After discussing with Cheng Man about the plan and details of revenge, Chu Shen felt some of his anger dissipate.

"You care about money, don't you?"

Then please care a little more.

Wait until I expose all of you from the shadows and hang each one of you on the streetlights!

"Oh, by the way, nephew, when you went to the Lamp Grass Gathering, did you recruit some wandering cultivators?" After arranging the main matters, Cheng Man remembered something and asked.

Chu Shen nodded, "Indeed, they are all wandering cultivators with certain expertise. I thought it would be a waste for them to wander aimlessly outside like lost souls, so I recruited them, planning to train them and use them later."

I didn't expect to have to do so much after this attack. We need people everywhere. Now it seems that recruiting them was a blessing in disguise.

At that time, I will also need Uncle Cheng's help to observe and see which ones are useful and which ones are not.

After experiencing this incident, Chu Shen and Cheng Man's relationship had taken another step forward, and their address to each other was no longer so formal.

Cheng Man nodded in satisfaction, "I understand. Nephew, you do need some capable people to assist you. Unfortunately, Tai Ping Sect is small and lacks manpower, especially when it comes to assisting the main sect with recent affairs. We simply cannot spare enough hands."

"Oh, by the way, I wonder how many of those wandering cultivators have arrived?" Chu Shen suddenly remembered that he had forgotten about the matter of the wandering cultivators while being preoccupied with finding the culprit for revenge.

"According to your list, they should have all arrived by now."

Chu Shen immediately got up and went to meet these recruited wandering cultivators.

Although the Tai Ping Sect is a local small sect, it is also a legitimate sect. The place it was established on is the spiritual vein of Nanping City, with abundant spiritual energy.

After the scattered cultivators recruited by Chu Shen entered this place, they were already excited by the rich spiritual energy. After being arranged by the disciples of the Tai Ping Sect, they couldn't wait to meditate and cultivate, seizing this rare opportunity in the far west.

Compared to camping and practicing in the wild or enduring difficult cultivation in places with thin spiritual energy, the conditions in front of them were beyond their wildest dreams.

It must be said that scattered cultivators have it tough, and many people are already grateful to have boarded Chu Shen's ship.

When the guest disciples informed everyone that Chu Shen was coming to meet them, these scattered cultivators jumped up like startled rabbits and eagerly went to greet him, just to leave a good impression and continue to enjoy the nourishment of spiritual energy for a little longer.

Chu Shen's meeting with everyone went smoothly.

Because the scattered cultivators had their own demands, although his arrangements were somewhat contrary to the usual practice of cultivators, requiring them to work in various professions like ordinary people, they immediately agreed.

For cultivators, engaging in ordinary professions is not a matter of whether they can detach themselves from their long robes, but whether the rewards are sufficient.

Just like Yu Sidao earning over a hundred taels of gold as a broker seemed to be a generous reward, it was actually incomparable to the spiritual stones and other valuable items that cultivators need. This is the fundamental reason why many cultivators are unwilling to engage in ordinary professions.

Input and output are not proportional.

But Chu Shen's offer met the scattered cultivators' expectations, and even exceeded them. They naturally became passionate and willing to devote themselves to Chu Shen's cause.

Scattered cultivators may seem more noble than ordinary people, but in essence, they are also a group of people oppressed at the bottom of the cultivation world. They are just as "humble and lowly" as ordinary people.

Whether in the mortal world or the cultivation world, the polarization is an extremely sharp and opposing contradiction.

This is also the fundamental reason why Chu Shen, after seeing through it, is willing to recruit those who are not as capable as disciples of the sect, rather than directly recruiting from sects such as the Taiping Sect.

Only by allowing these scattered cultivators who possess certain advanced productive forces, are oppressed at the bottom, and have no support, to penetrate deeper into the world of ordinary people who have nothing, can a wonderful reaction be formed. They will bring ideas, technology, and development goals to ordinary people, and in turn, ordinary people will let them know that they are not completely destitute.

Similarly, as the one who discovered them and provided them with guidance for the future, Chu Shen himself will also receive their gratitude and loyalty, truly establishing a solid foundation of support for the Chu family.

With such expectations, he did not treat the scattered cultivators with the same aloofness and disdain as many disciples of sects, but instead gave them encouragement in a friendly manner. At the same time, he explained his insights on cultivation techniques and the Integrated Union of ordinary human industries, as well as his expectations for the future.

This made the scattered cultivators feel that they had found a direction for their personal development. The atmosphere at the scene was extremely enthusiastic, and their attitude towards Chu Shen gradually evolved from initial restraint as employees to gratitude for the opportunity, and eventually to admiration for him as a life mentor.

The seeds of loyalty and trust began to sprout.

Afterwards, specific work arrangements were made. Based on the areas of expertise of the scattered cultivators, he dispersed them and placed them in various industries in Nanping City that were related to himself: planting, breeding, animal husbandry, smelting, spice research, sales, etc.

The Chu family had many tentacles in Nanping City, and they had contact with most industries. There were more than enough scattered cultivators to be arranged...

However, after interacting with the scattered cultivators, he found that not everyone had arrived.

The Qian family had not come.

He had originally planned to arrange the scattered cultivators and take this family, along with a few other selected scattered cultivators, back to the Chongxue Collection. Now, his journey was delayed, which was somewhat strange.

"Who knows why the Qian family hasn't arrived?"

There are often conflicts and contradictions among the scattered cultivators, but there is also a lot of cooperation and mutual assistance. After all, they are all people who have fallen from the world, and their lives are already miserable. They don't have the energy to indulge in fighting each other. Many scattered cultivators who operate in the same area are familiar with each other.

Indeed, there were scattered cultivators who knew about Qiān Bùduō's family's arrival at the Tàipíng Sect before me, but I haven't seen them since I arrived at the Tàipíng Sect!

Chu Shen felt something in his heart upon hearing this and asked, "Do you know their address and the possible route to Nánpíng City?"

The scattered cultivator replied, "I know!"

He immediately informed Chu Shen.

Chu Shen nodded and instructed the scattered cultivators to go to their respective positions according to his arrangement. He himself found Chéng Mǎn and requested to bring some Tàipíng Sect disciples with him to visit Qiān Bùduō's family.

Chéng Mǎn, experienced as he was, immediately asked, "Do you suspect something happened to their family?"

Chu Shen nodded, "Qiān Bùduō is a bit simple-minded and straightforward. People like him generally value promises. I offered him good conditions, and others who left later have already arrived. There's no reason for him not to arrive, so something must have happened."

After thinking for a moment, Chéng Mǎn said, "The incident might have nothing to do with your recruitment. Why bother meddling?"

"No, it's highly likely that I've implicated his family," Chu Shen said angrily, "Those people failed to assassinate me and suffered losses. They must be angry and unable to do anything to me, but there are plenty of ways to deal with Qiān Bùduō's family."

He was the first person I recruited, and I offered him the highest price. I have high hopes for his family's potential. If I can't protect them, how will other scattered cultivators view me?"

Upon hearing this, Chéng Mǎn said, "That makes sense. Who doesn't have relatives and friends? If something happens to Qiān Bùduō's family, those scattered cultivators you recruited will probably also worry about the safety of their own loved ones."

Chu Shen sneered, "I originally wanted to compete with them without breaking the relationship, but they've crossed the line and disrespected me. If they don't want to show face, then let's see if they can handle the consequences!"

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