I picked up skill fragments in the demon world

Chapter 211: Killing and Punishing the Heart!

Fifth Master's voice was soft, but it struck Chen Sanliang's ears like a thunderclap.

Was Han Suzhen wrong?

Han Suzhen died for Chen Sanliang. If Chen Sanliang said Han Suzhen was wrong, his Dao heart would probably collapse immediately. Moreover, he would be regarded as an ungrateful person by the world. His reputation would be ruined, and who would still learn from his knowledge?

Furthermore, Chen Sanliang might have been secretly manipulating today's events concerning Han Suzhen. If Chen Sanliang admitted that Han Suzhen was wrong, it would also mean that he himself was wrong, completely negating himself.

Moreover, if Chen Sanliang dared to say Han Suzhen was wrong today, Han Suzhen would never have a chance to recover and would be nailed to the pillar of shame by the world.

Below the stage, Zhang Chen's pupils shrank when he saw this scene. This was the Dao debate of this world, a bloody confrontation with no mercy. It was completely different from the quoting of classics he had imagined.

Chen Sanliang stood blankly on the high platform, his aura of righteousness struggling like a candle in the wind. Finally, at a certain moment, it quietly extinguished, and the last trace of extraordinary aura on his body vanished.

"Pfft ~"

Chen Sanliang spat out a mouthful of blood, his mind in a state of confusion. His spirit, along with that trace of mysterious fortune, scattered and suffered a backlash. The whole person burst into a silly laugh, crazily jumped off the high platform, and ran towards the outside of the academy.

Chen Sanliang is mad!

"He still has a bit of conscience after all, preferring to have his soul severely damaged rather than admit that his wife was wrong," Little Master sighed softly in Zhang Chen's ear.

Along with Chen Sanliang's madness, a smug smile appeared on Fifth Master's pale face. The aura of righteousness around him actually began to slowly increase, and his mental state was strengthening at a peculiar speed, as if he had taken a stimulant. A trace of pure Yang energy was actually born in his spiritual world.

"Chen Sanliang is finished, it's just a pity for my cousin," Little Master looked at his cousin's body turned into a stone statue, a look of sorrow in his eyes.

No one had ever imagined that a Dao debate would end up like this. It had only just begun, and it was already over.

"Everyone, thank you for making the trip and taking up your time. I, the old man, will be hosting a banquet at the Yellow Crane Tower in the city, inviting you all to gather at the Yellow Crane Tower to thank you for your support," Fifth Master's voice was full of triumph.

He had gained great benefits, and was now in high spirits. Even the blood from his wounds was sealed by his mental power.

"Congratulations to Fifth Master on winning the Dao debate, driving Chen Sanliang, this scoundrel, out the door, so that he wouldn't ruin the reputation of our Confucian school!"

"That's right, sir is mighty, refuting Chen Sanliang with just a few words. That Chen Sanliang is just a good-for-nothing, how is he worthy of debating with sir? It's simply wasting sir's time," Zhang Xiaohua also stood up at this time and complimented him.

"A mere Chen Sanliang is nothing more than a stray dog. Apart from ghostly tricks, he is not worth mentioning."

… …

At this time, everyone was constantly congratulating Fifth Master on the high platform. Seeing this, Zhang Chen's face below the stage was gloomy, and the face under the bamboo hat was full of anger.

His own master died tragically under the other party's scheme, and Zhang Chen always felt that he should do something at this time, otherwise his Dao heart would not be smooth.

"If my Dao heart is not smooth, how will I cultivate in the future? My master was also kind to me." Zhang Chen stroked the letter of introduction in his arms. Logically speaking, Han Suzhen could have kicked him out of the house and ignored him from then on, but she didn't do that.

Moreover, Han Suzhen could have avoided death, but in order to have a 100% certainty of defeating Chen Sanliang, they still killed Han Suzhen, using Han Suzhen to disrupt Chen Sanliang's energy, spirit, and soul.

"Besides, if I don't stand out, how will the Prince of Pingbian's mansion and the major forces be attracted to the tomb to become toads together?"

Zhang Chen, wearing a bamboo hat, stepped out step by step, walking towards the high platform.

Zhang Chen's abrupt approach to the high platform immediately aroused the tension of the armored soldiers, who all rushed onto the high platform to protect Fifth Master, and then drew their swords, staring at Zhang Chen vigilantly.

"Who is it!"

A general stared at Zhang Chen vigilantly.

"You don't need to be nervous, I'm just speaking up for my master, and I have three questions I want to ask Fifth Master," Zhang Chen's voice was calm, his footsteps standing on the edge of the arena, not approaching the center of the arena, so as not to stimulate the opposite warriors.

"Who is your master? Since you have stepped onto the debate stage, you still need to show your true face. You are hiding your head and showing your tail like this, could it be that you can't be seen by people?" Fifth Master looked at Zhang Chen, his voice full of majesty: "A person who hides his head and shows his tail is not worthy of debating with me."

