My father is a Confucian sage, but the system forces me to be a crude warrior

Chapter 303 Zeng Anmin: What I hold in my hand is not the Xihuang Diagram, but the Kanlong Diagram.

Princess Wencheng broke free from the Empress's grasp and stuck out her tongue:

"I don't want to get married, I'm ignoring you all!"

As he spoke, he hopped and skipped away into the distance.

……

When will Zeng Lang set off?

The Empress hesitated for a moment, her eyes flickering slightly, and then she looked up at Zeng Anmin.

His chin was held high, revealing a hint of stubbornness.

"In the next couple of days," Zeng Anmin said after a moment's thought.

I've been staying in Jiang Kingdom for quite a while now; more than two months have passed since I came here after obtaining the Heavenly Lotus.

There is less than a month left until the spring imperial examination.

Time was tight.

"Hmm...then why don't you make preparations, Zeng Lang, and we get married tomorrow?"

As the Empress spoke these words, she stared intently at Zeng Anmin.

"marry?"

When Zeng Anmin heard those two words from the Empress, his scalp tingled.

"Correct."

The Empress's gaze was resolute.

"No... Nan'er, isn't this a bit too hasty?"

Zeng Anmin felt that his tongue was somewhat curled.

He hesitated for a moment, then looked at the Empress and said:
"My true identity must not be exposed in Jiang Kingdom."

"But if we consider Daniel Wu's status... that would be too unfair to you."

At this point, Zeng Anmin's tone revealed heartache:

"I know that Nan'er's love for me is as deep as the sea."

"But it is precisely because we know this that we cannot be so hasty in matters of marriage."

The Empress's eyes darkened slightly.

She chuckled and waved her hand, saying:

"I was just saying."

“It is indeed understandable that Zeng Lang has such concerns.”

At this point, we should change the subject.

Coincidentally.

Zeng Anmin did indeed have something else to say to the Empress.

"By the way, Nan'er."

His expression turned serious:

There's something I don't want to hide from you.

"What is it?" The Empress's heart sank slightly.

Even though she knew that someone as talented as Zeng Anmin would certainly have no shortage of female companions.

But she's smart.

She didn't want to know, and preferred that Zeng Anmin keep it from her forever.

"Do you know that the Heavenly Dao Diagram... also holds other secrets?"

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath and stared straight at the Empress, saying:
"Do you still remember the scales that appeared on my body when I beheaded Mr. Xin, a third-rank martial artist, that night?"

As soon as these words came out.

The Empress's expression also turned serious.

She looked around first, then whispered:

"This is not the place to talk. Please come with me, Zeng Lang."

“Okay.” Zeng Anmin did not hesitate and followed the Empress outside.

……

Royal study room.

The Empress dismissed everyone.

Zeng Anmin naturally pulled him into his arms and said earnestly:
"Nan'er, do you know why I can cultivate both Confucianism and martial arts?"

"Why?" The Empress raised her eyes, her gaze filled with anticipation.

"Everyone knows that righteousness and martial arts are incompatible; forcibly merging them into one's body will inevitably lead to death by explosion."

"But I'm different."

Zeng Anmin stared intently at the Empress and said:
"I opened up my sea of ​​consciousness first."

"Then the true energy of martial arts circulated throughout his body."

“However, the Confucian and Taoist cultural energy does not need to be generated from the body, but is generated directly in the sea of ​​consciousness.”

"Open up the sea of ​​consciousness first? That's impossible!"

Without a second thought, the Empress looked at Zeng Anmin with certainty and said, "Whether you are a martial artist or a Confucian scholar, if you want to open up your sea of ​​consciousness, you must follow the steps and start cultivating from scratch."

"This is what I wanted to say to you."

"The secret of the Heavenly Dao Diagram".

Zeng Anmin took a deep breath and looked intently at the Empress, saying:
"I directly comprehended, or rather, grasped the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram with my extraordinary insight."

