Chapter 10
: First Battle Against Confucianism and Taoism, Still Suppressing and Killing Them!
The sky is high and the clouds are light; I gaze until the wild geese fly south.
After bidding farewell to the two prostitutes, Gu Lin planned to go to Wutong Village in Li Town to investigate.
Before leaving, he bought a beautifully crafted human skin mask at a department store, and when he went out, he transformed into a rough-looking man.
It wasn't that he had a strange fetish for disguise, but rather that he had no background whatsoever. If his identity were exposed and he were entangled with the county government, it would be troublesome.
To reiterate, regardless of whether the other party is a heinous criminal, an ordinary citizen has no right or qualification to use the death penalty. To put it mildly, it is considered rebellion by force; to put it more seriously, it is disrespect for the laws of the divine dynasty and should be punished by death!
It was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and after asking around, we arrived at Wutong Village.
At the entrance of the village stands a sycamore tree that is hundreds of years old, and in the distance, the sound of children reading aloud can be heard.
Gu Lin remained the same as before, disguised as a street vendor, this time selling pearls and jujubes, which are also known as longan and bayberry.
While resting and cooling off under the tree, the women and elderly women, unwilling to spend money, suggested exchanging eggs for fruit, which Gu Lin gladly accepted.
He casually started a conversation:
"Having traveled far and wide, I never imagined that our village would have such a large private school. Judging from the sounds of reading, there are quite a few children."
Mentioning this, the old woman perked up and said with a smile:
"The village school teacher is a virtuous and capable educator who doesn't charge tuition. Children from several nearby villages come to our Wutong Village to study. There are a total of forty-six children, and the teacher provides their meals out of his own pocket. He is truly a saint."
Gu Lin smiled and nodded in agreement:
"Such a highly respected gentleman deserves to have a memorial arch erected in his honor by the county government."
The old woman praised it highly:
"The teacher doesn't seek fame, he only wants to teach the children well. Since he came to teach in our village, the children have changed their unruly nature and all of them have become resolute."
Gu Lin, his face full of admiration, grabbed a handful of pearls and handed them to the old woman. Then he bent down, picked up a load, and headed to the village to sell them.
The last words of the wanted criminal before his death—
"I have five hundred taels of silver stored in the private school in Wutong Village. Consider it my atonement for my evil deeds."
Did the wanted criminal have a sudden change of heart before his death?
Gu Lin absolutely did not believe it.
He was certain that the wanted criminals mistook him for a bounty hunter who lived and died for money, and were using a huge sum of silver as bait to lure Gu Lin to the underworld to be buried with him.
That village school teacher was very likely an accomplice!
As for the claims of educating the poor and being highly respected, Gu Lin would not be blinded by superficial reputation.
Arriving at the private school, Gu Lin stood by the window, scanning the classroom.
Inside were forty or fifty children, the oldest being ten and the youngest five or six. At the wooden table sat a refined and honest middle-aged man, dressed in a patched blue robe, explaining the Book of Songs.
The child was drawn to the vendors outside the window.
Upon seeing this, the village school teacher walked out in a square stride.
This is the most standard gait of a scholar: refined, composed, and extraordinary.
The village schoolteacher handed over a few copper coins, then sternly chased him away:
"Leave, lest you disturb the children's reading."
Gu Lin put down the carrying pole and stated his purpose directly:
"Someone asked me to collect five hundred taels of silver."
For a moment, the village school teacher's pupils trembled slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.
However, Gu Lin accurately caught the look of shock deep in the other person's eyes.
The village school teacher remained calm, nodded, and led the way:
"Come with me."
Gu Lin followed closely behind.
The two stood one in front of the other, remaining silent.
Gu Lin's thoughts were racing. He knew that he had been reckless in his actions, acting rashly before knowing the strength of his opponent, which had put him in a precarious position.
But with the selection competition just around the corner, we have to give it our all.
