Confucian and Taoist scholar

Chapter 71 Body Tempering Pill

An Jing looked at Lu Zheng and said with a smile, "Written treasures written with pure and righteous spirit are rare. Mr. Lu, could you sell me one? I can keep it as a treasure and admire it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to An Jing.

"The young lady has helped a lot. It's just a cultural treasure. There's no need to talk about money." Lu Zheng said.

An Jing took it and unfolded it. He saw that the heaven and earth were filled with righteousness, and all things were flowing.

Carefully examining the aura contained therein, one can find that the righteous spirit is indeed extremely pure and cannot be expressed by ordinary Confucian and Taoist writers.

She solemnly accepted the treasure, then took out a jade bottle and handed it to Lu Zheng.

Come and don't come, it's indecent.

An Jing explained, "It contains Body Tempering Pills, which are commonly used by warriors. I see that Master Lu seems to be practicing martial arts to strengthen his physique, so a pill like this should be of use to him."

Lu Zheng was a little moved when he heard this, so he took it and said thankfully, "Thank you very much, young lady."

He opened the jade bottle and found a thumb-sized round white pill inside, emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

Lu Zheng didn't know much about the Body Tempering Pill, but judging by the color and appearance of the pill, as well as its pleasant aroma, he was probably not an ordinary pill.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask doubtfully, "Is this really a common elixir for warriors?"

An Jing smiled and said, "Just like the treasure that Master Lu gave me, to me, it is indeed an ordinary elixir and not worth much money."

Lu Zheng thought of An Jing casually picking up a few immortal talismans. This kind of elixir is obviously not bad. The children of the rich are really arrogant...

Thinking of this, Lu Zheng was not polite. After all, he really needed to improve his strength now.

Lu Zheng swallowed the pill directly, and then used the method of nourishing qi to speed up the refining.

After a while, Lu Zheng finished refining this body-tempering pill.

He clearly felt that his physical fitness had improved a lot, and his internal energy and blood were more vigorous.

This body-tempering pill has a similar effect to the spiritual fruit he had eaten before.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "The elixir the young lady gave me is too expensive."

He had already thought that this pill would have a very good effect, but he didn't expect the effect to be more exaggerated than he imagined.

An Jing smiled disapprovingly and whispered, "Mr. Lu is going to become a scholar of the Imperial Academy in the future, so just consider it as my intention to befriend you."

Lu Zheng burst out laughing when he heard this, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Just then, four students came out from the depths of the cave.

They barely found a set of relatively clean clothes to change into, and ate some dry food. Their complexion improved a little, and they regained some strength.

The four of them came to Lu Zheng and An Jing, bowed and expressed their gratitude.

If it weren't for Lu Zheng and the other two, they would definitely not be able to escape from here. They would eventually be drained of their energy and become food for a group of spiders.

After going through all kinds of things, they have lost their pride.

Seeing that the four people were safe and sound, Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask curiously, "Beishan Academy shouldn't be on vacation yet, right? How did you get here?"

A student said ashamedly after hearing this: "We heard that Brother Lu was traveling to study, so we asked the dean and the elders at home for permission, and then we went out together to study and train. We didn't expect that when we passed by this place, we would be captured by a monster..."

"Uh……"

Lu Zheng's expression showed a hint of strangeness. After hearing these words, it seemed that this had something to do with him?

He subdues demons and evildoers, does good deeds and upholds morality, and can enhance his literary spirit. However, these students are different from him. Instead of studying hard to gain fame and status, they come out to imitate him and study abroad. Why...

The student continued, "We thought that Brother Lu's ability to become a scholar of heaven and earth was just luck. Now we see that Brother Lu has real abilities and lives up to the title of scholar of heaven and earth... We feel extremely ashamed and will never forget your life-saving grace!" The four students felt extremely complicated and thanked him again.

Lu Zheng said quickly, "It's just a simple matter. Given your current physical condition, you shouldn't continue your study tour. I'll just take you down the mountain to find a way, and then we'll return to the county town!"

When we were in Mingyue Tower before, these people were full of vigor and vitality, but now they have been squeezed so hard that they have lost a lot of weight and have suffered a lot.

The four agreed with what they heard. After spending so much time in the Spider Cave, they all had shadows in their hearts and dared not continue studying abroad.

I don’t have the ability like Lu Zheng, so I’d better go back to the academy and study hard.

If they don't recuperate for ten days or half a month this time, they may not be able to recover.

So, Lu Zheng and An Jing took the four weak students down the mountain.

We walked slowly along the way until we arrived at a county road, where we saw an ox cart carrying people to the nearest town.

The four students then followed him to the town to prepare and then return to the county town.

After watching the group walk away, Lu Zheng and An Jing returned to Yinshi Village.

On the way, An Jing whispered, "It seems that the students in the county were not very friendly to you, the scholar of heaven and earth."

Lu Zheng smiled slightly and said nonchalantly, "He didn't go to the academy to study, but suddenly became a scholar at home. Naturally, it would arouse some people's jealousy. It's to be expected."

An Jing added, "You don't seem to care whether their opinion of you changes."

Lu Zheng said calmly, "Why should I care? If I always care about what others think, I'm afraid so many people will be worried to death."

He was so busy slaying demons and ghosts every day that he had no energy to care about what the students thought of him.

Lu Zheng paused, then continued, "Just do your best to do your job well. Even a saint can't satisfy and respect everyone, so why bother with so much?"

An Jing was stunned when he heard this and said, "I didn't expect you to comment on the saint in this way. It's a bit disrespectful."

Even when discussing studies and doctrines in private, An Jing had never heard anyone dare to say disrespectful words to the saint.

Lu Zheng said leisurely, "If a saint cannot tolerate negative comments, is he truly worthy of being a saint?"

When these words were spoken, An Jing looked sideways, and waves arose in his heart.

Such remarks are too shocking even in today's chaotic times.

In the eyes of people all over the world, a saint who is so high and mighty cannot tolerate any taint.

An Jing couldn't help but say, "Mr. Lu, please don't say this in front of other people in the future, otherwise I will accuse you of disrespect."

Lu Zheng fell silent upon hearing this, thinking that some of his words and actions were somewhat influenced by his past life.

When you are not strong enough, you should not say anything carelessly.

"Thank you for the reminder, young lady." Lu Zheng said.

The two rushed all the way to Yinshi Village, and it was already evening when they arrived outside the village.

In the farmlands outside the village, some villagers are still working hard.

It seems that these people will not return home until the sun sets.

In the village, wisps of smoke were already rising from some people's homes.

Lu Zheng and An Jing found a place to wait, and when night fell, the nightmare began to move.

(End of this chapter)