Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 199 Confucian and Taoist Heresy, Spirits and Monsters Refining Elixir

"Southern Confucianism? Which family is Southern Confucianism? The Confucian family in the south?"

The random player looked completely confused.

I've never heard of games having North and South Kongs.

"You can also understand the Kong family in the south in the same way, anyway, the meaning is roughly the same."

Old Sun took a deep drag on his cigarette. Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder how these superhumans could be so intelligent, creating such comfortable things.

So cool.

"Huh? A remnant of the Kong family? Doesn't that mean they've come with ill intentions?"

The casual players reacted instantly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? What remnants of the Kong family? They don't have the surname Kong, they have the surname Zi. Besides, they separated their family more than two thousand years ago. To bring up remnants is going too far."

"Their feud with the Kong family is no less than that between the chief constable and the Kong family."

Old Sun quickly pulled the passerby player back.

He was genuinely worried that this clueless outsider might cause some trouble.

"What do you mean?"

"Have a grudge?"

"No, I've never heard of any feud between these two families."

The random player looked stunned.

"Nonsense, you don't even know the Zi family, how would you know about their feud with the Kong family?"

Old Sun rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless.

"Alright, what you say makes sense. By the way, Officer Sun, could you tell me about their matter?"

"We're quite curious."

A random player pulled out a box of cigarettes from behind him and handed it over.

This is the latest masterpiece from their players.

Each one is meticulously handcrafted, and the price is extremely high.

"Hmm, not bad, you know how to handle people. I have high hopes for you, young man."

Old Sun took the cigarette and glanced at the player with admiration.

"Since you want to know, then I will tell you."

Old Sun found a place to sit down, and other interested players gathered around.

What do you think Confucianism and Taoism are?

What are your impressions of Confucianism and Taoism?

"You'll all say he's a scholar who can't even kill a chicken, right?"

“You are right. In our minds, Confucianism and Taoism are just weak and pedantic scholars. At least that’s how they were before they developed their righteous spirit.”

"But the Zi family doesn't think so."

"They believe that Confucianism and Taoism should be like Confucius himself."

"What did Confucius look like? You have all read books, right? The Records of the Grand Historian states that Confucius was nine feet and six inches tall, which is more than eight feet in modern feet. Moreover, he was strong and powerful, able to lift a thousand-pound cauldron. He once encountered a dragon and fought with the evil dragon, forcibly pulling out the dragon's horn and forcing the dragon to obey his teachings."

"This is what the Confucian school believes Confucianism and Taoism should look like."

"This is a difference between the school of thought of Confucius and the school of thought of Confucius, and also a difference between the school of thought of Confucius and all the Confucian scholars in the world."

"From then on, the Kong family split into two. The Kong family in the ancestral homeland was still called the Kong family, while the other branch of the Kong family migrated south to this place and changed their surname to Zi. Confucian scholars called this branch the Southern Kong."

"In fact, the Zi family does not accept the title 'Southern Confucius'."

“They do not consider themselves to be the so-called Southern Confucianists. In private, they prefer to call themselves the orthodox Confucianists. They have always regarded Confucian scholars in the world and the Confucian family in their ancestral homeland as traitors.”

"They believe that Confucian scholars and the Confucian family have betrayed their ancestor Confucius and misinterpreted the true meaning of Confucianism and Taoism."

"Who is right and who is wrong will be judged by history."

"You understand, right?"

Old Sun looked at everyone and suddenly said with a smile.

Clearly, he also disagreed with the Zi family's argument.

To be precise, very few people in the world believe that the Zi family is right.

They've really gone a bit mad.

Why are you building muscles when you're supposed to be a scholar?

Is this right?
"That's it?"

"There's not much of a grudge between us."

Disagreements are normal, and it's even more normal for a family to break up because of disagreements.

But I've never heard of anyone developing irreconcilable feuds because of a family division.

"Their division of the family property didn't look good."

Old Sun suddenly said.

"Not good-looking? Too few points?"

The player asked curiously.

"Short share? Hahaha, if it were really short share, it wouldn't have turned into such a mess."

"The problem is there are no points."

"The ancestors of the Zi family got nothing."

"The ancestors of the Zi family were also direct descendants of the Kong family, and the Zi family was the second son of the head of the family. Logically speaking, since both branches are direct descendants, the Kong family's ancestral property should be divided equally. Even if the ancestral property is not divided, the ancestral books and relics should be divided equally between the two of them."

"But no, the Zi family didn't get anything."

"Qufu has five treasures, four of which are in the home of the Confucius family."

“The Zi family didn’t receive a single treasure; they were expelled from the Confucius family after only copying a copy of the original Analects.”

"He doesn't even have a single tael of silver."

