Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 336 Commanding the Nation, Stirring Up the Rivers

Chen Xu invited Wen Daoyuan to sit down and poured him a cup of Jade Liquor Brightening Wine.

This wine is not suitable for entertaining others.

If I give it to a friend, I fear it might harm them; if I give it to an enemy, I fear it might aid them instead.

To date, Chen Xu has only served the Monkey King and Chi Jie the Jade Liquor Brightening Wine.

The Monkey King drank wine and realized his true nature, achieving enlightenment in one night.

Chi Jie, after being touched by this spiritual wine rain, instantly became intoxicated and exploded to death!

But when facing Wen Daoyuan, Chen Xu was not afraid that the other party would have any problems with drinking.

If something goes wrong, then the person in front of us might not be the real Wen Daoyuan, but an imposter.

But as it turns out, Wen Daoyuan was indeed Wen Daoyuan.

He arrived in Pingyang City with great enthusiasm, having traveled thousands of miles at top speed. But now, facing Chen Xu, his previous eagerness had diminished.

However, when drinking, Wen Daoyuan's style of doing things remained decisive and efficient.

He raised his glass, took a sniff, and then drank it all in one gulp.

After drinking, Wen Daoyuan sat on the futon in silence for a moment.

When he is silent, his eyes are slightly closed.

A moment later he opened his eyes, and his gaze was frighteningly bright.

"Fine wine! Suddenly I'm drunk, then suddenly I wake up... Carefree and joyful, hahaha!"

Wen Daoyuan laughed loudly and then recited an ancient poem:
"Listen quietly and you will not hear the sound of thunder; look closely and you will not see the shape of Mount Tai; feel neither the cold nor the heat, nor the emotions of profit and desire."

Looking down upon all things, they are in a state of flux, like duckweed floating on the Yangtze and Han rivers… like duckweed on the water!

He rose from the prayer mat, the night wind causing his long sleeves to flutter.

Standing on the rooftop, he seemed to be, in a drunken stupor, seeing beyond the bustling city walls, the towering mountains and flowing waters, the myriad landscapes and rivers.

The Heavenly Book of the Food Cauldron beside Chen Xu was opened, and a series of prompts flowed out like a river.

【Like +2000】

【Like +1500】

【Like +1000】

……

Upon hearing Daoyuan praise the wine, Chen Xu immediately received 2000 likes!
Although the number of likes decreased afterward, the overall number was still quite considerable.

Compared to Ji Weizi in the past, Wen Daoyuan's praise was far superior.

This may be because Ji Weizi has become a heroic spirit, while Wen Daoyuan is still in his prime.

Judging from the number of likes, Wen Daoyuan's strength is truly unfathomable.

Upon hearing that Yuan Yi was in high spirits, Chen Xu poured him another cup of wine and raised his cup to drink with him.

The two clinked their glasses together, and Chen Xu drank it all in one gulp.

The wine, like the moonlight at this moment, enters the throat and then the stomach, filling one with boundless pride.

Wen Daoyuan laughed again and said, "Fellow Daoist Chen, I understand your intentions in entertaining me with such fine wine."

He truly deserves to be called the young man who wrote such a timeless masterpiece as "The Strategy to Suppress the Locust Demon"!

Such a magnanimous heart is rare in the world.

If that's the case, how can I, an old man, fall behind?
"Fellow Daoist Chen, would you be willing to join me in surveying the mountains and rivers of the north and south, so as to realize your literary ideals?"

Chen Xu was taken aback.

Wen Daoyuan's words just now sounded somewhat inexplicable at first glance.

What does it mean to say "I understand your intentions"?
What could Chen Xu possibly be thinking?
He simply poured two cups of Jade Liquor Brightening Wine for Wen Daoyuan.

However, the Jade Liquid Brightening Wine can be drunk to examine one's mind and heart, enabling the drinker to understand their true nature.

Wen Daoyuan came with great determination. He came to see Chen Xu not only to see the real person who wrote "The Strategy to Suppress the Locust Demons", but also for another purpose.

The main purpose of this is to measure mountains, rivers, and waterways.

The disciples of Ziwei Academy are quite right. The South-to-North Water Diversion Project isn't something that can be accomplished simply by digging a few ditches; it must have involved incredibly precise and extensive calculations. Among the world's top experts, there are indeed those who are extremely skilled in calculation.

