I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 106: Save the World with Me

Li Zhuqiu put his hands behind his back and looked down at Li Fushu lying on the bed.

Li Fushu's entire body was covered in ointment, with streams of vital energy flowing through his body as he healed his wounds.

The elderly Li Zhuqiu frowned and looked at his most beloved grandson.

He really didn't know why Li Fushu, who was at the Unpolished Jade level, lost to Chen Zhian, and he couldn't understand why Chen Zhian actually had some extraordinary talent.

"Except for my seventh brother and Bodu, Fushu is the most talented person in the Li family. But Chen Zhian... has been in Sunan Prefecture for a long time and has an extraordinary cultivation. He is also accomplished in poetry and painting..."

Li Haiye, the sixth master of the Li family, stood behind Li Fushu and spoke with his head down.

Li Zhuqiu asked without even turning his head: "What do you want to say?"

Li Haiye gritted his teeth and said, "This Chen Zhian has good talent, and Fushu's injuries are not irreparable. If we can recruit this boy to the Li family and cultivate him carefully, it may be a blessing for our Li family."

Li Zhuqiu frowned, but the old lady Li, who was sitting next to Li Fushu, suddenly raised her head and snorted coldly, saying, "The marriage between the Si and Li families is imminent. Although I have only seen Chen Zhian once, I know that he has a stubborn temper. What if he is invited to cause trouble at home?"

Li Haiye remained silent.

Li Zhuqiu suddenly said: "Poetry and painting, for us in Dayu, are not the broad road that leads directly to heaven.

But Chen Zhian has achievements in poetry and painting, and he is also gifted in spiritual practice. Poetry and painting, combined with his natural talent for spiritual practice, make him a promising talent indeed. "

Li Haiye showed some joy on his face, nodded and said: "After all, he is the blood of the Li family, why do you have to make it so ugly? Now the streets and alleys are talking about my Li family..."

He didn't finish his words, but just sighed.

But Li Zhuqiu shook his head at this time, his expression gradually becoming gloomy: "It's a pity that he seems to have come together with Chu Muye. Chu Muye even took him to see Prime Minister Song. I don't know what he wants to do."

Li Haiye was stunned.

Li Zhuqiu snorted coldly: "Behind Prime Minister Song there is a saint, and behind him there is Kuixing of Dayu, so he has a profound foundation.

So even though he injured Fushu, I won't bother with him for now.

"But there are still aristocratic families in the world who are watching Prime Minister Song. What is the identity of this boy that he dares to enter the Prime Minister's door? He is still young and his cultivation is not as good as Yuque. The Prime Minister actually has some intentions when he meets him."

"This thought... Chen Zhian can't bear it."

At this point, he walked out of the room with a wave of his sleeves, saying, "If you can't bear it, you will be crushed. I'm afraid my talented grandson is not far from death, and my Li family doesn't even need to help."

Li Haiye's eyes flickered, and he also said goodbye to the old lady.

He walked out of the room and saw the luxurious mansion, the tall buildings, and the sound of flowing water. He suddenly remembered a word from his seventh brother Li Zhoubai.

Father and mother have become possessed.

The higher the position he climbs, the more he wants to cling to more powerful people, and the more he wants to continue the Li family's legacy for another 500 years.

Their minds have long been eaten away by desires, and ulcers have grown in their hearts. They are no longer loving parents.

Once people become obsessed with a certain pursuit, they will inevitably become demons themselves and will no longer have any rationality.

When he thought of this, he suddenly felt dizzy and became unsteady on his feet.

"It's strange that Zhou Bai has an indifferent personality and is not willing to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Li Mansion."

"It's my fault that I have ordinary talents. I can't even be considered a good official or a cultivator."

"It's all my fault that my Li family can't continue... This huge Xuantianjing has become a devil's den that devours people. If I don't sacrifice myself, I will fall from my high position."

Even though my father is still focused on the top, the world of Dayu is not just about official positions...

When he thought about this, he suddenly felt a little lost.

He walked to Hongdouyuan and hesitated for a long time, but finally did not dare to go in. Instead, he left Li's house and went to a restaurant.

There was not even a trace of love and affection between blood relatives. Li Haiye wanted to get drunk forever and never wake up again.

-

Chen Zhian didn't care about the Li family's reaction.

Today, he had a rare visitor in his small courtyard. It was Pei Xiu, whom he had met at the literary gathering in Yufu Palace.

Pei Xiu brought two kilograms of fine wine and came to visit Chen Zhian specially.

So Chen Zhian called Li Xushi over, and the three of them drank together.

"Brother Pei, have you returned to the Pei family?" Chen Zhian asked curiously.

Pei Xiu's eyes flashed with darkness, and he nodded and said, "I have returned to the Pei family, got eight shops, resigned from the position of a scholar in the Fourth Academy of the Imperial College, and got some good elixirs."

Chen Zhian nodded and was about to speak.

Pei Xiu took a sip of wine and said, "I have been teaching in the Imperial Academy to make a living and preserve my dignity for more than a year.

