Those who were originally about to leave, Fang Yu and his companions, immediately stopped their movements and looked at the man.
The man quickly ran to the platform, his face covered in sweat, panting heavily.
Three children followed him, two boys and a girl. The girl looked to be seven years old, while the two boys were twins, only four or five years old.
“Luckily, I made it…” The man had a scraggly beard and a weathered face.
Their family must be poor judging by their clothes.
Men even came barefoot, without shoes.
Fang Yu jumped directly from the platform, standing in front of the man. He glanced at the three children behind him and smiled faintly: “Do you want your three children to join the Yuhua Gate?”
The man gasped for breath, looking at Fang Yu, and excitedly replied: “Yes! Yes! My three children are very young. I don’t know if they have the talent for cultivation, but I still hope that they can enter Yuhua Gate and follow Master Tian Shi in their cultivation…”
“If you were here this morning, you should have heard those words,” Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and asked, “Are you so trusting to send your three young children to Yuhua Gate?”
The man’s face froze, and he turned to glance at his three young children.
His eyes showed a mixture of reluctance and sadness.
The man quickly bit his lip, gritted his teeth, and his eyes hardened with resolve.
“Master, I, I absolutely trust you! As long as you’re willing to take my son…” The man lowered his head and said.
Three little children, dressed in patched-up clothes, looked unhealthy. They were even thinner than other children of the same age.
But because they were too young, they didn’t understand what was happening now, just standing timidly behind their father, heads bowed in silence.
Fang Yu didn’t speak either.
“Master Celestial, please!,” the man suddenly dropped to his knees, banging his head on the ground. “Our family has been ordinary folk for generations. I know my children may not have the talent for cultivation, but… there’s just nothing I can do! I…”
“Get up.”
Fang Yu gently lifted his right hand, and the man was lifted by an invisible force.
“I have to congratulate you, your luck is quite good.” Fang Yu extended his hand and shook the man’s hand with a smile. “Your three children became the first publicly recruited disciples of our Yuhua Gate.”
The man’s eyes widened, and he then gratefully said, “Thank you, thank you, Celestial Master!”
After finishing his words, he turned his head back and looked at his three bewildered children. His eyes were red as he knelt down and embraced them all.
“Little one, you have to watch over your two younger brothers. They’re still so young, and you are the elder sister…” The man choked back his sobs.
“Daddy, where are you going?” the girl asked, puzzled.
“Father is right here at home, it’s just that you two will be leaving the house for a while to train with the celestial master…” The man reached out and rubbed the girl’s head, his eyes filled with reluctance.
In this process, Fang Yu didn’t speak.
After a while, the man stood up, wiped the tears from his eyes, walked to Fang Yu’s side, and bowed deeply, saying, “Master, then I will leave them to you.”
“It’s alright,” Fang Yu said. “There’s no need to cry so much. Our Yuhua Sect is different from other sects. We don’t have strict rules, so if they want to go home and see you, they can return anytime.”
“Many thanks! Thank you so much, Master!” the man said, his eyes filled with gratitude. “Then I’ll be going… Don’t let them follow me.”
After that, he glanced deeply at his three children and turned to run away into the distance.
“Daddy!”
Three children, seeing their father run away, immediately wanted to follow him.
Fang Yu gave Mu Qingran a look, and Mu Qingran stepped forward to stop the three children.
Three little guys cried loudly.
“Master, they…” Chen Ye stepped forward, wanting to say something.
“I know.” Fang Yu nodded, watching the man run away.
At this moment, a memory that was already quite vague to him seemed to awaken.
He seems to have been through a similar situation before.
I can’t think of any specific situations.
Fang Yu shook his head slightly and stopped thinking about it.
The man brought three children, obviously out of desperation. His family simply couldn’t afford to raise them anymore.
Therefore, he would send the child here even though he still had doubts about Huazhi Men.
Fang Yu knew the man’s thoughts, but he didn’t care.
At least, since the man brought three children, he isn’t going to waste a whole day’s time today.
And barring any unforeseen circumstances, these three children… will certainly be able to change the fate of a whole family of men in the future.
“I’m leaving.” Fang Yu said.
A group of people are getting ready to leave.
Xiao Xier had already run to Mu Qingran’s side, helping to comfort the three children and following behind.
Chen Ye and Zhong Chen followed closely behind Fang Yu.
Just as they were about to leave the central square, Xu Jia ran over.
“Master Fang, please wait!”
Fang Yu stopped and looked at Xu Jia Lu, asking, “Young Master Xu, is there anything else?”
“To meet a brilliant individual like Master Fang, is an honor for me. May I have the privilege of offering you tea at my humble abode?” Xu Jialu asked respectfully.
Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and said, “Okay.”
After saying that, Fang Yu turned back and said to Chen Ye: “You guys return to the Yu Hua Gate first. I’ll stay in Tian Long City for a while.”
“Yes, Master.” Chen Ye replied.
Thus, Chen Ye Zhongchen and Mu Qingran took Xiao Xi’er and the three children back to Yuhua Gate first.
While Fang Yu went with Xu Jialu towards the City Lord’s Mansion.
Seeing Mu Qingran leave, Xu Jia’s eyes couldn’t hide their disappointment, but she quickly cheered up.
He knew that he had to get closer to Fang Yu now, build a relationship, so that he would have more opportunities to see Mu Qingran in the future.
The City Lord’s Mansion is not far from the central square. It takes less than five minutes to walk there, just turn two corners.
Compared to the City Lord’s Mansion within the Shadow Clan, the City Lord’s Mansion in Tiangong City appears more majestic and imposing. It could even be said to be resplendent with gold and jade, extravagant to the extreme.
Just one gate resembled a hotel on Earth, with many guards stationed there.
As soon as you enter, there is a circular courtyard. Besides the colorful flowerbeds surrounding it, there is also an artificial hill and waterfall in the center, constantly emitting mist, like a fairyland.
Passing through the courtyard and across a pond, after walking along dozens of small paths, we finally arrived at a hall.
As soon as he sat down, Fang Yu looked around at the extremely luxurious surroundings and said, “Your home is even more lavish than a palace.”
“You can’t say that!” Xu Jialu’s face changed slightly, and she immediately turned her head to look around, lowering her voice, “Walls have ears, if this gets out it would be troublesome.”
“Isn’t this your home?” Fang Yu said, “What do you mean it’s not possible?”
“Our family also belongs to the Eternal Imperial Dynasty…” Xu Jialu transmitted her voice to Fang Yu using her divine sense, saying, “If this gets to the current emperor’s ears, we’ll be in big trouble.”