Family Cultivation: Expelled from the Wilderness at the Start

Chapter 22 The Zheng Family
"A few hundred miles west of Pingtian Peak, there is Siming Mountain. Although it is also a first-grade spiritual vein, it has lush vegetation and fertile land..."

Xie Lingquan's expression changed when he said this, and he glanced at the other clan members next to him. He knew that these words would damage everyone's already low morale, so he could only skip it in a hurry.

He continued: "The force that occupies Siming Mountain is the Zheng family under Shang Qizong. The specific strength is still unclear."

Xie Lingxiao nodded, but he had no impression of the Zheng family.

In their previous life, they went to Zhu Yuan Mountain. Although they were involved in a war between two sects, they could not notice a small family practicing Qi on the battlefield.

"I flew to the foot of Siming Mountain and found that there was a large mountain guarding formation in the late stage of the Qi Gathering Realm. I was not allowed to go in. I was just about to go to the nearby mortal residence to inquire, but a monk from the Zheng family took the initiative to greet me. It should also be in the late stage of Qi Gathering Realm.”

Xie Lingquan continued: "I told my purpose of coming, and the other party was quite enthusiastic. He immediately welcomed me into the formation. As soon as I entered, there was a wooden archway. Behind the archway was a small market with four houses forming a crossroads. .”

"Although their market is not big, there are many customers coming and going, but... most of those people have fierce eyes and murderous intent, and they are mostly casual cultivators from the wilderness..."

Xie Lingquan was still frightened when he said this. Although he had been practicing for more than ten years, he had never fought with others. How could he not be frightened when he suddenly saw a rogue cultivator who killed people without blinking an eye?
Xie Lingxiao looked solemn.

The Zheng family's market was obviously opened for casual cultivators.

After all, there are many rogue cultivators in the wilderness. They not only need to sell resources in the wilderness, but also obtain supplies from the mainland. Therefore, families between the two places often open markets to do business with these rogue cultivators. A profitable business.

But as long as there are interests, there will be all kinds of monsters and snake gods involved. Without sufficient strength and background, it cannot stand.

Now that the Zheng family has established a foothold, it is obvious that their strength and background cannot be underestimated.

"How can we allow others to snore and sleep next to the bed? It would be fine if both parties could be friends..."

Xie Lingxiao shook his head. Having such a powerful neighbor was definitely not good news for his family.

How can a family that takes both black and white be good?
"Another Zhengqi practitioner came to receive me later. He was very kind. Hearing that I needed their mortal dry food and drinking water, he immediately offered to give me some for free."

Xie Lingquan said sternly: "But I still insisted not to let them give it away for free, and finally agreed to buy three molted beast cubs in their city for a total of three spirit stones. They also gave them dry food and drinking water."

Because this was decided by Xie Lingquan privately, he hurriedly explained: "I have read the records of molting beasts in the Complete Collection of Talisman Making. You only need to feed them three spirit grasses. They are very easy to feed and are suitable for captive monsters." , I just saw that there is nothing else on Pingtian Peak, and the Three Spirit Grasses are quite dense, so it should be more than enough to keep these three cubs in captivity."

Xie Lingxiao nodded after hearing this, expressing satisfaction.

After all, Xie Lingquan has been a cultivator in the city for more than ten years, and he is very knowledgeable in dealing with people and the prices of various cultivation items.

It was precisely because of Xie Lingxiao's high trust in him that he did not give detailed instructions to him. Instead, he allowed him to talk to the other party in detail and make his own decisions, and the results were satisfactory.

Although this molted beast is a monster, it has almost no fighting ability and is not rare. Moreover, the animal skin is only used for making talisman paper. For those who do not have the inheritance of talismans and the conditions for captivity, it has little value. A spiritual stone is The price for a pup is pretty fair.

It is a wise choice not to accept the other party's direct gift of dry food and drinking water. After all, it is easy to eat people with soft mouths and short hands with others.

It is absolutely unreasonable to owe the other party a favor for a mere mortal's food and drinking water. If the two families have any intersection in the future, wouldn't one of them be inferior to the other?
"We must go down the mountain as soon as possible, at least find the water source first."

Xie Lingxiao looked solemn.It's not okay to bother others all the time for a little food and drinking water. Dry food can be eaten sparingly, but clean water is urgent.

Fortunately, I have tidied up my accommodation today and rested my body and mind from the long journey. I can start to investigate at the foot of the mountain tomorrow.

After eating the dry food for dinner, Xie Lingxiao took advantage of this gap to announce to everyone: "Now that the family has just migrated a long distance, we are still very poor, so there is no need to worry about everything. Everyone needs to be equally divided and do chores. "

He paused and said: "There are two other permanent positions. I will be in charge of the exercise warehouse and be responsible for teaching the exercises. The eldest brother will be in charge of the sundries warehouse and the kitchen, and will be responsible for the family affairs. Until dry food and drinking water can be self-sufficient, He rations each person’s daily dry food and drinking water.”

Xie Lingxiao handed the two locks and keys to Xie Lingquan.

Xie Lingquan took it with a solemn expression, as if he was being blessed with a heavy burden in an instant.

Others heard this and had no objections.

Obviously, in their view, the family is going to be destroyed in an instant, and there is no need for any positions. It is just more troublesome chores, and they are naturally happy to have someone to share them.

This is also the reason why Xie Lingxiao decided directly without discussion.

Moreover, his appointment of Xie Lingquan was not entirely based on nepotism. You must know that Xie Lingquan worked tirelessly with him to guard the luggage and find out the news.

Not to mention that he had just accepted the task of going out to buy food and drinking water without any regard for his own safety.

If we really want to reward according to merit, who can work harder than him and achieve higher results?
After the announcement, Xie Lingquan immediately went to the warehouse and kitchen to make statistics and lock them. He was the only one who was so caring and solemn about his family now.

Xie Linghao was only focused on his own cultivation. When he saw that it was announced, he immediately returned to his inner room to practice.

Upon seeing this, the others also followed back to the inner room. Only Xie Lingqing couldn't wait to run out of the hall to tease the three monster cubs that were still locked in the cage outside.

"Since you like them so much, the task of taking care of them from now on will be left to you."

Xie Lingxiao also came over and said.

"Can you?"

Xie Lingqing was very happy when he heard this and looked as if he was surprised. He didn't expect that he could receive such a big responsibility.
"Why not? Do you know that if you are responsible for taking care of them, you will have a lot of mundane tasks? Others will probably avoid it."

Xie Lingxiao shook his head and said.

"I'm not afraid of work. Anyway, my talent is poor. If I don't practice, there is no hope..."

Xie Lingqing said subconsciously when he heard this. Seeing that Xie Lingxiao's expression was wrong, he hurriedly shut his mouth.

Like Xie Lingquan, he was a marginalized figure in the family regardless of talent or blood. In addition, he was orphaned at a young age. Since he was a child, he had consciously regarded himself as a passerby and never thought that he could achieve anything in the future.

(End of this chapter)