After a hundred years of ringing the bell, I became the ancestor of the sect

Chapter 51 Child
Li Qian declined the invitation from the head of the Ming family, changed to a fast horse, left the Xiwu mine and returned to the Shenjian Gate.

He traveled non-stop all the way, day and night.

Late at night, when he passed by a village, he saw many houses burning.

He remembered that when he passed by before, the adults in the village were busy and the children were playing, creating a peaceful and idyllic rural scene.

How come it happened in the blink of an eye?
"Were they horse thieves or mountain bandits who robbed and massacred the village?"

Li Qian frowned slightly.

Although he had heard of such things, he had never seen them with his own eyes.

Horse bandits may rob money and kill people, but they rarely massacre people on a large scale. To them, these villages and towns are like leeks. After they are harvested once, they can be harvested again after a few years.

He stayed outside the village for a long time.

There was no other sound except the crackling of the fire.

Da da da.
After some consideration, Li Qian pulled the reins and let the horse drive slowly towards the burning village.

Near the burning houses, there were corpses lying all over the place.

There are hardly any houses around.

These villagers died in different ways, and it was a horrific sight.

There are adults, children and the elderly
"The time of death should usually not exceed one hour."

Li Qian released his spiritual perception and discovered many traces.

It's too awful.

The whole village became a dead place.

I don’t know what powerful force this village has offended. Why would they act so cruelly?

Walked around the village.

No one alive.

It is estimated that two to three hundred people died.

The whole village was massacred.

"Alas, without strength, there is no way to resist such a massacre."

Li Qian sighed inwardly.

Although he is now a congenital warrior and has stronger self-defense capabilities than these ordinary villagers, one can put himself in their shoes and think about what situation he would be in when faced with irresistible force?
The only way is to practice hard and improve your strength.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard faint crying sounds, which seemed to be mixed with the sound of splashing water.

Li Qian was on high alert.

One hand has already touched the hilt of the sword.

After listening for a while, he suddenly moved, flew up from his horse's back, and quickly came to the well outside a house that had been burned down to ruins.

A headless male corpse was lying beside the well.

The head rolled to the side, with blood flowing from its eyes, staring blankly at the sky.

The crying sound came from the well.

Li Qian stood by the well.

The well was narrow and deep, and it was night, so it was almost impossible to see what was going on inside the well.

With the help of spiritual perception, Li Qian was still able to sense the situation inside.

I saw a child of five or six years old floating in the well water, patting the water surface with his hands from time to time.

The water surface is estimated to be four or five meters deep from the wellhead.

Not to mention such a young child, even if an adult male fell into the well, he would have no chance of climbing out.

The child seemed tired of crying and just floated on his back in the well water, making only very slight sobbing sounds.

Li Qian was a little surprised.

It’s amazing that such a young child could survive in the well.

It should be because the child happened to maintain a supine floating position, thus saving energy.

However, if no one rescues them over time, they will still drown.

Li Qian used his spiritual perception to observe the surroundings, then he moved and jumped into the well.

After a while, he grabbed the child and jumped out of the well.

Although he didn't want to meddle in other people's business, he couldn't just watch the child struggle in the well water and do nothing.

The child soaked in the cold well water for a long time, his body was cold and his face was pale.

Li Qian poured a breath of true energy into the child's body to dispel the cold.

At the same time, he took out a Qi and Blood Pill, scraped off a little bit of powder, and fed it to the child.

After a while, the child felt much better.

Perhaps because he was too tired, the child soon fell asleep.

"You kid, I don't know whether you are lucky or unlucky?"

Li Qian sighed.

Although the person was rescued.

How to place this child?
It's impossible to keep him.

"It seems that we can only take him to Linjian City and find a family to adopt him."

Li Qian was thinking in his mind.

So Li Qian held the child in one hand, jumped onto the horse's back, pulled the reins, and rode away from the still burning village.

The next morning.

Li Qian, who had been running all the way without stopping, found that the child in his arms had woken up.

He opened his eyes and looked at Li Qian.

It was very quiet. Li Qian looked down and felt something was wrong.

This child's eyes seem quiet and a little stupid.

"Little guy, what's your name?"

