Chapter 40 Hurriedly Telling Each Other

  Ye Wen turned his head and looked at the Xu family's mansion, which had just walked out. He didn't know what kind of taste it was in his heart. The old man of the Xu family was even more arrogant than he thought, and he didn't know if his visit this time was right or wrong.

  Shook his head, thinking he had knocked on the wrong door today, and strode towards the downtown area. Just as he left Xu's house not far away, there were many people shouting behind him.

  "Mr. Ye! Mr. Ye!"

  Ye Wen looked around, and it seemed that he was the only one on this road. So Mr. Ye must be calling himself. Turning his head to look back, he saw an old woman being supported by several servants and maidservants chasing after him. The servants were shouting "Mr. Ye" while frantically waving their hands, as if Ye Wen had eyes in the back of his head that could see them waving.

  However, they did this, and it made Yue Wen understand that these people were indeed calling out to him. He stopped in his tracks and stood still, waiting quietly for the group of people.

  But in a moment, these people came before him. Ye Wen saw that the woman who was leading them already had white hair at her temples and was no longer young. He immediately made a fist and bowed: "I don't know what the elderly lady has summoned me for?"

  He didn't recognize the old woman, especially when he saw her clothes and the people around her, so he couldn't understand why she was looking for him.

  The old woman took a slight breath, evened out her breathing, and then said: "Mr. Ye said today that my son Xu Xian is about to become your disciple, is that true?"

  Ye Wen immediately understood that the old woman was Xuan's mother, and now that she had learned of her youngest son's whereabouts, who had been driven out of the house by her husband, she hastily chased after him.

  It turned out that early this morning, the people of Shu Shan had simply taken some things and written a list of what they wanted to buy, and then swooped down the mountain.

  Since the reconstruction of Mount Shu Sect, this is the first time that all members of the sect have come down from the mountain without leaving anyone to watch the house. This is also because there are too many things to buy this time, so everyone comes down together and things can be done faster.

  After wandering around the city for a while, Ye Wen found the group of workers who had previously built houses for the Shu Mountain Sect. He instructed them to pack up their things and prepare the necessary tools and materials. In the afternoon, he went back to Shu Mountain with them. This time, they were still working on modifying the houses. It would be great if these people could finish the work before the end of the year.

  Such a big deal came to the door, these craftsmen were naturally very happy, and they patted their chest to guarantee that everything would be arranged in the shortest time, and then followed Ye Wen up to Shu Mountain.

  No wonder these workers are happy, the Spring Festival is approaching, but it's getting harder to find work, and many people don't know how to spend the New Year. Unexpectedly, Ye Wen came to their doorstep, and they had a deep impression of this young man.

  More than half a year ago, this person forcibly enclosed a large area of land on the mountain and built two large halls and several houses, but then stopped building. It seems that this time they are going to continue building houses or something like that.

  Although it's a big winter, they have to go up the mountain. However, this young man is very generous with his money. This trip will clearly be another big expense. After finishing this time, everything for this winter will be settled! Those who have families immediately returned home to explain things and then prepared to follow Ye Wen up the mountain.

  As for Ye Wen, after he finished his explanation, he looked up at the sky and saw that it was still early. He couldn't just stand there waiting for this group of workers to finish their preparations, so he thoughtlessly wandered off to the Yue Shan Escort Agency.

  At this time, everyone in the Yue Mountain Escort Bureau knew that Ye Wen had accepted their young master as a disciple and also had a good relationship with the General Escort Yue Hang. So after just a greeting, he was invited to the hall for tea. Before long, Yue Hang personally came over to receive Ye Wen.

  The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and then Ye Wen said: "It just so happens that I'm going down the mountain today to take care of some business, and I thought I'd mention it to you, General Yue. Four days from now, we'll be holding Ning'er's initiation ceremony. If you're free, please come up the mountain to our sect's gate to attend!"

  Yue Hang was taken aback, seemingly not expecting that his son's entry would actually hold a grand entrance ceremony. If Ye Wen hadn't noticed Yue Hang's confusion and immediately added an explanation, he might have really not understood why his son was being treated with such importance.

  "Ning Er is my first disciple and also the first junior disciple of our Shu Shan Sect!"

  As soon as this was said, Yue Hang immediately understood. The Jianghu sects attach great importance to inheritance, and the first disciple of each generation is naturally a major event for the continuation of the sect, no wonder Shu Shan Sect is so solemn.

  "So that's what you mean..."

  "Ah, Ning Er is the first chief of the next generation of Shu Shan Sect!" Originally, according to Ye Wen's calculation, he himself was considered the first generation of Shu Shan Sect, and his disciples were naturally the second generation. However, last night after dinner, when discussing Xu Xian's entry into the sect with his fellow sister, Ning Ruxue believed that they themselves should be considered the seventh-generation disciples of Shu Shan Sect, and their own disciples should be the eighth generation. She was counting all the previous generations of Shu Shan Sect.

  Ye Wen thought for a moment, although his Shu Shan Sect was newly established, it was after all an extension of the original sect, so he finally accepted Ning Ruxue's words. As the seventh generation disciple and seventh generation leader of the Shu Shan Sect, his own disciples were eighth generation disciples of the Shu Shan Sect.

