Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 169 Dragon Tiger Golden Pill
"One thousand spirit stones, it can't be any lower! You can still sell it to someone else, as long as it doesn't affect my business..."

Yun Xiao was talking until his mouth was dry, but Lu Zheng didn't seem to be moved.

He had traveled to so many places, but he had never met anyone so difficult to deal with.

"You young man..." Yun Xiao made another concession, gritting his teeth and saying, "I'll show you the jade slips in full. You can inspect the goods and pay according to your conscience. How about that?"

Yun Xiao felt that since he was in this state, it was impossible for Lu Zheng not to be moved.

Lu Zheng stopped and turned around with a hint of helplessness, "Master, why are you so stubborn?"

Am I stubborn? Yun Xiao's mouth twitched, "You don't trust me? Do you insist I give it to you for free?"

Lu Zheng raised his hand, and a ball of righteous energy emanated from his body, changing into various forms in his hands.

Each form contains additional corresponding power.

"Master, do you think I really need to buy your method?"

Yun Xiao looked at the constantly changing ball of pure righteous energy in Lu Zheng's hand, and his eyes widened for a moment.

"Thousands of changes, thousands of methods!"

Yun Xiao couldn't believe it. It was not easy for a kind of spiritual power to transform into various forms and possess corresponding breath power.

Among the Taoist immortals, only those who are proficient in the five elements of spiritual energy can achieve such changes.

As for Confucian and Taoist scholars, it is by no means an easy task either.

Having reached this level, Lu Zheng really didn't need his method of cultivating righteousness.

Yun Xiao looked at Lu Zheng and asked curiously, "Who did you learn this from? I heard that no one taught you. Could it be that you received guidance from some Confucian or Taoist master?"

Lu Zhengdao: "Student from Mencius?"

Yun Xiao couldn't help but roll his eyes. "He studied under Mencius. How long has this sage been dead?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Didn't the Taoist priest just say that he had learned Zhuangzi's Xiaoyao method?"

Yun Xiao said, "I learned Zhuangzi's free and easy method, but it doesn't mean that Zhuangzi taught me the free and easy method."

"That's it."

Lu Zheng nodded and continued to head towards the mountain village.

Yun Xiao followed behind excitedly, "You are quite capable, young man. Why don't you look like a scholar? How much of a scholar are you now? I have met a few secluded scholars before. Do you want to know how they got promoted..."

Lu Zheng said helplessly: "Master, do you really have to follow me?"

Yun Xiao raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you talking about? I think you are a promising talent, so I want to give you some advice. If you become successful in the future, don't forget me."

Lu Zheng felt that Yun Xiao was determined to squeeze some spirit stones out of him.

Seeing this, Lu Zheng didn't know what to say.

He wanted to see what tricks Yun Xiao could use. Listening to the other party's chattering and knowing some things would not be a loss.

Soon, Lu Zheng arrived at the entrance of the village.

It was afternoon, the weather was cool, and many people were working.

Lu Zheng found a villager and explained his purpose.

Before Lu Zheng came, Huang Shu and others had already been to this village.

However, Lu Zheng still planned to come and take a look at the situation in person.

Yun Xiao watched from the side for a while before realizing that Lu Zheng was here to investigate the village. He didn't quite understand Lu Zheng's behavior.

Not long after, Lu Zheng entered the village and provided free medical treatment to the villagers.

Some villagers in the village had heard about Lu Zheng's deeds, and the news spread quickly. Without any doubt, these villagers came one after another to see the novelty and to see the doctor.

After some time, some villagers gradually dispersed, allowing Yun Xiao to squeeze next to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng took the pulse of an old woman and gave her some instructions.

"If you're reluctant to spend money on medicine, Auntie can ask your family to go to the mountains to pick some herbs, such as..."

Yun Xiao beside him said leisurely, "Why bother with so much trouble?"

After saying that, Yun Xiao took out a long piece of yellow paper, and with a flash of light from his finger, he quickly drew a seal on the paper.

"Take it, go back and burn the talisman, and swallow it with water. I guarantee that you will be free of illness and pain for a month." Yun Xiao handed the yellow talisman to the old woman.

The old woman quickly took the yellow talisman and thanked him profusely, "Thank you so much, Taoist priest! You are all good people!"

After a round of bows, the old woman carefully put away the yellow talisman and hurried away.

Lu Zheng looked at Yun Xiao and couldn't help but whisper, "Master, you're kind, but if these people get sick in the future, they won't have the money to buy talismans for treatment... Besides, the talismans you gave them are too expensive for them. That lady might not necessarily want to use them..."

Yun Xiao was stunned for a moment, feeling ashamed, and whispered, "I haven't thought of this."

Yun Xiao stepped aside and did not disturb Lu Zheng anymore.

Lu Zheng handled all matters as before, and left the village despite the villagers' kind invitation.

Yun Xiao followed beside him and looked at the darkening sky. He felt that Lu Zheng was just trying to endure the hardship. Even at this hour, he still had to hurry on.

He looked at Lu Zheng and asked, "Are you doing these things to gain fame?"

"Reputation?" Lu Zheng shook his head slightly when he heard this. "It's just for the people. If it's for reputation, then I can go to various places and discuss learning and philosophy with students from those academies. Wouldn't that improve me faster?"

Yun Xiao stroked his beard and said in deep agreement, "That's true. Scholars like you who are so dedicated to serving the people are rare."

