Chapter 343 Choice

After Master Luo finished speaking, he stood up and left.

"Mr. Xiao Mo, I'll take my leave now. You can think about this matter carefully and don't make a hasty decision."

After saying that, he sighed: "The way out I gave is good to me, but it may not be the best. You have many choices, just choose the good one and follow it."

Master Luo really considers ink painting.

In the next few days, Mo Hua also understood what Master Luo meant when he said "there are many choices".

Sects and families from nearby states also sent invitations to Mo Hua.

Some invited Mo Hua to teach formations; some directly promised to make Mo Hua an elder; some forces made passionate words and invited Mo Hua to "discuss great causes and plan for innovation";

There are also some families who want to add ink paintings to their wedding invitations, and attach a few portraits of young, pure or charming female nuns in the family to the invitations...

Mo Hua didn't say anything, but Liu Ruhua was particularly angry.

She threw all these portraits into the stove and said to Mo Hua:

"This kind of family that makes erroneous ideas and tempts with color is not a serious family. You must not go!"

"If you are looking for a Taoist companion, look for an upright and innocent girl."

Mo Hua said helplessly: "Mom, it's still early..."

"Nip it in the bud!" Liu Ruhua said seriously.

"All right……"

A few days later, Zhang Lan also came to see Mo Hua.

"I have a few things to tell you."

Zhang Lan sat in his usual seat in the restaurant, ordered a pot of wine and several plates of meat, and said to Mo Hua while drinking.

"You're not going to win me over, are you?" Mo Hua asked doubtfully.

Zhang Lan was poked into his thoughts, took a sip of wine, thought for a while, and nodded, "If you are subtle, it is called forming a good relationship, if you are straightforward, it is indeed a win-win.

"The Zhang family?"

Zhang Lan sighed: "No more."

After speaking, he first took out a document and said, "This is a document written by the old boss. You can join the sect of Daoting Zhili."

"Daoting Zhili?"

"It is a sect that is directly affiliated with Daoting and trains talents for Daoting. You must have connections within Daoting before you can enter. There are also recommended places for the headmaster of a city, but there are very few..."

"Wouldn't that be very valuable?"

"That's natural." Zhang Lan nodded and said, "This is also the boss's intention. If he has trouble in the future, you must not stand idly by."

"Don't worry, I have a good relationship with the boss and I will definitely help him!" Mo Hua promised.

Zhang Lan nodded with satisfaction.

"After completing the sect's studies, can I enter the Daotingsi?" Mo Hua asked.

"maybe."

Mo Hua was slightly startled.

Zhang Lan explained: "It also depends on the situation. Generally speaking, as long as you practice seriously, your character is not too bad, and your character is not extreme, you can join the Daoting Division after completing your studies."

"And it is not restricted by status." Zhang Lan looked at Mo Hua and said, "It is difficult for you to enter the Tao Tingsi based on your status as a casual cultivator, but it is much easier to enter from these sects directly under the Tao Ting. ”

"There are so many ways..." Mo Hua couldn't help but complain.

"That's natural." Zhang Lan took a sip of wine and said with slightly focused eyes:

"Those who set the rules will leave some doorways to make profits for themselves. The monks below do not know the rules and cannot get around the threshold. They can only hit their heads and bleed."

"The monks above are familiar with the doorways. It is easy to cross these thresholds."

"So the casual cultivators below are ill-informed, and no matter how talented they are, they may not fare as well as those family cultivators who are mediocre in talent but well-informed.

Mo Hua nodded.

If Zhang Lan hadn't told him these things, he wouldn't have known about them at all.

"What if it's an unusual situation?" Mo Hua asked again.

"There are two situations." Zhang Lan replied, "One is the one with poor qualifications, poor study, and the kind that is so bad that the mud can't hold up the wall."

"This kind of person can enter the Zhili Sect of Daoting all because of his connections. Unless he has more connections, he can't even hope to get an errand in Daotingsi."

"The other type is those who are very qualified and have learned well. It is possible for such monks to directly enter the Taoist court."

Mo Hua was surprised and said: "Daoting, isn't it Daotingsi?"

"That's right." Zhang Lan nodded, "It's the central court, not the local court."

Then Zhang Lan sighed: "But don't even think about this."

"Is my spiritual root too weak?"

