After being demoted, my 300,000-strong army trampled the imperial city!

Confucius chuckled as he explained to the girl what it meant to be unable to stand without learning propriety. Then, the scroll in his hand, as hard as a brick, knocked the girl down from a great distance.

The blow left the girl's head bleeding profusely. She clutched her head, her eyes wide with horror, tears streaming down her face.

"You old geezer, you dare hit me!"

"By reviewing what you've learned and gaining new insights, you can become a teacher. Even if I often beat you, you'll still gain different understandings each time."

Books flew everywhere, and the girl was hit so hard that she ran away with her head in her hands, feeling like she had nowhere to go.

"Education should be provided to all without discrimination."

“A gentleman who lacks dignity will not command respect.”

……

As one familiar proverb after another came from Confucius's mouth, the girl screamed as she was hit.

She couldn't understand why this Confucian sage was so eccentric, and why his books were harder than stones!

Chen Futu and the other two stood by the sea of ​​fire, staring blankly at this comical scene.

The man in green murmured, "This old fellow is actually a sage, or even the legendary Confucian sage."

Confucian sages are extremely rare beings, and some even say that their words become law. Now it seems that this is not untrue at all. The books are his weapons, attacking according to his understanding of Confucianism and Taoism, making them virtually impossible to defend against.

"That's it, you guys are lucky tonight!"

The girl couldn't beat Confucius, so she tried to run away.

Confucius immediately blocked her path and said with a smile, "Young lady, since you're here, make yourself at home."

"What do you mean?"

"Since you're here, why not bury you here?"

"Too deceiving!"

The girl screamed and raised her hands, instantly turning the sea of ​​fire into a tornado that swept in.

Confucius raised his hand and unleashed his inner energy to block the roaring sea of ​​fire. Taking advantage of the thick smoke, the girl vanished in the blink of an eye, leaving behind only an angry shout: "King of the Northern Frontier, and that old man, you just wait! If you offend the Ancient Palace, you'll be torn to pieces!"

"Master, don't let her get away, catch her back."

Chen Futu, his face dark, gave another order.

Confucius nodded, “A dying man’s words are good.”

"what?"

"If you encounter someone who is difficult to talk to, beat them half to death, and they will become easy to talk to."

After saying this, Confucius went after him.

The woman in green asked blankly, "Where did you find such an old fellow?"

"I paid them to hire them; it cost me a full two million."

Chen Futu held up two fingers, feeling so heartbroken he could hardly breathe, but as long as she was safe, he was fine; he could always earn money again.

Ake brought the half-dead Tianjizi over. Tianjizi was only injured, not in mortal danger.

Then Chen Futu put on his blue robe and used his flying meteor shower to take her back to Pingkangfang. When they arrived, the area was already under martial law, and Qin Liangyu, Long Luo and others had all arrived.

They were relieved to see that Chen Futu and Qingyi were safe and sound.

Chen Futu arranged for Qingyi to stay in the No. 1 residence alone, and then Qin Liangyu applied medicine to her.

Chen Futu asked, "What exactly happened? How did you get involved with such a being?"

Qingyi smiled bitterly, "It's a long story. To put it simply, the ancient palace has always wanted the Heavenly Ruler. Later, it was rumored that the Heavenly Ruler had been lost and they couldn't find it. Not long ago, the Heavenly Ruler was exposed to the world, and that's when they started targeting me."

Chen Futu suddenly realized why Qingyi had been saying she had a premonition that her days were numbered; it turned out she had provoked the ancient temple. But what was the origin of this ancient temple? And why was it so powerful?

"I heard your grandmaster mention it once in my early years. The Ancient Palace has a long history, but it is not an ordinary Jianghu organization. They rarely appear in the world, and they will not participate in the struggle between countries. They are a rather transcendent existence. This time, it seems that they have come out of the world because of me and have set their sights on you. I am the one who has harmed you."

"You think I'm afraid of them?"

Chen Futu curled his lip.

With the system's backing, as long as you have money, you can simply exchange for a few more one-day cards and wipe them out!

Thinking of this, Chen Futu secretly asked the system, "Won't this ancient temple try to harm me?"

[The host killed the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty, interfering with what they cared about, so the host's situation will become dangerous.]

"You mean the dynasty's fortune?"

[The system cannot provide any further clues. It is recommended that the host clear the shop several times, as there is a chance that the Sage Exchange Card will appear.]

"I've spent all my money on you, can you give me a discount?"

【cannot】

The system is always so stingy; there's basically no hope of getting a good deal from it.

Forget it, we can find the ancient temple again and exchange it later. In the next year, we need to find a way to replenish the imperial treasury.

After calming Qingyi down, everyone tacitly kept quiet about the matter of the ancient temple.

Chen Futu was pulled into the room by Qin Liangyu, who gave him a full-body check-up. Only after finding that he was indeed unharmed did she feel relieved.

The night is getting darker.

Chen Futu was extremely annoyed that the New Year's Eve celebrations were disrupted, but the common people were not affected much, believing that the fire was just an accident.

The task of comforting the deceased's family was entrusted to Di Renjie, and it was also necessary to provide compensation.

After the midnight bells rang, Chen Futu forced a smile and distributed red envelopes to everyone, including civil and military officials.

After the excitement subsided, Liu Longyue returned to her room. A dark figure crept up to her and whispered, "Master, the investigation is complete. It was the Ancient Palace that made the move."

"It's so strange that Chen Futu was able to save Qingyi from them," Liu Longyue muttered to herself.

The shadowy figure replied, "A mysterious Confucian sage is hidden beside the Northern Frontier King. That person is incredibly powerful. Blood Pupil was no match for him and was forced to retreat. Moreover, Xue Jingang has already been killed by the evil star beside the Northern Frontier King."

“Interesting. Chen Futu is hiding his strength even more deeply than I am. Perhaps what we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg of his power.”

Liu Longyue paced back and forth in the room calmly. "First a sword saint, then a Confucian sage, and so many highly effective pills, what exactly is his background..."

"Master, you should go back and support the overall situation."

"Give the order that we will set off after the New Year."

"Master, should we kill Chen Futu? He still has the key."

"Kill him? You kill him or I do?"

Liu Longyue frowned and questioned, but the latter was speechless. With the protection of the two saints and the ominous star, no one could kill Chen Futu. If the ancient palace sent more saints, it was estimated that there would be several more unknown saints around the Northern Frontier King. But the key could not be abandoned.

"It doesn't matter, the key isn't necessary at this stage. You can go now, but remember to keep the person who notified you in the dark and don't give anything away, after all, there's a sage here."

"Here."

The dark figure vanished in a flash. Just as Liu Longyue was about to close the window, Chen Futu suddenly appeared outside, startling Liu Longyue so much that she took several steps back as if clutching her heart, and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty, you have frightened me."

"I just heard you talking to someone, so I came to check on you."

"Your Majesty, there is no one here. I am just a little tired and need to call the servants to help me rest."

Liu Longyue tried her best to hide her panic, her eyes slightly darting away.