Chapter 177 Xu Bai: Five Thousand Years of Culture, Are You Kidding Me? (8000)

Looking at the closed door in front of him, the Seventh Prince felt that he had collapsed.

He did not do anything taboo this time, nor did he come to provoke. He came up with gifts, but how could he be rejected before he even spoke?

You should at least wait for me to finish my words!

The Seventh Prince clenched the box in his hand, causing it to deform a little. He took a deep breath, tried to calm the depression and anger in his heart, forced a smile, and knocked on the door.

"Lord Xu, I know there was some hatred between the two of us in the past, but I am here to apologize. Open the door."

The door did not open, and Xu Bai's voice came.

"Just put the things outside the door. Xu has been unwell recently. I am afraid that it will be transmitted to His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince. That would be bad."

Infect?

Unwell?

You are a master of the Transcendent Realm, and now you say you are unwell. Are you fooling around?

The Seventh Prince's eyebrows jumped wildly. He felt that if he stood here for a few more minutes, he would explode.

But the other party didn't open the door at all, and he couldn't force his way in. Thinking of this, the Seventh Prince could only put the things in his hand outside the door and slowly stood up.

"Then I'll put it here."

The Seventh Prince didn't stay any longer, turned around and left directly, but after he went out, he found a corner and watched secretly.

About half an incense stick of time passed, and the two maids took the gift box he had put in and threw it outside like throwing garbage.

Seeing this scene, the Seventh Prince clenched his fists. He knew that Xu Bai not only didn't want to see him, but was also very wary of him. He didn't even want to open the things he gave him, and didn't even want to take a look at them.

Thinking of this, he took out the ordinary mirror from his arms and said in his heart.

"Fortunately, I didn't put the mirror in there, otherwise it would probably be broken."

The prime minister's "Haoqi Changcun Pian" is sealed in this mirror, but the material is just an ordinary mirror. Haoqi Changcun Pian has no effect on people with righteousness in their hearts, so it is even more impossible to make the mirror more solid.

If it falls directly, the mirror will definitely be damaged, but now Xu Bai doesn't see him, how can he pass the mirror to Xu Bai to look at it?

After thinking for a while, the Seventh Prince finally gritted his teeth and walked out of the corner, came to Xu Bai's house again, and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Master Xu, I must see you today. If you don't come out, I will wait in front."

Compared with the past, the Seventh Prince is no longer as arrogant as usual. Instead, he looks like a person who has visited the thatched cottage three times and is eager to seek talents.

In the room, Xu Bai touched his chin and was a little confused about the reason why the Seventh Prince came.

Changed his nature? It's difficult.

For a person like this, it is impossible to change his nature for no reason, unless he is beaten up.

It's like before experiencing life and the beatings of society, he always thinks he is the best.

There is definitely something wrong here.

I had just said I would not see him and threw away all the gifts, but now he still wanted to come and was determined to wait outside the door. It seemed that if I did not go out, the Seventh Prince would never leave.

Thinking of this, Xu Bai came to the door and opened it.

"Why did His Highness the Seventh Prince insist on doing this? The feud between us has long been over, and there is no need to apologize."

You still have to save face. After all, everyone has to save face these days.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Bai just opened the door, the Seventh Prince did not even say anything, but directly raised the mirror in his hand and reflected it on Xu Bai's face.

"Hmm?"

The mirror did not reflect on Xu Bai's face, but was snatched away by Xu Bai, so that the smooth side of the mirror was away from him.

Then, Xu Bai raised his foot and kicked hard.

The Seventh Prince was attacked and rolled on the ground for several times before stopping.

The Seventh Prince stopped and his hair was disheveled. His combed hair was scattered to the side because of the continuous rolling. Even the silk and satin on his body was covered with dense dust.

He didn't expect Xu Bai to react so quickly. He snatched the mirror without even looking at it, and kicked him, making him roll on the ground.

"Oh, why is your Highness the Seventh Prince so careless when walking? There are hard stone slabs here. If you fall, it will be really painful." Xu Bai said expressionlessly.

The emperor had already said that he should take good care of the Seventh Prince. How could he miss this opportunity?

