Only My Way

To be honest.

Pompous words are hard for people to like.

Even the guys who say those words themselves often feel the same way.

Take Pei Zhizong, for example.

As the head of the Pei family and one of the pillars of the family.

Although he doesn't really like these overly ritualistic and boring behaviors, whether it's for the sense of ritual the family needs, or for the necessity of deepening the impression of the Pei family on many outsiders, at this moment, he still has to say some polite words.

This is a necessary move.

However.

Speaking is speaking, but how long to speak is something he can freely decide.

After speaking for a few minutes briefly.

Pei Zhizong quickly chose a suitable time to stop his remarks and no longer continue to say those polite words.

To avoid the audience from feeling that the content is both smelly and long.

Instead, he smiled and said to everyone attending the banquet:

“Next, our Pei family, as a large family in Black Rock City, will give full play to its consistent fine traditions and randomly select fifty lucky children on the spot to conduct the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] for free. Children who want to participate can raise their hands…”

As soon as these words came out.

Those commoner children and their parents who had been looking forward to it, their eyes lit up.

For a time.

Pairs of hands were also raised at the same time.

Hoping that their side could be selected.

Even Ling Wuyuan, as a spectator, had a more serious expression on his face.

It's just that, he is really just a spectator.

He didn't raise his hand.

After all, he is just a beggar who doesn't even have the right to be at the table…

The so-called [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] is actually a special ceremony in this world specifically used to activate the potential of children.

Generally speaking, as long as a child has experienced the baptism of the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony], then that child will at least be much healthier than before, enabling them to grow more smoothly, and even the aptitude required for cultivation will change to a certain extent, becoming more excellent.

In addition to this.

If the luck and aptitude are good enough.

It is said that the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] will also activate certain special potentials and special physiques in the body of the baptized person, giving them strange powers.

Of course.

That kind of situation is just a very small probability event.

As Ling Wuyuan knows, that probability may not even be one in 100,000. Even in a large city like Black Rock City with hundreds of thousands of permanent residents, it takes many years for a lucky person to successfully activate their special powers after undergoing the baptism of the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony].

However.

Although that is the case.

Even if we don't mention the extremely small probability of awakening special powers.

Just the fact that the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] can make the baptized person grow healthier and make them more suitable for cultivation to a certain extent, the importance of this [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] is already extremely precious.

Even if it takes several months of hard work to barely scrape together the cost of holding the ceremony, many ordinary people who are parents will still try every means to hold the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] for their children.

However, in addition to working hard to earn money.

For many ordinary people, when various large families and forces have major happy events, it is actually a good opportunity for them to seize the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony], and it is even more genuine.

Either to show power, or to spread favors…

Most of the forces with good strength actually don't mind occasionally giving some small favors to the common people.

Especially those forces that have fixed territories are even more like this.

Giving some favors to the surrounding common people is very beneficial to their rule.

It's always a worthwhile thing to get a good reputation for being charitable by taking some small favors.

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Two minutes later.

In a very casual selection, Pei Zhizong has already selected fifty places.

Although it was a random selection, due to various ideas, about twenty places actually came from the same direction, which was the direction of the Pei family's servants' families.

People ultimately have some selfishness.

For those servants, Pei Zhizong also doesn't mind giving their families some opportunities.

As for the remaining thirty places, they were really randomly selected.

Give it to whoever looks pleasing to the eye.

Just point your finger randomly.

Just as he finished assigning all the places and wanted to let the family members start the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony].

He suddenly discovered that the little girl beside him was looking at a certain location not far away with a somewhat strange look.

After a moment of surprise, Pei Zhizong then followed the other party's gaze.

Before long, in the crowd of thousands, he saw the guy the little girl was watching.

That was a somewhat strange little beggar.

The strangeness here does not mean that the other person looks strange or dresses strangely.

Although the other person's dirty appearance makes it difficult to see the details, his facial features must be correct.

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As for that tattered beggar outfit?

Even if it is damaged and old, there are many beggars on the street in this shape.

So what Pei Zhizong considers strange actually refers to the other person's behavior.

For some reason.

Looking at the little beggar lying on the roof of the residence, propping his head with one hand and holding a chicken leg in the other, he inexplicably felt that the other person had a sense of contentment and unrestrainedness.

Obviously, the little beggar's life is visibly poor…

‘Is he a little beggar making the best of his suffering?’

After thinking about it, Pei Zhizong turned his gaze to the little girl beside him again.

That is a junior in the family. According to seniority, she belongs to the generation of his great-granddaughter.

It is a tradition of various families to bring out the children with the best aptitude in the family to see the world on important occasions.

It is precisely for this reason that he brought her on stage at this moment.

For a child who doesn't know much about the world, the gaze and scrutiny of tens of thousands of people offstage is undoubtedly a test of courage.

It's just.

To Pei Zhizong's surprise, she didn't care much about the gazes offstage, but was more concerned about the somewhat strange little beggar not far away.

Pei Zhizong reached out and touched the head of the junior:

“What's wrong?”

“Are you a little concerned about that kid?”

Then, he got the answer.

“Yes.”

“I feel like that guy is a little strange.”

That was a calm but somewhat doubtful childish voice.

Hearing this.

Pei Zhizong smiled and said:

“I see…”

“Then give him a chance.”

Then, he turned his head and looked at a certain family member beside him and whispered:

“Go and bring over the little beggar five hundred meters to the left, who is lying on the roof of that residence eating chicken legs.”

“Add him to the quota for the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] just now.”

Then.

Before long.

Looking at a certain guy who came not far in front of him and told him to go to participate in the [Spiritual Awakening Ceremony] quickly, Ling Wuyuan, holding the chicken leg that had been mostly eaten, asked with a confused face:

“Ah?”

“Me?”

His heart was full of doubts.

‘I didn’t raise my hand just now…’

‘How was I selected?’