Awaken Chapter 129

The inner courtyard of the academy.

Xu Qingnian and Cheng Lidong were standing opposite each other.

Neither of them spoke, appearing somewhat quiet.

Xu Qingnian was very patient, he did not say anything to see what Cheng Lidong was looking for this time.

What he had to say was that this guy Cheng Lidong was really a ghost, he thought he had gone offline a few days ago.

What I didn’t expect was that this guy was still alive, and he had even transformed and advanced to the seventh rank.

“Lord Xu, now that you are in such a good position, you are really envious of Cheng.”

Finally Cheng Lidong’s voice rang out as he looked towards Xu Qingnian and opened his mouth to laugh.

“There is no need to say polite words, what exactly is the reason for Lord Cheng to look for Mister Xu?”

Xu Qingnian spoke out, rather directly, asking what the purpose of his visit was.

“It’s nothing major, Lord Xu, I came here today to tell you two things, and I hope you’ll beware of them.”

Cheng Lidong spoke up.

“Oh? I also hope that Lord Cheng will remind me more.”

Xu Qingnian was somewhat curious.

“The first thing is that someone has already started investigating your cultivation of supernatural arts again, this matter has nothing to do with me, but I believe that it won’t be long before the Ministry of Punishment receives the dossier, and it might be a trouble for Lord Xu then, but Lord Xu shouldn’t panic.”

“In this matter, Cheng is the key witness, as long as Cheng does not appear, I can guarantee that Lord Xu will have a scare, after all, the Ministry of Punishment will still be more or less biased towards you, Lord Xu, even if there are really big people who want to make a fuss, Cheng believes that Lord Xu will be able to turn the situation around.”

This was the first thing Cheng Lidong said, asking Xu Qingnian to be on guard.

However, Xu Qingnian did not change colour and instead appeared more calm.

If Cheng Lidong had not said anything and just walked away, Xu Qingnian would have been a little panicked instead.

But when he said this, Xu Qingnian did not panic at all, because he could see that Cheng Lidong still wanted to cooperate with him.

This is the first time I’ve ever seen a person who has been investigating you, and I’m not going to say who it is, but you have a lot of enemies anyway.

As long as I do not come forward, this matter will not lead to fire, of course want me not to come forward, is not not not possible, with my cooperation, white you are the biggest, black I am the biggest, do big and strong, and then create glory.

For these remarks of Cheng Lidong, Xu Qingnian was very clear.

“What about the second thing?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask.

Looking at Xu Qingnian’s expressionless face, Cheng Lidong didn’t have any other expressions, but spoke.

“The second matter is a little more simple, I have heard from Cheng that someone has offered a reward for Lord Xu’s life.”

Cheng Lidong opened his mouth and Xu Qingnian instantly fell silent.

At this moment, Cheng Lidong did not speak, but quietly waited for Xu Qingnian’s answer.

If it was said that the first thing, Xu Qingnian did not care, it did not matter, because what he meant, Xu Qingnian understood, but this second thing, it was different.

“How much is the bid?”

After half a sound, Xu Qingnian calmly inquired.

When this was said, Cheng Lidong froze for a moment.

Ha?

How much is the bid? I’m telling you, someone wants to kill you, and you’re asking me how much they’re bidding? What’s wrong with you?

Cheng Lidong was once again frozen, he found that no matter what time, no matter what changes he had, no matter what position Xu Qingnian was in, this guy was just a bit of a problem.

Can we still have a proper chat?

Seeing Cheng Lidong not say anything, Xu Qingnian then couldn’t help but guess.

“One hundred thousand taels?”

“Two hundred thousand?”

“Or five hundred thousand?”

Xu Qingnian kept guessing, he wanted to know what price the other party had offered, if the amount was really big, then he really had to be on his guard, if the amount was not big, he also had to find them and have a good theory.

“That’s enough.”

“Lord Xu, are you really stupid or are you pretending to be confused?”

“What exactly does it mean for Cheng to come to Lord Xu today, does Lord Xu not know?”

Cheng Lidong did not want to engage in idle talk with Xu Qingnian here, he wanted to fulfil his purpose.

“I am serious, what is the bid.”

Xu Qingnian looked serious and gave this answer.

“Not sure, but it won’t be very little.”

Seeing how serious Xu Qingnian was, Cheng Lidong could not help but frown slightly and give an explanation.

“Who wants to kill me?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask.

“The demons.”

Cheng Lidong was not shy and spoke directly.

