Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 84: The Shock Brought by the Tao Te Ching

Under the strict punishment of Bai Xuanji's ruler, Su Zefeng's palms swelled like steamed buns, and finally reluctantly yielded.

With Su Zefeng as a cautionary tale, Yuan Yourong and Murong Yunxi couldn't help but pale in fear, trembling with the fear of being beaten.

Even Song Qiqi swallowed her saliva and quietly kicked Feng Sanbao next to her, asking, "Will he beat me?"

Feng Sanbao blinked in confusion. "He shouldn't. He was the one who peeked at you while you were bathing, not the other way around. He's in the wrong!"

The surrounding students cast surprised glances at them.

The two quickly shut their mouths and sat up straight.

Bai Xuanji had returned to her desk.

Then,

The classroom returned to its awkward and quiet state.

Xin Zhuo's mindset for teaching had completely changed. Judging from their Blood Qi, the students dressed in white scholar robes in front of him had a minimum cultivation level of seventh rank, and for higher-ranking students like Bai Xuanji, their cultivation level couldn't be discerned at all.

Can I handle this?

He quietly summoned the Lunar Serenity Well and pondered whether he should use it as a sacrifice to break through to a higher realm.

At this moment, He Liansheng stood up and reluctantly performed the teacher-student ritual, frowning as he asked, "May I ask, what can this young scholar teach us?"

This was the question on everyone's mind. The twenty students stared straight ahead, with a strong desire to get to the bottom of things.

Xin Zhuo fell silent for a moment and realized that teaching them how to write small books and draw small paintings, as the old man had suggested, probably wouldn't work. He asked, "What do you want to learn?"

He Liansheng smiled faintly. "In terms of literature, we want to learn poetry, books, rituals, and the classics. In terms of martial arts, we want to learn various martial arts and gain insights into Supernatural Powers. How much do you know?"

"As a scholar, I naturally know everything!"

Xin Zhuo spoke boldly and confidently.

No matter what, he couldn't let himself fail. He had to boast first and then make plans.

He Liansheng looked astonished, and even the Master Li and Master Qin wouldn't dare to say such things, right? How old are you?

"But let's start with a little bit. If I teach you too much, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up!"

Xin Zhuo cleared his throat and casually picked up a book from the table. The text was written vertically with densely packed small characters, without punctuation or illustrations. He couldn't understand it, so he threw it aside and asked, "How far have you all studied in literature?"

Li Xiyue waved her sleeve coldly and said, "Third-year students have studied 'The Book of Rites,' 'Wen Gong Wen Dao,' and 'Zheng Xian Ren Ping Qi Guo Ce.' New students should be taught 'The Five Thousand Articles of Mr. Bai' and 'The Book of Poetry.'"

I don't understand! I've never even heard of them!

Xin Zhuo pondered for a moment. "Let's put those aside for now. I'll teach you something else."

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The group of students looked at each other, wondering if this young scholar was starting his own class.

He Liansheng and Li Xiyue exchanged glances, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. Then, a hint of disdain appeared on their lips, and they sat down one after another.

The group of students stood tall and proud, with a curious and mocking attitude, coldly observing.

The atmosphere was very tense.

"Let's start with the 'Tao Te Ching.' Let's listen to the original text first, and then discuss its meaning... The Tao that can be spoken is not the eternal Tao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name. The nameless is the beginning of heaven and earth; the named is the mother of all things. Therefore, always be without desire, in order to observe its wonders; always have desire, in order to observe its manifestations..."

Xin Zhuo had a lot of miscellaneous knowledge from his past life, especially in ancient literature and classics. Because of his work, he had come into contact with them more often. Works such as "The Art of War," "The Thirty-Six Stratagems," "Zi Bu Yu," "Zi Zhi Tong Jian," "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan," and the Four Great Classical Novels, etc.

In addition, he had rented an old house for a year that made strange noises. He thought it was haunted and became obsessed with the "Tao Te Ching" and the "Book of Changes" for a while, only to later discover that it was a leaking water pipe, not a ghost.

But after reading it, he had a good grasp of the general idea, which was useful for cultivating his temperament and arguing on forums. He basically memorized the main points, and after transmigrating, his thoughts became inexplicably clear, making the content he had read even clearer.

Now, he had to take the initiative and come up with some nonsense to say.

As he read and explained, the students below initially wore expressions of disdain and skepticism, gradually turning into confusion, then suspicion, and finally shock and fear.

After three hundred words, his mouth was dry, so he paused and looked down, only to see faces filled with panic.

"What's wrong? Is it hard to understand?"

