From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

[Don't be angry, don't be angry. I'm using my enemy's money to raise my son; consider it earning some interest in advance!]

Fortunately, Yuan Tao was very safe at the orphanage, and the nursery teachers who looked after him were quite patient, which was the only way Yuan's mother could comfort herself.

For some reason, the happier Yuan Tao was, the more intense the nameless fire in her heart burned, but she didn't know how to vent it, so she could only attribute it to her hatred for Jiang Liu.

It's all Jiang Liu's fault!

When Yuan's mother came out to visit Yuan Tao, Wugensheng followed along, just in case she did something unexpected that would expose their disguise prematurely.

"Big sister, don't worry about your son. It's safe here. But if you come out every day, it will increase our chances of being exposed!" Wugensheng looked helpless, but his eyes shone brightly as he said nonchalantly, "Otherwise, why don't you take your son and leave, and give up your revenge plan?"

"No!"

son···

revenge···

Mother Yuan refused to give up on any of them, saying, "Even if we can't kill Jiang Liu, we want him to taste the pain of losing a loved one!"

Upon hearing this, Wugensheng stopped trying to persuade her. In fact, he had never intended to persuade Yuan's mother to give up in the first place... because Yuan's mother was about to find her "path".

Besides Yuan's mother, Wu Man is also on the verge of realizing her true nature... It would be a great thing if she could help two Quanxing people find their way from being skilled and knowledgeable but not knowing which path to take!

Not to mention that Jiang Liu recently went on a long trip, supposedly to help a group of Mountain Moving Taoists solve their problems... This is a good opportunity for Yuan Mu and Wu Man to make further progress in their cultivation and find their own path.

But things didn't go as planned.

If it were a mountain sect like the Sanyi Sect, the townspeople at the foot of the mountain wouldn't dare to go up the mountain to disturb the Sanyi Sect members' secluded cultivation if they had nothing to do. There would be fewer variables, and they might even get along with Wugensheng's idea.

But Yuhang is not a small county town like that.

Although Mingxin Academy does not allow unauthorized personnel to enter, every day after school, children who do not live on campus are picked up and dropped off by their parents outside, and there are many variables in the comings and goings of people.

Not to mention the rather delicate relationship between the Confucian Society and the Guo faction in the city.

Therefore.

After Wu Gensheng, Wu Man, and Yuan's mother stayed at Mingxin Academy for another seven days, Zhang Enpu, who had been scared away by Jiang Liu last time, returned with his men.

This time, however, he did not go directly to the Confucian Association, but instead came to the Mingxin Academy.

Firstly.

Jiang Liu went on a long trip. He went to the Confucian Association to cause trouble, fearing that it would ruin his reputation and that people would say he was "a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong."

Secondly.

To eliminate the Confucian Society, its foundation must be severed.

What is the foundation of the Confucian Society?

A variety of arts at the cultural festival?

Or is it the Propaganda Department, Medical Department, Martial Arts Department, Agricultural Department, Security Department, Industrial Department, etc.?

None of them!

In Zhang Enpu’s view, Mingxin Academy, the place where students are educated, is its true foundation!

to this end.

He also invited Mr. Kong.

They are the 77th generation descendant of Confucius, the 31st Duke Yansheng who inherited the title, who came together to Mingxin Academy for an open and fair discussion.

"Brother Zhang, why are you doing this?"

When Zhuge Yu was young, he had met the 63rd Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain. However, he never expected that this former Celestial Master would not only not cultivate in peace, but also join the Guo faction and want to support the Dragon Court... It was really quite unbelievable.

"Aren't you too?"

Zhang Enpu countered with a question.

"I'm not a monk."

What Zhuge Yu said was perfectly reasonable.

He then looked at Mr. Kong, noticing his sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, short hair, and mandarin jacket, estimating him to be around eighteen or nineteen years old. After a moment's thought, he led the two into the academy and asked, "Why does the Duke Yansheng also have the interest to visit Mingxin Academy?"

“Mr. Zhuge, the title of ‘Duke Yansheng’ is a thing of the past. I am merely the Sacrificial Official of the Great Sage Confucius.”

Mr. Kong knew that this was Zhuge Yu's way of putting him in a difficult position, but he still smiled slightly, cupped his hands and bowed in return. After finishing his sentence, he replied, "I was very pleased to hear that the Confucian Society was established. I never thought that there would be people in the world who would admire the teachings of my Confucian family so much. I have long wanted to come and meet them."

However, I'm busy with family matters and don't have much time...

I only had some free time in the last few days, and at the invitation of Master Zhang, I finally came to take a look...

Mr. Zhuge is older, so please do not address me as "Mr." Simply call me Yu Ru, or Da Sheng.

Yu Ru was Mr. Kong's courtesy name, and Da Sheng was his pseudonym.

"Alright, Yu Ru, to tell you the truth, our Confucian Society does not endorse the teachings of your Confucius family. Our 'Confucianism' is different from yours; it is the 'Confucianism' that aims to overthrow the Confucius family temple and rescue Confucius." Zhuge Yu showed no politeness, directly addressing Mr. Kong as "Yu Ru," and even stating in front of this 77th generation descendant of Confucius that he wanted to "overthrow the Confucius family temple."

It should be noted that although Mr. Kong was much younger than Zhuge Yu and was quite modest, he believed that Zhuge Yu would be modest and would not actually call him Yu Ru or Da Sheng.

But to everyone's surprise, Zhuge Yu was really not polite!

And they even attack right in front of you!

Even a three-year-old child would be polite, but Zhuge Yu is acting as if he's afraid of offending the Kong family, isn't he?

