Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 585: Seeking a Clear Conscience

As dusk deepened, the palace walls of Tianqi City were dyed a red-gold color by the setting sun. Looking along Suzaku Street, the imperial palace was at the end.

The streets are still bustling, and the setting sun adds a touch of warmth to this imperial city.

However, the occasional flashes of people in the streets and alleys made the city look not as beautiful as imagined. Where there is light, there is darkness.

There have been few people coming to the gate of the Grand Tutor's Mansion in the past two days.

Dong Zhu stood in front of the study window, looking at the darkening sky, his eyes becoming dim and uncertain. Ever since Xu Kaihou and Su Ge were killed one after another, he had not slept well.

Although he didn't know who the murderer was, he knew in his heart who the murderer was targeting.

"Master, it's time for dinner."

The old butler whispered outside the door.

Dong Zhu waved his hands and sighed softly.

"No need, I am fasting today."

After standing in front of the window for a while, Dong Zhu asked again.

"What did Old Yan say?"

Old Yan was a gangster whom he rescued many years ago. The man was grateful, so he stayed with him and has been by his side all these years.

Now that such a thing had happened in Tianqi, he asked Old Yan privately. Old Yan was a little secretive about the matter and did not give him an immediate answer. Instead, he said that he had special channels and could find out some information and asked him to wait for a few days.

"This old Yan hasn't come back yet."

The butler bowed and said that Dong Zhu had asked this question several times in the past two days.

When Dong Zhu heard this answer, for some reason, his heart suddenly sank. There had been no news for two consecutive days. If things went well, Old Yan should have returned. After all, although Tianqi City was big, it was just a city after all.

"Got it. If Old Yan comes back, ask him to come to my study to find me."

Dong Zhu waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to go down. Then he turned around and looked at the painting of "Pine and Crane Longevity" on the wall. He pressed his finger lightly on a certain place on the painting, and the bookshelf slid open silently, revealing a secret passage at the back.

These past few days, thanks to the secret room that was built that year, otherwise he would have been nervous even if he took a nap.

Just then, there was a commotion outside the mansion.

A young scholar in a green shirt stood in front of the Grand Tutor's Mansion. He had a handsome face but eyes as cold as ice. He looked up at the three large gold-plated characters "Grand Tutor's Mansion" on the door plaque and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Grand Master."

"It's time to end this."

The guards who were still guarding the door saw the person coming and a trace of impatience flashed across their brows.

"Go away, go away, where did you come from, you untouchable, do you know where this place is?"

"See? These three words."

Another guard pointed at the plaque with a somewhat proud tone. There were not many people with Dong Zhu's status in Tianqi City. Normally, even those high-ranking officials would smile when they saw them, which led to their bad temper.

It is said that the prime minister is a third-rank official. This situation is particularly prominent in Tianqi City, and they are referring to this group of people.

"This is the Grand Tutor's Mansion. If you can't find anywhere to go after wandering around, go to the Jixia Academy. That's where you should go."

The young man glanced at the two arrogant guards without any fluctuation in his eyes. It seemed that to him, this Grand Tutor's Mansion was no different from any ordinary citizen's home.

The guard looked unhappy when he saw this.

"It's useless to say that, right?! If the master wasn't kind enough to ask us to be polite, you would have been beaten up today. Get out of here now!"

The young man's mouth curled up with a hint of sneer.

"Renshan??"

The guards looked at each other and drew their swords upon seeing this. Although they did not know the scholar in front of them, they had seen him many times, and it was obvious that this man was here to cause trouble.

"Boy, if you don't want to leave, then don't leave!!" The two men took two steps at a time and rushed towards the scholar.

The young man shook his head slightly when he saw this.

"Just as I thought, it's rotten from the root."

When the two guards heard this, they kept moving their hands, but suddenly a trace of suspicion arose in their hearts, thinking that the other party was talking about them, but the next moment, their faces turned red, and their whole bodies exploded and fell to the side.

The young man withdrew his gaze, his eyes still as calm as water, as if he was not surprised at all by what happened to these two people.

Then he raised his right hand slightly and pressed the air.

There was a sense of energy between heaven and earth, and a giant palm that covered most of the Grand Tutor's Mansion appeared above the sky.

In the Tianqi City, the five people who had reached the Half-Step Realm instantly sensed the changes in the place.

“Half a step back to the truth.”

Ye Wushang frowned. Originally, the five people in Tianqi City who were at the Half-Step Realm had exceeded his expectations, but he didn't expect that another one would appear halfway.

"Which direction is that??"

Xu Kaishan stood up suddenly, his eyes flashing with brilliance. He had been threatened by Emperor Mingde before, and on the surface he didn't seem to be afraid at all, but one thing is for sure: as long as people are alive, no one wants to die.

Jun Yu and Zhang Yihu appeared in the backyard of Xueluo Villa at the same time. They looked up at the sky which was already getting dark.

"Awesome and righteous."

Zhang Yihu's tone became a little complicated. This kind of magical power that was comprehended from books was actually a genuine Confucian skill.

"Monk, how about a favor?"

Jun Yu narrowed his eyes and suddenly spoke.

Zhang Yihu clasped his hands together and lowered his brows.

"Mr. Jun wants to save him?"

"But according to my observation, since we are both half-step away from the true self, this young man will not necessarily lose."

Junyu shook his head.

"Ye Wushang, Xu Kaishan, and Xiao Yuanshan will definitely take action. And according to my perception, Xiao Yuanshan's realm has advanced by leaps and bounds in recent times. Ye Wushang and Xu Kaishan are no longer his opponents."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yihu suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Jun Yu.

"Don't look at me like that. Returning to the true self is just a thin line away for me. If I want, I can break through the spiritual journey at any time."

Zhang Yihu shook his head slightly.

Several people had made some guesses before, and now after hearing Jun Yu admit it personally, they couldn't calm down for a moment.

"does it worth??"

Suddenly Zhang Yihu spoke again. In the current situation, if Jun Yu forcibly rescued the young man, he would definitely offend the entire Beili. Even if Emperor Mingde valued Li Changsheng so much, he would never let Jun Yu do whatever he wanted. And the guardians of the four realms should be at least in the Guizhen realm. By then, Jun Yu's situation would be dangerous.

"At our level, there is no such thing as worthwhile or not worthwhile. It's just a matter of willingness or unwillingness!"

"A scholar who has cultivated a righteous spirit will not be allowed to perish even if his master is still here."

Zhang Yihu seemed to know what uprightness meant to scholars, but for a moment he didn't know how to persuade them.

After a while, he continued, "This person is ruthless and may not be the person Mr. Jun thinks he is."

A gust of wind blew, lifting the corner of Jun Yu's clothes.

“Who says that a scholar must be a good person?”

"Guiding people to be good is what Buddha should do, and what scholars seek is to have a clear conscience."

(End of this chapter)