In the open space in the forest, a few carriages surrounded a circle. After a day of traveling, it was time to rest. Because Zhang Liang had made arrangements, he rushed back to the Scholarly Faction's Small Sage Manor overnight, saying that he was waiting for everyone at the Sang Hai.
Of course, before he left, he left behind a brocade bag and told Sang Hai about it. Once he opened his mouth, he knew what it was about. Fu Chen admired the ancient people's ability to play riddles. If there was something, just say it directly. Why did they have to guess? Wasn't it troublesome enough?
Tianming was in trouble now, very big trouble. This was because the commanders of the Mo family had held a meeting at the last minute to nurture Tianming into a qualified Mo family tycoon. Xiao Gao taught swordsmanship, Teacher Xu taught basic knowledge, Master Ban taught mechanism techniques, snow maidens taught music and dance etiquette, Duanmu Rong taught medicine, and Big Iron Hammer was supposed to teach strength training, but with Floating Dawn's training method, he was fine.
"What about Little Zhi?" Fu Chen asked.
"Professor Little Zhi, Stealing Technique!" the snow maiden replied. When she saw Fu Chen's shocked expression, she blinked at him in a rare manner.
" Forget it. It's better not to learn how to steal things." Floating Dawn looked at Tianming with sympathy. In the end, he could only pat his shoulder to encourage him.
"Why do you want me to learn all this?" "I want to become the number one swordsman in the world. What's the use of learning all this?"”
" You're a Mo family tycoon. As a tycoon, you must have..." Master Ban started to ramble on about how the previous tycoons of the Mo family were so knowledgeable and famous.
Fu Chen looked at Tian Ming, who was breathing rapidly and was about to explode, and slapped him.""You should learn whatever they teach you. There is no harm in learning. I believe you can do it. Just remember those two words!”
"Focus?" Tianming lowered his head helplessly and whispered,""I know, but Brother Chen, can you learn with me?”
" This isn't right. You're a giant of the Mo Family, and I'm not a disciple of the Mo Family. Learning these things seems to be…" Fu Chen really didn't want to learn any nonsense. What could these old fellows say that was useful? He was very clear about the knowledge system of this era. However, when he saw Tian Ming's lonely face, he knew that it wasn't that he didn't want to learn. He just lacked someone to accompany him through all his suffering.
Before he could finish, Xiao Gao interrupted him,"As long as the giant agrees!"
"I agree!" Tianming raised his hands in agreement as he looked at Fu Chen with anticipation.
Call Shaoyu over too, why should we be the only ones suffering…" Before Fu Chen could finish his sentence, he felt a few sharp gazes sweeping over him and decisively changed his mind."Shaoyu wants to be the number one general in the world. Let's learn together, let's learn together!”
"Yay!" Tianming jumped up happily.
Thus, under the cold moonlight, the three youths sat in a row on the ground. The few commanders of the Mo family sat opposite each other. Amidst the lonely hooting of owls, the white-bearded elder began to explain the origins of the Hundred Schools of Philosophy.
The first grandmaster of Confucianism was Confucius of the State of Lu. He was proficient in the Six Arts and advocated the " benevolent " way of the king. He traveled around the world alone on a horse. He had 3,000 disciples and was respected by everyone in the world. Ever since Confucius was known as the " Saint ", Confucianism had been passed down for hundreds of years and had been growing and strengthening. After Mencius, Confucians who were skilled in martial arts were known as " Confucian-chivalrous men."
Although both Confucianism and Mohism were trying to save the people, their ideas and actions were different. The Confucianists emphasized the destiny and followed the rites and music. The teachings of the Mohist school were neither life nor music. The previous generation of Mohist giants even wrote an article called "Non-Confucianism", which directly stated the various faults of Confucianism. At one time, the relationship between the two schools was pushed to the point where Confucianism and Mohism could not coexist.
The most powerful place for the scholarly faction was in the once prosperous Qi Lu region, the city of Sang Hai. The three current heads of the Scholarly Sage Manor in Sang Hai, Fu Nian, Yan Lu, and Zhang Liang, were known as the Three Heroes of Qi and Lu.
