Confucian Cultivator Under One Person

The Confucian "faith" is only followed voluntarily, and everything else does not count!

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Time is a general term for the changes of all things.

Du Xiaozhai's eyes are not so much about seeing time as they are about being able to see through the changes in everything!

The changes in the past are already certain. Although it is difficult to reverse the process from the results, it is not unimaginable... But what about the future?

There are countless possibilities in the future. If she can see these possibilities, does that mean she can see destiny?

Also, why can't she see Fu Yuan's past and future?

Is it because of Fu Yuan's righteous spirit? Or is it because... Fu Yuan doesn't belong to this world?

After his grandparents passed away and he lost contact with his parents, Fu Yuan did not establish a deep connection with other people in this world and always stayed away from the crowd!

On the way back, Fu Yuan kept thinking about this question. In this life, he really lived like a hermit who didn't care about worldly affairs.

He devoted himself to studying Confucianism since childhood, and then traveled around, interacting with people only superficially, never making deep friends. He even took the opportunity to sever ties with his parents... What's the difference between this and becoming a monk and cutting off worldly ties?

Confucianism requires one to enter the world and experience the ways of the world, but Fu Yuan took a shortcut and used the experiences of his previous life to train his mind in this life... So, has he entered the world in this life?

No wonder many Confucian scholars in history liked to practice Taoism as well... or simply switched to Taoism.

Du Xiaozhai was walking in the jungle with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed and at ease. Suddenly he turned around and asked with a smile, "What are you thinking about?"

Fu Yuan said: "I should have met you earlier."

Du Xiaozhai stood with his hands behind his back and said happily, "The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as honey."

Fu Yuan burst out laughing and said, "This is what Zhuangzi said. A Taoist cannot represent Confucianism."

Du Xiaozhai asked curiously, "How do Confucians treat their friends?"

Fu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Confucius said: 'Do not make friends unless they are worse than you.' Confucianism is quite realistic. The purpose of making friends is to learn from them and improve oneself."

Du Xiaozhai was surprised and said, "Doesn't it mean that as one becomes more educated, one will have fewer friends?"

Fu Yuan shook his head and said, "The Book of Rites says: 'Studying alone without friends leads to ignorance and limited knowledge.' Friends can learn from each other's strengths, observe each other's weaknesses, and offer sincere advice for improvement, encouraging them to correct their mistakes and improve themselves continuously."

Du Xiaozhai argued, "What if I can't make any progress? Or what if I can't make as fast as you?"

Fu Yuan chuckled: "That means I'm not qualified to be your friend."

Du Xiaozhai laughed heartily, raised his hand and patted Fu Yuan on the shoulder, and said seriously: "I like making friends with you!"

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The Luotian Grand Ceremony is tomorrow, but all the hotels at the foot of Longhu Mountain have been fully booked. Among the people coming and going, you can see several strange people at a glance.

Du Xiaozhai and Fu Yuan walked side by side. Du Xiaozhai checked his phone as he walked and said, "Lu Jin, one of the Ten Lords, also took out his Tongtian Talisman. No wonder so many people came... You know Tongtian Talisman, right? It's one of the Eight Great Skills, just like the origin of the Qi body."

"Tongtianlu?"

Fu Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Talismans, talismans, 'Talisman' is a means of communication, and 'talisman' is the authority of heaven and earth. The way of talismans is to use means to communicate with authority... The name 'Tongtian Talisman' sounds like it means directly holding authority?

This name is as arrogant as "Qi Body Origin"! "

Du Xiaozhai looked at Fu Yuan in surprise and said, "You figured out something just from a name? Amazing..."

Before he could finish his words, a gust of wind blew by, and a piece of paper floated over along the ground and was stepped on by Fu Yuan.

Du Xiaozhai squatted down, took a look, and said happily: "What a brilliant prediction, predicting the future of marriage and career... It's like an immortal pointing the way!"

Fu Yuan moved his feet, and Du Xiaozhai picked up the paper with great interest. He rolled his eyes and pulled Fu Yuan to the side of the road. Then he spread the paper in front of him and squatted there waiting.

Fu Yuan squatted with her and asked curiously, "Do you know fortune-telling?"

"I don't understand." Du Xiaozhai said as a matter of course: "But since this piece of paper has floated to our feet, does it count as guidance? Did fate ask us to set up a fortune-telling stall?"

"Destiny..." Fu Yuan pondered without saying anything.

Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps it was really fate's guidance, but someone actually came up to the two of them, looked at the paper on the ground, and then looked at them strangely.

The people who came were a man and a woman. The man stood proudly, almost looking down on others. The woman squatted there and said with a smile: "You two... can also tell people's fortunes?"

The woman's appearance can only be considered pretty, but her temperament is very extraordinary. Her eyes seem ordinary, but if you look closely, you will find that there is a restrained and bright look in them, which is not simple!

As for the man... he was just an ordinary person, and judging by his arrogant attitude, he was most likely a rich second-generation, an arrogant man who had no self-awareness and thought that he could buy everything with money... Although he raised his head with a proud look on his face, his eyes were secretly glancing at Du Xiaozhai.

