Chapter 127: Is It Really A Blessing? A Left Path Schemer With A Fox’s Heart!
Although the fence at the flower sea entrance was closed, Wang Xinhe and the old master could see at a glance the continuous stretch of competing blossoms inside.
Those gorgeous colors and flamboyant blooms were far beyond the flower sea outside.
Moreover, even before getting close, they could already smell an extremely enchanting flower fragrance that was intoxicating.
“This is definitely the effect of that heavenly sweet dew,” the old master was very certain and sure about this. Otherwise, how could he explain the scene before their eyes?
Chu Hui, however, asked in confusion, “Only these flowers have bloomed. The other grasses and trees don’t seem to be affected at all.”
The old master immediately explained, “They are not qualified. These flowers are offering flowers, specially offered to deities in Daoism. Not just any flower is qualified to be an offering flower.”
The information on the Daoist sect he had been reading these two days included content about the five offerings, so he was also very certain about this.
Hearing this, Chu Hui swallowed. They were all plants, and yet this kind of matter was divided into qualified and unqualified?
Wasn’t this a bit too intelligent?
Or rather, too terrifying.
Not only had the old master figured it out, but the tourists who had participated in the consecration ceremony, seeing the flowers in the flower beds suddenly bloom and hearing others talk about the miraculous events, also thought of that fine drizzle from yesterday.
It seemed impossible for there to be no connection.
So, they all came over to check.
When they saw that stretch of blooming flower sea, everyone was astonished, and for a while the place became lively.
“They really bloomed, and these flowers are so beautiful.”
“Normal peonies and lilies would never look this beautiful, and these flowers smell so good!”
“They really do smell great. You can smell them from far away. These flowers must be mutated varieties.”
“……”
Everyone could guess, from this abnormal phenomenon, a reason they felt might be possible. When the people around them also thought so, they became even more convinced that this was the cause.
But looking at the closed fence gate, many people thought about climbing over. In another scenic spot, perhaps some tourists would really do that.
After all, nowadays many people, for just a bit of curiosity or the urge to “check in,” can trample over farmers’ painstakingly planted wheat fields.
Yet here, the more certain they were that the overnight blooming of the flowers was related to that fine drizzle, the less they dared to do something so impolite.
After all, that was heavenly sweet dew, the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing.
The story about a tourist who was punished and ended up in the hospital for speaking disrespectfully had already spread. It was said to be a very serious case of hemorrhoids.
As for why this matter spread so quickly, naturally it was because of the high popularity and attention, and because there are always many people who love to spread things.
So, are you scared or not?
At least all the tourists who had participated in the consecration ceremony yesterday were very well-behaved.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yu was handling clan matters, mainly what her senior brother had mentioned yesterday: forming a team to film videos for Uncle Dagou, Uncle Shuisheng, Aunt-Grandmother, and the others.
In this situation, the simplest way was to recruit within their own circle. She believed she could find many people, since the Chen Clan now had popularity and was also a scenic spot. With good development and stable work, many people would definitely be willing to come.
However, she still remembered her master’s dying wish: to develop the Chen Clan and lead the clan members to wealth. So she still intended to find people from within the clan.
Although filming and related work required technical skills, she herself had been self-taught, and she could teach.
But it would not work to find people who were too old for this.
Also, filming, planning, and copywriting all required some technical skills and cultural foundation.
So she set her sights on some clan members who had not returned.
Among the Chen Clan’s roughly 150 households, aside from those who stayed behind and those struggling with hard labor, there were also quite a few talents who had, like Chen Xiaoyan, gotten into university.
So naturally, she wanted to find suitable people and persuade them to return to the clan to work.
After all, the Chen Clan had some secrets that could not be revealed to outsiders.
“Sister Xiao Yu, the flower sea and those flower beds have all bloomed. The tourists are all saying it’s because of yesterday’s consecration ceremony, the heavenly lord’s blessing.” Lin Xiaoxiao ran over to report, her face full of astonishment.
As a guide, she was naturally under Sister Xiao Yu’s management, mainly because her boyfriend Chen Jun was Sister Xiao Yu’s assistant, so she naturally had become a junior assistant too.
Xiao Yu naturally knew this was due to the clan’s Feng Shui array, because those locations had been chosen by her senior brother.
They should also be places where the Feng Shui array’s energy overflowed.
However, given the miraculous nature of yesterday’s consecration ceremony and that fine drizzle, it was not surprising that tourists would think of that.
“Let’s go take a look,” Xiao Yu said, personally heading off to check the flower sea. When she went inside, she was immediately captivated by the blooming sea of flowers.
So beautiful.
She already liked growing flowers, so she could naturally see that these flowers were of high quality. The fragrance alone was superb.
For a person to be surrounded by this fragrance would definitely be an intoxicating experience.
Without hesitation, she quickly called Xiao Mi. “Sister Xiao Mi, come quickly to the flower sea. All the flowers have bloomed, and they’re so beautiful. Let’s film a promotional video together.”
