EFB Chapter 155: The Foundation Should Not Be Abandoned Lightly
Chapter 155: The Foundation Should Not Be Abandoned Lightly
The Palace of Grouped Jade holds many opportunities, which are insignificant in the memory of Tree Granny, but hold great significance for others.
Similarly, there are many secrets in Tree Granny's memory that make Chu Shen feel uneasy. Moving into the Palace of Grouped Jade is also a way to protect the concubines.
However, he cannot speak too directly about certain matters, as that may backfire. He can only show a natural and effortless demeanor.
In the end, the concubines reached a decision through discussion.
The concubines who were born as mortals are more influenced by mortal thinking. Except for Li Lingyu, who is more daring, the others, such as Xiniang, are more obedient to Chu Shen's words. Including Chen Xiu, most of them have doubts about the spiritual body residing in the Palace of Grouped Jade.
The concubines who were born as cultivators mostly agreed to move to the Palace of Grouped Jade. Compared to the ethereal spirits in the Palace of Langhun, they value the cultivation environment in the inner palace.
However, concubines like Wei Liangnu, who are scholars, still need to study at the Chongxue Peak. They can only visit the Palace of Grouped Jade during holidays or on days when they don't need to study at various academies.
Therefore, the first group of concubines to move to the Palace of Grouped Jade includes Dantai Liyue and Xiniang, who have their own inheritances, Lu Wuxia, who was expelled from Chongxue Peak, Shangguan Shurong, who is obsessed with cultivation, Li Lingyu, who is bold, and Tong Zhou and Tong Ye, who follow the arrangements.
However, including Dantai Liyue's attendants and the servants allocated to repair the Palace of Grouped Jade, the number of people is not small.
The next day, after everyone going to the Palace of Grouped Jade boarded the flying boat, the Chu family's estate became empty.
"The house suddenly became quiet, and I feel empty inside. Sisters, should we go with the boat?"
Upon careful consideration, even if there were some ghosts or spirits in the mansion, it wouldn't be so scary if there were enough people around.
At that moment, Chen Xiu felt a bit regretful.
The other women also felt a bit uncomfortable, but they weren't as sensitive as Chen Xiu when it came to being sentimental.
"Sister Xiu, it's alright. It's just a temporary situation. Once the sisters who have moved to the Jade Palace have lived there for a while and shared their experiences with us, if it's suitable, we can also move there later," Chen Ying comforted. She actually wanted to go to the Jade Palace too, but mainly because she saw that Chen Xiu was too afraid to go, she decided to stay and accompany her.
Ning Xiangyue was also in a similar situation. She had the deepest bond with the Chen sisters and silently comforted Chen Xiu by patting her shoulder.
Wei Liangnu, who was going to study at the Chongxue Peak, sighed, "I want to go too, but I can't neglect the courses at Chongxue Peak. Ah, why do I have to wait until I reach the ninth level of Foundation Building to participate in the formal disciple assessment? I want to obtain the status of a formal disciple earlier!"
Shu Gui, who was in a similar situation, looked at her with envy. This petite and talented girl made rapid progress. Even if she broke through to the ninth level of Foundation Building, it shouldn't take too long. The success rate of passing the formal disciple assessment was extremely high. On the other hand, her own aptitude and skills were slightly inferior, and her foundation was not good enough. It was probably going to take her a longer time to complete the cultivation of the ninth level of Foundation Building.
If it really didn't work out, should she learn from Lu Wuxia, that idiot, and rely on the identity of a formal disciple's family member to enter the inner palace?
She quickly suppressed this thought herself. There was no other reason, she just couldn't accept it!
Besides, the Chongxue Peak had a systematic cultivation system to study, which had many benefits. In the end, she made a clear decision to persevere.
"Alright, let's not be sad. It's just a temporary separation. After a while, if we really adapt well to life in the Jade Palace, why don't we move there too?"
Let's put away that expression of sadness and focus on the many things we have to do.
Zhao Chulu recovered quickly, living up to the elite education provided by the Zhao family and her years of experience in cultivating gu worms. With just a few words, she swept away the gloomy atmosphere at the scene.
While Dantai Liyue and the others were sent to the Qunyu Palace by Chu Shen, it didn't mean that the Chu family estate would be abandoned. Various estate matters, such as land cultivation and animal husbandry, which had been planned beforehand, still needed to be carried out. These tasks would lay the foundation for the Chu family and perhaps even leave behind a legacy like the Chu family collection for future generations.
After all, not all of the Chu family's descendants could cultivate. In order to take care of these future generations, it was not enough to have worldly possessions; there also needed to be a close connection with the cultivation world. This way, even if chaos were to arise in the mortal realm, there would still be a way out.
From this perspective, the actions of the four major families in the Chongxue Collection, although displeasing to Chu Shen, served as a precedent worth considering.
..............Flowers please..............
You can hate, despise, and reject the existence of aristocratic families, but it is indeed not an easy task to eliminate them. They have an objective basis for their existence. In an environment where not everyone can have enough resources and security, and in the absence of the elimination of social classes, the aristocratic model, cruel and shameless as it may be, has a considerable effect in creating a better living environment for future generations.
The most important aspect of this is the issue of "balance." While taking advantage of others' resources and opportunities, one cannot completely block them off, otherwise, we would end up like Huang Chao or Li Zicheng.
The saying goes, "Leave a way out for others, so that we may meet again in the future."
In this regard, Chu Shen is doing his best in his own work, and for the rest, we can only trust in the wisdom of future generations.
Chen Xiu, Zhao Chulu, and other concubines still couldn't understand many of Chu Shen's actions, but they knew his intentions. Even if it was for the sake of their own children, they chose to follow Chu Shen's instructions and work hard to solidify the family's foundation.
On the other side, on the flying boat heading towards the Qunyu Palace.
Dantai Liyue, who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth, was excitedly pestering Chu Shen to learn about the various aspects of the Qunyu Palace.
She had a slight natural fear of spiritual beings such as ghosts and spirits, but more than that, she was curious.
She had never seen them before, so she was a little excited at the moment.
There was also Lu Wuxia beside her, adding to her amusement.
Chu Shen could tell that Lu Wuxia wasn't completely naive either; she knew how to find support for herself.
Oh, not only her, but Li Lingyu as well.
Xin Niang's behavior was similar to Shangguan Shurong's. Both of them were shocked by the rich spiritual environment after entering the inner palace and immediately entered a diligent cultivation state.
Just as Chu Shen was tirelessly satisfying Dantai Liyue's curiosity, repeatedly emphasizing the rules of living in the Qunyu Palace and other matters, the lookout suddenly shouted, asking the fleet to pay attention to the navigation ahead.
This puzzled Chu Shen. This was the Langhuan Heavenly Palace's inner palace, could there still be space for thieves or the like?