Zhang Chen harbored some suspicion. Tu Shanqing was up to no good, plotting to secretly scheme against him in collaboration with Zhang Xiaohua.
He could clearly contact experts from the demon race, and considering the immense benefits of the innate water god, why would the other party seek him out for cooperation without any reason?
“But now that Zhang Xiaohua has stepped into the eleventh rank, how could she possibly take me seriously? It's not worth such a roundabout scheme, sending Tu Shanqing to deceive me, just to kill me?” Zhang Chen's mind flashed with thoughts, unable to comprehend the key point.
Therefore, Zhang Chen looked at Tu Shanqing: “Your Chai family has countless experts, why do you want to cooperate with me?”
Hearing this, Chai Chuanxin shook his head: “Zhang Xiaohua has the support of the Yellow Heaven Dao, and countless experts from the entire Yellow Heaven Dao are at her disposal. If I want to snatch food from Zhang Xiaohua's hands, I must invite truly capable people. Ordinary experts are useless, and inviting experts who are too powerful would be like inviting a guest to become the master, suppressing me. Even if I defeat Zhang Xiaohua, I won't be able to reap the benefits. On the contrary, cooperating with you, brother, is just right. I saw at a glance that you, brother, are a truly capable person. Pingbian Wang's mansion has been thwarted by you twice, you must have means to deal with Zhang Xiaohua.”
Hearing Tu Shanqing's words, Zhang Chen's lips curled up, and he picked up a wine cup and took a sip: “You have good eyes.”
At this moment, Zhang Chen's mind turned. No matter what the other party's plans were, they couldn't penetrate his ice domain. As long as his ice domain was there, no one in this world could kill him.
Moreover, Zhang Chen had a reason to enter. He absolutely couldn't sit idly by and watch Zhang Xiaohua step into the twelfth rank. If Zhang Xiaohua stepped into the twelfth rank, would there still be a way for him to survive?
“When are we going to make a move?” Zhang Chen asked.
“If we want to make a move, we have to wait for the Yellow Heaven Dao to massacre the Shen family, using the blood of the Shen family for a blood sacrifice, to have a chance to open that gate from the ancient times.” Tu Shanqing said.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen gasped: “What? Need to use the blood of the Shen family for a blood sacrifice to open the gate of that ancient tomb?”
“Otherwise, what do you think the Yellow Heaven Dao is doing by destroying the Shen family at such great expense? Is it just to seize 70% of the Shen family's water fortune? If they simply wanted to seize the Shen family's water fortune, the Yellow Heaven Dao has too many ways, such as buying off some people from the Shen family. Or colluding with some people in the Shen family who are dissatisfied with the main family, or even developing the Shen family's stewards and servants into Yellow Heaven Dao believers… and so on. The Yellow Heaven Dao has too many ways to turn the Shen family's water fortune into its own use, but the Yellow Heaven Dao chose the most difficult, stubborn, and potentially dangerous method, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of its own, isn't it just to open that tomb?”
Zhang Chen raised a question in his heart: “The Shen family should have the ability to open the tomb, right? Why not force the Shen family to open the tomb, but instead slaughter the Shen family and use the Shen family's blood for a blood sacrifice, and then open the tomb?”
Zhang Chen felt a sense of doubt in his heart. The commotion caused by the destruction of the Shen family was too great, which would not only attract the attention of the imperial court but also arouse the fear of the major families.
“Of course, the Shen family can open the tomb, but when the tomb is opened, only the Shen family can enter. If the blood sacrifice method is used, the rules of the tomb can be avoided, and people who are not from the Shen family can also enter. What you have considered, the Yellow Heaven Dao has already considered, otherwise, there is no need to take such extreme measures.” Zhang Gaoqiu said.
Hearing the words of the Gambling Fox, Zhang Chen suddenly understood, but he didn't completely believe it, but secretly kept an eye out. If Tu Shanqing and Zhang Xiaohua wanted to plot against him, then they would have miscalculated and found the wrong target. His ice domain had already made him invincible.
“In that case, we have agreed. As soon as the time comes, after the Shen family is destroyed, we will sneak into the tomb together.” Zhang Chen said.
I have to say that his uncles were too disappointing to him.
“By the way, how is Chen Sanliang now?” Zhang Chen asked.
