Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 301 Seize the day and night
Lu Zheng found a place to sit at the entrance of the village and checked the situation of the people who came to queue up one by one.

He first used his righteous energy to cleanse the villagers' bodies, removing the plague from their bodies.

"Hey, my body actually feels better!"

The first villager to be treated was very surprised when he felt the obvious changes in his body.

The other villagers were shocked and confused when they saw this. They didn’t realize what Lu Zheng had done. Could he cure a disease just by touching someone?

Of course, this is not over yet.

Lu Zheng took the villager's pulse and checked his physical condition, then prescribed a medicine for him to regulate his body.

There is no clinic or drug store in Yu County. The villagers have nowhere to buy medicine and don’t even have the money to buy any medicine.

Fortunately, Lu Zheng prepared a lot of medicinal herbs when he was learning medicine, otherwise he would be in a difficult situation now.

He directly prescribed medicine for the villagers and patiently instructed them, "You have insufficient Qi and blood, and you've been overworked. Take this medicine home and boil it. Take it twice a day..."

Lu Zheng tried to make his statement as simple and understandable as possible. He felt that these people probably didn't even know how to make medicine.

The villagers who received the medicine asked curiously, "Can these herbs compare to the incense ashes in the temple?"

Lu Zheng was speechless for a moment. If he said yes, these people would definitely not believe it. But he couldn't say no, otherwise these people would probably have to go to the temple to ask for incense ashes.

Even when Shintoism was flourishing in the previous dynasty, there were still many medical books and doctors, and people would seek medical treatment.

After this, the Chu State suppressed medicine, making the people ignorant and oppressing the people even more than the previous dynasty.

Seeing this, the messenger nearby said, "Take it back and use it. Master Lu is a scholar who practices cultivation. Some lesser gods are no match for him. How can they harm you?"

When the villagers heard the police say this, they felt a little relieved.

Lu Zheng added: "All medicines are poisonous, so don't take them carelessly..."

Lu Zheng was worried that the villagers would eat all the herbs.

Then, Lu Zheng continued to treat patients and explain some medical knowledge.

However, these Chu people were ignorant and could not understand many common principles.

In their view, when in doubt, they should pray to God for help. If repeated prayers don't work, they should just leave it to fate. This kind of thinking is deeply rooted in people's minds and is difficult to change.

Lu Zheng had to spend a lot of time to persuade these people to change their minds a little.

It took some time, but I finally finished examining everyone present.

Lu Zheng asked, "Are all the villagers here?"

The villagers looked left and right to confirm the number of people in each household.

After a while, someone said, "Only the village stonemason Yang and carpenter Li are away. The people from Dawan Village asked them to go over and repair the temple the day before yesterday, and they haven't returned yet."

"Where is Dayawan Village?" Lu Zheng asked.

The messenger whispered, "It's in a mountain valley about twenty miles away. The village is quite large, with about seven or eight hundred people."

The rat demon not far away heard this and whispered, "This disease is not contagious."

Lu Zheng heard the rat demon's muttering and turned to look at the rat demon.

The rat demon felt uneasy and didn't dare to look Lu Zheng in the eye.

In order to control the situation, the diseases he planted were indeed not easily contagious. However, if he said that they would not be contagious, that could not be guaranteed.

The messenger had a grim expression on his face and asked about the villagers' recent situation. He confirmed that only two people had left the village recently and no outsiders had come here.

Lu Zheng immediately packed up and left, saying to the messenger, "Take him back to see the City God of Yang and deal with him according to the law. I will help you deal with the plague matter."

Upon hearing this, the messenger bowed repeatedly and said gratefully, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Lu."

Now that the real Yang City God has not returned, Lu Zheng is probably the only one in the county who has the ability to eliminate the plague.

The messenger handed Lu Zheng a plaque and whispered, "The one enshrined in Dawan Village is also a wild god. Master Lu, you can command it with this."

After hearing this conversation, the rat demon couldn't help but feel panic in his heart. He couldn't help but say, "Give me a chance. I will definitely not act on my own again..."

The messenger thought that if the plague had not been resolved, the rat demon who stole the throne would have been beheaded.

Lu Zheng raised his hand and snapped his fingers, and a powerful and righteous energy entered the rat demon's body.

The rat demon's body trembled violently, its breath suddenly weakened, and even its face changed slightly, looking hideous and ferocious.

The rat demon was at a higher level than the policeman. In order to prevent the rat demon from escaping midway, Lu Zheng directly abolished its divine cultivation, and even the other party's own demon realm cultivation was greatly reduced.

The messenger's eyes flashed with brilliance. Even though he had subdued the rat demon with a special rope, his strength was not enough to eliminate the rat demon's divine power.

Lu Zheng’s strength was unknown how much stronger than his, and he could even easily wipe out the power of the gods.

It is said that there are always people better than you.

Seeing this, the messenger thought to himself that it was no wonder that his own City God did not dare to put on airs in front of Lu Zheng.

The messenger's demeanor became increasingly respectful, and he bowed, saying, "Thank you, Master Lu, for your assistance. I will bring this demon back safely, and will report the situation here to the City God truthfully."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly, then took Qing Wan away from a mountain path.

