My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 482 - 327 is what your husband said

Chapter 482: Chapter 327 is what your husband said

On the open ground of the Bamboo Forest.

At this moment, Lingfei paid no heed to the gazes around her.

She shook her head and said directly and unapologetically,

"Teacher’s words—well, the words of the Daoist that Teacher mentioned—cannot persuade Lingfei."

Tao Yuanran smiled wider, his expression amicable as he said, "Miss Zhao, could you please explain why?"

In the back row, Liu Kongyi couldn’t help but frown and glanced sideways at the woman who was the center of attention before turning away.

Lingfei pondered for a moment.

"Teacher seems to have conflated a fact. Confucian scholars extol virtues and propriety, not because they extolled them only after the world lost its virtues and propriety, but because the world lacked these attributes, and thus they needed to be promoted. This is precisely why Confucian scholars are influential."

"Teacher had mentioned earlier that the Xuanhuang Realm is gradually becoming chaotic, evolving toward an era of great turmoil. Yet, the more the rituals collapse and music corrupts, the more Confucian scholars need to preserve these rituals and music, and Mo Xia need to uphold chivalric virtues!"

"This correlation must not be ignored."

As Tao Yuanran held the Flowing Bead in his hand, he stopped, his eyes showing admiration as he looked at the woman standing like a sword among the autumn leaves.

If this Daoist gentleman knew of the pure intent in Lingfei’s heart just now to resolve her confusion,

he would undoubtedly exclaim in admiration at how pure and perceptive her Sword Heart was, truly the gem among the prodigies of Tranquility Mansion, with an immeasurable future.

Outside the clearing, a young Confucian Scholar who was originally preparing to leave, gazed at the woman’s silhouette from behind and rubbed his face.

He suddenly felt that perhaps he did not fully understand Qing Jun yet.

Although the two grew up together from childhood, deeply rooted in affection, they had been separated for several years and had also misunderstood each other for several years.

Though they had returned the jade and the misunderstandings of their wedding night had been resolved, and now holding each other’s hands with eyes full of love, they had only reunited for a few months.

At this moment, Zhao Rong felt that Qing Jun also had aspects he had never seen before.

Well, Qian’er as well.

Though often childish in front of Zhao Rong, occasionally her words and actions made him jump, wondering how the girl could understand even this—such wild ways...

Sometimes Qian’er’s cleverness also made Zhao Rong’s head ache.

So, it seems Qing Jun and Qian’er still had many aspects he had not yet seen, not because they deliberately concealed anything, but because Zhao Rong had yet to discover them...

He glanced again at Qing Jun’s tall, elegant figure and heard her clear, decisive voice in his ears.

Zhao Rong thought it might be time to have a heart-to-heart with them soon...

At that moment, inside the pavilion.

Tao Yuanran nodded gently, "Miss Zhao is correct, the old man also did not confuse the issues."

He spoke slowly,

"Human hearts are no longer noble, and the world sliding into chaos is an undisputed fact. For without the Great Dao, how could there be benevolence and righteousness? Without familial harmony, how could there be filial piety? With the state in disarray, how could there be loyal officials..."

When the world begins to advocate for righteousness and teach benevolence, it is often during times when the world is chaotic and lacks righteousness; because it is unkind and unjust, so we advocate and teach righteousness.

As Tao Yuanran was speaking, he suddenly shifted the tone of his discourse.

"Therefore, abandoning clever debates, benefits the people a hundredfold; renouncing deceit and fraud, restores filial piety and kindness among the people; discarding crafty profits, thieves will cease to exist."

Discarding clever debates, people can benefit hundredfold; eliminating deceit and fraud, people can regain their natural kindness and filial nature; forsaking crafty gains, thieves would naturally disappear.

The elderly figure from Nanshan spoke vibrantly.

"When rivers run dry and valleys become uninhabited, hills flatten and deep waters fill up. When the Saints pass, then formidable thieves shall no longer arise, and the world will be peaceful without occurrences! If we excessively rely on Saints to govern the world, then it is also giving thieves their greatest benefit, for there will come great thieves who steal even the positions of Saints!"

As the creek dries up, the valley appears particularly empty, and as the hills are leveled, deep pools appear especially full.

When Saints pass away, then formidable thieves shall not arise anymore, and the world will be at peace without incidents. Putting the whole society under the governance of Saints allows thieves the greatest benefits, as there will be great thieves who steal even the positions of Saints!

As Tao Yuanran’s voice fell, the entire Bamboo Forest suddenly stilled, every leaf nailed as if onto a wooden board, immobile.

The next second.

Inside the pavilion, the elderly figure from Nanshan, word by word.

