The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 304 - 143: Chongyang True Master Reincarnated, Reciting Scriptures for Feng Wu_2

Chapter 304: Chapter 143: Chongyang True Master Reincarnated, Reciting Scriptures for Feng Wu_2

Xu Qing felt that cultivation as a virgin surely had its benefits, but the union of Yin and Yang also had advantages; the key lay within oneself.

If one believes that without virginity, it is impossible to cultivate towards profound realms, then that is like blaming the floor for being too slippery because one cannot win at wrestling.

The two of them chatted and laughed along the way until they arrived at the Li Mansion.

Although Zhou Family was surprised that Feng Wu came to visit so early in the morning, she had already prepared gifts.

She did not say it, but she still cared quite a bit about the attitude of her new niece towards herself.

Of course, Qingge’s treatment of her and her husband went without saying, but when a man gets married, it becomes another family.

Being a woman, she naturally also understands women.

Feng Wu turned out to be more generous and courteous than she expected, truly an external niece of the Taicang Zhou Clan, the bloodline is different.

The renown of the Aristocratic Families, visible on the surface, may have diminished under Huang Chao’s slaughter and not returned to the splendor of the Middle Ages, but in people’s hearts, the concept of Aristocratic Family remains deep-rooted.

Noble and prestigious families are an existence that ordinary people both hate and long to be a part of.

Perhaps, in the future, the Jiangning Xu Family will also become such a noble and prestigious family, where generation after generation will pass the Imperial Examination and hold governmental office.

And the Li family could also rely on the Xu Family to become a local powerful and deeply rooted family.

After a series of formal greetings and pleasantries, Zhou Family brought out the accounts book.

These were the businesses that Xu Qing had entrusted to Zhou Family to manage.

Zhou Family had planned to hand it over to Feng Wu in a few days; since Feng Wu was here, she simply decided to give it to her right away.

Feng Wu declined.

Seeing Feng Wu’s firm attitude, Zhou Family did not force it upon her.

The two families then had lunch together.

Zhou Family and Li Gongpu knew that the days they could share meals with Qingge would become fewer and fewer in the future.

However, Zhou Family was not depressed or regretful.

She touched her belly; soon, their family would have a new member, this time it was her and her husband’s own child. And after the birth, there would be no need to endure hardships.

The prospect of a new life joining the family seemed to sweep away the ravages of time and melancholy.

The propagation of life, with its ceaseless renewal, is in its own way another sort of longevity.

It is the continuation of bloodlines, the continuation of race.

And this point is not what Xu Qing is pursuing now.

He aspires to individual longevity, to an undying soul, to be carefree like the mythical immortals.

His yearning for this far surpasses his pursuit of worldly power.

On this point, the young couple’s aspirations are particularly aligned.

Feng Wu spoke up: "You don’t ask why I didn’t accept Aunt’s kindness?"

Xu Qing: "Life is short; it’s best to do what you want to do."

Feng Wu: "Aren’t you worried that what I want to do will hinder you?"

"You won’t."

Feng Wu sighed: "Sometimes I feel you’re indifferent, other times I think you understand very much. Anyway, I will feel joy and anxiety for you, happy when I think of you, and lost when I can’t see you... but I won’t ask if you feel the same, because that’s my business."

Xu Qing: "Isn’t it because you’re still young? Young girl’s sentiments are always poetic."

"And you?"

"Young man’s concerns are like picking clouds."

Feng Wu chuckled, chiding: "A perfectly fine conversation, and you’ve made it somewhat mundane."

Xu Qing laughed: "This is aspiration."

The two of them returned home talking and laughing. Although they were newlyweds, Xu Qing did not forget about serious matters.

A thousand years are too long; seize the day.

Xie Quan had long gone to the Capital, and today, Yan Shan was also leaving Jiangning Prefecture to rush to the Capital for the examination.

Xu Qing was going to see him off and take the opportunity to reorganize the affairs of the Recovery Society.

It would be more appropriate to deal with this matter after Yan Shan’s departure.

Because Yan Shan was the acting vice president, many people would unconsciously rally around him, forming a faction.

Now that Yan Shan was leaving, Xu Qing would find it easier to act and further unify the group’s thinking; otherwise, those pushing Yan Shan to compete would put Xu Qing in a position where he might damage Yan Shan’s prestige and enthusiasm if he handled things poorly.

In fact, the factions within the Recovery Society are still relatively simple, akin to the Clean Clothes Faction and the Dirt Clothes Faction in the beggar gangs found in novels.

The Clean Clothes Faction consists of marginalized descendants from powerfully influential scholar families, similar to Yan Shan’s status in his family; and the Dirt Clothes Faction comes from the very bottom tier of scholars.

The Clean Clothes Faction, that is the so-called Cold Scholars.

Since the Middle Ages, Cold Scholars have had nothing to do with the ordinary populace.

This is because Cold Scholars themselves are also a rank within the "scholar" class.

Due to the fall in social ranking, they dropped from the scholar class, becoming a lesser scholar lineage or a landlord.

This kind of thing is actually quite common.

Within Aristocratic Families, there is constant renewal, with rises and falls. But for the most part, once they fall, it is difficult to rise again.

It’s just that there are many clever and visionary people in the world, but fewer who are willing to take action.

Because it’s too difficult.

As offspring of an Aristocratic Family, if one is willing to accept their lot, they can definitely live very comfortably in their lifetime.

Most parents are willing to provide resources for their descendants; but not many are willing to make them strong and independent.

It’s easy to over-control children ("chicken kids"), difficult to demand the same discipline from oneself.

So, Xu Qing’s criteria for the Recovery Society is to prevent heirs of major clans from joining as much as possible, rooting itself among middle to lower-class scholars, especially those from the lowest level who have a natural motivation to strive.

These are the people who can truly become his foundation.

But he also can’t refuse the marginalized descendants of major families; after all, to develop one cannot have too many enemies, and this is a necessary compromise.

The problem now is that there is a bit of a tension between the two sides.

Just starting out and already infighting is something Xu Qing can’t stand.

Add to that the leader of the Clean Clothes Faction, Yan Shan himself is from the Clean Clothes Faction, which unintentionally puts additional pressure on the original Dirt Clothes Faction, naturally deepening the rift.

After sending off Yan Shan, Xu Qing summoned the current members of the Recovery Society for a literary gathering outside the city.

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