At this time, the underworld is no longer as lively as before. Looking from the underworld, you can still see some magnificent spirits living in both the Yin and Yang realms at the same time, but the number is not as large as before.
After the battle for the No. 1 Scholar, the ancestors of the Li family, the Fei family, the Ma family and other aristocratic families were severely injured and had to leave Xijing and return to the major aristocratic families to heal their wounds. All the ancestors of the major aristocratic families in Xijing have left.
The black pot fell into the underworld, and its body became as huge as a mountain, falling rapidly downwards. It seemed to have fallen into the endless mosquitoes, surrounded by sky listeners flying with their big ears flapping.
These days, the listeners tried their best to avoid this mountain-like giant dog and the magic fire, flying in groups in the same direction.
For every ten Heavenly Listeners, there is one Heavenly Listener Deacon, whose body is much taller than the other Heavenly Listeners.
They turned a blind eye to Chen Shi and Black Pot and flew over. When the black pot fell to the ground, Chen Shi raised his head and looked at the listeners.
For every hundred Heavenly Listeners, there is one Heavenly Listener with extraordinary strength.
Venerable Tianting is taller than Deacon Tianting, surrounded by a realm of ghosts and gods, and can fly without the help of ears.
Among the thousands of Tianting, there is King Tianting, who is more powerful than Tianting. These days, King Tingzun could sense Chen Shi's gaze and immediately look at him. The moment Chen Shi made eye contact with him, he felt his ears itching, his energy and blood began to circulate involuntarily, and his ears seemed to be growing.
He immediately spread out the Yuanshen force field and eliminated the influence of King Tian Tingzun.
The realm of ghosts and gods of King Tianting is even larger, covering a radius of a hundred feet, traveling in the sky, with more than a thousand Heavenly Listeners, more than a hundred Heavenly Listening deacons, and more than ten Heavenly Listening Masters.
There are more than ten similar kings!
In front of King Tianting was Lord Guangxiao, who had a relationship with Chen Shi.
Hun Guangxiao also ignored Chen Shi and Kuai Guo and continued to lead the crowd to fly forward. Many Heavenly Listeners flew over the underworld like locusts.
Chen Shi was extremely surprised. He looked along the direction of their flight and saw the huge black iron pillar standing high in the sky from a distance.
"What are you doing there these days?" he wondered.
At this time, huge faces suddenly poked out from the sky of the underworld. They were the existences of the Mahayana realm in Xijing. They also noticed the movement in the underworld, so the soul looked down.
These souls were extremely huge, and their faces covered the sky. When they saw those Heavenly Listeners, their expressions changed greatly and they all shrank their heads.
Chen Shi also saw Eunuch Feng’s spirit, which looked somewhat similar to Eunuch Feng, but was much younger.
Eunuch Feng Yuanshen also noticed Chen Shi and Hei Guo. He was startled and waved to him repeatedly to signal him not to go over.
Chen Shi looked towards the sky, but saw that the beings in Xijing who were still empty and in the Mahayana realm closed their eyes or looked away, not paying attention to what was happening in the underworld.
“What are they afraid of?” He was puzzled.
Suddenly, a rays of light appeared in front of Chen Shi and spread out into the distance. At the end of the rays of light was a great void. Eunuch Feng's soul was sitting in the great void, guiding him and Heiguo.
Chen Shi hesitated for a moment and did not chase those Tian Tingzhe. Instead, he let Heiguo follow the Xiaguang Avenue and walk into the void.
Once in the big realm, Black Pot's body shape returned to its original shape.
Eunuch Feng's spirit is thousands of feet tall, his appearance is majestic, and he is somewhat heroic. It is impossible to tell that he is an old eunuch sitting in a wheelchair.
Chen Shi smiled and said: "I came to look for Zhuang Wujiu, but I didn't expect to meet these Tiantian listeners. I didn't mean to join in the fun."
After the battle for the number one scholar, Eunuch Feng got what he wanted, and drove away his two adopted sons Bai Sihai and Yan Shuangtian, and once again sat on the throne of the eunuch of the palm print and the governor of the Dongchang. This old eunuch never showed off his talents, but in the battle for the top prize, Chen Tang said, "Master Feng, you haven't done anything yet", which made Eunuch Feng famous.
Had not everyone been injured and feared Chen Tang's secret of the talisman, Eunuch Feng would have been buried with great honor that night.
Afterwards, the Thirteenth Family looked highly at him and felt that the old eunuch had some talent.
After Eunuch Feng returned to power, he was busy repairing the relationship with the Thirteenth Family. He had not visited Chen Tang and Chen Shi and his son in the past few days. Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Chen Shi wanted to get into something big again, which frightened him.
