The golden tree chuckled kindly, not in a hurry. If not this time, they could wait until the girl was a little older. There was plenty of time anyway.

Qian Renxue's small face showed a thoughtful expression, and she said, "Unless you can prove that you are the core of the world."

"Proof?"

The consciousness of the golden ancient tree fell into thought, seemingly considering how to prove itself to the other party.

In no time, a few strands of golden light fell from the ancient golden tree and entered Qian Renxue's body. Qian Renxue felt as if her power had become stronger, but at this moment she was in the realm of consciousness and could not truly feel it.

“This is a wisp of my essence, which will greatly help your cultivation. You can cultivate slowly, and I will come back to find you in a year.”

Having said that, the consciousness of the Golden Ancient Tree withdrew from Qian Renxue's mental world.

"Xue'er, Xue'er?"

After congratulating Qian Xunji, Gu Han noticed Qian Renxue's condition. Seeing that she was staring blankly, as if she had lost her mind, he frowned. Just as he was about to make a move, he received an invisible consciousness that explained Qian Renxue's current situation.

Dimensional consciousness?

Golden Ancient Tree?

He knew this; one was a consciousness similar to the Heavenly Dao in the Douluo world, and the other was the core of the continent's power.

Qian Renxue's immense fortune meant it wasn't surprising that she was being watched by the consciousness of the plane, but the golden ancient tree did raise doubts in Gu Han's mind.

He didn't doubt the existence of the plane consciousness, after all, he could see it himself; Qian Renxue was not in any danger at the moment, he could tell.

What puzzled him was that in the original timeline of his previous life, the Golden Tree appeared very late. Calculating the time, it should have been after the Spirit Hall was destroyed, when Tang San dug it up from somewhere and transplanted it to Shrek Academy.

It was impossible for him to choose Qian Renxue. Although his appearance had a great impact on the original trajectory of the world, it was not enough to affect such rules.

At this moment, Qian Renxue had come to her senses and looked at Gu Han in front of her, saying, "Brother Gu Han, just now an uncle who claimed to be the Golden Ancient Tree came to me, saying that he wanted to resonate with me and gave me a wisp of its essence, saying that it could speed up my cultivation."

"Ancient Golden Tree? What's that?"

Qian Renxue did not conceal her voice, and all the worshippers present heard it and turned around.

Gu Han glanced at the assembled elders and said with a smile, "Master, Mistress, and all the assembled elders, let's celebrate Xue'er's birthday first, and then we can talk about it later."

Upon hearing this, Qian Xunji seemed to understand Gu Han's meaning and nodded: "Alright, then please follow me to the back hall. The food should be ready by now."

"it is good."

Although the elders and esteemed guests were puzzled, they did not take the child's words seriously. Seeing that Qian Xunji had spoken, they did not press the matter further.

After all, today is Qian Renxue's birthday; we can talk about serious matters later.

Moreover, some of the elders of the Spirit Hall do not seem like worshippers and can be completely trusted.

In some matters, it's necessary to keep things hidden.

In the back hall, the lights were dim. A maid pushed a cart with a three-tiered birthday cake on it, lit by six candles.

Gu Han took the cart and placed the cake on the table.

"Come on, Xue'er, make a wish."

"Uh-huh."

Qian Renxue nodded her little head, put her hands together, and silently wished in her heart: "I hope to have a younger brother."

At this moment, everyone sang a birthday song for Qian Renxue.

After making her wish, Qian Renxue did not blow out the candles, but instead pulled them out one by one and put them aside.

This was naturally because of Gu Han. In Gu Han's view, blowing out one's own candles on one's birthday was equivalent to blowing out one's own life lamp, which was extremely unlucky.

"Hey, Xiaoxue, what did you wish for?"

Gu Qiu'er curiously leaned closer and asked in a low voice.

"It won't work if I tell you, so I'm not going to tell you."

Qian Renxue turned her head away, a hint of arrogance on her face.

Chapter 280 Preparation is the Key to Success

It wasn't until Qian Renxue and Gu Qiu'er got tired of playing and were taken away by A Yin that Gu Han finally called the elders and worshippers to a halt.

"Distinguished guests, elders, there is something that we must all prepare for."

Gu Han's expression was serious as he glanced at the assembled Spirit Hall experts.

"Junior brother, just say it, we're listening," Bibi Dong said immediately.

"Golden Crocodile Offering, has there ever been a snowfall as heavy as this year before?"

Gu Han looked at Jin E. Since this was a meeting, he naturally addressed him by his official title. Jin E was the most senior person present and knew the most about the past events on the mainland.

Upon hearing this, the golden crocodile pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "No, I've lived for over a hundred years and have never encountered such heavy snow."

"The elder of the tribunal brought this up; is there some hidden meaning behind it?"

Elder Ghost Leopard was puzzled. There hadn't been many natural disasters on the continent in the past hundred years, and these powerful figures were basically cultivating all day long, so they didn't know anything about these things.

“I am worried that such heavy snow will freeze the crops of the people and there may be a famine next year. If it is not controlled, there may also be a plague, and the scale will certainly be large. If we do not prepare in advance, the consequences may be unimaginable.”

"It's not that serious, is it? It's just that the snow is heavy."

Elder Demon Bear said that it was just a snowfall, and it had happened every year before, but the duration of the snowfall was never as long as this one, but it shouldn't be that serious.

"Elder Demon Bear, this matter is not only about the safety of the people, but also a test for the Spirit Hall, the two great empires, and all the major families and sects."

"A test? What kind of test?"

Gu Han said, "He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world. If we can take precautions in advance, that would be good, but that is obviously unrealistic. So what we need to do is prepare in advance to accept all the refugees under the jurisdiction of Wuhun City."

