The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 1451 Meeting Old Man Shushan Again

"It's Fang Xusheng!" Someone shouted from the bottom of the mountain.

"Really, my God, he is actually standing on the Seventh Mountain! Could it be said that he has already reached the Seventh Mountain when he was still a Juren? He clearly said before that he had reached the Sixth Mountain!"

"So it turns out that Fang Xusheng deliberately held back and said less to avoid causing too much of a sensation."

"I've seen Fang Xusheng!"

Many newly promoted candidates saluted Fang one after another, especially the candidates from Jingguo, whose faces seemed to be radiating a translucent radiance.

Even many members of the clan, Lei family and other families or related people also behaved politely.

The senior members of the family may be enemies of Fang Yun for the interests of the family or school, but young people rarely participate in the disputes. They have read Fang Yun's poems and articles, and heard about Fang Yun's great achievements every day, and they have been greatly affected. .

In the future, they can be enemies with Fang Yun for their family, but nothing can make them deny Fang Yun's talent and achievements.

Fang Yun nodded gently to the people at the bottom of the mountain. Thinking of his two experiences of going to Shushan, he sighed and turned around and walked towards the Eighth Mountain without wasting any time.

There is a canyon between the seventh mountain and the eighth mountain, and a wide black chain connects the two mountains.

Between the two mountains, a strange wind howled.

A look of emotion appeared on Fang Yun's face. He still remembered that at the edge of the Seventh Mountain that day, he couldn't see the rope bridge leading to the Eighth Mountain. He couldn't walk through the strange wind belt in front of him no matter what. Passable.

At that time, Fang Yun also asked old man Shushan how to walk up the Eighth Mountain. Old man Shushan replied that he could walk when he could.

But now, Fang Yun's literary courage has reached the third level.

Fang Yun smiled indifferently, stepped onto the black chain, and walked forward gracefully and freely in the strong wind, using the three-level literary courage to protect his body.

Wearing white clothes, we climbed the eighth mountain.

The eighth mountain is the same as other mountains. The top of the mountain is a platform with a chain connecting the two mountains. However, there is nothing on this platform.

Fang Yun looked at the eighth mountain with doubts. He looked at it several times in a row, but he couldn't find anything unique. On the previous mountain, there was at least a light gate.

Fang Yun thought for a moment, without stopping, and stepped towards the chain bridge leading to the Ninth Mountain.

The strange wind between the Eighth Mountain and the Ninth Mountain was even stronger. Even if Wen Dan had entered the third realm, Fang Yun still felt strenuous. However, Fang Yun was even more surprised that he could actually set foot here directly. This meant that, I have passed the test of the eighth mountain.

Even the literary courage of a bachelor is difficult to advance to the third realm. Most people can only have the literary courage of the third realm after being promoted to a great scholar. The strength of the literary courage of the third realm is obvious to all, so Fang Yun only feels that it is difficult, not too big yet. obstacles.

While moving forward, Fang Yun thought quickly and suspected that what he saw was an illusion. The power of the Eighth Mountain might suddenly burst out on the way. After all, he had been deceived by the illusion of Shushan.

Fang Yun moved forward cautiously, and in the end, he stepped firmly on the ninth mountain.

The ninth mountain is different from other mountains.

Fang Yun stood on the edge of the Ninth Mountain. Within a hundred feet in front of him, he could clearly see green grass, roads, and a flat top of the mountain. But beyond a hundred feet, there was a fog.

Fang Yun looked at the mist and thought for a while. Now he had no other choice but to bite the bullet and move forward.

After only nine steps, an old man appeared in front of him.

Fang Yun showed a nostalgic smile, cupped his hands and said, "Old sir, we meet again."

Old Man Shushan smiled, nodded slightly, and said, "Not bad, very good."

The old man in Shushan has an extremely broad and slightly protruding forehead, and his beard and hair are all white. He is just a little thin, but his eyes are like a lake and sea, deep and mysterious.

"Old sir, you are overly praised." Fang Yun said modestly, but felt a little happy in his heart. Now his identity and status are not what they used to be. He knows more about the inside story of the human race. He has already guessed that this old man is either a spirit bred by Shushan. Either it is a ray of Kong Sheng's thoughts, and it cannot have any other identity.

Regardless of his status, Old Man Shushan is no less than a semi-saint in the human race, so he is naturally happy to receive his praise.

"Do you have any doubts in your mind?"

Fang Yun nodded and said: "Since you appear, it means that my journey from the seventh mountain to the ninth mountain is not an illusion. I want to know why I can directly pass through the eighth mountain."

"The eighth mountain is the palace examination." The smile on the old man Shushan's face became even bigger.

Fang Yun was stunned and felt a little lucky in his heart. Fortunately, during the palace examination, he just wanted to use what he had learned as much as possible and open up an absolutely correct path for the human race. If you try to hide your clumsiness in the palace and only seek one or two armors, you may not be able to pass the Eighth Mountain. The third trip to Shushan is doomed to fail at that time.

"It turns out that if you are obsessed with the book mountain itself, you will fall into the inferior category. The student admires it." Fang Yun said.

The old man in Shushan nodded and said: "This eighth mountain not only tests 'ruling the country', but also tests the country's governance without the knowledge of the scholars. Not everyone likes what you did in the palace examination, but But I have to admit that in many cases, no one can do better than you. You are very smart and did not establish the Women's Academy in the imperial examination. Otherwise, it would be difficult for you to get to the Ninth Mountain."

"It seems that the old gentleman is very dissatisfied with my move to establish the Women's Academy." Fang Yun said with a smile.

"It's not that women can't study, it's just that the time has not come yet. Do you think the Saints don't know what a blessing it is to let women, who account for half of the human race, study? That is at least the work of the sub-sage!" Old Man Shushan said.

"Of course I know, and I also know that they are not sure of the timing, for fear of being too early and damaging their holy path." Fang Yun said.

"Oh? Then are you sure about the timing?" asked the old man Shushan.

Fang Yun's eyes fixed, and he said firmly: "I'm trying to create the timing!"

The old man Shushan looked at Fang Yun quietly, and after three breaths, he nodded gently.

"Good."

The nine mountains moved together, and more than 100,000 new candidates looked around in panic.

Fang Yun continued: "The holy way is what I want; the human race is also what I want. I can't have both. I won't give up anything. I'll try my best to have both."

"Do you know the price?"

"If it succeeds, I will be cursed for a hundred years. If it fails, I will be cursed for a thousand years. That's all." Fang Yun said nonchalantly.

"Good!" The old man praised again.

Fang Yun glanced at the fog on the ninth mountain and said: "If you have something to say, please tell me as soon as possible. I want to break into the ninth mountain."

The old man Shushan laughed dumbly and said: "You are impatient. Have you arranged the things at home?"

"Arranged... What do you mean?" Fang Yun asked, with a slightly alert look.

"Nothing, you have to challenge the Ninth Mountain next, and after you succeed... let's talk about what happens after you succeed. I want to say that this Ninth Mountain cannot be passed overnight."

"I'm ready." Fang Yun said.

"That's good." After the old man finished speaking, he reached out and took out a bamboo scroll from his sleeve.

Fang Yun looked closely and found that the bamboo scroll kept changing, sometimes it was one scroll, sometimes it was two scrolls, in a completely unstable state, and seemed different every moment.

Not only was the number changing, but the words on the bamboo scroll were also constantly changing. Fang Yun couldn't see what was written on it at all, and only felt that the handwriting was flashing and dazzling.

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