Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 212

"When I was five years old, I joined the theater troupe and studied with my master..."

Li Yu talked about his experience.

"Master is very strict with me, he said that if you don't lay a good foundation from an early age, you will not be able to stand out and become a famous actor.

After eight years of hard training, I was finally arranged by the master to appear on stage.

In just a few months, I made a name for myself, but at the same time, I also faced a nightmare..."

Having said this, Li Yu showed a hint of pain.

"Thinking about it, my husband has also heard about some of my experiences, and it is really unbearable to look back on.

That day, we went to sing an opera at the home of a master surnamed Qian. After the singing, the master found me and said that Master Qian liked me and let me stay overnight.

In fact, I have heard of such a thing a long time ago, but I never thought that one day it would fall on my head.

I cried and begged Master to take me back to the troupe.

But the master said that he didn't want to do this either, but there was nothing he could do. If he offended these rich masters, the theater troupe wouldn't be able to survive...

This kind of thing has the first time, there will be the second time, the third time...

The brothers in the theatrical troupe persuaded me to open some, and said that this is a good opportunity to make money, as long as those rich people are well coaxed, rewards are indispensable.

But there was still no way to accept it.

I like singing, but it doesn't mean I can accept everything in the troupe.

Later, Junior Brother Wang Cheng joined the theater troupe. His talent is enviable, and in just a few years it can match my ten years of hard training.

Perhaps, I was a little jealous of him, but in short, my mood became more heavy and lost.

That day, I was forced to accompany a rich man again, but I didn't expect that old man to be completely crazy.

He pricked me with needles, whipped me, scalded me with wax...the whole night tortured me, and I felt like I was in hell.

That is to say, from that day on, I was completely desperate, thinking about life and death.

After I recovered from my injury, I left a letter and left the troupe, and found a place with beautiful mountains and rivers to end the rest of my life.

After my death, my soul wandered around, and accidentally met Miss Shang..."

"Oh?"

Zhou Yu subconsciously glanced at Shang Sanguan.

"Ugh……"

Shang Sanguan sighed and said with a wry smile: "When Li Yu met me, I was actually not alive at that time."

Zhou Yu asked, "What's the matter? You didn't settle it yourself, did you?"

Shang Sanguan shook his head: "That's not true. At that time, I thought that if I couldn't file a complaint at the county government, I would go to the government office to file a lawsuit.

But I never expected that the outside world would be so dangerous.

On the way to Fuya, I was stopped because there was no guide, so I had no choice but to go around the trail.

In the end, I met robbers, and they wanted to take me up the mountain.

Once captured on the mountain, I know very well what I will face.

In desperation, I took advantage of their inattention and jumped off the cliff on the road.

Or maybe my wish was not fulfilled, and after death, my soul lingered and wandered outside until I met Li Yu.

At that time, there was a ghost police patrolling outside, and I was almost discovered by the ghost police. Fortunately, Li Yu dragged me to hide, so that I avoided the ghost police's search.

In this way, the two of us got to know each other, and came to this Yizhuang by accident, and met several wandering souls who also avoided ghosts.

Among them was an uncle named Ji Ye, who had learned some spells before his death.

After learning about what happened to Li Yu and I, he felt very sympathetic, and he taught us a way to revive the dead..."

Zhou Yu asked with some doubts: "This person actually knows the technique of returning the soul from a dead body? Then how could he be reduced to a lonely ghost? Why didn't he use this technique to return his soul?"

Shang Sanguan shook his head: "Uncle Ji said that his technique is just a small technique, and he cannot really revive his soul, and he has to be the kind of person who died in vain, that is, a person whose lifespan is not yet exhausted..."

"So it is!"

Zhou Yu suddenly realized.

The so-called unjust death refers to those who did not end their lives, but died of accidents such as suicide, disaster, war, murder, etc.

Shang Sanguan continued to narrate: "Afterwards, according to the method Uncle Ji said, I borrowed Li Yu's body to temporarily restore my soul and returned to the opera troupe.

I actually proposed to the troupe master to go to Pingjiang Town to sing an opera, just to find a chance to avenge my father and elder brother.

Now it's finally revenge, I'm very grateful to Uncle Ji and Li Yu, if it wasn't for..."

As soon as I said this, suddenly, a gust of wind hit, and a middle-aged man appeared in the yard.

"Uncle Ji..."

"Quick, hide quickly, the ghost messenger is here."

Upon hearing this, Shang Sanguan hurriedly said to Zhou Yu: "Sir, let's talk next time when we have a chance..."

"Wait, you don't need to hide, it's okay if the ghost messengers come, I have my own way to send them away."

"This……"

Shang Sanguan couldn't help but exchanged glances with Li Yu.

Ji Ye glanced at Zhou Yu, hesitated for a moment, and stayed behind.

