After Wen Xiange finished his brief introduction, Xi Changge stepped onto the podium slowly, and glanced at the young students sitting upright one by one, a long-lost feeling came back to his heart.These students were all about eighteen or nineteen years old, and their faces already showed the determination of adults, but they were still very immature in Xi Changge's eyes.She sighed in her heart, she is really young and young!Their eyebrows and eyes are full of bravery and pride endowed by youth.This is the most fearless age, they can do everything to pursue their ideals, even if they bleed and sacrifice without fear.

And now she has gray temples, and her heart has become weak.

"I am not a great Confucianist, and I have not made any significant achievements in the way of scholarship. Mr. Wen asked me to come and give a lecture to you, and it is only because of our destiny. Although I major in martial arts, I have traveled in the world for decades and have a great understanding of learning. It can be regarded as having a little opinion of my own. Today I will tell you a section of "Mencius".

Xi Changge didn't turn the book, and neither did the students.They are already familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics, and they can recite any page fluently.

"Gongsun Chou asked: 'Master Jia Qi's chancellor, how can he practice the way, although it is no different from being an overlord. If so, are you tempted?' Mencius said: 'No. I am not tempted at forty.'"

She recited this paragraph out of her mouth, and continued from here.

"Forty strong officials are the time for a gentleman to be enlightened and virtuous. I have made up my mind, and I am not tempted. I am afraid. Confucius is not confused at forty, and he is not tempted. Think about it, everyone. If you get the position And walking the way, thus becoming the karma of the overlord, how magnificent is it! However, people have such great responsibilities, and there are also fears and doubts that move their hearts?

"Chou said: 'If that's the case, the master will be far away from Meng Ben.' Mencius said: 'It's not difficult. Tell me first that I won't be tempted.' Meng Ben's confidence is the courage of blood. Gongsun Chou used it to praise Mencius' difficulty in being unmoved. .And Mencius said, tell the Master not to know, but to be able to let me be unmoved first, so this is not too difficult. Or said: "Is there a way to not be unmoved?" move.'

"Mencius took Beigong Zhe and Meng Shishe as examples of raising courage, and said that although these two sons are not equal to Zengzi and Zixia, they are similar in terms of weather. Serving the enemy, abandoning the special Self-preservation. Speaking of the bravery of the two sons, it is unknown who will win; when it comes to what they guard, they will give up compared to Zhe, in order to obtain what they want. Zi Xia believes in the sage, Zeng Zi turned to himself.

"Zeng Zi said: 'I have heard that the great courage is greater than my master: I do not shrink from myself, even though I am brown and wide, I am not worried; but I shrink from myself, even though there are tens of thousands of people, I will go. Although Meng Shishe is similar to Zeng Zi, what he guards is the spirit of the whole body, and it is not as good as Zeng Zi's reflexive and logical approach, and what he guards is especially important. Mencius's indifference stems from this.

"Gongsun Chou asked: 'Since he said: 'The ambition is the best, the second is the energy', and he said, 'Hold the ambition without violence', why?" Also. Nowadays, those who are sluggish and tend to tend to move their minds because of their qi. Mencius said that if the aspiration is single-minded, the qi will follow it; If a person stumbles and tends to walk away, his qi is focused on what is right and his heart is turned against him. Therefore, while holding on to one's ambition, there must be no violent qi.

"Gongsun Chou asked Mencius again why his indifference was different from those who told him, and what was so good about it, and Mencius told the reason in detail, saying: 'I know what to say, I am good at cultivating my noble spirit.'

Those who know words, understand their nature with all their heart, and all the words in the world are all based on the ultimate reason, and they know the reason for their right and wrong gains and losses.

"Haoran, the grand and popular appearance. Qi is the so-called fullness of the body. 'It is Qi, which matches righteousness and Tao; if there is nothing, it is also discouraged'. It is naturally awe-inspiring, and it is discouraged because of lack of support, but Mencius is good at nourishing it To return to the beginning. Gai Wei knows how to speak, so he can understand the morality of his husband, and have no doubts about the affairs of the world; nourishing Qi, he can use the morality of his husband, and has no fear of the affairs of the world. This is why it is a great responsibility. Don't be tempted. Gao Zi's study is the exact opposite of this. If you don't be tempted, you are almost unaware of it, and you just ignore it.

"Students, those who are not tempted have a master in their hearts. Take Dao and righteousness as their aspirations, and cultivate awe-inspiring spirit. What the Master calls "brave" people first reflect on themselves, keep awe-inspiring mind, and then know how to rebel.

