Chapter 343 Choice

After Master Luo finished speaking, he stood up and said goodbye.

"Mr. Xiao Mo, I'm leaving first. You can think about this matter carefully and don't rush to make a decision."

After speaking, he sighed again: "I think the way out I gave you is good, but it may not be the best. You have many choices, just choose the best one and follow it."

Master Luo was indeed considering Mo Hua.

And in the next few days, Mo Hua also understood what Master Luo meant by "many choices".

The large and small sects and families in the nearby states also sent invitations to Mo Hua.

Some invited Mo Hua to teach formations; some directly promised to let Mo Hua become an elder; some forces spoke passionately and invited Mo Hua to "discuss the great cause and plan for innovation";

Some families wanted Mo Hua to marry into the family, and attached a few portraits of young girls in the family, who were either pure or charming, to the invitation...

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

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

"This kind of family that has evil intentions and uses beauty to seduce people is not a decent family. Don't go there!"

"If you want to find a Taoist partner, you should find a decent and innocent girl."

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

"Being prepared for trouble!" Liu Ruhua said seriously.

"Okay..."

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

"I have something to tell you."

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

"You are not going to win me over too?" Mo Hua asked doubtfully.

Zhang Lan's thoughts were exposed, and he choked on the wine. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "To be more subtle, it's called making good connections. To be more straightforward, it's indeed winning over."

"Zhang family?"

Zhang Lan sighed, "More than that."

After speaking, he took out a document, "This is the handwritten document of the old chief. You can join the sect directly under the Daoting."

"Directly under the Daoting?"

"It means a sect that is directly under the Daoting and cultivates talents for the Daoting. You must have connections within the Daoting to enter. The chief of a city also has recommended places, but they are very few..."

"Isn't that very valuable?"

"Of course." Zhang Lan nodded, "This is also a little thought from the chief. If he has difficulties in the future, you must not stand idly by."

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

Zhang Lan nodded with satisfaction.

"After completing the study of the sect, can I enter the Daoting Division?" Mo Hua asked.

"Not necessarily."

Mo Hua was slightly startled.

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

"And it is not restricted by identity." Zhang Lan looked at Mo Hua and said, "It is difficult for you to enter the Dao Ting Division as a casual cultivator outside, but it is much easier to enter from these sects directly under the Dao Ting."

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

"That's natural." Zhang Lan took a sip of wine, his eyes slightly fixed:

"Those who set the rules will leave some tricks for themselves to profit. The cultivators below don't know the rules, can't get around the threshold, and can only hit their heads and bleed."

"The cultivators above are familiar with the tricks, and it is easy for them to cross these thresholds."

"So the casual cultivators below are not well-informed, and even if they are talented, they may not be better than those family cultivators who are mediocre but well-informed."

Mo Hua nodded.

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

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

"There are two situations." Zhang Lan replied, "One is that the aptitude is too poor, the learning is too bad, and the kind of mud is so bad that it can't help the wall."

"Such people can enter the direct sect of the Daoting, all by connections. Unless they have connections, they can't get a job in the Daoting Division."

"The other is that the aptitude is too good, and the learning is good. Such cultivators may be able to enter the Daoting directly."

Mo Hua was surprised: "Daoting, not Daoting Division?"

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

With Zhang Lan sighed, "But don't even think about this."

"Is my spiritual root too bad?"

"Yes." Zhang Lan felt a little sorry, "Your talent in formation is actually very good..."

"So good that I don't know how to praise it..."

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

"But, your spiritual root and body are indeed... a little bit worse..."

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

But Mo Hua didn't blame him. He knew that his spiritual root and body were indeed shortcomings.

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

"This is an invitation from the Daoting Division. It's up to you whether you go or not. Now I'm going to recruit you for the Zhang family..."

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

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

"But if you get married normally, you can only find a Taoist partner in the side branch, and the child will take 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 change your surnames, but in contrast, the family will treat you as their own, and you will truly become a member of the Zhang family..."

...

Zhang Lan told Mo Hua 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 worry about 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 hint 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 Yang family disciples 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 carefully and not to rush to choose. After that, he finished his wine and meat in no time and got up to say goodbye.

He was the director of the Daoting Division, and he could be lazy on weekdays, but now that Feng Xi appeared in the world and the monks moved to the city, he had 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 his mood was a little heavy.

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

After the city was moved, he would also leave.

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

After leaving, he might not feel this simple and noisy atmosphere again.

He might never be able to eat these wine and meat again, and there might not be a little cultivator like Mo Hua who would chat with him...