What does the affairs of the Confucians have to do with me? I'm just a night watchman in the guise of a Confucian … Xu Qi'an mocked himself. He straightened his expression and stared at the jade mirror.
After a while, words appeared on the mirror. Number Four sent a message: [I once traveled to the Western Regions. The people there were mostly illiterate. They were ignorant and backward, and they didn't know what "etiquette" was. However, the locals were quite hospitable. They warmly received me, who appeared as a swordsman, but when I told the locals that I was a "scholar", their attitude towards me underwent a complete change.
[They cursed, threatened, and chased me away. I had no choice but to leave the place. After that, I never revealed my identity as a scholar again.]
[Is this the so-called anger of a bad student toward a good student?] Xu Qi'an didn't express his opinion and continued to wait for the next message.
[Four: I thought that the Western Regions simply hated scholars. Later, I realized that they didn't hate scholars, but the Confucians, the orthodox Confucians. This reminded me of a historical record I read before. Hmm, after that period of history five hundred years ago, Buddhism prospered in Daibun and spread its teachings everywhere.
[The good times didn't last long. In less than a hundred years, the imperial court began to destroy Buddhism, and the one who pushed for it was the Grand Chief at that time. He also had another identity — the dean of the Yunlu Academy.]
Almost all scholars in the past came from the Yunlu Academy, and the orthodox Confucians split two hundred years ago … Xu Qi'an typed: [That's it?]
At that time, Daibun was the territory of the Confucians. When Buddhism wanted to spread its teachings in the Central Plains, it was completely reasonable for the Confucians to stop it. Similarly, it was also reasonable for the Western Regions to hate scholars.
There was no point in eating this melon.
[Four: Hey, Number Three, you've been a little lazy recently.]
Xu Qi'an: "???"
Should I gnaw on my fingers and perform a "trembling brain" for you?
[Four: Or is it because you're preparing for the Spring Quarter Examinations, so you don't have time to study history? Hmm, what I want to say is that when the Grand Chief was destroying Buddhism, he said, "As long as Buddhism is not destroyed, the world will be Buddha. With my life, I will cut off the path of Buddhism.
"To this day, I still do not understand the true meaning of this sentence."
As long as Buddhism is not destroyed, the world will be filled with Buddhas. With my life, I will sever the path of Buddhism … What does this mean? Xu Qi'an was confused.
[Five: Maybe it's just an encouraging proclamation.]
Good question, Number Five! Xu Qi'an smiled.
[One: No, the third stage of the Confucian school is the Life Establishing Realm. My life … is not a joke. Number Four's words made me recall more details. The Grand Chief's name was Du Zhongshu. After destroying the Buddha, he entered the third rank Life Establishment realm. In other words, his "Mandate" is to destroy Buddhism.]
After annihilating the Buddha, he stepped into the third-rank Life Establishment Realm? Xu Qi'an recalled the information that Zhang Shen, Great Scholar Zhang, had mentioned to him by chance. The Confucian School's Establishing Destiny was a process of "searching for a goal in life," thus it was called Establishing Destiny.
"Establishing Destiny" is definitely a positive goal … Entering the Life Establishment realm after destroying the Buddha, this is very interesting … Does this mean that destroying the Buddha is indeed a positive and positive goal?
As Xu Qi'an thought to himself, he sent a message: [The Life Establishment realm is similar to the Buddhists making a great wish to enter the Life Establishment realm by destroying the Buddha. This means that destroying the Buddha is correct.]
With Number Three, the Confucian scholar's endorsement, everyone realized that something was wrong. As long as Buddhism is not destroyed, the world will be filled with Buddhas … This might not be a joke.
There was a deeper story behind this, and it was not as simple as "fighting for territory."
No one spoke for a long time, as if they were thinking about the truth behind this matter. After ten minutes or so, Number Two said:
[Number Three, how many experts are there in the inspection team heading to Cloud Province this time?]
[Three: On the surface, there is only one Jinluo. We don't know who is in the shadows.]
'Only' is a good word … Number Two ridiculed in his heart.
Anyone who knew about the Yamen of the Night Watch would know that Jinluo is a Fourth Rank Warrior. On the battlefield, a Fourth Rank Martial Artist is a top-notch expert who can fight against a thousand people alone.
In the realm of mortals, a Fourth Rank Martial Artist who has condensed "Intent" is the peak.
Above that is the Third Rank Martial Artist, who has the ability to regrow severed limbs, and is no longer a mortal.
… Even if my team, including myself, wants to deal with a Fourth Rank Jinluo, I'm afraid that we will only end up dying together.
Number Two sighed.
