From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

Writing a poem requires racking your brains...

Isn't that just making things difficult for yourself?

Upon hearing this, Miss Liu pondered for a moment, nodded, and uttered two words: "That makes sense!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Yuru felt a jolt in her heart, and a thought popped into her head: Jiang Liu didn't take this match seriously at all!

Immediately, a surge of anger rose within him!

He cherished the orthodoxy of the word "Confucianism" so much, yet the other party didn't care at all... Did he really keep "Confucianism" in his heart?

The Confucian Association is not worthy of the name "Confucian"!

In fact?

Jiang Liu really didn't take the word "Confucian" to heart.

If we really lose, we can just change the character "儒" (Ru, meaning Confucianism). It's not a big deal.

If we were to truly venerate the word "Confucianism," then the Confucian Society would be no different from the Confucius family.

As for the reputation of the Confucian Association if they truly lose...

As long as he's still alive!

As long as the Confucian Association's behavior and way of doing things remain unchanged!

The eyes of the people are still discerning!

Why would anyone truly despise them simply because of a "title"?

# Chapter 1061 Motorcycle VS Bicycle

The Kong family won the book competition, but Jiang Liu's words instantly dispelled Kong Yuru's good mood. The audience outside the venue also felt that it made sense. Even though most people did not realize it, they instinctively felt that this public "orthodox" competition was just so-so.

This was also Jiang Liu's purpose.

What's the difference between orthodoxy and non-orthodoxy?

What's the point of winning?

What if we lose?

The Confucian Association will continue to act according to its previous principles.

That's it.

As a reporter, Lu Mingfei pressed the shutter and had his subordinates write down Jiang Liu's words—in this way, whether the Confucian Society wins or loses, its reputation will spread far and wide.

And the Confucius family—

So what if they figured it out?

What they care about is "orthodoxy," but they don't really care about the audience outside the venue. They just make empty promises without taking any real action. How can they gain the support of the people?

It's impossible to win.

Kong Yuru had similar thoughts, but he was unwilling to believe it, thinking that as long as he could win against the Confucian Association in the next project, he would be able to uphold the orthodoxy!

Chinese people also value tradition the most!

The third match.

Royal.

Since horse-drawn carriages are outdated, the project was changed to bicycles.

The representative from the Confucian Association was Hong Guniang, while the representative from the Kong family was Yan Qing, and the bicycles were prepared by each side separately.

The Kong family's bicycles have been modified, but the chainring of the drive system is large and the freewheel is small. When the chainring rotates once, the freewheel can rotate almost five times!

Furthermore, the pipes on the car body have been thickened and a triangular structure has been added... Good heavens! The 28-inch bicycle was actually invented ahead of time by the Kong family in this world!

The Confucian family also had some involvement in physics, and made adjustments to the transmission system and frame structure of bicycles in the present day.

Ordinary people can indeed go faster riding bicycles with large chainrings and small freewheels, but it requires more effort... However, cultivators can ignore this extra effort.

However, the bicycles used by the Confucian Association were different from normal bicycles.

Did Jiang Liu bring out the bicycles used in future world-class competitions?

No.

He pulled out a motorcycle!

From a modern perspective, it does indeed resemble a bicycle in its overall design, but it is equipped with a shell, painted in bright silver, with wide tires, a thick seat, and a headlight at the front.

Everyone originally thought that the Confucius family's modified "28-inch" bicycle was already outstanding compared to ordinary bicycles, a true powerhouse among bicycles. But upon seeing the Confucian Association's "bicycle"...

Good guy!

They're practically gods descended to earth!

"Are these bicycles?"

Kong Yuru stepped forward to inspect it and, after confirming that it was not a magical artifact, breathed a sigh of relief, but was also puzzled, "Why is there no foot pedal?"

“No pedals needed, just start the engine and it’s ready to go,” Jiang Liu said with a smile.

"car?!"

Kong Yuru was startled.

If it really is a variant of a car, then Yan Qing might as well not ride a bicycle at all and just run on foot; he might still be able to catch up!

"It's not a car! It's an automatic bicycle!"

