"Second, if you meet the original owner of this sword at the critical moment, then the original owner controls the sword and gives you a blow at the critical moment, even if you don't die, you will be half-waste."

Ye Tian suddenly realized that the old man was right. Cultivators of this level could still control their swords, let alone the Taoist soldiers who were once.

However, the original owner of the sword didn't know how long it had been lost. If it didn't take long, it would mean that his strength was still in the realm of asking the sky. If it had been lost for a long time, it would be impossible to say it.

"Well, that's it."

Ye Tian didn't think about these things anymore. After all, he was already very tired from rushing along the way, so he should have a good rest and make plans now.

He was about to lie down and have a good sleep. Although monks did not need sleep, the monk's body was still mainly human. No matter how much the body was tempered, he usually just said that it relieves body fatigue and keeps those cells alive.

But these cells still need to stop and sleep well. Ye Tian, ​​in this wilderness, doesn't believe that someone will follow him and plot against him. Besides, there is an old man from Lotus Lantern who is helping him protect the Dharma, so it should be nothing.

When I lay down, my body slept for seven or eight hours, and I didn't wake up slowly until noon the next day.

Ye Tian got up and stretched, cheered up, then sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice, driving away the drowsiness.

When the time is almost done, he cleans up and is ready to start rushing.

The hotel he booked yesterday was a little far from the other gate of the ancient wood city, and it would take some time to arrive on the road.

"Stop, you thief!"

At this time, there was a sound of chasing from behind. Before Ye Tian could turn his head, a figure ran past him. However, he was really unlucky and stepped on a stone. He suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

It turned out to be a thin man with a gray face, as if he had been wandering for many days, and he was holding a few steamed buns tightly in his hands.

Seeing this, the people behind chased him and surrounded him on the ground and beat him up.

"You bastard, you even steal steamed buns. You have given you a few days to stolen. You are going to steal today."

One of them was the most forceful. The stick in his hand swung a whirring sound of wind, hitting the man one after another.

But the man was beaten like this without any groaning and begging for mercy. He just formed a tight nest on the ground, allowing them to beat them and protect the steamed buns in his hands.

Although the folk customs of Gumu City are simple, they hate this kind of thieves the most. Even the City Lord's Mansion has orders. If someone steals in the city, the stolen person can deal with the thieves at will.

But Ye Tian felt a little embarrassed to see him like that. A big man who fell to the point of stealing steamed buns might be difficult to do.

"Don't fight, I'll give these steamed buns."

Ye Tian suddenly appeared and stood in front of the man to protect him. His feet were shocked, and the weapons that were holding beatings fell to the ground.

"Bah, these steamed buns don't cost much. We beat him to give him a memory. How could a man of this age steal steamed buns?" The leading man was so arrogant that he called the people and picked up the weapons on the ground and left.

The pedestrians on the road did not pay much attention to it, nor did they watch and say that they would pity this person. They all hated this behavior. The man lying on the ground, as if he was ignorant of it, walked past him one by one.

"Thank you." The man stood up and bowed to Ye Tian, ​​then ran away.

It was strange that those people hit him hard like this, and there was no bruise left on his face.

Ye Tian stared at his steps and sensed some breath of immortal footwork from it, which was a little surprised.

Why do immortal cultivators steal these buns? It is not a necessity for them to fill their stomachs, and they don’t just take such tasteless steamed buns.

Ye Tianxin was puzzled and followed from afar.

The man used his steps to turn left and right, and walked into an alley. Ye Tian followed him and became further and further away from the city gate.

The man pushed open the door and entered a room. Ye Tian also stopped and stopped at the door, not knowing whether he should enter.

"Come in."

The man's voice came from inside the room, calling Ye Tian in.

Ye Tian didn't think much about it, and opened the door and saw a scene that surprised him.

This small room was full of children. The youngest was hungry and the oldest was only thirteen or fourteen years old. They were all skinny. The man was breaking the stolen steamed buns bit by bit and spreading them.

"Sorry, I bought a little steamed bun today. It's not enough for you to eat. You can eat some mats first, and then go out to find some food for you to eat in the evening."

"It's okay, we're not hungry."

"Uncle, Sister Xiao'e has brought us some rice cakes today. We have eaten them. Let's eat these steamed buns for you."

"Yes, Uncle, aren't you hungry if you don't even eat?"

Those little guys were so stingy that they rushed to feed the steamed buns to the man's mouth and urged him to eat them. These children were so sensible that they felt distressed.

"Uncle is an immortal, uncle won't be hungry. Look, Uncle brought a friend back today. I'll tell him something later. I'll show you the magic later."

Ye Tian seemed to be able to understand his feelings when the man was doting, because he was very distressed to Xiao Huibai for this expression.

The man walked out of the room and signaled Ye Tian to go outside with him and then talk.

Ye Tian saw the children looking at the man with emotion, and some of them even greeted him.

"These children are the reason why I steal those steamed buns. They are all abandoned stray children because they can't afford to give birth to them at home, some because they are girls, and some because they are born with some disabilities, so their parents throw them out of the city at will. I took them back one by one and placed them in this hut." The man looked straight at Ye Tian, ​​without any intention of feeling wrong.