After all, he had also practiced before his death. Although he was not good at learning skills, he could still feel that Zhou Yu's Taoism was not simple.

Therefore, he wanted to see how Zhou Yu dealt with ghosts.

While speaking, a gloomy wind blew in, and wisps of black mist surged in the courtyard.

"what?"

A cry of surprise came from the black mist.

Immediately afterwards, two men in black robes appeared on the spot from the black mist.

"Why is there a living person here?"

As soon as he appeared, Guichajia couldn't help but frowned and glanced at Zhou Yu.

Guichai B had a bit of vision, and after hesitating for a moment, he cupped his hands at Zhou Yu: "Master, my brothers and I are ghost messengers from the underworld, and they are ordered to capture lonely ghosts wandering in the world."

"Yes, yes, yes!" Ghost Emissary A echoed, "So, these three wandering spirits don't need to be done by the mage."

Zhou Yu smiled back and saluted: "Next week, Zhou Yu is not a sorcerer, but just a scholar, and he didn't come here to do anything, but to inquire about some situations."

"student?"

The two ghosts looked at each other in surprise.

Afterwards, Ghost Chai B seemed to remember something, and exclaimed: "Could it be possible that Mr. Cheng is Zhou Jieyuan from Wendao Academy?"

"Oh?" Zhou Yu raised his brows, "How about Zhou's name, Your Excellency?"

Guichai Yi hurriedly cupped his hands: "It turns out that you are really a gentleman, you are rude and rude. Although my two brothers work in the underworld, they are still very familiar with your name.

I never thought that I would actually see Mr. himself today. "

Zhou Yu said modestly, "You're being polite, but it's just a false name."

Originally, Zhou Yu was still thinking in his heart that maybe he would have to fight with the ghost, but he didn't know that the other party's attitude was so respectful, which saved a lot of trouble.

Speaking of which, Zhou Yu didn't know if he really had such a great reputation in the underworld, or maybe it was a coincidence that these two ghost messengers had just heard of his name.

In fact, he does have a lot of fame in the underworld, and many ghost messengers have heard of him.

There are many reasons for this.

The most important thing is that Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha once mentioned Zhou Yu in front of the King of Hades in the Ten Halls, and there was a lot of praise in his words.

At the same time, Bai Suzhen was also mentioned, saying that the husband and wife have great merit and a bright future.

Hearing that the World Honored One Ksitigarbha admired a person so much, the Hades of the Ten Temples naturally began to pay attention to Zhou Yu.

As a result, I went back and checked the life and death book, but I couldn't find Zhou Yu's name.

what does this mean?
It means that Zhou Yu has jumped out of the Three Realms, not in the Five Elements, beyond the cycle of life and death, and sooner or later he will be at ease in the realm of Taiqing.

How many people in the world can transcend life and death?
Not to mention the power of the sky, the key point is that Zhou Yu is just a scholar in the world now, and he has transcended life and death?
Because of this, King Yama of the Ten Temples was curious about Zhou Yu's life experience, but he didn't dare to ask more, for fear of involving unspeakable secrets.

But in private, everyone speculated that Zhou Yu might be the reincarnation of a Confucian sage.

How could they have guessed that Zhou Yu was actually a time traveler?
God is not omnipotent.

Seeing the two ghost messengers respect Zhou Yu so much, Shang Sanguan, Li Yu, and Ji Ye couldn't help being surprised and delighted, and their expressions became even more awe-inspiring.

"Sir, they..."

Guichai Yi couldn't help but glance at Li Yu and the other three, and asked a question tentatively.

Because he didn't know what Zhou Yu was here for.

"Miss Shang, why don't you and Li Yu talk about your experience with the ghost guard yourself."

"Yes, sir."

Shang Sanguan responded, and then talked about the grievances of his father and elder brother.

"Although the little girl is a daughter, she also knows that filial piety is the first thing to do. The hatred of killing her father is as deep as the sea. If she can't redress her father's grievances, she will live in vain."

Guichai Yi couldn't help but sighed: "It turns out that this is the case. The girl is really a woman who does not give way to a man, which is admirable."

Guichajia repeatedly nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, yes!"

In fact, if Zhou Yu wasn't here, I'm afraid they wouldn't have the patience to listen to Shang Sanguan's explanation, and they would have taken people directly.

Next, Li Yu also talked about his experience.

The two ghost messengers looked at each other and comforted each other without pain or itching.

At this time, Zhou Yu said to the two ghosts: "Zhou has also inquired about this matter in many ways, and that surnamed Lu has done a lot of evil, and the common people hate him to the bone.

Of course, it is inconvenient for Zhou to make a conclusion here about the specific truth.

How about this, could you please take Miss Shang to find Lord Chenghuang to seek justice?After all, she stayed in the world to fulfill her filial piety. "

"No problem, we will take Miss Shang to find Lord Chenghuang in a while."

