Chapter 2: The Disciples Disperse

  The sudden emergence of the mysterious ability left Qin Chuan stunned, standing motionless in front of Liu Zhangmen's bed. Chen Hao, kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but remind Qin Chuan: "Second brother, no, Master, the former master has passed away, what should we do next?"

  Qin Chuan finally came to his senses and said to the people kneeling on the ground, "Everyone get up. Let's first bury our master in the back mountain and let him rest in peace, then we'll discuss what to do next together."

  "Yes, Master." Everyone responded and stood up from the ground, then began to handle the aftermath of the former master's death. Only Eldest Brother Shi Ping remained standing still with a gloomy expression.

  Qin Chuan didn't bother with him either. For now, he had more important things to attend to and no time for bickering.

  Although it was the funeral of the former leader, the Yuexing Gate did not decline to this point. With little money and few people, the funeral naturally had no grandeur to speak of. After a flurry of activity, they finally managed to bury the former leader in the back mountain.

  Qin Chuan led his disciples to kneel down in front of the tomb, paying their respects and symbolically wailing twice, which was also a way for him to fulfill his duty.

  After the burial was over, Qin Chuan ordered everyone: "Everyone disperse first, rest well tonight, and gather at the gate of the sect's main hall early tomorrow morning to discuss matters."

  As soon as the words fell, Shidi Shi Ping stood out with a strange tone and said: "The grand hall meeting and all that, let Qin Zhangmen go play by himself, we won't join in."

  Qin Chuan looked at Shi Ping coldly and asked, "What do you mean?" Earlier during the burial process, Shi Ping had been whispering to others from time to time. Qin Chuan had expected him to cause trouble.

  "My point is, after burying Liu Zhangmen, we've fulfilled our duty as apprentices. From now on, the Yuhua Sect has nothing to do with us anymore. As for you, Qin Dazhangmen, since Liu Zhangmen favored you so much when he was alive, I hope you'll inherit his legacy and go die with the Yuhua Sect three months later."

  "Alright. You want to leave the sect? Now you can go. As for what happens to Huaya Sect afterwards, it's none of your concern."

  Shi Ping sneered and said, "Of course I don't need to worry. Even Liu Zhangmen's cultivation base at the third layer of Qi Refining can't escape death, let alone you, a mere first-layer Qi Refiner, who will die even faster!"

  He tore off his mourning attire and threw it to the ground, then turned around and walked away with a long stride.

  Qin Chuan glanced at the others who were whispering to each other and said calmly, "Is there anyone else who wants to leave the sect? You can follow Shi Ping down the mountain now. Those who have decided not to leave, gather in the main hall tomorrow morning for a meeting."

  After finishing speaking, he didn't say anything more and turned around to leave.

  In fact, during the funeral, Qin Chuan had already been thinking about this issue.

  The "Qin Chu" who had taken over his body, although he didn't know why, was doted on by Liu Zhangmen, but he had a weak personality and low strength, and had no prestige in the Yu Hua Gate. Especially with Eldest Senior Brother Shi Ping, who openly and secretly made things difficult for him.

  Although he has now inherited the position of leader, without Liu's backing, these people are unlikely to obey his leadership.

  It's not impossible to win them over, it just takes time.

  But three months later, Song Yang may make a comeback, and what Qin Chuan lacks most now is time.

  Weighing the pros and cons, they proactively left the sect, which is actually a good thing for Qin Chuan. Anyway, Qin Chuan believes that with game functions as assistance, even if he's the only one left, he can still rebuild the sect to its former glory.

  After leaving Houshan, Qin Chuan did not go to rest, but instead walked around on Feiyue Mountain under the bright moonlight, carefully examining the terrain, vegetation, water sources and other conditions of the main peak of Feiyue Mountain, and then went to those several dilapidated secondary peaks to take a look, getting all the situations clear in his mind.

  It took almost an hour for Qin Chuan to return to the main hall of the Menpai sect.

  Arriving in front of the main hall of the sect, he looked up at the plaque hanging on the gate. This plaque was also a symbol of the sect's image, but even under the moonlight, it could be seen that it was somewhat worn out. Fortunately, the three characters "Yuhua Gate" were still clear in the moonlight.

  Qin Chuan looked at these three words and silently recited in his heart: "Let me check the sect information."

  As I thought about it, that mysterious transparent interface immediately floated in front of me again, and the basic information of the Feathered Gate clearly appeared on it:

  School Name: Yu Huamen

  School level: 1st grade

  School Reputation: 0 (Many disciples have left the school, and its reputation has been cleared.)

  Number of disciples: 2 people

  Town Mountain Method Treasure: None

  Hushan Great Array: None

  Alliance Force: None

  Enemy forces: None

  Qin Chu smiled calmly, and the number of his disciples changed from eight to two. It seemed that most of his fellow disciples had chosen to leave the sect like Shi Ping, which directly led to the sect's reputation falling to zero, and the sect's level also plummeted to the lowest first-level.

  However, these changes were within Qin Chuan's acceptable range, and he didn't take it to heart. He was just curious, who would be the remaining disciple?

  Don't worry, go to the main hall early tomorrow morning, everything will become clear.

  The next morning, Qin Chuan got up early, washed and dressed simply, then headed to the main hall of the Men's Department.

  After entering the main hall, the first thing I saw was the stout figure of Chen Hao, my third junior brother. The disciple who chose to stay behind turned out to be him.

  From memory, Qin Chuan knew that in the past at Huaya Gate, Third Brother, Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother were all very close to him. Now that disaster had struck, Fourth Brother and Sixth Brother immediately distanced themselves, while Third Brother stayed behind. Whose relationships were valuable and whose were worthless was immediately laid bare.