"Chen Zhuangyuan, you have to remember one thing in Xiniu Xinzhou. You can provoke the Dongchang, the imperial court, and the Thirteenth Family, but you can't provoke the Heavenly Listeners." Eunuch Feng said seriously, "Although we have many spies in the Dongchang, the power of the court is great, and the Thirteenth Family has a wide eye, there are always areas beyond our reach, leaving you with a chance to survive. But You must not provoke the Heavenly Listeners! If you provoke them, you will be in endless trouble, and you may even get yourself killed!”
Eunuch Feng said, "Our family has been dealing with the Thirteenth Family for so long and has not been beaten to death. The reason is not how strong our family is or how wide our connections are. It is because we will never ask about things we should not ask, and we will never offend people we cannot afford to offend. Knowing how to advance and retreat, and knowing how to avoid, is the way to survive."
He had good intentions and said: "Master Xiao Chen, your father's ability to survive to this day is partly due to Chen Yindu's remaining power, partly because he is really useful, and partly because he knows what can and cannot be done. Your ability to survive until now is due to the efforts of three scoundrels from two generations: your father, your uncle and your grandfather. You killed the young master and ruined their important event. They I won’t kill you because the cost of killing you is too high and the gain is not worth the loss, so I allow you to live. But there are giants in this world that even the Thirteenth Family can’t afford. They don’t care about your father, your uncle, and your grandfather, and they don’t care about how many people will die. If you provoke them, you will really die!”
Chen Shi solemnly thanked you.
At this time, the black pot suddenly barked twice.
Eunuch Feng didn't understand. Chen Shi's expression moved slightly and said: "The black pot said that something happened in the underworld, and that iron pillar emitted a divine light that penetrated the sky and the earth! Governor, look..." "I don't want to look!" "Really?"
Eunuch Feng hesitated and said, "Okay, let's take a look. But we agreed that we will never interfere."
Eunuch Feng looked down, and the entire void was like a bright mirror, reflecting what happened in the underworld in the void.
At this time, many heavenly listeners were surrounding the iron pillar that stood tall on the sky and the ground. The strange and ancient textures on the surface of the iron pillar slowly lit up at some point, and the whole body emitted divine light, illuminating the earth of the underworld, and the light became more and more powerful!
"This remnant seems to have activated its power!"
Eunuch Feng was surprised, "I have been castrated for decades, and this iron pillar has not changed at all! How could this happen today? Waiting for a change? "
Chen Shi asked: "Does the governor know the origin of this thing?"
Eunuch Feng calmed down and said: "This thing is a remnant of prehistoric times, Da Mingzi It existed before the people landed in Xiniu Xinzhou. According to an ancient book in Dongchang, this object was discovered during the opening of the underworld. It was so big that even the powerful people in the Zhenwang era could not move it, so they had to explore what it was and tried to study the text marks on it, but in the end they couldn't find anything. There are many similar incomprehensible things in the Yin and Yang worlds, how can they study it?
Suddenly, Chen Shi saw Zhuang Wujiu's figure, surrounded by those Heavenly Listeners, protecting him in the center.
Zhuang Wujiu flew slowly around this iron pillar.
Wherever he flew by, the texture of the iron pillars kept lighting up, as if they were inspired by him. Chen Shi's heart moved slightly: "Zhuang Wu Jiu understands the imprints of words on leftover things!"
Eunuch Feng said: "Zhuang Wu Jiu's origin is not trivial, so don't read any further. Master Xiao Chen, I will send you back to the earthly world."
Chen Shi secretly regretted it. He wanted to see how Zhuang Wu Jiu could activate the power of the prehistoric remnants. There are many prehistoric remnants in Xiniu Xinzhou. These things are distributed in the Yin and Yang realms. They are ancient, huge and elusive.
However, those Tianting people are extremely dangerous, especially King Tianting and Lord Tianting, whose strength is even more powerful.
If he approaches rashly, even Eunuch Feng may not be able to protect him!
"Governor Feng, just now you said that Dongchang recorded some things from the era of King Zhen. Can you let me see the records in this regard?" Chen Shi asked.
Eunuch Feng smiled and said: "Of course you can."
He waved his hand, the young eunuch stepped back, and the wheelchair moved forward automatically without anyone. Dongchang is not a big place, with a few alleys and a lot of eunuchs in it. When Eunuch Feng arrives, they all call him godfather.
Chen Shi was surprised, the real king was gone, why were there so many eunuchs?
