activa-t Chapter 90, "The Five Directions Divine Court Scripture"
Chapter 90, "The Five Directions Divine Court Scripture"
Chapter 91, Section 90: The Five Directions Divine Court Scripture (Fourth update, please subscribe!)
"This matter is only to be known by the two of us. I will inform Lord Fang when the time is right."
Ren Qingshan, as if possessed by a golden statue, said with utmost seriousness—"Continue to increase the value of the Tai Xuan Secret Scripture."
Li Xuanqing nodded repeatedly and quickly memorized the scriptures on the paper.
Ren Qingshan then tucked the silk scroll containing the "Five Directions Divine Court Scripture" into his robes, and took out the "Art of Disguise," "Medical Classic," and "Poison Classic" before closing the box and standing up: "Brother Li, is there anything that catches your eye?"
Li Xuanqing was also curious about the silk, but since Ren Qingshan had already put it away, he couldn't ask any more questions. He looked at the gold and silver gourds, sighed, and looked at Ren Qingshan with a melancholy expression: "What a pity about all this gold and silver—"
He wanted to take it.
But I'm not particularly brave enough to do it.
It's too conspicuous to hide.
Moreover, he always felt that Ren Qingshan was unpredictable and his thoughts were hard to fathom.
What if I take it and Ren Qingshan draws his sword?
"Do as you please, I didn't see anything."
I heard Ren Qingshan's voice, but he had already turned around and gone upstairs.
Looking at that tall, straight back, Li Xuanqing's facial muscles twitched slightly. He took a deep breath, and reason prevailed over greed. He quickly followed after him.
The next day at noon.
In front of the Qian family mansion, guards and yamen runners stood in rows, and many people from Tongbao Town watched from afar, including various people who had come from the county town.
Fang Yanping's hair was messy, but he didn't bother to fix it, which made him look somewhat unruly.
In front of everyone, he listed the Qian family's numerous crimes: colluding with the Divine Dragon Cult, robbing and killing the county magistrate, corrupting the garrison commander, raising bandits, engaging in market manipulation, hoarding goods and speculating on prices, and so on.
Then, he made a bold decision:
First, all the IOUs written by the townspeople over the years were burned.
Secondly, the Qian family will be publicly tried on-site. Those who have been wronged or wronged will be held accountable. Any land that has been seized by the Qian family over the years will be returned after the facts are clarified.
Third, the grain was distributed! Each household received 100 jin (50 kg) until it was all gone.
He was completely going all out.
The Qian family's wealth accumulated over a century is all the hard-earned money of the people. Rather than confiscating this wealth, it would be better to distribute it among the people.
Last night, after the house was searched and the inventory was completed, he ordered that each of the yamen runners and guards who came should first divide five hundred taels of silver among themselves, with the head constable and centurion receiving one thousand taels, and the chiliarch and jadeite receiving two thousand taels.
He would never have done this in the past; it was against the rules.
But now—
What kind of magistrate is this! What kind of rules are these!
Even if it means giving up my official position, I will finish the job and completely eliminate the Qian family before the court makes its decision.
Sidelines.
Ren Qingshan watched Fang Qingtian redistribute land from the wealthy and powerful, a slight smile playing on his lips.
I didn't save the wrong person.
Previously, Fang Yanping was somewhat aloof and too highbrow, but after experiencing a life-or-death situation, as evidenced by the small incident of distributing money to the yamen runners last night, he should have understood what a community of shared interests is, and what it means to have many friends and few enemies.
He has made progress and has become successful.
at this time.
As the onlookers watched Fang Yanping read out each IOU one by one, then throw them into the fire to burn, their emotions gradually surged. When an elderly man with white hair shouted "Your Honor, the Upright Judge!" the crowd erupted like sparks igniting dry tinder, bursting into a raging inferno.
Tongbao Town has long suffered from financial hardship!
It was evening.
Fang Yanping remained in Tongbao Town, determined to completely divide up the Qian family's assets.
Ren Qingshan rode back to the county town, preparing to focus on martial arts, transform the earth's energy, and cultivate the "Five Directions Divine Court Scripture".
Now that things have escalated to a major point, it's unclear how the imperial court will ultimately handle the matter, but it will certainly involve collusion among various factions, ultimately leading to a situation with the least resistance.
