"Leave Medicine King Valley?"
Upon hearing Chen Xiao's suggestion, shock spread across everyone's faces.
Leaving Medicine King Valley was something they had never even considered.
Needless to say, Zhu Xuanqing and Zhu Xiao'e, the father and daughter, looked down upon the outside world.
As for Chu Qingsong, he had left home for half his life with the sole purpose of returning to Medicine King Valley. 138 Reading Network.
Even Chu Luo, who enjoyed venturing outside, had never truly considered leaving.
This was his ultimate destination; no matter how wild his adventures were outside, he would eventually return.
Chu Qingbai, his face grim, asked, "Chen Xiao, is it absolutely necessary to leave?"
Chen Xiao replied, "The hidden sects might return to cause trouble for you at any time, and I can't stay here to protect you forever."
The crowd fell silent. Although they felt ashamed, Chen Xiao's words were the truth.
Without Chen Xiao's protection, a single disciple from either hidden sect could slaughter them all.
Chu Qingsong coughed twice and said, "Actually, even if the Xuanjian Sect and Tianyuan Sect want to retaliate, it will be at least a year from now. During this year, we won't be in desperate need of Mr. Chen's protection."
"Oh? Second brother, why do you say they'll take at least a year to come?"
Chu Qingbai asked, puzzled.
Chu Qingsong explained, "To curb the influence of hidden sects on the secular world, each hidden sect has only one opportunity to leave the Immortal Hidden Realm each year. The Xuanjian Sect and Tianyuan Sect have clearly used up their chance. Therefore, if they want to send people over again, it will be at least a year later."
"So that's how it is!"
Hearing this, Chu Qingbai nodded repeatedly, a hint of relief appearing on his face, as he wouldn't have to worry about retaliation for at least another year.
Chen Xiao's focus, however, was on: "Who is it that restricts the hidden sects?"
Chu Qingsong shook his head. "I'm not sure about that. Although I am a disciple of the Xuanjian Sect, I was engrossed in alchemy and didn't make many friends. I only have a superficial understanding of many matters within."
"Alright."
Chen Xiao nodded with some helplessness.
Chu Qingbai seized the opportunity to say, "In that case, there's no need for us to move out of Medicine King Valley. Chen Xiao, how about we make a decision when the year is up?"
Chen Xiao smiled and shook his head. "Uncle Chu, you've misunderstood. I'm suggesting you move out of Medicine King Valley for several reasons."
"Firstly, the safety issue is self-evident. Although Second Uncle Chu mentioned that people from the hidden sects can only come after a year, it's still unknown if they have other ways to leave the Immortal Hidden Realm."
"Secondly, as you all know, Medicine King Valley's blessed land can no longer grow spiritual herbs. Although the land in Medicine King Valley is still an excellent place for medicinal herbs, it's a world of difference compared to before."
After Chen Xiao subdued the Green Wood Spirit Seed, Medicine King Valley's blessed land naturally lost its efficacy.
Everyone had already heard about this from Chu Qingbai.
"Finally, I hope you will all move into my home. This is not only for safety reasons, but also because you all have other potential uses. As for what those uses are, I'll keep it a secret for now; you'll know when the time comes."
"Alright, I've said my piece. What are your thoughts... Of course, I won't force you; the choice is yours."
After Chen Xiao finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.
Finally, all eyes converged on Chu Luo.
He was now the Valley Master of Medicine King Valley and the leader of this group. At this critical juncture, the decision naturally fell to him.
Chu Luo pondered for a moment and finally made a difficult decision.
"I've decided to listen to Brother Chen and leave Medicine King Valley with him. Those who are willing to follow me, come with me. If you are unwilling to follow me, I, Chu Luo, will have no regrets."
Chu Luo's words were sincere, and everyone agreed.
After all, if they had wanted to leave, they would have done so long ago and wouldn't have waited until today.
"Brother Chen, when do we depart from Medicine King Valley?"
Chu Luo asked. In truth, he felt a pang of reluctance to leave the place where he was born and raised.
If he felt this way, the Zhu family father and daughter felt it even more, especially Zhu Xiao'e, whose eyes were red.
"We depart today, the sooner the better."
Chen Xiao said calmly.
He hadn't failed to notice everyone's reluctance, but he believed that a quick pain was better than prolonged suffering.
Rather than a slow farewell, it was better to cut ties decisively.
Chu Qingbai looked troubled and said, "We have to leave today? Chen Xiao, isn't that too soon? We should at least give everyone some time to pack, and since everyone has lived here for hundreds of years, there's too much to move. We'll need to bring in at least a few vehicles."
As soon as Chu Qingbai finished speaking, Chen Xiao began searching the body of Tian Xingzi.
Soon, he found the chessboard-shaped spatial artifact.
After erasing Tian Xingzi's imprint within the chessboard, he asked, "This is a spatial artifact with a large internal space. You can put everything you want to take inside. Chu Luo, you can keep this artifact from now on!"
Chu Luo said with great trepidation, "Brother Chen, this, this is too valuable..."
"If I give it to you, just take it. Why are you being so polite with me?"
Chen Xiao directly thrust the chessboard into Chu Luo's hand.
He had already inspected it; the space within the chessboard was even slightly larger than his Yitian Sword. However, Chen Xiao had no intention of keeping the chessboard for himself.
It wasn't that he was being overly generous, but rather that the artifact's quality was not high, and he didn't care for it.
"Alright, everyone go pack your things. We'll depart as soon as possible."
Chen Xiao waved his hand, and everyone dispersed, returning to their homes to pack their belongings.
While everyone was packing, Chen Xiao finally found time to charge his phone.
He had been in closed-door cultivation for a long time, and his phone had been turned off for many days.
As soon as he turned it on, his phone began to ring incessantly, with many text messages popping up.
Most of the messages were irrelevant, but two of them caught Chen Xiao's attention.
One was from Gu Zhendong, saying that a masked person had come looking for Chen Xiao several times recently. They didn't seem like an enemy but were very persistent, insisting on waiting for Chen Xiao's return.
The other was from Lin Zicong, who was responsible for protecting his mother's safety. The message was very short but left Chen Xiao stunned.
"Boss Chen, Auntie seems to be in love..."
Upon seeing this message, Chen Xiao was completely dumbfounded. 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 because of him.
If she had found a suitable partner this time, Chen Xiao would only offer his deepest blessings!