The Journey of Immortality of the Peerless Medical Concubine

"Hehe, please forgive me for being so rude. I noticed that you two have extraordinary temperaments, so I came to talk to you. Please don't be offended."

"From the tone of your words just now, it seems that you have a little disdain for this summit event. Do you have any opinions?"

Yes, although Tang Tianyu and Wen Liuli did not explicitly mention the summit in their words just now, their tone was very disdainful, giving people a very casual feeling, as if they did not want to come at all.

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Qi deliberately stepped forward to strike up a conversation, wanting to find out what was going on.

You know, such a grand event is rare in Donghuang, and it is what students dream of. Look at how luxuriously dressed these two people are, they must be from wealthy families. If you don’t like it, then don’t come to participate. What does that tone mean?

"Have it?"

Hearing this, Tang Tianyu raised his eyebrows and asked Wen Liuli.

"no!"

"right!"

The two men looked at each other, looking at Zhu Qi in front of them as if he were a fool. Is there anything we can say about reaching the top that is not a good thing?

Why do you sound like you want to accuse someone as soon as you get here?

"Although you two didn't say a word just now, your tone is full of reluctance. If you were unwilling, why did you come here?"

"Your Majesty is wise. You held this summit event to pray for blessings from heaven and to give scholars all over the world an opportunity. If you don't like it, you can leave. But I can't bear to see you two say bad things about this event."

Hearing this, Tang Tianyu and Wen Liuli could not help but frown. What's wrong with this person? Why are you so sarcastic when you are so nice?

Did we offend you? We shouldn't have! This is just the first time we met.

Just because Zhu Qi spoke very loudly just now, everyone around heard it, and they all looked over and gave Tang Tianyu and the others unfriendly looks.

"Hey, what's wrong with you? How did we say that this summit event is not good?"

Noticing the gazes around him, Wen Liuli's expression suddenly turned ugly. Aren't you just looking for trouble?

"It's really unreasonable."

"They say that scholars are good for nothing. It seems to be true. Lao Bai, let's go. It's boring here."

Wen Liuli's good mood was completely ruined by Zhu Qi's two words. His face suddenly fell. He unexpectedly met such a terrible person.

So what if I don't care? I just don't care. If it weren't for Lao Liu saying that the Emperor was coming, we wouldn't bother to come.

It’s your business if you want to reach the summit, why would you involve us?

You should just recite poems and compose couplets honestly, why are you looking for trouble?

"What do you mean, young lady?"

As soon as Wen Liuli said this, everyone present immediately cast unfriendly looks at him. If Zhu Qi was looking for trouble just now, then now your words undoubtedly offended everyone present.

"What do you mean? Haha, you came up to chat with me for no reason and falsely accused us of being dissatisfied with the summit event. I would like to ask you what you mean! Why do you want to put us in an unjust situation?"

I was planning to leave, but Wen Liuli couldn't bear this anger. Who am I? Why should I bear your anger?

If it weren't for the fact that your clothes are shabby and thin, and it must have been very difficult for you to study hard, I really want to draw my sword and chop you twice. What the hell is this?

"My husband and I were just expressing our feelings about the large crowds, but you framed me like this. Is this what the sages' books teach you?"

"What I am talking about now is what the young lady meant by that sentence just now. Was it to insult all of us scholars present here?"

Tang Tianyu watched quietly from the side, his brows furrowed into a "川" shape. What's wrong with this guy? He just wanted to put them in an unjust situation, and now he obviously wants to make things worse.

But my wife and I should not have sinned against him, and as for those enemies, they would not use such despicable means to deal with me. Don't they know that I have always been unreasonable?

"Am I wrong to say that scholars are useless? Why did you come to Nanshan? Instead of reciting poems and writing couplets to climb to the top, you just stare at my husband and me. What's wrong? Will staring at us make you an official? It's really incomprehensible."

Noticing the change in Tang Tianyu's expression, Wen Liuli held back his hand that was about to draw his sword. "These are just scholars, with no cultivation. If you strike them with your sword, a lot of them will die."

"If you act prudently, you can strengthen your will; if you speak prudently, you can enhance your virtue. Don't you understand such a simple truth?"

"Words are a model for the world, and actions are a model for scholars. Did your sage book teach you how to speak nonsense?"

"If that's the case, I think even if you reach the top, His Majesty will not let you serve as an official in the court. Because people like you will only bring disaster!"

......

Wen Liuli spoke one sentence after another, leaving Zhu Qi speechless.

Tang Tianyu smiled slightly when he saw this. Sometimes it feels good to see others suffer.