“Demons?”

This answer made Xu Qingnian somewhat unexpected ah, to be honest he had thought it was someone like the Clan King or the Huai Ning King.

He didn’t expect it to be a demon?

“Why do they want to kill me?” Xu Qingnian was really a little unable to understand, for good reason, why would demons come to kill themselves?

But once this was said, Cheng Lidong’s eyes could not help but look at Xu Qingnian oddly, not knowing for a moment if Xu Qingnian really didn’t know or not.

“Just say what you have to say, Lord Cheng, when did you become like this?”

Xu Qingnian was somewhat unpleasant.

“Do you need any reason for a demon to kill you? Lord Xu, you have only been enrolled in school for four months and you have already made a statement that you are the righteous Confucian of Great Wei.”

“Although it is said that the next few realms, one rank and one day, but even if it is worse, you can still become a great Confucian, right? To put it mildly, the world wouldn’t be too surprised if you became a great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.”

“Do you think that these demons will come to trouble you? Do they want to kill you?”

With a single sentence, Cheng Lidong made Xu Qingnian understand why he had this look in his eyes.

Yes, one’s Confucian Dao had upgraded too quickly, but this world had the existence of demons, and Confucian Dao was inherently restrained by demons.

In that case, these demons were also afraid of becoming a great Confucian of heaven and earth, or even a saint, after all, they had invited the holy will to come the other day.

These demons had tried the taste of a saint, so they definitely did not want to see themselves become saints.

Even if it was difficult to become a saint, they wouldn’t dare to gamble, because if they lost the bet, the entire demons would be finished.

“They are afraid of my holy spirit and dare not make a move, so they invited someone to make a move to kill me, right?”

Xu Qingnian continued to ask.

“Half and half.”

“Although Lord Xu is a sixth-grade righteous Confucian, it is not unsuppressable to demons, after all, the demon clan is one that cultivates existences that specialise in killing Confucian powerhouses.”

“The reason why they did not come to trouble Lord Xu is because the Great Wei Palace of Literature is in Kyoto, these demons do not dare to come near, once they do, they will die without a burial place.”

“But, if Lord Xu were to step outside of Kyoto, then it would be hard to say.”

Cheng Lidong replied, giving Xu Qingnian a patient explanation.

Ordinary demons naturally did not dare to come within a hundred feet of Xu Qingnian, but some big demons and devils were really not afraid of a sixth-grade Confucian.

It is true that Confucianism inherently restrains demons, and generally speaking, it can suppress one grade, for example, a sixth grade demon is not even a mole in front of Xu Qingnian.

But a fifth-grade demon could at least compete with Xu Qingnian, while if it was a fourth-grade demon, if Xu Qingnian had no other means, he should die or die.

“Great Wei Wen Gong?”

Xu Qingnian did not know that this Great Wei Palace of Literature had this kind of effect, this was really surprising.

“En, the Great Wei Palace of Literature is the place where the fifth generation of saints reside, it contains holy intent and suppresses the Great Wei Kyoto, so naturally all evil will not invade.”

“Lord Xu, are you a Confucian scholar or not?”

“Why does Cheng feel that Lord Xu doesn’t know anything about Confucianism?”

Cheng Lidong really felt something strange this time, as Xu Qingnian was a Confucian student, he should know these things, right?

How come it seems like he doesn’t know anything?

The actual fact is that you are a Confucian student or I am a Confucian student?

“Er …….”

Faced with Cheng Lidong’s query, Xu Qingnian inexplicably did not know how to answer.

This question was really a bit tricky.

In the end, it was the fault of those guys from the Great Wei Palace of Literature who had provoked him for no reason.

Then he would have chosen a school to retreat, so that he could understand a lot of things.

But the problem is that after offending the Great Wei Palace of Literature, there are not many readers around him, and all the information about reading is read by Xu Qingnian himself.

This is a bit annoying.

“Lord Cheng, is there anything else?”

Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, he asked directly.

He already knew about these two matters, so if there was nothing else, then he would not send it.

“Lord Xu, Mister Cheng has come with good intentions, what is the matter with Mister Cheng, I believe Lord Xu should know, right?”

Cheng Lidong opened his mouth, he had said so many things, and it all boiled down to one thing.

The Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.

Especially now, he needed the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure even more, and he still wanted to work with Xu Qingnian.

As long as Xu Qingnian reasoned, he could join forces with Xu Qingnian in a strong way.

