Chapter 490 Help
Chapter 490 Help
"My Goddess Sect doesn't have any extra food for these people - even if we did, we wouldn't give it to them."
The second elder did not regard Master Kong Wufa as the real chief elder at all, so he refused directly.
But at this moment, the great elder woke up slowly. She had obviously heard what the second elder said, so she said:
"Junior sister, please do not be rude. The Great Elder is in charge of the Goddess Sect now. Let alone giving out porridge, even if he wants to sell the entire Goddess Sect, you should obey. Otherwise, I will not spare you even if the Five Elements Soul Nail can injure you."
The Second Elder was unwilling to accept the words, but he turned around and asked the disciples behind him, "Does the sect still have enough food?"
The disciple said, "The spiritual rice in the sect's food can provide the sect's disciples with food for a hundred years, but the ordinary rice reserves are not much, and it is only enough to feed these mortals for two years."
Monk Kong Wu said happily: "This amount of food is more than enough."
The great elder at the side said, "Then, Senior Brother, have you ever thought about this? Today, you are kind-hearted and started to distribute porridge, so these ordinary people will naturally accept your kindness. But if you don't distribute porridge tomorrow, I don't know if these people will curse you in secret. I'm afraid you won't have the heart to let them starve to death."
Without waiting for Monk Kongwu to speak, the Great Elder said, "Besides, once the news of the Goddess Sect distributing porridge today spreads, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of people will gather here in a few days. Will you save those new refugees then, Senior Brother?"
Save them, no matter how much food we have, it may not be enough. But if we don't save them, Master, you can't bear to see these people suffer today, so will you bear to see the refugees who come to seek refuge in the future suffer?"
Monk Kongwu was stumped by the question. When he came to this southern province, he had heard of the stories of Fuzhou.
In the early days of Fuzhou, porridge was also provided to refugees every day.
However, as more and more disaster victims arrived after hearing the news, Fuzhou’s food supply became unsustainable.
As a last resort, Fuzhou had to continue to provide porridge and rice. However, this aroused public anger. Eventually, under the instigation of ambitious people, countless refugees besieged the Goddess Sect.
"It's fine for a mage to have good intentions, but you should do everything within your ability. Otherwise, not only will your efforts be wasted, but the consequences you end up with may be a thousand times worse than before because of your 'efforts'."
This was actually a tactful admonition to Kongwu, but Monk Kongwu still said: "I really can't bear to see these people starve to death, so I ask the donors to start distributing porridge. As for the future, we'll have to talk about it later."
The Great Elder nodded, and the disciples of the Goddess Sect had no choice but to take action.
But at this moment, the great elder looked at Monk Kongwu and said, "Although I have never been to Beiye County in Nanzhou, I have heard that Beiye County was helped by Donor Tian, and in the end almost half of the county's population survived—"
Tian Lin on the side was speechless. He looked at the Great Elder and said, "I am weak. Although I helped to grow some food and saved some lives, I don't have half a county. The Great Elder wants to keep me here to farm. I am afraid that even if I agree, the sect will not agree."
If Monk Kongwu asked Tian Lin to stay, it would be difficult for Tian Lin to refuse.
After all, Monk Kongwu helped him sincerely, and it was a life-saving favor.
Tian Lin was afraid that Monk Kongwu would ask him to stay at the instigation of the great elder, so he first brought up his own sect.
But as soon as he finished speaking, a light appeared in the distance.
Tian Lin had sharp eyes and recognized Wen Dao Zong's attire at a glance.
Soon, two people, one big and one small, appeared on the top of the mountain.
The big and the small were the uncle and nephew of the sect, and Tian Lin recognized both of them. They were Tang Zhi, who had a grudge against him for killing his wife, and Tang Chujie, who was not killed by Ran Lang in the Yunding Tomb because of him.
"Tang Zhi has met the first elder, the second elder, and all the elders."
Tang Zhi's aura at this time was different from before, and his figure seemed to have grown taller. After meeting with the elders of the Goddess Sect, he looked at Tian Lin and Mei Xiangu, smiled and nodded.
When Tian Lin returned the greeting to Tang Zhi, the great elder said to Tang Zhi, "Congratulations, my friend, for entering the Nascent Soul stage. The Dao Sect now has another Nascent Soul True Elder."
Tang Zhi said: "It is thanks to Elder Mei's guidance that I have achieved my current level of cultivation."
Elder Mei said, "How can you break through the Nascent Soul stage by just giving random instructions? In the end, it's your own strength that has reached that point."
Tang Zhi stopped being modest, and the great elder said bluntly: "Young friend, you have come all the way to our Goddess Sect today. I wonder what is your purpose?"
Tang Zhi looked around and said, "I am here at my father's order to invite a few seniors to help me in the secret realm. I don't know the details, so I need the elders to go to the Dao Sect and discuss it with my father."
The Great Elder frowned upon hearing this, thought for a moment and said, "Young friend, you should also know that our sect has just escaped from trouble, and there are still many things that need to be resolved within the sect—"
Tang Zhi bowed and said, "Although my sect knew about the disaster of the Goddess Sect, it is difficult to send people to help because the secret realm is of great importance. I hope you seniors will forgive me.
This trip to the secret realm concerns the safety of all people in the world. It is not for my own selfish interests that I, the Taoist, trouble several elders. "
The Great Elder nodded, then shook his head: "It's not that I won't help you. It's just that I'm no longer the Great Elder of the Goddess Sect today. If you want our help, I'm afraid you have to ask our new Great Elder."
As she raised her hand to Monk Kongwu, Tang Zhi turned around and saluted to Monk Kongwu: "I guess this must be Master Kongwu. Although I am far away in the Dao Sect, I have heard a lot about Master Kongwu's good deeds in Beiye County. I am very lucky to meet him today."
Monk Kongwu was instantly impressed by his praise.
He also heard him say that going to the secret realm is a matter concerning the lives of all people in the world, so how could Monk Kongwu refuse?
But when Monk Kongwu agreed, the great elder over there also said: "Since our great elder has spoken, then we can naturally go to the secret realm; but I am really worried about the Goddess Sect - so I would like to ask you for a favor."
Tian Lin on the other side frowned slightly. He knew what the Great Elder wanted to say without the Great Elder saying anything.
Sure enough, the Great Elder said, "I want to keep Young Friend Tian in the sect to help my Great Elder to deal with the disaster in Nanzhou."
Tang Zhi frowned and looked at Tian Lin.
When he was in the sect, he knew that Tian Lin had done a lot of "good deeds" in Beiye County, and he had also heard of Tian Lin's reputation for disaster relief.
Therefore, he guessed that the Great Elder left Tian Lin here to help the Goddess Sect farm.
In fact, Tian Lin could earn a few great elders to go to the Dao Sect, so it was a good deal no matter how you looked at it, but Tang Zhi did not make a decision immediately.
He thought for a moment and said, "Tian Lin is my true disciple of the Daoist Sect. His stay or departure cannot be decided by me alone. Unless he is willing, I can only return to the sect and listen to the decision of the sect elders before I can make a decision."
Wait for the sect’s elders to make a decision?
Tian Lin knew the result without thinking, so he simply said: "No need to go back to the sect to ask, Tian is willing to stay here to help."
(End of this chapter)