  Yue Hang was overjoyed when he found out that his son was actually the eighth generation's chief disciple. It's worth noting that in a sect, the difference between the chief disciple and an ordinary disciple is enormous. Even when it comes to passing on the skills of the trade, the chief disciple may be called upon by their master to start their own small furnace, just to ensure that they can solidify their position as chief disciple and prevent any internal strife from arising among the other disciples who might not accept their seniority.

  Yue Hang's face lit up with joy upon hearing the news, and after exchanging pleasantries with Ye Wen for a while, he promised to personally attend the ceremony on that day. He then escorted Ye Wen out of the gate, and afterwards instructed Gong Sunmu: "Since my son has become the next-generation chief disciple of Mount Shu Sect, our Yue Mountain Escort Bureau can't not make some gesture, hurry up and prepare gifts!"

  Then the Yue Mountain Escort Agency was busy again, and Yue Hang even carefully considered what gifts to give to the Shu Shan Sect would be suitable. He spent the whole day busy with these things.

  Ye Wen thought for a moment, then inquired and found Xu's mansion again, visiting Old Man Xu. Since the two had some connection, Ye Wen had also helped with Xu family matters before, so Old Man Xu personally met with Ye Wen, giving him face.

  At first, the conversation was still quite harmonious, but after the topic turned to Xu Xian, Mr. Xu's fiery temper finally opened Ye Wen's eyes.

  "That unfilial son is dead or alive has nothing to do with me, Xu family!"

  It's pointless to say more when the conversation doesn't go well, so Ye Wen saw Xu Lao's reaction and knew it was unnecessary to continue speaking. He wasn't someone who would force himself on others when he knew they weren't giving him a good face. So he just calmly said: "In that case, I'll take my leave!" In fact, he only felt that as a father, there was no need to hold such a grudge against his own son, so he personally came to inform the Xu family of Xu Xian's current situation. Having said what he wanted to say, his purpose had been achieved, and whether or not they appreciated it wasn't something he cared about, so he turned around and left the Xu residence.

  It just so happened that Old Master Xu didn't care, but Old Madam Xu was very concerned about this matter. A small maid who was serving tea overheard the news of Xu Xian and immediately rushed to tell Old Madam Xu, which led to Old Madam Xu hastily chasing after him with a few servants.

  "Where is Mr. Ye's school located?"

  After chatting for a few sentences, the old lady knew about Xu Xian's current situation and felt relieved knowing that he was not far from home. However, she still worried about her own son, fearing that he might not be eating well or living comfortably.

  "Right on the mountain, all the way up the mountain, and just before reaching the top of the mountain, you can see the gate of my Shu Mountain Sect!" This is nothing to hide, since the Shu Mountain Sect has already opened its gates and started recruiting disciples, it's only a matter of time before the location of the sect is made public.

  The old lady didn't say anything, then asked another question about when her son's initiation ceremony was. After getting an accurate answer, she said: "In the future, please ask Master Ye to take care of my son more!" Then she slowly walked back with her servants.

  After this conversation with Mrs. Xu, Ye Wen saw that the sky was already late and turned around to find those workers again. He only saw that these workers had packed up their luggage and even hired many porters to help transport building materials and tools - this was also what Ye Wen had entrusted them with. After all, they wanted to build a house, and there were definitely many things needed, so it was impossible for the few of them to carry everything up.

  Everything was ready, and Ye Wen led the large group of people to Shu Shan in a majestic manner. Along the way, many small doors and households saw so many people carrying things up the mountain, and those who reacted quickly immediately understood that someone was opening a mountain and establishing a sect, which meant building houses. Those who reacted slower also knew to ask the people around them.

  With Ye Wen leading the way at the front of the team, basically everyone knew that Ye Wen was going to rebuild the Mountain Gate again! A few people who were slightly familiar with Ye Wen came up to congratulate him, and even expressed their intention to attend the ceremony when Ye Wen opened his own sect.

  Ye Wen heard the words and laughed, explaining: "It's not about opening a new sect, the sect has always been on the mountain! This time it's just to build a few more houses, the original houses are not enough to live in!"

  "Not enough room?"

  Not everyone standing here is a fool, and someone immediately understood that this was another increase in power.

  "Isn't this about recruiting more disciples?"

  Just as everyone was guessing, Ye Wen directly gave the answer: "Four days later, there will be a grand ceremony for new disciples at the gate of my Shu Mountain Sect. If you have nothing else to do, come to the mountain to attend the ceremony. My Shu Mountain Sect will definitely prepare melons, fruits, wine and water to entertain everyone!"

  Since he had already made up his mind to drive the mountain gate away, Ye Wen also stopped hiding the existence of his sect and said it out loud with a burst of internal energy. Although his internal energy was limited, everyone nearby heard it clearly, especially the phrase "Shu Mountain Sect" which everyone heard clearly.

  Several people's faces changed upon hearing this, and they exchanged glances with each other. One of them even turned around and left hastily, apparently going to look for someone.