"Without the passing of a Saint, formidable thieves will not cease!"

Whoosh whoosh————

Rustle rustle————

The entire bamboo forest erupted in noise, like an old bellows, blowing out a loud and restless wind.

Leaves fell all around, like Heavenly Girls Scattering Flowers, fluttering down.

Everyone’s clothes fluttered and billowed.

Zhao Lingfei remained like a sharp sword, rooted to the spot.

Her black hair and dress were not stirred by the wind, motionless, except for the purple ribbon hanging among her hair, fluttering in the breeze.

Suddenly, the end of the ribbon hanging and dancing in the air faintly took shape as half a form.

Like a cat’s tail, it transformed into a cluster of misty Purple Energy.

In its dance with the wind, it sketched out the shape of the breeze.

After the old man in the pavilion uttered that seemingly heretical statement, he sat motionless on the ground like a statue.

All the Residence Students present couldn’t help but stare wide-eyed at this Daoist gentleman who had traveled far and wide to Wangque Continent.

Was he... insulting the Saint?

Was the Saint also implicitly a great thief of the world?

Many Residence Students were profoundly shaken.

The Saints of the Xuanhuang Human Clan, who were involved with the fate of the Human Clan and influenced the major trends of the world, were all powerful beings beyond the Seventh Realm.

Moreover... the Daoist also had Saints.

Were they all being harshly criticized together?

The leaves tumbling in the autumn breeze fell again.

It seemed there were even more fallen leaves now.

They covered the ground and landed on the shoulders of the Residence Students, and a bamboo leaf, yellow at the edges and green in the middle, fell among Zhao Lingfei’s hair arranged in an updo.

Zhao Lingfei was like a Three-foot Green Blade, not moving an inch.

Her beautiful eyebrows slightly furrowed, her eyes like autumn waters slightly closed to slits, her pupils cast downward.

She seemed to have fallen into deep thought.

On Tao Yuanran’s withered face in the pavilion, his old eyes clouded over, his bland gaze passing over the shoulders of the stunning woman with Purple Energy in her hair standing quietly across the open space.

At this moment, the whole scene was quiet.

No one spoke, the Residence Students even lightened their breathing, fearing they would disturb the conversation between the elder and the woman.

Only the monotonous sound of falling leaves filled the open space.

No, there was also a faint murmuring sound.

"Ah, foolish woman, what is there to argue about..."

This murmur, seemingly in a man’s voice, sounded from nowhere—it was particularly clear in the eerie silence of the moment and reached everyone’s ears.

The crowd was stunned.

Tao Yuanran’s smile grew even wider.

Zhao Lingfei’s eyes suddenly opened.

Zhao Qian’er straightened up, her previously sullen face immediately brightened, and if it weren’t for the presence of many fellow disciples from Tranquility Mansion around, the shy girl would have probably turned around jumping.

As the crowd on the scene was momentarily stunned, showing varied expressions.

"A land of Taoyuan, two villages adjacent, where the crowing of cocks and the barking of dogs can be heard, yet the villagers live and die without interacting."

In the bamboo forest, a Confucian Scholar clad in blue robes walked forward over the fallen leaves with a clear voice.

"Is this what your sect desires, without Saints and thieves, without wisdom and desire, a world of simplicity?"

Zhao Rong passed by Liu Kongyi, passing several Sword Cultivation Mansion students who turned their heads, and walked up to Zhao Lingfei and Zhao Qian’er.

He stepped forward, turned around, and looked up with his back to Tao Yuanran, facing his wife who slightly parted her lips in surprise at him. He suddenly raised his hand, removed a stray leaf from her hair, and gently shook his head:

"The wisdom of the world has already awakened, chaos has perished, simplicity is difficult to return to."

Seeing that Confucian Scholar who had stood behind for a long time and listened for a long time before finally stepping forward, Tao Yuanran’s smile grew even brighter.

He turned his head and cheerfully said to those who had come to his lesson today:

"Gentlemen, this is the young Daoist friend I just mentioned. Some of you may already have heard of him. Those words about ’governing through inaction’ were what he said during a debate with me at Zhongnan Mountain."

Tao Yuanran paused, clapped his hands, and laughed heartily, "Miss Zhao, those arguments that you said couldn’t persuade you just now were all said by your husband."

This Nanhua crown-wearing old man was laughing heartily for the first time today.

A Daoist gentleman, yet he displayed the childlike innocence of a child.

Liu Kongyi had already stood up when Zhao Rong passed by, and at this moment, he looked at him with a complex expression.

Meanwhile, those around the scene watched the man standing very close in front of Zhao Lingfei, helping her to remove a leaf from her hair, with varying looks.

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