Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 404: The Mirage Clan

Lu Zheng felt that the city lord understood management matters, so he asked him to consult on the new law. However, the city lord did not say whether the law was good or bad, nor did he dare to make a decision on his own.

It's like you can ask me to publish new laws, but if there are any problems, it has nothing to do with me.

Lu Zheng had no choice but to take the law to see Shen Yu and let Shen Yu see it for himself.

When he arrived at the palace where the Mirage Jade was, he felt several gazes directed at him.

The next moment, several figures appeared in front of Lu Zheng, both men and women. Some of them looked old and it was unknown how long they had lived.

These people's aura was restrained and unobtrusive, but Lu Zheng still felt something extraordinary about them.

Lu Zheng faced everyone with a calm expression.

The two sides looked at each other, but did not use their spiritual sense to investigate.

An old man smiled and said, "You are very young, young man. You are not yet thirty years old, right?"

Sometimes, looking young doesn’t mean you are actually young, but they clearly feel that Lu Zheng is full of energy and vitality and is really not very old.

"No." Lu Zheng said.

Everyone's expressions changed. He was not even thirty years old, but he had already reached the fourth level of Confucianism and Taoism. This was obviously extraordinary.

Although they live deep in Star Island, they have lived for so long that they still know something about what is happening in the world.

Anyone who can reach the fourth level of Confucianism before the age of thirty is a genius among geniuses.

If you say that Lu Zheng has no great background, they would not believe it even if you kill them.

Someone couldn't help but say: "What a promising young man! The human race always produces so many talented people. It's really enviable..."

Seeing this, Lu Zheng asked, "Who are these seniors?"

Upon hearing this, everyone reported their names. They were all great monsters of the older generation of the Mirage Clan.

Lu Zheng thought that the Mirage Clan reacted quite quickly, as the bigwigs from other places came here so quickly.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Seniors, you've arrived just in time. I've compiled a new law for the Mirage Clan, and I'd appreciate your review."

Lu Zheng handed over the new law, and everyone couldn't help but pass it around.

These great demons usually focus on cultivation and have little contact with laws, so they don't see anything wrong with it.

Someone said, "The Mirage Tribe really needs to formulate clear laws and regulations. Otherwise, how can they govern so many people? You're truly a Confucian scholar, and you've thought of so many things..."

A group of Mirage Clan leaders discussed the matter and approved the new law.

Afterwards, the two sides discussed some other things and determined some rules.

With the support of the Mirage Clan’s top leaders, Lu Zheng doesn’t have to worry about anything.

Finally, some of the big monsters who had come here were about to go back. Before leaving, they gave Lu Zheng a gift. Even Qing Wan, who was not present, received one, showing great enthusiasm.

Lu Zheng naturally saw that these great monsters wanted to make friends with him.

After bidding farewell to the great monsters, Lu Zheng went back to do his own thing.

After a certain time, Chen Lin and others came to report on their work for the day.

After listening to the reports from several people, Lu Zheng felt that they were doing their best.

Lu Zheng then said, "Just now, I have met Shen Yu, Shen Yang, Shen Hong... The ancestors of your Shen Clan are all very supportive of these things, so feel free to do it boldly."

Chen Lin and the others were in disbelief when they heard this, but they didn't think that Lu Zheng would deceive them about such a thing.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "You guys are doing great. Keep speeding up tomorrow. I have to go to other cities and your main city to check on the situation. You need to learn quickly. I'm in a hurry..."

Lu Zheng took out a few booklets and distributed them to Chen Lin and others, and assigned them some tasks.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

In a wilderness outside the demon city, many demons are active and reclaiming wasteland there.

Lu Zheng and Qing Wan supervised the monsters' work and gave them instructions from time to time.

In just a short period of time, thousands of acres of land were reclaimed and various crops were planted.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "It's only right to let these powerful monsters cultivate the fields. The greater their abilities, the more work they should do."

The people Lu Zheng organized to reclaim the wasteland were the mirage monsters in the Monster City who had reached the second level.

No matter how reluctant these monsters are or what their previous identities were, as long as they are on the list, they have to come and contribute and work here.

It must be said that having power in the Mirage Clan is useful. No one dares to disobey or slack off at work.

Later, it will be much easier to let ordinary monsters take care of these fields.

The food grown is distributed uniformly to ensure that everyone can benefit.

As for whether there will be any problems during the distribution, Lu Zheng has already customized the laws to try to be fair and just.

In order to earn incense, the powerful members of the Mirage Clan would probably be more attentive and would not let anyone starve to death. After all, if one person starved to death, there would be less incense.

Elsewhere, even the Mirage Jade was not idle.

She was opening up some canals and roads according to Lu Zheng's plan, which was also her contribution to the construction of the Mirage Clan.

When Lu Zheng came to her in the morning and asked her to do these things, she thought it was ridiculous.

She is a great demon from the Mirage Clan, with hundreds of years of experience in Taoism. Asking her to repair ditches and roads is simply not taking her seriously.

However, in front of Lu Zheng's serious look, she couldn't find an excuse to refuse.