Du Xiaozhai said seriously: "We will deceive people, you are not allowed to refuse the money!"

The woman was speechless.

The man immediately yelled, "Look, I told you you were a liar, you see, you even said the word 'hustling'..."

The woman scolded without giving any face: "Shut up!"

The man's face flushed immediately. He took out his cell phone and waved it, saying, "Aren't you telling fortunes? Come on, tell me if I'll give you money."

Du Xiaozhai and Fu Yuan exchanged a glance, and Du Xiaozhai asked, "How much?"

The man opened his phone's balance, showed it, and said, "Five hundred, how about that?"

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows at Du Xiaozhai, his intention to show off clearly apparent.

Fu Yuan pursed his lips and tried not to laugh.

Du Xiaozhai narrowed his eyes and said after a moment: "Five hundred is too little. I figured it out - you won't give me five thousand!"

The tone was ups and downs, light-hearted and cheerful, but to the man's ears, it was full of sarcasm.

The man immediately became angry and said, "Payment code!"

Du Xiaozhai took out a payment code from somewhere and let the man scan it to pay.

After a moment, the man was stunned: "Liar, you miscalculated... Charity mutual aid for disabled children?"

Du Xiaozhai nodded, put away the payment code, and said seriously: "I'm sorry, I miscalculated."

The man's face suddenly darkened.

Fu Yuan couldn't help but turn his head and smiled.

When I was a kid, the following conversation would often happen between children in the village: "Do you think I'll give you candy?"

"You're such a stingy person, I guess you wouldn't!"

"I'm not stingy. If you guessed wrong, I'll give you candy..."

I didn't expect to see such clumsy provocation nowadays.

However, the confrontation between the two was quite interesting. Du Xiaozhai provoked the man, who pretended to be provoked, but was trying to get Du Xiaozhai's contact information by "secretly scrambling". As a result, Du Xiaozhai "outmaneuvered" and used the name of a charity mutual aid association...

"Pfft-"

The woman couldn't help laughing and pointed ahead, saying, "Wait for me up ahead."

The man left unwillingly.

After the others left, the woman looked at the two of them seriously, especially Fu Yuan.

Fu Yuan smiled calmly and said, "Do you understand my painting?"

Chapter 61 Fu Yuan's Painting

Fu Yuan had a painting swapped by Tan Yutong. Fu Yuan could feel from the woman in front of him that she had seen that painting before.

In other words, this woman is either the person behind Tan Yutong, or an accomplice...

But this encounter was too coincidental!

It takes no effort at all!

Fu Yuan couldn't help but look down at the paper... Immortal's guidance?

The woman didn't seem to expect Fu Yuan to be so direct. After being stunned for a while, she smiled and said, "How did you tell that?"

Fu Yuan said, "The spirit I observe, the intention I hold, the painting I draw, I can naturally see and feel the traces left after you have seen that painting."

After a pause, Fu Yuan asked sincerely, "Do you understand?"

The woman was silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, "I can sense there's something in your painting, but I can't see what it is."

Fu Yuan was a little disappointed and said, "Oh, then read it a few more times, or let others read it too. Remember to come to me when you understand it."

The woman couldn't help but be curious and asked, "You don't ask who I am? Why did I send Tan Yutong to you? What's the purpose?"

Fu Yuan asked back: "Will you tell me if I ask you?"

The woman stared at Fu Yuan for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "It's not the time yet!"

Fu Yuan nodded and said, "Then tell me when the time comes."

The woman laughed and stood up to leave, but after a few steps, she turned back unwillingly, squatted down again, and said, "You really don't want to ask?"

Fu Yuan: "You really won't tell me?"

"Just ask, maybe I'll tell you if you ask!"

Fu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "How long were you mesmerized by that painting the first time you looked at it?"

The woman blurted out, "Four days and three nights, I almost starved to death... I even suspected that you wanted to use that painting to kill me, or rather, to kill the person behind Tan Yutong."

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Anyway, I didn't dare to watch it a second time. Since someone is willing to be a test subject, why should I stop them?"

The woman was a little annoyed: "What on earth is in that painting?"

Fu Yuan said frankly: "I'm waiting for you to tell me."

The woman left angrily.

Du Xiaozhai then asked, "Is she the person behind Tan Yutong?"

Fu Yuan spread his hands and said, "I'm not sure, but there must be a connection."

Du Xiaozhai asked again, "What is that painting you are talking about?"

Fu Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I once felt an existence or will beyond comprehension, and then I used the art of painting to capture it."

Du Xiaozhai was a little confused: "Existence beyond understanding?"

Fu Yuan smiled and said, "Or you could say it's a supreme will, or a 'Five Supreme' will. Mortals can't understand it. Those who are not at that level can't see anything. Those who are at that level can see something, but they can't understand it. Yet, they become obsessed with it.

Have you ever been so focused on doing something that you forgot to eat, drink water, or even the stiffness and soreness of your body, and forget everything about the outside world?