Even the mudfish in the ditch longs to leap into the sea, but only in the vast and boundless ocean can one have the chance to become an angry and ferocious giant whale!
Upon arriving at the private residence, the village school teacher made an inviting gesture.
Suddenly, the brass door knocker came off!
The village school teacher looked at him coldly, a purple aura emanating from between his eyebrows.
stab-
The rusty copper ring shattered into hundreds of small fragments, each carrying a trace of righteous and awe-inspiring aura, heading straight for every inch of Gu Lin's body.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The powerful strike, a culmination of Confucian and Taoist cultivation of inner strength, was delivered under the circumstances of a sneak attack!
With the Confucian spirit of righteousness, he could easily distinguish between the wicked and the wicked. He saw through the vendor's disguise from the very beginning, and found that there was a young face underneath.
Definitely no older than twenty.
My old friend gave me the code; he'll definitely die at this kid's hands.
His cultivation level exceeded the third level of Qi Condensation.
But it definitely wouldn't be higher than the sixth level of Qi Condensation, otherwise my old friend wouldn't have used a secret code to take this kid's life.
Instantly, Gu Lin felt a chill run down his spine and his mind went blank.
This is the power of the Confucian and Taoist spirit, which disrupts the mind and thoughts, and those with weaker minds will react a few beats slower.
The shards were only two inches from his body, and given his slow reaction time, it was a certain death.
However, Gu Lin had someone to rely on.
This is also the source of his confidence to act rashly.
Lingbo Weibu!
He activated all his acupoints and displayed his lightness skill.
Even in dire situations where the reaction is slightly slower, one can calmly evade every deadly attack with maxed-out agility!
Under the horrified gaze of the village school teacher, Gu Linti moved swiftly like a flying duck, like a swimming dragon, precisely dodging the fragments in front of him.
"How is this possible?!" The village school teacher was so shocked that his righteous aura surged out from between his eyebrows, slowly gathering into a huge "kill" character.
The character for "kill" trembled and was not fully formed.
Suddenly, the surrounding air became scorching hot.
The village school teacher stared wide-eyed, his eyes wide with disbelief.
A fiery red, illusory handprint appeared without warning, heading straight for his chest.
There is no internal airflow.
No spellcasting action was performed.
What an astonishing martial art!
This completely overturned his understanding of the world!
"boom--"
The handprint landed heavily on his chest, as if he were lying in lava. The village school teacher let out a hysterical roar. The skin at the point of impact cracked rapidly, revealing charred flesh. The crack spread quickly from his chest to his abdomen and back.
"Can't I launch a sneak attack?" Gu Lin used his movement technique to deliver a powerful punch to the character "kill".
Although it wasn't smashed, it mitigated some of the killing intent of the character "杀" (kill).
There is still a gap in cultivation level.
But seeing that the village school teacher was seriously injured, Gu Lin used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to move behind him and used all his internal energy to unleash the Sanyang Juehu Seal.
The village school teacher had nowhere to hide and was utterly desperate.
A martial artist at the third level of Qi Condensation has mastered two astonishing martial arts techniques. Could they be the secret techniques passed down by the top clans of the Divine Dynasty?
Hahaha, I, a mere ant, actually managed to die at the hands of a top-tier aristocratic family.
The village school teacher watched helplessly as his body cracked and burned, witnessing Hao Ran's "kill" character slowly dimming, and his life force gradually draining away.
When another punch came crashing down on his head, the village school teacher's right brain collapsed, and he died instantly.
Seeing this, Gu Lin leaned against the door, his bones throbbing with intense pain, all his strength drained away, and he gasped for breath.
Based on cultivation alone, he was no match for this teacher. Moreover, Confucian and Taoist practitioners are generally able to kill enemies two levels higher than their opponents!
Fortunately, he used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to dodge the attack, and then used the Sanyang Juehu Seal (another martial arts technique) to launch a sneak attack, directly targeting the common weakness of Confucian and Taoist practitioners: their physical strength and acupoints are not strong, and their physical bodies are not comparable to those of martial artists.