In the current internet era, the events happening at the Chen Clan quickly became known to the people in the county. Last night, some people from the county had already booked the Feng Shui rooms.
This morning, when they saw that the flower sea had bloomed overnight, they felt uncomfortable if they did not film a video to post to Moments and the local groups in Linhe County.
So many people in the county saw it.
For example, Zhu Jie, who had spent an afternoon at the Chen Clan with a girl yesterday. Although she had not clearly expressed her feelings, he had given her a tube of ordinary Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea, and he could tell she was quite happy.
So he kept thinking about what excuse to use to ask her out again.
When he saw this news, he did not hesitate and directly called the girl. “Xiaoyun, did you see the video? The Chen Clan flower sea bloomed overnight because of the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing.”
The girl on the other end also sounded incredulous. “I saw it. When we went yesterday those flowers had not opened yet. I didn’t expect them all to bloom overnight. It must be related to that blessing. That fine drizzle was not normal. I’ve been to several other flower seas, and none of them are as beautiful as the Chen Clan Flower Sea. I really want to see what it’s like now.”
Her words made Zhu Jie overjoyed. Wasn’t this his chance? He quickly said, “Xiaoyun, then let’s go take another look. I’ll come pick you up, and we’ll go to the Chen Clan together.”
The girl hesitated. “That’s not so good. I’m with two best friends right now. I can’t just leave them behind.”
Zhu Jie did not hesitate and said generously, “They’re your best friends, so let’s all go together. I’ll come pick you all up, and I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”
He was very enthusiastic, but the girl still hesitated for a while. In the end, under his persistent coaxing, she agreed.
He happily drove off.
In the county.
Chen Kai brought a document to the county leader’s office. It was about the Chen Clan’s god parading activity and the tourism police.
The county naturally strongly supported the Chen Clan’s tourism matters, as the benefits to Linhe County were already visible.
After getting the leader’s signature and returning to the office, Ma Qi came in and handed him a mobile phone. “Director Chen, look at this video. The Chen Clan flower sea actually bloomed overnight.”
“What?” Chen Kai stood up in surprise.
He had long known about the Chen Clan Flower Sea and had been following it closely. Just two days ago he had seen that the flowers had only grown buds. By his estimation, it should have taken at least half a month for the flower sea to bloom.
And now he was being told what?
It had bloomed overnight?
Chen Kai took the phone and watched the video. It was clearly filmed by people from Linhe County, as they were speaking in the local dialect.
The video showed the Chen Clan Flower Sea, now in full bloom, competing in beauty, and from the video he could see that the flowers were incomparably gorgeous, definitely more beautiful than those in typical flower seas.
“Everyone can see, right? Yesterday the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation bestowed his blessing, and we had that fine drizzle that felt very comfortable on the skin. Now the flowers have bloomed overnight. It must be related to that rain…”
Listening to the words coming from the phone, Chen Kai also thought of that fine drizzle. They had hidden under the eaves at the time, then, hearing others exclaim, had stretched out their hands to catch some of the rain.
But just when they realized how miraculous the rain was, it stopped.
Moreover, he knew the Chen Clan had this Feng Shui stuff, as well as those terrifyingly solid ancient buildings.
So, in his mind, he instinctively believed it.
It was entirely possible for such events with a hint of fantasy to occur at the Chen Clan.
This did make him feel a bit uneasy in his heart, as he really had never faced a situation like this.
There were many temples and shrines in Linhe County, as well as many legends. But no matter how exaggerated those legends were, they were obviously fake at a glance, completely different from this.
However, he immediately said to Ma Qi, “Prepare the car. We’ll go to the Chen Clan to take a look. The county will also shoot a flower sea video to help with promotion.”
Even if he was uneasy, he kept it in his heart. After all, they bore no ill will toward the Chen Clan.
Isn’t the Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s teaching about protecting all beings and guarding the realm?
They were also among the people, and their efforts to develop the economy and benefit the public did not conflict with that.
So, even if this really was caused by that blessing, their conscience was clear. They were sincerely working for the people, so they did not need to worry.
Most importantly, the flower sea in the video was truly stunning and would definitely attract more tourists, which would bring genuine benefits to the county’s economy.
After receiving the instructions, Ma Qi made phone calls to arrange things.
Then the two of them led a group and set out for the Chen Clan.
When they arrived, they found that many people had indeed come again. Seeing cars parked along the roadside, it was clear many people from the county had come to join the fun.
“We need to set up a parking lot,” Chen Kai said when he saw the roadside parking situation, and then instructed, “Our culture and tourism bureau will take the lead and give the Chen Clan some suggestions. If they need help, we should assist as soon as possible.”
“Okay.” Ma Qi nodded, got out of the car, and entered the Chen Clan, heading to the nearest flower bed, where many people were gathered.
“They really have bloomed.” Seeing it personally, Chen Kai was even more full of emotion, then said, “Let’s go to the flower sea.”
However, on the way, he had already seen the latest videos and knew that area was not open. He took out his phone and called the Chen Family Head.