“I don’t want to touch it, you should know what kind of status I have nowadays.”

Xu Qingnian did not refuse outright, but stated the problem.

The Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure had already been taken away by himself, so what was the point of even telling him? A basket full of water? Back to this guy, he felt even more like he had a problem.

“Lord Xu, I know that your current status is not suitable for doing something.”

“But I can go and do it!”

“Lord Xu, I, Cheng, am willing to be a sword in Lord Xu’s hand, a sword that will not see the light of day, and Lord Xu, the demons have offered a reward to come and kill you.”

“If I get what I want and study martial arts diligently, my strength will increase greatly, and if anyone dares to touch you then, Cheng will be the first to say no.”

“Lord Xu, I know that nowadays you are in the imperial city, you are both highly respected by His Majesty and favoured by the six ministries, and even many of the state princes and lords have become more favourable to you.”

“But I have been an official for many years, and I know some truths. If there are benefits, Lord Xu will naturally be able to rest easy, but if there are no benefits, they will not sincerely help Lord Xu.”

“Lord Xu, you must think carefully.”

Cheng Lidong’s voice was not loud, but his words were from the bottom of his heart, but of course they were only words from the bottom of his heart for the time being.

In the face of interests, he could become Xu Qingnian’s friend and help him unconditionally, but only if Xu Qingnian also helped him unconditionally.

But if one day he really came to power and really became strong, then he would not need Xu Qingnian anymore.

The best outcome would be that they would be strangers to each other.

The best outcome would be that they would be strangers. Listening to Cheng Lidong’s words, Xu Qingnian’s face was calm; he had known what kind of person Cheng Lidong was from early on.

This was an uncompromisingly obsessive maniac, a man with ambition, and great ambition.

Such a person was indeed a double sharp sword; used well, it could help him solve a lot of things, but used badly, it would do more than simply hurt him.

It might take one’s own life.

Seeing that Xu Qingnian did not speak, Cheng Lidong spoke again.

“Lord Xu, I think you yourself understand the situation you are in, the Great Wei Palace, Prince Huaining, the va*sal kings, the foreigners, and the demons, which one of them is not famous? Which one of them is not a great power?”

“Cheng is a sharp sword for you. Internally, the Prince of Huaining will not dare to make a move, he will only send people to trouble you, and I can solve this problem for you.”

“As for the va*sal kings everywhere, no matter how fierce they scream, they won’t tear their faces off lightly, but Lord Xu can’t guarantee that they won’t be impulsive, with Cheng Mou here, there’s no fear of er.”

“There are also the demons in the world, if Cheng gets what he wants, Lord Xu should not leave Kyoto in these two or three years, and His Majesty will not let Lord Xu risk leaving, when two or three years later, Cheng is confident that he will step into the king realm.”

“At that time, you and I will cooperate with the civil and military, and unless they are great demons, they will all fall under the sword.”

“Lastly, there is the Great Wei Palace of Literature, a group of corrupt scholars, if Lord Xu wishes, I dare to kill a Confucian.”

“Lord Xu, I have said this much, you should understand, right?”

Cheng Lidong’s words to this extent were already incredibly humble, and he was still showing goodwill to Xu Qingnian, and he even dared to say such treacherous words.

Confucianicide.

This was no joking matter.

“Lord Cheng, you are drunk.”

Xu Qingnian spoke up, and with a single word, he gave a sort of answer.

In an instant, Cheng Lidong’s gaze gloomed down.

He himself had come to Xu Qingnian again and again, when Xu Qingnian was in a humble position, he was polite and courteous, but now that Xu Qingnian was in a high position, he had also lowered his stature.

He was so humble.

What is the purpose?

For the sake of cooperation.

But what he didn’t expect was that Xu Qingnian wouldn’t give himself a chance, not even once.

He exhaled a long breath.

Cheng Lidong’s voice rang out again.

“Lord Xu, everyone’s patience is limited.”

“My patience, too, is limited.”

“Could it be that you are really not afraid of death?”

“I forgot to tell Lord Xu that I am under Yan Ru’s command these days, but don’t worry, I didn’t say anything about you.”

When Cheng Lidong said this, his gaze had gone cold, while his tone had also become threatening.

Of course the death he was talking about was naturally not to strike, but to threaten himself by telling the matter of the foreign arts and going as a human witness.

“So you went to follow Yan Ru, I would say, why did you suddenly appear and also why did you dare to come to discuss with me.”

