The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

Xu Qing comforted his wife, set the time for their future dream meetings, and departed gracefully.

He had other important matters to attend to.

Feng Wu woke up with a curved smile at the corner of her mouth, feeling somewhat melancholic. Her newly achieved "Supreme Forget Love" realm had now directly regressed.

However, having this experience made all the difference.

She stepped outside to the courtyard, lightly flicked her fingers, and the formless Qi Silk hooked onto the Blunt Heavy Sword of the Eastern Barbarian Martial Saint.

Alas, it couldn't be pulled out; instead, she heard the painful groaning of the Old Wutong Tree.

It really wasn't intentional.

Feng Wu approached the tree, gently patted it, soothing its aggrieved and painful emotions, then ordered someone to bring the mechanism to physically extract the heavy sword.

Mechanical techniques are truly marvelous, able to lift things weighing thousands of pounds effortlessly, let alone this heavy sword.

Feng Wu wasn't bothered by the loss and regain of the "Supreme Forget Love" realm from the Annihilation Scripture.

Because her husband was still present.

With hope in life, one can endure even the bitterest times.

She then systematically arranged her affairs, spreading an earth-shattering news, claiming that the Eastern Barbarian Martial Saint came to the Xu Residence, attempting to abduct Madam Xu but retreated in defeat.

That was a Martial Saint.

An existence standing at the peak of the mortal world.

Some said the Xu Residence had astonishing latent power, others said Xu Qing had befriended a Martial Saint, while some claimed Xu Liushou manifested as a saint...

The truth and falsehoods of the news spread, unsettling South Zhili greatly.

Yet, Feng Wu's vigorous vitality truly inspired those in Jiangning Prefecture who relied on the Xu Family, so much so that even nobles like Scholar Hu subconsciously dismissed any other thoughts.

The elder of the Hu Family once said: "Following Xu Liushou is for the sake of gaining rank and wealth. Even without Xu Liushou, would they not gain rank and wealth? So strive in that direction. If a regime change occurs, bow if necessary, preserve the Essence Qi, and in a few years, the Hu Family will still be rural gentry and powerful."

Elder Hu indeed revealed the survival tactics of Central Earth Dynasty's rural gentry.

This also explains why Scholar Hu and others were so honest.

Of course, they were truly afraid of Xu Qing's disciplinarian methods, in case Xu Liushou wasn't really dead?

People say Xu Liushou is dead, yet no one has seen the body of "the old gentleman."

The Jiangning Prefecture nobles are too familiar with Xu Liushou's adept skills.

Scholar Hu, regardless of others, simply leads an honest life.

Running those workshops now is truly lucrative enough, why stir more trouble?

Are the days too easy?

The only dissatisfaction the rural gentry like Scholar Hu have is with Xu Qing's established rules, treating those workers too well. Actually arranging living spaces for them, giving wages, providing decent meals, and even offering sour plum juice in the summer.

What kind of life is this?

Many small landlords in poor provinces do not live as comfortably.

Even so, Xu Liushou still feels that workers' working hours are too long and need proper relaxation.

Fortunately, these workers understand and dare not rest too long.

In their eyes, this life is already like Paradise, resting a bit longer each day, are they still human?

Only by working diligently can they repay Xu Liushou and Master Hu for their great kindness.

The most crucial thing is, Xu Liushou abolished slavery in Jiangning Prefecture, legally severing the personal dependency of various nobles on their house slaves.

This action also greatly dissatisfied nobles in other southeastern regions.

However, Xu Qing always knows their boundaries, always stopping appropriately at the brink of eruption.

Indeed, they also feel a bit deceived by this monkey show.

But so what?

Can they possibly stop doing business with Xu Qing?

Life must move forward, making do with the situation.

Nobles comfort themselves, saying Xu Qing's actions contribute to world stability, because if chaos ensues, though some nobles may rise even higher, the majority would still suffer.

Who doesn't understand the logic of fishing with traps?

The key issue is, some nobles are extremely malicious, forcing everyone into competition.

People say the lower classes compete; don't the upper classes compete too?

Each has their own troubles.

Of course, the nobles' toughest times are already heavenly days in the eyes of the lower class laborers.

Human joys and sorrows are never intertwined.

After waves and clamors in Jiangning Prefecture, everything ultimately returned to calm.

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After Xu Qing left home, the Heavenly Demon Consciousness returned to Su Lianqing's body in Yingtian Prefecture.

Fu Xuan was on his way.

He was somewhat doubtful because he sharply sensed the presence of two Martial Saints in the direction of Jiangning Prefecture, one being the Eastern Barbarian Martial Saint's.

This was not surprising.

The other?

It seems, possibly, maybe, perhaps...it was his?

It felt like hitting a ghost!

Fu Xuan thought perhaps he felt uneasy with the approach of a major crisis.

But even with the crisis approaching, he still had several years left.

If he could find the reincarnation of Grandmaster Murong, it would be enough for him to pass on those core teachings.

Unfortunately, even Grandmaster Murong was a Martial Saint, otherwise, the probability of awakening innate wisdom and returning to the grassland early would be much higher. It's said that the Living Buddhas of Tubo Esoteric Sect have special methods to solve the mystery of the womb.

Fu Xuan went searching but figured out they were almost all frauds.

Moreover, he greatly disliked the Esoteric Buddhism Monks, who often skinned people and used human bones to make magic artifacts.

Although Fu Xuan had killed many people, he never engaged in such disgusting acts.

Life and death are such natural matters, but those monk activities of the Esoteric Sect broke through Fu Xuan's lower limits.

Honestly, this has something to do with the cultural influence of Central Earth he's received.

Whether it's him or Grandmaster Murong, they fundamentally appreciate Central Earth's culture more.

The Golden Tent of the grassland has for generations dreamed of once again becoming the ruler of China.