Fu Chen felt that Teacher Xu's words weren't quite right. The scholarly faction he knew wasn't like this. But no matter what, it had nothing to do with him anyway. It seemed that the scholarly faction was about to suffer a disaster. Boss Qin wanted to do the famous "burning books and burying scholars" incident. Who knew if it would happen in this time and space.
It didn't matter if it happened. After Liu Si's descendant, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, ascended, Confucianism would flourish. The mark of Chinese civilization would definitely have the symbol of Confucianism.
Fu Chen looked down on Old Xu. Why didn't the old man mention the origin when he talked about Confucianism?
"Fu Chen, do you have any questions?" Teacher Xu saw Fu Chen's reaction and asked.
"What is the origin of Confucianism?" Fu Chen asked when he saw the old man staring at him.
"There are three branches of Confucianism, namely Guan Da, Lei, and Si. Confucians are warlocks. The reputation of Confucianism is probably due to necessity. The so-called need is said to be above the sky, and Confucianism also knows astronomy, drought and flood. Confucianism was a profession that relied on religion for a living. It was responsible for funerals, sacrifices to gods, and various other religious rituals. Confucianism was originally a teacher who prayed for rain, so it became a warlock.”Master Xu was once again in a state of confusion.
"It seems that Confucius was a warlock in the past, the kind that cheated people to eat and drink.”Fu Chen finally understood and muttered.
The snow maidens couldn't hold it in any longer when they heard this, and they covered their mouths as they laughed and knocked Floating Dawn again.
"The world is white, but I'm the only black. Mohism was founded by Mozi, and the previous sect leaders called it the "giant of Mohism".
Mohism and Confucianism were the two most famous schools of learning in the world. The disciples of Mohism who were skilled in martial arts were called "Mohism Swordsmen". They adhered to the gist of "love without offense" and were good at the construction of mechanisms. The disciples of the Mohist School were chivalrous and righteous. They were often praised by the world for helping other countries defend their cities with the unique skills of the Mohist School. They were the representatives of chivalrous spirit.
" Alright, after the old man finished talking about the scholarly faction, he started talking about the Mo faction." Fu Chen sighed in his heart and began to doze off.
Tianming and Shaoyu were very focused. They opened their eyes wide and listened carefully. Although they didn't know if the two kids could understand, their focus was still very useful to Teacher Xu.
Fu Chen couldn't do it. He wasn't a person who could sit still to begin with. In a short while, he was swaying all over the place. He opened his mouth and yawned.
A jade green flute was knocked against Fu Chen's shoulder, and Fu Chen's mind jolted. It was only then that he saw the snow maidens sitting beside him, using the jade flute to remind him to wake up.
Fu Chen didn't hesitate to lean against the snow maidens and listen to Teacher Xu's story with his eyes half-closed.
The snow maiden was clearly taken aback, and her body stiffened. She had thought that Fu Chen had done it on purpose and was about to get angry, but when she turned around and saw Fu Chen's lazy appearance and recalled how he had leaned on Ge Nia's leg in a daze, she felt relieved. This fellow had always been like this.
Gao glanced at Fu Chen, who was leaning against the snow maiden, and a hint of disappointment flashed across his eyes.
Duanmu Rong's lips curled into a smile, and then she put on an old-fashioned expression.
Time passed very quickly. When the moon was just in the sky, Teacher Xu finally stopped his narration. He looked at Tianming and Shaoyu, who were like obedient students, and nodded his head in satisfaction. When he shifted his gaze to Fu Chen, who was leaning against the snow maidens, it was as if he had seen a pile of cow dung. His satisfaction turned into disgust.
"That's all for today. You guys go and rest. Tomorrow, you'll learn some simple medical knowledge from Miss Rong.”Master Ban stood up and rubbed his sore waist.
"Yes, sir!" Fu Chen wasn't slow this time. He stood up with Tianming and Shaoyu and bowed to the few Mo clan commanders respectfully.
"Yes!" Master Xu grunted in satisfaction. The other commanders were also very satisfied. They all stood up and returned to their carriages to rest.
When Duanmu Rong walked back, she glanced at Fu Chen and saw him stretching and yawning. She smiled and shook her head.
"Isn't it fun?" Seeing the commanders leave, Fu Chen patted the two youths and asked.
