On the Avenue.

Chapter 573 Chivalrous Spirit
Chen Shi opened the account book and saw that it recorded millions of ghosts who prayed to Hou Tu Niangniang before their death, seeking revenge on an immortal named Yin Fenglou, cursing him to fall into reincarnation and not be able to ascend to heaven.

The account book recorded the cause and effect of this matter. In Lingtai Realm, there was a place called Fengyu Country. One year, a flood occurred. The court ordered Yin Fenglou to take disaster relief silver and the precious Li Tian Comb to go downstream to provide disaster relief and dredge the waterway.

Yin Fenglou was already a great cultivator at the Crossing Tribulation Realm at that time, but he didn't dare to start the Heavenly Tribulation because he didn't have enough confidence to cross the tribulation. But when he got the Heavenly Ploughing Comb, a treasure of the imperial court, he changed his mind.

He took the initiative to cause a catastrophe, and used the power of the Sky-Ploughing Comb to fight against it, and finally succeeded in overcoming it. But the precious Sky-Ploughing Comb was also destroyed in the catastrophe.

Yin Fenglou knew that he had made a serious mistake and did not dare to go to the disaster area, so he fled with the relief money.

After he escaped, the dam downstream burst, causing millions of people to be engulfed by the flood and become food for fish and shrimp in the water. Countless people were separated from their wives and children. As a result, the fate of Fengyu State came to an end, and the country was destroyed and finally fell into the hands of foreign enemies.

But Yin Fenglou survived the ascension stage and actually achieved the Dao and ascended to the earthly immortal realm.

Before reincarnation, countless dead souls formed this account book with a strong obsession, determined to make Yin Fenglou pay the price.

"Godmother, why did you give me the account book?" Chen Shi was puzzled.

Queen Hou Tu smiled and said, "Of course you will settle this account."

Chen Shi asked, "What are you going to steal this time?"

"Steal Yin Fenglou's life!"

Hou Tu Niangniang said, "I am a god, and I cannot arbitrarily take the life of an immortal who is not under my jurisdiction. But you are different. You are also an immortal, you can get rid of him and avenge the people of Fengyu Country."

Chen Shi said: "When we settled accounts before, we stole the earth treasures and spiritual roots of those immortals, and we didn't kill anyone."

Empress Hou Tu nodded gently: "But this time, I would like to ask Your Majesty to kill someone."

Chen Shi put the account book into his arms and said, "I agree. When I ascend to the Earthly Immortal Realm, if I find Yin Fenglou, I will kill him."

Empress Hou Tu looked at him with a smile and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, do you know what I admire most about you?"

Chen Shi looked at her in confusion.

The Queen Mother Hou Tu smiled and said, "You have chivalry."

"Chivalrous?"

"That's right. Most gods don't have chivalrous spirit, including the high and mighty gods. They pursue the ethereal Tao, are good at calculating gains and losses, and control people's hearts and manipulate the world. They make themselves less human. This is even more true for gods. They are trapped in the way of gods and can only satisfy people's wishes. They can't intervene in many unfair things."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu said sternly, "But your majesty is different. When your majesty was young, he saw the Zhao family killing people in Huangyang Village, and he rushed forward in anger. No matter how strong or powerful the other party was, he would do his best to kill them. Because your majesty was cut off from the divine fetus, he can empathize with others bullying the weak, so he must get rid of the thirteen noble families and remove the cancer for the world. Because the Heavenly Venerable condoned the Yuan Chong to cause harm, your majesty will also do his best to kill it. Your majesty, your actions are not like those of an immortal, but more like those of a hero."

Chen Shi asked, "What is a hero?"

The queen said: "To use force to break the law is not in line with justice. One must keep one's word and fulfill one's actions. One must be sincere in one's promises. One must not care about one's own body and rush to help others in distress. One must be prepared for life and death. This is called a hero."