But I understand more and more the difficulties of being a layman. I am already 21 years old, but I have only just condensed seven divine essences and completed my divine essence."

"This progress can't be called slow, but I don't know how to proceed in the future."

“To practice Taoism, it is not enough to have only a little talent. It also requires mysterious skills and ingenious methods, and requires expensive elixirs. If I can practice to the perfection of unpolished jade, I will also need innate energy to step into the innate realm.

The salary of a fourth-level scholar is certainly enough to support me, but it is far from enough to support my practice... Brother Zhian, please don't laugh at me for not having a proud character. Sometimes, ordinary people really have to bow their heads. "

Chen Zhian shook his head and smiled, "Everyone has their own way and what they want. Why would I just laugh at Brother Pei? If I didn't have something in mind, I wouldn't have come to Xuantianjing."

Pei Xiu nodded, but his eyes showed some helplessness: "Originally, I cultivated sword skills, which was considered to be a bit of an advantage, but since I returned to the Pei family, my vigorous sword skills are not as good as when I was teaching in the Imperial College."

Chen Zhian thought for a while and said, "It seems that Brother Pei is actually unwilling to return to the Pei family."

Pei Xiu remained silent for a long time before he said, "So I plan to try to get a top ten position in calligraphy at this sitting court festival. If I can make some name for myself, it will not only bring some benefits, but also make me more energetic and not so depressed. It will also help my sword skills."

Chen Zhian asked curiously, "Is there any comparison in this sitting ceremony?"

Pei Xiu knew that Chen Zhian came from Sunan Prefecture and did not know the rules of the Xuan Tianjing Court Ceremony, so he replied: "The Court Ceremony is held once every ten years, so it is naturally very grand, especially this time, which can be said to have shocked Dayu.

Many foreign envoys have already entered Xuan Tianjing to express their congratulations, so of course they have to do it in a fancy way.”

"The Ministry of Rites has already decided on many competitions for the sitting ceremony. It goes without saying that there are also competitions in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. There are also competitions in alchemy, cavalry, swords and sabers, and even those above the realm of nourishing qi and below the realm of creation. There are cultivators from every realm competing."

"The rewards come from aristocratic families all over the world. Xuan Tianjing has mobilized the entire Great Yu world for this ceremony."

Chen Zhian listened to Pei Xiu's words and thought to himself...

Should this also be considered a way of allocating resources? Dayu ordered the aristocratic families to participate in the many rewards at the court festival, and then the written examinations were allocated to others.

But then he rejected this idea.

"At most, it is the circulation of cultivation resources of the aristocratic families of Dayu. It can be predicted that most of those who will eventually receive these rewards will also be members of the aristocratic families."

As he was thinking this, he suddenly had an idea and asked, "Brother Pei, do you know what the various rewards are for the sitting court ceremony?"

Pei Xiu said, "The Ministry of Rites has not yet issued a detailed list, but it is approaching the court ceremony, and the list will be released in two or three days at most. Only then will we know what this so-called unprecedentedly generous reward is." Chen Zhian asked again, "I wonder if it includes innate energy, heavenly merit, or supernatural powers?"

"There should be some." Pei Xiu said, "Although these are precious, if you can get a place in the sitting ceremony, it shouldn't be difficult to get a congenital energy, or a heavenly skill. However... these things are related to cultivation, so I'm afraid they can only be obtained after a comparison of cultivation."

Thanks to the numerous spiritual veins in Dayu, there is actually more innate energy than the acquired energy produced by the strong.

Acquired Qi can lay a solid foundation and also break through barriers.

On the path of cultivation, acquired Qi is optional. It is best to have it, but it is also acceptable without it. In addition, since it is scarce, most practitioners will not deliberately pursue it.

However, the innate qi is different. To enter the innate realm, the innate qi must enter the body before the acquired qi can be transformed into the innate qi.

Chen Zhian cultivated eleven divine essences, and he always had a premonition that his rough jade realm would be quite short-lived. Perhaps it would only take him a little over a year to complete the journey that would take others seven or eight years, or even ten or twenty years.

Up to now, he really needs to plan to obtain the natural skills, supernatural powers, and innate energy needed to enter the innate state, otherwise, it will be difficult to find them when the time comes.

The two chatted with each other, and Li Xushi listened quietly on the side.

Just at this moment, the doorman came with a letter.

Chen Zhian brought the letters, but there were two letters.

One of the letters came from Yufu Palace.

Chen Zhian was a little surprised. If Princess Linglong had something to ask, she could just send someone to ask him. Why did she send such a letter?

He opened the letter and read it carefully.

What is said is quite simple.

"This Princess Linglong can also play the piano?"

Princess Linglong was going to play a piece on the piano at the court ceremony, and the reason she wrote this letter was that she wanted Chen Zhian to add a poem at the end of the piece to make it more interesting.

The main reason why Chen Zhian was able to have such free time and live in the imperial city was because of Princess Linglong. Naturally, he could not refuse such a request.

