My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 29 At Least Don't Do It To Each Other

Wang Zanwu immediately fell silent.

How could he explain this to the young master in front of him?
Li Xuanba quickly said, "I'm not here to ask the prince to take the lead in doing this; I just want to hear the prince's thoughts."

Wang Zanwu gently shook his head, "Third Master, you shouldn't even think about this."

"This cannot be done. We cannot set this precedent, nor can we proceed in this manner. This matter is extremely dangerous, very dangerous indeed. Sanlang, please listen to me. These important matters will be handled by the adults. Sanlang, focus on your studies; perhaps in the future..."

Wang Zanwu offered many words of advice, then had some fruit brought over, and with a smile, saw Li Xuanba out the door.

Li Xuanba sighed deeply.

It seems I still need to find someone I can talk to to help me.
The next day.

Zheng Family School.

The atmosphere was completely different now. The three Li brothers no longer kept their distance from the Zheng family. They finally integrated into the group and stood with the Zheng family, chatting loudly.

Zheng Yuanrui looked at Li Xuanba several times, wanting to talk to him, but Li Shimin was holding his hand and talking loudly, so he couldn't leave easily.

Even Li Yuanji was chatting and laughing with those around him at this moment.

Li Xuanba was naturally surrounded by a large group of people, all asking him about matters related to classical studies.

After a long time, when Zheng Faxian arrived, they finally quieted down.

Zheng Faxian was so happy when they last met, but today he seems to have reverted to his old self, with a cold and serious expression.

The disciples took their seats. Zheng Faxian first finished explaining today's content, and then began to ask questions about the knowledge from last time and comment on the articles that everyone had submitted last time.

Zheng Faxian seemed to have something on his mind; everyone could tell that the teacher was somewhat absent-minded today.

Zheng Faxian asked questions one by one, and the disciples answered them one by one. Those students who had exchanged experiences on classical studies with Li Xuanba had indeed made great progress in their studies, and their answers to questions were beginning to be quite eloquent. This finally improved Zheng Faxian's mood.

They stopped simply repeating Li Xuanba's ideas and started solving problems by following his line of thought.

It can be said that this one disciple raised the overall level of the students.

Li Shimin's answer this time wasn't particularly outstanding; it was only slightly better than the other students'.

Zheng Faxian was very dissatisfied with this. "You clearly know how to answer, but this isn't your best performance. It's obvious you're not focused on your studies! Just because I praised you a few times, does that give you the right to be lazy?"

He gave Li Shimin a severe scolding, but Li Shimin dared not refute him.

The teacher is absolutely right; he's been too busy lately.

"Teacher, it will never happen again."

Zheng Faxian finally looked at his prized student, Li Xuanba.

Li Xuanba sat there calmly, his head slightly raised. His posture was strange; just sitting there, he exuded the air of a learned Confucian scholar, which startled Zheng Faxian.

Zheng Faxian had seen this posture before. Back when he was at the Imperial Academy, the top scholars there debated their academic questions in this very posture!

What's wrong with this kid?
Zheng Faxian was hesitant to ask him any questions because of his posture, afraid that he might suddenly start asking her questions.
Zheng Faxian calmed down for a moment, and then asked about the topic from last time, "The Phoenix Does Not Arrive".

Li Xuanba slowly began to answer.

Everyone was extremely expectant, staring intently at him. Li Xuanba had surprised them several times before, and they wanted to know how he would answer this time.

Li Xuanba explained these terms one by one, from the phoenix to the Bagua diagram.

"The Phoenix Bird, according to the Classic of Mountains and Seas, has three names: the Emperor Bird, the Luan Bird, and the Phoenix Bird."

The Book of Documents says: "When the music of Xiao Shao is played nine times, the phoenix comes to pay homage."

"The *Qin Jing* says:..."

Li Xuanba explained each point in turn, using various books to highlight the phoenix and the Bagua diagram. He then discussed the relationship between the world and scholars, and finally, he incorporated the life of Confucius to summarize the principles.
The disciples listened for a while and then found it boring.

Li Xuanba's explanation this time was clearly not as brilliant as the previous two. It was just a fragmented explanation, which was nothing special. Although he was still better than everyone present, there was no major breakthrough, and he didn't have the same shocking feeling as before. It seems that his talent has reached its limit, and he can't break through any further.

They weren't shocked, but Zheng Faxian was getting restless.

When Li Xuanba first started speaking, he frowned. He thought the kid was being lazy, finding a bunch of books to explain terms instead of paying attention!
But as Li Xuanba went deeper and deeper, Zheng Faxian suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He felt that Li Xuanba wasn't just looking for information to interpret things; he was...
In that instant, Zheng Faxian realized what was happening.