After a long period of silence and making sure that the uncultured group members had all gone offline, Xu Qi'an put away the small mirror and left the room. He stood at the edge of the deck, facing the river, and poured out the burden on his bladder.
"Do you not see, my lord, the waters of the Yellow River come from the heavens, and flow straight down for three thousand miles … The heavens shake the nine heavens, and the waters subdue the sea … The Goddess of Mercy sits on the lotus, and the Queen Mother of the West bends her waist … You are forty-eight thousand years old, and you have never been in contact with the people of Qin. The Eldest Brother of the Xu family has a bird's path, and can cross the peak of Emei … Collect!"
He fastened his belt and returned to his room.
…
The next day, at the first glimmer of dawn, Xu Qi'an woke up. He looked around and saw his two colleagues moving their Qi and practicing breathing.
"Everyone is working so hard, and every day is full of Qi …" Xu Qi'an sat up and stretched.
When the Qi filled the upper, middle, and lower Dantian, his spiritual power would skyrocket. At this time, it meant that he could visualize and prepare to break through to the Spirit Refinement State.
Xu Qi'an's Qi had long filled his Dantian, and it was about to overflow. As he visualized day by day, his spiritual power increased day by day, and he only needed an opportunity to step into the Spirit Refinement State.
Xu Qi'an didn't know how this opportunity came about, and Wei Yuan didn't tell him either, because Father Wei didn't know that Xu Qi'an's cultivation had improved so rapidly.
He always thought that the little gong he valued was still at the stage of moving Qi.
Noticing that Xu Qi'an had woken up, Zhu Guangxiao and Song Tingfeng stopped their breathing.
Zhu Guangxiao said, "When the trip to Yunzhou is over and the yamen gives out rewards, I will have enough money to marry a wife."
Zhu Guangxiao had a childhood sweetheart, well, not a biological sister, but a girl next door. The two were very close, like a turtle looking at a mung bean, and they liked each other very much.
But the sister's father wanted Zhu Guangxiao to take a hundred taels of silver as a betrothal gift, or else there would be no way.
Zhu Guangxiao's monthly salary was five taels, plus some gray income, he could earn more than eighty taels a year. But he also had to socialize, pay daily expenses, and go to the brothel … He could only save more than thirty taels a year.
After all, going to the brothel was a necessity. Even ordinary people had needs, let alone a hot-blooded martial artist.
"Shit … Don't put a flag on me. I've seen people like you on TV in my previous life …" Xu Qi'an rolled his eyes.
"Congratulations, Guangxiao, get married soon." After Song Tingfeng finished speaking, he saw a beautiful purple sachet hanging on Xu Qi'an's waist, embroidered with white lotus flowers, and said, "Ningyan, did Fu Xiang give this to you?"
"No!" Xu Qi'an let him take the sachet.
"Don't tell me you also have a fiancee?" Song Tingfeng slightly widened his eyes and said sourly.
"No." Xu Qi'an took back the sachet and lay down again. The purple sachet hung on the tip of his nose, and he softly hummed a tune, "She is only my sister. She said purple is very charming."
"Why doesn't Ningyan marry?" Zhu Guangxiao expressed his doubts.
In his view, Xu Qi'an was not only appreciated by Duke Wei, but also received a thousand taels of gold from His Majesty. His future was bright and prosperous.
He had also reached the age to marry and have children.
"He is the same as me, a playboy." Song Tingfeng commented.
"Get lost, we are different." Xu Qi'an lay on the bed, with his hands behind his head, and sighed, "Let's get used to it for a while."
It had only been three months since he came to Daibun, and he still couldn't settle down and get used to it completely. That was why he lingered in the Musical House and the warm bed of Fu Xiang, but he was not mentally prepared to get married.
Zhu Guangxiao nodded slightly and suggested, "It depends on your requirements for your future wife."
"Requirements …" Xu Qi'an pondered and said, "Big wavy hair."
"Your requirements are so strange." Song Tingfeng frowned.
Xu Qi'an glanced at him and said, "These are three requirements."
After washing up, Xu Qi'an had breakfast and knocked on the door of Jiang Lvzhong's room.
"What's up?" Jiang Lvzhong sat at the table, looking at a map of Yunzhou. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, giving people a great sense of oppression.
"I want to ask Jiang Jinluo some questions about cultivation." Xu Qi'an picked up a pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, "How to advance to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm?"
Regarding this point, Xu Qi'an's previous understanding was that it should be gradual and natural.
When accumulated to a certain level, one could naturally advance to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm.
But from Chu Caiwei's requirements to advance to an alchemist, he was inspired. Looking back on the Warrior System, he found that there was also a requirement to advance from the Spiritual Cultivation Realm to the Qi Realm: one must not lose one's virginity!
