Xu Weixiong was not surprised by Li Chungang's praise. He looked at Hsu Fengnian and asked, "Is there food on the ship? In order to stop you on the way, I was in a bit of a hurry and missed lunch. You owe those people a meal. "
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "That's not a problem. There are many freshly caught freshwater fish stored on the ship."
As soon as he finished speaking, Blue Bird went to instruct the cooks to get to work. Xu Weixiong turned to disembark the ship and brought the twenty or so scholars of Jixia onto the deck. These scholars of different ages seemed to be somewhat reserved. Only a few military students took the initiative to come forward and greet His Royal Highness. Only Shangyin Academy was bitterly holding on, sheltering the poor scholars of the world and preserving the seeds of education for the future generations. Unfortunately, the academy was a private school. In terms of financial resources, it was far from being as extravagant as the Imperial College, which was endowed with gifts from the emperor and ministers. During the Spring and Autumn Period, the academy was funded by the rich and powerful families. Now, all of the vermillion gates and high walls had become broken walls and dilapidated walls. It was increasingly poor and in dire straits. As a result, other than the military students who studied the wars of the past dynasties, most of the scholars of Jishang and Jixia had a natural dislike for the Xu family of Beiliang.
During lunch, Hsu Fengnian and his second sister, Xu Weixiong, purposely avoided the crowd and opened a small meal. Hsu Fengnian wolfed down his food while Xu Weixiong chewed slowly. The two personalities were completely different. Hsu Fengnian knew that she did not like to talk while eating, so he minded his own business and opened the book case. He saw a few bags of soil and reached out to pinch them. He sniffed them and frowned. He carefully put them into his mouth and tasted them. He asked in shock, "This dragon sand was dug out from that Daoist paradise, Earth Lung Mountain? It's true that it's dragon sand, but the taste is not quite the same as what brother Yao Jian said. Why do I feel like there's something wrong with it? "
His Royal Highness often went to the Beiliang Mountains with his second sister and Dragon Scholar Yao Jian to search for dragon acupoints during his youth, so he knew a little about feng shui. Even though Hsu Fengnian did not have the ability to search for dragon acupoints in three years, he was still able to recognize the basic pattern of dragon veins. Digging dragon sand was actually the same as digging winter bamboo shoots, it was a test of experience and knack. Xu Weixiong was a master in this field, so Hsu Fengnian could only stumble upon it by accident. However, he still had a good eye for the quality of the dragon sand he obtained. There were six or seven bags of dragon sand in the box, most of which had already been burned. Hsu Fengnian picked up the bag that he tasted and sealed it with three yellow talisman characters: "Three Pure Ones Rule", "Eight Ice Plum Blossom", and "Chuyun Saddle Horse". There was no doubt that it came from his second sister, Xu Weixiong. This was because the seal books were very particular. The rules of the talisman had to match the birth date of the unearthed dragon sand. Furthermore, the unearthed dragon sand was not a small matter. Regardless of whether it was a Taoist Dragon Scholar or a Green Bag Master, none of them were allowed to take dragon sand. This was especially so after the unification of the country, the imperial court had ordered that any dragon sand unearthed must be approved by the Chongxuan Bureau and the Imperial Astronomer. However, in the past twenty years, there had not been a single case of approval. Xu Weixiong's actions were undoubtedly against the imperial court's laws. However, Hsu Fengnian was too lazy to pay attention to such details. He was just curious about how the Earth Lung Mountain had been the top of the Heavenly Abode since ancient times, so how could an evil dragon appear? One had to know that in the ranking of the grotto-heavens and blessed lands, even the Dao Court's Mount Longhu was several ranks lower than the Earth Lung Mountain. However, for hundreds of years, the Earth Lung Mountain had always been an ungoverned land where no great Daoist Master cultivated. Counting with one's fingers, it had already been five hundred years since the previous dynasty sealed off the mountain.
Xu Weixiong put down his chopsticks and sighed softly, "The examination of Jixia Scholar's Qi-gazing technique this time was just a cover. The evil dragon has recently appeared in the Earth Lung Mountain, and Chancellor Wang deduced that it has something to do with Mount Longhu, which is of the same lineage as the Earth Lung Mountain. It was only suppressed by Heavenly Master Zhao Danping that the Imperial Astronomer didn't make things difficult for the imperial court. "
Hsu Fengnian's expression changed when he heard that. He gritted his teeth and said, "It must be that Zhao Huangchao's evil method of stealing the sky and swapping the sun! Sister, if it's really as I guessed, the Imperial Astronomer wouldn't dare to interfere at all! "
Xu Weixiong had a face of doubt.
Hsu Fengnian smiled and stood up. "Come, come, come. Sister, let me help you wash your hair. We'll talk while we wash."
Xu Weixiong did not refuse. Xu Fengnian had the green bird outside the door bring in a basin of hot water and a piece of jade pancreas. Poor families used to wash their hair with cheap and coarse honey locust, but rich families were much more particular. Inside the pancreas was ground pearl powder, so it was called jade pancreas. Xu Fengnian held his second sister's soft black hair. His eyes were warm, and with a soft voice he said, "One night on Mount Kuanglu, I felt like I was dreaming but not dreaming, I saw Niangqin. Niangqin came with a white python to protect me, this disappointing son. Zhao Huangchao, who looked like a middle-aged Daoist, said that he was cultivating at Mount Longhu, but he was most likely the old ancestor in the capital. He rode on a black dragon and went on a spiritual journey. His ostentation was lawless and he said that he was going to enforce justice on behalf of the heavens. Coincidentally, a scholar named Xuanyuan Jingcheng entered the realm of Confucian Saint a few days ago. I asked the old God of Swords about the rules of Celestial Beings in a roundabout way. I knew that the immortal Daoist Zhenren of Taoism condensed their own fate and couldn't easily interfere with the operation of the mortal world. Zhao Huangchao's move more or less didn't conform to the principles of Taoism. This Daoist must have transferred the aftereffects of Celestial Being's out-of-body state to the ownerless Earth Lung Mountain. Otherwise, it would be tantamount to forming a grudge with the Taoist Mansion of Mount Longhu. I don't understand. Our Beiliang obviously won't be so free to rebel. What's this Zhao Huangchao worried about? "
Xu Weixiong said calmly, "Of course, he's worried that the Zhao family won't be able to stabilize their country forever."
Hsu Fengnian sneered and said, "Which dynasty can be passed down for thousands of generations? They keep saying 'long live the Emperor and long live the Empress', but who can really live for thousands of years? Eating carrots and worrying about salty things! "
Hsu Fengnian said gloomily, "With this Daoist Zhenren's realm, if he doesn't ascend, wouldn't he be standing in a latrine pit and not taking a shit? It's only on Mount Longhu. If we were in Beiliang, we'd have to mobilize ten thousand cavalrymen to crush this old bastard into powder. "
Xu Weixiong tilted his head and the corner of his mouth curled up. He turned a blind eye and laughed, "Yawning toad, you sure talk big. Let's not talk about whether a Celestial Being Daoist can be killed. Let's talk about whether you can command ten thousand cavalrymen now. Let's not talk about ten thousand, even a thousand, can you do it? "
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