Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 414: The Divine Envoy of Chu
Shu Kingdom, Qingyang Mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, a middle-aged Taoist priest was climbing up the rugged mountain road.

Yun Xiao raised his head slightly, looking at the Taoist temple that was looming in the spiritual mist, his eyes flashing.

"Finally home……"

At this moment, a white light came from the mountain.

The white light paused, and a middle-aged Taoist priest with an immortal appearance and extraordinary handsomeness appeared in front of Yun Xiao.

"Senior Brother Yun Xiao..."

The Taoist bowed respectfully towards Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao grinned upon hearing this, "Oh, I didn't expect Junior Brother Li Yang to come pick me up. Oh, it's been a long time since we last met, I missed you so much..."

"You're enjoying yourself in the mountains, while I, your senior brother, am playing games... Oh, traveling the mortal world, suffering so much! I barely have enough money to spend, so I can't even cultivate."

"But I, your senior brother, have gained something. Once this body returns to my true self, I will surely be able to make further progress."

Yun Xiao was very proud. This body of his was a clone, traveling the world in order to comprehend certain Taoist principles. His original body was still sleeping in Qingyang Palace.

Upon hearing this, Li Yang couldn't help but say, "Congratulations, Senior Brother, but Master has something for you to do."

"what?"

Yun Xiao was stunned when he heard this. He hadn't even entered the mountain gate yet. Did Li Yang come to assign him a task?
Li Yang said slowly, "The world is changing. This year will be filled with disasters and hardships for the people. Master asked you to take some juniors to gain some experience. They have already set off and will be here soon..."

Yun Xiao's expression froze slightly. This was a very precise task to be assigned to him.

"No, I haven't had a break since I came back. Can't I find someone else?" Yun Xiao couldn't help but complain.

Li Yang smiled and said, "Master values me so much that he gave you this task."

Yun Xiao took a glance and vaguely saw some young people who were not yet twenty years old coming down the mountain together.

Yun Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth. Let him take such a group of half-grown Taoist priests to train?
Yun Xiao rubbed his fingers together and said, "Junior Brother, I've had a tough time these past few years, and my finances are tight. Taking so many juniors on a tour is expensive, so just give me a million or eight hundred thousand spirit stones as a fee!"

When he went down the mountain to gain experience, he didn't bring any training resources with him and didn't dare to spend money lavishly.

Now that I'm back, I can't go back to the old days.

Li Yang just smiled when he heard this, but did not express anything.

Yun Xiao couldn't help but say, "Consider it as a loan from you, Senior Brother."

Li Yang still smiled without saying anything.

Yun Xiao then said, "One hundred thousand or eighty thousand is fine. As a junior brother, you should know how to respect the elders and love the young!"

Li Yang couldn't help but say: "Brother, you have great abilities, why do you need to ask me for spirit stones?"

Yun Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking that he didn't have much ability now.

He wanted to go back and wake up his original self to take his family fortune, but it seemed that it would not work.

Li Yang was not here to greet him, but to block him.

I don’t know what the master has done that he has to make him go down the mountain again... Yun Xiao muttered to himself.

Seeing that Li Yang was unmoved, he didn't mention the friendship between fellow disciples at all.

Yun Xiao then pulled out a few booklets and said with a smile, "Li Yang, your senior brother and I have acquired quite a few rare books this time. Books that aren't even available in our Qingyang Palace. These books contain the profound principles of heaven and earth. Since we're fellow disciples, I'll sell them to you at a discount! Each book costs 100,000 spirit stones. I guarantee you won't be cheated..."

……

After Shenyu and others returned to the city, they sent someone to notify all parts of the Shen tribe to lift the city closure ban and restore the previous order.

People will be sent to repair the damaged fields, crops, water conservancy roads, etc.

Originally, Lu Zheng had planned to leave Xingdao, but after what happened before, he decided to stay for a few more days to see how the situation would develop.

He can use this time to get more familiar with his own growth and have Shenyu serve as a sparring partner.

When Shen Yu saw some of Lu Zheng's methods, he couldn't help but be surprised.

In particular, Lu Zheng's water vision has been further improved. Although he is not proficient enough in controlling the power of water, his talent is no less than hers.

Shenyu was a little confused. How could Lu Zheng's talent grow so fast when he was only in seclusion for a period of time?

Lu Zheng couldn't help but explain: "Because I broke through a small realm, it makes sense for my proficiency in water magic to increase, right?"

Shen Yu thought that she was practicing to increase her strength, which was why her realm was improved. But it turned out that Lu was doing the opposite. As long as his realm was improved, certain talents would also be improved?

Shen Yu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you feel that the Confucianism you practice is different from other Confucian and Taoist scholars?"

Lu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "People are different. Qing Wan's cultivation of literary energy has now completely transformed into righteous energy."

"You are all freaks..." Shenyu muttered softly, "Speaking of which, it couldn't be that the literary sage of Anguo was helping you... Tell me secretly, and I'll keep it a secret for you."

Shenyu was really curious about how Lu Zheng had so many skills.

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "It really has nothing to do with him. I saw Meng Sheng when I opened the Wen Palace."

Lu Zheng decided to reveal some secrets to Shen Yu to prove that their Shen clan had made the right choice to cooperate with him.

"Meng Sheng, isn't that person already..."