"After the family split up, the Kong family joined forces with other great Confucian families to ostracize the Zi family. The Zi family could no longer survive and had no choice but to go south to seek a way to make a living."

"From then on, the two families completely broke up."

Old Sun slowly recounted the secrets of the Kong family.

"Wow, that's terrible."

"Not a single treasure was given out?"

"What a beast."

"By the way, what are the five treasures of Qufu?"

A clever little devil had a wicked idea about the five treasures of Qufu.

But the next moment, he suddenly remembered something.

It seems that the Kong family was wiped out.

Wow, the five treasures of Qufu!

"The Five Treasures of Qufu: the Sage's Ruler, the Original Book of the Analects, the Jade Book of the Qilin, Confucius's Clogs, and the Master's Cave."

"Now, only the Confucius Cave should remain."

"The chief constable's fists will leave you with nothing."

Old Sun suddenly said with a smile.

"What a waste."

"A waste of natural resources."

Random players patted their chests and wailed in despair.

"I'm not going to say anything more, I'm going back to the yamen now."

Old Sun got up, picked up his sword, and hurriedly left.

The constables behind him quickly followed in their leader's footsteps.

……

yamen.

"Zifu, the clan elder of Zijia Village in Anle County, greets Your Excellency."

"Zihao, the village chief of Zijia Village in Anle County, greets Your Excellency."

An old man and a strong man entered the yamen and asked to see Magistrate Chen Nian.

When Chen Nian arrived, he looked at the two people below the stage with a puzzled expression.

People from Anle County, what are you doing in Wangyou County?
Anle County, located in the lower reaches of the Qi River, is much larger than Wangyou County and governs many villages and towns. The two counties can barely be considered neighbors, with a piece of exclave of Duoyu County in between.

I have some recollection of Zijia Village, but not much.

He didn't understand why Zijia Village in Anle County would come all the way to the Wangyou County government office to see him.

Could it be that they are going to sue the magistrate of Anle County?
Wait a minute, if we're going to sue the magistrate of Anle County, shouldn't we go to the higher-ups in Heishan City?

Why would someone come to see a county magistrate of the same rank?

"Gentlemen, is there anything I can help you with?"

"You must be from Anle County."

Chen Nian asked.

"Your Excellency, we are from Anle County, but Anle County is unable to resolve this matter, so we have no choice but to seek your county's assistance."

The village chief of Zijia Village calmly explained their purpose for the trip, and Chen Nian suddenly understood after listening.

So they didn't come to complain after all.

They genuinely came seeking help.

However, isn't Zijia Village a bit too strong?

This old man was nearly a hundred years old, and he single-handedly defeated the river god of the Qi River.
Wow, is Anle County really that awesome?

Zi Fu, what a familiar name.

After a moment's thought, Chen Nian suddenly remembered that he had seen a ranking a few days ago. The tenth place on the Supreme Peak Ranking was named Zi Fu.

He just didn't expect that Zi Fu was actually in the neighboring Anle County.

Wow, Anle County is full of hidden talents!

"Please wait a moment, I will immediately send someone to find my younger brother."

Chen Nian gave his subordinate a look.

The subordinate understood the magistrate's meaning and went out through the front gate. After waiting for a few minutes, a loud noise suddenly rang out from the horizon.

Bang.

The stone slabs in the front hall were crushed into powder.

Tap tap tap, tap tap tap.

A tall figure walked in; it was Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan came in and glanced at the two old men standing there. They both had well-developed muscles.

There was a familiar scent on him.

It has the flavor of righteousness and integrity.

Lu Yuan found it hard to believe that these two muscular men actually possessed a great deal of righteous energy, and that the amount of righteous energy they possessed was considerable, flowing in waves, far stronger than the mere silk threads of the Confucius family disciples.

Could it be that they are the true inheritors of Confucianism and Taoism?
"Brother Yuan, I'm leaving them to you."

"Well, I see."

Lu Yuan nodded. The officials had already explained the whole story to him when he arrived.

"What about the monkey?"

"On the boat."

"lead the way."

"Yes, Chief Constable, please follow me."

The village chief of Zijia Village quickly led the way, with Lu Yuan and Zi Fu following behind.

Lu Yuan curiously looked up at the quantum mechanic. This old man was actually able to take down that monkey; his strength was quite impressive.

"Old man, do you have any connection with Confucianism?"

"You all possess a strong sense of righteousness."

"By the way, how do you cultivate? I remember the Confucianists said that the world is incomplete and Confucianism and Taoism have not yet been revived, so it is impossible to cultivate righteous energy."

Lu Yuan asked curiously.

"We are related, but we are enemies."

“Confucianism was founded by my ancestors, but they have deviated from their original purpose and are heretics.”