“Lord Cheng, if there is no other business, Xu Mou will not see you off.”

Xu Qingnian opened his mouth, there was no way he could have cooperated with Cheng Lidong.

Although what he said was indeed heartwarming, Xu Qingnian understood that the man in front of him was a hungry wolf, a hungry wolf that could not be fed.

Now, he is a snake, but as soon as he grows up, he will be the first one to get screwed.

Of course, it is impossible to say that one is not impressed. Cheng Lidong is ambitious, intelligent and can do things, and he is an uncompromising villain, and this kind of person will be quite comfortable to use.

He can help himself a lot, but unsuitable is unsuitable.

As for reporting himself?

Does it mean that if you work with him, you won’t report yourself?

The matter of heteromancy cannot affect oneself in a short period of time, the matter of the water chariot has not yet been completely implemented, even if His Majesty wants to chop off one’s head, even if all the civil and military officials know about it.

They will not kill themselves. At least they will wait until everyone’s interests are agreed and then they will discuss it slowly.

And what can one do if one follows Yan Ru?

What evidence does Yan Ru have to prove that he has practiced a different art?

This is Xu Qingnian’s bottom line, without evidence anything said is more than enough.

If you have evidence, then show it so that I can weigh it properly.

If you can’t produce evidence, you want to bluff me?

Xu Qingnian is not a fool.

“Good!”

“Lord Xu, you really don’t see tears until you see the coffin!”

“Then I will see how long Lord Xu can hold out.”

Cheng Lidong had nothing more to say, Xu Qingnian did not give a step like this, what did he have to say?

No cooperation?

He didn’t believe that Xu Qingnian could really turn his hand into clouds and his hand into rain?

The matter of the supernatural arts is strictly forbidden in the world, and such things are extremely involved.

However, this has nothing to do with himself anymore, because Xu Qingnian is not going to eat the forfeit wine.

Cheng Lidong left.

Xu Qingnian did what he said he would do, so if he didn’t send it off, he didn’t send it off.

After Cheng Lidong left, Xu Qingnian returned to the tea table, he quietly brewed himself a pot of tea, and after the fragrance of the tea overflowed, he said that he was sleepy and went back to his room to sleep and rest.

Inside the room.

Xu Qingnian was lying down, with a lot of information floating in his mind.

He knew that Cheng Lidong dared to report himself, especially since he knew that Cheng Lidong was working under Yan Ru.

Xu Qingnian was even more convinced that this Cheng Lidong could never be touched by himself, even if he fell out, even if he tore his face apart, even if he went on a rampage right now to advertise that he had practiced a foreign art.

Xu Qingnian would not even cooperate with him.

You didn’t tell Yan Ru?

If he hadn’t told Yan Ru, what qualifications would he have to follow him as a mere head constable? What qualifications would he have to change? What qualifications would he have to enter the capital?

Does Yan Ru like him? Do you think he’s a child of three?

Even Cheng Lidong’s visit to him today was arranged by Yan Ru.

The Confucians of the Great Wei Palace of Literature are not good at reading, but they are definitely good at scheming.

How many times has the world’s dynasty changed? But the world’s literati are still the mainstay. Putting aside the point that knowledge is power, the figure of the Confucians has never disappeared in the long history.

They have not even been suppressed. Look at the Buddhist and Taoist schools, which have almost become extinct on several occasions.

Don’t look at the court, Sun Jing’an has nothing to do with being disliked a few times by himself, that is Sun Jing’an likes to come out and be hit in the face, but the real great Confucians, one and all, are hidden within the Great Wei Palace of Literature.

It seems that they don’t ask questions about the world, but in reality, one is more sophisticated than the other, and one is more calculating than the other, so if you mess with those people, you will not end up well.

However, even though he knew that the Great Wei Palace was a bunch of old beasts, Xu Qingnian had a sense of crisis.

If Cheng Lidong really tore up his face, there would still be trouble for himself, and not a small one at that.

Especially since King Huai Ning was now also holding a grudge against himself, once Cheng Lidong flipped out, he was only afraid that King Huai Ning would seize on this at the first opportunity and not let go.

If he had asked the holy will to kill the son of King Huaining, Xu Qingnian could figure out with his toes that King Huaining would not let go of him, and it would be a big mess.

As for how to make a scene, Xu Qingnian could not think of it for the time being, but all he could think of was that the King of Huaining would not let himself go.

The time will come when there will be a flood of accusations from the Great Wei Palace of Literature.