Besides, it was the Seventh Prince who fell just now, and it had nothing to do with him. As for the footprints on his chest...

When he fell, the ground was not clean, and it was normal to have one or two footprints.

The Seventh Prince was angry in an instant. He stood up and pointed at Xu Bai, his face was uncertain. He wanted to say something, but he didn't say it when it came to his lips.

What to say? There is no way.

The other party did not beat him seriously, but just kicked him and said he fell down.

There is no one else here. The two maids have been guarding outside the door, and they can't be used as witnesses. Now even if there is suffering, he can only bear it alone.

Pointing at Xu Bai for a long time, he couldn't say anything. In the end, the Seventh Prince snorted coldly, waved his hand and left directly.

No matter what, the mirror has been delivered anyway, whether it can work or not, that has nothing to do with him.

Not long after the Seventh Prince walked out, he happened to meet Wen Chengshu who was watching the show in the corner.

For the third disciple of the prime minister, the Seventh Prince really disliked the other party's dull momentum, especially the incident that happened today, which made him lose face and was even more unbearable.

Wen Chengshu hid in the corner and waved to the Seventh Prince, meaning to come quickly.

He looked very obscene, like a voyeur.

Although he was angry, the Seventh Prince still walked over and told the whole story.

In particular, Xu Bai snatched the mirror away and did not shine on Xu Bai, he emphasized it.

"It's okay." Wen Chengshu patted his chest confidently: "In fact, as long as the mirror sees him, it will be triggered, just a little later, and he doesn't need to look in the mirror."

The Seventh Prince heard this and gritted his teeth and said: "What you mean is that I have completely become a tool for you to implement your plan, and you deliberately made me look bad."

It's obvious that as long as it touches, it will be fine, but you insist that it must be seen in the mirror to be successfully triggered. This is obviously Wen Chengshu deliberately didn't tell him and let him come here to make a fool of himself.

And with the character and temper of the prime minister, he would never deliberately make things difficult for him.

The reason is that this matter must be Wen Chengshu's own decision.

"Don't be angry, Your Highness the Seventh Prince. This is also a kind of training." Wen Chengshu said with a very calm face.

He didn't have the arrogance of a scholar, but instead had a secluded aura.

"What a training." The Seventh Prince was really about to bite his teeth to pieces, but when he thought of the other party's identity and his cooperation with the other party, he could only swallow the broken teeth.

Wen Chengshu took out a brush and drew in the sky for a moment, and easily transmitted the picture from Xu Bai's side.

In the yard.

Xu Bai was about to throw away the mirror in his hand, but he didn't expect that there was an inexplicable airflow in the mirror. This airflow brought a light that people couldn't look directly at, just like the light of the righteous way.

"Sure enough, there is a problem."

The two maids guarding the door did not notice the abnormality. Even though the light was very dazzling, the two maids seemed not to see it.

Xu Bai deduced from this that this thing was coming towards him accurately.

"It's specifically for me."

Thinking of this, Xu Bai was very alert and prepared to deal with this inexplicable light.

But the next moment, before he could react, the light of the mirror in front of him gradually weakened, and finally disappeared completely, as if it had never appeared.

"What's going on?" Xu Bai was puzzled, holding the mirror in his hand and looking at it repeatedly, but he didn't see any difference.

Clearly, there was light just now, but this light flashed and disappeared in the blink of an eye. What's going on?

Xu Bai couldn't make up his mind, but he still threw the mirror in his hand, then turned around and went back to the room. He planned to take a good look to see if there was anything wrong with him.

Just as he returned to the room, in a corner outside, Wen Chengshu looked at the light in front of him, and the whole person was stunned on the spot, like a wooden sculpture, without any reaction.

The seventh prince next to him was curious and wanted to push it, but he thought that these things were particularly evil. If he touched them, something would happen, and he would have no place to complain, so he suppressed his curiosity.

Wen Chengshu's face was full of dull expressions. After a moment, he dispersed the scene in front of him, his face was slightly depressed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this moment, only he, the third disciple of the prime minister, could know that what happened just now was too exciting.

