear and straight like a sword, and the body is as slender as a pine tree and as graceful as a crane. It's really a natural talent!"

Pu Zhi looked at Zhang Xiaochun with more and more fondness, as if he was looking at an uncut jade that needed only a little polishing before it could become an amazing artifact.

It almost swallowed Zhang Xiaochun.

Although Lin Jingyu on the side was also talented and could be considered a talent, he was not very interesting in comparison. Zhang Xiaochun felt a chill in his heart when being touched by Pu Zhi's rough hands. Although he knew Pu Zhi might not have such intentions, he could not help but feel disgusted!
Damn, old monk, can you please stop touching me? I’m straight, straight, straight!

Besides, do you need to tell me that I was born with a sword bone? Don’t I know how I have shaped myself?

Due to some inherent reasons of his personality, what he, the Taoist Master Shangqing Yujing, hates the most are those bald monks in Buddhism. Now, an old monk is rushing to touch his bones.

He didn't draw out the Qingping Sword, but instead gave Puzhi a sword, which showed that he was very cultured.

Just when Zhang Xiaochun's face was full of disgust, Zhang Xiaofan came over and pulled Zhang Xiaochun's arm out of Pu Zhi's hand.

He glared at the old monk, then protected Zhang Xiaochun and whispered, "Xiaochun, this old monk is acting strangely. He might be a human trafficker. Let's ignore him."

"Jingyu, go!"

"Huh? Oh, oh..."

It was obvious that Lin Jingyu had not yet recovered from what he had done.

After saying that, the elder brother Zhang Xiaofan took his younger brother in one hand and Lin Jingyu in the other and walked outside. The children looked at them and chose to follow them.

The leaders have all left, why are they staying here?
In this life, due to the arrival of his younger brother Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Xiaofan's temperament has changed slightly under some subtle influence, and he has become much more resilient.

Of course, this is also because the parents often say that Zhang Xiaofan, as the older brother, should take care of his younger brother.

Three years old looks young, seven years old looks old.

Pu Zhi's eyes lit up when he saw Zhang Xiaofan protecting his brother. "Although he is a bit stubborn, I didn't expect him to be so responsible. Both brothers are rough diamonds!"

He just looked at the child's leaving figure, and thought of the setbacks he had suffered in the Qingyun Sect, where he was restricted by sectarianism and had no way to immortality. He couldn't help but sigh. No matter how good one's qualifications were, what could they do? In the end, his path to immortality would be cut off!
Thinking of this, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed a little.

When Zhang Xiaofan and Zhang Xiaochun returned home, their parents were still busy preparing dinner.
Although it was still early, about four or five o'clock according to modern time, the villagers had always worked from sunrise to sunset and rested from sunset to sunrise. Lamp oil was expensive, so ordinary villagers were unwilling to light lamps at night.

In addition, the sky is gloomy today with dark clouds hanging low, so we have to have dinner early before six o'clock while there is still some light.

After finishing his meal in a hurry, Zhang Xiaochun avoided Zhang Xiaofan, and a faint green light appeared in his eyes, like a blooming duckweed leaf. He whispered to his parents in a hypnotic voice:
"Didn't you say that you were going to travel all night to sell mountain products at the morning market in Heyang City?"

"After selling the mountain products, I still need to buy some daily necessities. Now it's time to go while the weather is cool!"

Zhang Xiaochun's parents had misty eyes and murmured to themselves, "Yes, that's right. We need to sell mountain products for money to buy needles, thread, oil, salt, etc...."

As the two of them talked, they couldn't help but dig out the dried mushrooms and mountain products they had stockpiled from home, put them on their backs, and set off towards Heyang City.

It is fifty miles from Caomiao Village to Heyang City. Carrying things on one's back makes one walk slower, so one hour, based on ten miles of mountain road, is just the right time to catch the morning market at the hour of Mao in the morning.

It’s neither too early nor too late to start now.

If it were any later, when Puzhi and Cangsong started fighting, there would be no time to run away.

And these mountain products were slowly stockpiled under Zhang Xiaochun's usual mental suggestion. Everything was planned in advance just to allow his parents to avoid this disaster with a legitimate reason.

"Hey, Xiaochun, where are dad and mom?"

Zhang Xiaofan looked around the house and didn't see his parents, so he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"He said he was going to sell mountain products and would go to the morning market tomorrow. He said he would bring us some candied haws when he comes back!" Zhang Xiaochun replied without blushing.

"Really? That's great. I haven't eaten candied haws for a long time!" Zhang Xiaofan cheered.

Sweets are always the favorite food of children no matter where they are in the world.

(End of this chapter)