“This Cheng Lidong, he really has a soul, Wu Yan, Wu Yan, if you’re not capable, don’t go looking for trouble with him, it’s better to kill yourself in secret, and you’re killing me.”

Xu Qingnian’s scalp tingled for a while.

He could in fact have falsely thought of Cheng Lidong as a snake, but the question came up, what kind of person was Cheng Lidong? He would do anything to get what he wanted, and he was also a smart man, so he could delay him for a day, two days, three days.

He could delay him for a day, two days, three days, but not for a year, two years or three years.

At most, he can delay him for a month or two, but after a month or two, he can tell Cheng Lidong that I am in fact playing a trick on you, that I do not want to work with you at all, or that he will cheat Cheng Lidong out again.

What was the result then?

The result was that Cheng Lidong came to cut himself with a knife, the kind that cuts to death, absolutely not even wanting his life.

What is the most desperate thing in this world? It is not that there is no hope, but that the slightest hope is extinguished immediately.

Once they are given hope, they will work like mad, but if anyone dashes their hope.

They would lose all sense.

So, this was the reason why Xu Qingnian refused to work with Cheng Lidong.

Moreover, if one refused Cheng Lidong now, Xu Qingnian even believed that Cheng Lidong would not act rashly, he was a person who knew how to hold back.

But if she really agreed to do so, would Cheng Lidong believe her? What reason would he have to believe? He had to give him something that would convince him, right?

The location of the Martial Emperor’s treasure?

If you give it to him, he will probably go and check it out immediately, and if he finds that it is not there, he will come back and tear his face off, not even waiting for a moment.

This guy, it’s not easy to handle.

For a moment, Xu Qingnian could not help but sigh.

Cheng Lidong, the White Cloth Sect, the Huai Ning King, the Great Wei Wen Palace, and the demons of the world.

These were still the enemies on the surface, and there were definitely people in the shadows who were eager to die as well.

So angry!

I, Xu Qingnian, have obviously done nothing, so why do they all want to come after me? I am just a scholar, who have I provoked?

Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian had nothing more to say, so she should read a book first.

The books that Hua Xinyun had sent me, I should finish reading them first, and I might have to return them in a couple of days.

When I finish reading the books, if I find a clue, I will go to the Palace of Literature, if I can’t find a clue, I will meet up with the people from the White Cloth Sect.

Right now, one must be steady and one must not panic, do what one has to do, and do everything as usual.

And at that moment.

Cheng Lidong, who had walked out of Shouren Academy, had a calm face, sweeping away the gloom of the previous day.

His pace was quick, weaving from side to side in the Kyoto alleyways, and in a flash he suddenly disappeared.

Several figures then appeared, frowning and surveying the surroundings.

They were following Cheng Lidong, not that they knew him, but they had been ordered to keep an eye on Shouren Academy, but whenever they found anyone of unknown origin had been to Shouren Academy, they had to carefully investigate the address and identity information.

“A seventh-grade expert, stop chasing, he has already found us.”

Someone spoke up, instantly sensing Cheng Lidong’s realm of strength, and told everyone not to continue to follow.

A quarter of an hour later.

Inside a mansion in Kyoto.

Cheng Lidong appeared silently and unnoticed in the abandoned mansion.

“My subordinate Cheng Lidong, I have met Yan Ru.”

Inside the lobby of the mansion, a figure turned its back on Cheng Lidong while Cheng Lidong knelt down at the first opportunity.

“How is it?”

The voice rang out, it was Yan Ru’s voice, but he just didn’t turn around.

“Yan Ru, my subordinate has sought out Xu Qingnian, but he is still wary of my subordinates and has always refused to reveal any information about the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.”

“Nor is he willing to cooperate with my subordinates.”

Cheng Lidong spoke out, saying so.

“It is right not to say anything.”

“The old man has already guessed.”

Yan Ru was not half surprised, instead, he appeared to have guessed it long ago in general.

“Yan Ru, if Xu Qingnian is unwilling to cooperate with my subordinates, will this Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure really be taken away by the White Cloth Sect?”

Cheng Lidong said with some reluctance.

“Don’t worry, the key information, is still in Xu Qingnian’s hands, without Xu Qingnian, the White Cloth Sect will not be able to truly find the Martial Emperor’s Relic Treasure.”

“But Xu Qingnian is so uncooperative, it is also necessary to put pressure on him, I have already discussed with several great scholars, and will collectively put pressure on them once the Peace Poetry Conference is over.”