On the other side, Chen Han received the call while he was at the ten mu spirit field.
The area was still covered by a white light that others could not see, and the renovation was not yet complete.
Three toothpicks were rolling and jumping in his hand. He was practicing 《sword control technique》 when no one else was around.
Although he still could not control a real sword yet, that did not stop him from practicing fine control.
Seeing a call from Director Chen, he quickly answered. “Hello, Director Chen… you want to go to the flower sea to shoot a video? Okay, I’ll come over.”
After hanging up, he headed to the flower sea, and at the same time put the three toothpicks into the warehouse.
One could see that there were already more than ten boxes of toothpicks in the warehouse. When needed, he could unleash full firepower.
Before long, Chen Han arrived at the flower sea entrance. Seeing Director Chen and the others from culture and tourism, he smiled and went over to host them. “Director Chen, sorry to keep you waiting. Come in with me.”
“Chen Family Head, thank you for your trouble,” Chen Kai replied with a smile, following him inside.
Outside the flower sea, they could see many tourists gathered, constantly peering in and filming videos.
When they saw him opening the gate to bring Director Chen and the others inside, a well-built, good-looking girl immediately asked, “Chen Family Head, if they can go in, can we go in too?”
Seeing the girl speak up, Zhu Jie chimed in, “Yeah, Chen Family Head, everyone has been waiting here. Can we go in too?”
Their voices drew many other tourists to echo them. Under the impact of such miraculous events, everyone wanted to go inside and see for themselves.
Chen Han looked at the two of them and was secretly shocked, because a game prompt had appeared:
【The Heavenly Lord of Demon Subjugation’s blessing has indeed drawn the attention of various factions. What you did not expect was to meet a Left-Path cultivator, the ‘Fox-Hearted One’, as soon as you stepped out today. More importantly, at this person’s side is actually a ‘Cauldron Standby Holy Body’. According to legends, these cauldron standbys voluntarily offer themselves and are controlled by the ‘Fox-Hearted One’, becoming the cauldron for the ‘Fox-Hearted One’ to improve his strength, and are lost in bliss. Left-Path cultivators are ambiguous between good and evil. Before their purpose is clear, you must remain on guard!】
Hearing this prompt, Chen Han was momentarily stunned.
Fox-Hearted One, Cauldron Standby Holy Body – what was this?
He understood the words cauldron, standby, and holy body separately, but together he truly had no idea.
However, since the game system had classified him as a Left-Path cultivator, then he was definitely not a normal person.
Seeing the surrounding tourists all echoing the two of them, Chen Han could only smile and explain, “Dear tourists, I am really very sorry. The flower sea is not open yet. We are shooting a promotional video. I hope everyone can understand.”
“As for these people, they are leaders from the county culture and tourism bureau. They are also here to shoot a promotional video and guide us on how to better serve tourists.”
“If anyone has any complaints about this, you can report to the county culture and tourism bureau about where our Chen Clan is not doing well enough.”
The surrounding tourists now understood what was going on. Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say.
But was the Chen Family Head teasing them?
Everyone already knew who these leaders were. Would anyone still complain to the county culture and tourism bureau?
Were they the kind of people who enjoyed doing pointless things?
Chen Han had already led Chen Kai and Ma Qi’s group into the flower sea.
Inside, the people from culture and tourism had to admit that the flower sea was indeed beautiful. To be in it was far beyond what one could experience from outside.
The key was that the fragrance was truly enchanting and intoxicating.
Even Chen Han himself, standing among it, felt a bit shocked.
These flowers had been watered with Spirit Plant Dew, and they possessed attributes of ornamental value +2 and enchanting fragrance +
Even ordinary flowers, when spread over a large area, could provide an enhanced visual impact and awe.
Now this was a 2,000-square-meter area with ornamental value +2, which was even more stunning.
As Chen Kai walked, the smile on his face grew brighter.
The Chen Clan Flower Sea was truly breathtaking, and although it was said to be 2,000 square meters, because it was laid out in the form of the Eight Trigrams, with the empty middle serving as paths, the total area actually exceeded 2,000 square meters.
It could accommodate quite a number of tourists. Combined with the surrounding viewing area, hosting 500 people at once would be no problem.
And since tourists would not all arrive at the same time, with staggered visits they could host even more.
Previously, they had worried that if the Chen Clan’s reputation spread and tourist numbers surged, relying only on the ancient architectural complex, the projects would be too limited. Now, with this flower sea, it would definitely add a lot of appeal.
That was reassuring.
Plus, wasn’t Shangyuan Village also planning grass-skiing and fish pond projects? Things were starting to take shape.
As they were walking, someone from culture and tourism came over with a frown and handed a phone to Chen Kai. “Director Chen, take a look at this video.”
Puzzled, Chen Kai took the phone. His brows furrowed as well. The video was about the Chen Clan and had even made it onto the trending search list.
Except…
He handed the phone to Chen Han. “Chen Family Head, take a look at this video.”