Xin Zhuo was surprised. He never thought that in this world, the Dao De Jing would be crude and unbearable.

Helian Sheng's breathing became rapid, and the doubt and pride on his face disappeared. He suddenly stood up and walked to Xin Zhuo's side, bowing deeply and tremblingly asking, "Master, did you really pass down this scripture to us?"

Li Xiyue also immediately stood up and cupped her hands, looking confused. "Master, please think twice. Isn't this too profound? Is it the experience of cultivating immortality? We..."

Cultivating immortality?

Xin Zhuo was a bit confused.

He had no idea that in this world, there was abundant martial virtue and legends of immortal remains. Various supernatural powers and martial arts were mixed and chaotic, mostly focusing on the opening of meridians and combat techniques. However, learning and not being able to achieve success depended on one's comprehension. What is comprehension? It is the understanding of the mysteries of the world and the human body, the "universe and cosmos."

If one understands it thoroughly, they can easily split mountains and rocks with a wave of their hand; if one fails to understand, they can only resort to crude and unrefined techniques.

The simple and profound principles of the Dao De Jing, the vast and profound natural way of the Dao, became more and more exquisite and terrifying as he listened. It even seemed to encompass all the mental techniques and martial arts, requiring indirect understanding.

The ingenuity and vastness of these principles had already surpassed the understanding of practitioners in this world, and even approached the concept of cultivating immortality.

This was not an exaggeration!

The students below, unlike Xin Zhuo, were born and raised here. Their understanding and comprehension abilities were stronger than his. Therefore, they went from barely understanding to being shocked.

...

Outside Yikui House, in a hidden corner of the wall.

"I don't know what the Master is planning. It's really hard to understand!"

"This Xin Zhuo is probably going to cause trouble and ruin so many talents!"

Lifu, Qin Yuli, and two other Masters remained silent. They were all knowledgeable and had a high realm, but now they didn't know whether to laugh or cry because of Xin Zhuo's identity as a Master.

A bandit acting as a Master, what a big joke.

A female Master with a fat body and a fierce expression grabbed the stone brick at the corner of the wall and crushed it forcefully. "If this little bandit causes chaos and makes a mess, even if I have to bear the Master's punishment, I will kill him with my own hands!"

A middle-aged Master with a square face like an old scholar said indifferently, "Lifu, you are in the wrong here. You have been paying attention to this little bandit lately. Is it because you won ten taels of silver and developed a playful mind, using the name of the Master?"

Lifu was not angry and shook her head. "This is indeed the Master's doing, but Xin Zhuo volunteered to be the Master. It has nothing to do with me. However, I agree with Master Jiang's suggestion. If this kid is untrustworthy and speaks nonsense, even if we don't kill him, we should drive him away or imprison him!"

"What can you teach us?"

Suddenly, a student's question came from inside the inn.

"It's starting!" Qin Yuli said calmly.

Soon,

"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao; the name that can be named is not the eternal name..."

Xin Zhuo's magnetic and artificially deep voice resounded.

The four Masters listened in astonishment at first, then furrowed their brows, and then looked at each other in confusion. Finally, they fell into contemplation. When they raised their heads again, their shock was beyond words.

Their understanding was deeper than that of the students.

The playful or indifferent expressions on Lifu's face instantly disappeared, and she trembled as she said, "Where did this little thief get such a scripture? This..."

The elegant and composed Qin Yuli also lost her voice, "Such profound principles, it's truly unbelievable..."

The fat-faced Master, Jiang, trembled, his eyes wide open. "No wonder, no wonder..."

He said "no wonder" seven times.

The old scholar, Xu, trembled as he stroked his beard. "The Master has never made a mistake. He has always had a discerning eye. This little thief must have obtained profound and mysterious scriptures and the insights of immortals. Invite him to the pavilion to teach, treat him with the Master's courtesy, and there will be no problem!"

Qin Yuli looked around and said, "I and Master Jiang will remember the scripture. Master Xu and Lifu need to observe the surroundings. The Great Assembly of the Wordless Stele is approaching, so we must prevent early visitors from overhearing and spreading this scripture indiscriminately."

Lifu frowned and said, "Alright, but Qin Master, you should be the one to talk to Xin Zhuo. This scripture is indeed not to be spread indiscriminately. We must prevent his bandit nature from causing trouble!"

Is it awkward? If it is, I'll change it when I wake up tomorrow morning.

I think the Dao De Jing is really amazing. After studying it thoroughly, my spirit has been elevated. Personally, I feel that if it is brought into the world of practitioners, it can indeed bring shock.

(End of this chapter)