northernbook Chapter 123 Asking the Way
Chapter 123 Asking the Way
Chapter 123 Asking the Way
"Your talent is so great that you will surely surpass us in the future."
Upon seeing the brand-new "Essential Techniques of Peace," Zhou Yu nodded in admiration.
"My talent is far inferior to that of Master Lu, so please don't make fun of me, senior."
Ye Ru bowed and said.
"Young scholar, could you do me a favor? After I died, I didn't have time to pass on my knowledge of the zither to future generations. I can't bear to see it go to waste. I see that your fingers are long and slender, naturally suited for the zither. I'd like you to inherit my zither skills. What do you say?"
Zhou Yu suppressed his shock and said with a hopeful expression,
Upon hearing this, Ye Ru was startled, and then respectfully bowed:
"Thank you for your instruction, teacher."
“Good. These insights into the art of the zither contain the concept of harmony between the zither and the lute. If the two are played together, they will create a tremendous offensive force.”
Zhou Yu took a book from a distant pavilion, handed it to Ye Ru, and then said:
"I've said too much. Since it's a win-win situation, then you should go to the Liuan King's Palace."
"Very well, then I will make everyone in the world study your works on the art of the zither, so that you may be remembered for eternity!"
Ye Ru carefully put it away, and said firmly.
"Then it'll be hard work."
Zhou Yu nodded, then pressed a button, and the passageway door opened automatically.
"Then, senior, we'll take our leave."
Ye Ru took a deep breath, looked at the desolate royal tomb, and suddenly felt a little sad. No matter how glorious one was in life, after death one is nothing more than a handful of yellow earth on this vast land. Only saints can achieve physical sainthood. Whether one is a great Confucian scholar or a half-saint, one is just a drop in the ocean of time, and in the end, one becomes a pile of white bones.
"No delivery."
Zhou Yu watched Ye Ru and Xiao Ke slowly walk away into the distance and sighed.
"This boy is a genius that appears only once in a century, Kongming. Although you are known for your wisdom and resourcefulness, and your brilliant strategies, if you were to fight him, you would probably be no match for him..."
……
At this moment, after obtaining the "Essential Techniques of Peace", Ye Ru hurriedly walked towards the Palace of the King of Liu'an.
After passing through layers of passages, Ye Ru arrived at the royal palace above the Mercury River, where he immediately saw a crowd of people surrounding him.
"Chief Ye, where have you been? And Brother Ke, so you two are together."
Kong Hexuan looked at Ye Ru with a solemn expression, and his tense heart relaxed.
"Brother Ye Ru."
Meng Qingyang nodded to Ye Ru in return.
"Oh, Brother Ye, you've finally arrived! We've all been worried about you. Brother Ke, you're here too."
Han Lu and the others were quite disappointed when they saw Ye Ru, but they then crowded around Ye Ru and laughed.
"Thank you all for your concern."
Ye Ru felt disgusted; it was utterly shameless.
"I wonder if the Taiping Essentials is here. Look at those orbs of light ahead, they are all calligraphy left behind when the Liuan Dynasty was destroyed. Each piece of calligraphy is a third-grade literary treasure."
Ye Ru raised his head and looked at the calligraphy. From the ball of light, he could vaguely see the shadows of zithers and other objects.
"Now that I have a zither, if I can help Su Tongyao learn the se, perhaps we can be like Sima Xiangru and Zhuo Wenjun, playing the zither and se in harmony. This might be of great use in the future when we fight against demons."
"The orb of light is about to break! Everyone, grab it quickly!"
In the darkness, a figure dressed in the robes of a scholar with a sword appeared in the crowd and then shouted loudly.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were fixed on the calligraphy works, and they had no time to pay attention to the scholar.
"The attire of a scholar? Could they be from Jin again? How come so many people from Jin have come in? Logically speaking, since the two countries are at odds, Jin should definitely be blocked from entering."