Tu Shanqing sighed faintly: “Unstoppable! Wherever he goes, countless academies in the Northern Territory either submit or close down. The academies in the Northern Territory are either closed down or completely defeated, and countless disciples in the academies become his followers.”
“I heard people say that Chen Sanliang now debates three or five times a day. He may be in a certain city in the morning, and he has already arrived in the territory of another prince in the afternoon, and even has to rush thousands of miles away to debate another game in the evening. His momentum is like a rainbow. Most of the academies in the Northern Territory have been swept away, and the remaining academies are also panicked, secretly beginning to lean towards Chen Sanliang, wanting to betray the Academy and join Chen Sanliang. Now Chen Sanliang is really unstoppable!” Tu Shanqing's eyes showed a solemn look.
Hearing Tu Shanqing's words, Zhang Chen was secretly shocked. Chen Sanliang was really making a big splash now, truly taking "education for all" to the extreme.
"Education for all" encompasses everything. All the teachings of the academies and the great daos of the Confucian scholars can be incorporated into the great dao of "Education for all," becoming nourishment for Chen Sanliang.
"Education for all" is truly too powerful!
Zhang Chen could foresee that once Chen Sanliang conquered the Northern Lands, all the academies in the Northern Lands would be under his command. Then, he would preach in the Northern Lands, and regardless of status, gender, or age, anyone could go to the academies to learn. At that time, Chen Sanliang would gain even more power, and the Northern Lands would completely become his stronghold, firmly under his control.
At that time, all the poor people in the Northern Lands would inevitably support Chen Sanliang. Chen Sanliang would become a living immortal in the hearts of the poor people in the Northern Lands, and Chen Sanliang would gain immense power of incense.
Chen Sanliang's preaching to ordinary people was digging at the roots of the aristocracy, but under the iron hooves of the demon race, the human aristocracy simply couldn't resist and could only let Chen Sanliang operate.
Some aristocrats might even actively join Chen Sanliang's camp in order to please him, preaching to the people for Chen Sanliang.
It could be said that Chen Sanliang possessed the three essential elements: timing, location, and popular support.
In addition, his own accumulated foundation was sufficient, and at this time, Chen Sanliang's momentum was already established.
“How similar is this scene to the era of the foreign devils in my previous life? If the foreign devils hadn't led their armies to blast open the gates of the Forbidden City with cannons, how could ordinary people have had a chance to rise? How could everyone have had the opportunity to study?” Zhang Chen felt somewhat emotional: “The demon race has replaced the role of those foreign devils.”
“Although change will bring bloodshed, it will bring new vitality to the world. When the ice and snow melt, the vitality of the spring breeze will surely arrive,” Zhang Chen thought to himself.
“My heart is actually conflicted. Although I don't want the demon race to enter the pass, only the demon race entering the pass can break the shackles and fetters of the human race and bring new hope to the human race,” Zhang Chen thought to himself.
No destruction, no construction!
The great families of the human race have been pressing down on ordinary people for countless years, forming an iron law. How difficult is it to break it? Relying on internal forces, there is simply no hope. Only by relying on external forces is there a chance to cleanse this world and sweep away all corrupt practices.
“Drink,” Zhang Chen raised his wine cup and clinked it with Chai Chuanxin.
“I see that you don't seem to have any objections to Chen Sanliang guiding the demon race to enter the pass?” Chai Chuanxin glanced at Zhang Chen, feeling somewhat puzzled.
When others talked about the demon race entering the pass, they all gnashed their teeth, wishing they could fight the demon race to the death. Only the reaction of the young man in front of him was beyond his expectations.
Zhang Chen's expression was too calm, so calm that it exceeded his expectations.
Hearing Chai Chuanxin's words, Zhang Chen smiled softly: “There's nothing wrong with the demon race entering the pass. Mr. Chen Sanliang's 'Education for all' preaches to the poor, giving the poor wisdom and thought. In the past, under the oppression of the aristocracy, the poor were only living like puppets, but after Mr. Chen Sanliang sowed the seeds and spread his ideas, they completed the transformation of the finishing touch. They are complete people.”
Chai Chuanxin was stunned, staring blankly at Zhang Chen: “Don't you think too many people are dying? Once the demon race enters the pass, the human race will be almost wiped out wherever they go.”