After bidding farewell to the two prostitutes, Gu Lin planned to go to Wutong Village in Li Town to investigate.
Before leaving, he bought a beautifully crafted human skin mask at a department store, and when he went out, he transformed into a rough-looking man.
It wasn't that he had a strange fetish for disguise, but rather that he had no background whatsoever. If his identity were exposed and he were entangled with the county government, it would be troublesome.
To reiterate, regardless of whether the other party is a heinous criminal, an ordinary citizen has no right or qualification to use the death penalty. To put it mildly, it is considered rebellion by force; to put it more seriously, it is disrespect for the laws of the divine dynasty and should be punished by death!
It was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and after asking around, we arrived at Wutong Village.
At the entrance of the village stands a sycamore tree that is hundreds of years old, and in the distance, the sound of children reading aloud can be heard.
Gu Lin remained the same as before, disguised as a street vendor, this time selling pearls and jujubes, which are also known as longan and bayberry.
While resting and cooling off under the tree, the women and elderly women, unwilling to spend money, suggested exchanging eggs for fruit, which Gu Lin gladly accepted.
He casually started a conversation:
"Having traveled far and wide, I never imagined that our village would have such a large private school. Judging from the sounds of reading, there are quite a few children."
Mentioning this, the old woman perked up and said with a smile:
"The village school teacher is a virtuous and capable educator who doesn't charge tuition. Children from several nearby villages come to our Wutong Village to study. There are a total of forty-six children, and the teacher provides their meals out of his own pocket. He is truly a saint."
Gu Lin smiled and nodded in agreement:
"Such a highly respected gentleman deserves to have a memorial arch erected in his honor by the county government."
The old woman praised it highly:
"The teacher doesn't seek fame, he only wants to teach the children well. Since he came to teach in our village, the children have changed their unruly nature and all of them have become resolute."
Gu Lin, his face full of admiration, grabbed a handful of pearls and handed them to the old woman. Then he bent down, picked up a load, and headed to the village to sell them.
The last words of the wanted criminal before his death—
"I have five hundred taels of silver stored in the private school in Wutong Village. Consider it my atonement for my evil deeds."
Did the wanted criminal have a sudden change of heart before his death?
Gu Lin absolutely did not believe it.
He was certain that the wanted criminals mistook him for a bounty hunter who lived and died for money, and were using a huge sum of silver as bait to lure Gu Lin to the underworld to be buried with him.
That village school teacher was very likely an accomplice!
As for the claims of educating the poor and being highly respected, Gu Lin would not be blinded by superficial reputation.
Arriving at the private school, Gu Lin stood by the window, scanning the classroom.
Inside were forty or fifty children, the oldest being ten and the youngest five or six. At the wooden table sat a refined and honest middle-aged man, dressed in a patched blue robe, explaining the Book of Songs.
The child was drawn to the vendors outside the window.
Upon seeing this, the village school teacher walked out in a square stride.
This is the most standard gait of a scholar: refined, composed, and extraordinary.
The village schoolteacher handed over a few copper coins, then sternly chased him away:
"Leave, lest you disturb the children's reading."
Gu Lin put down the carrying pole and stated his purpose directly:
"Someone asked me to collect five hundred taels of silver."
For a moment, the village school teacher's pupils trembled slightly, but his expression remained unchanged.
However, Gu Lin accurately caught the look of shock deep in the other person's eyes.
The village school teacher remained calm, nodded, and led the way:
"Come with me."
Gu Lin followed closely behind.
The two stood one in front of the other, remaining silent.
Gu Lin's thoughts were racing. He knew that he had been reckless in his actions, acting rashly before knowing the strength of his opponent, which had put him in a precarious position.
But with the selection competition just around the corner, we have to give it our all.
Even the mudfish in the ditch longs to leap into the sea, but only in the vast and boundless ocean can one have the chance to become an angry and ferocious giant whale!