"What nonsense about the imperfections of heaven and earth! It's clearly because their hearts are crooked and they have deviated from the will of their ancestors, so naturally they cannot cultivate righteous energy."

"Upright and righteous spirit, upright and righteous spirit. If the heart is not upright, how can one have upright and righteous spirit?"

"Can these hypocrites truly cultivate themselves into righteous individuals?"

"If you can't cultivate righteousness, you blame the flaws of heaven and earth. Ha, a bunch of scum, I spit on you."

Zi Fu looked disdainful; he felt nothing but disgust for those Confucian and Taoist families.

He held every Confucian and Taoist family in contempt for failing to cultivate righteousness, including the so-called Four Sages families.

A bunch of hypocrites, tarnishing the reputation of our ancestors.

"Oh I got it."

"I thought you were on the same path."

"I never expected it to be an enemy."

Lu Yuan smiled.

"Chief Constable, that's a bit humiliating."

“Take a good look at me. Do you think someone like me is any different from those sissy guys?”

"Compared to them, I'm more like the same kind of person as the Chief Constable."

Zi Fu took off his shirt, revealing his well-developed muscles.

With a slight exertion, he swelled up several times like a balloon.

Those bulging muscles constantly reminded Lu Yuan that they were truly on the same path.

A true muscle king.

"Oh, nice muscles."

"drink."

Lu Yuan didn't take off his shirt; he simply rolled up his sleeves and flexed the muscles in his arms. The muscle lines, resembling marble, stunned the nearly 100-year-old man, Zi Fu.

Such perfect muscle definition.

This is the realm they've always dreamed of.

"Old man, is it big or not? Is it manly or not?"

Lu Yuan grinned, showing off his muscles.

"Big, very big."

"Chief Constable, let's discuss this."

"Could you allow the unworthy descendants of my village to become your disciples?"

"You don't need to teach them anything, just show them how to build muscle."

Zi Fu looked on with envy.

Twenty years ago, if he had even a third of Lu Yuan's muscles, he would have dared to head north and smash the Kong family to pieces with one punch, snatching back all the treasures left by their ancestors.

"Huh? Muscles? Do you even need to build muscles?"

"Don't muscles grow on their own?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan froze.

What?
Building muscle?
Do you need to train your muscles yourself?

Don't muscles grow naturally?
He never trained his muscles; they all grew naturally. Every so often, his muscles would get bigger, and he didn't have to do anything about it.

"Grows on its own?"

"Chief Constable, are you joking?"

"No one in the world has muscles that grow on their own."

Zi Fu looked completely bewildered.

No way, that's impossible. There's no such thing as muscles that grow on their own.

If they could grow on their own, would they have needed to carry stone mills to practice for generations?
"I never joke."

"My muscles grew naturally, I haven't trained at all. If you don't believe me, go out and ask them."

What's there to practice?

With Lu Yuan's strength, he could carry a mountain and run around in it if he wanted to.

Moving mountains and unloading ridges is a myth to others, but it is reality to him.

He really can move mountains and unload ridges.

With this level of strength, what should he lift to build muscle?

Move the Earth?

"I……"

Zi Fu fell into deep thought.

……

"Captain, our boat is over there."

Zihao pointed to the location where the ship was moored.

Looking out, Lu Yuan indeed saw a large monkey, bound by various ropes, its blood sizzling and flowing onto the deck, corroding large pits into it.

The children of Zijia Village covered their mouths and noses with cloth soaked in a special medicinal solution to avoid poisoning.

"Damn it, you mortals deserve to die!"

The Qihe River God opened his eyes and saw Lu Yuan walking towards him.

The river god of Qi River was instantly awakened by the fright.

Ignoring the pain, she struggled to break free and escape.

However, the rope specially made in Zijia Village was extremely strong, even able to weaken some of the spirit's power, which made it difficult for it to break free, and it could only watch helplessly as Lu Yuan jumped towards it.

"Monkey, it's been a long time."

Lu Yuan smiled slightly, then drew his Blood Emperor sword. Just as he was about to strike, the Divine Fire Furnace at his waist suddenly grew larger, emitting a thick flame.

"Master, let me do it, let me refine it into a golden elixir."

The divine furnace took the initiative to take on jobs.

"You're talking nonsense! Is this your job to work with this stinky stove? You're just going to steal it?"

Xuehuang was also furious.

This broken stove is stealing its life!

The alchemy was a lie; the kickbacks were the truth.

Don't think that Xuehuang doesn't know what the Divine Fire Furnace is up to.

"Alchemy?"

"Yes, the golden pills refined by spirits in the Acquired Realm can help martial artists break through to the Acquired Realm."

"Okay, come on."

"No~"

……