The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 24: Awakening in the World, Master Chen
Fuyun County, Chen Mansion.

Many senior officials gathered in Jiying Hall.

Old Master Chen sat firmly in the first seat.

Looking at the listless Chen Liang and his son, one can tell without asking that this apprenticeship was not going well.

If you know yourself and your enemy, you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

To find out more, they pressed for details.

Chen Liang and his son also knew the seriousness of the matter and suppressed their remaining anger while telling the story.

One is the main speaker and the other is the supplement.

Let all the cultivators in the Chen Mansion here know the truth.

As soon as they sat down again, the hot-tempered elder of the Chen family slammed the table and stood up, furious.

"How ridiculous! The direct descendant of my Chen family went to become a disciple, and the head of the family came personally with a valuable gift, giving the Qiuzhen Temple enough face. Yet they rejected me like this. Could it be that their Qiuzhen Temple is superior to my Chen family?"

"The Fifth Elder is right!
That old bull nose Xuanming is only at the third realm. If it weren't for his special identity and many connections behind him, how could the direct descendants of our Chen family worship him as their master?

You actually sent away the head of the Chen family and his descendants with just one word: we have no chance. This is really too much!
In my opinion, although he is not stupid, he is also confused. Otherwise, how could he dare to be so arrogant? "

"Don't be angry, both of you. Just be calm.

Let Qingshu enter Qiuzhen Temple and worship Xuanming as his master, so as to plan for quotas and other opportunities. This plan is not very brilliant. The key lies in the emphasis on courtesy and sincerity. Whether it can be succeeded is vague. It's just a matter of trying it out.

If you succeed, everyone will be happy.

Failure was also expected.

Since we have not been able to impress Taoist Xuanming, we should not waste our emotions here, complain or curse. The best thing for now is to think of another solution. How to get Qiuzhen Temple to give up a quota is the most important thing. "

“What the Third Elder said makes sense. It’s not like we just now know the tempers of those powerful people in the Dao Sect.

Although these people from outside the mountains are not as rude and blunt as the martial artists, they are equally direct in their attitudes. Most of the time they don't beat around the bush and just want to please themselves.

It is even worse than our family being polite and considerate, and saving face. If we really care about it, we will be put at a disadvantage and appear narrow-minded. The most urgent thing is to get a quota, and put everything else aside. "

"You can't say that. I'm the one who lost..."

Everyone expressed their opinions and discussed the matter.

Some even started quarreling.

Old Master Chen watched silently without saying a word.

He didn't take any action until the quarrel started.

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Click~!
When he put down the teacup, the sound of the teacup hitting the table was slight, but it silenced everyone present and made them sit up straight.

Old Master Chen's eyes were like lightning. He scanned the whole audience and asked in a deep voice, "Is my Chen family so great?"

"Are you going to make a fuss like this whenever there is someone who is not as sympathetic as our Chen family in the future?"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

"Since you are going to become my disciple, you must be prepared to be rejected. If you cannot even accept this and do not have the courage to admit defeat, I think you do not need to practice anymore."

"All of them should go to expand the family and continue the family lineage, so as to avoid embarrassing themselves and wasting resources, wasting time, and easily causing trouble for the family."

After that, the person who was making the noise admitted his mistake.

Shame on those who speak ill of the Seeking Truth.

Chen Liang and Chen Qingshu confessed their crimes.

He waved his hand and asked everyone to stand up.

Mr. Chen sighed and continued:
"Although my Chen family has been passed down for a hundred years and is respected in Fuyun County, looking at Fengyang County, it is just a small clan in a corner, barely a third-rate force; in the entire Daxuan, it is not worth mentioning."

"Even in Fuyun County, it is impossible to cover the sky with one hand and say one thing and do another." "Those Taoists in the mountain are outsiders, but they are not stupid. In fact, because they are not involved in worldly affairs, their minds are relatively pure and their intuition is sharp. They see some things more clearly than the people down the mountain. If you underestimate them, you will only shoot yourself in the foot."

"To take Master Xuanming as your master is to rely on luck. Failures outweigh successes. This old man agreed to this plan, not only because I want to get lucky, but also because I want to use the failure as an opportunity to wake you up and eliminate the impetuous spirit in our clan in recent years."

"The universe is vast, and there are many hidden dragons and crouching tigers. There are mountains beyond mountains, there are masters beyond people, and there are heavens beyond heavens. Don't be a frog in a well."

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When everyone heard this, they bowed their heads.

Somewhat pensive, some somewhat guilty.

Some suddenly came to their senses, some didn't take it seriously.

As the head of the family, Chen Liang looked guilty and stood up to express his opinion: "Thank you for your teachings, ancestor. We will keep it in mind and be vigilant. We must broaden our horizons, open our hearts, and expand our thoughts."

Others followed closely behind, bowing and expressing their stance.

Taking in everyone's reactions, Old Master Chen glanced at those who pretended to obey but actually disobeyed, and took note of them silently.

These people have a bad mindset and are disobedient. Keeping them around is a waste of resources and can easily become a nuisance. In the future, they cannot be fully trained or entrusted with important tasks. They can only become cannon fodder for the family, doing dirty and tiring work, and sacrificing their lives to serve the family when necessary.

Silently dividing the people in the hall, Old Master Chen showed no sign of anger and said calmly:

"Since the path of becoming my disciple is not feasible, let's try another one. As long as the two families don't fall out, there is still a way to go."

"Treat others with sincerity and you will be treated with sincerity in return. Among all the strategies in the world, the best is to attack the heart."

"Three days later, I plan to go to Fuyun Mountain in person and tell the truth to the audience. I will show my sincerity first and then promise you great benefits to show my sincerity."

"If they are unwilling to give us a quota, it won't be too late to use force to pressure them."

Everyone nodded and had no objection to this plan.

The third elder, who looked a little fierce, suddenly thought and asked in surprise, "Could it be that Uncle saw the threshold?"

Only in this way can we suppress the Taoists on the mountain.

Old Master Chen smiled and nodded.

The look he gave the Third Elder was full of admiration.

At least there are some sensible people in the Chen family.

"I have been cultivating hard for more than seventy years. Finally, my time has not been wasted and I have lived up to the expectations of my predecessors. I have already stepped halfway across that threshold. In one year at most, I will be able to enter the Qi training realm."

The third elder was overjoyed: "Congratulations, uncle!"

The others were also overjoyed and congratulated in unison.

No wonder they were so excited. Besides the fact that it was nice to enjoy the shade under the big tree, it was also because according to the criteria for aristocratic families, in addition to being prosperous for nine generations, they also needed to have a strong person in the Qi training realm to be in charge.

Of the two conditions, the latter is more serious.

When one person attains the Tao, the chicken and the dog ascend to heaven.

Once he breaks through and advances, the Chen family's resources, territory, power, luck, potential, etc. will all double, and everyone's path will likely advance greatly.

Once the family becomes one of the aristocratic families, its strength will double again, and it will even have a place in Fengyang County and become a second-rate force.

Knowing all this, looking at the cheerful crowd, Old Master Chen was infected by the atmosphere and also laughed out loud.

After everyone had dispersed, he walked out of the Jiying Hall, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked out at the mist-shrouded Floating Cloud Mountain. His eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a faint light, and he said meaningfully:
"I hope you can understand the current situation and not refuse to accept my toast and let me, an old man, reason with you."

The Taoists on the mountain are the most sensible.

Otherwise, don't blame him for being ruthless.

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