Chapter 10

As Uncle Ding flicked his sleeve, the group of young people was enveloped in a colorful light, lifting them up into the sky. Cheng Bu Zheng felt for the first time an experience that the technological world could not offer.

Once the young people boarded the white jade boat, Cheng Bu Zheng quickly walked to the edge of the boat. His actions immediately drew the attention of the other young people, who followed suit.

Soon, the edge of the white jade boat, suspended in the air, was lined with small heads.

Uncle Ding, wearing a black robe, lightly stomped on the stone floor, soaring up like a great roc spreading its wings. The eight senior disciples flew in various ways—some on swords, some on knives, and even some on rings.

This scene left the young people in awe.

Uncle Ding, after surveying the group, walked to the bow of the boat and sat cross-legged. The eight senior disciples followed suit, sitting cross-legged behind him and closing their eyes to meditate.

At this moment, the white jade boat, suspended in the air, shot away from the county square like an arrow, and an invisible film enveloped the boat, ensuring that the young people lying on the edge felt no cold wind or turbulence.

After a brief moment of unease, the young people quickly became familiar with the situation and began to whisper to each other. After all, Uncle and the senior disciples were present, so they dared not be too bold.

Cheng Bu Zheng noticed that whether it was Uncle or the senior disciples, they remained silent unless necessary, sitting cross-legged and meditating without a word.

"Is it because Uncle is present that the senior disciples dare not be too bold, or...?"

Cheng Bu Zheng glanced at the young people again. Although they still whispered to each other, their voices did not get louder, but the frequency of their conversations increased significantly.

He did not join in the conversations but turned his head to lie on the edge of the boat, quietly watching the scenery outside.

As the jade boat flew over the mountains and rivers on the ground, they quickly disappeared from sight.

Within a month, the white jade boat had carried batch after batch of young people.

At this point, there were already eighty to ninety people on the jade boat. The smallest batch had only two or three people, while the largest batch, which included them, had seventeen people.

As the number of young people on the jade boat increased, they formed small groups. Cheng Bu Zheng found it interesting that the young people who boarded in the same batch were most likely to form groups.

At this moment, only a few individuals remained alone. The group he had originally been part of, which should have been the largest, split into three smaller groups due to familiarity among the members.

The number of teams on the jade boat increased rapidly, and the smaller teams immediately tried to recruit the unaffiliated young people from the same batch.

Since Cheng Bu Zheng was a loner, he had not joined any team.

The three teams formed by the young people from the same county immediately took notice of him.

After a while, a slender young man walked over and smiled.

"My name is Nan Ye, you can call me Brother Ye. We are all from Ping'an County, and I have formed a team. There are now four of us, including me. In the future, we can help each other in the sect. Going it alone, there will definitely be some things you can't handle.

What do you think...?"

Cheng Bu Zheng looked at the young man in front of him. This person's talent was the same as his, with three spiritual roots.

After some thought, he said, "My name is Cheng Bu Zheng, you can call me Bu Zheng. But I want to make one thing clear: no group activities should be mandatory for the members.

If you agree to this condition, I will join your team."

Nan Ye was slightly taken aback, then smiled, "Of course, I formed the team to support each other, with no mandatory requirements, and members can leave at any time!

Come... over there, our teammates are over there!" He pointed to a corner.

Following his finger, Cheng Bu Zheng took a look.

In that corner were three people, one of whom he recognized. This person, like him, had not said goodbye to his family and was one of the two young people in the square. At the time, he had wondered if this person was cautious or if his family was not around.

The other two, a boy and a girl, had not really interacted with him before, but they were familiar strangers. He noticed that he was the youngest in the team.

As Cheng Bu Zheng observed his teammates, they had been quietly observing him since the moment they decided to invite him to join.

In a moment, Cheng Bu Zheng and Nan Ye arrived at the corner where the team was.

Nan Ye smiled and said, "This is my younger brother Bu Zheng, he will be part of our team from now on! Introduce yourselves to Bu Zheng."

As he finished speaking, a petite and pretty girl, who looked about fifteen or sixteen, smiled at Cheng Bu Zheng and said, "My name is Wang Min, you can call me Sister Min. If you have any problems, Bu Zheng, come to me!"

Cheng Bu Zheng, looking at the lively girl, smiled and nodded.

At this moment, a sturdy and somewhat simple-looking boy scratched the back of his head and said in a simple manner, "I'm Xu Shi, everyone calls me Stone. I'm good at roasting meat, you can try it if you have time."

Wang Min, looking at Xu Shi with surprise, said, "Brother Xu, can you really roast meat? Teach me next time, I've wanted to learn for a long time, but no one has taught me!"

Xu Shi smiled and said, "Sure... when you have time, I'll teach you!"

"What's so great about roasting meat, Sister Min... if you want to eat something, just tell me!" A rather handsome boy, who looked about fifteen or sixteen, glanced at Xu Shi with disdain.

"Ge Li, how can you say that! Brother Xu was just being nice," Wang Min said angrily.

The simple-looking Xu Shi waved his hand, "It's okay... don't get upset!"

Seeing this, Nan Ye quickly intervened, "Alright... no more arguing... Bu Zheng is watching! Let me explain how we can support each other in the future!"

Immediately, the team members turned their attention to Nan Ye, eager to know the specifics.

Nan Ye continued, "We have just joined the sect, and in the future, we will be like brothers and sisters. We support each other to better cultivate. In the future, whether it's trading items or sharing information, we should do it within our team first!

Since we are all part of the same team, this not only makes things easier for everyone but also prevents unexpected issues.

What do you think?"

Hearing this, Cheng Bu Zheng couldn't help but look at Nan Ye with more respect. In a situation where nothing was known, he had come up with a method to unite the team, even though it was rough and lacked many details, it showed that he was a good leader.

Seeing that everyone had no objections, they began to discuss the specifics. The other two had no good suggestions.

In the end, Nan Ye and Ge Li refined the method, as they came from merchant families and had been trained in such matters from a young age.

Cheng Bu Zheng remained low-key throughout. If it weren't for the need to have information sources in the sect, he wouldn't have joined the team at all.

After all, he was in the dark, and it was better to be prepared.

Seeing this, Cheng Bu Zheng, Wang Min, and Xu Shi quietly gathered together, chatting about the strange and interesting things in the county, waiting for the two to refine their plan.