"The true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram helped me directly open my sea of ​​consciousness space when I had no cultivation at all."

"Absorbing? The true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram?"

The Empress's brows were furrowed deeply.

She took out the Phoenix Strategy Picture from her bosom.

A palm-sized painting of a phoenix appeared before Zeng Anmin.

Seeing the arrogant phoenix pattern on the painting "The Phoenix's Flight".

Zeng Anmin's gaze was somewhat unfocused.

The last time he saw the Empress take out the Phoenix Strategy Chart was when she was afflicted by the Yin Fire Talisman and thought she was about to die. She handed him the Phoenix Strategy Chart from her bosom, asking him to protect Princess Wencheng's safety.

"That is the difference between us."

Zeng Anmin saw the painting of the phoenix.

He looked up and stared directly at the Empress, saying:

"When I first saw the Heavenly Dao Diagram in my hand, I was inexplicably struck by a profound and mysterious feeling."

"At that moment, I seemed to comprehend the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram. The Heavenly Dao Diagram seemed to sense this as well, and projected its true meaning from the diagram, helping me to open up my sea of ​​consciousness and circulate within it."

"Therefore, every time I chat with members of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, I am in my sea of ​​consciousness."

Upon hearing Zeng Anmin's words...

The Empress's brows were furrowed tightly.

She felt that what Zeng Anmin said was somewhat unbelievable.

"And you? How did you... awaken Ce Fengtu?"

Zeng Anmin emphasized the word "awaken" a little too much.

"I don't know if it's due to my comprehension." The Empress hesitated for a moment, then looked at Zeng Anmin and said:

"I came across the Phoenix Plot by chance, and then I felt as if there was a voice calling to me from the picture."

"Then I became engrossed in the patterns in the picture."

"When I regained consciousness, the Phoenix Plot had shrunk from a giant map ten feet tall to the size of a palm, which I held in my hand."

Hear this.

A sharp glint flashed in Zeng Anmin's eyes.

It's really different.

"Therefore, I suggest you take a closer look at the Phoenix Strategy Map."

Zeng Anmin stared intently at her and said:

"After I absorbed the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram, I was able to use my martial arts true qi to activate the power in the diagram in every battle, which made my body covered with scales and greatly enhanced my combat power."

"As you have seen, with the blessing of the true meaning of the Heavenly Dao Diagram, plus the divine artifact in my hand, I can kill a third-grade martial artist while only being at the fourth-grade level."

"If you can also absorb the true meaning of the Phoenix Strategy Diagram into your sea of ​​consciousness, then if you can break through to the third rank, and combine it with the power of the Jiang Kingdom's founding emperor's divine sword, you should be able to have the combat strength of a second rank!"

"Hi~"

The Empress's entire face froze.

Hearing Zeng Anmin's words, her breathing became heavy.

Power beyond one's level...

In the path of martial arts, once you reach the upper three ranks, each rank represents a vast chasm.

"Let me try."

The Empress took a deep breath and looked earnestly at Zeng Anmin, asking:
"When you were absorbing the true meaning of the Xihuang Diagram, did you experience any other miraculous events?"

She wanted to hear Zeng Anmin explain in detail so that she could be fully prepared.

"The Diagram of Fuxi?"

Zeng Anmin shook his head:
"It is not the Xi Huang Diagram."

"What I have captured is the Dragon Map."

"The Dragon Map?"

The Empress's eyes were filled with a deep sense of bewilderment.

These three words were completely unfamiliar to me.

"In fact, there are not four Heavenly Dao diagrams in this world, but five."

Zeng Anmin dropped another bombshell on her.

Five paintings?

The Empress suddenly looked up, staring intently at Zeng Anmin:
"Zeng Lang, who said these words to you?"

“My father,” Zeng Anmin said calmly to the Empress, “He once peeked into the secrets of the ‘Confucian Sage’s Handwritten Book,’ so he knows these things.”

(End of this chapter)