The Whale in the Mountains
Chapter 488 Moving Out of the Medicine King Valley
"Leave Medicine King Valley?"
Hearing Chen Xiao's proposal, everyone's faces were filled with shock.
Leaving Medicine King Valley was something they had never even considered.
Zhu Xuanqing and Zhu Xiao'e, father and daughter, naturally looked down on the outside world.
And Chu Qingsong had spent half his life trying to return to Medicine King Valley.
Even Chu Luo, who loved to play outside, had never thought about truly leaving this place.
This was his final destination. No matter how wild he got outside, he would eventually return.
Chu Qingbai asked with a沉沉voice, "Chen Xiao, is it necessary to leave?"
Chen Xiao said, "The hidden sects may come back to make trouble for you at any time, and I can't stay here to protect you forever."
Everyone fell silent. Although they felt ashamed, what Chen Xiao said was true.
Without Chen Xiao's protection, any disciple sent by those two hidden sects could easily kill them all.
Chu Qingsong coughed lightly and said, "Actually, even if the Xuanjian Sect and Tianyuan Sect want to take revenge, it will be at least a year from now. During this year, we don't particularly need Mr. Chen's protection."
"Oh? Second Brother, why do you say they won't come for at least a year?"
Chu Qingbai asked, puzzled.
Chu Qingsong explained, "To restrain the influence of the hidden sects on the secular world, each hidden sect only has one chance to leave the immortal hidden realm each year. The Xuanjian Sect and Tianyuan Sect have obviously already used this opportunity, so if they want to send people over again, it will be at least a year later."
"I see!"
Hearing this, Chu Qingbai nodded frequently, a look of relief on his face, because at least within this year, he didn't have to worry about being retaliated against.
Chen Xiao's focus, however, was on, "Who is restraining the hidden sects?"
Chu Qingsong shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. Although I am also a disciple of the Xuanjian Sect, I am so focused on the art of alchemy that I haven't made any friends. I only have a superficial understanding of many things inside."
"Alright."
Chen Xiao nodded helplessly.
Chu Qingbai seized the opportunity to say, "In that case, we don't need to move out of Medicine King Valley. Chen Xiao, why don't we wait until the year is almost up before making a decision?"
Chen Xiao smiled and shook his head. "Uncle Chu, you misunderstood. There are several reasons why I want you to move out of Medicine King Valley."
"First of all, of course, there is the issue of safety. Although Second Uncle Chu said that people from the hidden sects won't be able to come for another year, it is unknown whether they have other ways to leave the immortal hidden realm."
"Secondly, I believe everyone already knows that the Medicine King Valley Blessed Land can no longer grow spiritual herbs. Although the land in Medicine King Valley is still a good place to produce medicinal materials, it is worlds apart from what it used to be."
After Chen Xiao subdued the Qingmu Spirit Seed, the Medicine King Valley Blessed Land naturally lost its effectiveness.
Everyone had heard Chu Qingbai mention this.
"Finally, I hope that everyone can move to my home. This is not only for safety reasons, but also because you all have other uses. As for what exactly, I'll keep you in suspense for now. You'll naturally find out when the time comes."
"Alright, I've said my piece. I wonder what you all think… Of course, I won't force anyone. The right to choose is in your own hands."
After Chen Xiao finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.
Finally, everyone's eyes converged on Chu Luo.
He was now the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley, the leader of this group of people. At this critical moment, it was natural for him to make the decision.
Chu Luo pondered for a moment, and finally made a difficult decision.
"I've decided to listen to Big Brother Chen and leave Medicine King Valley with him. Those who are willing to follow me, come with me. If you are not willing to follow me, I, Chu Luo, will have no complaints."
Chu Luo's words were very sincere, and everyone agreed.
After all, if they wanted to leave, they would have left long ago, and wouldn't have waited until today.
"Big Brother Chen, when shall we set off and leave Medicine King Valley?"
Chu Luo asked. In fact, there was still some reluctance in his heart to leave this place where he was born and raised.
If he was like this, the Zhu family father and daughter were naturally even more reluctant, especially Zhu Xiao'e, whose eyes were already red.
"Set off immediately, the sooner the better."
Chen Xiao said lightly.
It wasn't that he hadn't noticed everyone's reluctance, but a long pain was worse than a short one.
Rather than slowly saying goodbye, it was better to cut it off directly.
Chu Qingbai said with a troubled expression, "Are we leaving today? Chen Xiao, isn't that too fast? At least give everyone some time to move. Moreover, everyone has lived here for hundreds of years, generation after generation. There are too many things to move, and we need to call at least a few trucks over."
As soon as Chu Qingbai finished speaking, Chen Xiao began to search Tian Xingzi's body.
Soon, he found the chessboard-shaped space treasure.
After he erased Tian Xingzi's mark inside the chessboard, he asked, "This is a space treasure. The space inside is very large. Just put everything you want to take away inside. Chu Luo, you can keep this treasure from now on!"
Chu Luo was terrified, "Big Brother Chen, this, this is too precious…"
"If I give it to you, just take it. Why are you being so polite with me!"
Chen Xiao directly stuffed the chessboard into Chu Luo's hands.
He had already explored it. The space inside this chessboard was even larger than his Yitian Sword, but Chen Xiao had no intention of taking this chessboard for himself at all.
It wasn't that he was so generous, it was mainly that this treasure was of low quality and he didn't like it.
"Alright, everyone go pack your things, let's set off as soon as possible."
With a wave of Chen Xiao's hand, everyone dispersed and returned to their homes to pack their things.
While everyone was packing, Chen Xiao finally found time to charge his phone.
He had been in closed-door cultivation before, and his phone had been turned off for many days.
As soon as he turned it on, the phone rang non-stop, and many text messages popped up.
Most of the text messages didn't need to be paid attention to, but only two of them caught Chen Xiao's attention.
One of them was sent by Gu Zhendong, saying that recently a masked person had come to look for Chen Xiao several times. He didn't seem like an enemy, but he was very persistent and insisted on waiting for Chen Xiao to return.
The other one was sent by Lin Zicong, who was responsible for protecting his mother's safety. The content of the message was very short, but it shocked Chen Xiao.
"Boss Chen, it seems like your auntie is in love…"
Seeing this message, Chen Xiao was stunned. His mother was in love?
After a brief moment of surprise, Chen Xiao felt happy for his mother.
His mother had not married or started a family for most of her life for his sake.
If she found a suitable partner this time, Chen Xiao would only offer his deepest blessings!