Imperial henchmen? My divine skills are all hacked versions.

Dean Zhou stood to the side, listening to the sage's sermon, and then heard Mr. Xu speak...

The stone tablet seems to record what happened after Xu Xianjin arrived.

He heard Xu Xian say, "Humans are born with a desire for profit"...

Hearing Mr. Xu dissect the foundations of the theory of inherent goodness point by point...

Upon hearing Xu Xian say, "So you could also say it's human nature's inherent desire; if desire isn't restrained, it will turn into evil!"

Dean Zhou's mind went blank!

...

After listening to the two's question and answer, Dean Zhou stood in the white space and bowed deeply to the two who were debating, bowing to the ground.

Outside, Master Meng watched as Dean Zhou's aura suddenly began to surge.

Righteous energy emanated from the old dean's body, transforming into golden specks of light that swirled in the air before returning to his body.

The process lasted for quite a while, and Dean Zhou's breathing suddenly intensified!

Master Meng's pupils contracted sharply, and the bamboo slips in his hand fell to the ground.

Dean Zhou opened his eyes, looked at his palm, at the faint golden light emanating from it, then shifted his gaze to Master Meng, and smiled slightly.

"Junior brother, my nature is sufficient."

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Master Meng was utterly shocked. "Senior brother, you've been stuck at the fourth rank for sixty years. How did you suddenly achieve enlightenment?"

"See for yourself."

Dean Zhou made way for him.

Master Meng sat down cross-legged with some skepticism.

A moment later, when he opened his eyes, they were slightly red.

"A prodigy...a prodigy indeed."

Mencius stood up and looked at the character "evil" on the back of the monument to good deeds.

"He has actually completed the Dao of my Confucian sages, Dean. Just who is this Young Master Xu?"

"A minor officer in the Inspection Division..."

Dean Zhou looked at the character "evil" on the back of the monument.

"From this day forward, the Confucian way will be elevated to a higher level. I name this stele the 'Stele of Questions and Answers between the Two Sages'."

"That's how it should be."

Master Meng nodded deeply, “He completes the Way of the Sage and can be called the Junior Teacher. Although Young Master Xu is not a disciple of Confucianism, he is the only fellow Daoist of Confucianism in the past thousand years to be recognized by the Sage. The academy should erect a statue for the Junior Teacher.”

"This is too ostentatious. We should have consulted Young Master Xu about this..."

Dean Zhou waved to Master Meng, "Junior brother, you go ahead with your work. I'll stay here and meditate."

...

Xu Xian, Wang Yanni, Yang Xu, Jun Jingyan, and ten Black Cavalry Guards quietly arrived at the Sima Mansion. The mansion gates were tightly closed, and not even a lantern was hung in front of the gate.

Wang Yanni raised her hand to signal a halt, listened intently for a few moments on horseback, and frowned slightly.

"It's too quiet. There are dozens of people in the Sima family. Even if Sun Buhai is hiding and doesn't go out, there shouldn't be the slightest sound."

"Something's not right..."

Xu Xian drew his eight-sided sword.

"We can't worry about that now. Speed ​​is of the essence. Lord Wang, you lead your men through the main gate. Commander Yang, you lead your men to block the back gate. Miss Jun, you come with me through the main gate."

Wang Yanni signaled the Black Cavalry to step forward and ram the door.

The gates of the Sima residence were not bolted shut and opened with a single ramming.

The courtyard was deserted. The main hall door was wide open, and a man sat in the main seat with a pale face and his head bowed, as if he were asleep. It was none other than Sun Buhai, the Sima of Qingzhou.

Wang Yanni stepped forward, sneered, and said, "Sun Sima, your affair has been exposed!"

Sun Buhai did not reply.

Wang Yanni frowned slightly, quickly stepped forward, reached out to check his breath, and her fingers touched Sun Buhai's face before she abruptly withdrew them.

"Dead, but the body is still warm!"

He lifted Sun Buhai's eyelids; his pupils were already dilated, but there were no external injuries on his body, only a tiny red dot on his neck.

Xu Xian frowned deeply, becoming alert. Just as he was about to warn everyone to be careful, a rustling sound suddenly came from above.

He looked up sharply.

A centipede as thick as an arm was crawling on the roof beam. It was bright red all over, with a row of dark green spots on its back that were slowly wriggling.

The centipede raised its head, and a few drops of clear, sticky liquid dripped from its mouthparts.

"Gu worms!"