Jiang Liu explained in a serious tone, "As we all know, a car has four wheels, but this automatic bicycle only has two wheels, so how can it be considered a car?"

You can't label it a car just because it uses oil!

Don't you need to use lubricant to maintain your bicycle?

Kong Yuru remained silent, still frowning, but was called over by Yan Qing, who said, "Brother, it's alright. Since it's not a magic weapon, then this thing is just for show."

We've also inspected Western cars, and their power comes primarily from their engines. Such powerful engines require high-quality steel to withstand.

The Confucian Association may well be too clever for its own good!

“No! Since they brought it out, it must have been tested!” Kong Yuru shook her head.

"If it were tested, it would surely become known, but why are there so few people in the Yuhang area who know about it?"

Yan Qing also reasoned, "They probably want to take this opportunity to conduct a test, so as to spread their reputation and make it easier to produce and sell later!"

Although the Confucian Association has the word "Confucian" in its name, its actions and practices are no different from those of merchants.

Kong Yuru was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was true, and stopped worrying about the motorcycle Jiang Liu had taken out.

But the girl in red hesitated: "President, I've never ridden this automatic bicycle before."

"It's fine, it's no different from riding a bicycle!"

Jiang Liu reassured her and, using the light, conveyed information about how to drive a motorcycle, giving her a basic understanding of how to control it.

Having an understanding doesn't mean you can put it into practice, but the biggest advantage that Qi practitioners have over ordinary people is that they can have more perfect control over their bodies.

therefore.

Unless one is born with a physical defect, and the person practicing cultivation is willing to actively learn, their efficiency in learning a subject or skill will definitely be much higher than that of ordinary people.

The Confucian philosophy of self-cultivation can be summarized in one sentence: "A mustard seed and Mount Sumeru can be picked up at will."

While spiritual practice can involve having one's own strengths and specialties, when encountering things that have never been seen or tried before, one must accept and adapt to them in a short period of time, rather than resisting them out of a sense of tradition or stubbornness.

This is also the Confucian Society's practice of the truth that "only change is unchanging".

Therefore.

Hong Guniang nodded, straddled, bent over, and got on the motorcycle, riding alongside Ding Lu to the road cleared by the crowd outside the venue.

The competition between the two sides was quite simple. It wasn't a bicycle battle, but a race around the entire West Lake. The soldiers of the Yuhang Guo faction had already cleared a track for the two to compete.

Before the race even started, the girl in red turned the handlebars, and the "boom" sound from the motorcycle was like thunder, startling the audience and frightening the nearby soldiers who retreated in confusion, wondering how this small "automatic bicycle" that looked like a mighty general could make such a loud noise.

"start!"

With a loud shout from Ru Song, Yan Qing had only taken two steps when Hong Guniang sped off on her motorcycle like lightning!

It is:

With a thunderous roar, it departs from the city, drifting freely across a thousand mountains on the wind!

By the time Yan Qing realized what was happening, the girl in red had already vanished. Startled, he hurriedly pedaled, making the bicycle as fast as a galloping horse. However, because the bicycle's structure and power transmission system were far inferior to those of a motorcycle, even though he pedaled as fast as a spinning wheel, he couldn't catch up at all.

Furthermore, Yan Qing dared not speed up any further, otherwise the vehicle beneath him would surely fall apart!

Kong Yuru, who was in the center of the field, frowned.

Unless there's some underhanded manipulation, like having the soldiers along the way sabotage things, this contest of "defense" is doomed to fail!

But can he do that?

People from the city gathered along the way to watch, and many more people, led by the Mingfei Newspaper, took photos and made records. If they really took action, not only would the Kong family lose face, but the Guo faction would also lose its prestige.

Absolutely not!

"Mr. Kong".

Just as he was frowning, Jiang Liu spoke up, "Even without relying on superpowers, it would take Miss Liu at least half an hour to ride an automatic bicycle around the circle. How about we have a fourth round?"

"it is good!"

Kong Yuru could not refute it and could only agree, so he sent Zhixia, the most skilled archer among the younger generation of the Kong family!

# Chapter 1062 Compound Bow

The competition consisted of archery.

Arrows and bows, like bicycles, were all prepared by the two families themselves.