Hybrid Spiritual Plant Cultivation

Chapter 7: Be moderate in making choices and distinguish between close and distant

It was still early, but Chen Jing had no intention of staying any longer and hurried back to Qingniu Mountain before dark.

Before he could take a closer look at the monster he had just acquired, his father called him away.

"Your mother is back from visiting relatives in Qu County. Let's go see her first. Eh..." Chen Ding suddenly showed a look of surprise, his eyes slightly shining, and said, "You are full of resentment. Did you kill someone?"

"I encountered something..."

Chen Jing told his father about his encounter with Jing Chan.

"How dare you accept the invitation from Xiajingchan?" The father frowned and said, "I warned you yesterday not to have any contact with them."

"My child is wrong."

Chen Jing first admitted his fault, and then explained the reason, saying: "There are six brothers in Jingchan's generation. They just want to catch a monster. They definitely don't need help. But they asked me for help. There must be something fishy."

"Father, you know that I, Chen Jing, have always been kind-hearted, honest, upright, and a good man who never causes trouble. I can't believe how unscrupulous they are to scheme against someone like me!"

"Such people are hated by both humans and gods. The more we avoid them, the more we encourage their arrogance."

"I can avoid him once or twice, but do I have to avoid him forever?"

"So I thought about it again and again and decided to handle it properly to avoid further trouble."

"If I misunderstood Jingchan, I'll just consider it as a favor from a neighbor, and nothing will happen."

"If there is no misunderstanding, I will teach him a lesson. I am one level higher than him, and I have a flying sword with me. I have to be on guard against him. If he cheats, I am 99% sure that I can kill him instantly."

“So I followed.”

After listening to Chen Jing's explanation.

Chen Ding's expression eased a little, but he still said unhappily: "You have so many excuses. I have nothing to teach you. Go find your mother and let her tell you!"

"Good dad."

"Also, you are not allowed to go down the mountain during this period."

"Oh……"

Chen Jing ran to find his mother in shame.

Chen Ding watched Chen Jing leave with a complicated expression. His son was obviously just like himself, born into an honest family of spiritual plants, but he was neither playful nor naughty.

I thought he was a simple and kind person.

But now it seems that I was wrong.

The other end.

Chen Jing went to find his mother as instructed.

My mother, Liu, did not practice Taoism, but she was well-read and a cultured person.

The Chen family's marriage strategy has been the same for generations. It would be easy to get into trouble if they looked for a family of immortal cultivators who were equally matched with them, so it would be better for them to look for an intellectual family among the mortal world to make up for the shortcomings in education.

"Mom, today I encountered something that I don't quite understand..."

Chen Jing first greeted everyone politely, and then recounted what had happened today, but this time the focus was on another aspect.

He said, "Jingchan obviously warned me on purpose. He specifically taught me the art of observing qi and emphasized the monks' hiding methods. Although I could tell something was wrong and would never fall for their trick, if it weren't for such an obvious reminder, I might have found a chance to go home first and make plans instead of seeing through the ambush on the spot."

"Jing Chan should have ambushed me with his fifth brother, so why did he use me to kill his fifth brother?"

After listening to Chen Jing's doubts.

Liu touched his head and said gently, "You have seven or eight half-brothers and sisters, and more than twenty cousins, but only you three can practice cultivation. Do you know why?"

"The resources for cultivation are not enough." Chen Jing said.

"No matter what, there is never enough food. Even the big families in the inner city don't have enough food for cultivation... So, the important thing is how to make choices." Liu said earnestly, "There will always be people who eat the fine food and people who eat the chaff. If the leaders don't make choices, the people below will make their own choices. If you are in power in the future, remember to distinguish between relatives and strangers. Don't treat people equally. That will bring disaster."

"Don't people who eat bran feel it's unfair?" Chen Jing asked.

"So what if it's unfair?" Liu asked back.

Chen Jing thought about it and it made sense. He also felt unfair every day, but it was useless. He had no choice but to work overtime and farm as a paru.

I am very angry, but I can only be angry for a day, two days, a month, a year, or a lifetime.