Upon arriving at the private residence, the village school teacher made an inviting gesture.
Suddenly, the brass door knocker came off!
The village school teacher looked at him coldly, a purple aura emanating from between his eyebrows.
stab-
The rusty copper ring shattered into hundreds of small fragments, each carrying a trace of righteous and awe-inspiring aura, heading straight for every inch of Gu Lin's body.
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The powerful strike, a culmination of Confucian and Taoist cultivation of inner strength, was delivered under the circumstances of a sneak attack!
With the Confucian spirit of righteousness, he could easily distinguish between the wicked and the wicked. He saw through the vendor's disguise from the very beginning, and found that there was a young face underneath.
Definitely no older than twenty.
My old friend gave me the code; he'll definitely die at this kid's hands.
His cultivation level exceeded the third level of Qi Condensation.
But it definitely wouldn't be higher than the sixth level of Qi Condensation, otherwise my old friend wouldn't have used a secret code to take this kid's life.
Instantly, Gu Lin felt a chill run down his spine and his mind went blank.
This is the power of the Confucian and Taoist spirit, which disrupts the mind and thoughts, and those with weaker minds will react a few beats slower.
The shards were only two inches from his body, and given his slow reaction time, it was a certain death.
However, Gu Lin had someone to rely on.
This is also the source of his confidence to act rashly.
Lingbo Weibu!
He activated all his acupoints and displayed his lightness skill.
Even in dire situations where the reaction is slightly slower, one can calmly evade every deadly attack with maxed-out agility!
Under the horrified gaze of the village school teacher, Gu Linti moved swiftly like a flying duck, like a swimming dragon, precisely dodging the fragments in front of him.
"How is this possible?!" The village school teacher was so shocked that his righteous aura surged out from between his eyebrows, slowly gathering into a huge "kill" character.
The character for "kill" trembled and was not fully formed.
Suddenly, the surrounding air became scorching hot.
The village school teacher stared wide-eyed, his eyes wide with disbelief.
A fiery red, illusory handprint appeared without warning, heading straight for his chest.
There is no internal airflow.
No spellcasting action was performed.
What an astonishing martial art!
This completely overturned his understanding of the world!
"boom--"
The handprint landed heavily on his chest, as if he were lying in lava. The village school teacher let out a hysterical roar. The skin at the point of impact cracked rapidly, revealing charred flesh. The crack spread quickly from his chest to his abdomen and back.
"Can't I launch a sneak attack?" Gu Lin used his movement technique to deliver a powerful punch to the character "kill".
Although it wasn't smashed, it mitigated some of the killing intent of the character "杀" (kill).
There is still a gap in cultivation level.
But seeing that the village school teacher was seriously injured, Gu Lin used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to move behind him and used all his internal energy to unleash the Sanyang Juehu Seal.
The village school teacher had nowhere to hide and was utterly desperate.
A martial artist at the third level of Qi Condensation has mastered two astonishing martial arts techniques. Could they be the secret techniques passed down by the top clans of the Divine Dynasty?
Hahaha, I, a mere ant, actually managed to die at the hands of a top-tier aristocratic family.
The village school teacher watched helplessly as his body cracked and burned, witnessing Hao Ran's "kill" character slowly dimming, and his life force gradually draining away.
When another punch came crashing down on his head, the village school teacher's right brain collapsed, and he died instantly.
Seeing this, Gu Lin leaned against the door, his bones throbbing with intense pain, all his strength drained away, and he gasped for breath.
Based on cultivation alone, he was no match for this teacher. Moreover, Confucian and Taoist practitioners are generally able to kill enemies two levels higher than their opponents!
Fortunately, he used the Lingbo Weibu (a martial arts technique) to dodge the attack, and then used the Sanyang Juehu Seal (another martial arts technique) to launch a sneak attack, directly targeting the common weakness of Confucian and Taoist practitioners: their physical strength and acupoints are not strong, and their physical bodies are not comparable to those of martial artists.