"One year ago, this place was a disaster, and everyone was a fool, and the prostitution and rituals caused disasters. In ten miles and eight villages, no one distinguishes good from evil? The people set up sacrifices to gods, and they didn't do production, and their luck was lost. The more promiscuous the ritual, the more harm the people will suffer. If someone raises the flag and rebels, how can there be no one to follow? Know the way and righteousness, know the words to nourish the spirit, and then know the impossibility of bowing to heresy, and then know the courage."

Xi Changge woke up from a coma.

As soon as she saw Jun Fengtian in front of the bed, she struggled to get up, only to realize that she had been acupunctured and couldn't move.

Fortunately, it is still possible to speak.The shock was still in her heart, but she couldn't control her mouth: "Master, hello, if you can't kill me, then throw me out."

After thinking about it, she added: "The farther you throw it, the better."

Jun Fengtian looked at her calmly.Xi Changge squinted his eyes and tried hard to see the expression on his face, but he didn't notice even a trace of anger.

"You don't know what you are doing now, so I don't blame you. As a teacher, I only worry that one day you will get rid of the control of demons, and if you look at what you have done today, you will regret it." Jun Fengtian said.

"There won't be such a day, Master." Xi Changge said sweetly, "There won't be such a day."

"Master, you said that you are tired from running around every day, what are you trying to do?" Xi Changge gave up struggling, pretending that she was actually lying comfortably - in fact, she felt that her muscles were going to be stiff - and said happily: " You see, what is the reputation of Confucianism among the common people now? They don’t know anything about Confucianism’s contribution in this area. Not only that, but they also think that the morality and ancient ways are their own selfishness, and they are unwilling to save the common people. If you ask me, isn't this too unfair?" The more she spoke, the more angry she became, as if she really felt unfair about it.

"People who return to the Yuan in the prosperous age may not really think about the common people. People who are masters have ulterior motives. Whether it is good or evil is still a matter of opinion. But in any case, the way I walk is not hindered by prejudice. No matter how much you speak to provoke, It’s also a waste of time.”

After finishing speaking, he pointed at Xi Changge's throat.Suddenly, Xi Changge felt as if he had been sealed, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound.

She glared at Jun Fengtian angrily, trying to make him understand her anger.

But he didn't even look at her, and left without looking back.

Outside the room, Tianji saw Jun Fengtian coming out, and immediately greeted him.

"How's it going?" he asked bluntly.

Jun Fengtian shook his head.

"...Is it still not working?" Tianji said.

"Part of her brain consciousness is imprisoned by the power of blood darkness, and it is difficult to break through it with external force. If the control is to be released, I am afraid that Di Ming has to do it herself."

"The person from Diming is afraid that he won't cause us enough trouble, so he can't take the initiative to release the control of Xi Changge." Tianji said, "Unless it is exchanged with conditions—but if you really ask him for a profiteer like him, If you say this, I'm afraid it won't be surprising how many excessive conditions he puts forward."

Jun Fengtian remained silent.

After a while, Tianji said again: "Actually, I have another method..."

"What method?" Jun Fengtian asked.

"...There is no need to be so anxious." Tian Ji was speechless, teasing: "Seeing that you don't say a word, I thought you didn't care much."

"Don't be joking." Jun Fengtian said.

Tianji knew that his junior brother was not in the mood for joking at all, so he quickly told Jun Fengtian what he was thinking.Before the latter replied, he said again: "However, this method is extremely dangerous after all. If it is not a last resort, I don't want you to use this method."

Jun Fengtian didn't speak, he was undecided in his heart.

"Otherwise, you leave Xi Changge here and deal with the matter at hand first. Since you have tapped her acupoints, she will not be able to escape. I will take the time to go to the Yunhai Xianmen, look through the information, and see Is there a way to get rid of the power of blood darkness in the brain without hurting the original owner." Tianji said.

After pondering for a moment, Jun Fengtian said: "That's fine."

They both said goodbye to each other.

After Jun Fengtian left, Tianji went into the room to check on Xi Changge's situation, only to see her staring at a pair of dead fish eyes, with her mouth opening and closing, but she was speechless.Like a dying fish, unwillingly accusing humans of mistreating her.

Seeing this scene, Tianji couldn't bear it... He couldn't bear to smile, and even laughed out loud: "Seeing you like this makes me feel relieved."

Xi Changge stared at him even more angrily.

"You just stay here and wait for your brave and invincible uncle to find a way to save you!" Tian Ji patted Xi Changge's head and said pitifully.

"I'm going to-"

He shook his whisk and left gracefully.