“Even if His Majesty thinks highly of him, when it comes to foreign arts, he, Xu Qingnian, will not escape death.”

“Of course, the key still lies in you, you stay well hidden during this time, don’t let anyone find out and notice.”

“When you are needed, I will inform you, do you understand?”

Yan Ru spoke up and said so.

“My subordinate obeys my orders.”

“Only, Xu Qingnian cultivates the Confucian Dao, what should we do in case we can’t find out the foreign arts in his body?”

Cheng Lidong nodded directly, but quickly raised this question again.

Hearing this, Yan Lei shook his head and said.

“It’s impossible that we can’t find out, Confucianism has divine powers to find out, even if he cultivates Confucianism and hides deeper, we can still find out, if Confucianism can’t find out, there are other ways, you don’t need to worry about this.”

Yan Ru replied, rea*suring Cheng Lidong.

The latter nodded his head.

But soon, Cheng Lidong continued to speak again.

“Yan Ru, just now after my subordinate walked out of Xu Qingnian Academy, I noticed that there were people following me, but these people had been shaken off by my subordinate.”

“Please be vigilant, Yan Ru.”

Cheng Lidong said faithfully and incomparably.

“No matter, Xu Qingnian has offended so many people in Great Wei, it is only normal for someone to arrange a few spies in the shadows.”

“Furthermore, it doesn’t matter even if they are discovered.”

“But you should hide well, I am afraid that Xu Qingnian will jump to the wall, after all, he is still somewhat capable at the moment.”

Yan Ru said so.

“My subordinate understands, it is my subordinate who has been overly concerned.”

Cheng Lidong nodded his head at once and replied.

Yan Ru nodded and didn’t say much, he just waved his hand and said.

“Go back.”

After saying this, Yan Ru did not continue to speak, while Cheng Lidong clasped his fist and complied with the order, then with a flip, he crossed the wall of the room and left the place.

A quarter of an hour after Cheng Lidong left.

A voice rang out.

“Yan Ru, this Cheng Lidong, with his wolf-like face, is not a good person, and he has a lot of thoughts, he might bite us back, do we need to use him?”

A slightly old voice rang out, and in the darkness of the mansion, a figure spoke.

“Yes.”

“He is the only one who can make Xu Qingnian die, an important pawn, as long as Xu Qingnian does not die, he is a pawn that must be kept.”

“As for his mind, I already knew that he wanted to use me to complete his wish, but it doesn’t matter, I’m using him, and he’s using me.”

“It’s just that when I don’t need him, he’ll be a spent son, left to die or live.”

“But he can’t stop needing us and so on, otherwise, what’s inside him, he won’t be able to suppress it.”

Yan Ru opened his mouth and said confidently, he had long known that Cheng Lidong was no good, a wolf that would bite.

But so what? He had already prepared a foolproof plan, enough to ensure that Cheng Lidong could not jump up.

“En, that’s true.”

“But this Cheng Lidong, what exactly is his purpose that he would rather pay such a price, but he is also foolish to touch that thing, in the end it is a dead end.”

“Including that Xu Qingnian, if what Cheng Lidong said is true, then this Xu Qingnian will also end up dead, in ancient times and in modern times, but no one who cultivates foreign arts can survive.”

“These people are foolish, they don’t know. Although Confucianism can suppress the demonic thoughts in his body for the time being, once the demonic thoughts grow, I’m afraid even a saint can’t suppress them.”

“Foolishness is unbearable.”

A voice from the shadows rang out, agreeing with Yanru, while telling a …… secret.

Cheng Lidong cultivated the supernatural arts.

Yes, he cultivated the foreign art.

The ambition of Cheng Lidong is too big, if he doesn’t have some ability, who dares to master him?

If Cheng Lidong cultivates the supernatural arts, he, Yan Lei, will be able to truly master Cheng Lidong, because without him, the demonic seed in Cheng Lidong’s body will soon break out.

So even if Cheng Lidong was as hypocritical and stoic as he could be, there was no need to worry, without him, Yan Lei, he Cheng Lidong would be dead.

And he is different, without this Cheng Lidong, he is still a great Confucian.

This is not viciousness and malice, this is a power plot, a chessboard, a chess piece.

“Yan Ru, if you do this, you will not have a path to promotion in the future, in fact I would like to advise you.”

The voice rang out again, telling Yan Lei to calm down a bit, because what he was doing now was no longer worthy of the position of great Confucian.