Jiang Lvzhong smiled and said, "It's very simple. When your spiritual force is strong enough, your eyebrows will swell and hurt, and that is when you advance to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm. As for the way to advance, well, don't sleep for ten days. "
"Ah? Is it serious to not sleep for ten days? Won't I die suddenly? "
Seeing Xu Qi'an's puzzled face, Jiang Lvzhong explained, "You heard it right. If you don't sleep for ten days, you can advance to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm. If you can't, you will pass out at best, or die at worst. In the System of Warriors, every rank is a test of life and death. "
"… Why don't I sleep for ten days?" Xu Qi'an was puzzled.
"When you were in the Spiritual Cultivation Realm, you must have often experienced the limits of your body. Every time you break through the limit, your physical strength will increase. Do you know the limit of the Primordial Spirit? "
Xu Qi'an shook his head.
"The best way to break through the limit of the Primordial Spirit is to not sleep. Ten days is just a general standard. Everyone's limit is different. When you try to advance to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm in the future, you will have a personal experience. "
"Won't your body be unable to take it?"
"Therefore, the Spiritual Cultivation and Qi Cultivation are also building the foundation for the Spiritual Cultivation Realm, including your daily visualization and the strength of the Primordial Spirit. It will also increase your chances of advancing to the Spiritual Cultivation Realm. "Jiang Lvzhong smiled and said," It's still too early for you.
The most important thing on the road of Martial Arts is the will to travel mountains and rivers. You can't bite off more than you can chew. "
"Jiang Jinluo is right." Xu Qi'an nodded in agreement. "I'm already at the peak of Qi Cultivation Realm."
Jiang Lvzhong: "???"
He stared at Xu Qi 'an in disbelief for a few seconds, and then said unhappily, "Don't joke around. I remember that when you joined the night watchmen, you were still in the Spirit Refinement realm. How can anyone reach the peak of Qi Condensation in less than three months … Is this true?"
Xu Qi'an shrugged. "If not, why would I ask you this? Well, I'll leave now. "
Xu Qi'an left Jiang Lvzhong's room, leaving Lord Jinluo sitting alone at the table. He murmured, "This doesn't make sense, this doesn't make sense …"
"Does Duke Wei know?"
…
Six days passed in the blink of an eye. For the first time in his life, Xu Qi'an took a long voyage on a ship.
On the deck, Song Tingfeng looked listlessly at the surface of the river. He looked at the ships passing by and said, "We will reach Yuzhou tomorrow. Jiang Jinluo promised us a day's rest. I've eaten so much fish that I want to puke."
"Yuzhou is rich in iron ore. It's famous for its wealth and outstanding people. I think the beauties of the Musical House are also beautiful. "A gong echoed.
Xu Qi'an didn't care whether the beauties of the Musical House were beautiful or not. He just wanted to get off the ship as soon as possible and eat a good meal.
In the middle of winter, fruits and vegetables were in short supply, not to mention those floating on the water. During this time, he had eaten fish every time he saw it. He almost got anorexia.
At this time, Xu Qi'an, who was lying on his stomach by the guardrail, accidentally caught a glimpse of an oncoming official ship.
Several officials in black clothes on the deck also noticed the official ship Xu Qi'an was on. When they saw the gong in the uniform of the night watchmen on the deck, the officials obviously panicked and subconsciously stepped back.
Then they quickly calmed down and remained the same, but they didn't look at them again.
… She subconsciously panicked when she saw us. This was a sign of a guilty conscience … Although she tried to make up for it and appeared rather calm, her direct gaze only made her seem even more guilty … Was it because she was naturally afraid of the night watchman?
Xu Qi'an, the old police detective, thought suspiciously.
The reactions of the officials on the official ship were the classic guilty conscience reactions when he studied psychology.
"To be on the safe side, let me confirm it."
Xu Qi'an reached into his pocket, gently clasped the back of the small jade mirror, took out the "magic book" of the Confucian Academy, and tore out a page that recorded the Qi-watching Skill.
Nowadays, the most common skill in the "magic book" was the Qi-watching Skill. On the day when he escorted Zhou Chixiong of the Golden Guards to the capital, Xu Qi'an shamelessly asked Zhang Shen for some magic skills to supplement the magic book that was gradually consumed.
Chu Caiwei was also there at that time … She became a big supplier of skills.
As for why they were all Qi-watching Skill, it was because it was simple and easy to record.
"Chi …"
Light burst out of Xu Qi'an's eyes as the pages were burning, and he looked at the official ship ahead.
He saw a bright red, viscous glow of blood.
According to the definition of the Qi-watching Skill, the killer would be stained with blood for a period of time after killing someone.
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