After listening to Wan Qian's words, Lin Chen's face was already full of shock.

He didn't expect that there would be such a past in this Qiutan City.

"That's a real surprise to me."

Lin Chen's face was full of smiles, and Wan Qian in front of him also smiled and said: "It is indeed surprising, one person can resist tens of thousands of demon clans, not to mention the kind of combat power that is so powerful that it is terrifying, just this courage is worthy of the city lord of the first level of this jackdaw." ”

Lin Chen nodded and said, "No wonder those people at that time would have such respect for that person. ”

Wan Qi smiled and said, "Yes, the status of the Shangguan City Lord in this Qiutan City has now surpassed that of the New City Lord who was personally sealed by the State Lord. ”

"But now it seems that the new city lord seems to be a little dissatisfied with this Shangguan city lord who once saved the entire Qiutan City."

"Oh?"

Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, but Wan Qian smiled and said, "Don't talk about this kind of thing, let's talk about Brother Lin, when you come to the first level of this jackdaw, you must have your own affairs." ”

Lin Chen didn't answer Wan Qian's words directly, and after smiling noncommittally, his eyes fell on Wan Qian's body and said, "I don't have anything to say, but it's still very surprising that Brother Wan will appear in this Qiutan City." ”

"If I'm not mistaken, the Confucianism on the land of Yingzhou should have originated in Daxia, one of the ancient countries, and the Confucian doctrine should not be very popular in a small remote western country like Jackdaw."

"Why are you here?"

Wan Qi smiled: "Actually, there is nothing that can't be said, I am a Confucian, I have always taken Kuangfu Sheji as my own responsibility, and I also need to have the mind to help the world, although this country of jackdaws does not have much worth noting, but after all, it is one of the few countries that are adjacent to the territory of the demon clan." ”

"And more importantly, to find your ancestors."

Lin Chen was stunned when he heard this.

Wan Qian spoke: "Brother Lin should have heard of the seventy-two sages of Confucianism. ”

Lin Chen nodded when he heard this, this seventy-two saints of Confucianism did not refer to real saints, but to the seventy-two patriarchs of Confucianism who created a new school.

In fact, he had heard this since he was in Maple Grove City.

As one of the few heirloom sects in Yingzhou, Confucianism has great influence in the entire Yingzhou.

Just a while ago, an outer disciple of Confucianism found an ancient classic that had been handed down since thousands of years ago in an abandoned academy of Confucianism, which recorded the relevant news of the seventy-two saints of Confucianism.

As soon as this classic appeared, the entire Confucian sect was directly plunged into a great shock.

Confucianism has been passed down to the present day, and the disciples are vast, but there are no people who can really admire all Confucian people with their 'learning' and truly become Confucian 'masters'.

In order to truly select someone who could ascend to this position, which had been vacant for thousands of years, especially during this time, the dispute among Confucianism over 'learning' intensified.

On the one hand, Confucian students should take 'Sheji' as the first priority, and take it as their own responsibility to support Sheji.

On the other hand, they focus on the 'world', believing that Confucian students must help the world at the same time, so that they can be worthy of the word 'Confucianism'.

This dispute has been going on for nearly a thousand years, but there are people on both sides who are knowledgeable, so the dispute between the two sides has never stopped, and there has never been a winner at all.

It is not until recent years that some Confucian students have proposed that the future and present of Confucianism may be found from the classics of the ancestors, and it can be seen that the relevant clues of the seventy-two saints of Confucianism have been turned out, and what a huge impact it will have on Confucianism.

"I will come to this Jackdaw Country, it is precisely because that ancient book mentions that one of the saints is in the Jackdaw Country, I have traveled to all the places in the Jackdaw Country where there may be a clue to the saint, but they are all in vain, this Qiutan City is already my last stop among the Jackdaws."

Hearing this, Lin Chen nodded, and he inevitably felt a little ashamed of this Confucian in his heart.

After all, people knew everything about him, but he had to hide it.

As if seeing Lin Chen's embarrassment, Wan Qian smiled and said: "Brother Lin doesn't have to mind, between the ups and downs of the world, you and I are just a midstream fish, since I recognize you as my friend, I won't think about it much, if Brother Lin really feels that something is wrong, you might as well accompany me on a journey." ”

Lin Chen's eyes showed a look of doubt.

Wan Qian smiled and said: "Actually, it's nothing, the main thing is that after all, as a disciple of Confucianism, sometimes it is still inconvenient to make a move, before I came, I had already found out that in this Qiutan City, there is a dilapidated academy of my Confucian sect, and the destination I came to this Qiutan City is this academy." ”

"It's just that the academy has been abandoned for a long time, and I'm afraid that it has already been occupied by snakes, insects, rats and ants, and I hope that Brother Lin can help."

