Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 291: Named after Yongzhou
The City God didn't want Lu Zheng to help deal with those wild gods. If he asked Lu Zheng to do so, wouldn't that be a slap in his face?
Seeing that the City God said so, Lu Zheng didn't want to force anything.

Although he was still somewhat dissatisfied with the result, the other party was the righteous god of the Chu State after all. It was rare for him, a foreign scholar, to make the City God make such concessions.

Originally, Lu Zheng had already anticipated having a big fight with these gods.

It would be great if we could solve some problems without having to do it ourselves.

Lu Zheng said, "That's great. I won't bother the City God any further. I'll take my leave now."

Lu Zheng bowed and strode out of the hall.

When the City God saw Lu Zheng leaving the City God Temple, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He thought Lu Zheng was going to make some more requests, but seeing that he left so decisively, it was obvious that he had taken over the matter.

The City God looked at the temple priest who was kneeling there huddled together and said coldly, "You should leave! Don't tell anyone a word about what happened today!"

The temple keeper, as if pardoned, knelt and backed out of the hall.

The temple keeper was sweating profusely and dared not go out and say anything. He wished he didn't have a mouth.

Afterwards, the City God waved his hand and released a divine power, slowly closing the gate of the temple.

Inside the main hall, several figures emerged from behind the statue. They were all officials of the City God, and they were the real bodies of the deity.

During the confrontation just now, they rushed over from all directions, waiting for the City God's order to capture Lu Zheng.

However, they did not expect that the City God would allow Lu Zheng to be so presumptuous.

Someone whispered, "Sir, are you just going to let him go like this?"

The City God said calmly, "Do you think you can handle him? This boy is extraordinary. He has a righteous spirit! I am not here, and we alone cannot suppress him."

When confronting Lu Zheng just now, the City God finally remembered why Lu Zheng's literary aura made him feel a little special, and why he could cope with his divine power. It was clearly the righteous spirit of a scholar, and he had cultivated to a certain level.

If he hadn't seen Lu Zheng's extraordinary strength, he wouldn't have been so easy to talk to.

If it were an ordinary scholar, he would have been crushed to pieces by him, let alone leaving here.

The officials were surprised to hear this. They had never come into contact with Haoran Zhengqi before, but they had heard of it a little.

A scholar with a righteous spirit is not afraid of powerful ghosts and gods.

To a certain extent, one can even overwhelm humans, gods, monsters and ghosts of the same realm with his aura.

Someone whispered, "No wonder I felt a sense of pressure when my statue was close to him just now."

The City God said calmly, "Try not to provoke such scholars..."

The City God appointed a few subordinates and asked them to go around the villages to prevent Lu Zheng from catching any wild gods again.

Although he is the city god of a county, it is impossible for him to pay attention to all the big and small things in the county all the time.

It is impossible for him to build a temple in every village. The incense he would receive would not be enough to cover the cost. He can only arrange for wild gods to live there permanently.

The story of wild gods is not unique to Yu County, but exists in many places throughout the Chu State.

The government turned a blind eye, knowing that this was done by the righteous gods to gain worship, and did not take it too seriously. However, doing so actually violated the laws of the Chu State.

Some things are not as heavy as four ounces if they are not weighed, but they cannot weigh a thousand pounds if they are weighed.

Since the situation has come here, the City God has to do it properly even if he has to pretend.

The City God thought about what had just happened and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "How did that young man survive to this day by acting like that?"

The City God had met some stubborn scholars before, but such people could only exist for a short time. Some people had experienced a lot and their edges were smoothed out.

It really surprised the City God that Lu Zheng, with such a personality, could walk from Anguo to Chuguo.

……

After Lu Zheng left the City God Temple, he released Qing Wan.

Qing Wan looked around and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, where's that rat? Have you already been to the City God Temple?"

Lu Zheng explained, "We just came out of the City God Temple. The wild god was beaten to death by the City God. It was what he deserved."

I didn't let Qingwan go to see the City God just now, mainly because I was afraid that a fight would suddenly break out and he might not be able to take care of Qingwan.

After this trip, Lu Zheng found that the City God of Yang was quite easy to talk to and not as arrogant as he had imagined.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party was scared because of his aura.

Qing Wan asked curiously, "What does the City God look like?"

Lu Zhengdao: "Nothing special, the one who saw me was not my real body, the statue is just a sheep's head..."

Lu Zheng gave a brief description and said, "The City God Temple is closed right now. I can take you there tomorrow."

"Oh, that's not necessary. What's so interesting about the statue?"

Qing Wan shook her head. She had seen Yan's statue before, but it didn't look like Yan himself. Who knew if the true body behind the Sheep City God was really a sheep.

……

Thousands of miles away, on a green mountain, a spiritual aura permeates the air.

In a field of flowers and grass, people gathered together to drink and have fun.

These people were all dressed in luxurious attire and had extraordinary auras. At one table, a middle-aged man with a goatee sat with his eyes closed, looking a little unhappy.

After a while, Yang Feng raised his eyes, shook his head slowly, picked up a glass of spirit wine and started drinking.