Hearing this, Shang Sanguan was very pleasantly surprised, and hurriedly thanked the two ghosts and Zhou Yu repeatedly.

Only one day later, the two ghost messengers brought Shang Sanguan to find Zhou Yu.

But at this time, Zhou Yu had already left the town with a group of students and was on his way back.

As soon as they met, Shang Sanguan's eyes were red, and he saluted Zhou Yufu and said, "Thank you sir for your generous help, that Lu has already been severely punished..."

"That's right, that guy did a lot of evil in his lifetime, and he has been ordered by Yan Jun to be sent to hell for punishment."

Guichaijia added a sentence.

Shang Sanguan said again: "My father and brother have also entered reincarnation, and the little girl has also been graciously given by Lord Yan. Not only is she pardoned for the crime of staying in the world, but she will also enter reincarnation ahead of schedule, and she can be reincarnated tomorrow."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu was overjoyed and said with a smile, "Then congratulations girl, I hope that in the next life I can vote for a good family."

"Mr. Cheng said auspiciously, and I also hope that in the next life, I will have the opportunity to study in Mr.'s academy."

Hearing this, Zhou Yu had a thought, pinched his fingers to calculate, and then smiled mysteriously: "Perhaps, there is this opportunity."

In fact, he had already figured out that the third Shang official would devote himself to being a man in his next life, and he did have a teacher-student relationship with him.

It's just that this matter involves a secret, he will not tell Shang Sanguan explicitly, but only vaguely replied.

"Okay, sir, my brothers and I will take Miss Shang back to return and arrange for her reincarnation, so there will be no delay, sir."

"Well, you two have worked hard."

"It's not hard, it's not hard, it's the responsibility."

The two ghost messengers bowed their hands, and then they took the three officials of Shang and disappeared into a breeze.

A few days later, Zhou Yu and his party returned to the academy smoothly, rested for a day, and started daily teaching again.

Time passed slowly, and in a blink of an eye, more than ten years passed.

Bai Suzhen took Xiaoqing back to Qingcheng Mountain for retreat again.

This is also a habit of hers. If she feels that the retreat time is a little longer, she will go back to the cave where she first practiced in Qingcheng Mountain to retreat.

After all, Mount Qingcheng is a sacred place of Taoism, and it has abundant aura, which is more suitable for cultivation.

Mo Chou, Ying Ning, and Bai Min'er are also practicing smoothly, and even if they encounter bottlenecks occasionally, they will be resolved quickly.

Cultivation is about the right time, location, and harmony of people. Their cultivation environment has unique conditions.

Coupled with the frequent communication with Zhou Yu, Yin and Yang complement each other, and the practice is even more effective.

Of course, Zhou Yu also often advised the three girls not to blindly covet the progress of their cultivation, too fast a progress of cultivation is not necessarily a good thing, the important thing is to lay a solid foundation.

This is the same as the big trees in nature.

The most important factor in how tall a tree can grow is the roots.

If the roots are too shallow, no matter how lush the tree grows, it may fall when the wind blows.

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing's Hong Zhou Yu is not worried, after all, they have been practicing for a relatively long time, and their foundations are quite solid.

As for Zhou Yu himself... he is a special case and cannot be treated with common sense.

Today, he has become a legendary figure in the dynasty, and he can be called a peach and plum everywhere.

Some of the students who went out of the Wendao Academy became officials in the court, and several of them were even first-rank officials, and they were important ministers relied on by the emperor.

Some became famous writers, poets, calligraphers, painters...

Some went to Guozijian to teach and educate people, and became famous Confucianists of a generation.

Some retreated to the mountains and fields to devote themselves to cultivation.

Relying on his own strength and fame, Zhou Yu was also praised as the Confucian Taishan Beidou of the dynasty, and the two emperors successively bestowed gold plaques, calling him a great Confucian of a generation.

At the same time, Zhou Yu was also canonized as Grand Master.

Taishi is divided into two types, one is official positions, Taishi, Taifu, and Taibao are called Sangong, and they are first-rank officials.

One is a false title, which can be understood as the prince's teacher in its literal meaning, which is regarded as an honorary title, similar to the meaning of a title.

Zhou Yu had no intention of being an official, so naturally the title was a false title.Of course, it is a false title, but also to perform certain duties.

From time to time, I have to enter the palace to discuss state affairs with the emperor, or teach a group of princes and princesses for a few days.

On this day, another group of students came to the academy.

Among them were two students, one named Mu Yu and the other named Qin Sanguan.

The two are the same age, both 17 years old, only a few months apart. They met each other when they took the government examination, hit it off and became friends.

After passing the examination of scholar, the two met and came to Wendao Academy to sign up together, and successfully passed the test.

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(End of this chapter)