Unless something unexpected happens...

Forget it, I should be content as long as I am safe and sound.

Chen Jing shook off his distracting thoughts and continued to ask, "How can we distinguish between close and distant relatives? The six sons of the Jing family are brothers, but they still quarrel with each other. Doesn't that mean they are still close relatives?"

"Those you can feed are your relatives, and those who starve are your distant relatives." That's all Liu said.

"I see."

Chen Jing thought of the wealthy people in the Middle East who kept lions as pets in their previous life. Ferocious beasts can also be kissed, provided that they are well fed.

"Any power that wants to pass on in an orderly manner must establish rules early on. There are fixed rules for who can take, who can eat, and who should do things. Without rules, it will be difficult to convince the people internally and to establish credibility externally. In the long run, disasters will naturally come. Do you understand?" Liu made a final summary.

"Mom, I've got it. No matter where I become the head of a sect, I must live up to what I have learned!"

"go to sleep."

"Oh……"

Soon after.

Chen Ding came back and stayed in the same room with Liu, and sighed, "Jing'er has been smart and well-behaved since childhood. I thought he was a generous person. I never thought he would do such a shocking thing. I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse."

Being framed and used by bad guys, he saw through the plan in advance but still took the risk.

The first time he killed someone, his reaction was like killing a chicken... No, most people can't kill a chicken that efficiently. It was more like cutting weeds in a field. He wasn't calm, but peaceful.

This really subverts the old father's inherent impression.

Liu said: "Jing'er is a person of true generosity, but also of integrity. In prosperous times, he does not show his edge. He has lived an ordinary life, but if he encounters troubled times... it is hard to predict what he will do."

She was frowning all the time, and it was obvious that she was thinking a lot.

Chen Ding said: "If the world does not change, the eldest brother will still be in charge of the family and no changes will occur. If the world changes, the eldest brother will follow the rules and will be unable to adapt. The family will have to be handed over to Jing'er."

……

It took a long day.

Chen Jing finally returned to his room. Standing in the empty room, he felt as if he had forgotten something, and then he slapped his forehead.

I forgot to look at the spoils!
"Ghost, let me see what it looks like."

Chen Jing closed the doors and windows one by one, not to keep it secret, but because monsters are very good at running away. He was afraid that once he opened the bag, it might be a flying monster that would disappear in a flash. Wouldn't that be a disaster?

After he was ready, he slowly untied the bag.

"Baji, Baji~"

I saw a chubby, fair and tender little guy with a tender green lotus leaf on his head, lying in the bag with his eyes closed and snoring. The bumps outside did not affect his quality sleep at all, and he even smacked his lips.

What kind of spirit is this?

Chen Jing exclaimed, picked it up, and recognized it after smelling the fragrance.

Lotus root essence.

"Aiya~" The little lotus root spirit finally woke up, rubbed her eyes with her white and tender arms, and after seeing Chen Jing clearly, she blinked her misty eyes and smiled, "Aiya aiya~~"

"Hey, little guy, you're not afraid of me and you're smiling at me?"

Chen Jing immediately had a favorable impression of this little elf. Not only was it cute, but it was also quite approachable.

The little lotus root spirit kicked its short legs twice in the air, then looked down and made a dissatisfied sound.

Chen Jing saw what it was thinking and put it on the table. The little lotus root spirit landed with its feet, and immediately smiled. But soon, it seemed to feel that the table was too hard. After stomping its feet tentatively a few times, it immediately pouted.

"Are you planning to go into the water?"

"Yeah ah!"

"Yeah, I don't understand either."

"ah!"

"Hahaha."

After teasing the little guy for a few times, Chen Jing was in a good mood. He opened the kettle on the table. When the little guy saw the water, his eyes lit up, and he sprinted with his short legs, then jumped into the kettle in a graceful arc.

next second.

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

The moment his butt touched the water, the little guy let out a scream, arched his body, and actually moved up a few inches out of thin air.

Ah this.

There seems to be hot water in the kettle.

Chen Jingcai reacted and quickly held it in the palm of his hand.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The little lotus root spirit had tears in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)