"Maybe it's because this is my way of cultivation." Lu Zheng smiled slightly. "Anyway, I really like doing things like this. Isn't it a good thing to be helpful?"

Lu Zheng looked at his literary aura. Every time he went to a new place, it would increase.

But now he doesn't care much about how much literary energy is added.

Just do good things and don't worry about the future. Yun Xiao glanced sideways when he heard this, his eyes deep. Could this boy have the heart of a saint?
He turned and looked at the top of Lu Zheng's head again, and the blood light was a little less than before.

"Well done, well done! You are truly a man of great potential!"

Yun Xiao laughed heartily, and his mood became much better.

After walking for a while, Lu Zheng saw a bluestone slope.

He said, "I want to stay here overnight. Where is the Taoist priest?"

Yun Xiao laughed and said, "I sleep outdoors all year round, so I don't care about these things."

Lu Zheng began to prepare dinner, and Qing Wan jumped out of his pocket to help collect firewood.

Yun Xiao was meditating not far away and glanced at him casually.

He had felt that there was something on Lu Zheng's body before, and it was actually such a little goblin.

Lu Zheng looked at Yun Xiao and asked, "Master, do you want to eat? I'm going to make some meat porridge."

Yun Xiao shook his head slightly and said, "I have been cultivating for a long time and have stopped eating grains."

"Ok."

Lu Zheng nodded and started to cook porridge for one person, and took out a notebook to record his deeds.

Qing Wan was also thoughtful enough to get some pea sprouts and command a few bean soldiers to watch the fire.

Yun Xiao smiled and waved towards Qing Wan, "What's your name, little devil?"

"Qingwan." Qingwan said crisply.

Yun Xiao said, "What a nice name! You haven't mastered the art of turning beans into soldiers yet. Come here, I'll teach you."

Qing Wan blinked and saluted, saying, "When three people walk together, one of them must be my teacher!"

A hint of literary aura emerged from Qingwan's body.

Yun Xiao was surprised. "Hey, you're just a pea, but you've not only become a spirit, but you've also cultivated a refined spirit. That's quite interesting."

It was just a quick glance just now, and if you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't have noticed that Qing Wan had other extraordinary qualities.

Yun Xiao sat there, casting spells and instructing Qing Wan on how to turn beans into soldiers.

Qing Wan stared with bright eyes and listened attentively.

However, she didn't understand many of the words, so she kept asking Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao then realized that Qing Wan was very ignorant, so he patiently explained slowly.

After Lu Zheng finished writing his notes, he looked at the porridge in the pot, then took out a piece of dragon meat, cut it into slices as thin as cicada wings, and added it to the boiling white porridge.

Soon, a strange aroma of meat spread.

Yun Xiao couldn't help but sniff when he smelled the aroma of meat. He quickly stood up and walked to Lu Zheng, his eyes fixed on the small piece of dragon meat left in Lu Zheng's hand.

"This is..." Yun Xiao glared, "Where did you get the dragon meat?"

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Master, do you recognize this kind of meat?"

Yun Xiao waved his hand, took the meat from Lu Zheng's hand, and examined it carefully with his eyes wide open.

"I've had the pleasure of eating this dragon meat before...it's the meat of a dragon that's at the Quasi-Fifth Realm, and it's even lean meat! No, where did you get it from?"

Yun Xiao had never seen a quasi-fifth-level dragon before.

Lu Zheng actually took out such dragon meat and ate it casually as dinner.

In Yun Xiao's opinion, this is simply a waste of resources!

"This..." Lu Zheng didn't know what to say.

Yun Xiao suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that the county lady gave it to you as a reward? She's really generous. Do you have any more? There must be more than this, right?"

Yun Xiao looked at Lu Zheng with burning eyes and said impatiently, "Come on, take it out. I'll give you something good in exchange!"

"What is it?" Lu Zheng seemed very calm.

Yun Xiao reached in and took out a palm-sized jade box.

The jade box was opened, and inside was a round pill the size of a pigeon egg.

The pill is golden in color, wrapped in spiritual energy, without a trace of medicinal smell leaking out.

Yun Xiao said, "This is the Dragon-Tiger Golden Pill! It's made from the essence and blood of dragons and tigers, as well as various natural treasures. It's a precious elixir for refining the body and nourishing the mind. It's priceless and perfect for you."

Lu Zheng couldn't tell whether the pills were real or fake, and he had never heard of any dragon and tiger golden pills.

However, this pill does seem to be extraordinary.

"Why doesn't Taoist priest eat it himself?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

Yun Xiao said leisurely, "I've already eaten one pill. This kind of precious medicine will lose its effectiveness if you take too much. It would be a waste to eat more... If you still have some dragon meat, I'll trade it with you!"

Lu Zheng looked at the pill and asked, "How do I change this?"

Yun Xiao gestured, "Twenty kilograms! Just give me twenty kilograms."

Lu Zheng remained silent, staring at Yun Xiao.

"Hey, that person probably won't give you that much, ten kilograms! Ten kilograms is enough, right?"

"It can't be less than ten pounds, right? Or did you eat some? How much is left... five pounds, no less. If it's less, you'll need your Flower Spirit Stones to buy it! I'm telling you, you're wasting it by eating like this. Sell me the rest of the meat!"

Lu Zheng looked at the pile of dragon meat outside his Wen Palace and thought that Yun Xiao definitely couldn't afford it.

(End of this chapter)