The Path of the Sage

Chapter 642: Dreaming of Ning'an

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"Too domineering! Is this how Fang Zhenguo usually teaches real dragons?"

"Even a Half-Saint wouldn't be able to scold a True Dragon like this. He's the future Dragon Saint!"

"Only Fang Zhenguo would dare to punish Zhenlong to copy the Book of Rites a thousand times. If it were someone else, he would have been bitten to death long ago."

Ji Zhibai stared at Fang Yun blankly. Fang Yun was too terrifying. He didn't even care about the real dragon. Then he was nothing in Fang Yun's eyes.

Zuo Xiang said nothing. Others thought it was just Fang Yun's casual scolding, but he suspected that Fang Yun was showing how close his relationship with the dragon clan was.

Ao Huang continued to tremble on the ground and continued to laugh foolishly.

Fang Yun looked at Ao Huang, then at the night pearl, bent down to pick it up, and put it into the Yinjiangbei.

All the officials were stunned.

"I suddenly feel so sorry for Prince Huang."

All the officials nodded in unison. Not only was Ao Huang taught a lesson by Fang Yun, but even the night pearl he had obtained was taken away by Fang Yun. Ao Huang must have been furious.

However, all the officials were curious about what was so mysterious about the night pearl that made Ao Huang risk his life to snatch it.

Ao Huang glared at Fang Yun and said, "Give it back... give it back to me!"

"Let's talk about it when we get home!" Fang Yun glared at Ao Huang.

Ao Huang thought about it carefully. He couldn't beat Fang Yun in a fight, nor could he beat Ao Yuwei who supported Fang Yun in the backstage. He couldn't beat him in brain games, so he sighed and said, "Let's talk about it when we get home!"

Many officials were even more surprised. They did not expect Ao Huang to be so obedient.

Fang Yun looked at the gauze curtain and felt that the empress dowager was really generous. She knew that it was a valuable treasure, but she still gave it to him without hesitation. She was truly a heroine.

After the court session ended, Fang Yun said goodbye to everyone and got on the carriage with Ao Huang to return home.

As soon as the carriage started moving, Ao Huang immediately put his big dragon face in front of Fang Yun with a smile and said, "Can you give me the night pearl now?"

Fang Yun pushed Ao Huang's face away and said, "Tell me, what is that night-shining pearl? If it's worth risking your life to get it, it must be good."

"How could I have known that I would be nearly struck to death while trying to pick a night pearl!" Ao Huang shouted angrily.

"So it's not important?"

Ao Huang asked: "Have you heard of Xulouzhu?"

"Of course, there are divine objects formed by giant mirages that can generate mirages. It is said that the most powerful Xulou Pearl can transform a world. I almost died in the Xulou Pearl of the Jiao Clan."

"That thing is the Wanxiang Pearl, which is more special than the Xulou Pearl." Ao Huang almost drooled as he stared at Fang Yun's Yinjiangbei.

"The Universal Pearl? Never heard of it." Fang Yun said.

"Hehe, this is a very ancient thing, a universal bead. It can transform into anything, from real dragons to insects and ants. All things in the world can be transformed. However, this thing can only transform once, and then it will be fixed. If you have the universal bead, will you transform into a real dragon?"

"How strong is the real dragon?" Fang Yun asked.

"It is equivalent to your own rank."

"What if it's the Transformation Imperial Clan?"

"You are quite smart!" Ao Huang looked Fang Yun up and down.

"Stop talking nonsense. Has this Universal Pearl ever transformed?"

"Of course, this Universal Pearl must have been transformed. And this pearl is used by the Dragon Saint of my clan. Only my True Dragon clan can see it by getting close, and no one else can see it, not even a Half-Saint."

Fang Yun took out the Wanxiang Pearl, weighed it, threw it to Ao Huang, and said, "Since it belongs to your dragon clan, then you can take it."

"Benevolence! After all, I entered Fengtian Palace because of you. If I find any benefits, I will definitely share them with you!" Ao Huang said. He smiled and looked at the Wanxiang Pearl carefully.

"What did this bead transform into?" Fang Yun asked.

