Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 1 The Scholar and the Red Dress

Anguo, Kaiyang County.

It was late at night, and in a dilapidated courtyard somewhere in the west of the city, a faint candlelight flickered.

In the room, a thin and handsome young scholar was bending over his desk, reading the classics of sages.

After a while, Lu Zheng held his forehead, shook his head and sighed.

"I've been reading sage books for most of the night, but I still haven't learned anything about Confucianism or Taoism!"

This is a world where one can practice cultivation. There are Qi cultivators who cultivate Qi and become immortals, there are warriors who refine their bodies and enter the martial arts, and there are also scholars who follow Confucianism and Taoism to accumulate literary energy and improve themselves.

Lu Zheng traveled to this world accidentally. The original owner was a scholar. He passed the examination for a student when he was young, but failed the imperial examination for a scholar many times afterwards.

Not long ago, the original owner met a female ghost, who bewitched him, made him lose his mind, and began to degenerate.

The female ghost came to the door every now and then to absorb the original owner's yang energy.

As time went by, the original owner became weak and frail. Yesterday, he accidentally fell and hit his head, dying on the spot. This caused Lu Zheng to travel through time and space inexplicably.

When Lu Zheng came to this world, he thought he could shine with what he had learned.

As a result, he copied a lot of poems and articles from his previous life, but he didn't seem to improve his literary style at all.

Lu Zheng: Confucian and Taoist Student

[Realm: First Level of Confucianism (Tongsheng, Literary Aura 70/100)]

Lu Zheng looked at his simple attribute panel. These 70 points of literary energy were inherited from the original owner.

"Copying other people's poems and essays won't work. Do I have to learn Confucian classics on my own?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but mutter to himself.

In his previous life, he was pretty good at liberal arts, but he had not studied these classics in detail. If he wanted to progress from a student to a scholar, it would probably take some effort.

Just as Lu was thinking about how to improve his literary talent, a gust of cold wind blew through the hall, and the closed window creaked open.

A figure in red flew in. It was the female ghost that had harmed the original owner.

Lu Zheng was shocked. The female ghost in red came to him again, not knowing that the original owner was dead!
He panicked and quickly opened a book in front of him, reciting: "Zi Gong asked about the gentleman, and the Master said, 'First practice what he says, and then follow it...'"

When Lu Zheng was reciting, an inch-long white aura lingered around his body, resisting the evil aura emanating from the female ghost.

At the first level of Confucianism and Taoism, reciting the words of sages can release literary energy, which can, to a certain extent, resist the approach of evil and filthy energy.

Zhu Sha was puzzled when she saw Lu Zheng start reading the sages' books as soon as he saw her, wondering why this nerd had changed his personality today.

With her strength, it is not difficult to break Lu Zheng's inch-long Wen Qi, but she came to take Yang Qi and did not want to waste her strength.

Zhu Sha walked gracefully to Lu Zheng's side, her voice as charming as silk.

"Lu Lang has been studying very hard tonight. Reading the sage book for a long time is really exhausting. Why don't you take a break for a while and I will help you relieve your fatigue."

"The Master said, 'To learn without thinking is to be lost; to think without learning is to be in danger...'"

Lu Zheng looked straight ahead and quickly said, "I want to pass the imperial examinations. Please don't bother me again, young lady! Confucius said..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Sha's smile did not diminish. Lu Zheng was a man of Yuan Yang energy and a scholar. The Yang energy in his body was purer than that of ordinary people. She did not want to give up her prey so easily.

Zhu Sha said quietly, "Studying is very hard. I am willing to serve Mr. Lu every night, and help him pass the imperial examination as soon as possible."

Lu Zheng thought to himself, if I really keep you by my side, I'm afraid that the little Yang energy in your body will be sucked away completely.

He turned a deaf ear and continued to recite the sages' books, ignoring the cinnabar around him.

[You are not tempted by beauty and have the demeanor of a gentleman. Your literary spirit +10!]

Lu Zheng was shocked. He didn't expect that this could increase his literary aura.

