On the Avenue.

Chapter 285 Making Careless Friends
The three of them could not help but be shocked. The dignified Zuo Zhonglang of Fuzheng Pavilion, who was at the peak of the Spirit Refining Realm and only half a step away from the Void Returning Realm, was actually being accommodated by someone!

Qin Su asked Fan Peng to test Chen Tang because Fan Peng was strong enough and his realm was high enough!

Fan Peng was born into a local aristocratic family. He was known as a child prodigy since childhood. When he reached middle age, he cultivated to the Three Corpses Realm and killed the Three Corpses.

Later, he fought with others and his soul was injured, which caused him to stagnate. Fortunately, he met the Young Master, who not only hired someone to treat him, but also ordered the Taiping Gate to steal the Resurrection Lotus from the underworld and refine the Resurrection Pill for him, which finally healed his old soul injury.

After he recovered from his injuries, he broke through to the Spirit Refining Realm in a few years. He is only sixty years old now, but he is very close to the Void Returning Realm. He is a young master who has the hope of cultivating into the Mahayana Realm!

——Compared to other people at the same level, he is indeed young.

But such a person was still unable to find out Chen Tang's background!
Chen Tang, what realm are you in?
Chen Tang is even younger than Fan Peng and has never been very impressive. Many people have overlooked him and think that his cultivation ability is just so-so.

What is his purpose in hiding his strength?
"The three generations of the Chen family should not be underestimated!" Fan Peng whispered.

Because he went to bed early, Chen Shi got up very early. After breakfast, he immediately set off for Guangjiku.

As soon as he went out, he saw Yu Lingzi sitting opposite the Chen Mansion. His neck was a little bruised and swollen, and his complexion did not look very good. It should be that the injury he suffered yesterday had not yet healed.

Chen Shi didn't hit him hard, and he would recover to his peak after a month or two of recuperation. With the help of the spiritual medicine from Taihua Qing Palace, he might recover even faster.

You just might miss the exam.

When Yu Lingzi saw him leave, he immediately stood up and said, "Chen Shi...Uncle Master."

He finally followed his heart and felt much better after calling out "Master Uncle". Being scolded by an elder was no big deal, after all, he was often scolded by Master Uncles in Taihua Qing Palace.

Chen Shi was a little confused: "Yu Lingzi, why do you call me uncle-master?"

Yu Lingzi's voice was still a little hoarse, his injuries had not yet healed. He talked about the relationship between Qingyang and Taihua Qing Palace.

"Uncle Qingyang is the founder of your Taihua Qing Palace?" Chen Shi was very surprised.

He didn't know the origin of the Green Sheep and thought it was a spirit in Qianyang Mountain. Now it seems that Qianyang Mountain has already raised the giant snake Xuanshan, and there may not be a large enough territory to raise another Green Sheep.

Yu Lingzi looked around and saw a heavenly listener squatting on the eaves not far away, listening to their conversation and recording it quickly.

"After you left yesterday, I observed those sky listeners and found that they came to monitor you."

Yu Lingzi said, "The appearance of Heavenly Listeners around you is not good news. Those who are worthy of using so many Heavenly Listeners are usually rebels."

Chen Shi also looked at the Tiantingzhe on the roof and said with a smile: "I'm used to it."

Yu Lingzi shook his head and said, "If the Heavenly Listeners think you are a threat to them, they will take action to eliminate you. The King of the Heavenly Listeners is no less powerful than those in the Return to Void Realm and the Mahayana Realm."

"Everything they heard us say had been tampered with by Black Pot," Chen Shi said with a smile.

Hei Guo followed behind them and wagged his tail at Yu Lingzi in a friendly manner.

Yu Lingzi seemed to see a gentle and amiable elder brother. When he heard Brother Gou say a few words of encouragement to him, he felt very close to him and said, "So it's Senior Hei Guo. When I was a child, Senior Hei Guo held me in his arms. I didn't expect to meet you again here..."

As he spoke, his eyes became confused, as if he felt something was wrong.

But I don’t think there’s anything wrong.

Chen Shi glared at Hei Guo and shook his head slowly.

The blame was finally lessened.

"Yu Lingzi, what is the origin of Tiantingzhe?" Chen Shi asked.

He was quite curious about these heavenly listeners. These heavenly listeners looked like monks, but not completely. They were more like monks with a certain wisdom, following some strange rules.

The Taoist methods they practice are also very strange. Their ears can grow at will, and they can also use their ears as wings and fly by flapping their ears.

They can also use their own blood and energy to transform into many arms. This method is an extremely powerful fighting method that only some aristocratic families or major sects with deep roots have, but everyone who listens to the heavens can perform it.

They don't use this method to fight, but to record complex messages.

What Chen Shi found most incredible was that Tiantingzhe recorded so many things every day. To whom did he send this information?

Tianting means to reach the ears of heaven.

Could it be that the true God from outer space would really read the information collected by the heavenly listeners?
Or are there other people above these heavenly listeners who are responsible for collecting information?
Yu Lingzi woke up from his confusion and said, "The Heaven Listener collects things that Heaven doesn't know and reports them to Heaven. The Heaven Listener will report the collected intelligence layer by layer until it reaches the King. As for what else the King has to say, I don't know."

