Chapter 877: Chapter 42: Calamity Warning, Emergency Mission, and the Troubled Bright Moon Prefecture Master!_6
"Hey, Master Ancestor, I wasn’t just flattering you. That Great Circulation Theory of yours isn’t something an ordinary person could write."
"In the world, there are countless geniuses with strong magical talent, but those who can write religious discourses are few and far between. Through the ages, how many have been able to draw from the classics of sages to compile and author scholarly works?"
"Hey, do you really think that Li Boqian came to ask me to look after you just because you learned his ultimate move? It was because you wrote the Great Circulation Theory that I, your Master Ancestor, was willing to make an appearance!"
Zhao Xing truly hadn’t expected the Great Circulation Theory to have such a significant impact.
Perhaps he was a bit too ahead of his time. In the era of spiritual energy, this discourse might not be considered astonishing, but in this era, it was enough to be compiled into a book and studied by all the Ministers of Agriculture across the world.
The creation of a spell may not be something everyone can learn, but theoretical guidance is applicable across all levels.
"Hahaha." Suddenly, Tianyang True Monarch started laughing again, "That Ye Yuxong is truly a talent."
"Master Ancestor, what happened?" Zhao Xing asked.
"Didn’t you just say Ye Yuxong might be waiting for someone more capable to take over the situation? You guessed right."
Zhao Xing wasn’t surprised, because it was easy to guess; Ye Yuxong was even asking Jiang Shaou and Chu Yun in the group chat if they were available.
"Master Ancestor, who did he invite that made you laugh at him like this?"
"Hehe, he invited two people, both of whom have a connection with you. Take a guess who they might be?"
Zhao Xing pondered a bit, "Ye Yuxong must have invited capable third-rank Ministers of Agriculture. If we’re talking about those connected to me, it would only be Geng Shouchang, Sima Yunhai, Dean Lu Chunhua, my teacher Liu Tianning, or Chongming Prefecture’s Wang Xuan Yi. Meng Kun and Gu Changqing aren’t even in Pinghai State..."
"It couldn’t be my teacher either; Hu Yang is still in Tianyuan Prefecture, so it must be Geng Shouchang and Sima Yunhai?"
"Your analysis is correct, but you’ve only guessed one of them." Tianyang True Monarch smiled and said, "You’ve overlooked one high-grade Minister of Agriculture related to you."
Zhao Xing frowned slightly; he couldn’t think of anyone else related to him.
Could it be Li Boqian and Wang Tianzhi? That seems unlikely.
"The other one is Pang Yuanzhen. Hahaha, isn’t it amusing?" Tianyang True Monarch laughed heartily.
Pang Yuanzhen? Who is that?
Zhao Xing looked bewildered.
But then he immediately remembered.
"Wait, Sima Yunhai’s junior brother is Pang Xianyun?" Zhao Xing queried.
"Yes, it’s him; he changed his name. Hahaha."
"What a character. Pairing Sima Yunhai and Pang Xianyun together."
Zhao Xing: "..."
No wonder Tianyang True Monarch couldn’t stop laughing.
Who exactly was Pang Yuanzhen? He was originally a junior brother to Sima Yunhai in the same sect.
In the year twenty-seven of the Jingxin Calendar, he was defeated by Liu Tianning in the dojo.
Even after losing, it’s not a big deal.
This fellow was so won over by Liu Tianning that he resigned from all positions in Xuantian Academy and ran off to Shangluo Academy to become a Preaching Master.
He even changed his name to Yuanzhen,
Yuanzhen, a term describing lush crops and grains.
He changed it to Yuanzhen to signify his commitment to pursuing the great Dao of his true self, and openly proclaimed Liu Tianning as his teacher.
A die-hard Liu fan, becoming Liu Tianning’s devoted follower!
Tianyang True Monarch wasn’t wrong to say he had a connection with Zhao Xing.
Pang Yuanzhen could be considered his convenient senior brother; he was brought in for free, wasn’t he?
"It seems the Lord Yue doesn’t know the history and grievances between them."
"He actually invited both of them over, which is really..." Zhao Xing didn’t know what to say.
He had a feeling these two wouldn’t manage the situation but might end up fighting instead.
How else should he deal with them?
"Forget it, just play dead." Zhao Xing shook his head.
After all, Ye Yuxong doesn’t think much of him as a fifth-rank Minister of Agriculture official, so it’s better to let Zhang Ping take the role and act as the unseen director himself.
"I don’t think you can hide from this." Tianyang True Monarch smiled and said, "They’ve already sent people to find you."
"Ah?" Zhao Xing was startled.
The thing you fear most is exactly what happens.
"Where are they?"
Tianyang True Monarch didn’t respond; he turned into a statue.
Zhao Xing then saw two whirls of wind swirling outside the door of the hall.
He walked over and heard two messages carried by the wind.
"Junior brother, Junior Zhao~" A gentle voice encircled him.
The second whirl, in contrast, carried a somewhat violent and angry tone:
"Zhao Xing, don’t meet this shameless person! Particularly, don’t call him ’senior brother!’ Pang Xianyun, aren’t you being ridiculous?!"
"Hiss~" Zhao Xing rubbed his ears, shaken by Sima Yunhai’s voice. "Looks like the old man is really angry, even using the Gang Wind to deliver messages."
"Master Ancestor, should I meet them or not?"
Tianyang True Monarch didn’t reply, not knowing whether it was because he wanted to watch the drama unfold or simply didn’t want to see the two men.
In any case, Zhao Xing was left to decide for himself.
"Sima Yunhai conferred knowledge upon me, so he is also my teacher."
"Pang, Pang Yuanzhen calling me junior brother is somewhat reasonable."
"Is this some kind of teacher-student chaotic scene?" Zhao Xing sighed and shook his head as he walked out.
He couldn’t help recalling the scene at Ten Thousand Dharma Mountain when he met Princess You Ruo and Murong Qing.
Now this situation, too, was stirred up by old Liu.
"I could never have imagined that old Liu would bring about such a strange relationship." Zhao Xing couldn’t help feeling resigned.
...
Ye Yuxong, at this moment, felt quite helpless too.
Right now, he stood between Sima Yunhai and Pang Xianyun, never expecting that the two of them would be so at odds."
Weren’t these two supposed to be brothers? Why do they act like enemies?
Oh, the Pang fellow shows no emotion, whereas Sima is full of resentment.
"Junior Brother Zhao, Pang Yuanzhen is here to visit, please come out and meet~"
"Shut up! You shameless traitor!"
"..."
Wait, why is he called Pang Yuanzhen now? Did I invite the wrong person?
What on earth is this, and what does it have to do with Zhao Xing anyway? Why does everything lead back to Zhao Xing?
Ye Yuxong, who thought he had invited two allies, now felt a headache coming on as he watched the scene unfold.