Chapter Twenty-Nine Excluded Evening

  I've finally set the tone for the whole article, I'm really tired, seeking all kinds of support!

  Firecrackers sound in one-year-old, spring breeze brings warmth into the butcher's house.

  Chen Jianchen's first Spring Festival after crossing over has finally arrived, and everywhere is filled with a lively atmosphere. The adults are busy slaughtering chickens and ducks, while the children are chasing each other around, running and playing.

  On this day, every household in Jingyang Village posted brand new couplets - "Wenqu Star" Chen Daxiucai wrote the couplets.

  Since that day when Zhang Lao San shouted "Wen Qu Xing" from his mouth, these three words have become Chen Jianchen's alias. As for this, he didn't say anything and there was no need to say anything.

  It was the wolf demon's misfortune to end up being beaten to death by a group of people while lying on the ground, its beautiful wolf skin stripped off and sold at a high price - its death, under Chen Jianchen's leadership, was attributed to the entire village. As a result, everyone in Jingyang Village received some silver, and they could live comfortably for a year.

  At the same time, Chen Jianchen's prestige in the village reached its peak.

  Originally, Chen Jianchen wanted to take out the wolf demon's inner elixir and give it to Yinniang, but things didn't go as planned. It turned out that when he used the Demon-Expelling Brush to write the character "zheng" on the wolf demon's chest, the wolf demon's inner elixir was crushed by the righteous energy.

  This is also the root cause of the wolf demon becoming "disabled" in an instant.

  Ying Ning had quietly returned to the back of Fengshan Mountain, but before leaving, she left a letter. In the letter, she described how she went back to gather information, but unexpectedly was discovered by the wolf demon and was chased all the way. For this, she repeatedly expressed her apologies, saying that due to her own reasons, Jingyang Village suffered from the wolf demon's atrocities, fortunately without causing any casualties, only scaring a few timid ones into illness... To make up for their losses, Ying Ning promised to give them gold and silver.

  As expected, in the following days, those villagers would occasionally pick up money on their way out, and there was quite a bit of it. They were all overjoyed and marveled at the heavens for blessing them. After returning home, they immediately prepared three sacrifices to worship the Landlord God, thanking the land god for his blessings, allowing themselves to make a fortune...

  The headless statue of the Land God has been replaced with a new one - no one knows why the Land God's head suddenly shattered, although it looks like human sabotage, but there is no clue, and it can only be regarded as being damaged by naughty children, making it difficult to investigate.

  Ying Ning gave gold and silver to the frightened villagers, but for Chen Jianchen, she left a sentence: The righteousness of the young master is as high as the mountain and as long as the river; Ying Ning's revenge will not be forgotten until the teeth fall out...

  Chen Jianchen watched it and smiled it off.

  Compared to the hustle and bustle of others, Chen Jianchen spent most of his time quietly staying in his study; outwardly, he claimed it was for preparing for the opening of the academy, but in reality, he was digesting that article in his mind.

  "Sanli True Chapter"

  This article has 981 words. As the voice read it out, it was deeply etched into Chen Jianchen's heart, like a knife carving, and he could never forget even a single word.

  The article enters the heart, every word is a pearl, and the elixir is poured on the top.

  Chen Jianchen soon realized that this was a secret manual for cultivating Haoran's righteous energy, equivalent to the Taoist Dao Fa, hidden in the tip of the evil-warding brush.

  The pen reveals its sharpness; true character is revealed in writing.

  This true chapter is in Chen Jianchen's Mudan Palace, where a world has been opened up, but for now, this world is still a vast expanse of darkness and chaos, with no clear scale or appearance.

  In this world, it seems there is still one person; it seems that the evil-warding pen has also run in.

  The demonic pen vanished into thin air just after the tip of the pen was unsheathed. At that time, Chen Jianchen only felt a sudden emptiness in his hand, and the pen he had been holding suddenly disappeared.

  Fortunately, at that time, all the villagers focused their attention on the black wolf that had fallen to the ground and did not see such a surprising moment.

  Demon-quelling brush, said to be the one used by Zhong Kui, the Heavenly Master who catches ghosts; and Zhong Kui is a figure in mythology, a god in folk legend. Although he was born with leopard head and ring eyes, iron face and curly whiskers, an extraordinary appearance; however, he is a person of great talent and extensive knowledge.

  So what is the real situation?

  Chen Jianchen currently does not know, although the secret is hidden in his own Mud Ball Palace, it still belongs to an unsolved mystery. However, he is not anxious, because the key to deciphering has been taken into his hands, that is, the article "Three Stands True Chapter".

  According to Zhen Zhang's words, cultivating positive energy can be divided into three realms, from low to high, namely "establishing words", "establishing achievements" and "establishing virtues".

  Those who can "establish words" are true Confucians, those who can "establish achievements" are great Confucians, and those who can "establish virtues" should be considered sacred Confucians, with a righteous spirit that is vast and boundless, enduring forever in the universe.

  This Confucian is absolutely not one of those Confucians from the T'ung-chih dynasty who have ruined their bodies, dulled their writing brushes and corrupted their minds.

  One is true and one is false, the two cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

  However, "The True Scripture of the Three Principles" is a masterpiece with profound and far-reaching implications, rich in meaning and flavor, but it was not something that Chen Jianchen could fully comprehend, absorb and grasp within a short period of time.

  Rice should be eaten mouthful by mouthful, road should be walked step by step, breath should be nurtured day by day. One shouldn't wish to reach the sky in a single step, nor should one give up eating because of choking.

  No magic pen in hand, but a true chapter in heart. No fish is not a big deal, as long as you learn the skills and methods of catching fish, are you afraid of having no fish to eat?

  It's better to teach people how to fish than to give them fish.

  So Chen Jianchen's heart was full and satisfied.

  ……

  Abao's heart was also filled with a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction. Since becoming an orphan, she had never experienced the warmth and love of family again, and every day she could only curl up alone in the small temple, with nothing but four bare walls, living in fear and anxiety.

  It was Chen Jianchen's words that changed her life.

  For this childhood intimacy, gradually growing up and becoming strangers, and now slowly familiarizing again with Liu Xian Ge, Ah Bao has deep gratitude and also many years of hidden admiration and infatuation. Every day seeing Chen Jianchen savoring the food she made, seeing him leisurely sitting in the tidy and clean study room she organized, reading and writing, Ah Bao feels extremely fulfilled.

  However, soon Lüe Xian Ge will be entering the Imperial Academy in Jiangzhou City to study, and once he starts school, it will be several months before he can return home for a visit.

  The city of Jiangzhou is full of beautiful flowers and brocade, I heard that there is a special women's college in the city, where many talented young ladies from good families go to study; and between the women's college and men's college, they often hold poetry meetings and social gatherings... By then, Luoxian Ge will definitely have a great time.

  "Abao, have you washed the vegetables?"

  Upon hearing Mo San Niang's call, Ah Bao was taken aback and quickly scooped up the vegetables from the wooden basin, packed them up, and carried them into the kitchen. Well, don't think too much about what happens next, after all, it's New Year's Eve today, so just focus on getting dinner ready. Liu Xian Ge has been reading books in the study room all day, he must be hungry...

  (End of Volume 1!)