"Indeed!" Shaoyu raised his head, as if he still wanted more, and added,""Although I know a lot, it's still interesting to hear different opinions from others.”
"But, what's the use of me knowing all this?”Tianming didn't answer whether it was interesting or not, he frowned and asked Fu Chen.
"It's very simple. If you meet an opponent in the future and know their origin, you can fool them. Don't you think that the Hundred Schools of Philosophy have suddenly become very mysterious?”Fu Chen chuckled, seemingly thinking of something.
Tianming rolled his eyes and said,""No matter how mysterious he is, he'll still die if he's slashed by a big knife!”This kid had also learned bad things from Fu Chen.
Ignoring this idiot, Floating Dawn walked back to the carriage with his hands behind his back. If he was really tired, he should take a good rest.
"Floating Dawn, come here!" Hearing someone call out, Floating Dawn turned around and saw Duanmu Rong calling him.
" Coming." Floating Dawn's spirit was jolted as he ran over.
" Let's go back, I'm tired too," Shaoyu said to Tianming as he looked at Fu Chen running over like a pug. The three of them shared a carriage.
" Let's go. Let him sleep on the outermost side to block the wind for us." Tianming laughed and ran to the carriage.
Fu Chen walked closer and saw Duanmu Rong holding a bowl of medicine in her hand. It seemed like it was for him to drink.
"My injuries have healed. I don't need to drink any more medicine, right?”Fu Chen really couldn't stand the bitter taste of Chinese medicinal herbs. It was too uncomfortable.
" Mister Carefree said that your meridians are damaged and you need to slowly recuperate. Drink this bowl of medicine," Duanmu Rong said with a straight face as she looked at Fu Chen's embarrassed face. She held back her laughter.
" Don't listen to that bull-nosed old Taoist Hu Che. What meridian injury? I just used up all my inner energy and lost my strength. I'm fine now," Fu Chen continued to explain. He really didn't want to drink this thing.
"You'd better drink it. Miss Rong went through a lot of trouble to find the herbs and brewed them for an entire day. This is a good medicine to warm and nourish the meridians.”The snow maiden's voice came from the carriage. As soon as she finished speaking, the carriage curtain was lifted, and as expected, that beautiful face appeared with a smile and a hint of coquettishness.
" What nonsense are you talking about?" Duanmu Rong's face turned red as she tried to defend herself."Fu Chen was injured in order to save me, so…"
" Thank you, Miss Rong." Fu Chen took the bowl and drank it in one gulp. His face was so bitter that it was twitching.
"I, I should thank you!”Duanmu Rong looked at Fu Chen whose face was twitching. She wanted to laugh but felt that it was inappropriate. She suppressed her laughter and said.
The snow maidens didn't care, and they covered their mouths and laughed happily.
" Next time, it will be much better if you add some honey." Fu Chen thought for a while and couldn't remember if Qin Chao had sugar, but he definitely had honey.
" It will change the efficacy of the medicine," Duanmu Rong said solemnly.
" Alright, alright." Fu Chen shrugged his shoulders and walked back. He thought he was going to talk about love, but in the end, he was only here to drink a bowl of medicine.
"Kid, didn't you want to take me and Miss Rong flying? Sister is free tonight, so is Miss Rong.”The snow maiden's voice came from behind him.
" But his injuries…" Duanmu Rong hadn't finished speaking when Fu Chen interrupted her."No problem. If Miss Rong and Miss Xue are not tired, I can take you to enjoy the night scenery.”
"Are your injuries alright?" Duanmu Rong also wanted to experience it, but she was worried about Floating Dawn's injuries, so she asked again.
" No problem." Fu Chen patted his chest and said,""Wait for me to borrow a sword!"
After saying that, he ran to his carriage and said," I'll use Mo Mei first." Without waiting for Tianming's reply, she ran back in a flash, and Tianming's scolding could be heard.
"Flying Sword Technique Floating Clouds, All the Dukes Come From the West!”He raised his eyebrows and floated in the air, his entire body emitting a faint ink-colored aura.
"Tonight is a sunny day, cloudy and sunny. I wonder if I can have the honor of playing with the two ladies?”Floating Dawn's actions were very gentlemanly, but the second half of his sentence was still somewhat decent, while the first half was nonsense.
