On the Avenue.

Chapter 311 I will kill you no matter where you go

Chen Tang looked at the scene where Chen Shi was seeing off a group of successful candidates on Qianyang Street, and felt inexplicably touched.

This scene happened naturally, not as if the young master had done it deliberately.

"These people were deliberately dispersed by the imperial court because they were afraid that they would gather around Xiao Shi and become an uncontrollable force." He said silently in his heart.

However, the court did not notice one thing. Although Tian Yue'e and others were dispersed, they were also members of the Hongshan Hall Talisman Master Association. They went to serve as officials in the fifty provinces of Xiniu Xinzhou, and they would inevitably establish Hongshan Hall in various places.

At that time, the Hongshan Hall Talisman Masters will flourish everywhere, and will no longer be a small force isolated in a corner, but will suddenly grow to an incredible level!
"The Ministry of Revenue has removed me from the position. I'm afraid the staff I originally left in the Ministry of Revenue will also be replaced one by one."

Chen Tang suddenly thought that these officials were all promoted by him, and they would rise and fall with him. If he fell, these officials would not be able to continue their work. It would be better to let them go to work at Hongshan Hall.

As Hongshan Hall expands, there will inevitably be many vacancies, which are perfect for accommodating these people.

"And me, Doctor Ronglu has nothing to do, so I can go to Hongshan Hall to do something, so as not to stay idle at home and make Xiao Shi annoyed when he sees me." He thought to himself.

Thinking of this, he immediately left Chen Mansion and went to Gaoshan County, where he met the Master of Yutang in Yutian City and told him about his plan.

Yu Tiancheng was surprised and delighted, and said repeatedly: "Since Lord Chen is willing to join our Hongshan Hall, the whole Hongshan Hall will naturally be honored and welcome you!"

The two chatted in detail, and Chen Tang talked about his idea of ​​bringing the minor officials working in the Ministry of Revenue into Hongshan Hall, and setting up branches of Hongshan Hall in fifty provinces.

Yu Tiancheng's eyes lit up, and the more he talked with him, the more he got along. He couldn't help but say, "It's great that you can come to Hongshan Hall! With your help, Hongshan Hall will have a bright future! May I ask what your code name is in the Heavenly Court?"

"What?" Chen Tang didn't hear clearly.

Yu Tiancheng asked, "What is the old man's code name in heaven?"

Chen Tang was confused: "What heaven?"

Yu Tiancheng then realized that Chen Tang didn't know about the Heavenly Palace, so he told him the origin of the Heavenly Palace.

Chen Tang was extremely surprised and felt a little sad. He said, "You mean, the Heavenly Palace was established by my father? After my father passed away, he passed it on to my son. Then neither my father nor my son told me about this?"

Yu Tiancheng knew that he had gotten into trouble, and thought to himself: "So the old man is an outsider..."

Chen Tang calmed down and said, "What is my father's code name in heaven? What is my son's code name in heaven?"

Yu Tiancheng said cautiously: "Your father's code name is Coach, and your son's code name is True King."

Chen Tang was silent for a long time, then slowly said, "Exterminate all nine clans."

Seeing that he was calm, Yu Tiancheng felt relieved.

Chen Shi returned home and did not find Chen Tang. At this time, Guo Daozi and Yu Lingzi came to visit. They were disciples of the Taoist holy land Tianshi Mansion and Taihua Qing Palace respectively. After this examination, they did not participate in the competition for the top scholar. They were awarded Jinshi and worked in the Daolu Division, which was also a sinecure.

The two of them planned to return to their respective sects to practice, and came here to say goodbye.

Chen Shi saw the two of them off, feeling somewhat melancholy. This bustling capital would surely become much quieter with the departure of these people.

At this time, he saw a monk standing opposite the Chen Mansion, with a beautiful girl beside him. The girl was standing on tiptoe, blowing air at the monk's head and wiping the dust off the monk's shiny head with her sleeve.

The monk did not move at all. When the girl finished polishing, he greeted Chen Shi and said, "Donor Chen, Master Ying and I are here to take our leave."

Chen Shi looked at the girl beside Monk Wuchen in surprise. Ying Rumeng smiled at him. Chen Shi's inner demons were all over the place, but then he returned to normal.

He sent Monk Wuchen to the post station and asked, "Monk, do you have an official position in the Monks' Office this time?"

Monk Wuchen said, "I have been appointed to preach the sutras, which is an official position of the eighth rank. From now on, I will go around begging for alms and staying in temples everywhere, and I will not accept any incense money. At Dabaoguo Temple, I can make further progress."

He smiled, a very innocent smile.

"It's great that you gained something from your trip down the mountain this time."

Chen Shi's eyes fell on Ying Rumeng and he said with a smile, "Where is the witch? What did the witch gain?"

Ying Rumeng smiled and said, "I came to Xijing this time because I was attracted by the devilish nature of this place. After the Champions' Battle, the devilish nature of Xijing was greatly reduced, and it was no longer a holy place for me to practice. But I gained a lot, and now my Taoism has made great progress. I can expect to become an adult in the near future, and it is not far from becoming a Buddha."

