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

Chapter 49 One dares to speak, the other dares to ask

That morning, Chen Xu followed Wu Zhengze to the county school to register.

During this period, he also inquired about Confucian cultivation from Wu Zhengze. Wu Zhengze was a juren in the third year of Yonghui. Later, for some unknown reason, he did not continue to take the jinshi examination. Instead, he came to Jichuan County at the beginning of last year and became an eighth-rank county school instructor.

Wu Zhengze has a serious and arrogant temper, and he does not usually communicate closely with students.

But if Chen Xu asked him at the door, he would not refuse.

Wu Zhengze pondered for a moment and said, "A scholar's cultivation relies heavily on his literary reputation and luck. The greater his literary reputation, the faster he cultivates his Qi; the stronger his literary luck, the greater his combat power."

However, most scholars actually have no chance to fight. When ordinary demons and ghosts see that we have achieved fame and honor, they will naturally retreat and will not dare to offend you and me.

As for the cases of demons and ghosts among the people, the three major Taoist temples and the prison administration will handle them.

Although Jichuan County does not have a prison office, there are no underworld mineral deposits or famous sacred mountains in Jichuan. It is a barren place and ghosts and monsters are rare.

If the people are really suffering, they can also go to the Taoist temple outside the city.

The Qiyun Temple is registered with the Three Great Dao Palaces and has the authority to deal with matters concerning local demons and ghosts."

After hearing this, Chen Xu realized that when the same question was asked by different people, the conclusions and directions would be completely different.

In the world described by Mr. Zhou, even gods are wasting their time.

When Wang Mochuan talks about cultivation, he only talks about nourishing qi and achieving fame.

When Wu Zheng talked about cultivation, he mentioned the three major Taoist palaces and the Prison Suppression Department.

As he spoke, his brows were slightly furrowed. Although he kept saying that matters concerning demons and ghosts had nothing to do with scholars, his subtle expression seemed to contain a thousand unspoken words.

Chen Xu asked again, "Master, can the method of nourishing qi only be obtained from the imperial court by passing the imperial examination?"

Wu Zhengze glanced at him and said, "Or you could find a son-in-law from a prominent family. Perhaps you can learn the method of nourishing Qi in advance."

Chen Xu was suddenly speechless.

Wu Zhengze, on the other hand, seemed to be intrigued and instructed him, "Do you know that although the Dali world is ruled by the imperial dynasty, it is actually also ruled by aristocratic families?

The Li family of Lieshan in the northern border, the Xie family of Kaiyang in the eastern region, the Bai family of Kunlun in the western wilderness, and the Zhongli family of the Wu tribe in Nanzhao.

In the seven prefectures of Qingzhou, there are many large and small families such as the Cui family, the Wang family, the Ning family, the Ouyang family, etc., which are intertwined from top to bottom.

If Taizu had not established the country, separated the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and set up the Confucian Temple to gather the world's literary talents, I am afraid that the imperial examination would never have lasted for hundreds of years.

As for the idea that ordinary people could also be enlightened, or that even farmers and merchants could read, that is even more impossible.”

Chen Xu was slightly surprised when he heard this. In the school, the teachers only taught books of sages or talked about ancient events, but never talked about the current situation of the world.

Unexpectedly, Wu Zhengze, the instructor who is not very approachable in daily life, dared to tell Chen Xu anything after he opened up.

When Chen Xu heard this, he felt as if a more magnificent picture of the world was unfolding before his eyes.

He couldn't help but ask, "Master, now... do the major families no longer want to take the imperial examination?"

Good guy, one dares to speak, the other dares to ask.

Wu Zhengze immediately raised his eyebrows, but then he sat up straight and said, "Young man, you are joking. The Confucian Temple has been established, and the power of the aristocratic families is inevitably achieved through the imperial examination.

How can we destroy the imperial examination system? If we destroy it, wouldn't that be destroying ourselves?