Because every word of Wen Liuli's was so heartbreaking, Zhu Qi really couldn't hold his head up.

In fact, there was no hatred between him and Tang Tianyu. It was just that he couldn't stand the young men and women from wealthy families.

He had studied hard for more than ten years, and his family had almost emptied out all their savings to raise the money for his travel to the imperial city.

When Zhu Qi first heard that His Majesty had organized this summit event, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night, because he believed that with his abilities, he would definitely be able to achieve a good result in the summit. Maybe he wouldn't even have to wait until next spring to return home in glory.

When he first came to Nanshan, he didn't feel anything, because he was surrounded by students who studied as hard as he did. He thought that everyone's experience should be similar, and he only blamed the injustice of the world for bringing everyone together.

For this reason, I think everyone will try their best just to climb higher.

But what he didn't expect was that among these students, there were actually two people who were different from the others. They were dressed gorgeously, wearing gold and silver, forming a sharp contrast with the students here.

Apart from that, their attitude towards this event is so annoying. You kids from wealthy families naturally don’t understand what this event means to us students.

I don't blame you for not understanding, but it's a bit too much for you to make sarcastic remarks here.

So Zhu Qi stood up and pointed at Wen Liuli and Tang Tianyu's noses, venting his dissatisfaction with the world in another way.

However, what he didn't expect was that Wen Liuli was so eloquent. Although he had never heard of those two sentences before, he understood their meaning at once.

After a moment, he came to his senses and realized that he was too impulsive. The other person really didn't say anything and didn't do anything, but he wanted to put him in an unjust position. How could such behavior be that of a gentleman?

"Oh? In your opinion, do you have a different view on reading?"

Just as Wen Liuli was cursing one after another without using any dirty words, another person stood up, looked at Wen Liuli and Tang Tianyu with a smile on his face and spoke slowly.

This man seemed to be about the same age as Zhu Qi, but he was more handsome and dressed more decently. At least, he didn't have any patches on his clothes.

There was no trace of unkindness in his tone, which was full of a desire to learn.

"My name is Ji Xian, from Qingcheng, nice to meet you two!"

Qingcheng?

Hearing this, Tang Tianyu and Wen Liuli couldn't help but look at Ji Xian, because they were too familiar with Qingcheng. The Changqing Mountain where Wen Liuli recuperated was the territory of Qingcheng.

It is also under the jurisdiction of Zhenxi Hou Sumu and one of the few cities in the Changsheng Realm that Wen Liuli knows.

"Every word you said just now makes sense. I guess you have some unique insights, right?"

Walking up to Tang Tianyu and the other man, Ji Xian smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

"Probably... yes."

After thinking for a moment, Wen Liuli thought of something and then nodded.

Facing Ji Xian, Wen Liuli no longer had that trace of tension, but thought about it very seriously.

It was because she didn't see any hostility in Ji Xian's eyes. He was really asking for advice.

"Then may I ask, young lady, what should scholars do?"

Hearing this, Ji Xian smiled slightly and bowed.

"Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"

"boom!"

Wen Liuli's voice was not loud, but it reached the ears of every scholar present, causing them to look at Wen Liuli.

Even Zhu Qi, who had been looking for trouble before, had a look of shock on his face.

Establish a mind for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living people, carry on the unique teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!

Just four short sentences, but they clearly state the true meaning of reading.

Why do they read the books of sages? Is it really for promotion and wealth? That would be too much of an underestimation of these scholars.

If that were the case, then what they were reading were not the books of sages.

Wen Liuli's words undoubtedly well explained the significance of their reading.

Scholars should be familiar with the principles of creation of all things, so that the way of heaven can be manifested. They should provide people with adequate food and clothing in terms of material, and ethics, politics and religion in terms of spirituality, so that they can live and work in peace. They should continue the immortal doctrines of the sages of past dynasties, and create a great foundation for eternal peace for generations to come.

This is what a true scholar is.

"I have learned a lesson today."

I don’t know how long it took, Ji Xian slowly came back to his senses, bowed to Wen Liuli from the bottom of his heart, and then slowly said.

At the same time, everyone present, whether it was Zhu Qi, who was just on edge, or the other students who were looking to watch the fun, bowed to Wen Liuli.

This gift came from their hearts. What Wen Liuli said today would be deeply engraved in their hearts.

At the same time, Tang Zongluan, who was sitting on the top of the mountain, suddenly stood up, staring at the direction of Wen Liuli at the foot of the mountain, muttering something.

"What's wrong, Father?"