This is a fucking comment!!!
This kid is annotating my family's ancestral "Commentary on the Analects"!
When Li Xuanba finished speaking and sat down again, only Li Shimin seemed to be deep in thought, while the others did not quite understand.

Zheng Faxian's face changed constantly, sometimes flushed red, sometimes ashen.

No one really understood what had happened, so they just watched him quietly.

After a long while, Zheng Faxian finally spoke.

"Your annotation is good. Don't do it again next time." "At least don't do it in front of me!"

"only!!"

Zheng Faxian picked up the book in his hand, wanting to say a few more words to everyone, but looking at the book in his hand, he was a little flustered. Would he have said something wrong? He secretly glanced at Li Xuanba and saw that Li Xuanba was looking at him very seriously. After noticing that the teacher was looking at him, he even smiled.

This put even more pressure on Zheng Faxian. Something's not right with this kid.

After class ended, Li Xuanba was about to go find Zheng Faxian when Zheng Yuanrui hurriedly blocked his way.

"Sanlang, I have something very important to discuss with you!"

Li Xuanba glanced at Zheng Faxian as he walked away, but didn't chase after him. Anyway, he had the wooden plaque from the North Tower, so he could go find him later.

He looked at Zheng Yuanrui, "What are your orders, Mr. Zheng?"

"plz follow me!"

Zheng Yuanrui led Li Xuanba outside, and Li Yuanji soon joined them.

Li Shimin was nowhere to be found. When Li Xuanba asked about it, Li Yuanji replied unhappily, "That fellow ran away, saying he had something of utmost importance to do!"

Zheng Yuanrui led the two of them to the south side of the courtyard, where there was only a large garden and hardly anyone came.

Zheng Yuanrui looked around before speaking cautiously, "Second Brother, I heard that you are discussing something important?"

"Oh?"

Li Xuanba was taken aback, but Li Yuanji laughed heartily, "Of course! We're here to do something big!"

Li Xuanba glanced at his younger brother, then calmly replied, "I don't understand what Zheng Jun wants to ask."

"It's about going out of the city to suppress bandits!"

Zheng Yuanrui lowered his voice, "Don't try to hide it anymore, I already know!"

"Moreover, I personally strongly support this. I believe that these thieves must be wiped out! We have no choice but to wipe them out!"

"However, things outside aren't as easy as you think. Dalang is scrambling to find horses and bows and arrows, how can he possibly be a match for those thieves? You don't know, do you? Those thieves outside the city also have horses and bows!"

"So, if you want to successfully suppress the bandits, you'd better be careful!"

Li Yuanji frowned. "What's there to be afraid of, thieves!"

"These thieves are cannibalistic villains, each one like a demon. How can we not be afraid?"

Zheng Yuanrui made a threat, and sure enough, Li Yuanji, who had been so smug just moments before, suddenly cowered, stammering, "Demon, demon!"

Zheng Yuanrui was very satisfied with Li Yuanji's performance. He said again, "If you want to go out of the city to wipe out the bandits, you either need to find more manpower or better weapons, like crossbows and armor."

Li Yuanji nodded slowly, "That makes sense. These things are from my family."

"Motoji."

Li Xuanba suddenly spoke, and Li Yuanji looked up at him. Li Xuanba whispered something in his ear, and Li Yuanji was taken aback, staring at him in astonishment.

"Go ahead, leave early and come back early."

Li Yuanji nodded, turned around and left.

Li Xuanba then looked at Zheng Yuanrui in front of him and smiled, a very gentle smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Zheng."

"However, my family really doesn't have any armor or crossbows. We are a small family, how can we compare to a wealthy family like the Zheng family?"

"If Lord Zheng could lend us some armor and powerful crossbows, defeating the bandits wouldn't be difficult."

"what??"

Zheng Yuanrui was a little confused; this seemed to be different from what his elders had told him.

He scratched his head. "I don't have any here."

"Hmph, I considered Zheng Jun a good friend. If Zheng Jun's family doesn't have it, whose family would? Everyone says that Zheng Jun is a virtuous man with the demeanor of an ancient hero, and he is never stingy with his friends. I never expected that you would be so stingy with your friends. Fine! I don't want it!"

Li Xuanba turned to leave, but Zheng Yuanrui hurriedly blocked his way, looking somewhat angry.

"Who said I'm stingy?!"

"Just a piece of armor!"

(End of this chapter)