He looked up at the sky, and the eyes of the true God from outer space turned into two suns, shining on the earth. Not only did they give light to the world, but they also saw clearly what was happening in the world.

"We in Taihua Qing Palace are very secretive about the Heavenly Listeners, saying that they are just like the scattered people, all crazy. Where there are Heavenly Listeners, many people dare not speak, for fear of breaking the taboo."

Yu Lingzi retracted his gaze and said, "Even the thirteen noble families and the major holy places turned a blind eye to the Heavenly Eavesdroppers and allowed them to eavesdrop. It is said that this is a rule passed down from the era of the True King."

He paused and said, "Uncle Chen Shi, my three uncles scolded me yesterday and told me to come here and explain what happened yesterday to Uncle Chen to avoid any misunderstanding."

Chen Shi looked at him puzzledly: "What misunderstanding?"

Yu Lingzi said seriously: "I did come here to lobby for you yesterday. I was wrong about this matter. I apologize to my uncle!"

He knelt down before Chen Shi on the street and kowtowed several times, attracting many passers-by to look at him.

Chen Shi quickly helped him up and said with a smile, "You are a lobbyist for the young master, and I have beaten you before. Why do you have to do this?"

Yu Lingzi said: "My master taught me that when doing things, one must not leave any flaws in one's Dao heart. If one does, the flaw will become a flaw in one's Dao heart. Therefore, I must come to make amends."

Chen Shi was puzzled and asked, "Why did you want to lobby with the young master yesterday?"

Yu Lingzi said, "You killed Shen Hongniang of the Hongniang Society, and many Hongniang Society incense masters died at your hands. We talked about this while drinking, and also talked about what you did in Gongzhou and Yudu. We were all a little indignant and felt that you were aggressive. As the saying goes, three cups of wine can make a promise, and the five mountains are nothing. When I got drunk, I said that I would go find you and prevent you from competing with the young master for the top prize. Others are afraid of the devil in your body, but I am not."

Chen Shi's eyes flickered: "We? Who are we?"

Yu Lingzi said, "Brother Fankong Liufan from Shuiyue Shengjing, Taoist Jinlu from Taishang Haoyuan Palace, as well as Mr. Jiang Fangshu, Mr. Li Tianqian, Ma Xueqing and others. We also talked about this matter accidentally during the gathering at Qixia Temple."

Chen Shi smiled and asked, "Are they still in Qixia Temple?"

Yu Lingzi said, "Still there. We are also candidates who participated in the imperial examination, but we are all of extraordinary status, so it is not convenient for us to live in the guild halls of various provinces, so as not to be disturbed by other candidates. Therefore, the court arranged for us to live in Qixia Temple. Because of your extraordinary status, you live in Xiexiu Pavilion."

They actually all have their own places to stay in the city. For example, Yu Lingzi can live in the Taoist temple of Taihua Qing Palace in Xijing, the children of the thirteen noble families can live in the mansions of the leaders of each family, and Shuiyue Shengjing and Taishang Haoyuan Palace also have their own residences. However, living in their own places, there are fewer opportunities to get together and communicate. What's more, they are all the young master's people, and getting together is more conducive to the young master's dispatch.

As for Saint Lady Xuan, she did not live in Qixia Temple because she doubted the young master's actions.

"Can you take me to Qixia to have a look?" Chen Shi asked.

Yu Lingzi hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm worried that the people there will speak rudely to you because of you, young master."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "If I don't go, how can I resolve the misunderstanding with them?"

Yu Lingzi thought about it carefully and realized that this was indeed the truth. He immediately led the way and said, "Uncle Master, I find that you are a good person. They say behind your back that you are cruel and ruthless, that you kill innocent people indiscriminately, that you are ambitious and unforgivable, and that they have many misunderstandings about you. If you explain it to them in person, the misunderstandings will be cleared up."

The muscle under Chen Shi's right eye twitched, and he asked, "What else did they say about me?"

Yu Lingzi hesitated for a moment and said, "It's a bit hard to hear. I can't repeat it."

Chen Shi said: "Just say it, our Chen family is famous for being generous, my grandfather is like this, and so is Chen Tang."

"They said you are not a human, but an evil spirit, born from a corpse... You said you are not angry."

Chen Shi smiled and murmured, "I'm not angry. Keep talking."

Yu Lingzi said, "They also said that the soul your grandfather summoned back from the underworld might not be yours, but a demon. They also said that you killed officials appointed by the imperial court and bullied men and women. They also said that you stole the young master's magic weapon and colluded with demons to cause the demonic transformation in Gongzhou."

At this time, he heard the sound of teeth grinding and clacking from Chen Shi's mouth, and hurriedly asked, "Uncle Master, are you okay?"

"fine!"

Chen Shi laughed heartily, "How could I be in trouble? My Chen family is so magnanimous. Yu Lingzi, why did you want to avenge Shen Hongniang? Do you know who Shen Hongniang is?"