Although the Spirit Hall only occupies one city, it has a jurisdiction of over a hundred miles in the other three directions, except for the Star Dou Great Forest in the east, which includes many small towns and villages.

"With the Spirit Hall's financial resources, it's impossible to save the world, but we can't ignore what we can help with. At the same time, we should inform the two great empires about this so that they can make preparations as soon as possible."

Gu Han spoke up, saying that if he were a rogue cultivator, he naturally wouldn't care, nor could he manage these things. But now that he had taken this position, he had to consider the reputation and interests of the Spirit Hall.

Although this is a fantasy world, the level is not high. People are still needed to farm. If you want to conquer the world, you need people, and you need more people.

Only with a larger population can there be more development plans, more labor force, and greater productivity.

Soul Masters won't just obediently farm; since they've chosen to conquer the world, they must establish the reputation they deserve.

They also considered that if the Spirit Hall were to do everything, it would be a thankless task, and they didn't have the financial resources.

Therefore, he limited this scope to the area under the jurisdiction of Wuhun City.

If the two great empires do nothing or just go through the motions, he will take the opportunity to send out a message to attract refugees to the outskirts of Wuhun City.

As for the food issue, Gu Han had already made plans, knowing that the Spirit Hall wouldn't suffer any losses.

At the same time, Gu Han had a premonition that the mainland might be in chaos for a while after this, which would be an opportunity for the Spirit Hall, but it would be a hardship for the common people.

"What, accepting refugees?"

Golden Bell Douluo frowned and said, "Elder Judge, let's not even talk about whether the situation you mentioned will occur. Even if it does, our Spirit City doesn't have the financial resources to accommodate it."

Gu Han glanced at the Golden Bell Douluo; the man was quite old, with white hair and beard.

"Elder Jin Zhong need not worry. I have already considered this matter. As I have said, these are refugees within the jurisdiction of the Spirit Hall. If they are refugees from outside the area, we can certainly help them. But if they cannot come, the Spirit Hall cannot transport them all at once."

"If it's only within the jurisdiction, then that's fine."

Golden Bell Douluo nodded. In that case, they wouldn't be wasting their time. Moreover, with the Spirit Hall's financial resources, it would be difficult enough to just save these people, not to mention that the Judgment Elder had also built an army. If they took in more people, they might covet their property.

After all, whenever the Spirit Hall makes a big move, it raises money from these elders and retainers, and then uses the righteous cause to coerce the two great empires and various forces into giving them the money.

But those were only temporary losses for them; their fortunes would double once the matter was over. But this time, it seems to be completely different.

Disaster relief is clearly a business that only spends money and doesn't bring in any income, which is somewhat unacceptable. However, since none of the elders and deities spoke up, and the judges still had the right to make decisions, Golden Bell Douluo didn't dare to argue too much. He just listened to Gu Han talk about the things the Spirit Hall needed to prepare for.

First, the first step is to send people to the villages outside the city to ensure that no one freezes to death.

Repairing houses and providing coal are things the Spirit Hall can still do.

To stabilize the situation amidst the potential chaos to come, we must first resolve the issues on our own doorstep. This will make it much easier to either remain on the sidelines and observe the changes on the mainland, or to proactively offer disaster relief.

"Hmm, Your Holiness, what do you think?" Qian Xunji thought for a moment, then looked at Bibi Dong and asked. Of course, asking Bibi Dong was also a way of showing that he had chosen to support this matter.

Bibi Dong naturally supported Gu Han's decision. After Qian Xunji asked the question, she immediately said, "I support the decision of the Arbitration Elder. We should always take precautions in advance."

"If that's the case, then let's take a case study and vote."

Voting is something that only happens when the Spirit Hall makes important decisions, gathering a group of elders, worshippers, and the Pope to vote.

The Pope has three votes, the elders of judgment have two votes, the Grand Elder has two votes, and the other elders and elders each have one vote.

Seeing that Qian Xunji had agreed, the worshippers naturally followed the old custom and blindly supported Angel Douluo.

Seeing this, the elders dared not cast a dissenting vote.

"Alright, unanimously approved. Elder Judge, go ahead and do it."

Qian Xunji put his hands behind his back, slowly turned around, raised his head slightly, and stared at the statue of the angel god. He thought to himself, "God Ancestor, my disciple is always very accurate in his judgment. If it is really as he said, this continent will probably not be peaceful. I can only hope that God Ancestor will bless us and that fewer people will die."

Thinking of this, Qian Xunji closed her eyes slightly, placed her hands on her chest, and prayed quietly.

"Elder Guibao, Elder Gui, please hurry up. I'd like to ask you two to make this trip and deliver these two letters to Xuexing and Dai Hao respectively."

Gu Han took out pre-prepared envelopes from his soul tool and handed them to the two men.

"it is good."

Ghost Douluo didn't waste any words. He took the envelope and set off for Star Luo City.

Ghost Leopard, on the other hand, headed to Heaven Dou City.

Chapter 281 Arrangements for Qian Renxue

Then, Gu Han looked at Ling Yuan, coughed lightly, and said tactfully, "Well, Master's wife, you haven't left Wuhun City for a long time, why don't you go for a stroll?"

Ling Yuan smiled and asked, "You want me to fly around the villages near Wuhun City and melt the snow, right?"

"Ahem, Master's wife is wise."

Gu Han clasped his hands together. Although he felt a little embarrassed to let his master's wife run out, and although it might be colder after the snow melted, it was still better than being covered in snow all the time.

Moreover, we don't know how long this snow will last, so melting the snow in advance is also to prevent it from continuing to fall and becoming thicker and more difficult to handle.

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