"I don't know!" Ao Huang said seriously.

"Can it be that only the Dragon Saint can open it?"

"Look, I was right when I said you're smart!" Ao Huang said as he put the Wanxiang Pearl in his mouth and bit it hard. The Wanxiang Pearl didn't move at all. "Look, I said this isn't an ordinary thing. If I bite the Night Pearl, it will definitely break."

"You are also very smart." Fang Yun looked at Ao Huang helplessly.

"Everyone else praises me like this. By the way, there is a dragon shadow in this Wanxiang Pearl. Let me use dragon power to stimulate it for you." Ao Huang said, holding up the Wanxiang Pearl.

Fang Yun looked carefully.

This is a luminous pearl that emits white light. It looks ordinary, but if you look closely, you will find a dragon shadow like a white cloud inside, which seems to appear and disappear.

"What is this dragon shadow?"

"In ancient times, the Dragon Saint had to go on expeditions or practice, but they couldn't ignore the young dragons. Although the power of our dragon race lies in our blood, we still need to learn many skills and common sense. So the Dragon Saint would transform himself and let the illusion master everything he knew. Of course, there is another possibility..." Ao Huang shut up here, as if thinking about something.

Fang Yun recalled the ancient demon heritage and did not find the name of the All-Seeing Pearl, but he knew that the dragon clan used a kind of pearl to carry unique messages.

Fang Yun then asked, "Or is it carrying important information? For example, the location of the tributary of the ancient galaxy?"

Ao Huang was startled, and asked with wide eyes: "You really know a lot. Yes, the Wanxiang Pearl is the only thing that can carry the information of those powerful forces. Just like the ancient galaxy you mentioned, that kind of powerful existence will erase all traces of the world. Only saints can remember it, but it is difficult to pass it on to others, and it is even impossible to use blood inheritance, so this is where the Wanxiang Pearl comes in."

"But how did this pearl appear in the Jing Kingdom Palace? Most of the night-shining pearls belong to your Dragon Palace, right?"

Ao Huang looked ashamed and said, "The aura of this thing is too restrained. If you don't sense it carefully, even the Dragon Saint can't detect it. I was just trying to sense it with my dragon power, and that's how I discovered it."

"What information is recorded here?" Fang Yun asked.

Ao Huang shook his head and said, "It cannot be used unless you reach the Sainthood. I will give this Myriad Pearl to Grandpa Long Sheng right now."

As Ao Huang spoke, he spat out a small vortex of sea water from the Sea-Swallowing Shell in his mouth, which was exactly the same as the Sea Eye. He then threw the All-Seeing Pearl into it, and the Sea Eye and the All-Seeing Pearl disappeared together.

"Our dragon clan's things are pretty good, right?" Ao Huang said with a smile.

"That's right." Fang Yun said, looking out the window.

There were sounds of firecrackers outside.

Ao Huang then looked over and said with a grin, "The Chinese New Year is less than a month away. This is my first time celebrating the Chinese New Year among the human race. You can play with me!"

Fang Yun shook his head and said helplessly: "After the New Year, we will participate in the spring hunting of Jinshi. After that, we will go to Ning'an County. Ning'an County has been managed by Zuo Xiang for many years. It is like a dragon's den and a tiger's lair. Everything must be planned carefully."

"Then why do you want to go to Ning'an County? At worst, you can be shameless and not go."

"I dreamed of Ning'an County."

"Ah?" Ao Huang was puzzled.

Fang Yun did not continue to talk. When he entered the illusion of the Three Mountains and Two Pavilions of Books, the first county he arrived at was Ning'an, and it was just outside Ning'an County. He had his arm chopped off to save his comrades. Moreover, after he became a Jinshi in the illusion, he was assigned by the left prime minister to be the current county magistrate of Ning'an County in the palace examination.

In the illusion, due to the obstruction of Zuo Xiang and Ji Zhibai, he missed the first place in the imperial examination, which was within his grasp, and finally became the third place.

Because everything happened in an illusion and many things were forged by Shushan, some of Fang Yun's memories were vague, but others were very clear.

