Shenmu City.
Li family.
The study room of the patriarch Li Haimo.
"Tianliang, come in." Li Haimo's voice came out from the study with a pressure.
Li Tianliang, the elder of the family church, put away the book in his hand, walked into the room, stood respectfully in front of the clan leader, and looked at the white-haired old man with low eyebrows.
"May I ask the patriarch, what are your orders?"
"Are there any geniuses among the disciples you led?" Li Haimo asked in a deep voice.
Li Tianliang frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head: "All the disciples are just learning the art of identifying poisons and have not yet started practicing. It is really hard to tell who is a genius and who is a mediocre person."
"Then who is more spiritual?"
"These kids are not bad, they are smart."
"So this time through the Five Poison Cave, will they be able to successfully obtain the same ginseng?" Li Haimo asked again.
"Both can." Li Tianliang nodded affirmatively.
Li Haimo nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "This time, we can keep ten disciples in the family, and the family will continue to train them. The remaining disciples will be trained by the Five Poison Sect. Remember, you must keep those with good talents, and those with poor talents. Leave them to the sect for training, and the girls with good looks must stay. If there are brothers in the family, they should be divided, the younger ones stay in the family, and the older ones are given to the sect."
After hearing this, Li Tianliang showed hesitation on his face: "Clan leader! The Five Poison Sect is a demon sect, and the internal competition is extremely cruel. Many outstanding disciples of the family have died in the sect trials."
"The Five Poison Sect is the sect! In the future, we should not refer to it as the Demon Sect, not to mention that the trials of the Five Poison Sect are cruel. Don't we risk life and death in our family's mission?"
"Disciple knows."
"Report the list to me before departure."
"Master Patriarch, this disciple is in a difficult situation." Li Tianliang looked hesitant.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. You have to submit the list first. In the end, who will go and who will stay will depend on their colleagues."
"Yes, Patriarch." Li Tianliang looked embarrassed, but in the end he nodded, indicating that he obeyed the Patriarch's decision.
The Lee family.
Li Haoshan's house.
The family of five, father Li Haoshan, mother Jiang, Li Shuidao and his two five- and six-year-old brothers and sisters, sat in the small courtyard, bathing in the rays of the setting sun, and eating a warm family dinner together.
"Are you going to the Five Poison Cave tomorrow?" Father Li Haoshan looked a little worried.
Li Shuidao nodded, "Yes, father."
Mother Jiang is a mortal. She asked worriedly: "Is it dangerous?"
Li Shuidao laughed softly, "Mom, don't worry. We have been preparing for such a long time, everything will be fine."
"That's not what I'm worried about as a father." Li Haoshan shook his head and hesitated to speak.
"Father, you might as well say it directly." In Li Shuidao's view, Li Haoshan is quite young. He has just turned thirty years old and is in his prime.
Both parties are fathers and friends, and there has never been any gap.
"Over the years, at least half of the tribesmen who have obtained Tongshen will be sent to the Five Poison Sect."
"The doctor has told us a long time ago that the family resources are not enough to train everyone. It is indeed necessary to send the clan members to the Five Poison Sect to train them on their behalf." Li Shuidao said.
"For my father... Nian, the family first came to Black Mountain to establish a foothold, and more of the family's children were sent to the Five Poison Sect. After my father obtained Tongshen, he was left by the family in the Five Poison Sect and worshiped under the disciple of Black Light Taoist. Li Haoshan said with a frown.
"Father, I have never heard you talk about this?" Li Shuidao was quite surprised. He thought that his father had never been to the Five Poison Sect and had always been raised by his family.
"Forget it, my father went to Wudumen to raise the spirit beast for three years. During that time, he was doing laundry, cooking, cleaning toilets, and often chopping wood until late at night. Fortunately, Tongshen was a gecko and could hunt it by itself, otherwise Tongshen I’m afraid they’ll all starve to death.”
"This..." Li Shuidao frowned.
"Has father learned Taoism in the past three years?"
"I have never even met the master. How can I have the opportunity to learn Taoism? Those who can be popular around the master must either be eloquent, good at flattering, dare to fight and kill, and perform well in trials, otherwise they will be You can only do chores and have no chance to practice Taoism, let alone the resources for cultivation. Therefore, since you were six years old, your father has told you to learn etiquette well. In the future, you can join the Five Poison Sect and follow the master, so that you can flatter him and win. Favored, maybe he will pass on your mantle, but with your stupid look, it is obvious that you will not be favored by Master Shi." Li Haoshan said with a big frown.
Li Shuidao was obsessed with studying the essential issues of poisonous cultivation and had written hundreds of thousands of words in Chinese characters.
When the research problem reaches this level, it is natural that it is a bit silly and seems a bit unflattering.
"Um...then how did father come back?" Li Shuidao asked with great interest.
"Taoist Black Light lost the battle with others and died outside. Those of us disciples who followed him were naturally sent back to the family. It is not easy to start cultivation after returning to the family as a father."
"What if Taoist Black Light is not dead?"
"I'm afraid that my father is still doing odd jobs in the Five Poison Sect. Do you know that monks in the Rongling Realm generally have a lifespan of two hundred years. They can reach the Rongling Realm when they are fifty or sixty years old. It is impossible to wait until they naturally sit down. .”
"Then if my father can't work anymore, can't he retire?" Li Shuidao continued to ask.
"It's impossible. If I can't do anything as a father, I will be sent by Master to participate in various dangerous trials." Li Haoshan said.
Li Shuidao stared at his father's face for a long time, and Li Haoshan felt that his son was a little strange.
"Father, is this impossible?"
"How is it impossible? For my father's eyes to see."
"Since father has foreseen this situation, why not find an opportunity to escape?" Li Shuidao said in a low voice.
Li Haoshan stared at Li Shuidao, also with deep meaning. After a long time, he said: "If I run away, it will be equivalent to betraying the sect. If I betray the Five Poison Sect, my whole family will die. You were just born at that time."
As soon as these words came out, Li Shuidao suddenly realized.
There is a strange rule in the clan rules. Li Shuidao has never quite understood it, but now he finally understands it.
Whenever a clan member joins the sect, they will find a wife and have children within a year. As soon as a child is conceived, the family will send the clan member into the sect again.
If you marry a wife and have children, the sect will definitely allow you to take leave.
This is to give birth to a son, and this is to create a hostage.
"My child, you can go away and become a casual cultivator. It doesn't matter if your parents are implicated, but your younger brothers and sisters are still young. They shouldn't...sigh..." Li Haoshan sighed, not knowing how to continue.
Li Shuidao looked at his young parents, and then at his two younger brothers and sisters who didn't understand anything. The food in the bowl suddenly lost its flavor.
It's late at night...
Li Shuidao walked to the brazier at the door alone, with a thick thread-bound book in his hand.
I turned the pages of the book with a splash...
The books are full of Chinese characters.
Li Shuidao threw the thread-bound book into the brazier. The flames burned brightly, and his eyes were as deep as water.
Always prepare for the worst...
If you are sent to the Five Poison Sect, you must first strive for a win-win situation.
If master and disciple can be harmonious, everyone will naturally be happy.
But if you must squeeze yourself, then you must use all your knowledge to break the situation with poison!