As we all know, the effect of the chapter of "Noble Spirit Forever" is extremely powerful for people with evil spirits in their hearts. The more serious the evil spirits are, the stronger the effect will be.

But it seemed that nothing happened just now, proving that Xu Bai not only has no evil spirits in his heart, but is a person with noble spirits in his heart.

But these are just the views of outsiders. Wen Chengshu, as an insider, knows this situation better. There is also a second accident.

No one can be pure and flawless in their hearts, unless they are newborn babies, otherwise they will have more or less dirty things, but Xu Bai did not even react to the mirror, which can only indicate the second situation.

The second situation is that Xu Bai has surpassed the chapter of "Noble Spirit Forever", but is it possible?

It is impossible!

Because Xu Bai is not a scholar. Although the current information shows that Xu Bai has learned a lot, the share of scholars' things in it is very small.

"I want to see what kind of strange person is that can even resist the teacher's handwriting." Wen Chengshu took a deep breath, raised the brush in his hand, and sketched in the air.

He had already learned the chapter of "The Long-lasting Noble Spirit", so he wanted to take this opportunity to use it as a guide to explore the root of it. Even if he could only find a little bit, it would be extremely useful.

A stream of noble spirit, which was unique to scholars, flowed through Wen Chengshu's heart and was splashed in the air along the brush. After a moment, Wen Chengshu closed his eyes.

The next moment, he seemed to see a vast expanse of white light, and in the vast expanse of white light, there were actually lines of text constantly being transmitted.

The text grew from small to large, gradually becoming clear, and reflected in Wen Chengshu's eyes.

"A gentleman's guarding, cultivating his body, and bringing peace to the world."

"A gentleman is always careful and does not compare himself with others; a villain is not careful in comparing himself with others."

“A gentleman is wary of what he does not see, and fearful of what he does not hear.”

…

Many sentences appeared in front of his eyes. These sentences were composed of the words just now. From Wen Chengshu's point of view, each sentence was shocking to him.

Every sentence can give him a huge shock, and even make him feel numb all over his body. This feeling is resonance.

Wen Chengshu stood stunned on the spot, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably, and the brush in his hand was cracked. Compared with his previous indifference, Wen Chengshu seemed extremely excited at this moment.

The words he discovered through the chapter "Long-lasting Power" are all words in Xu Bai's subconscious.

Either Xu Bai had seen it before but didn't write it down. He just subconsciously wrote it down and didn't remember it.

Or Xu Bai wrote it himself!

Wen Chengshu quickly figured out the second scenario, because the first scenario was unlikely. If someone had written it and Xu Bai had read it, this person's talent would have flowed like a river, letting everyone in the world know it. Everyone has seen it, how can it be unknown?

Of course, what he didn't know was that Xu Bai really couldn't remember so much, but as a person who grew up in a culture of five thousand years, he had seen it all, right?

After reading it, it left a shadow in the subconscious, and now it is just triggered by Wen Chengshu.

"This man is truly an astonishing talent. He should be my treasure as a scholar. No, I must let the teacher know about this!"

Wen Chengshu turned around and was about to leave.

Now he wanted to put on his wings, walk up to his teacher, and say all the words he just saw, but before he could take two steps, a voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, you have gone too far this time."

Xu Bai stood out of thin air and hung in mid-air. As a master of the Mortal Transformation Realm, he had already learned to fly in the air.

There was no wind blowing, but the sun and moon robes on Xu Bai's body did not move, making him look a little scary.

Not long ago, Xu Bai suddenly felt that someone was peeping at him. When he walked out of the door and his mind swept away, he discovered something unusual here.

The seventh prince suddenly felt a huge pressure coming on him. He hurriedly looked at Wen Chengshu, ready to speak.

Unexpectedly, the next moment, he felt a pain in his chest. He had flown high and landed heavily on the ground.

"Xu Bai, be brave!" Around the seventh prince, a dozen shadows suddenly appeared, and then these people pounced on Xu Bai.

"Do you, a bunch of dogs raised by the Seventh Prince, deserve to talk to me?" Xu Bai waved his sleeves.

