I am submissive in Journey to the West, I strike hard at the gods

As they were talking, a young man came over from the bridge ahead. He was dressed in brocade clothes and had a handsome face. His whole body exuded an indescribable elegance. At first glance, one could tell that he was a young man from a noble family with a wealth of knowledge.

Sitting at the side of the bridge was an old man in a brown robe with a simple face. He was leaning against a stone pier, taking off his wooden shoes and knocking them on the stone. Before the young man from a noble family could walk over, the old man's hand shook and the wooden shoes fell onto the riverbank under the bridge.

The old man stretched his head and looked under the bridge. He couldn't help but shrink his neck. Then he waved to the young man from the noble family in front of him without any courtesy and gave orders in a loud voice.

"Young man, my clogs fell into the river. I'm old and my legs are not handy. Please help me get them back!"

Zhang Liang was walking and thinking about something when he heard an old man calling him from the bridge railing. Without thinking much, he answered casually and went to the bridge to get his clogs.

As soon as Alice saw him, she liked this master whom she had never met before very much. She whispered to Han Su, "It turns out that our master also likes to play tricks on people. I like it!"

As soon as she said this, she saw the old man in front of them looking up at them. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, then waved his sleeves to signal the four of them to wait on the side.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Liang picked up the clogs from the riverbank, walked forward respectfully, and presented them with both hands, "Old man, I am glad to have fulfilled your mission. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

The old man didn't hesitate to take the clogs and put them on his feet. As he moved his legs and feet, he kicked the other clog on the stone off the bridge.

Zhang Liang laughed in silence, and without waiting for the old man's instructions, he spoke first, "Old man, please sit still, I will get it for you right away."

The old man bowed as a way of saying thank you. Zhang Liang ran again and was about to return the clogs to the old man, but unexpectedly a slender jade hand suddenly stretched out from the side and a pretty face as beautiful as a flower appeared in front of him. A pair of eyes as bright as jasper were three parts coquettish and seven parts helpless, which made Zhang Liang stunned.

Hu Ji?!
So this is what Hu Ji looks like!
Alice grabbed the clogs and said to the old man respectfully, "Grandmaster, please stop teasing an honest man. You are already quite old, but you still enjoy doing this. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others?"

Master Xuandu frowned and said angrily, "I just like it. You have no right to interfere. Disciple, don't you know how to recruit disciples? Why do you have female disciples on the left and on the right? Now you are recruiting female Hu disciples. Are you going to recruit female fairies in the future? It's your fault that our lineage is dominated by yin and weak by yang."

Jiang Wang took two steps forward, bowed respectfully and answered, "Master, this is my last disciple, the last of my four generations of disciples, and the only chance for you to inherit my legacy. You should be happy."

Master Xuandu said angrily, "What are you so happy about? You are really calculating my gift for meeting me. Come on, little girl, tell me, old man, are you qualified to inherit my mantle?"

Before Alice could speak, Lei Ting answered first, "Senior Huangshi, if you despise my half-sister, then you should not want to know a big secret that you can't even understand."

Master Xuandu laughed loudly, "The world is not as it used to be. What do you mean by half-sister? You are obviously a Hu girl, but you pretend to be a Chinese. Don't think that I can't see it. Don't think that I have to be nice to you two girls just because you have someone backing you up."

Zhang Liang, standing aside, had clearly seen the four people coming over. Each of them had a strange appearance, especially the woman who spoke last. She was the most outstanding among the three women, pure and elegant. The ancient sword on her shoulder was not a decoration, but a bloody object. It exuded a cold and murderous aura. Even a general who was invincible on the battlefield might not be able to defeat her with just one sword.

This strange feeling came very strangely, but Zhang Liang was very clear and understood it clearly, without any mistake.

There was another beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes next to her. She was like an iceberg and no one dared to approach her. Even looking at her for a second longer would be considered a blasphemy. It was as if she was a fairy from the sky, detached from the world.

Together with the approachable and charming Hu Ji, the three women standing side by side were like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, standing out from the crowd, making all passers-by stand far aside and watch secretly.

As for the only man among the three women, he didn't look outstanding and it would be unnecessary to look at him any more. He was standing there, but no one noticed him.

Especially when they heard that the two girls were the man's disciples, they were even more surprised. The three girls were all people of prominent backgrounds, so how could they take a plain-looking young man as their master? This was too weird.

Jiang Wang was very pleased to see his master teaching the two sinister women from the crystal world a lesson, but the most important thing for him was to get rid of Zhang Liang first, so he raised his hand in greeting to this legendary minister who was famous in history.