It was very likely that he would fall from the Confucian position, and even if he did not fall from the Confucian position, he would never be promoted to Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth in his lifetime.

Even if he did not fall from the Confucian rank, he would never be promoted to the rank of Great Confucian of Heaven and Earth.

However, Yan Lei said in a calm tone.

“I have already made up my mind, the Great Wei Palace of Literature is bright, but there are always people who want to go to the dark places, and it is not only the literati of the world who need to rely on the Confucian Way to flourish.”

“It is not for Confucianism or for the darkness, there are yin and yang in this world, I have made up my mind, there is no need for more persuasion.”

Yan Lei spoke out, his attitude unusually resolute.

Yes!

What he was doing now was a bit radical and inhumane.

But, so what?

Xu Qingnian had already brought himself into disrepute, and the poem of the Xiang Rat was circulated throughout the world, with the people calling Xu Qingnian a good official, angrily disliking the great Confucian, and seeking justice for the people.

The people are now accusing and abusing him.

Now he is being accused and abused by the people of the world. He will be stigmatised for a thousand years.

How could I easily erase this debt?

How could he forget this revenge so easily?

So he wanted to return it to Xu Qingnian in tenfold fashion.

At the same time, for the Zhu Sheng lineage, he would also eradicate the dissenters.

If he used to be the light of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, he was now the shadow of the Great Wei Palace of Literature, doing something unseen, but necessary.

10 o’clock.

Shouren Academy.

Xu Qingnian’s gaze showed a look of delight.

He had found an important message from the Great Sage.

This was the Sage’s Biographical Record.

It recorded many things about the Great Sage, and among them was about the sage’s disciples.

It was recorded in the book that the first generation of the Sage of Literature, had seven disciples, each of whom was different.

The first, who was extremely handsome, was Chao Ge, and the information was right on the whole.

This second, however, was ‘Chopping Evil’

[Zhan Evil, after the general, practised martial arts as a young boy, seventh rank at the age of ten, sixteenth rank at the age of fifteen, twenty-five rank at the age of twenty-five, fourth rank at the age of thirty, second rank at the age of thirty-five, known as the supreme genius of martial arts, practised the True Dragon Breaking Evil Method, and took it as his mission to cut down demons and eliminate evil, and later remained stagnant at the rank of second rank martial artist, unable to break through]

He met the Great Sage at the age of forty-five and talked with him for three days and nights, gaining an enlightenment of the martial arts and entering the first rank of martial arts.

[This was recorded in an ancient book, and later on, Wang Botong checked it out]

After reading the content, Xu Qingnian could almost be certain that the second person to appear in the Palace of Literature was undoubtedly Zhan Evil.

Firstly, his age was correct, and secondly, the second person in the Palace of Literature was indeed full of the feeling of a martial arts master, and he also knew so much about the supernatural arts.

All the signs matched, so what else could it be? Could it be that he was a demon?

Thinking of this, Xu Qingnian was somewhat delighted that he had finally found something relevant.

But who was this Wang Bo? It seemed that the information on Chao Ge was also written out by this person.

If I had the time, I would have to look for this person and ask him in one breath, so that I wouldn’t have to go looking for the other person’s details for half a day after they came out, how troublesome.

Closing the book, Xu Qingnian didn’t even eat his meal, he directly lay down on his bed and began to dive into sleep, entering the Palace of Literature.

The next moment.

The Heaven and Earth Palace of Literature.

“Brother Chao Ge!”

Xu Qingnian opened his mouth to call out, and in a moment, two figures within the Palace of Literature slowly walked out.

“Xiandi, what’s wrong?”

Chao Ge asked curiously.

“Brother Chao Ge, it has been checked out.”

“Brother Broken Evil, my humble brother has found out clearly where you come from. You are the second disciple of the Great Sage, named Broken Evil, after the general, a young man who practiced martial arts and broke through to the second rank of the martial dao at the age of thirty-five, killing demons and eliminating evil for the people of the world.”

“But after the second rank, but stagnated for ten years, he met the Great Sage, talked for three days and three nights, and finally had an overnight epiphany, stepping into the first rank of martial arts.

“The Great Sage gave you the name Broken Evil, and then in the middle of a great battle, you lived and died.”

Xu Qingnian informed the middle-aged man of the information he had learned.

After the latter heard these words, he could not help but look thoughtful.

“Broken Evil? Broken evil?”

He muttered, inexplicably familiar with this name.

“Right!”

