Zhu Xian: Learn from the Great Ying Immortal and rebuild the Trinity School

Chapter 29 Tuogu
In the west wing where Xu Zhiqiu was, there was a row of bookshelves against the wall.

Originally, this room was Mr. Lu’s study.

There were about a hundred blue-covered books stacked on it, most of which were the Four Books and Five Classics and Confucian poems.

Most of the pages are well-worn, and there are many annotations in the interlayers.

From this we can see that the owner of this house usually immerses himself in books and is considered a well-educated man.

In the past two days, Xu Zhiqiu basically stayed in the house to meditate, and in his spare time he would flip through these books to pass the time.

But by chance, he found a piece of paper from under the inkstone.

"Idle Essays"

It turned out to be the diary left by Mr. Lu.

He glanced at it and saw a story about the past written in concise style -

In the Gengzi year, there was a severe drought in Min.

The villagers suffered from famine, but they just stayed in the mountains and dared not go into the mountains, allowing the famine to take its toll.

They only hoped that the mountain gods would control the clouds and rain to save their fields, so they prayed every day and prepared to hold festivals to worship the mountain gods.

I was confused at the time and asked the villagers.

The village head said: This place holds a sacrifice every three years, and there have been dozens of festivals over the past hundred years. Whenever there is a disaster, there will be something effective after this sacrifice.

That day, at the foot of the mountain, gongs and drums were beating and the people were enthusiastic.

I saw the very old people and octogenarian women in the village competing with each other to be tied to the altar, willing to add blood to the food. It was not that they were not afraid of death, but rather they felt extremely honored.

I realized later that they were sacrificing human beings, and I was horrified!

It's so absurd, but what on earth is that thing in the mountain?

Is it a god? Is it a ghost?
It’s really hard to know.

I regret that I had too many concerns at the beginning and did not dare to ask a senior monk to exorcise the spirit.

Now that I know that this god has the appearance of a human being, I have made up my mind. All I have to do is cross the mountains and rivers and go to invite the Dharma to come.

This is a dangerous act with serious consequences, but the villagers are ignorant and dare not tell anyone.

May God protect me and allow my wife and daughter to live in peace even without me.

Wait for me to come back.

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After reading this ancient Chinese diary, Xu Zhiqiu pondered for a long time.

It was not until Miss Lu called him for lunch that he woke up and suddenly sighed:
"He is a passionate scholar."

Today, Lu looks better than ever.

Not only was her complexion plump, but she also had makeup on, which was rare, and nail polish on the corners of her lips.

Xu Zhiqiu has lived in the Lu family for nearly two months, and this is the first time she has seen her put on makeup.

Compared with her previous morbid beauty, she is now even more charming.

Perhaps, this is how women’s makeup should be.

Xu Zhiqiu was very polite and did not praise him.

The three of them ate their simple meal in silence.

In a blink of an eye, it was three o'clock in the night again. Xu Zhiqiu leaned against the bookshelf, calculating the time in his mind.

According to what was said there, tomorrow is the seventh day, the day he should leave.

Normally, he could just walk away and there was nothing he couldn't do.

just,

He suddenly looked towards the door.

With his hearing, he could naturally detect the breathing sounds outside the door.

When I opened the door, I was surprised.

Mrs. Lu was wearing a nightgown and standing at the door, looking pretty.

The sudden opening of the door scared her so much that she looked away and behaved a little awkwardly.

"Mrs. Lu, what are you doing?"

"Xueqi fell asleep, so I came to see you."

She was fiddling with the corner of her clothes, her cheeks slightly tipsy, as if she had drunk some alcohol.

"Brother Zhiqiu, tomorrow...you will be leaving."

"There's nothing we can do about it."

Xu Zhiqiu nodded.

After all, he couldn't rely on his abilities to hurt a group of ordinary people.

Leaving is good for everyone.

"Don't worry, I will give you a few more doses of medicine before I leave. If you take them on time, they will be beneficial. As for that girl..."

He was mumbling, but was suddenly interrupted by Lu: "Brother Xu!"

Xu Zhiqiu was startled, but saw that Lu's eyes were burning and slightly red.

"Why bother saying all this? Do you really... not understand what I'm thinking?"

The tone was sad and pleading.

Xu Zhiqiu sighed:
"Mrs. Lu, I'm not pretending to be confused, it's really..."

When he said this, he pointed out the tacit secret between the two of them.

"…It's not appropriate to entrust this matter to me."

Hearing this, Lu slowly lowered her head and bit her lower lip.

"I have no way to repay your kindness, I can only..."

As he spoke, he placed his hands on his waist, grabbed the buckle of his belt, and tugged gently.

The robe slipped off.

The woman's snow-white body was exposed naked in front of Xu Zhiqiu.

Because her figure is too thin, she doesn't show much beauty.

But it was still enough to make the man's breath quicken.

The moment she moved, Xu Zhiqiu turned his back.

"Mrs. Lu, you are going too far."

He sighed, inwardly shocked at the woman's determination.

Lu's knees went weak and she knelt on the ground, as if she had lost the strength to support herself.

"I know that this is more like an insult to you..."

She did not hide the regret on her face.

As she spoke, tears were already streaming down her face.

"But as a mother, I can't do anything about it."

Xu Zhiqiu:
"If I'm not mistaken, although the people in this village are ignorant, they are not heartless. Even if you are gone one day, there should be someone to take care of your daughter's livelihood."

"But I'm worried! I'm worried about leaving Xueqi to them!"

Lu's tone was excited, her snow-white body knelt on the ground, shaking uncontrollably.

"It's me this time, but who knows...it won't be her in a few years."

"Sacrifice..."

Xu Zhiqiu chewed it carefully.

The word appears abruptly, but there are traces of it.

In fact, if you think about it a little bit,

The ancient Chinese diary under the inkstone could only have been left there intentionally by Lu.

Just to let him see.

After all, when it comes to things between people, sometimes there's no need to make things too clear.

……

Xu Zhiqiu frowned and asked:
"Did they force you to make the mountain god sacrifice?"

Lu smiled bitterly.
"It was the mountain god who appointed him, and the villagers dared not disobey."

"If that's the case, I can help you leave here and keep you and your child safe."

"If that happens, the people in this village will be implicated, and they will starve to death next year."

"Put away your saintly heart!"

Xu Zhiqiu's emotions turned red. "You are not a god and you cannot save everyone. As a mother, you should only be responsible for your daughter!"

"But I didn't have long to live anyway..." Lu laughed miserably and swallowed the tears from her lips.

"It would be better to use this broken body to do something useful. After all, my husband is here because of this village..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by the stomping of Xu Zhiqiu's feet.

He paced back and forth in the room, panting heavily.

"So, you're willing to risk your own life for the lives of those fools?"

He didn't care about etiquette and pointed at the naked Lu and yelled:

"You don't even want to keep your virginity now, just to take my place? You want to leave your own daughter to an outsider like me? What kind of bullshit logic is this! Who can you be worthy of!?"

In the face of his heart-piercing curses, Lu's eyes were always as gentle as water, as if embracing everything.

"You are not an outsider," she corrected softly.

Xu Zhiqiu snorted coldly.
"what is that?"

"It's a relative."

(End of this chapter)