Yang Feng is the City God of Yu County. He is now attending a gathering on a sacred mountain outside Yongzhou City.

The initiator of this gathering was the City God of Yongzhou.

Although they were both city gods, the Yongzhou City God was Yang Feng's immediate superior, held a higher position than him, and was from the royal family of the Chu State. His name was Mi Gu, and he was a very important figure.

The reason why Yang Feng was able to become a god and the city god of a county was that he had some relationship with Mi Gu in the past.

Unfortunately, Yang Feng has been the City God for so many years, but he is still sitting in the same position and his cultivation has not improved much.

On the path of the gods, incense and mental power are very important. He is the city god of a county, and his territory is so small that incense and mental power are barely enough. He has no way to get promoted.

Compared to being a demon, the advantage of becoming a City God is that you have a formal Shinto official position, and if you live a stable life, you can live for a long time, and it is not a problem to live as long as the country.

However, after being the City God for so many years, Yang Feng found that there was no end in sight and he had begun to let things go.

So much so that when facing Lu Zheng's questioning just now, he felt that he was very different from before.

A tall man nearby saw that Yang Feng was a little unhappy and couldn't help but ask, "Yang Chenghuang, what happened in the county?"

I just saw Yang Feng wandering in the sky, and I thought something happened where he was working.

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng couldn't help but say, "A scholar from Anguo came to the temple and talked to me for a while. He was a bit stubborn and didn't agree with me..."

"Anguo scholar?"

The man asked curiously, "Who could make Yang Cheng Huang look like this?"

Yang Feng said, "I haven't heard of him before. He's a young man, about twenty years old, with a righteous spirit. Oh, he said his name is Lu Zheng."

The man thought about it and realized he had never heard of this person.

"Lu Zheng?"

Not far away, Mi Gu heard the name keenly.

Mi Gu turned to look at Yang Feng and asked, "Yang Cheng Huang, did you just mention someone named Lu Zheng?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Feng quickly stood up and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, a scholar from the Anguo named Lu Zheng did come to the City God Temple just now."

Mi Gu's eyes lit up, "Tell me the details! Come, give me some wine!"

A beautiful maid was standing by and pouring fine wine for Yang Feng.

Yang Feng quickly expressed his gratitude, slowly recounted the story of the City God Temple, and cast a spell to draw Lu Zheng's appearance.

Upon hearing this, Mi Gu slapped his thigh and said, "Hey, it really is him!"

Seeing Mi Gu's expression, everyone couldn't help but be curious about who this Lu Zheng was.

Yang Feng couldn't help but ask, "Does your Excellency know this person?"

Mi Gu stroked his beard with one hand and said with a smile: "The news I heard from Anguo a few days ago shows that this Lu Zheng is not an ordinary person..."

Mi Gu spoke slowly and then sighed, "This boy is quite talented. I heard he was coming to Chu, but I didn't expect he'd already arrived and been encountered by you, Yang Chenghuang. Hey, from what you just said, he's quite well behaved, otherwise you, Yang Feng, would have been dealt with by him."

When Yang Feng heard about Lu Zheng's deeds and heard Mi Gu say this, he couldn't help but shudder. Did he escape the disaster?
Mi Gu said, "He actually came to Yongzhou first. I'm afraid we won't have any peace here."

Everyone had different expressions when they saw this, thinking, since there will be no peace, why do you, as the City God of Yongzhou, look so happy?
Mi Gu was indeed happy, because he had been the City God for too long and had lived too long, and he was already feeling very bored, so naturally he wanted to find some fun.

Mi Gu waved his hand and said, "Let's end the banquet here. You can go back wherever you need to go. If you have any conflict with Lu Zheng, don't come to me. You can handle it on your own."

Mi Gu said this, as if he was enjoying watching the fun and not minding the trouble.

After saying this, Mi Gu stood up and left, and his attendants quickly followed him.

Once they were away from the others, Mi Gu whispered, "Go, have Judge Zhao go to Yu County as soon as possible, find Lu Zheng, and bring him over!"

One person said, "Sir, isn't Lu Zheng difficult to win over?"

These servants had heard of Lu Zheng before, but they didn't think they could win him over.

Mi Gu said calmly: "Can't we find a way? This man is so talented, how can we give him to another country? If it really doesn't work..."

Mi Gu thought about it and thought that it didn't seem easy to kill such a person.

People who can receive blessings from saints have great luck and it is not easy to kill them.

If the people he sent failed to kill Lu Zheng in one go and instead exposed him, he didn't want to be blamed.

Yongzhou is the closest to Anguo, so it is hard to say whether Anguo will do something to him.

He wanted to have fun, but he didn't want to be the fun of others.

"Let's ask Judge Zhao to try first..." Mi Gu said, "By the way, find out his purpose and keep me updated. Why would this guy, who's not staying in Anguo for no reason, want to travel here?"

Mi Gu felt a little puzzled. With Lu Zheng's talent and qualifications, he was qualified enough for An Guo to train him.

As a result, Lu Zheng came to Chu alone, which made him feel that there was something wrong.

(End of this chapter)