For example, Prime Minister Liu Shao!

Liu Shao was skilled in numerology and was the world's foremost expert in divination.

Even more so, he was also an expert in water conservancy; otherwise, he would not have been in charge of building the Yuancang River embankment many years ago.

However, the massive breach of the Yuancang River embankment ten years ago completely ruined Liu Shao's character and reputation.

Even though Xie Huaizheng eventually took the blame and confessed, the truth will not be truly buried just because the evidence has been transferred.

If Wen Daoyuan wanted to realize the South-to-North Water Diversion Project described in Chen Xu's article, the first person he wouldn't go to would be Liu Shao!
He even deliberately avoided Liu Shao and headed south under cover of darkness.

The first stop was to find Chen Xu because Wen Daoyuan learned through investigation that Chen Xu should also be a master of numerology.

He wanted to see if this young man could give him another surprise.

I want to see if Chen Xu is just a theorist, or if he possesses both grand theoretical ideas and practical combat skills.

Wen Daoyuan never expected that Chen Xu would give him such a cup of spiritual wine.

Just by smelling the wine, Wen Daoyuan already understood its purpose.

Although he understood, he still raised his glass and drank.

He was not afraid of being tested on his Dao heart, because his Dao heart was already perfectly integrated, firm, and clear.

However, after drinking, Wen Daoyuan believed that this was Chen Xu testing him.

The idea of ​​a mere scholar interrogating a great Confucian scholar might seem absurd at first, but if it is interpreted as a form of "inquiry into the scholar's mind," then it is not absurd.

At this moment, Chen Xu is the "scholar," while Wen Daoyuan is the one who came to "invite the scholar."

Both sides had their own misunderstandings, but at this moment, their goals have strangely overlapped to some extent.

Chen Xu's mind raced, and he understood the meaning behind Wen Daoyuan's words. He stood up instantly, and an unexpected surge of excitement welled up in his heart at the same time.

He flicked his sleeve, gathered up the small table and cushions from the roof ridge, and said with clasped hands:

"It's my wish, but I don't dare to ask for my ear."

Wen Daoyuan laughed heartily, and immediately raised his hand, summoning a cloud of white clouds from the sky.

The white cloud, under the moonlight, transformed into a small boat and drifted in.

Wen Daoyuan boarded the cloud boat, and Chen Xu followed closely behind.

The next moment, the cloud boat took off.

The entire city of Pingyang, including the surging Yuancang River surrounding it, as well as its numerous tributaries, mountains, and plains, was presented to Chen Xu in an indescribable and wondrous way at this very moment.

Chen Xu can actually fly.

But even with his previous wind-summoning skills, he had never flown to such a height.

He was so high up that when he stood on the cloud boat, he found that he could even reach out and touch the clouds around him. And if he looked up, it seemed as if he could touch the moonlight in the sky.

After achieving the Golden Core, Chen Xu had not yet had a chance to test fly, and he did not know where his flight limits lay.

But at this moment, as he stood on the cloud boat, he felt a vague impulse rising within him.

He wanted to jump off the cloud boat, spread his arms, and fly away on his own!
Flying is truly one of the eternal dreams etched in the blood of all living beings.

The feeling evoked by the difference between being able to fly but not flying, and being unable to fly and only able to fly by relying on others is truly drastically different.

Chen Xu's gaze swept over the rapidly changing landscape beneath his feet. Suddenly, he pointed, and a thin mist began to rise from the surrounding clouds.

The mist fell in front of Chen Xu, forming a semi-transparent smoky sand table.

On the sand table, the mountains and rivers, the outlines of the city, the fields and villages all come to life.

Wen Daoyuan looked at Chen Xu in surprise, only to see him point at the sand table and say:

"The Yuancang River comes from Kunlun and flows through Pingyang Prefecture, where it actually experiences three major drops in elevation.

The most recent drop occurred at Yunduan Mountain, where mountain torrents, mud and sand, and falling rocks frequently obstruct the flow of water.

Upon reaching Pingyang Prefecture, the terrain becomes gentler. Although the river channel is wide, the force of the water is insufficient during the non-flood season, sometimes even causing the water level to drop, making irrigation difficult.

Wen Daoyuan listened attentively and immediately asked, "Then how should we solve this?"

(End of this chapter)