“Puppets without thought, no matter how many die, are insignificant. If some people can die in order to teach a portion of people to have thoughts and truly 'come alive', then they will have died a worthwhile death. If you want change, how can there be no bloodshed?” Zhang Chen said indifferently.
Zhang Chen's voice was very calm, but the words he said made Chai Chuanxin's hair stand on end. An indescribable chill surged into his heart, and two words floated in his mind: human demon!
Zhang Chen was too ruthless!
Trillions of lives, all turned into withered bones, were just exchanged for two words in his mouth: worth it.
“Is there something wrong with this kid's head? He's got a major illness,” Tu Shanqing thought to himself: “I must not provoke him in the future.”
“However, this kid is very friendly to the demon race,” Tu Shanqing muttered to himself, raising his wine cup to Zhang Chen and saying:
“Come, come, come, let's drink.”
The two drank heartily, and after drinking several rounds, they dispersed.
Zhang Chen walked on the street, looking at the crowds coming and going. Some people were pale and timid, as thin as firewood, while others were fat and arrogant, causing the horses to tremble.
“Trample the bones of the nobles on the heavenly street, the brocade in the palace all turns to ashes!” Zhang Chen muttered drunkenly, and came to a jade shop, then walked into the shop.
“Guest, what kind of jade do you want to buy?” The shopkeeper greeted him with a eager face.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Zhang Chen's gaze swept over the shelves, and then he saw a piece of irregular jade stone, twenty centimeters high.
The jade stone was emerald green, with a vibrant color, and looked very extraordinary.
“How much is this piece of jade?” Zhang Chen focused his gaze on the jade stone and asked.
“Guest, you have a good eye. This piece of jade is crystal clear, so pure that it can't be purer. It is the best of the best among jade stones. Look at the jade stone, the color is as pure as spring water, which is very rare. If you like it, you can give this price.” The shopkeeper held out five fingers.
“Five hundred taels?” Zhang Chen was stunned.
The shopkeeper's face darkened upon hearing this:
“Fifty thousand taels of silver.”
Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this: So expensive! Robbery!
He could clearly contact experts from the demon race, and considering the immense benefits of the innate water god, why would the other party seek him out for cooperation without any reason?
“But now that Zhang Xiaohua has stepped into the eleventh rank, how could she possibly take me seriously? It's not worth such a roundabout scheme, sending Tu Shanqing to deceive me, just to kill me?” Zhang Chen's mind flashed with thoughts, unable to comprehend the key point.
Therefore, Zhang Chen looked at Tu Shanqing: “Your Chai family has countless experts, why do you want to cooperate with me?”
Hearing this, Chai Chuanxin shook his head: “Zhang Xiaohua has the support of the Yellow Heaven Dao, and countless experts from the entire Yellow Heaven Dao are at her disposal. If I want to snatch food from Zhang Xiaohua's hands, I must invite truly capable people. Ordinary experts are useless, and inviting experts who are too powerful would be like inviting a guest to become the master, suppressing me. Even if I defeat Zhang Xiaohua, I won't be able to reap the benefits. On the contrary, cooperating with you, brother, is just right. I saw at a glance that you, brother, are a truly capable person. Pingbian Wang's mansion has been thwarted by you twice, you must have means to deal with Zhang Xiaohua.”
Hearing Tu Shanqing's words, Zhang Chen's lips curled up, and he picked up a wine cup and took a sip: “You have good eyes.”
At this moment, Zhang Chen's mind turned. No matter what the other party's plans were, they couldn't penetrate his ice domain. As long as his ice domain was there, no one in this world could kill him.
Moreover, Zhang Chen had a reason to enter. He absolutely couldn't sit idly by and watch Zhang Xiaohua step into the twelfth rank. If Zhang Xiaohua stepped into the twelfth rank, would there still be a way for him to survive?
“When are we going to make a move?” Zhang Chen asked.
“If we want to make a move, we have to wait for the Yellow Heaven Dao to massacre the Shen family, using the blood of the Shen family for a blood sacrifice, to have a chance to open that gate from the ancient times.” Tu Shanqing said.