  Looking at Chen Hao's honest face, Qin Chuan couldn't help but feel a wave of emotion. After crossing over to Yu Hua Men, Qin Chuan hadn't paid much attention to this third junior brother, but from now on, he decided to truly regard Chen Hao as a brother.

  When disaster strikes and someone still doesn't abandon you, they are absolutely trustworthy.

  In the great hall, apart from Chen Hao, there were also Chen Bo, Wang Shu and Heng Er. They too did not choose to leave. However, they were miscellaneous personnel and did not belong to the Yuhua Gate's disciples, so they did not appear in the gate's information.

  As soon as Qin Chuan walked in, the four people in the main hall immediately bowed and saluted: "Greetings, Master!"

  Qin Chuan waved his hand at the four of them: "Everyone sit down."

  After sitting down in the middle of the main hall, Qin Chuan continued to speak: "Have you all thought it through? Do you really want to continue staying at Yuhua Gate?"

  Chen Bo, who was in charge of the trivial matters, spoke up first: "Yes, Master. The former master had saved my father and me from death, and before he died, he instructed me to serve you well. No matter what difficulties the Yuhua Gate may face, I swear to follow you to the death!"

  "Master, I'll follow you to death just like my father!" Chen Hao also chimed in, echoing his father's words.

  Qin Chu nodded and looked at Wang Shu and Heng Er again.

  The old woman smiled awkwardly and said, "Master, I'm a clumsy old woman who can't speak properly. All I know is that my whole life has been without support or reliance, but after coming to the Feather Transformation Gate, I finally feel like I have a home. No matter what, I don't want to leave the Feather Transformation Gate again."

  "Heng'er also spoke up: 'Master, Heng'er is also a helpless orphan. If it weren't for Master Liu's kindness, I would have starved to death on the streets long ago. Although I'm just a miscellaneous servant, as long as the Yuhua Gate has something going on, I'll still be willing to risk my life!'"

  This young man is only in his teens, but he has a heroic spirit that many people in their forties don't have.

  After listening to everyone's words, Qin Chuan slowly stood up from his seat and said solemnly: "No matter what reasons everyone has for staying behind, as long as everyone is still willing to make sacrifices for the Feather Transformation Gate and still willing to trust me as the gatekeeper, then the Feather Transformation Gate will definitely take responsibility for everyone!"

  Pausing for a moment, Qin Chuan continued: "First of all, I want to tell everyone some good news. Two days ago, in a cave on Fei Yu Mountain, I inadvertently obtained some mysterious treasures left behind by the founder of the Feather Transformation Sect, Yu Hua Zhen Ren. The power is boundless. With these treasures in hand, plus everyone's concerted effort, three months later, if that loose cultivator Song Yang really comes again, we can definitely beat him to the point where he won't even have a chance to escape!"

  The so-called legacy of the Feathered True Man is a treasure left behind, which was fabricated by Qin Chu as a cover for the game's functionality. Firstly, it uses the name of the Feathered True Man to stabilize the military's morale, and secondly, when he himself uses the game's functionality to develop his sect in the future, there will be an explanation.

  After hearing Qin Chuan's words, everyone's spirits were suddenly lifted.

  "No wonder Eldest Brother Zhang had been acting strangely for the past two days. It turns out he found a treasure!" Chen Hao said first.

  "Can those babies really beat that loose cultivator?" Hong'er still couldn't believe it.

  "Need you ask? If the True Immortal is so formidable, then the treasure he left behind must be just as formidable!" Chen Bo said firmly.

  "This is great, we don't have to worry about being forced out of our homes and having nowhere to go!" Wang aunt laughed with a wide smile.

  Seeing the dark cloud that had been shrouding everyone's heart being successfully dispelled, Qin Chuan felt quite satisfied. He waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, let's not mention this matter for now. The most important thing at present is to manage the sect and get it back on track as soon as possible."

  Turning his head to look at Chen Bo, he asked: "Chen Bo, isn't the land tax and grain of the Yu Hua Gate all managed by you?"

  Chen Bo was always meticulous and efficient in his work, having made preparations beforehand. Upon hearing Qin Chuan's inquiry, he immediately pulled out an account book from his pocket and handed it over to Qin Chuan with respect.

  Qin Chuan opened it and took a look, with a hint of solemnity flashing in his eyes.

  On the account book, Chen Bo wrote clearly that originally, Yuexianmen had 30 mu of land at the foot of the mountain. However, in order to raise money for Qin Zhangmen's injury treatment this month, all of them have been sold out. Now there are only two mu of thin fields on the west side of the vice peak where Chen Bo often lives, which is opened up by Chen Bo himself when he has nothing to do. This will be the only source of food for Yuexianmen at present.

  As for the remaining grain and silver in the warehouse, Chen Bo carefully calculated and analyzed that at most it would only be enough to use for one month.

  There were also some detailed records of miscellaneous items, but these were unimportant, so Qin Chuan did not read them carefully.

  After finishing reading the booklet, Qin Chuan shifted his gaze back to these few people standing in front of him.

  Among these people, except for Chen Hao, the other three are all in the category of old, weak, women and children. The door faction only has one month's worth of grain left, there is nothing valuable to sell, and no land to collect rent from. To develop such a door faction, Qin Chuan realizes that his task as the leader is arduous.

  When the mood was heavy, a familiar prompt sound suddenly rang in his ears again: "You have a new novice resource package to receive, do you want to receive it immediately?"