"Brother Zhang, please don't blame me. My master likes to play around with people. Please forgive me if I have offended you!"

Zhang Liang's heart moved, and he immediately raised his hand to invite them, "Brother, you are too polite, it's just a small favor. I see that you are all from extraordinary backgrounds, and this is not the place to talk. Why don't you come to my humble home to chat, and I will also fulfill my hospitality. I am Zhang Zifang, and I have not asked for your names yet!"

Master Xuandu spread his sleeves, and the few of them moved to another place, on the top of the mountain. The cold wind blew, and their clothes fluttered, which made Zhang Liang want to ride the wind back. He knew that he had met an immortal, so he knelt on the ground quickly, not daring to look at him any more.

Jiang Wang took a scroll of bamboo slips from the hands of the great master Xuandu and handed it over. "Zhang Zifang, no need to be polite. This is my master Huang Shigong. Seeing that you are so courageous and dare to assassinate the tyrant Ying Zheng, it can be regarded as helping me a little, so I will help you succeed. I will give you this scroll of "Su Shu". Naturally, you will be able to plan and win thousands of miles away. After thirteen years, you will succeed. There will be a time for us to meet again. Please go back!"

When Zhang Liang saw the immortal ordering him to leave, he hurriedly thanked him. Before he could stand up, he saw the immortal back on the bridge, as if nothing had happened. Only the bamboo slips in his hand proved that everything was true. As he thought about it, he realized that he had forgotten the appearance of the immortals he saw before him.

He looked at the bamboo slips hastily and saw two ancient seal characters written at the head. He could barely recognize the words "Su Shu". He became even more shocked and realized that it was an ancient immortal legend.

It is said that Jiang Taigong was passed on this book and wrote the famous military book "Six Strategies". Now that the immortal has personally passed on this book, the implication is self-evident, which is to let him become another Jiang Taigong, assisting the wise ruler and overthrowing the tyranny of Qin Shihuang.

He bowed three times in the air and went back to study the heavenly book diligently.

As soon as Jiang Wang sent Zhang Liang away, he secretly used his profound skills to manifest the aura of the seven-colored crystal wheel at his fingertips, and bowed to ask for advice.

"Master, I met a man in Miss Lei Ting's world who claimed to be Brahma, the incarnation of the Great Dao. He gave me a magic weapon that does not belong to this time and space, and asked me to trace the evolution of heaven and earth before the separation of chaos. My practice is shallow, and I can't tell whether Brahma's words are true or false, so I asked you to guide me."

Master Xuandu's interest immediately shifted from the two exotic women to Jiang Wang's fingers. As soon as he looked at it carefully, he exclaimed, "This thing is involved in the laws of time and space. It only existed in the past, but was moved to the future by such great magical powers and fell into your hands. Tell me first, what did that Brahma look like? What did he say to you?" Lei Ting was also curious and asked without any hesitation.

"Senior, your image can be ever-changing. In our Crystal World, your real name is more important. It is the root of everything. You must know the rules of our world."

Master Xuandu looked at her again and suddenly laughed, "I thought you were the one favored by the goddess Nuwa, so she gave you the last five-colored stone. Now that I hear you say it, I understand that you are the world guardian chosen by the Phoenix Lord. It is more important to say that your real name is more important. It makes sense, but it is not right. How can the current principles control the laws of the past?"

Seeing her master and her great-grandmaster playing charades, and feeling a little uneasy because of the great-grandmaster's bad tone just now, Alice had no choice but to ask the eldest senior sister in a low voice.

"Why are they all talking in charades? What magic weapon is that? Why can't I see it? Senior Sister, Lord Faron, can you see it?"

Lei Ting smiled brightly, "That thing is the emperor's new clothes. We can't see it, only the smart people can see it."

Master Xuandu ignored Lei Ting's sarcastic taunts, raised his hand and a ray of golden light flew out, shining on Jiang Wang's middle finger, but there was still nothing, only a trace of aura from the past came, which made him even more surprised. After pondering for a moment, he slowly spoke.

"Disciple, what do you think?"

I'm not Yuan Fang, what can I say?
Jiang Wang had no choice but to smile bitterly and pick up the ball kicked by his master.

"I think that if Brahma is not a liar or a madman, then he is real and is the incarnation of the Great Dao. Other things can be faked, but the charm on the Jade Disc of Creation cannot be faked. Since I am not being schemed by the Heavenly Demon and falling into an illusion again, I will go to Zixiao Palace to pay homage to Daoist Ancestor after I am promoted to Daluo Jinxian and ask him to solve my doubts."

Master Xuandu saw that his disciple had also been bitten by a snake and was afraid of mistaking the fake for the real, so he asked him for help. This prevented his position as a master from being reduced to a mere title.