"Yes." Zhang Lan felt a little regretful, "Your talent in formation is actually excellent..."

"It's so good that I don't even know how to praise it..."

Zhang Lan said silently in his heart, and then continued:

"However, your spiritual roots and physical body are indeed... a little worse..."

Zhang Lan said it more euphemistically, but when Mo Hua saw his expression, he knew that he said "a little worse" actually meant "a lot worse".

But Mo Hua doesn't blame him. He who knows himself knows that his spiritual roots and physical body are indeed shortcomings.

After Zhang Lan said this, he changed his tone and said:

"This is Daotingsi's invitation. Do you want to go and see yourself? I will recruit you for the Zhang family..."

Zhang Lan was not polite and straightforwardly stated some conditions: including what status the Zhang family would give him, what future he would have, what inheritance the formation would have, etc.

"There is also the matter of getting married. If you stay in the Zhang family, getting married is probably inevitable."

"But if you want to get married normally, you can only find Taoist companions in the side branches, and the children will also bear your surname."

"But if you are willing to marry into the family, you can marry a female disciple of the direct lineage. You and your future children will have to change your surnames, but in return, the family will treat you as their own, and you will truly become a member of the Zhang family..."

...

Zhang Lan told Mo Hua everything about joining the family, no matter how big or small.

After finishing speaking, Zhang Lan changed the subject, "These are what I should do and say as a disciple of the Zhang family..."

"The following words are what I personally say to you."

Zhang Lan looked at Mo Hua and said solemnly:

"Don't marry into a family. Unless it is absolutely necessary, don't cling to the family!"

"Marrying into a family means abandoning the family name and losing yourself in exchange for your own rapid development... Unless you really have a hard time, it is best not to do so."

"If you don't marry into a family, you can go anywhere in the cultivation world with your own ability; if you marry into a family and join a noble family, you will step into a pool of bottomless stagnant water."

"It is better to be a wandering crane than a fish and dragon trapped in stagnant water."

"What's more, in my eyes, there is no family in this world that is worthy of you marrying into a family, even my Zhang family!"

Mo Hua looked stunned. He didn't expect that Zhang Lan thought so highly of him, and he was grateful for Zhang Lan's kindness.

When Mo Hua gradually determined to never marry into a noble family or marry into a family of his own, Zhang Lan changed the subject again:

"Of course, if you really want to marry into a family of your own, you should marry into my Zhang family..."

Mo Hua looked at him with a complicated expression.

Zhang Lan said helplessly: "It's better to keep the wealth within the family..."

"Isn't what you said inappropriate..." Mo Hua said speechlessly.

Zhang Lan waved his hand, "These are all trivial matters. Just understand the meaning. Don't pay attention to the details."

"If it doesn't work, we can settle for the next best thing... Next to that, we can also consider the Yang family..."

Zhang Lan showed a trace of disgust.

Mo Hua asked in confusion, "Are the Zhang and Yang families at odds?"

"The Zhang and Yang families have a good relationship, but I don't get along with that kid Yang Jiyong."

Zhang Lan said seriously, "The disciples of the Yang family are brave and good at fighting, and they have been on the battlefield for a long time. They are worthy of admiration..."

"Except for that kid Yang Jiyong..."

"You are proficient in formations, and you can indeed do a lot on the battlefield. If you join the Yang family and have the support of the Yang family, you can also do well in the Daobing Division."

"But it's more difficult and dangerous to fight with the Daobing."

"Think about these things carefully..."

After Zhang Lan finished speaking, he also asked Mo Hua to think clearly and not to rush to choose. After that, he finished the wine and meat in a few seconds and got up to say goodbye.

He is the director of the Daoting Division. He can be lazy on weekdays, but now that Feng Xi has appeared in the world and the monks have moved to the city, he has a lot of things to do.

Zhang Lan said hello to Mo Hua and said goodbye.

But when he said goodbye, he looked back at the restaurant and felt a little heavy.

He has become accustomed to eating and drinking in this restaurant.

After the city is moved, he will also leave.

He is a disciple of a noble family, and it is impossible for him to move with the independent cultivators of Tongxian City. He will most likely return to his family or find another more promising position.

After leaving, he may no longer feel this simple and noisy atmosphere.

He may never be able to eat these wine and meat again, and there may no longer be a little cultivator like Mo Hua, chatting with him...