Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 193 The Secret of the Yin-Yang Exquisite Box

Chapter 193 The Secret Within the Yin-Yang Exquisite Box

After bidding farewell to Chen Changfeng and the others, Ye Ru once again boarded the flying boat and left. Since two physicians from the Hua Sheng family had fallen ill, Hua Mufeng's burden was also somewhat heavy. Therefore, he only gave Ye Ru some advice about things in Qingyan Mountain before returning to the Hua Sheng family to help the Hua family head handle matters.

After a period of flight, Ye Ru returned to Qingyun County, then went back to the Ye Mansion and left Qingyun County with Su Tongyao and Xiaobai.

On the vast, flat grassland, two carriages traveled one after the other. Although it was somewhat lonely, it was still quite peaceful.

"Young Master Ye, where are we going this time?"

In a carriage, Su Tongyao looked around curiously, then whispered.

"Yingtian Academy is one of the holy places that scholars dream of. You won't have to work there, and I'll teach you to read every night."

Ye Ru smiled, took a sip of tea, and then laughed.

The carriage had a table and four chairs inside, making it quite luxurious.

"Really? I can start studying now?"

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared on Su Tongyao's face, and her smile was as bright as a flower.

"Yes, Yingtian Academy is very safe. Apart from regular classes, I will accompany you to study at the academy."

Ye Ru nodded and smiled.

"it is good."

"Ye Ru, when I was at the Ye residence, I observed some changes in the Wenqu Star, which seemed to be the power of bronze inscriptions. Did you cause this?"

Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, then said.

"Three bronze inscriptions were discovered in the capital, and I annotated them. Do you know about the Five Elements and the Lesser Five Elements?"

Ye Ru nodded; there was no need to hide anything here.

Moreover, he was also very curious to know what kind of power those ten gold characters with elemental power could unleash.

"I know, the major five elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the minor five elements are wind, rain, thunder, lightning, and marsh."

"These ten characters were created in ancient times by an unknown person, but each one possesses immense power. I once read an ancient book of the human race, and these ten golden characters were created from various elements."

Xiao Bai said in a deep voice.

"Created from the elements? No wonder it sounds so powerful. If I could obtain any one of these ten gold characters, wouldn't my power be elevated to a whole new level?"

Ye Ru smiled and then said.

"So ambitious."

Xiao Bai slapped Ye Ru on the forehead and then continued:

"Do you think these ten golden characters are so easily obtained? They are born from the ethereal and return to nothingness. How could we possibly possess them?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru also fell into deep thought, and then took out the ancient Yin-Yang exquisite box and tossed it into the air.

"Wait, there seem to be words on this Yin-Yang Exquisite Box as well."

At that moment, Xiaobai reacted quickly and snatched the Yin-Yang Exquisite Box from Ye Ru's hand.

"what happened?"

Seeing Xiaobai's serious expression, Ye Ru asked in confusion.

"This Yin-Yang Exquisite Box seems rather strange."

Xiao Bai said in a deep voice.

“How come you see?”

Ye Rudao.

"There seems to be a character on this. Can you check if it's in bronze script?"

Ye Ru took the Yin-Yang Exquisite Box and saw that the bottom was indeed inscribed with the character for "fire" in bronze script.

Could it be...?

"Perhaps this Yin-Yang exquisite box not only contains a thousand musical notes, but also the whereabouts of the gold script character for fire."

Before Ye Ru could finish speaking, Xiao Bai took a deep breath and then murmured.

"What are you talking about?"

Su Tongyao held her pointed chin, looking completely bewildered.

"We are studying bronze inscriptions."

Ye Ru didn't explain much to Su Tongyao. After she gave a brief reply, Ye Ru continued talking to Xiaobai:

How do I open this exquisite box?

"I didn't know. This is the treasure of the Yin-Yang School. Perhaps only the Yin-Yang School can open it. Now I know why everyone in the Spring and Autumn Period wanted this Yin-Yang Exquisite Box. It turns out that it contains the Fire Metal Script."

A serious expression appeared on Xiao Bai's face, and then he said.

"Young Master Ye, we're almost at the territory of Yingtian Academy. Should we hurry up?"

Just then, a sound came from the carriage ahead.

"So fast?"

This made Ye Ru raise an eyebrow and widen his eyes.

"Nonsense, these two horses are excellent steeds that can travel a thousand miles a day."

Xiao Bai rolled her eyes and gave Ye Ru a look of disdain.

"Slow down, safety first."

Ye Ru thought about it and figured there was still a day before Yingtian Academy started, so there wasn't much of a rush.

boom!

At that moment, a beam of talent suddenly shot towards Ye Ru's carriage. Upon sensing this talent, Ye Ru's expression changed drastically, and he immediately pulled Su Tongyao away from the carriage.

Xiao Bai followed closely behind.

"what happened?"

When Ye Ru saw that the carriage was completely wrecked, his expression changed.

"You must be Ye Ru, the scholar. I've come today to ask you to accompany me to the Demon Clan. The Demon Saint knows of your renowned literary reputation and would like you to explain some of his knowledge to him."

Just as Ye Ru's face darkened, a sinister voice came from afar.

Immediately afterwards, a lucky cloud drifted in from the sky, and a scholar dressed in a blue Confucian robe, whose every move exuded a faint murderous aura, swept over.

"A ghost scholar... I never expected to encounter a ghost scholar here."

Upon seeing the demonic markings on the scholar's forehead, Ye Ru took a deep breath and then murmured to himself.

Riding on auspicious clouds is something only a scholar of the Hanlin Academy could do. Ye Ru knew that this time, the odds were against him.

"Xiao Bai, you take Su Tongyao away later. I'll figure something out here. This person is Ghost Scholar. Once he enters Yingtian Academy, we'll be safe."

"What about you?"

Xiao Bai had no intention of running away; instead, she asked a question.

'I don't need to worry about it, I have a way.'

"Hehe, none of you need to leave. Come with me to the demon race. We went to great lengths to capture you."

The ghostly scholar's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness before he laughed.

"If you want to catch me, you'll have to break a bone."

Ye Ru's face was gloomy. He clenched his fist, and the Three Perfections Writing Brush appeared in his hand. Then, he quickly wrote:

"The moon of Qin, the pass of Han..."

"In my eyes, you don't even have time to write a single sentence..."

The scholar, a ghostly figure, smiled slightly and vanished from his spot. The next moment, he appeared beside Ye Ru, his brush carrying a power capable of piercing the body, and fiercely stabbed at Ye Ru.

In his haste, Ye Ru finished writing "Comrades in Arms" in a flash, and in just a moment, he put on a layer of protective armor for himself.

boom!

A muffled thud resounded, and Ye Ru was struck as if by a heavy blow. He coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell heavily to the ground.

"A mayfly trying to shake a tree, come with me..."

As soon as Ye Ru got up, the scholar-official appeared lightly in front of him, his large hand formed from his talent energy grabbing at Ye Ru fiercely.

"Impossible! The Master did not speak of strange strength..."

Reflected in his pupils the ever-growing hand of talent, Ye Ru's face contorted with rage. But just as he prepared to fight to the death, a faint voice came from behind him, and the hand of talent abruptly stopped:

"How dare you, the lackeys of the demon race, be so insolent in the territory under the jurisdiction of my Yingtian Academy?"