Chen Shi laughed loudly and shook his head, saying, "Godmother, I don't have chivalry, but you do. Your Majesty is the Earth Mother, worshipped by the world and ghosts, and has great power. Even if you don't accept the prayers of the common people and ghosts, it doesn't matter. But Your Majesty recorded their prayers and turned them into an account book, doing everything in her power to redress their grievances and make the evildoers pay the price. This is chivalry!"

The queen chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, you did these things, not me. Your Majesty, for these lonely ghosts, you did not hesitate to offend the True Immortals and Golden Immortals, but you did not take credit for it. Isn't that chivalrous?"

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Godmother, both of us have chivalry. Black Pot also has chivalry. Let's not argue about this."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu said, "I see that you seem to be having a harder time these days fighting against the Ascension Light. Are you going to ascend soon?"

Chen Shi nodded, with a worried look on his face, and said: "These days I have been suppressing the guidance of the Ascension Light to me, but the power of guidance is getting stronger and stronger, and there are signs that it will tear me apart. I am worried that if I continue to resist the Ascension Light, I will be torn in half by its power. However, after I ascend, Xiniu New Continent will no longer have a true king, and I am afraid that chaos will break out again."

Empress Hou Tu asked, "Are you worried that a new thirteen families will be born in the future?"

Chen Shi's face was solemn, and he said, "Human nature is selfish, it is inevitable. Even if Zhuge Jian, Yu Tiancheng and others in the current True King court have fighting spirit, they can't guarantee that they will be corrupted in the face of power."

The Queen Mother Hou Tu smiled and said, "Even the Xuanniao Heavenly Court will eventually decay. Even the earlier Heavenly Emperor Heavenly Court was the same. In the Chinese Divine Continent, dynasties have changed. Didn't these gods foresee that the courts and heavens they founded would eventually decay one day?"

Chen Shi asked, "How do they do it?"

The Queen Mother Hou Tu smiled and said, "If they could do that, they wouldn't have been overthrown. Your Majesty can't do that either. This power and wealth will eventually slowly gather in the hands of a small number of people, and the situation you created will eventually decay. Even if you don't ascend, you can't change this process."

Chen Shi murmured, "Laozi said that the way of heaven is to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency. The way of man is to reduce the deficiency and increase the surplus. Therefore, the great way of the world is that the strong will always be strong, and the poor will become poorer. But we should mix the way of heaven and the way of man. While promoting the way of man in the world, we should also promote the way of heaven to reduce the surplus and make up for the deficiency, and reduce the strong and make up for the weak."

He cheered up and said with a smile: "Godmother, maybe this is the solution."

He was inexplicably excited and hurried out: "I'm going to go find Lord Hu to discuss this matter and see if we can draw up a set of rules!"

The Queen Mother Hou Tu smiled and said, "Go quickly. Lord Hu has come looking for you hundreds of times!" The Queen Mother Hou Tu watched him go away and her eyes fell on Hei Guo.

Hei Guo was practicing the Great Wilderness Ming Dao Collection in the Ten Thousand Mountains. He stood up, and practiced the Tianzun's skills to the extreme. His body was strong and powerful, and he moved as fast as lightning. All kinds of Taoist methods were running smoothly, like a fighting maniac.

Over the past two years, this big black dog has been eating elixirs every day, and his fur has become shiny black. Under the fur, his bones and muscles are strong and fierce, showing explosive power. Although he is a demon, he has the aura of a fairy and a demon, and at the same time has the ability of a ghost. He is really a supernatural beast.

"This dog is already more powerful than most celestial beings!"

The queen exclaimed.

She has seen these days that Hei Guo is more diligent than Chen Shi. Chen Shi does not practice all the time and will be lazy when he can, but Hei Guo practices whenever he has time. He uses the Eight Thunder Methods to temper his body and uses the Great Wilderness Enlightenment Collection to hone his Taoism, and he makes rapid progress.

"I wonder when I can surpass the other dog?" thought Hou Tu Niangniang.

She withdrew her gaze and checked on Wuqi's condition.

Over the past two years, Wu Qi's bones have basically recovered. Inside the alchemy furnace, thin membranes and blood vessels have slowly begun to grow on the surface of the bones.