A strange look appeared on Shenyu's pretty face. This was even more shocking to her than hearing that it was An Guo Wensheng who was instructing Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Confucianism and Taoism will last forever, so how could those saints completely disappear?"

Shenyu thought so too. She had heard that after a saint's death, some of their will would remain in the world. If anyone could encounter the will of such a saint, it proved that they had a chance to meet them and would inevitably receive some inheritance.

Envy in Shenyu's eyes was almost overflowing, and she said quietly: "No wonder you have such a righteous spirit and so many tricks..."

Although he was envious, Shen Yu knew that if Lu Zheng did not have talent, the will of the saint would not be revealed.

After all, it was Lu Zheng who had the ability, just like she was able to awaken the divine mirage bloodline.

But in comparison, her divine mirage bloodline is nothing compared to Lu Zheng.

Even if Lu Zheng is of ordinary human blood, but with the enlightenment of an existence like Meng Sheng, his bloodline is no longer important.

The least important thing in practicing Confucianism is bloodline. Even if you are born into an ordinary civilian family and have no spiritual roots or martial bones, you still have the opportunity to become a great scholar.

Confucianism and Taoism can be regarded as the only avenue of spiritual practice that ordinary mortals can embark on, and the upper limit is extremely high.

Unlike the demon race, what matters most is bloodline.

Shenyu couldn't help but sigh there, saying that it was not easy to be a demon and it was too difficult to break through.

After hearing this, Lu Zheng didn't know how to comfort her.

The two chatted about cultivation for a while, and soon someone came to inform them that someone wanted to see Lu Zheng.

Upon hearing this, Shenyu asked, "Who?"

The visitor quickly presented a wooden box.

Shenyu waved his hand gently and took the wooden box in his hand.

When I opened it, I saw a small gray stone in the shape of a crescent moon.

The stone is an ordinary stone, but it contains a trace of unusual power, which makes the stone emit a silvery-white halo.

"This is……"

Shenyu's expression moved slightly. She felt a trace of divine power, very pure Shinto power.

There is no need to guess, the existence that can possess such power is most likely a god of the Chu State, or a true god at the level.

Mirage Jade's mind explored the outside, then turned to look at Lu Zheng and said softly: "I'm afraid it's someone sent by the Chu State's God. This stone should be a token of the Moon God. Do you want to see her?"

The Moon God is a great god worshipped by the State of Chu.

Lu Zheng had learned about some of the great gods of the Chu State from Mi Gu, including this Moon God.

This god possesses the power of the moon and is also proficient in divination, so his ability is difficult to estimate.

However, even Mi Gu was not clear about the specific strength of the Moon Goddess. Some people said that the Moon Goddess was at the sixth realm, while others thought that the Moon Goddess had reached the seventh realm. There were many different opinions.

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's meet."

He was rather curious as to how someone from the Chu State's righteous god could have found his way here.

As long as it’s not the Moon Goddess herself, it’s fine.

However, if it was really the Moon Goddess herself who came, she would have come in directly, so why would there be a need to send a token to notify her?

Upon hearing this, Shen Yu asked his subordinates to bring the person over.

Soon, a woman dressed in plain white clothes and with an elegant temperament came into the palace.

The woman came into the hall and didn't even look at Shenyu. She stared directly at Lu Zheng, her bright eyes filled with scrutiny.

Lu Zheng's expression was calm as he glanced at the woman with a twinkling gaze. He discovered that she was shrouded in a layer of hazy moonlight power, making it difficult to discern her true realm.

Suddenly, the woman spoke softly, "Lu Zheng? Judging from your aura, it shouldn't be so weak. It seems that someone is masking your aura."

Lu Zhengzheng remained calm and said slowly, "Who is the girl?"

"The Moon Envoy of the Moon Goddess." The woman said in a neutral tone, "Gui, you can also call me Guinu."

Lu Zheng nodded slightly, "So it's Miss Gui, what do you want to see me about?"

Gui Nu said slowly, "I heard that when you first arrived in Chu, you instigated the Yongzhou City God to steal the people's incense offerings?"

"Instigation?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but chuckle. "The girl's choice of words is extremely inappropriate. Using such a clever word makes people laugh even more."

Lu Zheng paused, then continued, "I advised the Yongzhou City God to do practical things to improve the well-being of the people of Yongzhou. What he did benefited the people of the entire state. If this is considered a trick to obtain incense offerings, then it is truly ridiculous."

"Could it be that the gods of your Chu believe that benefiting the people and earning incense is a coincidence, not the right way? And not something that should be taken for granted?"

"So, the way the gods of your Chu State usually behave is terrifying when one thinks about it carefully."

"Good gods, wild gods, evil gods. What kind of gods are the gods of the Chu State? Miss Gui, please tell me in detail?"

After hearing this, Shenyu and Guinu's expressions changed.

Shenyu didn't expect that Lu Zheng would scold the God of Chu in front of the God's envoy of Chu.

Aren’t you afraid that these words will be spread by the mouth of the great god of Chu?

Are you really not afraid of offending God Chu?

Upon hearing this, Gui Nu couldn't help but show anger, and softly scolded, "How dare you slander the God like this!"

Lu Zheng said calmly, "I was just speaking the truth. I had some doubts in my heart, so I just wanted to ask for your advice. I didn't mean to slander you maliciously. Why are you so angry?"

(End of this chapter)