The messenger watched Lu Zheng and the other man disappear into the mountains, then quickly rushed back to Yu County with the rat demon in his arms. Lu Zheng was walking on the mountain path, feeling unhappy.

"God..."

Lu Zheng looked gloomy. It seemed that these so-called gods were not good things. Instead, they put another shackle on the people of Chu.

Not only were these people exploited and oppressed by ordinary officials, but they also had to offer sacrifices to the gods.

In comparison, the people of Anguo seemed to live better than the people of Chu.

Lu Zheng sighed, "What a world where people are eaten without leaving any bones behind."

He was filled with emotion. No wonder so many Confucian and Taoist scholars had so few people who could muster the literary spirit to save the world.

Saving the world is not that easy. There is no way out in the darkness of this world, and even the saints of the past found it difficult to do so.

Seeing that Lu Zheng was in a bad mood, Qing Wan reached out her little hand and patted Lu Zheng, comforting him, "There must be a way. As long as we become strong enough, we can defeat all those bad guys!"

Qing Wan waved her little fists, imagining that she could kill every evil god or monster with one punch.

Lu Zheng rubbed Qing Wan's head and said with a smile: "You can't reason with those beings, you can only use fists. But you have to become very strong. There are not many Saint Realm strongmen in the world, but there are also many, so they are not easy to deal with."

"It's simple, we just need to become saints!" Qing Wan said excitedly.

Lu Zhengle said, "Achieving enlightenment and becoming a saint? Are you so confident?"

I couldn't tell when this little guy had such a goal, and he looked so confident.

Qing Wan shook her head and said, "We can understand books that so many people can't understand. Once we study and understand the profound principles contained in them, we will definitely be able to do it!"

"That makes sense." Lu Zheng smiled and asked, "What are you researching recently?"

"Living creatures!" Qing Wan said excitedly, "I'm wondering if I can cultivate some powerful spiritual medicines so that we can directly improve our realm by eating them!"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "That's a great idea, but it's not easy to implement. If it were so easy to cultivate spiritual medicine that could raise one's realm, all the cultivators in the world would have figured it out long ago."

Qing Wan thought for a moment and said, "Well, if that doesn't work, we can get some healing herbs to treat all diseases and save the people! That shouldn't be difficult, right?"

"A cure-all..."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but think about it. He was currently compiling a medical book so that the people could understand some medical principles in a simple and easy way.

However, not many people in the world were literate, and states like Chu suppressed medicine. Even if a classic was compiled, it would be difficult to popularize it quickly among the public.

ten thousand years is too long, fight for now.

If we want the people of the world to benefit as quickly as possible, we need to explore more methods.

Lu Zheng pondered, "The incense ash from the temple can cure diseases because it contains divinity. If a certain herb can maintain its righteousness or divinity, perhaps it can really cure various common diseases..."

But if an herb possesses righteousness or divinity, can it still be an ordinary herb?
I'm afraid it can be considered of good quality among spiritual medicines. I wonder how many cultivators will rush to buy it.

In order to cultivate such herbs, they must be available in large quantities, cheap and common so that the people can benefit from them.

Qing Wan listened to Lu Zheng's words, dug into her pocket, grabbed a handful of peas, and handed them to Lu Zheng. "Are these peas okay? They have righteousness in them! These are beans grown in the yard!"

When asked about plants with positive energy, Qing Wan immediately thought of the peas planted in the yard.

The bean soldiers made from those beans are more powerful than ordinary beans.

Lu Zheng glanced sideways upon hearing this, and took a few peas to look at them. There was indeed a trace of righteousness in them, but not much.

He couldn't help but say, "Grow it and show it to me."

Lu Zheng's own power contains righteousness, so it would be a bad idea for him to cast a spell to make the peas grow himself, lest the wrong result occur.

Upon hearing this, Qing Wan sprinkled a few peas on the ground and then cast a spell to make them come out.

The bean sprouts grew up one by one, and they were much stronger than ordinary pea sprouts, and even contained a hint of spiritual energy.

The two of them stared at the growing bean sprouts again and again, and even pinched some stems and leaves to taste.

Lu Zheng smacked his lips and said in surprise, "It does have some medicinal properties, but the amount is too small."

These peas grown in the Wen Palace courtyard have indeed mutated, but they are not yet medicinal enough and cannot be used as a medicinal herb.

Qing Wan's eyes twinkled as she chuckled, "If we continue cultivating like this, we'll definitely be able to get medicinal peas!"

"It's possible." Lu Zheng nodded. "It seems we have to spend some time on this in the future."

If we could cultivate herbs that could cure all diseases, it would be a real benefit to people all over the world.

Qing Wan said, "Leave it to me! I know how to do this! Oh, and we can find more bean seeds, and then cultivate and select them..."

"There's a way in the book! By the way, is Mendel a descendant of Mencius? He seems quite capable."

"Uh..." Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh, "They are not from the same family. But they are all capable people who will leave their names in history."

Lu Zheng added, "If this can be accomplished, Qingwan, you will also be able to leave your name in history."

"Really?" Qing Wan blinked her big eyes, looking full of longing.

(End of this chapter)