Huangxiu

Chapter 25 Advice
Among all the martial arts sects, only four major ones are qualified to build formal branches in Yujing City, and now the Feihua Sword Sect has been added.

This is a great happy event.

Sending someone to watch the ceremony is both effortless and a favor.

But the four major sects didn't send anyone.

So unworldly and so straightforward?
Is it because he looks down on the Feihua Sword Sect, or is it for some other reason?
The martial arts sects do not act the same way as the court officials and have different ways of thinking. As a member of the Zongwu Division, you have to think carefully.

Chu Zhiyuan talked for a while, looked up at the sky, and said with a smile: "The time has come, Master Zhou, let's start."

"Ding……"

"when……"

The clear sound of bells and chimes rang out slowly.

"Your Highness." A middle-aged official from the Imperial Household Department came forward with a flattering smile on his face, holding a two-meter-long and one-meter-wide rosewood plate in his hands.

This official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs was thin and small, and looked even smaller when compared to the rosewood plate. There were also three tall animals placed on the plate, which seemed as if they could crush him at once.

But he held it up easily, obviously having great martial arts skills.

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand.

Guo Chi and the palace guards made way to allow Zhou Qingfeng, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to come forward.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slightly to him without smiling.

He had seen through the officials of the Imperial Household Department.

There's no need to be polite to them.

No matter how polite you are to them, if you are not in power, they will still be indifferent to you. If you are in power, no matter how impolite you are, they will still be respectful to you.

He looked at the rosewood square plate and found nothing wrong with it.

The three animals on the square plate are used for offering sacrifices to heaven and earth. Sacrifices must be offered before breaking ground to seek protection from heaven and earth.

Chu Zhiyuan looked at Lu Wan: "Elder Lu, let's go together."

"Okay." Lu Wan stepped forward, holding the red sandalwood square plate with Chu Zhiyuan, and came to the already set altar.

The red cloth was spread on the sacrificial table, extending two meters in front of the table.

There was a golden incense burner on the altar, and in front of it were six large bowls filled with flowers, fine wine and sweet spring water.

Two officials from the Ministry of Rites had already lit six incense sticks and were waiting on both sides.

"Ding……"

"when……"

Amid the clear sounds of bells and chimes and in the spotlight of the crowd, Chu Zhiyuan and Lu Wan solemnly put down the red sandalwood tray, took the three incense sticks and inserted them into the golden incense burner respectively.

He then took two golden bowls of wine.

The aroma of wine is everywhere and the golden bowl is shining.

First pour a little on the east, then a little on the west, then the south, then the north, and finally pour it in the center.

After passing the bowl to the side, they clasped their hands in silence and remained motionless.

An old man in a brown robe came closer. He was tall and slender with white hair and a childlike face. He walked quickly around the altar waving a golden wooden sword, muttering to himself and reciting scriptures.

The sound of chanting scriptures was sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes far, sometimes near, as if it was floating from the sky.

This is the high-ranking elder of the Houtu Sect delivering a sacrificial message to heaven and earth.

The high-ranking elder of the Houtu Sect has a magical way of walking. When he walks, he seems to be gliding on water, graceful and elegant like a fairy, but it seems that every step he takes makes the earth shake, giving people a strange sense of difference.

Chu Zhiyuan closed his eyes and saw the changes in this high-level elder clearly, and found that a strange force was drilling into his body from the ground.

Because of the Di Yuan Jue, he is particularly sensitive to the power of the earth.

This high-powered elder mobilized this power, making the sound of his chanting even more bizarre, and as he chanted, more and more power from the earth penetrated into his body.

After walking around the incense table with the two of them nine times, his strength had increased tenfold and was as strong as substance.

Through his super sense, he discovered that this power was very similar to the vital energy absorbed by the Earth Yuan Jue.

The Hou Tu Sect is not just a bluff, it has real power. No wonder it has more and more followers and is growing stronger.

Elder Gao Gong suddenly shouted loudly: "The Emperor of Heaven is above, the Queen of Earth is below, the four seas are at peace, the people rest in peace, the incense will last forever, and it will never change. Infinite Earth Honored!... Infinite Earth Honored!... Infinite! Earth! Honored!"

The shouts grew louder and louder, like the sound of a huge bell, shaking all around.

The surging power in his body exploded violently.

Suddenly, there was a howling wind and dust flying.

The area within ten feet around him was spotless.

“Infinite Earth Honored One…” Elder Gao Gong’s voice lowered, he clasped his hands together and bowed to the four directions, then retracted the golden and wooden sword.

Chu Zhiyuan opened his eyes and bowed: "Immeasurable Earth Honored One."

"The Infinite Earth Lord." The elders and disciples of Feihua Sword Sect clasped their hands together.

Chu Zhiyuan stepped forward and said, “Elder Zhu, thank you for your hard work.”

The high-ranking elder Zhu Yishan bowed and said, "Sir Yuanwailang, I have accomplished my mission and am about to retire. I will take my leave now."

He had a cold expression on his face, keeping people at a distance.

Chu Zhiyuan nodded: "Thank you." Zhu Yishan strode away, followed closely by two disciples of Houtu Sect. The three of them disappeared into the alley in front of them in the blink of an eye.

Gao Lingfeng was extremely angry and stared coldly at their backs.

These guys from the Houtu Sect are too arrogant to treat a fifth-rank court official like this.

This means that the imperial court and the royal nobles are not taken into consideration.