Zhang Chen slowly pulled off his bamboo hat upon hearing this. Fifth Master was stunned after seeing Zhang Chen, and turned his head to look at Zhu Xun below, after all, Zhu Xun was sitting with Zhang Chen in front of the mutton soup stall that day. Logically speaking, Zhang Chen should be one of his own, right? There's no reason to tear down the stage at this time, right?

"This person is Han Suzhen's disciple," Zhu Xun explained.

The Fifth Master above frowned upon hearing this, and looked at Zhang Chen. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Xiaohua on the side could no longer sit still: "Someone, take this thief down for me!"

"Zhang Chen, I've been searching for you for many days, I didn't expect that you would take the initiative to come and die today. When I capture you, I will definitely have you torn into pieces and die without a burial place," Zhang Xiaohua's voice was full of anger.

Zhang Xiaohua's face was ferocious, covered with wounds, and one ear was missing, looking very terrifying.

"Fifth Master, I only have three questions, are you afraid of the three questions raised by a junior like me? Or do you want to use the means of calculating Chen Sanliang to calculate me?" Zhang Chen used his words to hold Fifth Master in check: "That's right, apart from using means to calculate a fool like Chen Sanliang, and relying on conspiracy and trickery to win, what other skills do you have? In case your knowledge is not as good as a junior like me, and you are stumped by a junior like me, it will also damage the reputation that you have worked so hard to obtain through conspiracy. You might as well just call the armored soldiers of the Prince of Pingbian's mansion to kill me, and use the army of the Prince of Pingbian's mansion to kill me, so as to maintain your reputation. Lest the world know that you are also a good-for-nothing like Chen Sanliang, with no real skills at all, how dare you debate with others? Even a simple disciple like me dares not respond to your teachings, it's really... tsk tsk tsk... The dignified academy is nothing more than that, they are all deceivers, it's really disappointing!"

Fifth Master looked at Zhang Chen upon hearing this, and couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Zhang Chen's sharp words. The other party not only knew how to use words to manipulate people, but also involved the academy. For the sake of the academy's reputation, he couldn't remain indifferent and let the armored soldiers arrest him.

Fifth Master saw the armored soldiers rushing forward like wolves and tigers, waved his hand to stop the armored soldiers' movements, and then looked at Zhang Xiaohua: "Little Prince, how about giving this kid a stick of incense's worth of speaking time? If this kid utters wild words, you don't need to take action, I will make this kid unable to walk down this debate stage! It can also be considered as venting a bad breath for you."

Faced with Fifth Master's opening, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't help but give Fifth Master face, waved his hand to stop the imperial guards, and then looked at Zhang Chen with a gloomy look: "Kid, you are dead! Even the Heavenly King Lao Tzu can't save you! I said it!"

Zhang Chen glanced at Zhang Xiaohua, looked at the other party's ruined facial features, and curled his lips, revealing a hint of disdain: "You can only show off your mouth, apart from your identity, you are just a useless good-for-nothing."

"Sharp tongue! ! !" Zhang Xiaohua was so angry that he wanted to curse.

At this moment, the Fifth Master on the opposite side looked at Zhang Chen: "Boy, stop showing off your eloquence and wasting my time. Now that there are countless fellow practitioners here, since you want to discuss Tao with me, I will give you a chance. I will give you the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. After that, if the Little Prince wants to kill you, I can't stop him!"

The Fifth Master looked at Zhang Chen in his coarse linen clothes with some disdain in his heart. If this kid hadn't used words to get the better of him right from the start, and if his own means of defeating Chen Sanliang weren't so shady, he would never have paid attention to such a junior.

Below the stands, Xie Lingyun's expression changed when he saw Zhang Chen taking the initiative. Looking at the armored soldiers of the Pingbian Prince's Mansion surrounding them, he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "This is troublesome! Big trouble! Zhang Chen, this kid is too reckless! How can I rescue him from the wolf's den and tiger's den of the Pingbian Prince's Mansion?"

Xie Lingyun was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot below the high platform, but Zhang Chen curled his lips, and his eyes looked at the Fifth Master on the opposite side, making the Fifth Master feel uneasy for some reason, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.

"I know that Confucianism has five principles: 'benevolence,' 'righteousness,' 'propriety,' 'wisdom,' and 'trustworthiness,' but I don't know which one you use for your scholarship?" Zhang Chen asked with a smile, looking very amiable.

"These five creeds are essential for a gentleman, and I naturally cultivate them all," the Fifth Master replied.

Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this: "Since you cultivate them all, then I want to ask you, sir, if a stranger falls into a well, and you will die if you save him, will you save him or not?"

The Fifth Master's pupils shrank upon hearing this. He didn't dare to speak carelessly. The whole world was watching. Since he had said it, he had to act accordingly in the future, otherwise, his Dao heart might collapse.

Hearing Zhang Chen's words, thousands of thoughts flashed through the Fifth Master's mind. His fists were clenched tightly in his sleeves. He never expected that this kid was so insidious, and the words he spoke were so difficult to deal with.

