Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 144: Taishi Jian Kills the God
Lu Zheng watched Wu Wuren walk away, holding the door frame with one hand, breathing slightly, and a look of fatigue appeared on his face.

Zhang Bo, who was standing next to him, saw this and knew that Lu Zheng must have written some literary treasure for Yang Heng in the form of literary spirit.

He quickly supported Lu Zheng and said, "Come on, Brother Lu, go inside and rest! I'll have someone stew some spiritual ginseng to nourish you!"

Lu Zheng waved his hand and said, "That's not necessary. I'm just a little sleepy. I'll be fine after sitting for a while."

Zhang Bo said seriously, "It's a matter of reciprocity. Brother Lu gave me a treasure, so how could I be reluctant to give up a spiritual ginseng?"

Zhang Bo directly instructed the housekeeper to do these things.

Li Zhao and several others surrounded Lu Zheng and led him into the house to rest.

Li Zhao couldn't help but ask curiously, "Brother Lu, what did you give to Yang Heng?"

Lu Zheng said slowly, "There are some things that I cannot tell you. It is useless for you to know too much. Remember not to associate with those Wu people in the future, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself."

Everyone was slightly shocked when they heard this. Could it be that those Wu people had unclean origins? They didn't see anything unusual.

"We have taken note of what Brother Lu said. We originally planned not to have any dealings with them in the future, but..."

Zhang Bo's expression hardened, and he continued, "But Brother Lu accepted their gift today. We won't spread rumors. Otherwise, the Wu people will inevitably make a fuss about this matter. If it gets out..."

Lu Zheng said nonchalantly, "A man of integrity has nothing to fear. I cultivate righteousness, so why should I care about rumors?"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Indeed, Lu Zheng is able to cultivate a righteous spirit, so why would he be afraid of outsiders talking about him?
Even if someone wants to throw some dirty water, it probably won't be able to splash on Lu Zheng, but will instead dirty themselves.

……

The courtesan and her men hurried back to the ship.

Afterwards, the tower ship began to pack up and set off, preparing to return to the State of Wu.

The courtesan went to see Yang Heng carrying the wooden box herself.

Yang Heng was reading a book in the room. When he saw the courtesan come back, he didn't even raise his head.

"How is it going?" Yang Heng asked calmly.

The courtesan said, "Mr. Lu only accepted one gift and brought the rest back."

"Ok?"

Yang Heng's tone was filled with surprise. He didn't expect Lu Zheng to actually accept the gift. This was beyond his expectations.

"What did he want?" Yang Heng couldn't help but ask.

The courtesan replied respectfully, "It was the painting of bamboo and rocks. He was shown the other gifts, but he didn't want any."

Yang Heng raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought Lu Zheng would choose the set of "Mencius".

He had obtained that set of classics with great difficulty, and he was reluctant to take it out before. Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng did not like it and instead chose a painting.

However, that painting is not an ordinary one and is also very precious.

"Just accept it. Did he say anything?" Yang Heng asked.

The courtesan quickly picked up the wooden box and whispered, "He said he really liked Young Master Yang's gift and even gave Young Master Yang a gift in return..."

When Yang Heng saw the wooden box held by the courtesan, his eyebrows jumped and a look of unnaturalness appeared in his eyes.

He always felt that this matter was not as simple as he thought.

"What's in here?" Yang Heng subconsciously wanted to stay away from it.

The courtesan said, "I don't know, I dare not open it without permission."

Yang Heng stood up, a hint of vigilance in his eyes, "Open the box first."

The courtesan's pretty face changed slightly, but she could only bite the bullet and slowly reach out to open the box, feeling very nervous.

When the wooden box was opened, there was a jade slip inside.

The green jade slip looked somewhat unusual, but it did not reveal any aura.

Yang Heng's eyes flickered, and he said, "Open the jade slip and take a look."

The courtesan did not dare to disobey Yang Heng's words and could only pick up the jade slip again.

The jade slip felt warm to the touch, but it did not release any power that repelled her.

The courtesan couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

She gently unfolded the jade slip and examined it carefully.

When the jade slip was fully unfolded, there was nothing strange about it.

"Hey, there seems to be some words..."

The courtesan let out a soft exclamation and vaguely saw some words on a jade slip.

But the text was almost transparent, making it difficult for her to see clearly.

"What word?"

Yang Heng couldn't help but feel curious, but he didn't want to check it out himself.

The courtesan held up the jade slip and stared with her beautiful eyes, trying to see the words on it clearly.

There was indeed a line of small characters on the jade slip, written by Lu Zheng with great righteousness, but his aura was restrained and not stimulated.

"On the eighth day of the seventh month of the year, a spirit stole the people's power. Lu Zheng used the Imperial Historian's Chart to kill the spirit in Hongjiang."

In the air, a barely perceptible divine aura touched Taishi Jian.

Before the courtesan could see the words on the jade slip clearly, she felt the jade slip tremble.

The next moment, Taishi Jian's light shone, and a majestic and righteous spirit emerged.

The courtesan suddenly turned pale and was so scared that she threw Taishi Jian out.

Yang Heng's face also changed, and without thinking, he flew out of the room.

