Achieving the Dao from the Hundred Schools of Thought

Zhong Bai was surprised, looked left and right, and exclaimed:

"I'd heard that geniuses could progress a thousand miles a day in their cultivation. I didn't believe it before, but now I've seen it for myself!"

But...brother-in-law, you're not a military cultivator, are you?"

After saying that, Zhong Bai looked as if he had discovered the truth, staring intently at Zhuang Weiyang.

Zhuang Weiyang sighed and said with emotion, "Zhong Bai, I knew I couldn't hide it from you! I am a Confucian scholar, so I can use several military techniques."

"Can the art of war be used?"

Zhong Bai was half-believing and half-doubting, while Zhuang Weiyang was secretly shocked. The silly boy had actually become intelligent!

"Yes, yes! Zhong Bai, look at these Yue people behind me! Confucianism teaches that benevolence and love for others, so it is my heart that compels me to not bear to see them become food for demons."

Upon seeing Yue Min, Zhong Bai, disregarding the deeper implications of Zhuang Weiyang's cultivation, immediately declared:

"No! Absolutely not! Brother-in-law, you don't understand, the Yue people are masters of forbearance. If you save them now, you'll surely face retribution later!"

Having experienced the Wu-Yue War, Zhong Bai naturally harbored hostility towards the Yue people.

If it weren't for Zhuang Weiyang speaking, Zhong Bai would have already charged at her with his gun!

Wolfish ambitions! Wolfish ambitions! How dare they allow Vietnamese people to enter the country! Are they trying to plant spies for my Wu Kingdom?!

Zhuang Weiyang sighed softly and took out the words she had prepared beforehand.

"These people are savages. When two countries are at war, these people are not qualified to fight on the front lines. Their hands are clean."

Zhong Bai, helping these people is driven by my own conscience. If I don't help them, I will be going against my conscience, which would be detrimental to my spiritual practice!

Zhong Bai was at a loss for what to do.

Zhuang Weiyang pressed her advantage and continued:

"Zhong Bai, what do you think of this? Arrange for these people to be stationed a hundred miles east of Zuili. This place is deserted and far from Zuili. Even if these people have ulterior motives, they won't be able to accomplish anything! If one day these Yue people truly harm my Wu Kingdom, I, Zhuang Weiyang, will personally kill them!"

Zhuang Weiyang's tone was chilling, carrying a murderous intent.

His goodwill was directed only at ordinary people, not at spies.

Zhong Bai was somewhat displeased, but since Zhuang Weiyang had already said that, he couldn't refute her anymore.

"Fine, brother-in-law can discuss the matter of identity with the second young master and Zezhong himself! I don't care anymore!"

"Thank you for your understanding, Brother Bai!"

"I've gotten myself into trouble, and you called me 'brat'! You usually call me Zhongbai, but when there's something going on, you call me 'Brother Bai'... Brother-in-law, are you really a Confucian?"

"Hmph! You're asking for it!"

After the commotion, Zhuang Weiyang used her magic to cover more than two thousand people and send them back on their way.

During this time, he also summoned Tu Laoliu and asked him to arrange manpower in advance to help the Vietnamese people rebuild their homes the next day.

The Wu and Yue regions are rich in bamboo, which is easy to use for building houses.

When Tu Laoliu heard that they were Yue people, he only showed surprise, but not much hatred.

Zhuang Weiyang pondered for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

"Both sides are inhabited by savages, and savages are not allowed to fight on the battlefield... Since their hands are not stained with blood, they naturally do not have much hatred."

When we returned to Zuili, it was already the morning of the second day.

Zhuang Weiyang entrusted Zhong Bai to temporarily settle the refugees, while she went to find the Second Young Master.

This matter can be concealed if one wants to.

Zhuang Weiyang didn't want to do that.

The second young master has treated her well. Taking in the wild people is neither a big deal nor a small one. If she were to deceive him for her own selfish reasons, Zhuang Weiyang would not be able to do it.