At this time, as Zhang Chen's words spread throughout the audience, countless scholars in the entire square had thoughts flashing in their minds. After thinking for a moment, they couldn't help but curse in their hearts: "This kid's question is too tricky. No matter how you answer this question, there will be big trouble."

If he said he wouldn't save, then he would be unbenevolent and unrighteous, and he would be sprayed to death by the scholars of the world in the future. How could he spread morality then?

Even if he obtained Chen Sanliang's morality, who would do scholarship with him in the future? Go and study the scholarship of a person with flawed character?

If he said he would save, then if he encountered such a thing in the future, he would definitely be the first to rush up and sacrifice himself for righteousness. This world is so dangerous. If someone heard this news and asked the Fifth Master for help, the Fifth Master would still be dead.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were on the Fifth Master, waiting for his answer.

The Fifth Master on the stage was completely silent. The smile on his face had disappeared, and his eyes stared blankly at Zhang Chen. He never expected that Zhang Chen would ask such a tricky and strange question.

"Sir, can't you answer? Or are you just paying lip service to benevolence and righteousness? Is your scholarship just a superficial discussion and hasn't been learned to the core? Are you just a charlatan wearing the skin of Confucianism, without practicing Confucianism at all?" Zhang Chen refused to let the other party go and continued to press him relentlessly.

The Fifth Master's face became even paler. Meeting the eyes of the people below the high platform, countless thoughts flowed through his mind for a moment. He didn't know how to answer. The majestic righteousness on his body actually began to become disordered at this time.

"Since you won't answer, sir, I already have the answer. You don't need to answer. I have a second question: 'If there is a speeding carriage that has broken free from its reins, and you are the coachman driving the carriage, and there are seven people blocking the road ahead. If you crash into them, those seven people will surely die. If you divert the carriage, and there is one person on the road where the carriage is diverted, he will also inevitably be killed by the carriage. Please, who do you save?'"

Zhang Chen's voice was full of ease and ridicule. This was a devilish question from the Internet in his previous life. No one could give the correct answer.

The Fifth Master's eyes widened upon hearing this, and his eyes stared at Zhang Chen. Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind: "Is this kid a devil? How could he think of such a perverted question?"

The Fifth Master's forehead was constantly dripping with cold sweat, and the majestic righteousness around him was rapidly declining. His whole person's spirit was in a state of disorder, and two thoughts kept flashing in his mind: "If I directly run them over, seven people will die. No, no, too many people will die! But if I forcibly divert the carriage, I will kill an innocent passerby… What the hell is this question?"

The more the Fifth Master thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. No matter how he chose, he could not fulfill his wishes. His Dao heart was collapsing!

Then, in Zhang Chen's wide-eyed gaze, the Fifth Master spat out a mouthful of blood, the majestic righteousness around him scattered with a bang, his soul was in a state of disorder, and blood spurted out again from the broken arm.

The Fifth Master looked at Zhang Chen with horror in his eyes, then raised his head and fell to the ground, fainting.

"Sir!" Countless Confucian disciples were shocked when they saw this scene. They jumped onto the high platform one after another to help the Fifth Master up, but who knew that the Fifth Master's five vital energies had been cut off and he was difficult to wake up.

The Confucian scholars under the stage looked at Zhang Chen with a look of horror in their eyes, as if they were looking at some kind of monster.

Countless people asked themselves, if this kind of thing happened to them, what would they do?

"There's no solution! Whoever encounters this kind of question will fail!" Xie Lingyun sighed softly in his heart: "Zhang Chen, this kid doesn't understand the classics, but he can ask such insidious questions. This kid is simply a devil."

Who can answer this question?

Who can face this kind of question without having their Dao heart collapse?

The Little Master on the side looked at Zhang Chen, who was calm and relaxed on the high platform, and his mouth kept twitching. His fists were clenched tightly in his sleeves: "I knew it, this kid is definitely not an easy lamp to handle. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. Asking him to enter the academy and do that thing for me is simply the right thing to do."

At this moment, the scene was as silent as death. Only a group of academy scholars were constantly calling out around the Fifth Master.

"The Fifth Master's Dao heart has collapsed, and his morality has also been broken. I'm afraid that even the strength of his Nascent Soul stage can't be preserved. This kid has caused a big disaster." The Little Master looked at Zhang Chen on the high platform, feeling a chill in his heart, and thought about how to cover it up later and send Zhang Chen out in the chaos.

At this very moment, Zhang Chen did something even more excessive. He directly unbuckled his belt, pulled out his big worm, and peed in all directions on the debate platform, shouting madly: "You Confucian scholars and academy teachers are all useless trash. There isn't a single one who can fight!"

Too arrogant!

Really too arrogant!

Xie Lingyun couldn't help but spit when he saw that huge thing, it was simply an eyesore. The surrounding Confucian scholars were all furious, their eyes full of murderous intent.

They had never seen such an arrogant person. This was riding on everyone's necks and peeing, spraying everyone in the face.

"Someone, take this bastard down. If he dares to resist, kill him directly with a thousand cuts!" Seeing the opportunity, Zhang Xiaohua quickly shouted and began to command his subordinates to surround him.