A chaotic breath came out, and there was endless despair in the chaos. At the same time, these dozen people all flew out, vomiting blood. If Bai was not merciful, they would have died at this moment.

"Xu Bai, how dare you hit me!"

After being hit again and again, the seventh prince finally couldn't help his arrogant and domineering character. He stood up, his hair disheveled, pointing at Xu Bai, his face full of anger.

"No, I'm just teaching you a lesson for Your Majesty." Xu Bai smiled, and the next moment, he slapped the seventh prince on the face.

How strong is he now?

According to Eunuch Wei, masters of the first level of transformation can even compete with those of the third level of transformation.

How could the Seventh Prince resist?

After this slap, the seventh prince flew up again and hit the wall next to him. In addition to anger, he also looked shocked.

wrong!

The palace seemed loose and loose, but it was heavily guarded and orderly. Now that he was beaten, why didn't anyone stand up to stop him?

For a moment, the Seventh Prince remembered what Wen Chengshu said not long ago.

"How can the blessings of the Queen of Swords guarantee you a worry-free life?"

The seventh prince understood instantly.

He was shaking a little, but he tried his best to hold on to the wall.

Facing Xu Bai who was walking towards him, there were thousands of thoughts in his mind, but there was no fear on his face.

As a member of the royal family, how could he be afraid?

Although he has never experienced the scene of the eldest prince fighting on the battlefield, he has been in a good mood since he was a child.

But there was still sadness in his heart.

"Have I finally used up all my mother's blessings?"

He had an idea in his mind, and after this idea appeared, it filled his heart instantly.

He remembered that a long time ago, no, to be precise, he had grown up listening to his mother's legends.

That is a real woman, and ninety-nine percent of the men in the world cannot compare to her.

Now, he suddenly felt that he seemed to be embarrassed, not the face of the royal family, but the face of his mother.

The seventh prince raised his hands.

There was a powerful aura flowing through him.

He wanted to fight, at least not to be beaten too badly by Xu Bai, at least not to show fear.

But Xu Bai's natural change was inherently chaotic. The seventh prince could not resist his instinct and could only lean against the wall to prevent himself from falling to the ground.

"Very good." Xu Bai stopped and said, "Although I have never met the Sword Queen, I have heard her legends. The way you look now, at least you have not insulted her reputation."

The Seventh Prince's legs were trembling: "What do you mean?"

"Get lost." Xu Bai said lightly.

The seventh prince was stunned and did not react for a long time.

At this time, Wen Chengshu cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to the Seventh Prince for awakening."

After hearing this, the Seventh Prince finally understood, and his expression became a little complicated: "Did Father... make you do this?"

Xu Bai raised his eyebrows and said, "If it weren't for your Majesty's face, you wouldn't be worth my effort. This just happens to be an opportunity, isn't it?"

The Seventh Prince smiled bitterly, said nothing more, and turned around and left.

However, his back was very different when he left, without the arrogance of the past.

Only Xu Bai and Wen Chengshu were left at the scene.

Wen Chengshu sighed: "I didn't expect the Seventh Prince to change his character so easily. It's really rare."

"When a person loses his support, he will change." Xu Bai shrugged and made a bored expression: "He is not a drunkard, but he has been living under the blessing of his mother for a long time. He has developed a character. When the blessing disappears and he is beaten, two situations will occur."

"Oh?" Wen Chengshu asked curiously: "Which two situations?"

"First, from then on, his character will be more extreme." Xu Bai raised two fingers and said lightly: "The second is to change his own character."

"What if he is in the first situation and has not changed?" Wen Chengshu continued to ask.

Xu Bai smiled calmly: "Then just beat him again. There is nothing that can't be solved by two beatings."

Wen Chengshu arched his hands: "Today, I have learned a lot. It's getting late. I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

After speaking, Wen Chengshu planned to turn around and leave.

But before he could take two steps, Xu Bai's figure flashed and appeared in front of him again.

He still looked calm and composed, but around Xu Bai's body, the golden and grayish-white light merged, creating an extreme chaos.

Wen Chengshu took a deep breath and said, "Master Xu, what does this mean?"

