Chapter 42 (1/2)



42 The quasi-Sage and his wife.1

The cold wind swept through the forest, and the dead branches wailed mournfully.

Xu Qi ‘an looked at Xu niannian, whose clothes and black hair were dancing in the wind, on the stone-paved path. His cousin, who was so good-looking that it made people jealous, looked like a fairy who had descended to the mortal world.

He pointed to a waterfall in the distance and introduced, ” this is the place where a senior of the Academy comprehended the Tao. There is a stone tablet by the waterfall, which records the life of that senior.

There was a lack of water in the winter, so the waterfall was thin and weak. It rushed into the pool listlessly, and the water was so clear that one could see the bottom.

There was a stone tablet beside the pond, and a bronze man was sitting cross-legged in meditation. The stone tablet was inscribed with the life story of a scholar named Qian Zhong. This person was born 600 years ago, and he was active during the founding of the DA Feng dynasty.

At that time, the king of the previous dynasty was muddleheaded, the officials were corrupt, the tyrants preyed on the people, and the Central Plains was filled with smoke and rebel armies.

At that time, the Imperial court, great Zhou, and the rebel armies were engaged in a tug-of-war that lasted for more than ten years. The people living at the bottom of the society were extremely poor.

Qian Zhong, a second grade great Confucian, had been traveling for three years and had witnessed the People’s miserable lives. He was filled with anger and brought the People’s grievances to the capital of great Zhou, using his body to destroy the few National fortunes of great Zhou.

After that, Da Feng established a country, quelled the chaos, and the four Seas were peaceful.

“Is the great Confucian realm that powerful?” “Why don’t I see the word ‘awesome’ on the three great scholars?” Xu Qi ‘an asked doubtfully.

Xu niannian didn’t know what ” awesome ” meant, but it was undoubtedly a vulgar word. Thinking of his brother’s poem, he couldn’t help but mock him and replied, ”

“Who told you that teacher and the others are second stage great Confucians? they are only fourth stage gentlemen.”

what? ” Xu Qi ‘an was in disbelief. how can you still call yourself a great scholar? ”

Xu niannian squatted down by the pond, washed his hands, and explained, “”There are two meanings to a great scholar. One is a scholar with deep knowledge and a reputation;The other was a rank-2 that specifically referred to the Confucian path. The great scholar of our Academy belongs to the former.”

Destroying a country’s fate with the grievances of the people, even if the fate of the dynasty was weak at the end of the year, was still not something that could be done by human strength. Just how strong was a rank-2 in the way of Confucius? What about rank-1?

Xu Qi ‘an fell into deep thought. After a long time, he said in a respectful tone, “”Does the Yun Lu Academy have a second rank great scholar?”

No. Xu niannian shook his head and said regretfully, ” in the past 200 years, there has only been a third-grade great scholar. The third-grade great scholar is the fate establishing realm. I only heard about it from my teacher when I was sending off layman Zi Yang. Our Academy’s Dean is a rank-3 life establishing master.”

Xu Qi ‘an’s tone suddenly became relaxed, and he commented casually, “”Not bad.”

The three old gentlemen seemed to be a little boastful and frivolous, lacking a little calmness and seriousness. Xu Qi ‘an told Xu Erlang his evaluation.

“They weren’t like this in the past. After the gentleman realm, it’s the third stage of the life establishing realm …” This might have something to do with the life establishing realm.”

“Yes, layman Zi Yang used to be like this too, but recently, he’s changed his personality. I heard from my teacher that layman Zi Yang is only half a step away from establishing life.”

The two brothers strolled aimlessly around the academy. Xu Xinian brought him to visit some famous places. As the Academy with a long history of 1200 years, if it were not for the fact that it was usually forbidden for outsiders to enter and disturb the students ‘study, Mount Qingyun would have become a tourist spot.

“Big brother …” As they were walking, Xu niannian suddenly shouted in a deep voice.

Xu Qi ‘an stopped and looked at him.

Xu niannian glanced at him, then turned his face away and pretended to look around. “I thought about it for a long time yesterday. If it weren’t for you, father would’ve been beheaded and his female family members would’ve been taken into the Imperial Academy.”

“If it wasn’t for you, little sister lingyue would have been in danger yesterday. It’s very likely that he was bullied by that Zhou guy.”

if it wasn’t for you, the Xu family might still be immersed in the luck of surviving a disaster, and then one day, they would suddenly be exterminated.

After he finished speaking, he strode forward for more than ten meters and said silently, “Thank you!