Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 162 - 161 Win People Over with Virtue_1

Chapter 162: Chapter 161 Win People Over with Virtue_1

Qin Shou watched the scene unfold, smacking his lips and couldn’t help but sigh internally, "Indeed, so tranquil and peaceful... Any person from the Immortal Realm if taken to Earth, would be a monster..."

Seeing the peculiar look in Qin Shou’s eyes, Master Lu blushed for the first time. After clearing his throat with a cough, he bellowed, "Everyone quiet down!"

Instantly, the once noisy forest fell silent; even the clamoring birds shut their beaks, not daring to let out a single peep...

It was Qin Shou’s first time experiencing what absolute authority was like, this... this was absolute authority!

"Hmm... now it’s quiet and peaceful," Master Lu said, raising an eyebrow.

Qin Shou cracked a smile and asked, "Master Lu, what did you do before?"

Master Lu stroked his chin and said, "Before? I was a carpenter. Then I fought wars against demons. People were fighting beasts bare-arsed, which was really embarrassing. So, I made them some tools. After that, when the demons surrendered, I got Divinely Enthroned along with them."

So he was a War Craftsman, no wonder Master Lu was so fierce...

As for the details of the battles, Lu Ban’s explanation was too simplistic, and since Qin Shou hadn’t experienced them, he couldn’t imagine whether the battles were spectacular, heroic, or horrific...

As they walked, Master Lu continued, "To be honest, do you dislike that sissy Wenqu?"

Qin Shou was taken aback, not expecting Master Lu to ask such a question.

Before Qin Shou could answer, Master Lu burst into laughter, "You definitely do, don’t you? Otherwise, you wouldn’t have come to me. Honestly, I don’t like that guy either. Teaching students, who hits them with a plank? In my opinion, one should win people over with virtue! I am an example of winning people with virtue. Look at my disciples, each one more well-behaved than the last."

Qin Shou was speechless. He really couldn’t see any connection between Master Lu and winning people with virtue.

Master Lu went on, "Rabbit, having come to Artisan Valley, you must abide by the rules of Artisan Valley. Here in Artisan Valley, unlike Wenqu Palace, it’s not about taking a day off; once you arrive, you live here. You can go home once a month."

Qin Shou wasn’t originally opposed to Artisan Valley; on the contrary, he found these robust men interesting. However, upon hearing Master Lu’s rule about going home only once a month, he became anxious!

In this world, whom did Qin Shou worry about the most? Of course, it was Chang’e!

Is the moon safe? Perhaps it’s safe, but it’s definitely not absolutely safe.

For example, if that dead pig went to harass Chang’e again without his protection, just the thought of it and Qin Shou could no longer keep his calm. He immediately protested, "Everything else is fine, but going home only once a month, that’s not okay."

As soon as he said this, Master Lu stopped walking, his eyebrows furrowed, and said, "Rabbit, I’m not discussing this with you, this is the rule. Do you understand? No one can disobey the rules of Artisan Valley, otherwise..."

The Rabbit’s eyebrows shot up, and as their gazes locked, sparks seemed to fly between them. The Rabbit asked, word by word, "Otherwise, what?"

Master Lu grinned and said, "Otherwise, I’ll have to win you over with virtue."

Qin Shou was at a loss for words, cursing in his mind: Damn, that gave me a scare; I thought he was going to attack. Seeing how big and burly he is, I, Rabbit Lord, most likely can’t beat him. But win people over with virtue? Heh...

Qin Shou stared at Master Lu, his eyes wide open, then turned them into weeping eyes as he looked at Master Lu, placed his hands on his chest, and with a pitiable little expression said, "Master, I live with Fairy Chang’e, the only one on the Moon who can take care of her. The rest is just Wu Gang, a bachelor thief who hasn’t seen a woman in who knows how many years and even has a weapon in his hand... Tell me, if I don’t go back, how can I be at ease?"

Qin Shou’s voice was incredibly sincere, overflowed with concern, truly enough to make the listener tear up and the hearer’s heart ache.

Master Lu was moved too, taking out a rag to wipe his tears he said, "That’s so touching. How about this, you go home once a year; maybe you can even catch up with some wedding gifts. If you’re slow, you can just make it for the baby’s full-month celebration..."

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou instantly had lines of frustration across his forehead, thinking, Damn it, Rabbit Lord is trying to have a nice talk and negotiate with you, and you’re stretching out the battlefront, aren’t you?

Master Lu had a mischievous smile as he looked at the rabbit, the two of them once again locking eyes, a bit of a head-to-head confrontation.

Qin Shou rolled up his sleeves and said, "Split the difference, are you intentionally going against me?"

Master Lu, with a face full of emotion, said, "To rule by virtue is to rule by principle. How could I be going against you?"

Qin Shou shouted, "Isn’t your rule to return home once a month? Why has it become a year for me?"

Master Lu nodded very seriously and said, "That’s right, it changed for you."

"So what kind of rule is that? I don’t accept it!" Qin Shou shouted.

Master Lu wasn’t angry and said, "Don’t worry, I’m a person who doesn’t get angry, and I always win people over with virtue. Big Disciple, come here, tell him, what is your master’s Taoist name?"

A burly man ran over and shouted, "The master’s Taoist name, is Virtue!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Shou almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, thinking: So ’win people over with virtue’, ’win people over with virtue’ means to win them over with yourself, huh!

Master Lu smiled satisfactorily and said, "Rabbit, understand now? Here, I am Virtue. To win people over with virtue is to win them over with me. My word is law, the rules are mine to change as I please; it’s just that simple. Any questions now?"

Qin Shou, staring at Master Lu, who was even more shameless than himself, pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, you said it, not allowed to go home for a whole year, right?"

"That’s right, not allowed to go home for a full year! Focus on studying the skills here, earn some money, marry a bunch of rabbits, have a litter of rabbit babies, wouldn’t that be delightful? Haha..." Master Lu laughed heartily.

He completely missed that the rabbit was laughing too, grinning from ear to ear, sharpening his teeth all around...

Following Master Lu through the woods to the top of the mountain, there was an all-wooden palace there. Unlike the upright Shushan Wenqu Palace, it looked more like a wooden stump. At first glance, it seemed nothing special, but the closer you looked, the more Qin Shou found the wooden stump beautiful, a beauty so simple and unadorned. Every detail, every texture, seemed as if evolved by the Heavenly Dao itself, with a natural elegance...

Seeing the rabbit staring at the wooden stump in a daze, Master Lu chuckled and said, "I chiseled this out, one axe stroke at a time; every texture here corresponds to a Dao between heaven and earth. To manifest and embody the Dao, I spent a full eight hundred thousand years carving out the rough shape of this palace, and then one million years in serene concentration polishing it, creating what you see today: the Divine Wood Hall!"

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