"Not bad, not bad. You can plan before taking action, and you can correct your mistakes. Since you are preparing to ascend to Daluo, what is the foundation of Taoism? There are only a few of the three thousand great ways left for people in this world. Don't take the wrong path and bring shame to your master."

Jiang Wang came here specifically to seek advice on this matter, so he had to tell the truth. What's more, he could only tell this to Master Xuandu. No matter he was right or wrong, he would support his disciple, because he was practicing the way of education. If he told the ancestor, Saint Taiqing, he would not be favored.

"Before I met Brahma, I was prepared to take chance as the foundation of the Dao and the one that Dayan escaped from as the basis. But after meeting Brahma, I realized that I was too petty. Dayan is the part of the Dao that can be described tentatively, and it is considered the theory of the acquired nature. Then why don't I abandon the theory of the acquired nature and point directly to the Dao, from existence to non-existence, return to the origin, and merge with the Dao with my body."

The eyes of Master Xuandu sparkled with a divine light. He accurately grasped the implication of his disciple's words and got straight to the heart of the matter.

"You want to walk a path that even the Dao Ancestor has never walked without the help of the Hongmeng Purple Qi. Your ambition is commendable, but without the Hongmeng Purple Qi transformed by the Xiantian Wuji, you cannot take the step of all things returning to one. Even if I, your teacher, will prove the Dao in the future through teaching, I will still need the help of the Hongmeng Purple Qi to achieve the fruit of Hunyuan Daluo. Isn't this just looking for fish in a tree?"

Jiang Wang raised his head, a look of high spirits on his face, and responded to Master Xuandu without hesitation.

"The disciple has found one of the escapees who returned to Wuji from Taiji. The descendant from the Phoenix Lord is the best proof. She achieved Daluo through the tempering of Hongmeng Purple Qi. It seems that she has relied on the acquired form of Hongmeng Purple Qi, let's call it the Brilliant Force, but in fact, she is still a step away from Hongmeng Purple Qi."

The calm heart of the Great Master Xuandu finally began to ripple. He knew that Jiang Wang had brought two gods from another foreign land to visit him, which was actually a great opportunity for him, giving him the foundation to achieve the Dao of Hunyuan.

His face straightened up, and he grabbed the one that had escaped, "What's your proof?"

Jiang Wang showed a simple and honest smile, "Master, please accept the formal greetings from your little disciple, so that my tricks can be effective. Otherwise, my words will be like a tree without roots. Little disciple, you still have to pay homage to the master."

Alice didn't understand what was going on and was still in a daze. Han Su quickly pushed her and said, "Hurry up and perform the great gift I taught you. Don't forget to ask for a gift from your master!"

Alice just woke up as if from a dream, and quickly performed the great ceremony of kowtow three times and nine times, then stood up gracefully, and unceremoniously extended her palm, "Master, give me the red envelope."

Master Xuandu just realized that he had been tricked by his disciple. However, the peculiarities of this disciple were almost the same as those of the Taoist friend Huangtian. She was both a star god and not a star god. If she really stood in front of Doumu, Doumu would probably be so frightened that she would like her very much.

An unprecedented path to becoming a Star God has already appeared in her body. By accepting a cheap disciple, Dou Mu can owe her a favor. No matter how she looks at it, she is getting the upper hand.

He chuckled and a round stone slab appeared in his palm with a copper nail in the middle. The twelve zodiac signs and the dimensions of the heavens were painted around it. It looked very old and had some signs of weathering.

"Hey, none of my female disciples are easy to deal with. They come to see the master just for the gift. The world is not the same as it used to be. I don't have anything good either. Seeing that you actually hold some power over time, I will give you this little thing."

Alice took it hurriedly, but as soon as she got the thing in her hand, colorful light appeared on her chest. The crystal stone that had turned into her inner elixir turned into a ball of cloud light and fell on the small gadget that looked like a windmill gyroscope given by her master, and in a blink of an eye, they condensed into one.

The crystal skill tree suddenly expanded and turned into twelve layers, and it also spawned countless branches, which were connected to each other in an orderly manner, as if it had turned into a pagoda made of colorful lights.

She was overjoyed and quickly thanked the two teachers.

"Thank you for the gift, Master. Thank you for your help!"

Master Xuandu also stared at this disciple in amazement. After a long while, he asked Jiang Wang a question, "External inner elixir, this is really unprecedented. The Supreme Lord will definitely be very happy to see this great disciple."

Alice's words silenced the master and disciple, "Could it be that the great master also has a gift for meeting?" (End of this chapter)