“I should be called Broken Evil, deep in my memory, I remember that name.”

“Magnanimous brother, when it’s really a lot of work for you.”

After learning his basic information, Broken Evil was grateful to Xu Qingnian, and even bowed towards him.

“Brother Broken Evil, don’t be polite, this is something that my younger brother should do.”

Xu Qingnian hurriedly spoke, he did not dare to accept this favour.

He did not dare to accept this favor.

If he recovered his memory and taught himself to practice martial arts, it would not be a matter of sprinkling water?

“Right, Brother Chao Ge, Brother Broken Evil, I’ve run into trouble.”

Now that he had made his identity information clear, Xu Qingnian also smoothly stated his matter.

“What kind of trouble?”

The two men were somewhat curious.

Xu Qingnian did not go into details, but simply told them the story.

At the end, Xu Qingnian spoke directly.

“Two brothers, can you have a method to suppress the magic demon seed?”

“Cheng Lidong has defected to Yan Ru and dared to come to me, so he obviously has a way to find out the demonic seed in my body.”

“If I were forced to go that far, I’m only afraid that it would be a great trouble for me.”

Xu Qingnian asked.

When this was said, both of them were silent.

Chao Ge’s brow was furrowed in contemplation.

And Broken Evil was also pondering.

Xu Qingnian was completely convinced that Yan Lei had a method to find out the demon seed in his body, and he knew that he also practiced Confucianism, but he still dared to let Cheng Lidong come to him.

Obviously, he had no fear.

It was simply because the other party did not want to touch themselves just yet.

Perhaps it was because of the situation, or perhaps because it was not a good time to do so.

But sooner or later, Yan Lei would definitely make a move.

It wasn’t even just Yan Lei.

Rather, it was the Great Wei Palace of Literature, as well as all the scholars in the world.

Along with Prince Huaining, the va*sal kings everywhere, and all his own enemies.

Because, once it is found out that one has really cultivated the foreign arts.

It is indeed ……. The death penalty.

Right now, Xu Qingnian’s only hope was these two.

A full hour pa*sed.

Finally, Broken Evil’s voice rang out.

“There is a way!”

“It’s just a bit troublesome.”

His voice rang out, causing Xu Qingnian’s eyes to light up.

“Brother Broken Evil, what solution?”

Xu Qingnian didn’t care if it was troublesome, it was better than no solution, right?

“Public Opinion Demon Suppression!”

Broken Evil opened his mouth and spoke out a solution.

“Public opinion to subdue the devil?”

Xu Qingnian was curious, and Chao Ge, who was at the side, was also a little curious.

“Sage Qingnian, I can detect that you have the power of public opinion within you, this cannot do anything to suppress the demonic thoughts, but it can cover up your demonic seed.”

“If they want to find out your devil seed, they will only be able to do so with the help of the Confucian divine power, but if you have a vast amount of public opinion within you, you can shield the Confucian divine power.”

“But the trouble is, you don’t have a lot of public opinion within you, you need to get a large amount of public opinion within a short period of time, otherwise once you tear your face off, you will be in trouble.”

Broken Evil spoke up, telling the only way.

Xu Qingnian, on the other hand, was somewhat puzzled.

Public opinion could conceal the demon seed inside oneself?

This was a good thing, and a new knowledge.

However, the public opinion inside oneself had been consumed cleanly a few days ago.

I am afraid that it is indeed a bit difficult to gain new public opinion, unless the waterwheel project is all implemented today.

The people will feel the benefits of the water chariot, thus generating a large amount of public opinion and popular support.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to gain a large amount of public opinion all at once.

“Qingnian Xiandi, don’t rush yet, public opinion is an extremely esoteric thing that can be obtained in many different ways.”

“And it doesn’t necessarily have to be just this one way, my brother will think about it again and see if there are other ways.”

Broken Evil continued to speak, helping Xu Qingnian to think of another way.

“Good, I’ll thank you, brother.”

Xu Qingnian was not pretentious, and after thanking him, he left the Heaven and Earth Cultural Palace.

Whether or not there was another solution was put aside for the time being, public opinion on this would have to be researched and studied.

After leaving from the Heaven and Earth Literature Palace.

Xu Qingnian got up.

After taking a look at the sky, he left the Shouren Academy directly.

He went to meet the White Clothes Sect for a while.

There was no point in hiding, anyway, there were a bunch of troubles now, and he was not afraid of another one.

He wanted to see what the White Clothes Sect was looking for him for.