Just as Kong Yao hesitated, Zong Shou heard numerous noises ringing out in his ears.
"… It's the ruler! It's really the ruler in the carriage … "
"Looking at his face, he looks really good. The ancients said something about natural beauty, it should be like that. He looks even more handsome than women. "
"So our ruler is a kid who looks less than 16 years old …"
"Oh, he looks even younger than my kid!"
Zong Shou was instantly furious. What nonsense was this? Shouldn't these people be praising and discussing his victory at Mysterious Cloud Mountain? That was the 3rd spiritual house close to the strength of a shrine!
Also, he was about to unify Donglin. Since the 5 continents split up, even the few dynasties in Donglin Cloud Continent weren't able to do that …
Luckily, there were people who scolded them.
"What nonsense are you saying? This is a saint ruler that is hard to see in thousands of years! Our Donglin is in chaos and war, have you ever thought about such a life? "
"Of course! In such a chaotic world, people are worse than dogs. It is unimaginable for our Gantian Mountain to be so prosperous. The second generation of the ruler, father and son, is a rare hero! "
"I heard that in a few more days, the last few cities in the east will be taken down by Qiu and Zong. Tsk! This time those country bumpkins in the east will benefit from it! "
"I only hope that there are a few less directly governed cities …"
"That's right! Any directly governed city will have people to rely on and take care of the old. Recently I heard that they are exempt from agriculture taxes. How could there be such a good thing in the past? "
"Unfortunately, it is only agriculture taxes. If only the commerce taxes could be exempted …"
Zong Shou felt comforted when he heard that. These were the good people under his rule. However, exempt from taxes? Don't even think about it!
Moments later, he heard people discussing, "Our ruler is good at everything. He is just too perverted. There are actually 5 to 6 women in the carriage. "
"Isn't that right? I heard that even the Taishang emperor of the Central Cloud Continent couldn't do anything to the ruler. Why not just marry that surnamed Kong girl to the ruler as his concubine. That woman was unwilling at the start. However, half a month ago, wasn't she subdued by the ruler? Rumor has it that he once commanded the army on behalf of the Emperor … "
At first, Kong Yao could still look down and ignore it. At this moment, she felt wronged, wringing her hands together.
"Yes, I heard that he brought back a nun this time. He has already returned to the secular world, but it seems that he used to be a member of the Pure Land School? "
"Pure Land School? Could it be the Unvoiced Spiritual Realm? Zong Shou's luck with women was indeed not shallow. To actually be able to make a woman of the Unvoiced Spiritual Realm return to the secular world, was this really extraordinary? It was said that the women there were as beautiful as fairies, but unfortunately, none of them were devoted to Buddhism. What's so good about this lamp and Buddha statue … "
Jingyin was no longer calm as she hurriedly lowered her head and kept chanting the Primordial Ancient Buddha and the Great Tranquility Sutra.
If he had known earlier, he would not have accepted Zhao Yanran's threat and boarded the jade carriage.
Zhao Yanran was laughing so hard that she almost fell down. However, the people behind her were talking about her.
"There's also someone from the Seven Spirits Sect. He's the head disciple of this generation. The women of the Beautiful Demon Sect are best at bed and male and female cultivation techniques. Who knows if the ruler can control them? "
Startled, Zhao Yanran's eyes were filled with killing intent. Following which she laughed, looking provocatively at Zong Shou.
Zong Shou's neck shrunk, his body shuddering as he leaned back. He had no interest in this woman. However, this retreat caused Zhao Yanran to fly into a rage out of humiliation.
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The chariot slowly passed through and entered another path.
On the roof, the young scholar was still in a daze. His eyes were filled with disbelief as he muttered to himself.
"Saint King energy, Saint King? How is that possible? So clear and pure, so grand and majestic, there are no impurities at all … "
The muscular man beside him didn't hear clearly, his brows furrowing, "Junior Brother, what did you say?"
"Nothing!"
The teen scholar was awoken by his words, shaking his head. Even if he said what he saw, other people wouldn't believe him.
Moreover, such a matter was really important. It was safest to keep it in his heart and not speak of it to others.
This matter involved the secrets of the heavens, and if he wasn't careful, he might be implicated.
"I just noticed a familiar person. Have you seen the little miss of the Kong Family?"
"Kong Yao?" The muscular man smiled, "I heard that recently this little miss of the Kong Family has been married to the Princess of the Qing Family. She is married to the ruler of this place as a concubine of the Taishang Emperor. Actually, she is a girl and should marry to help her husband and raise her children. What is the point of fighting alongside men on the battlefield? "
The scholar smiled, knowing that his senior brother always looked down on girls.
"Actually, just now I used a Heaven Viewing Talisman that master gave me …"
"Oh?" Only then did the muscular man's expression calm down, revealing a weird expression.
The Heaven Viewing Talisman was said to be able to see the changes in one's fate. However, he knew that this scholar only had three of them.
Master gave them to him to choose the master of the heavens.
To think that he would actually use one of them here.
Did junior brother notice that there was something weird about this Kong Yao?