The night was dark, the moon was covered by layers of clouds, and half a star could not leak out.The wind is getting colder, blowing the dead branches and leaves, and the world is in a depression.The continuous disaster of blood and darkness has a wide impact on the human world, killing countless common people.Human life, in such troubled times, is sometimes easier to wither than dead leaves on branches.

As soon as the clown puppet lifted the jug, he refilled a glass of wine for the playwright of Yongye.

The latter supported his temple with one hand, and carefully looked at the script in his hand.The basic direction of the main story has been finalized many years ago, and he has filled in a lot of details.On this basis, he is conceiving his next side story.

"The time is almost up, but Zheng'er hasn't moved for a long time. Someone should remind him to open the end of the wind and the five disasters." Di Ming picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "He should also understand that he wants to fight to open the blood and darkness chapter." He is far more than one of the five disaster places."

The clown fiddled with the string puppet in his hand, and said, "Zheng'er's wings are hardened now, and he has his own ideas. Let me urge him for the god of the underworld."

"No hurry." Di Ming said, "Heretic, how is your doomsday martial art training?"

"I'm about to reach the eighth floor, and I believe I can make a breakthrough in a few days." The clown puppet said with a hint of excitement in his voice, "Is there anything the god of the underworld needs my help for?"

"Cultivate well first, and you will be of great use to the dazzlers in the future, but now is not the time." Di Ming closed the unfinished script in his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to make achievements, you have to constantly improve your skills." Value, and then you can do more for me. I don't want to see unnecessary sacrifices."

"Yes, I would like to follow the teachings of the god of darkness." The clown puppet saluted respectfully.

"As for Zheng'er..." Di Ming smiled mysteriously: "Someone will urge him on behalf of Dazzler. If he disappoints me, Shadow will never miss this wonderful opportunity. Just wait patiently! But, at this critical moment Moment, Dazzler will not allow the celestial trace to ruin my good show again."

"It must have taken a lot of effort for Tianji, Faru and Renjue to lead the demonic Jitan theory back to the right path. Now there are puppet three to restrain their attention. Tianji, Faru and Renjue want to target Fengmo Disaster, I think I have more than enough heart but not enough strength.”

"It's a pity that Jun Fengtian's disciples are too stupid and evasive, and it's hard to expect great things to happen." Di Ming said: "However, such people often bring unexpected results. This time she was captured by Jun Fengtian, presumably because of her She escaped with all her strength. I don’t know what kind of surprise she will bring to Dazzling this time.”

After his last sentence fell, Xi Changge walked in disheartened.

"God of the Underworld." She said dejectedly.

Di Ming remained silent, turned around, and turned his back to her.

She looked at the back of the gods in front of her, sighed, and said, "It's Chang Ge who failed to succeed and failed, and let you down. Please punish the God of the Underworld."

Di Ming coldly snorted.With his long hair raised, a burst of energy burst out from his body.Xi Changge was shocked by this force and retreated again and again, spitting out a mouthful of blood in his chest, took a breath, and hurriedly saluted: "Thank you, God of the Underworld!"

Di Ming's voice then eased down.

"Leave the punishment for the time being. The dazzler cleans up the injuries left in your body due to the excessive use of the power of blood darkness. There is a more important task for you."

Xi Changge's eyes lit up, wishing to show his loyalty by sacrificing his heart and soul: "Please show me the god of darkness!"

"The disaster of the end of the wind is about to start, and the dazzler will present a good show for the heavenly trace." Di Ming turned around and looked down at the top of Xi Changge's head, with a gentle tone and gloomy eyes: "This time, I don't want to see you again." I saw Jun Fengtian coming to disrupt the situation."

"Obey!" Xi Changge hastily accepted the order and retreated.

Xi Changge's back gradually disappeared, and in the Eternal Night Theater, Di Ming's voice sounded faintly: "Jun Fengtian, destroying your lofty arrogance is the most favorite thing for dazzlers."

Tianji came to Jun Fengtian angrily.

"Your apprentice is really powerful, look, what the hell are these things!" Shen Yuxiaoyao was furious, and threw a simple pagoda puppet into Jun Fengtian's arms.

When Jun Fengtian saw the puppet, he didn't know what he had misunderstood, and he couldn't speak for a while.

Fortunately, he quickly figured out that this pagoda puppet was another self made by Xi Changge to deceive the ray of divine sense that Tianji put at the feet of the fairy.And she herself had long since fled.

Jun Fengtian felt relieved, and quickly frowned again.

"I don't know where I learned the weird crooked ways-it actually tricked me! Next time I see her, I must make her look good!" Tian Ji shouted loudly.

"This is the incantation of Xianmen. Among the people she has come into contact with, only you and I understand it." Jun Fengtian said.

