I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 417 Confucius was powerful, but he did not subdue people by force.

"Let me tell you! The First Emperor was definitely like this back then!" The hunter said, giving a thumbs-up as he led Feng Xue towards the village. "His only mistake was not killing off all the nobles of the six kingdoms, otherwise he wouldn't have been assassinated! Good heavens, I heard there were thousands of assassins back then, a huge, dark mass..."

At first, it sounded normal, but upon hearing this, Feng Xue's eyes widened. Good heavens! She originally thought she had transmigrated to a high-martial arts world like the Immortal Qin, but from this explanation, Qin Shi Huang was already dead? But if Qin Shi Huang was dead, how could this still be the Qin Dynasty?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but ask directly:
"You're saying the First Emperor is dead? Then who's the emperor now?"

"Now? Now it's Emperor Fusu in power! This Emperor Fusu is quite remarkable. He has studied the essence of Confucianism since childhood and is very famous in the Confucian school. After the First Emperor was assassinated, he ordered Confucian scholars throughout the country to restore order, and it has been more than sixty years now!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xue couldn't help but pinch the bridge of his nose and said that he could understand Prince Fusu's ascension to the throne. After all, the Fusu in his hometown was a fool. If he had been any more powerful, Hu Hai would have had no chance at all. Whether it was the Meng family, which held a large army, or simply switching to the Legalist school and getting on good terms with Li Si, he could have easily taken the throne.

But what is the situation now?
Just like the history he knew, he followed a bunch of Confucian scholars and relied on them to set things right. How absurd does that sound?

If she hadn't known that the world is different and generalizations shouldn't be made, Feng Xue would almost have uttered that classic line, "Don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"

Fortunately, Sarah's ability to accurately judge Feng Xue's language habits finally came in handy. The dog's eyes darted around, and with a slight clench of its teeth, it instantly possessed the seemingly lifeless Fina, who raised her head in a rather absurd posture and said:
What is a Confucian scholar?

"..." Although he was supposed to be worldly-wise, the hunter still found it a bit strange that this white-haired, youthful-looking beauty was being carried in the mouth of a dog (or rather, a wolf!). Hearing that the woman didn't even know what a Confucian scholar was, he thought to himself, "I wonder when she's gotten this old relic." He forcibly swallowed the words "You don't even know this?" that were on the tip of his tongue, and explained:
"A Confucian scholar is someone who studies the essence of Confucianism. Confucianism is the most prominent school of thought in the world today. It was founded by Confucius three hundred years ago. You've all heard the phrase 'strong and powerful,' right?"

"The case is solved! It's the world of language!"

Upon hearing the words "powerful and strong," Feng Xue instantly understood. If Prince Fusu was a Confucian scholar who could say, "If you hear about the road to your house in the morning, you're probably dead by evening," then suppressing the six states and killing Zhao Gao and Huhai wouldn't seem so wrong.

"So this 'Hundred Schools of Thought Contending' you're talking about is a martial arts tournament?" Whether it was Sarah or Fina's voice came from the dog-like woman's mouth, the hunter's expression turned serious upon hearing this:

"Don't talk nonsense! Force is just a tool to protect the Way. All the schools of thought in the Hundred Schools of Thought debated and discussed the Way."

"???"

Although it wasn't said, Feng Xue and Sarah actually had the same idea. He even pictured a Confucian scholar with "benevolence, talent, virtue, and integrity" holding a city gate bolt, crushing all the other schools of thought into pieces while declaring "dismiss the other schools and honor Confucianism alone." But you're telling me it's a battle of wits?

"Didn't you say he was strong and powerful?" Sarah, acting as Feng Xue's mouthpiece, immediately asked, but the hunter shook his head.
Confucius was strong, but he did not win people over with force; instead, he won people's trust with his virtue.

"Is this a sword, a weapon, or an axe?" Feng Xue thought to herself, but then she saw the hunter suddenly stop and ask:

"May I ask which family you belong to, young master?"

"..." Feng Xue originally wanted to pursue Taoism, but after a slight hesitation, she decided to lower her level of Taoism:

"My school should be considered the Yin-Yang school."

"I see!" The hunter seemed to have finally figured something out, and a look of realization appeared on his face. But at that moment, he suddenly frowned, took the horn bow from his back, and drew it towards the sky.

The movements were fluid and graceful; Feng Xue only heard the faint tinkling of the bowstring after the arrow had flown out. Immediately afterward, she heard Xiao Lingdang cry out in surprise, and the hunter frowned, saying:
"How could there be a craftsman's creation here? And judging from its form, it is completely different from the techniques used by craftsmen today. Strange, very strange..."

Feng Xue suppressed the twitching at the corner of her mouth, looked at the downed drone, and silently thought to herself: "I'll just turn into liquid and slip away when he's not looking."

He then spoke:

"What impressive skills you possess, sir! May I ask which family you come from?"

"No, no, my skill is merely a humble one. When it comes to true archery, one must rely on the Confucian Six Arts of a Gentleman. I've heard that His Majesty Fusu could draw a strong bow of three hundred stones and kill enemies from tens of miles away—that is truly first-rate archery!" As he spoke, the hunter deliberately stepped aside, pointing to a vegetable field not far away:

"I am not from any prestigious family. If I had to say, I am just a humble farmer guarding the fields."

"Hunters belong to the farming family?" Feng Xue felt that something was wrong with this statement, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt that it made a lot of sense. In the end, she could only swallow her anger.

The hunter carefully observed Feng Xue's expression and, seeing that there was nothing unusual, relaxed somewhat and continued:

“Our village is only about 20 li away from Xianyang. If you head east, you will soon see the city gate.”

Seeing the drone the hunter was carrying, Feng Xue understood his underlying meaning, so she looked up at the sky and said:

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

After bypassing the village while being watched from afar by the hunter, Feng Xue then said:

"What's the status of the other drones?"

"It's alright, most are operating normally, only a few were attacked by wild birds. Seriously, the wild birds in this godforsaken place are really fierce!" Little Bell responded subtly, while Fina, being carried by the dog, sighed:

"So you're really planning to attend that Hundred Schools of Thought event next?"

"Yeah, why wouldn't we go?" Feng Xue said with a matter-of-fact expression.

"Actually, traveling between worlds isn't as complicated as you think. It's just like crossing the ocean to reach a new island. What kind of civilization exists on the island, what kind of beliefs and traditions it has, are all unknown to adventurers who have just landed. We need to understand, explore, and collect technologies, knowledge, and power that can help us to become stronger."

As Feng Xue spoke, she couldn't help but recall her thought before ramming the warship—

"I want to go somewhere where I can beat Tiger Girl!"

Experiencing this world devoid of wandering willpower, Feng Xue couldn't help but wonder if the thought that arose when she struck it lucky was not just about returning to the world she had been to, but rather about being able to, to a certain extent, determine the world she would travel to.

(End of this chapter)