Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 191: The Qualities for Sainthood
Seeing Xiao Shan standing there in a daze, Lu Zheng thought to himself that he shouldn't have shown Wen Gong to Xiao Shan at this time.

"Ahem, Dean?"

Lu Zheng coughed dryly and couldn't help but call out in a low voice.

Xiao Shan turned his head stiffly, looking at Lu Zheng with a complicated expression, and said darkly, "Lu Zheng, you are really not the reincarnation of a saint... or has Meng Sheng accepted you as his disciple?"

If he saw it correctly, the sun, moon, mountains and rivers in the hall were clearly the visions of the Wen Palace, the kind of visions that were said to be only displayed by saints.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Dean, you're joking. How could I be the reincarnation of a saint? As for Meng Sheng, he only gave me some pointers, and I haven't seen him since."

Lu Zheng is very self-aware and doesn't think he has any special status.

"Your strange vision in Wen Palace..." Xiao Shan's expression of shock remained unchanged.

Lu Zheng explained: "They are all condensed from the great righteousness, and cannot be taken seriously."

Xiao Shan took a deep breath and said, "I can see that, but even so, who can so easily condense these visions? If they are all true, then you are truly a saint... My friend, you have the potential to become a saint!"

"No, let me take it slow..." Xiao Shan covered his chest with his hands. He was surprised and a little breathless.

Lu Zheng said softly, "Dean, you are too kind. I am still far from being a saint."

Xiao Shan stared at Lu Zheng, speechless for a moment.

After a while, he said, "Don't mention this kind of thing to outsiders. Just destroy my soul consciousness and pretend I never came."

Xiao Shan felt that he shouldn't have come to Lu Zheng's Wen Palace and saw things he shouldn't have seen.

If the scene in Lu Zheng's Wen Palace were known to outsiders, he would surely be in endless danger of death.

Lu Zheng's expression was calm as he smiled and said, "I allowed the dean to come because I trust him. The dean is free to visit at will."

Xiao Shan was shocked and grateful. He bowed and said, "Since you trust me, I swear that what happened today will not be spread to anyone else, otherwise I will be punished by heaven."

Lu Zheng dodged to the side and said quickly, "Dean, please don't say that. Let's go into the hall and take a look."

"well……"

Xiao Shan showed a look of joy, and felt a little elated as he walked lightly into the hall.

Feeling the atmosphere in the hall makes people feel like they are bathed in the spring breeze.

Xiao Shan took in the entire hall in one glance.

He stared at the floating artifacts and saw that they were used by Lu Zheng. Although they looked simple in appearance, each one was extraordinary.

He couldn't help but say: "These cultural relics..."

Lu Zheng explained: "They are all transformed from the righteous energy, but they are directly real things."

"That's amazing." Xiao Shan was filled with envy.

He even suspected that it was Meng Sheng who gave these cultural relics to Lu Zheng behind the scenes.

Lu Zheng asked, "How does the dean think this place should be arranged?"

Xiao Shan said, "That's good. What else do you need to arrange?"

He felt that putting other items into such a palace would pollute it.

Xiao Shan added, "You can build a courtyard outside and put away all those piled-up items."

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Is that so? Then I'll try it."

Xiao Shan said, "You want to build a courtyard here, so it's best to use spiritual materials. However, I don't have any extra spiritual soil or spiritual wood to provide you with. If you want those things, you'll need to go to a big place like the state capital to buy them. It's not cheap, so it's up to you."

Lu Zheng thought about it and felt that it was necessary to renovate this place.

In the future, when your realm is high enough, you can live in the Wen Palace in the wilderness, which is much more convenient.

"Okay, I'll think about it. It's not urgent anyway." Lu Zheng said.

Xiao Shan stayed in Haoran Zhengqi Hall for a while, then said, "Then I'll go back."

Lu Zhengdao: "Dean, please take another look."

Xiao Shan smiled, shook his head and said, "My friend, it's kind of you, but I only have a trace of soul consciousness now, and I have already felt enough. I can't stay for long. I, Xiao, will remember this favor!"

"That's not necessary." Lu Zhengdao.

Xiao Shan didn't say anything more. Although this matter was not a big deal for Lu Zheng, he still got a good look at it, which would be of great help to his future practice.

His soul moved, and he left Lu Zheng's Wen Palace in the blink of an eye.

Back in the study outside, Xiao Shan sat there and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

Lu Zheng took a few books, said goodbye and went back to his room.

Xiao Shan personally sent Lu Zheng to the door, and then continued to reflect on what he had just gained.

At this time, the night was already deep.

Lu Zheng quietly returned to the room and found Qing Wan lying on the bed, sleeping soundly with a picture of green bamboo covering her.

Suddenly, Qingwan seemed to realize something and woke up.

She turned to look at Lu Zheng, "Lu Zheng, you're back!"

"Ah."

Lu Zheng leaned on the bed, flipping through a book.

Qing Wan said excitedly, "This afternoon, someone... oh no, a bird came looking for you. I told the bird you were out and told it to come back tomorrow, or wait for you to come back. It waited for a while but didn't see you, so it flew away, saying there were a lot of people here and to come back early tomorrow morning."