"If the Second Young Master is angry, then send these people back to the border. I'll just guard them for a while!"

The Second Young Master's mansion was still magnificent. Zhuang Weiyang stood at the gate, staring at the vermilion gate, momentarily lost in thought.

Only a few days have passed, but it already feels somewhat unfamiliar.

Zhuang Weiyang's heart was surging with passion. She cleared her mind of distractions and stepped through the gate.

During this time, servants came and went, but no one came up to stop them.

The second young master instructed that Zhuang Weiyang and the other two should not be stopped from entering the manor.

Zhuang Weiyang walked slowly, giving her servants time to announce her arrival. By the time she reached the main hall, the second young master was already seated.

"Second Young Master! You look so much more haggard these past few days!"

Seeing that Prince Di's beard was unkempt, Zhuang Weiyang exclaimed in surprise.

Prince Di's eyes were slightly red, he was yawning, and his usually rosy complexion was somewhat pale.

"Weiyang, you're finally here! So much has been going on lately, I haven't been sleeping well at all. Every time I close my eyes, all I see are all sorts of things!"

Prince Di's eyes lit up when he saw Zhuang Weiyang, and he began to pour out his grievances.

"I have a fief in Zuili, but I never expected so many troubles! Whenever there is any unusual activity in Taihu, Zhao Xiuwen sends someone to deliver a message, hoping to obtain resources and wealth; General Zhong is a second-level cultivator, but he is to be stationed in the East Sea for a long time. I seem to have a second-level soldier under my command, but it is as if I have none."

As for politics, Zezhong is constantly constrained and can't even sleep well, so I don't want to trouble him too much. Now that the summer planting season is approaching and the ancestral worship is about to take place, I have to handle these troublesome matters myself.

Sigh, if only I had chosen political revisionism back then! As a military revisionist, dealing with all this miscellaneous stuff is such a headache!

Prince Di smiled wryly, raised his hand to press his temple, and casually asked.

"Hey! Weiyang, you've had a tough time too, running around in the wilderness day after day. It would be wrong of me to complain to you... You must have come here for something, Weiyang!"

Zhuang Weiyang looked at Prince Di, took a deep breath, and manipulated her inner fire to illuminate all directions. In an instant, flames soared into the sky, illuminating the entire hall.

"Second Young Master, I am now radiant, my inner fire illuminating all directions!"

"Oh, Mingyao... What?! Mingyao!"

Prince Di was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted. He immediately jumped off the chair, paced back and forth, and burst into laughter.

Judging from this, he was even happier than Zhuang Weiyang herself.

"Good! Good! Weiyang, you've shown your true colors! If Zhao Xiuwen dares to bare his teeth again, take him down! Excellent!"

Zhuang Weiyang remained silent, suppressing her inner fire. After his initial excitement subsided, Prince Di finally understood and asked in confusion:

"Weiyang, there's been no war in Zuili lately, so it's normal for you to kill some minor demons to break through to the Candlelight realm. But this Mingyao..."

Zhuang Weiyang bowed and said:

"It is precisely for this matter that I have come to seek out the Second Young Master! Wei Yang is not a military cultivator, but a Confucian cultivator. Previously, when he witnessed the evil spirits performing wild rituals in Tianmu Mountain, he could not bear it and came to understand the idea of ​​benevolence and love for others, which led to his breakthrough."

Driven by my own conscience, I cannot bear to abandon the people of Yue. Therefore, I have come specifically to speak to the Second Prince! If the Prince does not…”

Prince Di waved his hands repeatedly and let out a long sigh of relief:

"This is a minor matter. These mere commoners can't cause any trouble. Wei Yang can handle it as she sees fit! Just make sure the spies don't take advantage of the situation!"

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Weiyang felt a huge weight lifted from her heart, and her whole body felt relaxed.

If the prince agrees, that will be fine; otherwise, things could get quite complicated.

"However, Confucius, the Confucian scholar, is in quite a bit of trouble lately. He's currently promoting some kind of 'demolition of the three capitals'! The Three Huan families are not easy to deal with..."