The two women didn't know whether to laugh or cry when they saw Floating Dawn's strange actions and heard his nonsense.
Seeing that the two women didn't speak, Fu Chen became impatient. He stretched out his hands and asked,"Are you leaving or not? Say something!"
" Let's go." The snow maidens smiled and grabbed Fu Chen's hand.
Seeing this, Duanmu Rong also smiled and pulled Fu Chen's other hand.
"Let's go!" Fu Chen pulled the two women and jumped onto Mo Mei. Mo Mei soared into the sky and rose towards the moon.
"Wa!" The snow maidens cried out in shock, followed by a burst of laughter.
On the ground, Xiao Gao stood in front of the carriage and looked up at the three people who seemed to be melting into the moonlight. The bitterness on his face became even stronger. He shook his head and sighed before getting into the carriage.
In the air, the two women were a little nervous. They subconsciously grabbed Fu Chen tightly.
"Can we fly to the moon?" the snow maiden asked excitedly as she looked up at the moon.
" Theoretically, we can, but we can't go. There's no air on the moon. People will die," Floating Dawn thought for a while and explained.
"How did you know?" Duanmu Rong was also a little excited. Her tone was no longer as cold as usual.
" Uh--we'll talk about this later." Floating Dawn didn't know how to explain. You said that you had to show evidence. If he said that he had been there, then the two of them would definitely go.
" The ground is pitch black, and I can't see anything. It's not fun." The snow maidens felt very cold. They looked down at the ground, but they couldn't see anything, and their interest waned.
"Do you see the sparks of fire over there? "Let's go over there and take a look." Floating Dawn suddenly saw a fire not far away. It was probably a city with people living in it. As he spoke, he controlled his flying sword to fly over.
It wasn't very far. After flying in, it was indeed a big city with thousands of lights in the city.
Although the streets had been banned, the light from the oil lamps shone through the windows of the various markets, making it seem peaceful and quiet.
On the street, the warriors who were patrolling the night with lanterns slowly walked past, but they could not break the quiet atmosphere.
Fu Chen landed on a cliff by the city's edge and handed his robe to the snow maidens. The three of them sat on the edge of the cliff and looked at the warm scene without saying a word.
After a long time, a group of fire dragons slowly approached on the ancient road outside the city. Under the light of the fire, a group of black-armored soldiers was advancing toward the city. The carriage they were escorting was piled high with some unknown supplies.
" It should be Sang Hai," the snow maidens said softly as they wrapped themselves in Fu Chen's outer robe.
" These soldiers are going to transport supplies to the city. It seems like something is going to happen." Floating Dawn was flying blindly. How did he reach his destination? However, he still had to fly back, or else everyone would be worried.
"It seems that Sang Hai is not peaceful either!”Duanmu Rong sighed. She seemed a little tired.
"Why are you thinking about that? Is it boring? We'll deal with whatever comes our way. It's useless to worry now!”Fu Chen smiled as he looked at Duanmu Rong, who was seated on the left, and then at the snow maidens, who were seated on the right.
" I was bored, so I asked you to bring us along," the snow maiden snorted.
"Bored? "It's so simple. Talk about love, talk about love, kill people, and dance. It won't be boring anymore," Fu Chen said casually.
" Who's in love with you?" The two women snorted at the same time.
" Then let's go kill them." Fu Chen pointed at the soldiers.
" Go by yourself," the two women said in unison and turned their heads to the other side.
Floating Dawn looked at the snow maidens and said,""Teach us how to dance."
"No, I'm cold!" The snow maidens refused.
" Wait." Floating Dawn stood up. Under the two women's puzzled gazes, he packed up a large pile of dry wood and started a bonfire with flint.
He found another wooden stake, patted the soil, and blew at it. Perhaps he felt that it was still not clean, so he wiped it with his sleeve and placed it beside the fire. He invited the two women to sit down and sat on the other side of the fire.
Seeing the two women looking at him through the flames, Fu Chen smiled and said,""Let's warm it up a little and then we'll go back. I forgot to tell you that the sky will be colder.”
"Where are your parents?" Duanmu Rong suddenly asked.
" In another world." Floating Dawn was stunned for a moment, and a trace of loneliness appeared on his lazy face.