"That's what you taught, Junior Brother? You taught it well! It can also be used as a life-saving method in an emergency!" Tianji's tone suddenly changed, trying to cover up.

"Obviously it's you...forget it." Realizing that he couldn't entangle this issue, Jun Fengtian shut up wisely.

However, Tianji still refused to let go, and yelled: "It's me, why? You don't mean to say that I taught her, do you? My God, wait a minute!" He had a surprised expression on his face. Said confidently: "Could it be that it's really me..."

"For the current plan, it is necessary to capture her back as soon as possible to prevent her from continuing to do evil." Jun Fengtian asked with eyebrows: "You go back to the fairy gate to check the classics, can you gain anything?"

Tianji spread his hands.

"Then it seems... is this the only way to go?" Jun Fengtian pondered.

"Look out, Junior Brother." Tianji patted Jun Fengtian on the shoulder generously, and said, "If it fails, it's her fate. Anyway, the worst result is just Changge's death. It's better than letting her cause it." More bloody cases are better. Let’s give it a try, there is still a chance.”

Jun Fengtian nodded heavily.

The orders of the God of the Underworld cannot be disobeyed.

Xi Changge found Jun Fengtian, and asked the former master for help regardless:

"Master, save me!"

Jun Fengtian's heart tightened, and the Fa-rectification sword almost came out of its sheath.He didn't expect that the person he was looking for would come to his door by himself.He said: "I thought I was the person you didn't want to see at the moment. Didn't you use the puppet technique to escape from Xianjiao, why are you throwing yourself into the net now?"

"Master!" Xi Changge looked up, with faint tears on his face: "You know that everything I did before was not my nature... I don't have much time, and I know where my soul consciousness is imprisoned by the earth. But I can't destroy it myself..." A painful expression appeared on her face: "I beg Master to help me! As long as I can get out of the thief's control, no matter whether it is life or death, Changge will have no complaints!"

At this moment, Jun Fengtian couldn't help but think of the extremely sad look in her eyes before she fell into a coma.

"How do you win my trust?" Jun Fengtian asked, "How do you convince me that you have really changed your mind, or that everything is directed and acted by you?"

Xi Changge looked at him in despair.

"Yes... that's right, I have completely ruined the trust of the master in me... yes, I have committed many murders, how can I dare to say that I have escaped from the control of darkness? At this moment, no matter where I go If you go anywhere, the disciple will die after all... I understand." She said with a miserable smile.

No matter where you go... there is no escape from death... Jun Fengtian understood that what she said was true, and his heart trembled slightly.

"No!" Her voice suddenly became firm: "Even if there is only a dead end left, I will never allow myself to go down this dark road."

Xi Changge bowed to the ground.

"Master, if you still remember the relationship between you and me as a teacher and student in this life, then you will help the disciple this last time. If it doesn't work, I will die in peace. If it is done, I will not bother the master when the day of punishment comes. I will make my own apology in front of the Confucian sect!"

Her face was ashen, but her eyes were full of determination.

Jun Fengtian was speechless.

"I can help you." After a while, Jun Fengtian said, "But there is one condition."

Another ray of hope rose in Xi Changge's heart.

Suddenly, with a swipe of his finger, Jun Fengtian injected several sword qi into Xi Changge's body, sealing off her eight extraordinary meridians.This is more severe than simply tapping acupuncture points, the latter will feel as if all the limbs are being torn apart by thousands of swords, and all the true energy in the body will be useless.

Xi Changge endured the pain, and smiled nonchalantly: "Will the master believe me if I have to seal my body? It's worth it." There was an imperceptible bitterness in her smile.

"Stop talking, let's go." Jun Fengtian no longer looked at her.

Yushui Bay, located at the foot of Mount Mi, welcomed new visitors this day.Xi Changge took Jun Fengtian along the stream and walked up the mountain step by step.

"My natal soul consciousness is imprisoned in a cave. I accidentally discovered it when I came here to perform a mission last time. There is a formation on the mountain. Anyone who steps into it will be trapped in the formation. If you break out of the formation within the right time, you can only be trapped until you die. I was carrying the Wang Token bestowed by Earth and Ming before, so I will not be hindered by the maze. But after the task is completed, I have returned the Wang Token. Let's Be careful this time."

Xi Changge's meridians have been sealed, and his physical fitness is as good as that of ordinary people. He is out of breath after walking halfway up the mountain road.On the other hand, Jun Fengtian, his clothes are not messed up, his feet are not stained with dust, he looks like a god, but he has no intention of helping.