"By the way, Weiyang, how did you embark on the Confucian path of self-cultivation?"

Zhuang Weiyang was stunned for a moment.

Has the demolition of the three capitals begun yet? In order to strengthen the state of Lu and restore the authority of Duke Ding of Lu, Confucius proposed to demolish the high city walls of the fiefdoms of the three Huan families (Ji Sun, Shu Sun, and Meng Sun).

The walls of these three fiefdoms were taller and larger than those of the capital of Lu! This once caused Duke Ding of Lu to lose face.

However, Duke Ding of Lu, a third-realm human king, found it difficult to make a move against three third-realm soldier cultivators who were banding together.

This led to numerous difficulties for Confucius in implementing the plan to destroy the three capitals.

I dreamt of you tonight, and asked you, Master!

Zhuang Weiyang made up her mind before answering Wang Zidi's question.

"Hmm... A refined gentleman once passed through Suzhou and gifted Weiyang some classic texts. Weiyang studied them day and night and that's how she gained some understanding."

After saying that, Zhuang Weiyang remembered that her senior brother would be arriving soon, and added:

"The virtuous man once said that if I were to embark on the path of Confucianism, he would recognize me as his junior brother... Judging by the time, he should be coming to find me soon."

The prince nodded. "I see!"

The path of Confucianism is just beginning to spread today, and Confucius has not yet begun his travels throughout the states.

The world does not know what specific supernatural abilities Confucian scholars possess.

There are countless paths to cultivation in the world, and it is not difficult to understand that one can sense the whereabouts of fellow practitioners.

Seeing that the prince had given up, Zhuang Weiyang felt relieved and prepared to bow and take her leave to wait for her senior brother at the gate of Zuili City.

However, an unexpected change occurred!

"Junior Brother Ziyang! Junior Brother Ziyang! Master sent me to help! Where are you?!"

A loud and resounding voice swept across the entire Zhuili.

Zhuang Weiyang's fist salute froze in mid-air. Prince Di stared at Zhuang Weiyang with a death stare.

"This is the refined person you were talking about?!"

The boast he had just made was immediately exposed, and Zhuang Weiyang gave an embarrassed smile, scratching his head awkwardly.

"How could this senior brother use telepathy via his inner fire?! The entire city's cultivators heard it!"

Zhuang Weiyang quickly bowed and took her leave, heading out of the city!

……

The capital of the Yue Kingdom was Kuaiji.

A young man, slender in build, is deep in thought with his eyes closed in a secluded room.

"Fan Li, the blood rice of Tianmu Mountain is strange! Your Yue Kingdom can't even handle this simple matter, what kind of cooperation are you talking about? Hmm~?"

A seductive female voice lingered and swirled, and as the words fell, a surge of blood energy gradually solidified into the shape of a woman.

Before it could solidify, the young man opened his eyes, and his true nature was revealed at the same time!

A commoner ascends to the imperial court, a white-robed prime minister pacifies the four directions!

My true nature—a commoner who becomes a high-ranking official!

Fan Li unleashed his true nature, immediately shattering the blood shadow. The blood shadow roared in fury:

"Ah—! Fan Li! Are you even a man?! Aren't my Rakshasa clan beautiful?!"

"That's right, you're not a man. Xi Shi's heart was with you, yet you stood by and watched her be given to King Fuchai. Hahaha!"

Fan Li ignored Luo Sha's mockery and answered to himself:

"The plan is fine. The Yue people of Tianmu Mountain are just a side piece; if we lose them, so be it."

In his speech, he made no mention of Xi Shi whatsoever.

A wise ruler, whose schemes and calculations are all for the sake of the country! The king can be humiliated, and the people can be abandoned!

Including yourself!

However, the veins on Fan Li's hands bulged out unconsciously.

"I will soon escort Xi Shi to Suzhou as planned, and Xue Hai should also hurry up and make his move."