" You're also an orphan." Duanmu Rong sighed. She and the snow maidens could see the desolate expression on Fu Chen's face.
" You've misunderstood. They're all alive, but I can't see them now." Fu Chen sighed. Duanmu Rong's words had evoked a feeling of homesickness.
He had never mentioned his parents because he was afraid that he would miss them very much and want to leave this place…
"Why?" The snow maiden saw the sadness on the youth's originally calm face, and she couldn't help but feel a little sad." I feel the same way," she thought.
" Because I made a mistake. Maybe I have to find something before they will see me." Fu Chen thought for a while and shook his head."I've lived with my grandparents since I was young. Compared to my parents, I miss them more!”
"Them?"
" Passed away." Fu Chen, who was in the fire, had tears slowly flowing down his cheeks.
For the first time, the snow maidens and Duanmu Rong saw loneliness and sorrow in the eyes of others.
This was also the first time they noticed that a person's eyes were so clear and deep, like the starry sky.
Duanmu Rong walked over and gently stroked Fu Chen's hair. She didn't know what to say, but she felt that perhaps this could give him a trace of comfort.
Fu Chen slowly leaned against Duanmu Rong's body, his eyes staring straight at the fire. His tears had already stopped, and no one knew what he was thinking.
The snow maidens could clearly see that his eyes were empty, and he was clearly in a daze. Perhaps Fu Chen's tears reminded her of something. She wrapped Fu Chen's robe tightly and buried her head between her knees, sinking into sadness.
"Alright, what should I do if the two of you are like this?”Duanmu Rong smiled wryly as she teased him.
" Thank you." Fu Chen woke up from his dazed state. He sat up and gently hugged Duanmu Rong.
" You, you, don't be like this…" Duanmu Rong's face instantly turned red as she whispered.
" She didn't look," Fu Chen said softly in Duanmu Rong's ear. He was playful.
The warm breath made Duanmu Rong's heart beat faster, and her breathing became a little hurried. She wanted to push Fu Chen away with both hands, but she didn't have the strength. For some reason, the pushing action turned into a hug...
The two of them hugged each other by the bonfire without saying a word. Duanmu Rong looked at the snow maidens on the other side of the bonfire and felt a hint of excitement in her heart.
" It doesn't seem safe." Suddenly, Fu Chen's voice rang in her ears, waking her up.
"What's not safe?" Duanmu Rong's voice had yet to fade when her body was stopped by Fu Chen's hand and she jumped up.
Whoosh! Three arrows pierced through the air as Fu Chen leaped to the other side of the bonfire. He picked up the snow maiden with his other hand and slid ten feet away.
" Do, do, do." Three arrows hit the wood and made three soft sounds.
Only then did the two women see that there were two flying wings hovering in the air. The ones driving the flying wings were two people wearing tall conical hats and their faces were pale.
" A puppet of the Yin-Yang School." Duanmu Rong could tell what it was at a glance.
"How is it?" "You're not bored anymore, are you?" Fu Chen smiled at the snow maidens.”
" Hurry up and get rid of him. He's just a scout. There must be more experts or soldiers from the empire behind him," the snow maiden said as she pushed Fu Chen's hand away.
" Simple." Fu Chen let go of Duanmu Rong at the same time. He uprooted a thick tree beside him and swept it over. Puppets didn't have much combat power. Fu Chen had heard from Teacher Xu that they had encountered one today. He didn't even use the Poem Sword and used his strength to subdue it.
The sound of metal breaking could be heard without end. The two flying wings were broken into pieces, and they fell down the cliff together with the two puppets.
"After killing, let's dance?”Fu Chen threw away the big tree in his hand and clapped his hands. He turned around and raised his chin at the snow maidens.
" Big Sister isn't in the mood to dance. I want to watch. I'll wait for another chance." For some reason, the snow maidens were actually speaking in such a manner tonight, causing Fu Chen to be rendered speechless.
Fu Chen no longer talked about dancing. He looked at the two women and said,""Let's go back."
As the flying sword rose, Fu Chen felt Duanmu Rong's hand holding his arm even tighter. She used her hand to scratch Duanmu Rong's small waist, causing her to roll her eyes.
Fu Chen turned around and saw the snow maiden's half-smiling face.
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