Fang Yun still remembers that it was in Ning'an County in the illusion that the Jing Kingdom army was betrayed by Liu Shan, which led to the Yaoman army surrounding Ning'an. Li Wenying and Wen Xiang Jiang Hechuan died in battle one after another.

Fang Yun had forgotten all the details.

But Fang Yun remembers the pain.

Whether in the illusion or now, Ning'an County, as a transportation hub, is one of the most important places in Jing State.

The demon barbarians have the power of Qi and blood. As long as the Qi and blood are not exhausted, they can last for several months, but without food, their bodies will become weak.

But the human race can't do that. The human race needs too much food and supplies. Once Ning'an County is lost, the three armies will inevitably be defeated. At that time, even if Chen Sheng is there, Wu and Qing will send troops to take over Yanzhou and Jiangzhou on the grounds that Jing will be destroyed. In the end, it is natural to take over Jing.

Jingguo was not a dragon clan, and could not produce so many storage shells. The royal family of Jingguo only had two drinking river shells. The drinking river shells were only ten feet square, and the food they contained was not enough to fill the teeth of a million-strong army.

When Fang Yun thought of this, he suddenly smiled. That smile was very complicated, so complicated that Ao Huang couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

"Ning'an County has a permanent population of 170,000, of which 120,000 have settled in Ning'an. Ning'an County governs four towns and one pass, with 3,000 soldiers stationed at Ning'an Pass. The current head of the Three Border Transportation Department is Geng Ge, the nephew-in-law of the Left Prime Minister..."

Fang Yun muttered silently in his heart, quickly going over everything in Ning'an County in his mind.

Fang Yun couldn't remember clearly about the forgery of the Shushan illusion, but the information about Ning'an County in the illusion was a copy of reality. Fang Yun experienced it personally and has not forgotten it to this day.

It can even be said that Fang Yun's understanding of Ning'an County is not much worse than Ji Zhibai's, and in some aspects he is even better than Ji Zhibai.

Because Fang Yun once left half of his life in Ning'an County in the illusion.

Fang Yun suppressed his smile and carefully recalled what happened in the illusion.

"The Book Mountain Illusion is probably not just an illusion or a forgery. It is most likely a deduction that shows a possibility! However, others cannot remember the environment and what happened in the Book Mountain, but I do! These are my advantages, which are also advantages that Zuo Xiang and Ji Zhibai don't know!"

Fang Yun suddenly laughed, because he discovered a key point. In the illusion, he hardly used the knowledge of ancient China. That was because the illusion could not be faked!

However, the knowledge of the ancient Chinese nation can be used in governing Ning'an County.

"Then, I will knock a hole in Mizhou and completely cut off the possibility of the Za family's destruction!" Fang Yun clenched his fists.

"Hey, Fang Yun, what's wrong with you?" Ao Huang asked.

Fang Yun put away his thoughts and smiled, "Nothing, I'm just very happy to think that there will be a spring hunt on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."

"Hehe, the Chinese New Year is so lively. There will be a large-scale Spring Festival literary gathering on New Year's Eve, and after the New Year there will be various small Spring Festival literary gatherings, which will continue until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month! You must take me with you. Just think about it, how glorious it will be to take me with you!"

Fang Yun shook his head and said, "I don't have time to participate in those literary gatherings. These days, I have two classes every morning. One is to learn how to win with the Spring Hunter Jinshi, and the other is to learn how to get better results in the palace examination. In the afternoon, I have to practice verbal battles, war poems, chess, calligraphy and painting, and other miscellaneous items. In the evening, I have to learn the specific ways to govern Ning'an County in politics, military, agriculture, industry, etc. In the second half of the night, I have to study the classics of the saints in depth. This is the fundamental strength, and not a single day can be wasted."

"This gives me a headache just by listening to this! Hey... Grandpa Longsheng praised me, saying that the Wanxiang Pearl contains good things." Ao Huang smiled. (My novel "The Great Sage of Confucianism and Taoism" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lucky draw gift for everyone! Open WeChat now, click the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the public account "qdread" and follow it, hurry up!) (To be continued..)