The Great Seminary

Chapter 181 Unofficial decision
Besides Zhang Gui, who was 'picking up corpses', there were also supply soldiers from the Yuanshan Guard camp who were picking up equipment from the dead on the battlefield.

The coroner's office where the Zhenwang faction collects equipment from the dead.

As for the military equipment worn by the dead, as long as the faction can be identified, no matter how tattered it is, it belongs to whoever owns it.

After all, "even a broken nail is worth three coins; little by little, it adds up."

But what about those blood-soaked corpses, missing limbs and broken legs?

Unless it was an official or someone with close comrades willing to pay for the burial, everyone tacitly agreed to leave it to Zhang Gui.

First, we must not offend this 'monster';
Secondly, it saved a great deal of effort.

They were busy like this until dawn.

Zhang Gui had already looted every single corpse on the battlefield, leaving not even a tiny bone fragment.

Looking up, he saw his men, including Han Li's, still scrambling to pull the wooden cart like ants, constantly picking up armor and weapons from the ground.

Once the cart was full, it was a struggle to pull, swaying and rocking, back to the camp, then a quick return to continue.

With over a hundred people involved, if things continue like this, it might take another ten days to clean up the mess.

Zhang Gui leaped down to the side of Zhang Gui, the second-in-command of the office and the "head of the pedestrians," and frowned as he said:
"Didn't I say long ago that you are coroners?"

They only cared about scavenging corpses on the battlefield, ignoring everything else.

The supply battalion can take care of this junk.

Old Zhang, he's not bragging, he says he also has connections in the supply battalion…

"My lord, it was because of Lord Zhang Rui that the supply battalion gave us the opportunity to help clean up the battlefield."

A truckload of tattered military equipment was transported back, and all they received were five pounds of corn and three ounces of pickles.

Everyone in the office, from pedestrians to apprentices and laborers, was very happy.

They said it was thanks to you, sir, that their family was able to enjoy such a blessed life.

Even in chaotic times like these, we can still get enough to eat.

Fearing that Zhang Gui might have wrongly blamed the good man, Zhang Gui forced a dry laugh and said:
"Rest assured, sir, we will certainly not delay the matter of the Seoul Metropolitan Government collecting the bodies from the street."

"It won't delay anything, we'll work ourselves to death to earn corn here."

I'll run another ten miles or so back to Seoul, searching for the way all over the city.

You guys are really tough as nails, you just never seem to tire out, do you?!

Zhang Gui said coldly:

"Alright, you don't need to worry about the matter of the Hanseong Prefecture's Qinglu Road collapse."

Let's work a little longer and then go back to rest.

If you don't obey, I'll break your legs.

Meanwhile, in a large tent next to Prince Zhen's main tent.

In his "Ghost Realm in His Eyes", Mr. Yin successfully delivered and suppressed hundreds of thousands of wronged souls and evil spirits.

He opened his eyes, still wanting more.

Looking around and not finding Tao Yaoyao, he got up and went to the main tent to keep Prince Zhen company for a while.

He reassured his nephew before returning to his own tent.

At this moment, Tao Yaoyao appeared.

Seeing the undisguised smile on her face, Mr. Yin said:
"Junior Sister Tao is so overjoyed, could it be that she received a stroke of good fortune while performing the ritual to release wronged souls, and her cultivation technique has made a breakthrough?"

"My senior brother always jokes that there aren't that many blessings that fall from the sky in this world."

Moreover.

Our Eastern Ghost Gate is based on the wonders of the netherworld, and we cultivate 'external things'.

My suppression of evil spirits and deliverance of wronged souls are also for the purpose of achieving a deeper "unity of self and things" with Taozhi Mountain and the Gate of Hell.

Even if one is truly blessed, the breakthrough won't be in the cultivation technique.

However, you, senior brother, have taken a different approach to the old methods of the Central Ghost Gate.