Xi Changge was also very stubborn.Although her footsteps gradually slowed down, she occasionally supported the rock to catch her breath, and sweat dripped down her forehead into her collar, but she never asked for help.

As the two walked, they secretly guarded in their hearts.As they walked, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed, and they saw fallen leaves like knives, grass and trees forming soldiers, and everything in the mountains became their enemies, attacking Jun Fengtian aggressively!

"Be careful!" Xi Changge blurted out.

Jun Fengtian had been prepared for a long time, pushed Xi Changge behind him with one hand, and at the same time praised him with his left palm, Ye Yu flew in the blink of an eye!

The array attack was fierce and endless, Jun Fengtian was distracted to protect Xi Changge while clearing the way forward.The latter brazenly drew his sword. Although he couldn't use his true energy, he could dance the sword of listening to the Tao vigorously with his fists and kicks, without leaking any water.

Jun Fengtian still had a tentative mind in his heart, so he didn't protect Xi Changge more, and concentrated on dealing with the attack in front of him.Unexpectedly, the farther forward, the more ferocious the attack.Xi Changge was already very tired, and the increasingly intense attacks made her overwhelmed.Suddenly, a few thick vines protruded from nowhere, like tentacles, broke through Xi Changge's defense with lightning speed, and wrapped around her limbs.

With a roar, Xi Changge swung his sword and slashed at the vines.Although Ting Dao is a sharp weapon of a magic weapon, it can cut iron like mud, but she doesn't have much strength left to wield the sword.The vines broke under the blade, but immediately after, more and thicker vines entangled up, wrapping her body tightly.

"Master!" She exclaimed, although the long sword was still clenched tightly in her hand, it was still difficult to move.

Jun Fengtian had already noticed the vines attacking from behind, and was about to strike, but found that the attack he was facing suddenly intensified.He didn't have time to think, and he took a step forward with his sword to resist.When he had time to turn around, Xi Changge, who was being attacked by vines, was getting farther and farther away from him.

"The formation has changed, Master, go away!" He only had time to hear this sentence, and Xi Changge's figure had disappeared from his vision.

"Long song——" Jun Fengtian swept out a sword aura, and the grass, trees and figures that struck around him were broken and scattered, but they took shape again in an instant.Jun Fengtian no longer cared about the attacks from all directions, and ran after him.

Jun Fengtian crushed in this direction, meeting gods and killing gods along the way, meeting Buddhas and killing Buddhas.Although the formation is strong, and the pressure increases as you go forward, it is not enough to trap Jun Fengtian for too long.After the last grass and tree monster was wiped out under the sword of Zhengfa, Jun Fengtian successfully broke out.

At this time, although the place he was in was still Mishan, the landscape was completely different from before.He looked around and finally found a hidden cave on the bare rock wall.

Jun Fengtian Xin left a mark on the entrance of the cave, and then stepped into it fearlessly.

The cave was as dark as he had imagined, full of evil atmosphere.But the darkness couldn't cover his sharp eyes, and everything in the cave was invisible to him.In this darkness, Jun Fengtian walked on the ground like he was on the ground, and he didn't think it was dangerous at all.Walking through a narrow and long corridor, the front suddenly opened up, like a stone room dug out by man.

At this time, two candles suddenly lit up, illuminating a square inch of land.It was a small altar, on which stood a jade bottle full of charms, the mouth of which was completely sealed by some kind of gray metal.The candlelight flickered, reflecting the bloody curse mark, which looked very strange.

Jun Fengtian picked up the jade bottle and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.

"Could this be you... Changge?"

Jun Fengtian didn't hesitate anymore, a flash of sword flashed, and the entire mouth of the bottle was cut off immediately.The sealed bottle cap fell to the ground with a clang, but nothing came out of the bottle.

Jun Fengtian moved the jade bottle closer, wanting to take a closer look, but unexpectedly smelled a sweet fragrance.He suddenly realized that something was wrong, and threw the bottle out.

It's too late.

"Master..." a sweet call.

With the sound of this female voice, the huge stone room was instantly illuminated.The sudden light hurt Jun Fengtian's eyes that had adapted to the darkness, he subconsciously raised his hand to cover it, but found that his muscles were limp and he couldn't even lift his hand.

"You..." Jun Fengtian opened his mouth to speak, but found that it was extremely difficult for him to even speak.

Not only that, at this moment, it seemed that even his thinking became dull.Jun Fengtian supported the small altar with one hand, stared straight ahead, and slowly collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.

In front of him, the black-haired female swordsman had a smile on her face, as charming as if she had returned to her 20s.Step by step, she slowly walked towards him from the bright place.

Note: The original part of "Mencius" comes from Zhu Xi's Annotations

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