Xu Bai raised his hand and landed on Wen Chengshu's face very accurately.

Wen Chengshu flew backwards, rolled on the ground for a few rounds, and then climbed up with difficulty.

"Today, for the sake of the prime minister, I will only slap you in the face." Xu Bai retracted his hand and said, "I am a person who distinguishes between public and private. Don't think that I don't know your role in it just because you put the blame on the seventh prince."

Wen Chengshu covered his face and smiled bitterly, "Today's matter was indeed my fault. The teacher once said that if there is a mistake, it will be punished. I admit it."

Xu Bai put his hands behind his back, and the golden and grayish-white light around him quickly disappeared.

He turned around and returned to his residence, leaving a word.

"Go away."

...

After Xu Bai left, Wen Chengshu finally breathed a sigh of relief. His whole body was wet with cold sweat.

Especially the palms of his hands, which were already covered with sweat. The chaotic power almost made him crazy. If it weren't for his own aura, he would have been unable to resist it.

"With this kind of strength, how can today's young people live their whole lives?" Wen Chengshu smiled bitterly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and left quickly without forgetting his own affairs.

...

After leaving this place, Wen Chengshu went directly out of the palace and came to a big house in the capital.

There were two servants guarding the big house, but when they saw that it was Wen Chengshu, they let him in directly.

The decoration of the courtyard was particularly unique, and it was elegant everywhere. Wen Chengshu had no time to appreciate it. He soon came to a group of houses and knocked on the door gently.

After a while, the door opened automatically, and Wen Chengshu walked in and saluted a sitting figure.

"Disciple greets the teacher."

Prime Minister Wen has gray hair, but his clothes are neat and simple. He is holding a brush and writing with his head down. When Wen Chengshu came in, he didn't even look up.

Although the surroundings are particularly unique, if you look closely, they are all simple and ordinary items. Apart from being placed on top, they are not worth much money if placed on the street.

This is the home of the prime minister of the current dynasty. Except for its size, everything else is extremely simple.

Prime Minister Wen's characteristic is to distinguish between public and private.

He is also a characteristic of Prime Minister Wen who is devoted to the Great Chu.

Sometimes, even Wen Chengshu, as a disciple, feels that the teacher is too ruthless to him.

Except for the salary, he doesn't want anything.

And these salaries are just left by the teacher for his own life.

To put it bluntly, even some county magistrates as small as sesame seeds have a better life than his teacher.

Sometimes Wen Chengshu even wants to ask, is this life worth it?

But he didn't ask.

Everyone has different ideas, and his teacher is happy with it.

"What happened? You are so flustered." Prime Minister Wen put the brush aside and frowned.

Although he is old, he naturally has a scholar's aura. It doesn't look very strong, but he is particularly fascinated.

Wen Chengshu thought about it, and finally told what he encountered, especially those sentences he saw.

The scene fell into silence, and Prime Minister Wen leaned back in his chair and fell into deep thought.

"Forget it, don't worry about it." Prime Minister Wen waved his hand and said, "This time, your majesty won."

Wen Chengshu nodded, and had something to say, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

"A gentleman is open and honest, and he speaks directly. Why do you want to be such a villain?" Prime Minister Wen shouted sternly.

Wen Chengshu shuddered and hurriedly said, "Teacher, what do you think of Xu Bai?"

Prime Minister Wen pondered for a moment and said, "He is talented, and a great talent. You can see it from the sentences you brought back, but his ideas are contrary to mine."

"For example, Xu Bai's good friend, Yun Zihai."

"He is also a talented young man, but he wants to do some kind of self-government."

"In my opinion, anyone who does not protect the interests of the Great Chu State is contrary to me."

Wen Chengshu hesitated and said, "Then why..."

He didn't finish his words, because he felt that everyone said that his teacher was a pedantic person, and the most pedantic person in the world.

So... why did his teacher agree again, especially Yun Zihai, who was strongly opposed at the beginning, but still agreed in the end.

"Alas..." Prime Minister Wen sighed and asked back, "Do you even think I am a pedantic person?"

"Disciple dare not." Wen Chengshu lowered his head quickly.