Lin Chen opened his mouth and said: "Since they are friends, this is naturally no problem, but I have always had a doubt." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Lin Chen opened his mouth and said, "I wanted to ask you when I was at the city gate before, why did you help me. ”

"And you don't know anything about me, why do you act like you're not suspicious of me at all?"

Wan Qian frowned for a moment, and then said: "Buddhism talks about cause and effect, while my Confucianism talks about fate. ”

"Maybe Brother Lin doesn't feel it, but in my opinion, you and I are destined to come first."

"How?"

Wan Qian opened his mouth and said: "Brother Lin's body has the breath of an old man who has been missing for a long time in my vein. ”

The breath of the deceased?

Lin Chen's face changed slightly.

When he came to this Yingzhou, although he came into contact with a lot of people, there were definitely few people who could have anything to do with Confucianism, and the relatively mysterious ones were none other than the old man in the dungeon and Xing Yuan in the Ethereal Pavilion.

Obviously, the old man in the dungeon could not have the slightest connection with Confucianism, although there was no definite evidence, but Lin Chen had a feeling in his heart that the old man in the dungeon could never have anything to do with Confucianism.

Then only Xing Yuan will be left.

His eyes flashed, Lin Chen retracted his thoughts, and Wan Qian in front of him said: "Brother Lin, don't misunderstand, I have no malicious intentions, and I won't rush to inquire about the news of the old man, but I just feel that the person who can be favored by that person naturally can't be wrong, so I have the heart to intersect with Brother Lin." ”

"If Brother Lin thinks that the request you just made will cause you any trouble, I didn't say it."

Lin Chen smiled when he heard this, and then said, "What kind of words are this?" ”

"Since you are a friend to me, then I will naturally treat you as a friend, how can you not help if you are a friend?"

"What's more, I came to this Qiutan City just to practice, so why not let the Confucian students owe me a favor."

Wan Qi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled heartily.

"Brother Lin is very calculating."

"Come, let's drink."

……

The academy mentioned by Wan Qian is located in the Xicheng District of Qiutan City.

In Qiutan City, Xicheng District is already a real slum, the architectural style here is completely different from what I saw before, most of the buildings are low, but it is not dilapidated and dilapidated, the pedestrians on the street are continuous, there is a market in front of the crowd gathering, and the sound of buying and selling can be heard from afar.

Walking on this street, the atmosphere of the market suddenly rushes to the face.

However, Lin Chen didn't feel uncomfortable with this kind of aura, and when he was in it, he could perceive another world.

At this moment, all the intrigues and ambitions seemed to have left him, and even the burden on his shoulders was much lighter.

Wan Qi on the side said with a smile: "I practice Confucianism and pay attention to entering the WTO. ”

"Feeling those different voices in the hustle and bustle of the world can deepen your understanding and connection with this world, and thus make your own cultivation greatly improved."

Lin Chen turned his head and glanced at Wan Qian beside him, and then said: "It is said that Confucianism has a dispute between the doctrine of 'Sheji' and 'Tianxia', but I would like to know which side you, Brother Wan, are you more inclined to?" ”

Wan Qi spoke: "Then Brother Lin thinks, which side is better?" ”

Lin Chen was stunned, but he didn't expect Wan Qian to throw this question back at him.

After thinking about it carefully, Lin Chen spoke: "I think these two sides are equally heavy. ”

"How?"

"I have been to a place outside the world, where the world of society is never two parts that can be separated, but a complete part."

"Without the world, the society is unstable, and without the society, the world is uncertain."

"The two complement each other and are indispensable."

Hearing this, Wan Qian's eyes flashed with essence, and he glanced at Lin Chen deeply before saying, "If Brother Lin's judgment is placed in the Introductory Academy, at least he can be called 'Mr.'." ”

Lin Chen glanced at Wan Qian in surprise.

Although he didn't know much about Confucianism, he still had a certain understanding of the weight of the word 'sir' in Confucianism.

In Confucianism, 'learning' has always been the most important, and the word 'learning' naturally refers not only to the reserve of knowledge, but also to the view of the world.

Therefore, in Confucianism, 'learning' has always been more important than cultivation.

It is recorded in the Tibetan scriptures that within the Confucian sect, even the people who step into the immortal gate call themselves Confucian students, and anyone who can be called a gentleman can establish their own academy, see the immortal does not kneel, meet the god does not worship, with this body of knowledge, you can stand between Kyushu, the wind of heaven and earth, and travel in the four wilderness.

Lin Chen didn't expect that Wan Qian's evaluation of his judgment would be so high.

Wan Qian said: "In fact, I have long felt that today's Confucianism focuses too much on cultivation and ignores learning itself, which makes the atmosphere in Confucianism unhealthy today, which makes the 72 saints of Confucianism break away from Confucianism for thousands of years." ”

"The reappearance of their clues this time is an opportunity for Confucianism, but at the same time, it is also a warning."

"If the Confucian sect still can't seize the opportunity this time, I'm afraid it will ......."