Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 514 Similar in Approach
"Therefore, if cultivation is not for doing something meaningful, then life would be very boring. If it's just about becoming stronger for the sake of becoming stronger, no matter what, it's impossible to transcend to become a saint and live forever, right?"

Qingwan, holding Xiaoqingyi's hand, shared her life values ​​with the two young disciples of Qingyang Palace.

"Our spiritual practice is to help more people. Our bodies and souls will decay, but our merits and fame will be immortal, influencing future generations like the words of sages, and rectifying the chaotic world."

Qingwan tilted her head and looked at the two of them, asking curiously, "Why did you join the Daoist sect to cultivate?"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Lang and Xuan Li thought to themselves, "Since you've already expressed such grand ambitions, it's better not to mention ours."

Xuan Lang coughed lightly and said, "We have just entered the Daoist sect and have a lot of homework to do. We have no time to think about anything else. Miss Qingwan is much more far-sighted."

Their cultivation life at Qingyang Palace was not easy, so this trip was a rare opportunity to relax.

Qingwan couldn't help but ask curiously, "I also learn a lot of things in my spare time, such as farming, physics, medicine, economics..."

Qingwan counted on her fingers and rattled off a long list, "What do you learn in the Taoist sect?"

Xuan Lang and Xuan Li were a little confused. According to Qing Wan, she had learned more than they had, and the knowledge was quite diverse. There were some words that they didn't understand at first.

Xuan Li couldn't help but ask, "Miss, can you possibly learn all of these things? And is it really necessary to learn so many miscellaneous subjects?"

Qing Wan said leisurely, "I can learn it all. The main thing is that I'm not stupid... Miscellaneous learning? There's a reason for every school of thought in the world. Even if it's crooked or unorthodox, you can still learn something from it. For example, if you don't know how to deal with evil people, it's always good to know more."

As the group chatted, they returned to the county town and went to the government office to check on the situation.

When Zhang Yu saw Lu Zheng and the others return, his expression immediately changed.

He thought these people would never come back after leaving the city, and thus overlooked him, a nobody.

Seeing the change in Zhang Yu's expression, Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "It seems Magistrate Zhang really doesn't want to see us?"

Zhang Yu was quite frightened and quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "No, no, no, that's absolutely not true, I just..."

A thought flashed through Zhang Yu's mind, and he quickly changed the subject, asking, "May I ask, was that deity in the sky just now invited by you all?"

Lu Zhengdao said, "It was the Taoist priest who performed a ritual to invite the gods, which cleared the rain clouds from this place and made it easier for you to carry out disaster relief."

Seeing that Daoist Yunxiao hadn't come over, Zhang Yu nodded, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect, and said, "Indeed! Thank you all for saving the people from this dire situation. I will immediately send more people to resettle the victims..."

Before Zhang Yu could make any move, a sound of air being torn apart was heard from the sky, and a sword light, like a shooting star, struck.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that it was a person arriving on a sword.

The newcomer had an air of otherworldly elegance and wore a robe with distinctive markings and patterns.

Zhang Yu's eyes flashed as he recognized the man as an inspector from the state capital and a highly skilled swordsman.

The visitor took out a jade token to reveal his identity, and then asked, "We saw someone performing a ritual to invoke the gods here before. Do you know who did it?"

If someone invited such a deity to avert the rain disaster, the important figures in the capital city were naturally not blind, and would certainly send someone to investigate in such a situation.

Otherwise, anyone could perform rituals and invite gods within the state. If they used this as an excuse to do evil, wouldn't that cause chaos?
Upon seeing this, Xuan Lang quickly stepped forward, took out his identification document, and explained the reason.

When the patrol guard learned that it was a real person from Qingyang Palace who was acting, his expression immediately softened considerably.

Qingyang Palace is not one he can afford to offend.

The patrol guard couldn't help but smile and said, "So it's the Qingyang Palace in person. I wonder where you are, I should pay my respects."

The Taoist master was a figure even more noble than the governor, and such an encounter was rare. He also wanted to take this opportunity to pay him a visit.

Xuan Lang explained, "After Grandmaster Uncle invited the gods, he went into seclusion to recuperate, and I don't know where he went either..." Upon hearing this, the patrol guard couldn't help but feel regretful. If he had known that it was the real person here, he should have come faster, and perhaps he could have met him.

"I see," the patrol guard said, "It's really kind of you all to stop the heavy rain here."

Xuan Lang couldn't help but say, "In such an emergency, we acted swiftly and did not notify the prefectural government. I hope the inspector will forgive us."

"Oh, no, no... disaster relief is the priority!"

Inspector Wei Liandao dared not; how could he blame the people from Qingyang Palace for not notifying them in advance?

Xuan Lang continued, "Although the heavy rain has stopped, people in various places have suffered from the disaster, farmland and houses have been damaged, and many people are probably homeless. We must ask the state capital to send people to provide disaster relief as soon as possible..."

Upon hearing this, the patrol officer became serious and immediately promised to report the disaster situation in various places and reduce the impact of the floods on the local people as soon as possible.

After a brief exchange, the two sides naturally brought up Zhang Yu's story.

Upon learning of the local magistrate's actions, the patrol guards looked at Zhang Yu with icy coldness.

If Zhang Yu hadn't been organizing disaster relief efforts, the patrol guard would have wanted to draw his sword and kill him.

Of course, the matter has been recorded, and there will inevitably be consequences later.

Zhang Yu stood to the side like a quail, not daring to breathe too loudly, for fear of displeasing the patrol guard and taking his life on the spot.

The inspector bowed and took his leave, saying, "I have a general understanding of the situation here. I will go back and report to the governor. We will see how the governor arranges things afterward."

Xuan Lang nodded and said, "Thank you for your trouble."

The patrol guard said no more. He was surrounded by sword energy, which then transformed into a dazzling sword light that shot into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Seeing the patrol guards coming and going in a hurry, Lu Zheng looked at Zhang Yu and said, "Focus on disaster relief. We should be staying here for two days. If there's anything you can't handle, feel free to say so."

Lu Zheng didn't know where Yun Xiao had gone, so he decided to stay here for two days and also keep an eye on Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu nodded stiffly, "Okay, okay."

Now even the city's inspectors know about his dirty deeds. If he doesn't do his best to provide disaster relief, he'll really have no way out.

As for asking these people for help with anything, I wouldn't dare mention it.

Lu Zheng and his companions did not stay at the yamen for long, but chose an inn in the city to stay temporarily.

Lu Zheng brought Qingyi to the small world, so that she could properly understand the feeling of being possessed by a deity just now.

Lu Zhengze sat not far away, carefully studying the two incantations for summoning the gods.

When Yun Xiao invoked the gods, it wasn't as simple as reciting two special incantations to summon their power.

However, Lu Zheng felt that these two incantations were quite valuable, and he thought that if he studied them more, he might be able to draw upon the power of heaven and earth.

Recalling the Chu State City God's sacrificial ceremony and the strange phenomena caused by Meng Yuan's breakthrough, there are some commonalities among them.

Lu Zheng studied these things to understand their intricacies, and perhaps to clarify the various paths of cultivation in the world, which would be helpful for his future cultivation.

"What should one do if all the principles of the world bless one?"

Lu Zheng muttered to himself, some thoughts surfacing in his mind.

(End of this chapter)