Seeing that Chen Xu was about to say something else, Wu Zhengze said solemnly, "Alright, go back and make good preparations. Meet at the North City Gate at noon five days from now."

Chen Xu suddenly felt regretful, but he had no choice but to give up.

After that, he followed Wu Zhengze to register at the county school, and in the afternoon he went to the market alone and bought a lot of things.

After returning home that evening, Chen Xu was sorting through the various supplies he had purchased when he suddenly noticed that his accumulated likes on the Food Cauldron Heavenly Book had skyrocketed significantly, as if he had taken a ladder to the sky. [Accumulated Likes: 1472]

[Free attribute points: 51]

[Fireworks value: 653]

Suddenly, there were more than 400 accumulated likes, 20 free attribute points, and the same was true for fireworks value.

Chen Xu was pleasantly surprised and quickly checked the source of the likes.

Only then did I realize that a small portion of the likes came from the thousand-layer cakes sold today, and most of the likes came from the "You Cook the Devil with Fire" incident.

I think the story of the animal creation has spread further among the people in the market. This kind of strange thing is obviously more talked about than food.

Chen Xu estimated that even if he did nothing during this period of time and only relied on the talk about [The Devil Cooking People in Fiery Fire], he would probably still get a lot of likes.

As for the last part of the likes, they came from Chen Xu’s hometown. They should be the cakes that Chen Xu asked his younger brother Chen An to bring back, and Chen An gave them to the villagers.

It’s just that Chen An went back yesterday afternoon, and for some reason, the likes from the villagers only arrived today.

Chen Xu had some thoughts in his mind and decided to go back home early the next morning.

At night, Chen Xu sorted out the various supplies he had purchased recently, collected most of the ingredients and put them in the kitchen, cooked dinner in the kitchen, and prepared the ingredients for tomorrow morning in advance before returning to his room.

He has recently taken a liking to the quietness of the night.

Occasionally, you can hear two rat demons chirping and talking in a distant crack. It is not noisy, but instead has a wonderful contrast of "the rats' chirping makes the night more quiet".

That night, the little mouse Ah Shi suddenly said, "Master Jiu, the scholar always leaves delicious food on the stove every night. Why do I suddenly feel like something is wrong?"

The old voice sighed and said, "You just realized it?"

The mouse was confused: "What did you find?"

"The scholar is a kind-hearted man. Except for the first night, the food he left for us every night was clearly a thoughtful gesture. He also took our return gift, didn't he?"

"Ah, what we brought back... were just some grass leaves and tree bark. Scholars are so kind, so kind..."

squeak-

Chen Xu couldn't help but smile as he listened to the conversation between the two rats in the night.

He has now entered the Tongmai realm in his cultivation, and his innate Qi is circulating endlessly in his body. Gradually, his perception of the entire world has become more acute.

In the past, when he listened to the conversation between the two mice, he only felt that the sound was erratic. Although it seemed to be ringing next to his ears, it seemed as if it was extremely far away.

It seemed as if the two mice were not in the human world, but in another strange world.

Now that Chen Xu's perception has improved, when he looks at this world again, especially the area within ten feet around him, he feels as if the fog has been cleared away.

He could clearly feel that there was a bubble-like space in the corner on the west side of the kitchen.

When the energy of heaven and earth flows in the house, it will also seep into that space, but there will be a brief pause between the two.

It is conceivable that it cannot be called "another world" because it is dependent on the real world.

So, what is it?
Is it the legendary Dust Cave Heaven? The Sun and Moon in a Pot? Or something else?
With such curiosity, Chen Xu consumed 100 fireworks points and entered the fireworks kitchen.

Although he was curious, Chen Xu would never dig up the rat demon's lair just out of curiosity.

Even the rat demon is sensible and knows not to pry into other people's privacy. He is such a grown-up man who has studied for decades in two lifetimes. He can't be worse than two little mice, right?

(End of this chapter)