However... after Princess Linglong finished speaking about this, she added a note at the end of the letter, asking Chen Zhian not to enter the palace these days unless he had other matters to attend to...

"What's the reason? How can I enter the palace if Princess Linglong doesn't send someone to invite me?"

Chen Zhian was a little confused, but he didn't think too much about it.

Not entering the palace was naturally a good thing for him, and he was happy to have some free time.

As for the second letter, there was no signature on it, but the doorman delivered it anyway, which made Chen Zhian a little confused again.

Without a name as a stepping stone, ordinary people cannot deliver letters to this imperial city.

He opened the letter curiously, but his pupils moved slightly and he frowned.

Li Xushi's face turned red from drinking, but he also saw Chen Zhian frowning, and asked with concern: "Brother, what does this letter say?"

Chen Zhian said: "Princess Yuxia ordered me to go to the Duke of Anguo's mansion immediately."

"Princess Yuxia?" Pei Xiu said, "Then Brother Chen, you must go there as soon as possible. This Wei Lingyu has a perverse temperament. Among the many noble families in Xuantianjing, she is one of the most eccentric ones."

"Plus, her father is the Duke of Anguo, who has tremendous power and dotes on his only daughter. When Wei Lingyu was born, the Duke of Anguo personally went to the capital to ask for a title of princess for her."

"The saint personally wrote the words 'Yuxia' and gave them to Wei Lingyu, and also allocated the county below the city of Xuantianjing to her, so that she could have her fief."

After hearing Pei Xiu's words, Chen Zhian thought of Wei Lingyu, who was so domineering even in Yufu Palace.

"A princess with a different surname... can indeed be considered favored." Chen Zhian put down the letter and nodded.

"The saint's favor to the Wei family is not limited to this. He even married Princess Linglong to the eldest son of the Wei family as a token of his favor... If there is a big mansion in the world of Dayu that can rival the six families in Dayu, it is only the Duke of Anguo's mansion."

Pei Xiu told the story slowly and leisurely.

Chen Zhian thought about it and casually placed the letter on the table.

Pei Xiu saw that Chen Zhian had no intention of leaving, and there was some doubt in his eyes.

"This letter should be written by Wei Lingyu. The handwriting is sloppy and perfunctory. There is no signature, which can be regarded as polite... It is obvious that this is not an invitation, but an order."

Chen Zhian said: "Given her status, it is reasonable for her to order a mere court painter like me.

But there was something else mixed in with her letter that I still remember vividly.”

Chen Zhian thought of the word "get out" written by Wei Lingyu in Yufu Palace.

To this day, this letter still contains some kind of magical killing technique, which makes him feel even more disgusted.

"Wei Lingyu summoned me, not for the purpose of painting, nor for poetry. He just wanted to do something to overwhelm me." Chen Zhian whispered softly.

Pei Xiu, who was standing aside, was stunned for a moment, thinking that there must be some twists and turns in this, but he did not ask any more questions, but said carefully to Chen Zhian: "Brother Chen, if you don't want to go, then don't go. But you have to stay away from this Princess Yuxia in the future. Otherwise, with the princess's temper, it is inevitable that Brother Chen will be embarrassed... or even..."

Chen Zhian smiled: "Does she dare to come to this imperial city to cause trouble?"

Pei Xiu hesitated for a few seconds before speaking, "Given the temperament of Princess Yuxia... Brother Chen should be more careful."

"It's okay." Li Xushi, who was drinking at the side, suddenly raised his head and said, "If she comes, I will throw her out."

"Where are you from, Brother Li?" Pei Xiu asked in surprise.

-

Pei Xiu left Chen Zhian's yard in the evening. He was still a little surprised that the childish boy who had been drinking silently beside him turned out to be a disciple of Lao Jianshan and was even the young sword master of Lao Jianshan.

Only Chen Zhian and Li Xushi were left in the courtyard.

Li Xushi drank a lot of wine soaked with silkworms and got a little drunk.

Chen Zhian looked at him, thought for a moment, and with some gratitude, persuaded him, "Brother Xu Shi, I know you have never seen the world under this mountain.

But if you see more of them in the future, please don't help others for nothing like you helped me.

There are some people in this world who are mean and will deceive you. Even if you have great cultivation, you may not be able to defend yourself against them."

Li Xushi chuckled, and suddenly leaned over and whispered to Chen Zhian: "Brother, do you think I am helping you for nothing?"

"Actually, I'm quite smart. My senior brother always talks in his sleep. He says that the world will eventually collapse, and we need someone to help him save it."

"I am going to repair the sky with my senior brother. Senior brother, I will help you today. In the future, you will also help me and my senior brother repair the sky. Is that okay?"

Chen Zhian just thought that Li Xushi was drunk and even took his senior brother's talk in his sleep seriously. He had quite a bit of admiration for this young man with a pure heart.

So he nodded in agreement with Li Xushi's words.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)