Prime Minister Wen stood up, came to the window, looked at the scenery outside the window, and said slowly.

"As the prime minister, how can I not know the benefits of reform?"

"But reform requires a price."

"I am old and I cannot afford those prices. I know that if I follow my method, although the great motherland will not be extremely glorious, it will definitely continue."

"Your Majesty's method... Yun Zihai's self-control, and the next Xu Bai, is reform."

"But I can't tell whether it will succeed or fail. This is just a small-scale experiment of your majesty. I agree to the experiment, but I want to control the factors of success. Do you understand now?"

Wen Chengshu nodded as if he understood, but he knew very well in his heart that the teacher would no longer care about Xu Bai's affairs.

However, just like Yun Zihai at the beginning, the teacher still disliked Xu Bai.

Wen Chengshu left, leaving only Prime Minister Wen.

Prime Minister Wen looked at the empty room, sat back in the chair, and showed a tired look on his face.

"In this world, whether it is Da Chu, Da Yue, or the barbarians, they are all thinking about unification, because only by unification can they truly enter that place."

"Then let's see who can unify."

...

Since Xu Bai beat the Seventh Prince last time, the Seventh Prince has been quiet.

And more than ten days have passed since the last time, and the one-month period is about to end, with less than ten days left.

Xu Bai is still doing nothing, but he has made a huge change.

The fourth-grade puppet has become a first-grade one, and the black knife on the waist has appeared again.

It is still called Bai Lie, but it is already a first-grade Bai Lie, which has been greatly improved.

This is also thanks to the materials sent by the Ninth Princess, otherwise he would not have so many materials to make.

Today, Xu Bai, like usual, carried Bai Lie on his waist and went to the royal treasury to take a look at Ye Zi's learning progress.

Ye Zi followed the old woman to learn, and the progress of learning was very fast, as if he had opened the door to a new world, and he was actually faintly stepping into the realm of the second grade.

After all, the old woman is a master who can rival Eunuch Wei. It is normal for her to have such an ability to improve.

After visiting the royal treasury, he followed that road and ran to the palace of the Ninth Princess. He flirted with Qingxue for a while, and waited until Qingxue rolled her eyes before returning to his residence leisurely.

The story of his beating up the Seventh Prince also spread among the royal family.

Xu Bai didn't know what those royal family members thought, and he had no interest in finding out.

He had been living a very comfortable life recently. He had been waiting for the emperor's reply. As time was running out, Xu Bai became more and more excited.

What kind of reward was it?

According to Eunuch Wei, the reward would definitely satisfy him.

It was as if he was still waiting when the grand prize was about to be revealed. It was very uncomfortable.

After returning to his residence, Xu Bai leaned back on the chair and rested leisurely.

"Less than ten days."

Xu Bai rested his head with both hands, thinking to himself.

The afternoon sun was very bright, shining in through the window. Xu Bai narrowed his eyes and felt a little sleepy.

The first-class puppet stood by, tirelessly.

Just when Xu Bai was about to fall asleep, footsteps were heard outside the door.

Eunuch Wei pushed the door open and saw Xu Bai's state, and smiled: "You are so comfortable, kid."

Xu Bai woke up from his sleep, stood up and said: "It turns out that Eunuch Wei is here, please come in."

During this period, in addition to wandering around, he would drink with Eunuch Wei every day. He suddenly found that he and Eunuch Wei were quite compatible. The more they talked, the more they got along.

If they were not old, they would probably burn yellow paper to swear brotherhood while drinking.

Xu Bai looked at Eunuch Wei's hand, and was a little disappointed when he didn't see the wine jar.

"Xu boy, you only know how to drink every day. It seems that I have aroused your alcohol addiction during this period. You must quit. Alcohol is easy to cause trouble." Eunuch Wei shook his head, walked close to Xu Bai, took out a letter from his arms, and handed it to Xu Bai.

No wine to drink, and another letter was handed over. It seems that there is something serious.

Xu Bai took it, opened the letter, and after a rough look, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

Explain why the mirror does not trigger the progress bar, because the appearance of the mirror has already been triggered, which is equivalent to nothing.