Xu Qi had said before that he would give Chu Zhou an explanation, and now that the matter is over, Xu Qi will naturally not break his promise. Without waiting for Chu Zhou to ask, Xu Qi said: "Brother Chu, you asked me what my origin was, and I couldn't explain it to you for a while. Now, I can tell you the original. ”

After a pause, Xu Qi said: "The name of the Confucian Venerable Wang Mingshi, has Brother Chu heard of it?"

"Of course I know. ”

Chu Zhou said: "The Confucian Venerable King Mingshi, since he entered the court, has been fighting with the Immortal Dao, and he has never bowed to the Immortal Dao in his life. It's just that the years are ruthless, some time ago, Mr. Wang knew that the destiny of heaven was coming, so he followed the rules of Confucianism and went to the place where the Confucian Emperor fell in northern Xinjiang...... What Brother Xu meant by his words was that he was a student of Mr. Wang?"

Chu Zhou's eyes were a little strange when he looked at Xu Qi. Although Wang Mingshi was a Confucian master in the world and had countless disciples, they were all Confucian students who had listened to his lectures, and they were not really apprentices. If you really count it, Wang Mingshi is not a student who has been passed down by himself.

Now Xu Qi said that he was Wang Mingshi's apprentice, which was a bit of a lie.

"The place where Mr. Wang fell is called Zhishi Mountain, which is a piece of mountain carved out for Confucianism by the Jiuyang Demon Venerable of Jiuyang Mountain about a thousand years ago, does Brother Chu know this?"

Chu Zhou frowned and said, "That's right...... Slightly heard. ”

Xu Qi smiled and continued: "About three months ago, the reincarnated Jiuyang Demon Venerable returned to Jiuyang Mountain, went to Zhishi Mountain late at night, and had a good conversation with the Confucian Venerable Wang Mingshi. Demon Venerable Jiuyang worshiped Wang Mingshi as his teacher and became Wang Mingshi's closed disciple. Has Brother Chu heard of this?"

"I've heard of it, but this thing is just chasing the wind and shadows, and I haven't heard of that Jiuyang Demon Venerable walking in the world, there are really no facts to support this matter......"

Chu Zhou subconsciously said such a thing, and suddenly a spirit suddenly understood the meaning of Xu Qi's words. His eyes widened, he looked at Xu Qi with a smile on his face, and exclaimed, "Brother Xu means that you are the demon Venerable Jiuyang of Jiuyang Mountain, the closed disciple of Mr. Wang Mingshi Wang?!"

Xu Qi had already thought of Chu Zhou's reaction, but he was not embarrassed, and said lightly: "Brother Chu's reaction seems to have a big misunderstanding of the demon clan." ”

"A thousand years ago, the Jiuyang Demon Venerable made way for Confucianism to protect the tranquility of the resting place of the Confucian master, and I think I also have a recognition of Confucianism and Taoism. After studying downstream for several years, I have never heard of any outrageous things done by the demon clan of Jiuyang Mountain in northern Xinjiang. Just ......"

Chu Zhou arched his hand to Xu Qi and said, "Brother Xu...... No, Demon Venerable, when I first heard this, I was still shocked. There is no meaning to look down on the demon zun, but the demon zun is the demon clan, and Confucianism is the way of the human race. It's really ......."

Although the Confucianism has always had a lot of words about the demon race, the demon clan in the northern Xinjiang has not done anything too against the human race. Although there are also demon clans that have caused a lot of turmoil in the world and done some evil deeds of eating people and slaughtering villages, those demon clans are not in the northern Xinjiang.

What's more, the Confucian sect and the Jiuyang Mountain demon clan in northern Xinjiang already had a friendship thousands of years ago, and the resting place of the great masters in the Confucian sect is in Jiuyang Mountain, and it is not easy for Confucianism to blame the demon clan.

It's just that in Confucianism, once the demon clan is mentioned, there are words like "not my race", and there are some opinions about the demon clan. Although the demon clan in northern Xinjiang does not do cannibalism, the demon clan outside the control of northern Xinjiang has no ruler, and they do things casually, and cannibalism is not uncommon. People in Confucianism who are dissatisfied with the demon clan have some dissatisfaction with the demon clan, and once they talk about things, they will attack the demon clan with words like "the demon clan eats people, and the ferocity is difficult to change".

Although it is common for the demon clan to walk in the world, the demon venerable of Jiuyang Mountain worships under the Confucian sect...... This kind of thing is really unheard of and unseen.

"The big reason is too big, so I won't tell Brother Chu about it. ”

Xu Qi shook his head and said: "Now that the Immortal Dao is flourishing, the Confucian Sect wants to contend with the Immortal Dao and win back the hearts of the people from the Immortal Dao, and the Demon Clan also has to fight against the Immortal Dao." Since the purpose of the Confucianism of the demon clan is the same, and they can form an alliance to do the same thing, what difference does it make? What Confucianism and Taoism cannot do, the demon clan can do; and what the demon clan cannot do, Confucianism and Taoism are qualified to do. Isn't it a good thing that the two complement each other insufficiently?"

"I am honest with Brother Chu, and I hope that Brother Chu can also be honest with me. If Brother Chu has any doubts about what I said, please feel free to ask. If you feel that it is not worth asking, and you are not Brother Chu's fellow practitioners, then you and I will say goodbye, and there will be no more words. ”

Chu Zhou frowned, his mind was surging, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while.

After all, Jiuyang Demon Venerable Xu Qingzhi is the great venerable of the demon clan, even if he is in the Confucian Sect, how much can he think for the people of the world in his heart? Chu Zhou really didn't dare to be gullible; however, since he met this demon venerable, what Chu Zhou saw and heard made him feel a sense of sudden enlightenment, and what the demon Venerable Xu Qingzhi did in Wangshan Village was all done for the villagers of Wangshan Village. The facts are in front of you, and they are really convincing for Chu Zhou.