Yu Lingzi said: "Mrs. Shen Hong is the matchmaker who arranges matchmaking for people. She is very popular in the capital."

"So you don't know anything."

Chen Shi said, "Matchmaking is the sideline of the Hongniang Association. The main job of the Hongniang Association is to help lonely young men, young ladies, noble ladies and officials, and to help them find a partner so that they can have an affair easily."

Yu Lingzi was stunned.

Chen Shi explained the actions of the Hongniang Society and said, "Master, use me to get rid of Shen Hongniang and get rid of a big worry for yourself. At the same time, tell the other people in Xijing that I am the only one who knows about the dirty things you did, so you can rest assured. Others will return the favor and help Master to criticize me. If you don't have any handle in Master's hands, why would you come forward?"

Yu Lingzi shook his head and said, "Young Master is not that kind of person..."

But there was still a voice in his heart telling him that the young master might be such a person.

He was extremely sad: "I was used as a gun? Fan Kongliu and his men didn't know your strength, so they didn't dare to act rashly, so they urged me to test your strength."

He felt as if his heart was stabbed by thousands of knives, his nose was sore, and he said, "I regard them as friends."

Chen Shi smiled and said, "It's often the case that people make careless friends. But it's not too late for you to see through their true colors. By the way, Yu Lingzi, the core members of the thirteen families, such as the Master Jiang and Master Li you just mentioned, how are they compared to you?"

Yu Lingzi was still a little sad. After a while, he said, "We haven't competed with each other, but everyone's cultivation level is similar, so the strength should be high and low. Maybe the Thirteenth Family has more inheritance and is stronger."

"Only slightly stronger than you?"

Chen Shi was a little disappointed, "That's not that strong..."

Yu Lingzi groaned, feeling as if he was stabbed again. He wanted to refute, but had no way to do so.

He was at the Spirit Transformation Realm, and he went to challenge Chen Shi, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Realm. However, he was beaten to a pulp before he could even use a single move, and he nearly died.

Chen Shi asked in confusion, "Then why did Chen Tang say that the core members of the aristocratic families are extremely powerful and I am no match for them? If they are similar to you, then it seems that they are no more powerful than me."

Yu Lingzi snorted again and said, "Uncle Master, you don't know. The core disciples of aristocratic families are divided into two types. Maybe Master Chen Tang is talking about the second type."

Chen Shi said: "Which two?"

"The core descendants of aristocratic families are often those who have obtained a first-grade or second-grade divine fetus. No matter where the divine fetus comes from, whether it is bestowed by the true god or transplanted from someone else, as long as they have a good enough divine fetus and practice diligently, they can become core descendants."

Yu Lingzi said, "These disciples often receive the true teachings of the family and practice the second-to-top skills of the family. The second type of core disciples are to inherit the position of the next generation of family head or clan leader. There may be one or two of these disciples in a family every few decades. Their divine fetuses must be given by God, not stolen, to be eligible to become the next generation clan leader. Perhaps Lord Chen Tang is referring to them."

Chen Shi asked, "Are there any people like this who are taking part in the examination this time?"

Yu Lingzi shook his head and said, "I don't know either. The noble families will not reveal who they choose as the next generation leader, for fear of being plotted against."

Before they knew it, they arrived outside Qixia Temple.

Qixia Temple is built on a small hill, which is only about ten feet high and covers an area of ​​only a few dozen acres, like a few large rocks exposed on the surface.

Although there are many mountains outside the city, it is rare to have mountains in the city, so the Qixia Temple is very popular. Chen Shi looked from afar and saw that the gods enshrined in the Qixia Temple had already taken shape, a hundred feet tall, one on the left and one on the right, wearing armor and with eyes between their eyebrows.

"These two godmothers are so powerful!" Chen Shi couldn't help but admire.

Yu Lingzi stopped and said, "Uncle Master, I won't go in."

"Why?" Chen Shi was puzzled.

Yu Lingzi was still a little sad, and said sadly: "I treat them as friends, but they treat me as a fool. After I go in, they will laugh at me."

Chen Shi shook his head and said, "You are not a fool. You are sincere to others and are willing to go through fire and water for your friends. If I had a friend like you, I would definitely treat you sincerely. The only thing you did wrong was that you were not careful in making friends and didn't make true friends."

Yu Lingzi was stunned: "I'm not stupid?"

Chen Shi said: "Good people should not be treated as fools. After all, I am your uncle, how can I not help you seek justice? Follow me into the temple, and we will talk it out."

Yu Lingzi followed him and said anxiously, "Uncle Master, please don't get into trouble because of me..."

Chen Shi walked into the Qixia Temple and said with a hearty smile: "We in the Chen family are very generous, how could we cause trouble? Have you read Confucius' Analects? You know the principles Confucius talked about, right? We scholars who study Confucius' knowledge are reasonable."

He said to Hei Guo, "Hei Guo, tell the receptionist to close the gate. Qixia Temple will not receive any outside visitors today."

——Updated! Didn't expect there would be a second chapter today? I didn't expect it either! I rushed back to write after the live broadcast ended. I haven't eaten yet, but I finally finished a chapter.

(End of this chapter)