Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 268 Don’t worry, you have no friends in the future

Yun Xiao looked at Lu Zheng as if he were a monster. "No, it's only been a few days, and you've already cast Purple Sky Thunder with your bare hands? You're even more arrogant than me!"

Yun Xiao felt like he had encountered a monster, and Lu Zheng’s talent for cultivation was too exaggerated.

He practiced the Five Thunder Technique, but it took him more than ten years to master the Purple Thunder, which was considered a talent.

I thought I had good talent, but it turned out to be worthless in front of Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I cultivate righteousness."

"I know you cultivate righteousness..." Yun Xiao's mouth twitched. "This has little to do with your ability to cast Purple Sky Thunder so quickly, right? Don't tell me it was the Saint who gave you guidance. Does the Saint have so much free time?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but explain: "My righteous energy is somewhat special. To a certain extent, it can transform all things and has its own characteristics. Therefore, after learning this Five Thunder Method, it is relatively easy to condense thunder."

Yun Xiao looked surprised and puzzled. He said, "How could this actually happen? Could it be that you have acquired some profound Taoist skills?"

Lu Zheng did not hide it, "Master, you are very knowledgeable. It is true that I obtained the corresponding cultivation method after opening up the Wen Palace."

"I see..." Yun Xiao suddenly understood. "You Confucian and Taoist scholars are inherently special. This makes sense."

He had also heard that someone had opened a literary palace and even obtained a scripture handed down from generation to generation, using it as his own precious literary treasure.

Yun Xiao didn't ask any more questions. After all, this kind of matter involved personal secrets. The fact that Lu Zheng could tell him so much showed that he trusted him very much.

He pondered for a moment and pulled out a few booklets. "Take a look! These spells are suitable for you. We're old acquaintances, so I'll give you a friendly price..."

Lu Zheng took a look at a few spell books and bought them without even bargaining.

Yun Xiao rarely saw Lu Zheng being so generous, and couldn't help but say, "It's really rare for me to take advantage of you."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "We have to let the Taoist priest make some money."

Yun Xiao thought that after all the calculations, he didn't make much money...

Yun Xiao said, "If you really want to go to Chu State to slay gods, just deal with those wild gods and don't bother with the righteous gods."

"Those righteous gods were canonized by the imperial court and carry the fortune of their region. If you kill their gods, the Chu government will not treat you well."

Yun Xiao paused, then whispered, "But if you really have to, you must do it cleanly and don't let anyone discover any clues..."

Yun Xiao muttered softly and passed on some experience to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng listened attentively. After listening, he couldn't help but feel curious, "Has the Taoist priest ever killed a righteous god before?"

Yun Xiao's face darkened upon hearing this, and he said quietly, "Young man, don't talk nonsense. I've never done anything like that. Anyway, I don't remember it."

"Okay." Lu Zheng smiled. "I will keep your words in mind. Take care of yourself. I will visit you at Qingyang Palace when I have the chance."

Yun Xiao smiled and said, "No problem. The gate of Qingyang Palace is always open to you. As long as you go, there will be someone to entertain you even if I'm not here."

Yun Xiao thought of something else, "Oh, right, I have some free time these past couple of days to study your books more and fill in some gaps. I'll give you a copy when I leave!"

"Then I'll trouble you, Taoist priest." Lu Zheng thanked.

Yun Xiao waved his hand, "It's just a small matter."

Lu Zheng left Yun Xiao's residence and went to see Ru Yu again.

Ruyu was slightly surprised when she learned that Lu Zheng was leaving Hongzhou in two days, "Sir, are you in such a hurry?"

Lu Zhengdao said, "I came to Hongzhou originally for some personal matters, but something else happened along the way. Now that those matters are over, it's time for me to continue my travels."

Ruyu sighed upon hearing this, "Ruyu envy you for being able to go wherever you want. I can only stay in my little nest in Hongzhou City."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's good to live a stable life. Everyone chooses a different life."

Ruyu blinked and asked curiously, "What kind of life did you choose, sir?"

"The right way." Lu Zheng replied.

The right path? Ruyu's mind was turning. Was this the right path, or was it the wrong path?
Ruyu said quietly, "In today's world, this kind of road is not easy to walk."

Lu Zheng smiled faintly and said, "That's why we should walk more often to smooth the road so that those who come after us can walk more smoothly."

Ruyu's eyes flickered, "Mr. Lu, you have great ambitions. I wonder what else I can do for you?"

"If you are willing, this city..."

Lu Zheng entrusted some things to Ruyu.

Afterwards, Lu Zheng went to meet Zhang Bo, Zheng Yu and others, and then returned to the governor's mansion.

He and Qing Wan stayed in the room, studying and cultivating their minds.

Some families in the city still wanted to find an opportunity to win over Lu Zheng, but it was not easy to send people to the governor's mansion to invite him.

The next day, An Jing and An Yang changed their appearance and came to say goodbye to Lu Zheng.

An Jing looked at Lu Zheng for a few times and said, "Why do I feel like you seem different?"

"Really?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "Maybe now that I've had some free time, I've become much more energetic and energetic."

An Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, "Really? I couldn't see through you before, and now I feel even more unable to see through you..."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "That must be because I have made some progress in my practice."

An Jing raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "What is your current realm?"

Lu Zheng said: "I feel that I am not far from the Fourth Realm. The next time we meet, I may be more powerful than the young lady."

Lu Zheng did not directly say that he could break through and become a Confucian scholar soon, so as not to disappoint the two of them.

An Jing's eyes sparkled, "It seems I have to work harder on my training."

Lu Zhengdao: "I look forward to meeting you two next time. I wish you all a safe journey."

Anyang, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but say, "We're leaving. You're such a talented person, can't you write a poem to send us off?" Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I'm not a talented person. At most, I can give you a few math problems. Do you want any?"

Anyang waved his hands repeatedly when he heard this, "I don't want it, it gives me a headache!"

The two women said no more and quietly left the governor's mansion and set out on the road to Kaiyang County.

Lu Zheng continued to sit in the yard to rest, and time passed by quickly.

The sun sets and the moon rises, the moon sets and the sun rises.

Lu Zheng packed his luggage and just went out when An Dingyuan came to meet him.

An Dingyuan said excitedly, "Sir, I'll see you off!"

Before, the two aunts left in disguise, and it was not convenient for him to see them off. Now that Lu Zheng left like this, he naturally couldn't pretend not to see it.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "No need. Going back and forth will only waste your time. Go to the state government office to handle your official business."

"Well..." An Dingyuan's expression was conflicted. "Yesterday, the news that Mr. Sun was leaving spread throughout the government office. They said they would give him a farewell party, but I told them I'm afraid he wouldn't like it, so there's no need to bother... But there are already a lot of people waiting at the West City Gate."

Seeing Lu Zhengzhi staring at him, An Dingyuan quickly added: "This matter was really not arranged by me!"

Lu Zheng was a little helpless. "I'm just leaving here, why are you doing this? Well, let's go. We can't keep them waiting too long."

An Dingyuan quickly followed and said, "Sir, you are loved by everyone, so everyone is doing this spontaneously..."

The two of them got on a carriage and headed towards the west city gate.

Before reaching the city gate, both sides of the road were already filled with people.

They all learned the news suddenly and came here to see Lu Zheng off.

An Dingyuan was shocked when he saw the tens of thousands of people. He didn't expect there would be so many people at once.

Lu Zheng said, "Stop the car!"

Upon hearing this, the guard driving the carriage quickly stopped.

An Dingyuan said: "Sir, this is..."

Lu Zheng stepped out of the car and said, "With so many people coming to see me off, I have to show up. How can I let them down?"

Upon hearing this, An Dingyuan also got off the carriage and walked aside.

When everyone saw Lu Zheng, they couldn't help but greet him and send him farewell wishes.

Lu Zheng smiled back and walked along the way, with the people seeing him off wholeheartedly.

If it weren't for the guards maintaining order, the crowd would have drowned Lu Zheng.

An Dingyuan was very excited. If so many people saw him off when he was transferred, it would definitely become a good story.

When we got outside the city gate, it was already surrounded by huge crowds of people.

It would be fine if there were half the people in the future... An Dingyuan sighed in his heart.

When Lu Zheng saw this scene, he felt touched and thought of an ancient poem.

Mo Chou has no confidant, no one in the world knows the king.

Andingyuan held the farewell wine and bid farewell to Lu Zheng on behalf of everyone.

Lu Zheng drank the wine and whispered, "Let's stop here. No more farewells or anything like that."

Then, Lu Zheng turned towards the people, said some words of thanks, then bowed and strode away.

He walked so fast that no one could catch up with him.

An Dingyuan looked at Lu Zheng's back and said leisurely, "Sir, you are really free and easy."

If some literati encountered such a farewell scene, they would have to be pretentious and artificial to promote their own reputation.

An Dingyuan looked at Su Ming beside him and whispered, "Master Su, we must take you as an example. If we leave Hongzhou in the future and few people come to see us off, it will be too embarrassing."

"Uh……"

Su Ming's expression froze, and he inexplicably felt that the burden on him had become much heavier.

Su Ming looked at An Dingyuan and found that his expression was not relaxed either.

Su Ming whispered, "Governor An, we must encourage each other."

"Yes."

An Dingyuan nodded. He had to encourage each other. His eldest aunt had someone staying in the governor's mansion, so it was unrealistic for him to take a break.

Qing Wan looked at the sea of people behind her and couldn't help but say, "There are so many people. They don't want you to leave."

Lu Zheng said, "We are just passing through. There are still many things we need to do in this world."

"Uh-huh!"

Qing Wan nodded heavily and asked, "Then where are we going now?"

Lu Zheng walked quickly and said, "Let's find a suitable place first. I feel like I can't hold it back any longer and I'm about to break through..."

The farewell just now had given him some enlightenment, and his literary aura had improved, exceeding ten feet.

However, since his literary mind was not concentrated, he could not be considered a Confucian scholar of the fourth realm.

"Hey, you're practicing so fast!"

Qing Wan turned her head when she heard that, her eyes widened, somewhat unable to believe it.

(End of this chapter)