You can't control what the higher-ups decide; what you can control is your own strength.
With a knife in hand, one always has the power to speak.
In the darkness of night.
Ren Qingshan stood at the edge of the field, feeling a cool breeze blowing on him, which was extremely refreshing.
While transforming the earth's energy, he also followed the secrets recorded in the "Five Directions Divine Court Scripture" to transport the true energy within his body, transforming it into a trickle of water to temper his internal organs.
In the realm of internal organs, there is no distinction between front, middle, and back; even when tempering the five internal organs, they are tempered simultaneously.
It contains the balance of human rhythms and the true meaning of martial arts: when the heart fire is strong, it needs the kidney water to balance it; when the spleen qi is heavy and easily stagnates, it needs the metal qi to vent it; when the liver qi is strong, it is easy to get angry, so the heart fire needs to be calmed. They generate and restrain each other, and the cycle continues endlessly.
This book is extremely profound.
However, with his comprehension reaching the level of sudden enlightenment, Ren Qingshan could understand it at a glance and master it after just one practice, making astonishing progress.
Immersed in cultivation, Ren Qingshan completely forgot about time, his mind clear and lucid.
As soon as the first hint of dawn appeared in the east, and farmers were already heading to the fields with hoes, he stopped his work, quickly left, and rode back to the city.
Having mastered the technique and practiced it for a night, Ren Qingshan completely understood the secrets of the Visceral Realm and knew that he had to find the Five Elements Spiritual Objects.
To progress from the internal organs to the innate state, one first needs a trace of "innate guidance".
The five elements and spiritual objects can not only benefit the internal organs in their cultivation, but also serve as the catalyst.
Furthermore, even if one's internal organs are perfectly balanced, to break through to the innate level, one still needs to seek out spiritual objects—this is an insurmountable hurdle.
"The Book of Earth: Can the power of the earth be transformed into earth-elemental spiritual objects?"
Ren Qingshan, riding on horseback, asked his father, the Earth Book, like a sycophant, "It's the Earth Book, after all. At least give me an earth-elemental spirit item."
However, the earth book did not react at all, appearing as if it were a dead object.
Heh, you little brat, what are you pretending to be so aloof for? I'm getting a little angry.
The Lu family.
Lu Haichuan was having tea with Ren Qingshan in the main hall, chatting about the current situation. He had heard about Lord Fang confiscating the Qian family's property. The news had spread throughout the county within a day, becoming a topic of conversation. However, the struggle between important figures did not have a significant impact on ordinary people. They continued to live their lives as usual.
Like Ren Qingshan before him, when he lived in seclusion in the village, he didn't even know what the county magistrate's name was.
This struggle had little impact on the Lu family, even less so than the suppression of bandits. After all the bandits on the Jingnan Canal were wiped out, the merchant caravans were thriving these past two days, and it was difficult to find a boat.
Lu Haichuan knew, of course, that this was all thanks to Ren Qingshan.
After exchanging pleasantries, Ren Qingshan dismissed the maids, took a sip of tea, and asked with a smile, "Does the auction house in the prefectural city have any Five Elements spiritual items?"
Lu Haichuan's eyes flickered slightly, his mind racing with various thoughts, but he didn't ask any questions. He simply replied, "Yes! The auction house in the prefectural city opens every three days, and there are basically five elemental spirit items every month. They have different attributes, but the prices are extremely high. They are items that all the major families must compete for, and many eyes are watching them."
"Many families, large martial arts schools, and even treasure hunting teams, as well as countless treasure hunters in the general public."
"After all, if you're really lucky enough to find something like this even once, it's worth at least 100,000 taels of silver."
So expensive?
Ren Qingshan guessed it wouldn't be cheap, but he didn't expect it to be this expensive. He couldn't help but think of the Qian family's few gold and silver treasures—he wondered if Fang Yanping would turn on him if he went to ask for them now.
Damn it, it was all Fang Yanping who corrupted me. What was I pretending for back then?
Thinking about all this with a mix of amusement and exasperation, Ren Qingshan sniffed: "Have those bandits at Kill Tiger Pass quieted down these past few days? I'm itching to get my hands dirty."
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