Or are they trying to see us off as soon as they step through the gates of Mingxin Academy?

Zhuge Yu's idea was also very simple.

Firstly.

Back in Zhuge Bagua Village, he had already been subjected to various moralistic arguments and psychological manipulations from the elders of his clan for most of his life, and he thought that everyone was like that.

But after meeting Jiang Liu and joining the Confucian Society, he realized that there are no need for so many rules when getting along with others.

Secondly.

He wasn't actually that close to Zhang Enpu; they'd only met once or twice when they were young... Now that they were "serving different masters," what kind of friendship could they possibly have?

Even if his own brothers stood on the opposite side, he would absolutely not show any mercy!

Since we're already enemies, why bother being nice to each other?

What tangible benefits could giving him, the academy, and the Confucian Society gain by showing him a friendly attitude?

No?

Why bother giving them attitude?

Inviting them to the university is already a great honor!

Thirdly.

Since becoming the dean of this Mingxin Academy, I've been very busy every day. I'm either teaching, dealing with some of the Confucian Association's construction planning issues, or discussing cultivation with other members. I don't have time to argue with these two guys!

The longer Zhuge Yu stayed at the Confucian Society and the Mingxin Academy, the more he understood one thing: those who cultivate themselves have no need to put too much energy and mental effort into scheming.

Otherwise, one cannot guarantee that one will have enough time to live a peaceful life, happily explore knowledge, and joyfully cultivate oneself to achieve enlightenment.

Moreover, if one spends their entire life on petty scheming, how much energy can they devote to spiritual practice and research?

What can one cultivate to achieve?

Not to mention, after Jiang Liu returned from the West, he also brought him a method for performing Qimen Dunjia techniques based on the Twelve Cardinal Meridians...

The Western approach is all about being "wild"!

However, it also gave him a lot of inspiration. He was thinking of combining the knowledge of computer programming, Western astronomy, and computers that Jiang Liu brought back with the Wuhou Qimen method to develop a unique Qimen method of his own, so that he could branch out and establish his own school like his ancestors of the Wuhou School.

"Mr. Zhuge, isn't your statement somewhat biased? Without the Confucian school, can Confucianism still be considered orthodox?"

He was called "Yu Ru" by himself, so he had no one to blame but the fact that someone said "rescue Confucius" in front of him, the 77th generation descendant of Confucius, made him somewhat angry.

"If someone can say such a thing, then the Confucian family, which has been passed down for more than two thousand years, should decline in the future," Zhuge Yu said bluntly.

"..."

To be honest, Mr. Kong didn't want to talk to Zhuge Yu anymore, but he was no different from Zhang Enpu, and he also wanted to take advantage of the Guo faction to promote Confucianism. So he had no choice but to come. He asked again, "No matter what, the Confucian Association has the word 'Confucian' in it. May I ask what the 'Confucian' in the Confucian Association means?"

"Simple, just two words—"

Zhuge Yu held up two fingers, "Principles and physics."

“Perfect, why don’t my husband and I have a competition on campus, and we can ask the newspaper to take pictures of our competition and spread the news?”

Mr. Kong was no longer willing to be polite and directly issued a challenge.

Zhuge Yu squinted: "Why do you need to contact the newspaper?"

Mr. Kong was full of confidence: "It is all for the purpose of promoting Confucianism! If you win, I will no longer bother you here, and I will proclaim to the outside world that the orthodox Confucianism is in the Confucian Association."

If I win, your Confucian Association will have to change its name and will no longer be allowed to use the word 'Confucian'.

"Why?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Yu's aura surged, distorting the air. In an instant, the Wuhou Qimen technique unfolded, covering an area of ​​100 meters and enveloping Zhang Enpu and Mr. Kong.

Zhang Enpu frowned, golden light emanating from his body, and said leisurely, "Brother Zhuge, aren't you going a bit too far?"

Mr. Kong opened his mouth, exhaled a breath of air, and grasped it with his right hand, transforming it into a Qi sword with a golden light swirling within it. He calmly said, "If Senior Zhuge wishes to give me some guidance, then I am willing to listen."

"The Righteous Sword?"

Upon seeing the golden light flowing within the Qi sword, Zhuge Yu put away the Qimen and said in a low voice, "I originally thought it was just a legend, but I never imagined that the Kong family lineage actually possesses a righteous spirit passed down from the Sage Confucius."

And you, the 77th generation descendant of Confucius, are not bad either. You have actually cultivated 'talent' at such a young age and are able to control this righteous energy.

It's a pity—

Outwardly tough but inwardly weak, possessing only talent but lacking literary courage, is a disservice to it.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Kong said, "My cultivation is shallow; how could I possibly cultivate literary courage? However, many of my Confucian predecessors did cultivate literary courage."

"fart!"

Zhuge Yu mocked him.

Cultivating talent involves the union of Qi and intention, and it is not simply a matter of cultivating one's physical body. One must read books, but not memorize them. One must comprehend the unique principles that belong to oneself, and on this basis, integrate one's spirit and intention into Qi, uniting it with the gallbladder in the six internal organs. This connects the five internal organs and the primordial spirit above, and penetrates the rest of the muscles, bones, and flesh below, converging in the gallbladder, thereby emitting a supreme and powerful Qi that illuminates the entire body.

Legend has it that the most revered teacher Confucius cultivated literary courage, and his righteous energy reached the heavens. His talent transformed into clouds above his head, covering hundreds of thousands of miles, and there were also strange phenomena such as falling flowers and the sound of gold and jade.

Many Confucian scholars cultivate talent, but few can truly forge literary courage—