"Using elixir to rebuild your body is a luxury that even Taiyi Jinxian doesn't have. After you revive, your body alone will be comparable to that of Taiyi Jinxian, let alone other things."

Empress Hou Tu exclaimed in admiration and laughed repeatedly, "Wu Qi, Wu Qi, your majesty has spent so much to save you. How can you repay him?"

But she also knew that Chen Shi did all this to rescue Wu Qi not for Wu Qi's reward, but to repay Wu Qi for his bloody battle with Tianzun.

Wu Qi's fight with Tian Zun was a heroic act. Chen Shi admired his deeds and therefore wanted to save him no matter what.

Chen Shi returned to the world of the living and came to the imperial capital of Xinxiang. Looking at the imperial capital in front of him, he felt a little unfamiliar.

He has not been back for two years, but the imperial capital has become unusually prosperous. The Ministry of Works has built a huge portal in accordance with the specifications of the Heavenly Court's order, which leads to the lesser heavens. This portal was built on the De River, and a steady stream of ships were sailing from the De River and passing through the portal.

The other side of the portal is not Dejiang, but Xiaozhutian.

Chen Shi followed the portal and looked into the Small Universe, only to see that many portals had already been built in the Small Universe. On the other side of the portals were the provincial capitals of various provinces.

Through the Lesser Heavens, caravans traveled between provinces, trading and exchanging what they had.

Today's Small Universe has been refined and is much larger and more stable than before. Even if the trade of fifty provinces goes through the Small Universe, it will not be crowded.

"The imperial court is rich now, rich now..."

Chen Shi arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion, only to see Hu Feifei lying on the table, soundly sleeping. The mountain of memorials in front of her almost buried her.

Chen Shi did not wake her up. He sat down and quietly read the memorials.

After a long time, Hu Feifei finally woke up. When she saw Chen Shi, she was surprised and hurried to see the real king.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Sister Feifei, there is no need for us to be so awkward. Please sit down first. I saw the memorial you reviewed. This year, the Ministry of Rites will hold a special examination and reopen the imperial examination. The content of the examination is much more than before. In addition to the traditional skills, magic, swordsmanship, etc., there will also be examinations on crafts, casting, architecture, breeding, sacrifice, etc. Why is this?"

Hu Feifei said: "The imperial examination is not to select military strength, but to select officials who govern the world. Therefore, it is divided into six departments. There must be the Ministry of War responsible for fighting, the Ministry of Rites responsible for teaching and educating people and worshiping ghosts and gods, the Ministry of Revenue responsible for managing money and prospering merchants, and the Ministry of Works responsible for forging magic weapons and firearms and building palaces. These are all talents needed by the court and the people. In this case, we must test these."

Chen Shi nodded slightly and told her about his insights from Hou Tu Niangniang. The two talked in Wenyuan Pavilion until late at night and came up with many rules, which Hu Feifei wrote down one by one.

When the two walked out of Wenyuan Pavilion, it was already dark outside and the moon was as cool as water.

Chen Shi sent her to rest. Hu Feifei looked at the bright moon in the sky and suddenly giggled.

Chen Shi smiled and said, "Sister Feifei, what are you laughing at?"

Hu Feifei laughed and said, "I laughed at you when we first met. We both slept in Mr. Fu's private school. You slept next to me. You looked at me and I looked at you. The moonlight outside was just right, but you and I didn't do anything. I am ashamed to be a vixen and have failed my ancestors."

Chen Shi laughed loudly, and when the laughter died down, he said, "Sister Feifei, I'm leaving. I'm going to ascend to the earthly immortal world."

Hu Feifei's body trembled slightly, and asked, "Are you coming back?"

"I will come back, I will definitely come back."

Hu Feifei looked at his back as he walked forward, and quietly reached out her hand to him. When her hand was about to touch Chen Shi's, she hesitated and retracted it.

"Fei Fei, Fei Fei, you really are ashamed of our ancestors." She felt secretly annoyed in her heart.

(End of this chapter)