Ye Ru was not disturbed by these orbs of light. Instead, he looked at the scholar and then said to Kong Hexuan in a deep voice.
"These scholars were a bit strange. They seemed to be looking for something, but they didn't harm us, so we didn't have any conflict with them."
Kong Hexuan nodded and said.
"The scholars from Jin State... should also be looking for the *Taiping Yaoshu*!"
His mind raced, finally settling on the scene where Xiao Ke confronted that scholar.
"Crack!"
The light clusters surrounding the inkstones suddenly began to crack, and with a final snap, they shattered completely. The inkstones broke free from the light clusters and scattered in all directions.
"The calligraphy is out!"
These young scholars, whose resolve was not yet strong, saw these calligraphic works and, one by one, recited protective and swift poems, and began to scramble for them.
"Brother Ye, this calligraphy is of great use to us, so let's grab it first."
Kong Hexuan and the others also stepped forward, trying to snatch the calligraphy.
Ye Ru looked around and found that no one had tried to steal the sash because it was old and worn. He then recited the Swift Movement Poem and went to snatch the sash.
"Wen Daose?"
The moment his palm touched Na Se, a beam of yellow light shot towards Ye Ru, making him shudder and dodge.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he carefully put away the weapon and turned his gaze to the spot where his energy had been previously unleashed.
The scholar narrowed his eyes, a hint of coldness flashing within them:
"Hand over Nase. You Yanhuang people are incompetent and do not deserve to possess what is here."
"Hmph, all things in heaven and earth originate from nature, why shouldn't they deserve to possess them?"
Ye Ru snorted coldly.
"The people of Yanhuang are incompetent. In such a vast country as Yanhuang, there isn't even a single master of the four realms of the Se Dao. What else could this be but incompetence? You, a mere scholar who hasn't even obtained a literary rank yet, should stop trying to compete with the people of Jin. Get out of here!"
The Jin scholar's face darkened, and then he spoke.
"The people of Jin abandoned their fellow human beings, causing the heroes of Yan and Huang to be defeated at the Valley of Burial Souls. Their bodies are still warm and they cannot return home. This is unjust!"
"The people of Jin were once a vassal state of our Yanhuang Kingdom. If the demons attacked, the people of our Yanhuang Kingdom contributed the most. How can you expect that as our national strength gradually declined, you did not repay us but instead bit us like mad dogs? This is disloyalty!"
"How dare you, disloyal and unjust people, come to my Yanhuang Kingdom and disgrace us? Go back to your Jin Kingdom and be dogs!"
Ye Ru shouted sharply, not giving an inch.
"you wanna die!"
The Jin scholar's face turned ashen from the scolding; it was almost as if water could drip from it.
As soon as he finished speaking, the scholar from Jin State suddenly exuded confidence, and the talent within his calligraphy resonated throughout the room. He then produced a wolf-hair brush in his hand and casually removed it.
"The general returns wrapped in his horse's hide..."
As Ye Ru watched the Jin scholar begin to write his poem, the chill on his face intensified.
"I'll make you write it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Ru's brow suddenly began to glow, and then a book-shaped heart appeared between his brows. Ye Ru then picked up a pen and wrote quickly.
"How can we say we have no clothes? We share the same robes with you. The king is raising an army; let us prepare our spears and shields!"
As the scholar from Jin wrote the third line of his poem, Ye Ru had already finished writing it using the method of writing.
"The Book Palace appears! Profound meaning in concise words!"
Ye Ru looked at the Jin state scholar and knew he had to use swift and decisive measures to intimidate him!
The profound meaning of the eighteen words emerged directly around Ye Ru, and finally the eighteen golden characters rushed towards the Jin State scholar!
After finishing the poem, the Jin scholar raised his head with a sneer. When he saw the attack coming, his pupils shrank to the size of pinholes, and his sneer froze on his face!
"This young scholar not only possesses a talent for books, but also a profound understanding of eighteen characters?"