Before he asked, the teen scholar had already nodded his head slightly, "Looking at her fate, she is like a goshawk flying in the sky. The aura is sharp and tough to block, the white light charging into the bull, gathering thousands of stars like the light of the Alkaid descending … "
The muscular man frowned once more, his eyes filled with shock, "How did that happen?"
Because of his master, he knew that this Taishang Grand Teacher had once commented on this girl.
This girl's fate was normal and in the world, she was just a good general and could be used at the border.
If she was used too much, her fate would be too strong and she wouldn't be able to take it and would fall early.
His master had a good relationship with the Kong Family and because the Kong Family was in charge of the Taishang Imperial Astronomer, they had a secret technique to observe fate. He felt that Zhongxuan was purposely rejecting her and that his words weren't true, which was why he specially went to take a look.
In the end, after he returned, he sighed and didn't speak.
Later on, he heard that this girl had won a few battles in the north. He loved military matters and had analyzed it before, but it was just normal. Using numbers to fight against a few, any good general would be able to win easily.
He was confident that he could easily defeat them on the battlefield.
However, based on some of the books that he had read from his master in the past, this girl was like an eagle. The sign of an eagle flying was a sign of her rising up. The white light charging into the heavens would lead the troops.
Gathering thousands of stars meant that she wanted to control an army.
As for the so-called Alkaid, the 7th star of the Big Dipper actually had another name, breaking the army …
"Junior brother, did you see wrongly?"
He asked suspiciously, only to see the teen scholar suddenly understand and laugh, "So that was the case! This girl was really normal when she was a general, at most a little outstanding, but she was a commander talent. She can't compare to you, but she is a general. In the Taishang Dynasty, those hundreds of thousands of troops couldn't show her ability. Zhenren Zhongxuan and our Master have probably made a mistake … "
The muscular man blinked, only feeling that it was unbelievable. A general? A commander talent? Did this girl really have such ability?
He didn't believe that even people like his master and Zhongxuan couldn't see clearly. How could a person like you, who can only see through someone's Heaven Viewing Talisman, know?
That teen scholar didn't want to be entangled in this matter, he had to make the man believe him.
It wasn't because it involved the ruler Long Xi and the changes in the situation. It wasn't inappropriate to discuss things like Kong Yao. However, he still had to worry about it.
Unfortunately, all those who could see the path of fate were unable to do so themselves. There were also many variables. If there was a change, it would cause a chain reaction and change everywhere, making one unable to grasp it.
If he could shine a Heaven Seeing Talisman on himself, wouldn't he be able to see the future? Seek luck and avoid calamity?
He turned to look below the roof at those people who were still cheering. Even if that jade carriage had left long ago, they were still really excited. They all discussed and weren't willing to leave.
A thoughtful look appeared in the scholar's eyes.
"Senior brother, in your eyes, what is Gantian Mountain like?"
"It is indeed a prosperous country and peaceful people. No! It is a strong country and rich people. The people here truly love and respect the ruler of this country! "
That burly man answered without hesitation. He also looked down at the streets, only to see that the streets were filled with muscular martial cultivators. Even the women were quite brave and incomparably valiant. Most of them were dressed in fine brocade clothes.
"Moreover, they are really martial! If they recruit troops here, their combat strength will be really strong. "
The teen scholar nodded his head slightly, his focus wasn't here.
"This place doesn't restrict soldiers. Strong bows and crossbows can be carried by everyone …"
The brute was slightly stunned, looking carefully, as expected. Pretty much everyone had weapons on them. Bows and crossbows were also casually carried on their backs. There were even many spiritual weapons and artifacts.
He knew that the Taishang Dynasty had banned martial arts for many years. He also knew that there was a ban on long weapons and crossbows. All spiritual weapons and artifacts needed a special identity to be able to be worn and treasured.
This was to prevent people from fighting as well as local tyrants. It was good governance. Why did his junior brother specially mention this matter?
That teen scholar continued, "This place also doesn't restrict people from talking!"
"Oh?"
The brute was still confused. That was indeed true. If it was in the Central Cloud Continent, within the Taishang Dynasty. If the people dared to say such disrespectful words and discuss, they would have been caught by the bailiffs and charged with disrespect.
Whether or not they could get away would depend on the mood of the higher-ups and whether or not they paid enough silver.
However, what did this matter have to do with them?
After the teen scholar finished, he didn't explain. Instead, he asked, "Senior brother, you are prepared to join Gantian Mountain?"
"That's right! Master said that my fate isn't right. If I was in the Central Cloud Continent, I would definitely die. Instead, I might be able to achieve something at the borders. My uncle Renbo is the prime minister of Gantian Mountain and can join them. At least this place is peaceful. Although that teen ruler's actions are a little preposterous, under his rule they are slowly becoming stronger and the people are safe. I heard that he is really nice to his subordinates and rewards and punishments are clear! "
As he said that, the brute gave out a self-mocking laugh, "At least here. There are no excessive taxes and there is nothing that I can't stand. I am too lazy to go to other places and suffer from that. "
The teen scholar smiled and nodded, "Great! I also want to stay here and take a look! "
The brute was instantly shocked, thinking to himself that didn't his junior brother have his eyes on those few people in the Central Cloud Continent? (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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