Instead of visualizing 'Baodu Mountain', we should integrate the ancient myths of the island nation of Yingri with the ancient legends of our Eastern Continent, such as Biliangpo, Naihe River, Yellow Springs Stream, and Naihe Bridge.

A novel approach.

Only by cultivating oneself in this way can one most easily break through the limitations of the cultivation method.

Tao Yaoyao sensed the nameless anger in her senior brother's words and casually flattered him with a smile.

Mr. Yin felt much better after hearing this. Although he was unhappy that his junior sister had shared in his "great benefits" simply because she was clever.

And it still bothers me from time to time.

But once you think it through, you realize that the benefits you receive are actually due to 'luck'.

In essence, her nature was no different from that of Tao Yaoyao.

The fact that one can allow oneself but not others embodies the word "alone" and can also be associated with "poison".

This is a major obstacle to spiritual practice, and the most common origin of 'inner demons'.

"Junior sister, please stop flattering me. Do you really think your senior brother can't tame your restless mind or subdue your will?"

Tao Yaoyao chuckled upon hearing this.
“I praised my senior brother as a prodigy of the sect since childhood, how is that considered flattery?”

Alright, alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Let's get down to business.

Senior Brother Yin, your great enemy, the Protector of Yuanshan, Bao Ri'e Shen, although he doesn't seem to have the refining method for that Six Paths Lotus Platform Buddha Treasure.

However, he has already achieved a preliminary "unity of self and object" without any formal instruction, which is a sign of good fortune.

It seems that while we've taken a huge advantage of him, he's also turned us into a whetstone.

Now everyone is tacitly using ordinary people to while away the time.

But in the future, they will have to fight it out.

We still need to be careful and attentive.

"Without understanding the proper methods, forcibly sacrificing treasures with blood will almost certainly result in the 'object' being the master and the 'person' being the servant."

With such a foundation, even if a nine-story pagoda were built, it would be like building a tower on sand.

"Perhaps I'll just turn into bones every day."

"That's true in principle, but Buddhism emphasizes sudden enlightenment."

They claim that one can "lay down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot".

What if we happen to run into them?

“Then we can only ‘kill the Buddha when we encounter him’,” Mr. Yin said calmly.

Only then did my mind finally become completely at peace.

"Junior sister, have you ever heard of Prince Feng?"

This question is so absurd and irrelevant that it leaves one completely baffled.

Tao Yaoyao's figure blurred for a moment, then she shook her head in surprise.

"Never heard of him. Is he a prince or nobleman from some country? Could he be the brother of Prince Zhen?"

"Junior sister is so clever. Prince Feng is one of Prince Zhen's brothers."

The Heavenly Inspection Team is currently conducting inspections in the Western Guangdong region, but there has been little progress.

"so what?"

Sensing that her senior brother's words had a hidden meaning, Tao Yaoyao pressed for an answer.

"Although he was not good at civil administration or martial arts, Prince Feng was the best among the younger generation of the Ming and Song royal families."

That's why Emperor Hezheng chose him to leave the capital.

Mr. Yin did not answer his junior sister's question, but continued talking to himself.

"But Prince Feng knew his strengths, and his obsession with cultivation was ten times greater than that of 'seizing the throne'."

His only worry was that, although he was a prince of a great nation in the Eastern Continent and held a noble status.

But if you want to become a true disciple of an ancient sect…

"Prince Feng wants to join our 'Dailuo Sect'. No, although our sect is indeed a true ancient sect."

But now it is a period of decline, like a plucked phoenix that is no better than a chicken.

Ordinary disciples, even inner disciples, are not worthy of the Ming Song Kingdom prince's "non-competition".

What he wants is a 'family tradition'!
Ah, that's why I mentioned Zhang Gui last time, who is top-notch in both bloodline inheritance and cultivation aptitude.

You've come up with so many reasons to belittle him.

So it turns out they were planning to 'pre-select' the candidates!

(End of this chapter)