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Chapter 660 - 61: The Qingpao Changsheng Appears Again, Li Guanyi Watches the Tao and Understands the Law_2

Chapter 660: Chapter 61: The Qingpao Changsheng Appears Again, Li Guanyi Watches the Tao and Understands the Law_2

Gongsun Su Wang said, "Confucianism isn’t solely about becoming an official."

"It’s just that people take a part of Confucian teachings and distort them to persuade others to follow their own ideas, merely using the Master’s reputation to win debates against others. Over time, this has led to the decline of Confucianism."

"The Farmer School teaches that knowing the road ahead is hard and still pursuing it is what makes a gentleman."

"It’s a pity I’m not there, otherwise I would play the lute and sing to see you off."

Therefore, Ji Zichang, who sought the support of Gongsun Su Wang, hit a snag and had to leave with much regret. Considering the feedback from the envoys sent to the other Palace Masters, it seemed that all schools were indulging in this matter.

Only the Yin Yang Family, when Ji Zichang’s envoy went to visit, the head of Central Heaven’s North Pole counter-questioned who had sent him. The envoy pointed to the sky and said, "It is the King like the Sun who has sent me."

That is referring to King like the Sun.

However, the leader of the Yin Yang Family laughed heartily and, pointing to his own eyes, said leisurely, "I have been blind for a long time and do not see the sun."

Ji Zichang’s envoy was at a loss for words for a moment.

"Then could the Great Grandmaster enlighten us, is there a great talent within the Yin Yang Family?"

The leader of the Yin Yang Family said, "Alas, if we are seeking great talents of the Yin Yang Family, our lineage indeed has two extraordinary geniuses. One of them is Siming, who commands the fate of the world."

This elder, who left Li Guanyi and Li Zhaowen with the image of the Dragon and Phoenix and the symbol of the sun and the moon; left Ye Buyi and Zhou Liuying with ’like two tigers roaring, the wind follows the dragon, surrounded by flight’; and left Yan Daiqing with ’his achievements lie in other countries’, smiled and said:

"When I was but a little child, he was already Siming. At that time, I thought it was a legend. His power was profound and inscrutable, perhaps not far from that of the head of the Yin Yang Family, my teacher."

"Later, when I was in my forties and became the head of the Yin Yang Family, he was still Siming."

"At that time, I felt even further away from him; I thought that if I too had a lifespan of 300 years, maybe I could match him. Now I have been blind for 60 years, silently observing the world, yet I cannot even see his shadow."

The envoy was silent for a long time before asking, "Where is this person?"

The head of the Yin Yang Family answered, "He is in the world."

With nothing to say, the envoy then inquired, "Then, may I ask about the other great talent?"

The head of the Yin Yang Family answered, "The other one is none other than Si Wei, the one you are well-acquainted with, who controls the changes of Yin Yang and understands the rotation of the Five Elements, transforming them into Formations."

The envoy from Central State said, "He..."

The leader of the Yin Yang Family smiled and said, "Alas, he is not here either."

The envoy from Central State asked, "Where has he gone?"

The head of the Yin Yang Family replied, "The Whale Hunter has returned, and Si Wei lost to him twice. Knowing of his return, he would naturally go forth with great ferocity to seek revenge...

"Want to find him? It’s very simple."

"You just need to find one of the four legends, the Whale Hunter."

The envoy from Central State was silent: "..."

Very simple?

The Grandmaster of the Yin Yang Family laughed and asked, "Where do you say we should look for the Whale Hunter?"

"That naturally..."

He paused, spread his hands with a smile, and said, "How would I know?"

"I’m a blind man, ahahaha!"

Ji Zhaozhong, a close minister of Ji Zichang from the Central State imperial family, felt a flash of annoyance upon hearing the old man’s boisterous laughter, feeling that all the purported talents in the Academy were alone in their madness!

To seek out one of the four legends?

Risk my head for that!

He couldn’t help feeling that the old man was shirking responsibility, so he swept his sleeve angrily and left.

The head of the Yin Yang Family turned his head. Although blind, he seemed to sense a faint trace of Qi. Si Wei was currently in Jiangnan near Ying Country, moving rapidly. Yet, this blind elder still felt a bit puzzled.

Si Wei went to compete in Formation against the Whale Hunter.

But why go to that region?

The Whale Hunter was from Liao Dong, roaming all over, with his enemy then in the Western Regions.

Could it be that there was something in that area that could hook the Whale Hunter?

......

"Hiss—stop, stop it!"

"Shaking Light, take out your steamed bun."

Li Guanyi stared seriously at the girl in front of him. The silver-haired girl blinked, her face expressionless, but finally under Li Guanyi’s gaze, she slowly took out the dry food from her sleeve.

Li Guanyi reached out and lifted the girl up.

Shake shake!

And so from under Shaking Light’s wide sleeves, a pile of steamed buns tumbled out.

Li Guanyi didn’t understand Shaking Light’s obsession with steamed buns.

The soldiers of the Qilin Army had already boarded the ship, and the envoy ship was led by Ling Pingyang himself, heading to Central State via waterways. As for Li Guanyi, the young General, dressed in a blue-grey Taoist robe and carrying Elder Zu’s mystical weapon [Lingyun Wood] at his waist...

Wooden hairpin securing his hair, which looked rather simple.

Planning to divide the troops into two groups, Ling Pingyang and the others would pass through checkpoints to Central State to deal with the local officials, while Li Guanyi would bypass these, entering the Martial World, with one goal being to visit the Gongsun Family before heading to Central State.

That is the erstwhile home of the Gongshu Mechanism Skills lineage. Li Guanyi hoped to gain the help of the Gongshu lineage. In Jiangnan, the Mo School and Farmer School focused on farming machinery; the Gongshu lineage’s Mechanical Techniques were better suited for siege and battle.

And before the arrival of the disciple from the Farmer School, Yuan Zhi, having heard the news, immediately wrote a letter delivered by a Flying Eagle, placing it into Li Guanyi’s hands. Yuan Zhi first inquired about Li Guanyi’s health, then described the current state of Jiangnan, and only at the end did he subtly hint at the core purpose.

The words were gentle, but in the end, the meaning was clear.