chewing dragon

Chapter 11 Mencius speaks like thunder

On the long street, the two of them gradually walked away, and the crowd of onlookers also dispersed.

Qi Jingzhi withdrew his gaze, turned around and bowed solemnly to Master Meng who was standing beside him, and said respectfully, "Thank you, Master, for making the siege!"

Meng Fuzi was in his forties, with thin cheeks, bright eyes, three long beards growing under his chin, wearing a square scarf and soft hat, and an upright green shirt.

He originally had a reputation as a scholar, but he had no intention of official career. He only enjoyed teaching and educating people.Over the years, he has educated the children of many big families in the county. Among the students, there have been a few scholars and scholars, and the weight of speaking has become more and more important. In this small county, he seems to be regarded as the number one person.

The most rare thing is that this Master Mencius advocates education without discrimination, and instead of discriminating against children from poor families who are studying, he takes care of them a lot, and has an excellent reputation among the people.

The old man Qi once had the cheek to bring two hares to the door and ask for a name for his grandson.

Qi Jingzhi was a bit older, when he went to the city with his grandfather, he would often go outside the window of the private school to listen indiscriminately, and he also learned a lot of words.

Master Mencius pitied him for having lost his parents since he was a child, and saw that he was so smart and motivated, so he let him listen in, and occasionally gave him advice through the window.

After the old man Qi heard about it, he simply asked his neighbors to help him, and brought a wild boar to his door as a gift of apprenticeship.

Although according to ancient rituals, the Shuxiu apprenticeship is nothing more than a few pieces of dried meat, but times have changed, and now the remuneration to the husband has long been turned into money, and it is really unheard of to give a wild boar directly, and it immediately became a casual meal for the people in the county. Talk about jokes.

However, Master Meng didn't think it was disobedient, and insisted on only accepting a pig's leg, and very solemnly gave it back with the Four Treasures of the Study, as a recognition of this student who was born as a hunter in the mountains.

It's a pity that Qi Jingzhi is talented in both reading and calligraphy, but he is unwilling to continue to write essays and pursue an official career after enlightenment. In his own words: "The principles of sages and sages are very good, but unfortunately most of them don't work in today's world. Writing essays is also difficult. It's not difficult, but I don't want to say those words against my will all day long, it's better to hunt in the mountains!"

This time, Master Meng was very angry, and repeated persuasion and lessons were in vain, so he had to find the old man Qi, who knows that both grandpa and grandson are open-minded and do not seek wealth and glory.

Master Meng had no choice but to let this stubborn student go back to be a hunter in the rampant mountains.

Qi Jingzhi went to the city today, originally to ask Master Mencius for advice, but when he met him, many memories of the past came to his mind, and he showed admiration on his face.

Meng Fuzi's eyes were clear and his heart was bright, so he could see it naturally, and his expression became softer.

Seeing the young man saluting and thanking him, he immediately nodded and said with a gentle smile: "The fun is over, it's serious to go and deliver the goods quickly, don't let your grandpa wait at home for a long time."

Qi Jingzhi hastily explained: "The student came here to meet the master."

Hearing what he said, Master Meng glanced at the bamboo cage under the boy's feet, and immediately said angrily: "You are not happy in the mountains, what are you doing here to see me?"

Qi Jingzhi seldom had a playful smile in front of the teacher, he bowed again when he heard the words, and said solemnly: "Students dare not hide the truth. They have encountered difficulties in the past few days, so they have no choice but to come to the master for advice."

"Oh? Let's talk as we walk."

Master Mencius stepped like a carriage, and walked towards his private school.

Qi Jingzhi hurriedly picked up the bamboo cage to follow, and said hesitantly: "I'm afraid the students' doubts are not liked by the master..."

Seeing his cautious appearance, Master Meng became angry with his words: "I've only spoken halfway, why did you start to twitch! I heard about your grandfather's twenty-spine shovel. A few days ago I paid a visit to the new Dian Shi, and the matter has been exposed, and the servants of your family to fight tigers have also been relieved."

This was beyond Qi Jingzhi's expectation, he raised his head abruptly with a look of astonishment on his face.

I heard Master Meng continue: "I have never liked that you use my name to build relationships and gain benefits, but firstly, the life of your family is at stake in hunting tigers, and secondly, your grandfather's purpose is to save all the hunters." How can I sit idly by and let righteous people suffer?"

"Master's great kindness, my grandparents and grandchildren will never forget it!"

Qi Jingzhi stopped, took a deep breath, and bowed to Master Meng.

The crisis he tried so hard to plan and kill in a fit of anger to escape was actually resolved so lightly by Master Meng, relying on the official career that he despised.

Thinking of this, although Qi Jingzhi has no regrets, he can't help feeling a little bit disappointed.

At the same time, the idea hidden in his heart grew wildly like a weed.

Whether it's Lu Yunzi, Bronze Mirror, Dong Mao, or Lu Ao, they all made this mountain boy understand one thing.

That is, besides Zhang Wen's official career, there is another mysterious portal in this world, behind which there is also a road leading to the sky, and even the scenery beside the road is even more majestic and magnificent, which makes people yearn for it!

Just last night, there were also keys that could open that door in front of him... more than one!
It's just that compared to Lu Ao, who is destined to have a bright future, Qi Jingzhi doesn't know the key on his body. After opening the door, it will be the same avenue to reach the sky, or an abyss that will never be restored.

He suppressed all kinds of thoughts in his heart, straightened up and quickly caught up with Master Meng, who had never stopped, and said again: "The student is not here to fight a tiger, but I really have a problem and want to ask Master to solve it." Confused... just now, I have been looking around in front of Lu's house for a long time, and I have more and more doubts in my heart."

Seeing that the young man really came to ask for advice, Master Meng, who has always been a good teacher, was a little surprised, but more pleased.

His pace then slowed down, and his tone became brisk: "Then ask them one by one!"

Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi immediately opened his mouth: "Students have followed the master for a while, and they can read a few words. I have heard that the horns are tall. I thought it was just a description. I don't think there are people with horns on their heads in this world. Then Lu Ao... can he still be called a human being? What are the Chi Yousi and Wuyun Inspection Department of the Demon Town Academy?"

Hearing this, Master Meng suddenly turned his head, raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, with anger hidden in his tone: "I thought that after what happened to your grandfather, you should have some repentance and progress, and put your mind back on the right way of studying, and don't want to care about it." Come up with these strange powers and chaotic gods! Don’t you hear that the sages have said that they respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them?”

Seeing that his master was angry, Qi Jingzhi decided to go all out, and no matter what, he had to ask some inside information: "Sages teach, disciples will naturally know. But if ghosts, gods and monsters are in front of us, and it is inevitable to avoid them, how should we mortals deal with ourselves?"

Master Meng was taken aback when he heard this, because what the young man asked was not whether there are ghosts, gods and monsters in the world, but how to deal with them when encountering them.

He stopped suddenly, his eyes looked up and down the boy Zhou carefully, and his face suddenly sank.

Seeing that the private school master first looked around and saw that there was no one around, he looked straight into Qi Jingzhi's eyes and asked in a low voice, "Are you really killing someone?"

I don't know why, this low shout was obviously very small, and when it fell on Qi Jingzhi's ears, it was like a thunderbolt, which was far more shocking than Lu Yunzi's evil thoughts and Dong Mao's questioning.

The young man was caught off guard, only felt the roar in his ears, his mind was in a trance, and there were fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

It was only at this moment that Qi Jingzhi realized that his beloved wife in front of him might not be a mortal!
(End of this chapter)