"You should be a monk. Logically speaking, monks should not lack means of making a living. Why do you want to steal the steamed buns?" Ye Tian was puzzled. Cultivators are a noble existence for mortals. No matter what realm, as long as they walk in the secular world and use some magic, they will be admired by people and will not steal the steamed buns.

"The owner of the steamed bun shop is the father of the youngest child inside. Because the child was a girl, she casually threw her out of the city. If I hadn't arrived, I might have become the food in the belly of some beast."

"So I went to that house to steal steamed buns many times, and I was so angry." The man said here, his eyes were red.

"But you can find a better job here to raise these children, why do you have to steal?"

"I was originally covered in money when I came out of my house, but unfortunately I encountered a beast on the way. After a fierce battle, I was stolen. After that, I had to hurry on the road and arrived in the city without much rest."

"But I guess I can't take care of the children for long. I was going to the Holy City, but because I couldn't bear to leave these children, I stayed here for a long time. Fortunately, a woman here usually took care of these children with me, so I was so busy." As he said that, the man looked at the room reluctantly.

"Holy City? Are you going to participate in the Land of Reunification?" Ye Tian asked. According to the time he said he was traveling, generally speaking, only by participating in this opportunity would he hurry on the road.

"That's right, your destination is also here?"

"It turns out to be a fellow Taoist, I'm lucky to meet you."

"It's not a blessing, I'm so down and out." The man smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Hua Chi, you are here." At this time, a female voice came, and a simple-dressed woman stood behind the man and spoke to him.

Although the woman was dressed simply, she could not hide her ethereal and pure temperament. Ye Tian couldn't help but take a few more glances.

"Xiao Xiaobai told me that you came back with steamed buns today. There were so many dirty marks on your body, and you were beaten up, right?" The woman looked at the man with distress, with rich emotions in her eyes.

"It's okay, it's okay." The man smiled apologetically at Ye Tian, ​​and then clasped his fists at Ye Tian.

"I forgot to introduce it, my name is Yu Huachi."

"Ye Tian." Ye Tian raised his hands and returned the greeting, and then Yu Huachi and the woman returned to the small house. It seemed that this woman was the sister Xiao'e mentioned to the children just now.

Ye Tian saw Yu Huachi and the woman talking and laughing with the children in the room, and there were also children lying on his shoulders and crawling around him.

But this kind of scenario will not last long.

For monks, this opportunity to return to the land is a great blessing. Just attending it once can change your life. I wonder how many sects will wait for those monks who come out from outside the exit want to recruit them.

Then once Yu Huachi leaves, these children may lose their protective umbrella and the opportunity to fill their stomachs. After all, this woman cannot support the birth of so many children.

Ye Tian looked at the scene and felt a little moved. He immediately thought of an idea.

When the man had sex with the children, he went out to find Ye Tian.

"Brother Huachi, it's not a big deal for you. It's only ten days before the opening of the Land of Reincarnation. If you don't set out, you'll probably miss this opportunity."

"I know, but I really can't let go of these children." Yu Huachi smiled bitterly, and his eyes were filled with heartache when he looked at the children.

"Well, brother Huachi, you might as well go with me. I can take out some blue crystal stones for the woman and ask her to buy a bigger house and ask a few servants to take care of these children. When the opportunity to return to the place of unity is over in the future, you will come back and take good care of them. How about it?"

"Brother Ye is so bad. After all, this is my business. I chose to take care of these children myself and should not cause trouble for you."

"This is not a problem. I feel touched when I see what you do. As long as you are good to these children, you don't have to think about it so much, just find someone who can trust you."

"That's really a blessing, Brother Ye, thank you here." Yu Huachi said, and was about to kneel on the ground to thank Ye Tian, ​​but Ye Tian was pulled.

"We fellow practitioners don't have to do this, but you make a decision as soon as possible. I might be leaving today." Ye Tian looked at the sky. It was already evening, and the fire clouds spread throughout the sky.

"Okay, let me explain to these children, and I'll go with you." Yu Huachi hugged Ye Tian and then entered the room.

After a while, Ye Tian heard the children's screams, all reluctant to leave Yu Huachi.

"Uncle, don't leave. We will be very obedient and will not cause trouble for you."

"Uncle, we can also go out to the streets and help a little, so you don't have to be so tired to take care of us."

"Uncle, we are in grades, so we can go out to find work, so don't leave."

Yu Huachi looked at their reluctant expressions, and he was unwilling to leave.

"Children, we are all born in the world and we are all fighting for the world. In order to survive, you are forced to leave for survival."

The woman also showed reluctance in her expression, and she kept staring at Yu Huachi tightly, and tears in her eyes were about to overflow.

"Li Xiao'e, come out." Yu Huachi brought Li Xiao'e out.

"This young master will give you some pineapple stones. You can use these pineapple stones to buy some better houses and ask a few servants to take care of the children with you."

Li Xiao'e nodded and looked at him tightly, her eyes filled with tears.

"Do you have to leave? We can find a job together and save enough money to open a store to raise these children..."

"No, Xiao'e, I am a monk. I have my pursuit. I care about these children, but I have more important things to do. After I finish it, I will come back to find you." Yu Huachi looked at her seriously, his eyes firmly and unstoppable.

Ye Tian also saw this couple who were inseparable from each other. He was not moved by this scene, but instead smiled slowly appeared on his face.
To be continued...