Chu Zhiyuan looked calm, but was secretly annoyed and made a note of it.

With the departure of the high-ranking elder of Hou Tu Sect, the ceremony was completed.

Chu Zhiyuan wanted to leave, but Lu Wan and the other three elders kindly asked him to stay, saying that it was already noon and it would not be too late to leave after lunch.

I have already booked a private room in Liuyun Tower.

Chu Zhiyuan hesitated for a moment and then agreed.

He also wanted to find out more about the Feihua Sword Sect.

As a Deputy Director of the Zongwu Division, I will always be dealing with martial arts sects, and it is extremely important to understand their background, attitudes, and thoughts.

If something goes wrong, even as a clerk, I cannot escape the responsibility. I have worked for a year in vain without any credit.

The group arrived at the third floor of Liuyun Tower and entered an elegant room.

There was a round table inside, and Chu Zhiyuan, Gao Lingfeng, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other officials sat at the table.

The people from Feihua Sword Sect were Lu Wan and three other elders. The remaining disciples were not qualified to sit down and had to eat outside.

After both sides sat down, they chatted about this and that, and then ate and drank. The other three elders, who were originally reserved, also gradually opened up.

They couldn't help but grumble.

I originally thought that after arriving in Yujing, what awaited the Feihua Sword Sect would be flattery, fawning and fawning, but the result was indifference.

It was like a bucket of cold water poured over my head, chilling me to the core.

They really don't understand why they are treated so coldly. Doesn't everyone know that the Feihua Sword Sect is destined to take off?
If you don’t get close to and please me now, then when will you wait?
Their complaints made Lu Wan quite embarrassed. She could only remind the three of them to speak less and then say a few more words to smooth things over and eliminate the awkwardness.

Chu Zhiyuan remained silent, his expression reserved and cold.

The dignity of the prince's status must still be maintained, and there is a limit to being approachable. One cannot really lower himself to their level.

He has been observing these people.

Two of the three middle-aged men were really emotional and complained sincerely, while the other one was pretending to be excited, but he was actually very calm and was acting.

"Please forgive me, Master Yuanwailang. Senior Brothers Cheng and Huang are just too frustrated to hold it in." Lu Wan said embarrassedly.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "There are too many masters in Yujing. People in Yujing have an illusion that it is easy to enter the Xiantian realm, and it is not that difficult to enter the Grandmaster realm."

Lu Wan and the other three nodded with deep emotion.

If you haven’t been to Yujing, you won’t know how many masters there are in the world.

In Feihua Sword Sect, a Xiantian is already a master, and a Grandmaster is the sect's master.

It was only when I arrived in Yujing City that I realized that innate masters were worthless. There were so many masters, but only grand masters were truly rare.

Chu Zhiyuan said calmly, "Yujing is impetuous and utilitarian. Feihua Sword Sect has produced Grandmaster Song, but Grandmaster Song cannot take the lead in everything. In the end, everything depends on Feihua Sword Sect itself... Let me ask, if Feihua Sword Sect can't help them, why should they bow their heads?"

He glanced at Lu Wan and the other three one by one and said, "Elder Lu, I have a few words to say to you that are too harsh."

"Please speak, sir." Lu Wan stared at him with her bright eyes.

The other three elders also widened their eyes.

Gao Lingfeng and the others also looked at him, wanting to hear what unpleasant words this prince had to say.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The disciples of the four major sects have always been honest and diligent in their work in the court, and they dare not slack off. Look at you, the disciples of Feihua Sword Sect, you think more highly of yourself than the disciples of the four major sects!"

He had super senses and heard the complaints of the Feihua Sword Sect disciples and saw their inflated mentality.

After being poor for a long time and then suddenly becoming rich, it is inevitable that one's mentality will expand. This is human nature that cannot be suppressed.

"..." Lu Wan and the other three were silent.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "The Zhenwu Division suppresses all criminals in the martial arts world, and none of them are weak. Can your disciples really gain a foothold in the Zhenwu Division?"

Lu Wan frowned: "We..."

Chu Zhiyuan waved his hand and said, "I would like to advise the elders that disciples who are not at the Xiantian level should not enter the Zhenwu Division, otherwise they will suffer losses in vain... I shouldn't say these words, but seeing Elder Lu's hospitality and the elders' simplicity, I spoke from the heart. Just listen to them for now."

"...Thank you, Master Chu!" Lu Wan stood up and clasped her fists solemnly: "I will tell the master and the other elders what you said."

Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "Your sect is in a difficult situation for the time being, but the future is bright and far-reaching. There is no need to take temporary honor and disgrace too seriously. Let's talk about something happy."

"Yes, yes, let's talk about something happy..." Gao Lingfeng said with a smile: "There are still many interesting things in Yujing City..."

"Yes, yes..." All the officials responded.

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After the banquet ended and they left Liuyun Tower, on the way back to the Ministry of Rites, Gao Lingfeng couldn't help but say, "Your Excellency is truly kind-hearted."

If it were me, I would never say these words of advice, because good intentions would usually be met with resentment and not gratitude.

“Please have a clear conscience,” Chu Zhiyuan said, “We are the Zongwu Division. We can’t just watch them make mistakes and cause trouble for the court.”

It is better to provide timely assistance than to add icing on the cake. By helping the Feihua Sword Sect, you can at least leave a good impression on Grandmaster Song.

(End of this chapter)