Li Qian slowed down and asked the child in his arms.

The child just looked on, not saying anything, with a confused look on his face.

Aren't you scared out of your wits?

Li Qian shook his head, took out another Qi and Blood Pill, scraped off a little bit of the powder and fed it to the child, swallowed the rest of the Qi and Blood Pill himself, and continued on his way.

It was not until the afternoon when he finally arrived at Linjian City.

"This child is obviously a little stupid, no one will adopt him."

"If I were to adopt, I would definitely adopt someone who is smarter, preferably someone with good aptitude. What's the point of adopting this stupid kid?"

"This kid is pretty good-looking, but he looks silly. What a pity."

Li Qian contacted several families through an agent in Linjian City, but they all shook their heads after making some comments and were unwilling to adopt the child.

There was no choice, Li Qian could only take the child back to Shenjianmen.

He planned to go to Linjian City again tomorrow. If no one really wanted to adopt the child, he would have to rent a house and hire a maid to take care of the child.

It doesn’t cost much anyway.

When Li Qian returned to Shenjianmen, the inner disciple guarding the mountain gate just registered.

Inner disciples above the Xiantian level, or elders, are qualified to accept disciples from outside, and can bring them back to the Divine Sword Sect, register them, and make them formal disciples.

Of course, there are quotas available.

The main purpose is to prevent the number of formal disciples from being excessive and the elder disciples from abusing their power to seek personal gain for their own families and descendants.

As an inner disciple of the Xiantian level, Li Qian is qualified to accept disciples.

He did not go to the Mission Hall to hand in the mission, but went straight back to the Chen Bell Platform.

"You sit here."

Li Qian put the child in the bell tower room.

The child looked at Li Qian blankly and was very quiet.

Li Qian came to the clock tower and began to measure the time, making the stopped hourglass work again.

After some busy work, Li Qian also calculated the approximate time.

As for the accuracy, we can only wait for the night watchman to ring the gong, or if there is sunshine tomorrow, we can conduct an accurate test.

After finishing, Li Qian returned to the bell tower. The child was still sitting quietly, not moving at all.

He is indeed a fool.

Li Qian just kept shaking his head.

Send him to Linjian City tomorrow and find someone to take care of him.

When it was You time, after Li Qian rang the bell, he began to practice.

After completing a big cycle of Wuxin Sword Technique, Li Qian felt relaxed all over.

I was away from home before and hadn’t practiced for three days in a row, so I was not used to it.

After all, if you practice one day less, your cultivation level will progress slower.

Not to mention that the refining of Chen Zhong will also be delayed.

It's getting late.

Li Qian hurried back to the bell tower to prepare dinner.

The kid is still the same.

Not moving at all.

It’s nice to have it quiet like this, at least I don’t have to worry about him.

When the meal was ready, the sound of footsteps was getting closer and closer, and Master Zhou Buping walked into the bell tower with his hands behind his back.

"Hey, who is this kid?"

Zhou Buping looked at the sitting child and was very surprised.

When the child saw the stranger, a look of fear appeared on his face. He immediately hid behind Li Qian who came out of the kitchen, his body shaking.

"Don't be afraid, little one."

Li Qian was not surprised, as he had always been like this when he met strangers before. He was obviously very frightened.

As for not being afraid of me, it probably has something to do with the fact that I rescued the child from the well.

Li Qian pulled the child to the dining table and sat him down. After comforting him, he said to his master, "Master, I rescued this on the way."

Then he briefly recounted what had happened.

"Well, this child is not simply frightened, he may have some brain problems. It is not convenient for you to keep him with you, so just find someone to take care of him."

Zhou Buping nodded and said.

While eating, the child looked a little silly, but he sat very well and wolfed down the food with chopsticks.

You can see that he is really hungry.

After dinner, Li Qian asked the child to sit next to him.

The child was very obedient. He immediately went over and sat quietly, but his expression was dull, his eyes were unfocused, and he looked lifeless.

"Master, I found this thing inside a dragon when I was on a mission this time."

While his master was still there, Li Qian took the black stone out of the package.

"This is?"

After seeing the black stone, Master Zhou Buping was stunned at first, and his expression suddenly became serious.

(End of this chapter)