Wang Yanni reacted extremely quickly, drawing her long sword from her waist, a bright flash of light slicing across the roof beam.

The centipede was cut in half at the waist, and a large cloud of blood mist gushed out from the cut, descending upon the crowd.

"flash!"

Xu Xianzheng told everyone to get out of the way, and suddenly a blue light appeared beside him.

Jun Jingyan held a bamboo scroll horizontally in front of her, reciting scriptures. The ancient seal characters on the scroll lit up one by one, and the righteous energy transformed into a pale golden light screen above everyone's heads.

The blood mist landed on the light screen and evaporated completely within a few breaths.

Xu Xian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling extremely fortunate for his decision to seek help from Confucian scholars.

"Thank you, sir..."

Before the words were finished, a whooshing sound suddenly came from all around.

Without turning her head, Wang Yanni raised her knife to block, then turned around. A greasy pig-slaughtering knife slammed into his blade, causing him to stagger back two steps before he could dissipate the force.

Wang Yanni looked down at her hand holding the knife, her thumb and forefinger numb from the shock, then looked up at the person who had come.

A burly man emerged from the side hall, carrying a butcher's knife and wearing an iron mask.

The knife was twice the size of an ordinary pig-slaughtering knife, and its blade was covered with a layer of greasy residue that couldn't be washed off.

Nine men in black, also wearing iron masks, emerged from behind him. Each of them carried a weapon and moved silently, clearly well-trained assassins.

"Butcher?"

Wang Yanni's pupils contracted. "Why aren't you at the butcher shop slaughtering pigs? Why are you here stopping me?"

"They're all the same..."

The butcher grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

"Slaughtering pigs is killing, killing people is killing too. Lord Wang, someone has offered a high price for your lives. I'm sorry."

Xu Xian glanced at the assassins who had surrounded him and quickly made a mental calculation.

Ten assassins, each with a cultivation level higher than his.

He took a deep breath in exasperation. "Every time we leave the city, we get ambushed; every time we enter the mansion, we fall into a trap. Can't you guys come up with a new strategy?"

"It doesn't matter if the tricks are old, as long as they work."

The butcher slung his butcher knife over his shoulder and said, "Xu Xiaoqi, your head is worth a thousand pieces of gold, more valuable than Lord Wang's."

"So many?"

Xu Xian was quite surprised, holding the eight-sided sword horizontally in front of him. "Tsk... just hearing about it makes me want to risk my own head for cash!"

Yang Xu frowned. "Tsk...why are you mimicking me?"

"what?"

Xu Xianqian chuckled twice, "It's all your fault for influencing me."

"You two even started spouting tongue twisters..."

The butcher interrupted the two, pointing his butcher knife, and the assassins attacked simultaneously.

Wang Yanni slashed horizontally with her long sword to meet the butcher, the blade colliding with the butcher's knife and creating a shockwave.

Yang Xu drew his longsword and charged towards a cultivator at the Meridian Opening Realm, bracing himself against the injury even though the bandages on his left arm were still in place.

Xu Xian drew his sword and unleashed a Cloud Sword move, the blade drawing an arc in the air to deflect the attack from the two assassins in front of him, forcing him to retreat two steps.

Peak of Body Tempering!

Xu was startled and tried to parry the attack with his sword, but he struggled greatly.

He was still three levels away from the peak of body tempering, the gap was too big, and even with the support of many divine skills, he could only barely resist, and his body soon opened up.

But at that moment, Jun Jingyan stood five steps behind him, opened the bamboo slips, and began reciting scriptures.

"disease."

Xu Xian's footwork suddenly became lighter. He dodged the long sword that was slashing at him from the side, and with a backhand slash, he intercepted the sword and struck the opponent's wrist. The man's long sword flew out of his hand, and Xu Xian then kicked the man in the chest, sending him flying.

Jun Jingyan's second verse followed immediately.

"Courage!"

The Yi Jin Jing within Xu Xian's body circulated automatically, and his Qi and blood surged rapidly through his meridians, resonating with the righteous Qi, causing his aura to suddenly surge.

He cleaved off another assassin with a single sword strike, the blade cutting a gash in the assassin's chest, blood splattering onto the wall.

The two assassins were stunned for a moment, looked at their wounds in disbelief, and rushed forward again.

With Jun Jingyan's support, Xu Xian was finally able to hold off the two assassins, and the battle became intense.

Just as everyone was locked in a fierce battle, a skinny man carrying a large bundle suddenly slipped in through a side door.