"Dongchang is the only place that has not been completely penetrated by the Thirteenth Family. Although there are people from the Thirteenth Family, they cannot control Dongchang." Eunuch Feng seemed to know what he was thinking, and said, "Ordinary people can't climb up in Xijing at all. The most talented people can only reach the level of your father. But as long as the power is removed, there will be I hope to be a palm eunuch! Although he is not an official, he is no less powerful than the Thirteenth Family! It is difficult for scholars to find jobs, and they do not want to go back to the countryside, and they cannot marry or have children, so there are not many people who come to work in our East Factory. If you are not happy in the Hanlin Academy..." Chen Shi said quickly: "I am very happy!"
Eunuch Feng sighed regretfully and said: "Our family is very optimistic about you. We think that if you have been in Dongchang for a few years, you will definitely be able to take over my job and become the new governor of Dongchang! However, Chen Tang only has one son, you, and he will definitely not allow it."
He paused and said, "The imperial court has arranged for you to go to the Imperial Academy to do I agree. I don’t mean to let you sit on the bench, but I hope you will pursue your studies and follow the path of a saint. The Hanlin Academy is the most suitable place. You have the talent of being a scholar, and you are famous all over the world. It is impossible to say that in a few years, you will be Chen Shengren. "
Chen Shi asked for advice: "What is a saint?"
Eunuch Feng said: "Writing books and sayings are the words of a saint. Walking the world with virtue is the deeds of a saint. With words and deeds, you can be called a saint. At that time, countless people will build temples for you, erect shrines, build golden statues, offer sacrifices, and offer incense. When you die, the incense will immediately become a god. You have this knowledge and you are in the Hanlin Academy..."
"I am not a saint." Chen Shi interrupted him. Eunuch Feng stopped the wheelchair and looked at him doubtfully.
"I do things not for righteousness, nor do I want to be bound by morality. My grandfather told me that it is extremely dangerous to put yourself in the position of a saint, and it is even more difficult to be respected as a saint by others."
Chen Shidao said, "If you become a saint, others will ask you to be a saint. When encountering disasters, they will ask you to spend money to provide disaster relief. When you see people suffering, they will ask you to redeem them. When they see benefits, they will ask you not to fight. When they see disadvantages, they will ask you to ask for help. You take responsibility; if you don't like your relatives and friends, you will be asked to kill them for justice. If you don't do it, it will be hypocritical. It will damage your interests and ask you to be generous, otherwise it will be dishonest."
Eunuch Feng frowned slightly.
Chen Shidao: "To be a saint means to put yourself on the fire and let others roast you. You have to endure the pain, but you can't say it hurts. My grandpa said, don't be a saint in other people's minds, be a layman. If anyone imposes the morals of those saints on you and restrains you, break their legs."
Eunuch Feng patted the wheelchair and said angrily: "Your grandpa broke our legs!"
Chen Shi smiled and said: "I want to write a book and explain the master's knowledge, but it is better to be a saint."
Eunuch Feng said with a smile: "After you write the book, you must give me a copy. I will definitely read the articles of the number one scholar."
"Okay!" Chen Shi said with a hearty smile.
Eunuch Feng led him into the library in Dongchang. Rows of books were neatly stacked, and there were several eunuchs copying them. It must be that some books were old and new ones needed to be copied to prevent them from being lost.
"When your grandfather was the Minister of Rites, he also came to our house and borrowed this book."
Eunuch Feng searched for a moment, stood up from the wheelchair, pulled out a volume from the bookshelf, handed it to him, and said, "At that time, our family had just been cleansed, and our baby had been cut off, and his beard had not yet finished falling off. We had a good relationship with him. Who would have thought that this old bastard would break both of our legs!" He was so angry that he slapped the wheelchair.
Chen Shi flipped through a few pages and saw that the book was a manuscript. It was the information left by a eunuch named Liu when he was studying the remaining characters and talisman imprints.
Eunuch Liu not only studied the huge black iron pillar in the underworld, but also studied many remnants of Xiniu Xinzhou, transcribed the text imprints on it, and tried to decipher the mystery of these text imprints.
Chen Shi flipped through the book and saw a few pages of translation annotations. The handwriting was different from Eunuch Liu's.
"It's grandpa's handwriting!"
Chen Shi felt slightly shaken and said, "Master, can you lend me this book for a few days to read?" Eunuch Feng smiled and said, "You can take it for copying, but you have to return it. This is a unique copy!"
Chen Shi thanked him again and again, asked him to resign, and hurried away with the black pot.
Eunuch Feng watched him go away and whispered: "There are also deciphering runes left by Chen Yindu in that book, but they are as incomprehensible as the ghost-drawing talismans. I hope you can understand."
- Late update, sorry. Work hard to write the second update!