Chapter 918
To Add or Not to Add
"Therefore, if people can't even empathize with their former selves, let alone put themselves in others' shoes," Pan Yun sighed. "Very few people in the world can do that."
Zhang Liuzhen fell silent, and for a moment neither of them spoke; the silence was profound.
After a long while, the door behind them opened, and Tao Ji came out, almost tripping over them.
He frowned deeply and scolded, "What are you doing here? Go and cook!"
Zhang Liuzhen turned to look at Pan Yun: "You haven't eaten yet?"
Pan Jun looked confused: "Did someone bring us food?"
Zhang Liuzhen looked guilty, but Tao Ji had already grabbed her by the ear and pulled her up.
"Hey, hey, senior brother, be gentle, be gentle, your ear is going to fall off." Pan Yun was pulled up with her head tilted to the side, and the heavy atmosphere just now dissipated.
"Self-reliance leads to abundance. When will you go hungry if others stop bringing you food?"
Pan Yun readily agreed and, together with Zhang Liuzhen, moved to the small kitchen.
The small kitchen was for boiling water; it didn't have any cooking utensils.
But it's okay, she has it in her space.
Pan Jun took things out of the spiritual realm and threw in various blood-nourishing and qi-tonifying medicinal herbs.
Pan Yun stared at Zhang Liuzhen and said, "To replenish qi and blood, besides rice and ginseng, the most important thing is meat."
Zhang Liuzhen was silent for a moment, then got up and left: "Wait here."
Tao Ji sat quietly to the side boiling water. Only after hearing the sound of the courtyard gate opening and closing did he ask Pan Yun, "Where are Miaozhen and the other two?"
Pan Yun: "They went to Japan."
Tao Ji breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, saying, "You've been in the academy for so long, and you've learned everything you need to. Going to Japan is good; it'll give you some experience. Don't let them come back for the next year or two."
Pan Yun responded softly and asked, "Third Senior Brother, after this matter, will you and Fourth Senior Sister return to Sanqing Mountain or stay at Longhu Mountain?"
Tao Ji looked up and around, and said calmly, "This place is a den of dragons and tigers for Miaozhen and the other two, but it is the safest place for me and my fourth junior sister. We have decided to stay at Longhu Mountain."
"That's true, after all, Fourth Senior Sister is someone else's den of dragons and tigers."
Tao Ji glared at Pan Yun: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your fourth senior sister is an upright and kind person. How is she a den of dragons and tigers?"
"Yes, yes, I misdescribed him," Pan Jun said, seeing that his lips were pale. She took out a bottle of spiritual medicine from her spiritual space and handed it to him. "Senior brother, this was refined by Miao He. Take two pills."
Tao Ji looked down at it, poured out one, and ate it.
He brewed a lot of medicine, and Xuanmiao had already taken a medicinal bath. This pot was brewed for him.
Tao Ji was also seriously injured.
After they finished their medicinal bath, Pan Yun and Zhang Liuzhen had also prepared the meal, and the four of them ate around a hot pot.
Xuanmiao remained calm and asked Zhang Liuzhen, "Your new technique is so effective that you were able to kill Zhang Zhengchang after only two months of practice?"
Zhang Liuzhen couldn't help but look at Pan Yun, and then said, "No, the new technique has flaws."
"Hasn't it been improved?"
Zhang Liuzhen blushed slightly and said in a low voice, "I've discovered a new problem. At that time, I absorbed Pan Yun's Yuan Power. Eighty percent of the power in that kick came from Pan Yun's Yuan Power."
Xuanmiao glanced at Pan Jun, who was engrossed in eating, and nodded slightly: "No wonder, her face is so pale."
Tao Ji then placed a chicken leg on Pan Yun's plate and put the other chicken leg into Xuanmiao's bowl.
Neither of them refused, and they discussed the new cultivation technique while eating. Xuanmiao asked, "Did you absorb it willingly, or was it involuntary?"
After wiping her mouth, Pan Yun added, "I offered to lend him my Yuan Power, but once the Yuan Power was transferred, it became uncontrollable. I couldn't take it back, or even stop it. My hands were stuck together, and I couldn't pull them back at all."
She tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "It was like a flood that swept away everything; that's how my Yuan Power was poured out."
Zhang Liuzhen quickly replied, "I can't control it either."
If neither of them can control themselves, then the problem is quite serious.
Xuanmiao glanced at Zhang Liuzhen, then at Pan Yun, and tentatively asked, "Shall we try again tonight?"
Pan Jun looked at her with a sorrowful expression.
Tao Ji quickly said, "Junior Sister's lips are already pale, let's wait until tomorrow."
Pan Yun turned her head, looking shocked: "Third Senior Brother, do you dare to postpone the time by two days?"
Tao Ji hesitated for a moment before saying, "If you meditate overnight, your Yuan Power will recover to about half its original value. Do you intend to fully replenish your Yuan Power before unleashing your attacks?"
Pan Yun immediately said seriously, "I think Third Senior Brother's suggestion is very good, let's do it tomorrow."
Zhang Liuzhen: "...You guys are pretty bold. Aren't you afraid I'll drain her energy?"
Xuanmiao said nonchalantly, "If you can separate quietly today, it will be even easier tomorrow. Besides, Tao Ji and I will protect you. If all else fails, we'll just knock you all unconscious."
Pan Yun, ever the sarcastic one, asked, "Still not okay?"
His mysterious gaze fell on the two men's arms: "You'd better be careful, or I'll have no choice but to cut off your arms with one sword. Compared to your lives, arms are nothing."
Pan Yun and Zhang Liuzhen shuddered, knowing that she meant what she said and did it. They immediately dared not take the matter lightly and kept recalling the scene when they went to sleep that night, trying to find the feeling of their separation.
As a result, Pan Yun didn't sleep well all night. Until the early hours of the morning, she noticed the spiritual energy surging up, which was the time of day when the spiritual energy in Fengqi Courtyard was at its strongest.
Pan Yun immediately sat up and meditated, focusing on regulating her breathing.
Being young, even after not sleeping all night, just meditating and regulating her breathing, she was still full of energy the next day.
Zhang Liuzhen brought them two food boxes.
The four of them sat at the stone table in the courtyard to eat, discussing what would happen next as they ate.
Zhang Liuzhen looked at Pan Yun: "I wanted to ask you last night, why didn't you stay in the capital as the Imperial Preceptor? Why did you come to Longhu Mountain?"
Pan Yun: "I'm still a disciple of the academy, can't I go back?"
Zhang Liuzhen smiled and said, "Does the Imperial Preceptor intend to continue his studies at the academy?"
Pan Yun raised her head slightly: "Is that not allowed?"
Zhang Liuzhen's smile faded slightly as he asked, "What do you want the academy to do?"
Pan Yun said, "Senior brother, I was appointed as the Imperial Preceptor in October, and it has only been a little over four months since then. Do you know how many documents from the Daoist Records Office requesting an increase in the number of ordination certificates are piled up on their desks? Do you know how many memorials the Daoist Records Office has submitted to the Cabinet requesting an increase in the number of ordination certificates?"
"Several abbots in the capital have been blocking the city gates for ten days in an attempt to persuade me to speak to His Majesty on the matter of increasing the number of ordination certificates. Some of them have even sneaked into the Ministry of Works to see me."
Zhang Liuzhen frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed: "When one attains enlightenment, even one's chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Now that you are the Imperial Preceptor, they naturally hope that you can lead the Daoist sect to a higher level."
Pan Yun raised an eyebrow: "Senior Brother Zhang, do you think it's better to add or not add this ordination certificate?"
“The country doesn’t need that many Taoist priests,” Zhang Liuzhen said. “If the number of Taoist priest ordination certificates is increased, the number of monk and nun ordination certificates will inevitably increase accordingly. Even if the increase in the number of certificates is far less than yours because you obtained them, the total increase will be too much. Once this loophole is opened, it will be detrimental to the country.”
Pan Yun laughed: "That's what I think too." (End of Chapter)