At the same time, the majestic and righteous energy condensed into a sword energy containing the intention of killing.

The sword energy shone brilliantly and flew towards the room where Wujiang Water God was in the blink of an eye.

Wujiang Water God was sitting cross-legged on his bed, cultivating, when he suddenly felt something strange. He opened his eyes abruptly and saw a dazzling sword energy approaching, carrying with it an unmatched killing intent.

Before the Wujiang Water God could react, he was submerged in the sword light.

In just a blink of an eye, the divine consciousness of the Wujiang Water God was killed and disappeared without a trace.

Yang Heng, who escaped from the room in a panic, soon discovered that there was no danger.

He couldn't help but go back to the room and found that the room was intact and nothing had happened at all.

Was this a joke? Yang Heng frowned.

He glanced again and found that the jade slip thrown by the courtesan had disappeared.

Yang Heng found the courtesan and asked coldly, "What did you see up there?"

The courtesan turned pale and said tremblingly, "I didn't see anything clearly. That thing... was not made by me."

"Jade slip, where did you lose it?" Yang Heng asked again.

The courtesan timidly said, "I didn't use much force, I just threw it away. It should still be in the room."

The two returned to the room again, trying to find the jade slip they had just discarded.

After a while, a guard came hurriedly and whispered to Yang Heng, "Sir, someone seemed to have seen something flying to that person's room."

Upon hearing this, Yang Heng's face changed drastically.

He didn't bother looking for the jade slips and quickly ran to the secret room where the Wujiang Water God was.

After knocking on the door and getting no response, Yang Heng forced his way in.

The secret room was empty, with no sign of the Wujiang Water God.

Moreover, there is not even a trace of divine aura in this secret room.

Yang Heng was frightened. He didn't know whether the Wujiang Water God had hidden himself or some accident had occurred.

Yang Heng's face turned grim as he whispered, "Hurry up and return to Wu. We might have been exposed."

Yang Heng didn't know what Lu Zheng had sent, but it was definitely related to the disappearance of the Wujiang Water God.

This time, they are very likely to have exposed the secret.

Regardless of the specific situation of the Wujiang Water God's divine consciousness, they must set off immediately!
"Lu Zheng..."

Yang Heng gritted his teeth. He didn't expect to be tricked before leaving.

But he also felt that with Lu Zheng's ability, it was impossible for him to discover their affairs and make Jiang Shen's divine consciousness disappear.

"Fengcheng County Lord?"

Yang Heng thought of another person, but he believed that if the other party knew about this, he would not use such means.

Was it a warning? Yang Heng's thoughts were confused for a moment, and he couldn't figure it out.

……

[Your divine thought that killed the Wujiang Water God grants you a +300 level of literary energy!]

Lu Zheng, who was resting with his eyes closed, was slightly moved. He didn't expect that it was the Wujiang Water God.

He didn't know much about this person, but Wu Jiang was very famous, and this god obviously had a great background.

I thought it would be a small character, but it seems that what the Wu State is planning is really big.

Lu Zheng checked his own Wen Palace. The scroll of Taishi Jian had returned and was floating quietly in the palace.

The gift he just gave out was his own literary instrument, the Taishi Jian.

With the Wu people covering up the matter, it was difficult for the Anguo government to find the existence of that god.

But how could Lu Zheng just watch them go back to Wu State so brazenly?

Are the wishes of the people along the river and his wishes so delicious?
Lu Zheng thought of taking the opportunity of returning the gift to send the Taishi Jian out to see if he could gain anything.

The sentence written on the Taishijian was not a prophecy of killing.

Instead, Lu Zheng imitated Feixin's document and wrote the words to kill the gods.

Time, place, target, as long as the conditions are met, the text on the Taishi Jian will react and then attack the specific target.

This is also why the courtesan was able to easily hold Taishi Jian without being affected at all.

Because those righteous energies will only be directed at the god who steals the wishes of the people.

The two words "kill the gods" completely consumed Lu Zheng's two feet of righteous energy.

Unexpectedly, this move was successful in killing the god. Although it only destroyed a divine thought, it also provided him with very important information.

Lu Zheng quickly stood up, went to the desk and wrote a letter, then asked Zhang Bo to have someone deliver the letter to the county magistrate.

Zhang Bo didn't ask any questions and directly ordered his household steward to deliver the letter to the county magistrate's mansion.

The county magistrate quickly received the letter and opened it. The content was very simple, with only four words "Wujiang Water God".

He didn't know how Lu Zheng discovered such important information, but this content had already proved the worst expectation.

The State of Wu really wants to take control of this big river within the territory of Anguo!

This is no longer just an ordinary dispute or conspiracy between two countries.

The county magistrate looked serious and quickly wrote several official documents and submitted them.

After a while, an official came to report that the Wu merchant ship had left along the river.

The county magistrate didn't react after hearing this. Let him go. They couldn't stop him anyway.

I just hope that the states and counties downstream can get the news and catch some evidence, but I think that's unlikely.

The Wujiang Water God is no ordinary god.

Such a major event could probably only be handled by the bigwigs in the Tai'an capital and the court.

(End of this chapter)