Beishan Academy was filled with a strong scholarly atmosphere, and those spirit birds were sensitive to such auras, sensing danger and trying to stay away. Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Huh? How did that bird know I was here?"

Lu Zheng had not told the birds where he lived before, but they were able to find this place. They were really well-informed.

Qing Wan said, "When I was playing in the yard, it flew over and spotted me and recognized me!"

"I see..." Lu Zheng smiled, "I understand. Go to sleep."

Qing Wan sat cross-legged on the side, also flipping through a book, muttering, "I'm not sleepy. I've already slept for quite a while. I need to continue reading!"

Lu Zheng said nothing more after hearing this. The two children, one big and one small, studied quietly by candlelight.

When it was getting light, the sound of reading could be heard again in the school.

Xiaoshan arrived at the school early and assigned homework to the students in the scholar class, asking them to write an article based on their thoughts on what happened yesterday.

Seeing that Lu Zheng didn't come over, Li Zhao couldn't help but raise his hand and said, "Dean, where is Mr. Lu?"

Xiao Shan said sternly, "Lu Zheng has his own things to do. I invited him to teach you for a day and a half. If you want such an opportunity again in the future, it will be gone."

"Ah this..."

Li Zhao suddenly looked regretful. He thought Lu Zheng’s teaching was very interesting.

Upon hearing this, some students felt relieved that they would not have to suffer any more.

Seeing the changing expressions of these students, Xiao Shan couldn't help but shake his head in his heart.

……

Lu Zheng was reading in the room when he heard the clear chirping of birds outside.

He got up from the bed, opened the door, and saw a magpie standing on the wall.

The magpie saw Lu Zheng, flew into the courtyard, and said respectfully, "Master Lu!"

Lu Zheng thought back to the birds he had seen before and said, "Are you back from Hongzhou?"

Xi Que nodded and said, "We took turns monitoring the person that Master Lu mentioned. We got some information, so I came back to report it to you..."

"That old man was in contact with a cloth merchant. The cloth merchant is still in Hongzhou City and we are keeping an eye on him. However, the old man left Hongzhou, and we sent a bird to follow him. We don't know if he has replied yet..."

The magpies slowly and clearly described what they had seen.

Lu Zheng nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Is anyone injured?"

The magpie couldn't help but say, "Everyone is fine. They are acting very carefully. We are afraid of strangers, so when we were secretly observing, we all stayed far away."

"Very good." Lu Zheng smiled slightly.

He took out a pill and gave it to the magpie.

Lu Zheng added, "Go back and tell them not to keep a close eye on them. Your own life is the most important thing. I'll be heading to Hongzhou City soon."

The lives of birds are also lives. Lu Zheng doesn’t want these birds to lose their lives because of his own little thing.

"Understood, thank you, sir!"

The magpie nodded repeatedly, and after eating the pill, it flew away happily.

Lu Zheng watched the magpie fly away with a smile on his face.

I didn't expect these birds to be so decisive and find the clues so quickly.

……

"What did you say? Your assassination attempt failed?"

Yang Heng looked at the doctor in front of him with some disbelief.

The doctor said slowly, "The information you provided is incorrect. That young scholar's martial arts skills were so advanced that one of our veteran assassins from the Third Realm was killed in the fight. If you want his head, I'm afraid you'll have to ask an assassin from the Fourth Realm to do it. In that case, you'll have to pay more."

Yang Heng looked a little unnatural. To kill Lu Zheng, one needs to dispatch a cultivator of the fourth realm?
A martial arts master? Even better than a professional assassin? This is simply ridiculous.

He couldn't help but ask with a cold face: "Are you asking for an exorbitant price?"

The doctor frowned and said unhappily, "Sir, our business is based on honesty. We accepted some spirit stones from you, but we're missing a third-level killer! If you're not willing, please find someone else!"

Yang Heng suppressed his emotions and asked, "How do you know it was him who did it? And not that he had guards protecting him?"

The doctor said calmly, "The news from Anguo is that our assassin is not dead. It was that scholar who released him, hoping to use this to find our assassin organization... This is not the first time we have done business with each other, so why would we deceive you for a few spirit stones?"

The doctor paused and said, "How about this? This time we can send the killer first, and then the customer can pay after the head is delivered."

"How much?" Yang Heng couldn't help but ask.

The doctor gestured and said, "At least one thousand spirit stones. I heard that he is quite famous now and has even dealt with the county lord of Anguo. Your Excellency has never told us about this before... If we kill him, we will take a big risk."

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and think about it..."

Yang Heng stood up and left with a sullen face, still a little bit unconvinced.

Even the third-level killers of this killer organization can't do anything to Lu Zheng, so they have to ask a fourth-level expert to take action?

One thousand spirit stones are equivalent to ten thousand taels of gold. It’s not like he has too many spirit stones and doesn’t know where to spend them.

"This boy might be quite capable. We need to send our people to investigate further."

Yang Heng muttered to himself and decided to use the Wu State's spies to gather more information.

After all, those people outside are still a little untrustworthy.

(End of this chapter)