Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 63 The Scholar and the Heroine
The theory of Taoism can only explain the practice in detail.

When it comes to actual combat effectiveness, we have to consider various factors to determine strength.

"Mid-stage second realm versus mid-stage third realm, the advantage is mine!"

Lu Zheng comprehended a sword technique, combined with the strange vision in Wen Palace and the treasures given by Xiao Shan and Li Yuan.

He felt that if he went to Jiguana Mountain now, he could fight the rat demon.

However, to be on the safe side, Lu Zheng decided to follow his previous plan and travel slowly along the way.

He practiced another set of sword techniques with his long sword, and finally stopped with satisfaction and fell asleep in the cave.

Time passed quietly, and soon a night was over.

In the early morning, warm sunlight shines into the cave.

Lu Zheng slowly woke up, feeling refreshed after a good night's sleep.

He got up and fiddled with breakfast, then looked through the mandrill's records and made some marks on the simple map.

This mandrill has a wide range of friends and has connections with many monsters in the mountains and wilderness.

There are many monsters in many places that are not even recorded in government files.

There are still a few monsters living in villages and towns.

These monsters include good and bad ones, and there are also neutral ones who rarely interact with humans and monsters, occupying their own land to practice.

After Lu Zheng finished his breakfast, he began to pack up and prepare to leave and continue on his journey.

Suddenly, Lu Zheng glanced sideways and found that a woman in green had come to the cave entrance.

The woman in green has a slender figure, delicate features, and a hint of heroism between her eyebrows.

She also wore a whip around her waist. The long black whip was covered with tiny scales, reflecting a black and gold luster. It was unknown what material it was made of.

The woman's beautiful eyes flickered as she looked Lu Zheng up and down for a moment before asking, "Are you the hidden master here?"

Lu Zheng looked calm. This woman was able to come here quietly without being noticed by him. She must be a cultivator.

Lu Zheng put down what he was holding, straightened up, and shook his head, saying, "No, there used to be a monster living here. It pretended to be a master and cheated the people out of their energy and lifespan. I killed it."

The woman suddenly understood and smiled, "I see... The people around here all say there's a master living here, one who knows a lot. But I heard he doesn't act like a righteous person, so I'm saying you don't look like that... You look like a Confucian scholar, right?"

Lu Zheng nodded slightly, "A scholar, traveling to learn how to slay demons and eliminate evil."

The woman's face showed a hint of surprise when she heard this. She asked in confusion, "When a scholar travels to study, shouldn't he go to someone to discuss learning and philosophy?"

She had never seen any scholar traveling to study who would specifically come to such a desolate mountain to slay demons and monsters.

Lu Zheng said softly, "Studying knowledge is certainly important, but putting it into practice is even more important... For me, the most important thing is to slay demons and eliminate evil, and serve the people."

The woman was touched, and a hint of approval appeared in her eyes.

She couldn't help but say, "You are a very special scholar, but do you know that the demons and evildoers in this world are endless?"

Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged as he slowly said, "I'm just doing my best. Maybe everyone doesn't care about these things, but I do care about them because I've encountered them, and I also care about the people who are suffering."

The woman remained silent after hearing this, and after a while she asked, "What's your name?"

"Lu Zheng." Lu Zheng said.

"Mr. Lu lives up to his name." The woman smiled brightly and clasped her fists, saying, "You can call me Ningjing."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Miss Ning has a heroic look and an aura that's no less impressive than any man. She doesn't look like a quiet woman."

Ning Jing smiled and said, "After taking care of family affairs, I learned some martial arts to help myself, so I am no longer like those ladies from wealthy families." Lu Zheng nodded and asked, "Miss, is there something important that brought you here?"

Ning Jing said, "I just heard that the so-called masters here know a lot of things, so I thought I'd come and ask them. Since he's just a monster pretending to be a ghost, and was killed by Master Lu, there's nothing serious going on."

Lu Zheng pointed to a few books beside him and said, "These books were left by the monster. They record some things about demons and spiritual cultivation. If you want to know about these things, you can take a look."

Upon hearing this, the woman stepped forward and looked through the books.

Lu Zhengze was packing his luggage nearby, and then he set fire to the cave to burn the dirty things.

When the fire grew bigger, Lu Zheng and Ning Jing left the cave.

Ning Jing quickly read through several books, but didn't find the answers she wanted, so she returned the books to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng took the book and put it away. He hadn't finished reading these books yet, so he had to keep them and read them slowly.

Ning Jing asked, "Master Lu, are you going somewhere else to slay demons and monsters again?"

"Yeah." Lu Zheng nodded.

Ning Jing asked curiously, "I wonder how talented Mr. Lu is? Isn't he preparing for the imperial examination? I remember there was an autumn examination this year?"

She felt that judging from Lu Zheng's behavior, he must be a man of great literary talent and it would not be difficult for him to pass the imperial examination.

If he had been an official in the court in the past, he would have become a fatherly official and a blessing to the people.

"Uh, this..."

Lu Zheng didn't know what to say for a moment, as he had never thought about taking the imperial examination.

Ning Jing saw that Lu Zhengzheng was looking a little conflicted and couldn't help asking, "But what's the difficulty?"

Lu Zheng said softly, "I'm not very good at the imperial examinations, so I don't plan to participate in the Autumn Examination. I'll try to become a Juren of Heaven and Earth."

peaceful:……

Ning Jing's expression was wonderful. What she said was as if she was saying that I don't know many words and can't understand enlightenment books, so I should read the Four Books and Five Classics.

There have only been a few successful candidates in the entire An Kingdom in the past ten years, and they all occupy a place in the court.

"Mr. Lu is very confident in himself." Ning Jing squeezed out a sentence.

"It's okay..." Lu Zheng just smiled, "Even in ancient times, Confucian and Taoist scholars didn't participate in the imperial examinations."

Ningjing thought to himself that the past was the past and the present is the present, how can they be the same?
However, she did not say anything to discourage him. Instead, she said, "Then I will wait for the day when Mr. Lu becomes famous in Anguo."

Lu Zheng blinked and couldn't help but say, "He's just a scholar from heaven and earth. He shouldn't be famous throughout the country, right?"

Ning Jing glared and said, "Mr. Lu, as a scholar, don't you know how difficult it is to become a scholar?"

"Uh……"

Lu Zheng thought that he really didn't know, but it wasn't difficult for him to become a Juren of Heaven and Earth.

Ning Jing stretched out her slender jade fingers and gestured, "Five years. In the past five years, our Anguo hasn't produced a single Juren."

Lu Zheng pondered, "That sounds really difficult. A tall tree attracts the wind. It seems that even though I have achieved the status of a Heaven and Earth Scholar, I can't let others know..."

Ning Jing staggered when she heard this and almost fell.

"you you you……"

Ning Jing's beautiful eyes widened, and she didn't know how to evaluate this arrogant scholar.

(End of this chapter)