It turns out that reading is not just about rote memorization. It is better to integrate knowledge and practice and cultivate one's character!
He was overjoyed and continued to read the words of the sages. Zhu Sha, who was standing next to him, frowned, thinking that this person had really changed his nature and actually treated her as air.

"Lu Lang..." Zhu Sha called softly.

"The Master said..." Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged and he ignored Zhu Sha.

Zhu Shaxuan was about to cry, and said with tears in her eyes: "Lu Lang is really so cruel, forgetting the friendship between you and me, and abandoning me?"

Lu Zheng thought to himself that there was a ghost's friendship. The original owner didn't get any advantage from the female ghost in red, and even lost a lot of yang energy for nothing.

As a newcomer who just traveled through time, it is even more impossible for him to have any connection with the female ghost.

"The Master said, 'To offer sacrifice to a ghost which is not yours is flattery. To see what is right and not to do it is a lack of courage.'" Lu Zheng began to recite.

Suddenly, Lu Zhengfu came to his senses and stretched out his hand to strike out a palm directly towards Zhu Sha.

Zhu Sha was too close to Lu Zheng and had no time to dodge, so he was hit by the palm.

Lu Zheng was weak now and didn't have much strength, so his attack was not very powerful, but with the support of his literary energy, he slapped Zhu Sha with his palm, and immediately a wisp of green smoke rose.

Zhu Sha felt a slight pain and glared at Lu Zheng. He didn't expect that Lu Zheng would dare to attack him.

When Lu Zheng was hit by Zhusha, he also felt a hint of cold air and his hands were a little cold.

You are not afraid of evil spirits and can strike them with powerful blows. Read the words of sages and learn from their actions. Your literary spirit +10.

"You actually hit me?" Zhu Sha raised his eyebrows, with murderous intent in his eyes.

"I'm going to hit you!" Lu Zheng stood up angrily and attacked Zhu Sha again.

He had tolerated the other party for a long time, and since he refused to listen to his kind words, he had no choice but to use force.

However, Lu Zheng underestimated Zhu Sha's power. As soon as he stood up and attacked, a cold wind blew in his face.

The next moment, a cold jade hand tightly grasped Lu Zheng's neck.

Zhu Sha ignored the erosion of Wen Qi and subdued Lu Zheng in one fell swoop.

"What's wrong with Lu Lang tonight? Why is he so angry?" Zhu Sha smiled, but his smile was extremely sinister.

Lu Zheng glared angrily and recited Confucian classics.

He knew that the female ghost would not let him go, so he did not choose to beg for mercy.

Zhu Sha pinched Lu Zheng's palm and wisps of green smoke rose. She couldn't help but increase her strength, trying to make Lu Zheng shut up.

Lu Zheng suddenly felt suffocated and a little dizzy, but he kept talking in a hoarse voice: "Mencius said, 'Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, poverty and humbleness cannot move, power and force cannot bend. This is what is called a real man...'"

Zhu Sha laughed dumbly and said jokingly, "You are just a stinking scholar over twenty years old. You have failed the imperial examinations many times and couldn't even pass the examination. How can you be called a real man?"

Lu Zheng glared at him, "At worst, I'm still a thousand times better than a ghost like you! If you have the guts to kill me, I'll turn into a fierce ghost and destroy you, the evil ghost that harms people!"

[You are unyielding to evil, indifferent to life and death, with a righteous spirit in your heart. Your literary spirit +10.]

Suddenly, Lu Zheng's body was shining with light, and he directly broke through to the second level of Confucianism and Taoism. The literary aura that was originally an inch long suddenly soared to one foot.

Zhu Sha was caught off guard, and half of her arm was covered by the literary energy, emitting wisps of green smoke.

Zhu Sha felt pain and quickly retracted his arm, looking at Lu Zheng in shock, "You actually became a scholar of heaven and earth!"

　Let me explain to you guys, the content inside [ ] is information about your cultivation advancement, for ease of reading, and is not a system reward. (This is written this way to facilitate signing contracts.)
　　This article has no system at all. It was Mencius who gave the protagonist this method of practice, which is mentioned later...

　　I won’t reveal too much about the plot.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)