Chen Shi asked in confusion, "Can a demon also become a Buddha? I am ignorant, may I ask for your advice?"

Ying Rumeng said, "Demons can become Buddhas. We cannot blame the demons, but we should blame the world. If the world is peaceful, demons cannot absorb any demonic energy or demonic nature in the human world, so how can they become Buddhas? Donor Chen, please stay."

Chen Shi stopped and watched them walk into the post station.

On his way home, he heard a respectful voice saying, "Master Chen, may I have a word with you?"

Chen Shi looked over with awe in his heart, and saw Qin Su, Tang Baling, Dou Qi, Fang Tan and other masters of Fuzheng Pavilion who followed the young master standing on the street, waiting for him.

In front of the crowd was a man in his forties or fifties, dressed in white, standing out from the crowd. The person who had just spoken was this man.

"My name is Shui Xuanzhi, and I was the chief secretary of Fuzheng Pavilion." The man in white came over and bowed.

Chen Shi returned the greeting and said, "I have heard of Shui Changshi's name for a long time. How old is Shui Changshi this year?"

Shui Xuanzhi said: "Fifty-one."

Chen Shi couldn't help but be moved: "At the age of 51, he has reached the Mahayana realm. Shui Changshi has a bright future!"

Shui Xuanzhi walked and talked with him, shook his head and said: "Master Chen, what you said is wrong. Shui has reached the Mahayana realm, which is the top. It will be difficult for me to make any more progress in this life."

The two walked towards the inner city of Xijing, and Chen Shi noticed that Qin Su, Dou Qi and others were following them closely.

"We don't mean any harm."

Shui Xuanzhi said, "You killed the young master during the palace examination because the young master was not as skilled as you. Now that the young master is dead, the Fuzheng Pavilion will be abolished, and everything the young master had will fall apart. Even if we have the courage of heaven, we dare not go against the court. Personal power is just a drop in the ocean in front of the court."

Chen Shi's eyes flickered, he glanced back at Dou Qi and the others, and said with a smile: "Then why did you come to see me?"

"Find a way out!"

Shui Xuanzhi stopped, staring at Chen Shi with bright eyes, and said sincerely, "Master Chen, we are talented but not appreciated, so we have come to you and worked hard for you, so that we can use our skills and let scholars all over the world have a place to use their talents! Although Fuzheng Pavilion is gone, our ambitions are still there. Master Chen killed you, so Master Chen is you!"

His eyes were eager, even a little fanatical: "Master Chen is definitely not just a top scholar. You have ambitions to rule the world, and you have great ambitions to change the world! You are our young master! The Fuzheng Pavilion has been disbanded, but our hearts are still there. As long as you nod, we will assist you wholeheartedly and help you to have a smooth career, to be the highest official, and even to ascend to the throne!"

Chen Shi asked, "How can I ascend to the throne?"

"As long as Master Chen cooperates and says his surname is Zhu, Master Chen will say you are his adopted son. Then we can build momentum and get the support of the thirteen noble families. Then, it will be a natural progression for us to ascend the throne and become the true king, right?"

Shui Xuanzhi was quite excited and said, "The changes in the sky are becoming more and more drastic. This is the time for heroes to rise! Xiniu Xinzhou has not had a True King for more than 6,000 years. It is time for the True King era to return! In the True King era, everything is better. In the True King era, the people live and work in peace and contentment. In the True King era, there are immortals! Mahayana is no longer the limit of the realm!"

Chen Shi interrupted him calmly, "Shui Changshi, do you know why I killed the young master?" Shui Xuanzhi was slightly startled and said, "In order to ascend to the throne, you must get rid of the young master because he is your competitor!"

Chen Shi was quite disappointed and shook his head, saying, "I killed you because I felt the same pain as the children you persecuted. I saw what you did at Taiping Gate and I saw all the evil you did in Tianmu Society. I've been to Gongzhou and Yudu, and I know what you did."

Shui Xuanzhi frowned and said earnestly: "For the sake of justice, for the sake of great cause, in order to make the people live a better life in the future without having to worry and suffer from evil spirits, we need a lot of money, a lot of power, and sacrifices! These sacrifices are necessary!"

"Shui Changshi, there is no difference between you and the young master, because you are the young master."

Chen Shi looked back at everyone and said, "You are all gentlemen. But I am not. You scare me, you know?

"I am afraid that you will cut off my divine fetus and say that this is a great cause and you must sacrifice yourself. I am afraid that you will abduct and sell me, cut off my knees, cut off my arms, and make me beg, and say that this is a necessary sacrifice!

"I'm afraid that you will lock me in a cage and make me go to the underworld to steal white lotuses, where I might be eaten by ghosts at any time! I'm afraid that you will buy girls and force them to work in brothels and say that this is a necessary sacrifice! You know what, Shui Changshi, I'm afraid of you, not you afraid of me! I'm especially afraid, even in my dreams!"

He paused and continued, "So, Shui Changshi, I must kill you. Now I can't beat you, so I talk to you calmly. But in the future, I will definitely kill you. You should hide, while I am not strong enough now, the farther the better."