Hearing this, Zhang Chen gasped: “What? Need to use the blood of the Shen family for a blood sacrifice to open the gate of that ancient tomb?”
“Otherwise, what do you think the Yellow Heaven Dao is doing by destroying the Shen family at such great expense? Is it just to seize 70% of the Shen family's water fortune? If they simply wanted to seize the Shen family's water fortune, the Yellow Heaven Dao has too many ways, such as buying off some people from the Shen family. Or colluding with some people in the Shen family who are dissatisfied with the main family, or even developing the Shen family's stewards and servants into Yellow Heaven Dao believers… and so on. The Yellow Heaven Dao has too many ways to turn the Shen family's water fortune into its own use, but the Yellow Heaven Dao chose the most difficult, stubborn, and potentially dangerous method, killing a thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of its own, isn't it just to open that tomb?”
Zhang Chen raised a question in his heart: “The Shen family should have the ability to open the tomb, right? Why not force the Shen family to open the tomb, but instead slaughter the Shen family and use the Shen family's blood for a blood sacrifice, and then open the tomb?”
Zhang Chen felt a sense of doubt in his heart. The commotion caused by the destruction of the Shen family was too great, which would not only attract the attention of the imperial court but also arouse the fear of the major families.
“Of course, the Shen family can open the tomb, but when the tomb is opened, only the Shen family can enter. If the blood sacrifice method is used, the rules of the tomb can be avoided, and people who are not from the Shen family can also enter. What you have considered, the Yellow Heaven Dao has already considered, otherwise, there is no need to take such extreme measures.” Zhang Gaoqiu said.
Hearing the words of the Gambling Fox, Zhang Chen suddenly understood, but he didn't completely believe it, but secretly kept an eye out. If Tu Shanqing and Zhang Xiaohua wanted to plot against him, then they would have miscalculated and found the wrong target. His ice domain had already made him invincible.
“In that case, we have agreed. As soon as the time comes, after the Shen family is destroyed, we will sneak into the tomb together.” Zhang Chen said.
I have to say that his uncles were too disappointing to him.
“By the way, how is Chen Sanliang now?” Zhang Chen asked.
Tu Shanqing sighed faintly: “Unstoppable! Wherever he goes, countless academies in the Northern Territory either submit or close down. The academies in the Northern Territory are either closed down or completely defeated, and countless disciples in the academies become his followers.”
“I heard people say that Chen Sanliang now debates three or five times a day. He may be in a certain city in the morning, and he has already arrived in the territory of another prince in the afternoon, and even has to rush thousands of miles away to debate another game in the evening. His momentum is like a rainbow. Most of the academies in the Northern Territory have been swept away, and the remaining academies are also panicked, secretly beginning to lean towards Chen Sanliang, wanting to betray the Academy and join Chen Sanliang. Now Chen Sanliang is really unstoppable!” Tu Shanqing's eyes showed a solemn look.
Hearing Tu Shanqing's words, Zhang Chen was secretly shocked. Chen Sanliang was really making a big splash now, truly taking "education for all" to the extreme.
"Education for all" encompasses everything. All the teachings of the academies and the great daos of the Confucian scholars can be incorporated into the great dao of "Education for all," becoming nourishment for Chen Sanliang.
"Education for all" is truly too powerful!
Zhang Chen could foresee that once Chen Sanliang conquered the Northern Lands, all the academies in the Northern Lands would be under his command. Then, he would preach in the Northern Lands, and regardless of status, gender, or age, anyone could go to the academies to learn. At that time, Chen Sanliang would gain even more power, and the Northern Lands would completely become his stronghold, firmly under his control.
At that time, all the poor people in the Northern Lands would inevitably support Chen Sanliang. Chen Sanliang would become a living immortal in the hearts of the poor people in the Northern Lands, and Chen Sanliang would gain immense power of incense.
Chen Sanliang's preaching to ordinary people was digging at the roots of the aristocracy, but under the iron hooves of the demon race, the human aristocracy simply couldn't resist and could only let Chen Sanliang operate.
Some aristocrats might even actively join Chen Sanliang's camp in order to please him, preaching to the people for Chen Sanliang.
It could be said that Chen Sanliang possessed the three essential elements: timing, location, and popular support.
In addition, his own accumulated foundation was sufficient, and at this time, Chen Sanliang's momentum was already established.