While casting a spell to open a canal, Shenyu muttered, "I should have let them stay last night and work together..."

Lu Zheng found Mirage Jade in the wilderness and saw that the other party was still digging a canal there, so he couldn't help but go over to check it out.

"Senior, this canal doesn't seem very strong. It won't last long. I'm suggesting that you should..."

Shenyu raised her eyebrows and said dissatisfiedly: "I don't do this, if you can do it, come on!"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but cough dryly. "You can't say that. Senior, you will be accepting incense and practicing in the future. You are at least half a god. Once you have a god-like appearance... Even those legitimate gods of the Chu State who are not gods will do something practical to show themselves and bless the people..."

Shenyu narrowed her eyes slightly and said quietly, "From what you said, it seems that you are not satisfied with the gods of Chu?"

Lu Zheng said calmly, "They are just some vampires occupying the divine position. Haven't you ever been to the State of Chu to see for yourself?"

"Vampires, if they heard your description, I wonder how angry they would be." Shenyu said with a smile, "I once traveled to the State of Chu for a while, and I felt that those gods were really just like that. They didn't care about the lives of the people..."

Suddenly, Shenyu's expression froze. She didn't seem to care much about her tribesmen. Wasn't this just scolding herself?
Then she thought again, she didn't need any Shinto incense for her previous practice, so there was nothing wrong with focusing more on herself.

However, from now on, she will have to devote some energy to managing clan affairs for the sake of Shinto incense.

Lu Zheng didn't care about Shenyu's psychological activities, but was there encouraging Shenyu to work, inadvertently conveying some thoughts in his words.

Shenyu listened to Lu Zheng's muttering while working, and couldn't help but ask: "Are all of you Confucian cultivators so good at talking?"

"Uh..." Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "That's probably right, but not everyone is right. Senior, do you think what I said is wrong?"

Shenyu said quietly, "What you said makes sense, but please stop. I'm not some goblin who likes to hear all sorts of theories."

Shenyu paused, then continued, "Tell me how you practiced the Water Dao method. You haven't written the method for me yet."

Lu Zheng pondered and said, "I haven't practiced much. This is just a strange phenomenon that comes with Wen Palace."

Shenyu's expression changed. She had indeed heard that Lu Zheng's water source came from a vision of a scholar, but what about the inherent water source? Could he possess it without mastering it?
Shenyu narrowed her eyes and looked at Lu Zheng, "You mean, you haven't been exposed to the water-walking method, but Wen Gong directly made you possess the water vision."

"It's about the same. The main thing is that I have cultivated the great righteousness." Lu Zhengdao.

The corner of Shenyu's mouth twitched slightly, "I know you cultivate righteousness, what does this have to do with you?"

Lu Zheng said leisurely, "Heaven and earth have righteous energy, which is mixed and flowing. Below it becomes rivers and mountains, and above it becomes the sun and stars. Isn't this what I have cultivated?"

Mirage:? ? ?
If she could create the illusion of water with just a few lines of poetry, then what about her mastering the water-based spiritual energy by relying on the blood of the divine mirage?
The movement of Shenyu's hand casting the spell froze, and her eyes were fixed on Lu Zheng. "Don't tell me you have more than just the water vision."

Lu Zheng blinked and said nothing.

Shenyu's beautiful eyes widened, "Don't tell me that all these things you said are cultivated!"

Lu Zheng remained silent.

Shenyu's expression froze, Lu Zheng's silence was deafening.

She had only seen monks with various visions in ancient books, but there was one right in front of her?
Shenyu murmured, "You cultivated a strange phenomenon with your righteous spirit. Could it be that you have inherited the Confucian and Taoist Meng family's legacy?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "I have nothing to do with the Meng family now. Senior, please don't think too much. I've already said that I'm from Anguo. You can go to Anguo Hongzhou and ask around, and you'll know my identity."

Shenyu thought that Anguo was so far away, who would go there for no reason?

"Alright, I'll trust you for now!" Shen Yu said, "Let me tell you about that technique..."

Seeing that Lu Zheng was busy with various things all day and probably had no time to study the exercises, Shen Yu shared his own experience in cultivation.

Lu Zheng listened carefully, wrote down Mirage Jade's experience, and pondered it carefully.

Suddenly, Lu Zheng asked curiously again: "Where did this technique come from?"

Shen Yu slowly spoke, "Back then, a Confucian and Taoist scholar admired a woman from the Mirage Clan and wrote down this poem and practice method. It contains special powers suitable for the Mirage Clan to practice."

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say: "I can practice too, there won't be any problem."

Shenyu said: "It's a work of literati, it's not normal for you to be able to practice it."

Lu Zheng thought about it and asked, "Who wrote this?"

Shen Yu said calmly, "I don't know. This is a technique passed down from the past, and the original has long been lost. We thought of having someone rewrite it as a legacy to facilitate the practice of other talented members of the clan."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly. "That sounds impressive. But it's going to be very difficult for me to turn this kind of poetry into a literary treasure."

Shenyu said, "You can even write the classic chapters of the saints into literary treasures, but you can't write this kind of poetry?"

(End of this chapter)