His words could not conceal his murderous intent: “But don’t worry, you can hide in the countryside, I will find you there and kill you.

“You are hiding in the homes of the rich and powerful, I will go to their homes and kill you.

"You hide in the toilet, I will put your heads in the toilet and kill you.

"You are hiding in a rat hole. I will find the rat hole and kill you. I will also let the rats eat all your flesh and blood."

Shui Xuanzhi clenched his fists, a hint of murderous intent emanating from him.

Chen Shi didn't care and said leisurely: "Shui Changshi, you have done too many evil things in the name of justice. You are brave enough to sacrifice others but not yourselves."

Shui Xuanzhi's eyes twitched, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Do you know that I am in the Mahayana realm? I only need a thought to kill you!"

Chen Shi said calmly, "Kill the top scholar and go against the imperial court? If you have the guts, you can do it now. You are no different from those despicable people like the young master. Hide, hide like a mouse, until I find you and kill you."

Shui Xuanzhi's hands were shaking and his face was gloomy.

At this time, Xiang Yunfei, a doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, passed by and saw them. He frowned and scolded them, "The Fuzheng Pavilion has been disbanded long ago. The young master is dead. What are you still doing here? Back off! All of you back off!"

He walked up and scolded Shui Xuanzhi.

Shui Xuanzhi saw the official uniform on him, bowed slightly, and stepped back.

Xiang Yunfei grabbed Chen Shi's wrist and walked towards the inner city, whispering: "What did you say to these desperate criminals? Don't you want to die?"

Chen Shi looked back at Shui Xuanzhi and the others in Fuzheng Pavilion and said with a smile, "They cherish their lives while doing great things, they seek small gains but forget about the greater good, they think they are heroes, but in fact they have great ambitions but little talent, they are undoubtedly fools. These people are just as incapable as you. They dare not harm me."

Xiang Yunfei said angrily, "You never know what will happen! Maybe there really is a fool! Others have a miserable life, can you joke about your own life? In the future, avoid such things if you can."

He dragged Chen Shi to the inner city, then let go of Chen Shi's hand, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "You killed the young master, and ruined countless people's plans. Many people want to kill you! You'd better not show up in public these days! I'll take you back to the Chen Mansion!"

He was walking side by side with Chen Shi when a soft and timid voice came from behind him.

"Lao Xiang, I found my son."

Xiang Yunfei's body was shaken violently and he couldn't help but stop and froze in place.

The voice behind him said, "Lao Xiang, I found Tianyu. Look back."

Xiang Yunfei turned around and looked at him with tearful eyes.

His beloved Sha Qiuting, holding the hand of his son Xiang Tianyu, stood on Qianyang Street.

Sha Qiuting remains as beautiful as she was thirty years ago.

Xiang Tianyu seemed to have not grown up and still looked like a child.

"Dad, I'm home."

The child said timidly, "I got lost in the underworld, and I have been thinking about you and mother all these years..."

Xiang Yunfei's tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. He staggered towards the mother and daughter, holding Grandma Sha in one hand and Xiang Tianyu in the other. He was overwhelmed with grief and burst into tears.

Chen Shi looked at this scene, and time seemed to have been interrupted for thirty years. This family experienced separation of life and death, and was reunited again.

He knew that this reunion was only temporary.

Granny Sha and Lord Xiang can never go back to what they were thirty years ago.

Hanlin Academy, Zhang You worked as an editor in the Hanlin Academy. He was a seventh-rank official, slightly lower than Chen Shi.

He welcomed a guest that day.

When Zhang You heard that this person was coming to visit, he hurried to greet him.

The man who came was a handsome young man, about the same age as him, about twenty years old. He was dressed simply, in a yellow robe with no embroidery or patterns, and the collar was the same color. He did not wear a golden crown on his head, but just tied his hair up with a silk ribbon.

"Zhang You, no need to be so polite. I heard that you are an official here, so I came to see you and the young master."

The young man in yellow said, "I just arrived in Xijing and heard that you have passed away. I can't help but feel sad."

Zhang You bowed and said, "The young master is indeed dead. Brother Wujiu, I will take you to his grave to pay tribute."

The young man in yellow nodded gently: "Thank you."

Zhang You led the way and said, "Brother Wujiu, it's rare for you to come out of the mountain. What brought you out of the Slope of Despair? You definitely didn't come here just to visit me and the young master."

The young man in yellow said, "The treasure in the underworld of Xijing has matured and is about to be born, so I came here to collect it."

They came to the young master's grave, and the young man in yellow offered incense and wine to pay tribute, and asked quietly: "Who killed the young master?"

"The new number one scholar, Chen Shi."

The young man in yellow was surprised when he heard this: "The child scholar Chen Shi from eleven years ago? How could he be resurrected without his innate Dao fetus and be able to kill the young master? How does his strength compare to yours?"

Zhang You said: "Only strong, not weak."

The young man in yellow thought for a moment and said, "I should meet him."

(End of this chapter)