“How similar is this scene to the era of the foreign devils in my previous life? If the foreign devils hadn't led their armies to blast open the gates of the Forbidden City with cannons, how could ordinary people have had a chance to rise? How could everyone have had the opportunity to study?” Zhang Chen felt somewhat emotional: “The demon race has replaced the role of those foreign devils.”
“Although change will bring bloodshed, it will bring new vitality to the world. When the ice and snow melt, the vitality of the spring breeze will surely arrive,” Zhang Chen thought to himself.
“My heart is actually conflicted. Although I don't want the demon race to enter the pass, only the demon race entering the pass can break the shackles and fetters of the human race and bring new hope to the human race,” Zhang Chen thought to himself.
No destruction, no construction!
The great families of the human race have been pressing down on ordinary people for countless years, forming an iron law. How difficult is it to break it? Relying on internal forces, there is simply no hope. Only by relying on external forces is there a chance to cleanse this world and sweep away all corrupt practices.
“Drink,” Zhang Chen raised his wine cup and clinked it with Chai Chuanxin.
“I see that you don't seem to have any objections to Chen Sanliang guiding the demon race to enter the pass?” Chai Chuanxin glanced at Zhang Chen, feeling somewhat puzzled.
When others talked about the demon race entering the pass, they all gnashed their teeth, wishing they could fight the demon race to the death. Only the reaction of the young man in front of him was beyond his expectations.
Zhang Chen's expression was too calm, so calm that it exceeded his expectations.
Hearing Chai Chuanxin's words, Zhang Chen smiled softly: “There's nothing wrong with the demon race entering the pass. Mr. Chen Sanliang's 'Education for all' preaches to the poor, giving the poor wisdom and thought. In the past, under the oppression of the aristocracy, the poor were only living like puppets, but after Mr. Chen Sanliang sowed the seeds and spread his ideas, they completed the transformation of the finishing touch. They are complete people.”
Chai Chuanxin was stunned, staring blankly at Zhang Chen: “Don't you think too many people are dying? Once the demon race enters the pass, the human race will be almost wiped out wherever they go.”
“Puppets without thought, no matter how many die, are insignificant. If some people can die in order to teach a portion of people to have thoughts and truly 'come alive', then they will have died a worthwhile death. If you want change, how can there be no bloodshed?” Zhang Chen said indifferently.
Zhang Chen's voice was very calm, but the words he said made Chai Chuanxin's hair stand on end. An indescribable chill surged into his heart, and two words floated in his mind: human demon!
Zhang Chen was too ruthless!
Trillions of lives, all turned into withered bones, were just exchanged for two words in his mouth: worth it.
“Is there something wrong with this kid's head? He's got a major illness,” Tu Shanqing thought to himself: “I must not provoke him in the future.”
“However, this kid is very friendly to the demon race,” Tu Shanqing muttered to himself, raising his wine cup to Zhang Chen and saying:
“Come, come, come, let's drink.”
The two drank heartily, and after drinking several rounds, they dispersed.
Zhang Chen walked on the street, looking at the crowds coming and going. Some people were pale and timid, as thin as firewood, while others were fat and arrogant, causing the horses to tremble.
“Trample the bones of the nobles on the heavenly street, the brocade in the palace all turns to ashes!” Zhang Chen muttered drunkenly, and came to a jade shop, then walked into the shop.
“Guest, what kind of jade do you want to buy?” The shopkeeper greeted him with a eager face.
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Zhang Chen's gaze swept over the shelves, and then he saw a piece of irregular jade stone, twenty centimeters high.
The jade stone was emerald green, with a vibrant color, and looked very extraordinary.
“How much is this piece of jade?” Zhang Chen focused his gaze on the jade stone and asked.
“Guest, you have a good eye. This piece of jade is crystal clear, so pure that it can't be purer. It is the best of the best among jade stones. Look at the jade stone, the color is as pure as spring water, which is very rare. If you like it, you can give this price.” The shopkeeper held out five fingers.
“Five hundred taels?” Zhang Chen was stunned.
The shopkeeper's face darkened upon hearing this:
“Fifty thousand taels of silver.”
Zhang Chen was stunned upon hearing this: So expensive! Robbery!