His mind swayed on these two sides for a while, and Chu Zhou asked, "Demon Venerable, just ask one word next...... Can the Demon Venerable swear to the heavens, be impartial, and seek the well-being of all the people in the world?"

"The oath is illusory, what is the use?"

Xu Qi shook his head and said, "Swearing and swearing curses is really meaningless. But Brother Chu, although I am the reincarnated Jiuyang Demon Venerable and have the memory of the Jiuyang Demon Venerable, I was born as a human in this life, and there is really nothing to be biased between the demon clan and the human race. Ghost King Zhao Ziming can coexist peacefully with the villagers of Wangshan Village for mutual benefit, but why can't the demon clan and the human race?"

"Besides, no matter whether I am a demon or a human race, the goal is to destroy the immortal dao, so that whether it is the human race or the demon race, they can stand in this world in a dignified manner without being oppressed by the immortal dao. I have this goal in mind, and what bias is there to speak of?"

"In that case......

Chu Zhou shook his head and bowed his hand to Xu Qi: "Chu Zhou and Chu Jiangliu will follow the demon venerable, and together they will be the cultivators of this world, and seek the well-being of the human race and demon clan." ”

If it was just these words, Chu Zhou would not have the intention of following Xu Qi. But these words, combined with what Xu Qi did today, could convince Chu Zhou.

What about the Demon Clan Demon Venerable? The group of Terran Confucian scholars who saw that a village of people were about to die and refused to give a helping hand were just talking about it, and it was better to kill the Demon Clan Demon Venerable who was willing to save the lives of the people of the next village and did not want the people of the village to be deceived by the Immortal Sect and kill the monks of the Immortal Sect.

Aren't those Terran Confucian students and those villagers the same race? But their attitudes are not as good as those of different demon venerables of one race.

Compared with the two, Chu Zhou was naturally able to make a choice.

Seeing that Chu Zhou had finally broken through the barriers of the clan, Xu Qi smiled and said: "Brother Chu, outsiders call me a demon venerable, and those who follow me outside Confucianism and Taoism call me the lord." Since you and I are in the same Confucian sect, it is really inappropriate for you to call me a demon venerable. ”

"It is true, but there is a difference between dignity and inferiority, and it cannot be called falsely below. ”

Chu Zhou was taught by Confucian etiquette, and once he decided to follow Xu Qi, he no longer refused to be commensurate with the title of his peers. He thought for a while and said: "Although the Demon Venerable is also a member of Confucianism, the ideas he promotes are very different from Confucianism, but he has created another Confucianism among Confucianism. Since this is the case, it is not an exaggeration to call the demon venerable the first seat. ”

"Is there another Confucian sect among the Confucian sects? This statement is a bit interesting......

What Chu Zhou said made Xu Qi's heart move and he had some other thoughts.

The thoughts in my heart are indeed very different from Confucianism, and I worship Confucianism just for the skin of Confucianism. In the future, if more like-minded people are accepted in Confucianism, it is indeed necessary to distinguish Confucianism from orthodox Confucianism.

But that's for the future, and there's no need to think about it right now.

Xu Qi smiled and said: "I know that Brother Chu is a person who abides by the etiquette law, but this is just a title, there is no need to care too much, you call me Brother Xu, I call you Brother Chu, wouldn't it be just? As for the first ...... Brother Chu could see the faction of only one person under the first seat? If he called out, his face was really gloomy. Please also ask Brother Chu to be casual and don't be informal. ”

Chu Zhou arched his hand and said, "Since the first ...... Brother Xu said this, and he had no choice but to obey his orders. ”

After a pause, Chu Zhou suddenly remembered a section and asked Xu Qi: "Brother Xu, once the things you told me are spread, it will cause a great shock. What if I listen to what Brother Xu says and don't follow Brother Xu?"

Xu Qi shook his head and smiled: "That can't be any better." What I said to Brother Chu is indeed to cause shock, but after tomorrow, this matter will spread all over the capital, and it will only be a matter of a few days when it spreads all over the world. ”

"What does Brother Xu mean?" Chu Zhou asked with a frown.

Xu Qidao: "I have a grudge against the Xianqing faction for a long time, and there are people in the demon clan who want to do something to me, so there is a mess in front of me." If I want to break the situation, I have to make this situation more chaotic. The situation is really difficult to explain, Brother Chu can just wait and see what happens. ”

Chu Zhou nodded and said: "Brother Xu is very resourceful, if he has such words, he must have a plan, and he will be relieved." ”

The galloping horses are fast, but the road is difficult at night. When Xu Qi and Chu Zhou came to the outside of the capital, it was already getting dark, and people were coming and going at the gate of the city.

In addition to the guards at the city gate, there were also some scholars wearing Confucian clothes. Seeing Xu Qichuzhou coming from a distance, a scholar made a signal to the city gate.

The signal entered the city gate tower, and a group of people suddenly flashed on the city gate tower, led by two, one of whom was Tian Zongyun. Next to him stood a white-bearded old Confucian student, who didn't know what his identity was.

Behind the two, there were nearly 100 Confucian scholars.

Tian Zongyun exhaled and said: "It's Xu Qi and Xu Qingzhi who came, Chu Zhou and Chu Jiangliu?"

"It's really a ghost ...... hanging boots"

Seeing Tian Zongyun on the tower of the city gate from a distance, Xu Qi scolded secretly, and responded loudly: "It is Xu Qi Xu Qingzhi, I don't know Mr. Tian Zongyun Tian, what do you think?"

Pulling his hand to the white-bearded old man on the side, Tian Zongyun said loudly: "I have invited the Confucian Venerable, and I am about to identify your identity!"