Villain: I am not good at fighting.

Chapter 455: Taiyue preaches and turns from evil to good?

Arriving at Mr. Taiyue's house, Liu Muqing couldn't remember a single complete sentence, as if they were naturally incompatible with her.

"Mu Qing, relax. The teacher may not test us."

Faced with Liu Muqing's condition, Li Zhiyun's mood was obviously much better.

The two have been classmates for many years, and their relationship has long evolved from close friends to close buddies who can talk about anything.

Compared to not finishing the homework, she felt much happier knowing that her friend didn't remember a single word. Even if her teacher scolded her, she wasn't the worst.

"Humph, with the gentleman's temperament, how could he not test me?"

Liu Muqing closed the book and gave up struggling. Looking at the green bamboos all over the mountains under the wind and snow, she had the idea of ​​burning the place down.

If we burn the teacher to death, there will be no need for the examination...

She was suddenly startled by her own thoughts, and the content of her homework emerged in her mind: live in a good place, have a good heart, and be kind.

The teacher taught me how to behave in society, so how could I have the beastly intention to harm him?

Ok?

She seemed to have memorized some of them, and it seemed that as long as she had the intention to harm others, these lessons on persuading people to be good would automatically appear in her mind.

Liu Muqing tried it again silently. As soon as the thought of kicking her father off the carriage came to her mind, the content related to "The highest good is like water" emerged in her mind.

At the same time, shame and condemnation emerged in her heart. Her father raised her with great difficulty, but she had such thoughts, which was worse than a beast.

"Mu Qing, why are you crying suddenly?"

Li Zhiyun, who was standing by, covered her mouth with her hands in worry, thinking that her friend couldn't memorize her homework and was crying anxiously.

Liu Muqing wiped her eyes woodenly, feeling the wetness on her fingers, and murmured:

"Don't have the intention of harming others."

It’s strange. I haven’t taken any action to hurt my father, so why does my body feel sad?

"Qingqing, it's okay. Daddy will talk to Mr. Taiyue about this later and he won't make things difficult for you."

Liu Bai took her off the carriage, touched Liu Muqing's head and comforted her softly.

Although Mr. Taiyue was a failed scholar, he was very famous in the area. The names of Liu Muqing's three siblings and the names of the young people nearby all came from him.

If outsiders pass by this place to do business, they will find that the names of the children of the rough farmers and butchers are surprisingly meaningful.

Such as: Yuanzhou, Liancui, Songxi, Litang, Jingxi, Guyu.

Once you leave this area, you will become a common nickname like Erdanzi, Nituizi, Gouwazi, Erzhuzi, etc.

After getting off the carriage, Liu Bai told Liu Muqing and Li Zhiyun to wait at a distance, while he carried out a barrel full of pine oil from the back of the carriage.

There is also a bunch of dry bamboo joints, each about the size of a finger. They are stained with pine oil and will catch fire when exposed to fire, making crackling sounds when burning.

Therefore, it has another name, called "firecrackers", which are commonly used items for staying up on New Year's Eve and visiting relatives and friends during the New Year.

Someone had already walked out from inside the fence in front of Mr. Taiyue's house. It was a kind-looking old woman holding the hand of a little girl who was a few years younger than Liu Muqing and the others.

When the sound of firecrackers rang out, the woman waved to Liu Muqing and others and welcomed them in. According to custom, entering the house before the firecrackers sounded would bring evil spirits.

"Meet Master's Wife, Happy New Year, and May you be safe and sound every year~"

The Taiyue woman took the gift money from Liu Muqing and the rice in the patchwork sack that Li Zhiyun gave her with a smile, and pointed to the yard.

"Xiaoyu arrived a little earlier than you and is in the study now. You two can go over there.

Lao Liu, you chat with the Xie couple for a while, I'll go to the kitchen to cook."

Liu Bai waved his hand generously and said:

"Madam, you are busy. Old Xie is an acquaintance, so don't be shy."

Madam Taiyue nodded and said to the little girl beside her:

"Pingping, take the two sisters to the study."

The girl had shallow dimples on her face, but the snot caused by the winter drowned out her cuteness and made her look a little slovenly.

"Sister Yun, Sister Qing, come with me."

Liu Muqing and Li Zhiyun did not refuse, nor did they dare to refuse. For the future, becoming Mr. Taiyue's disciple, the importance of a teacher is, to a certain extent, more important than that of parents.

Walking around the corner corridor, the door of the study was open, and Mr. Taiyue's stern voice could be faintly heard from inside.

"It took many years for the Zhou Kingdom to produce a female emperor, opening the door to the imperial examination for all women in the world. You can't learn this well, and you can't remember that. How can you be worthy of your parents!"

Li Zhiyun subconsciously pulled Liu Muqing's sleeve, hesitated and cast a cold look at her.

Liu Muqing patted the back of her hand and stepped into the study first. The girl Pingping led them to the door and ran away. She was also afraid of her father.

"Student Liu Muqing, greetings, sir!"

"Student... Li Zhiyun, nice to meet you, sir."

Inside the room, a young girl was sitting upright with red eyes. She was wearing a linen shirt and had her back to Liu Muqing and the others.

"No need to be so polite. You two came at the right time. I will test your homework."

Mr. Taiyue looked back with a serious look in his eyes. His temples were a mixture of black and white, and the faint moustache under his nose looked as if carved with a knife, giving him an indescribable majesty.

"Sir, can we, on New Year's Day, ..."

Li Zhiyun spoke with courage, but when she met Mr. Taiyue's eyes halfway through her words, she became timid and backed off.

Liu Muqing was not afraid at all. She looked straight at Mr. Taiyue, clasped her hands together and saluted again:

"Sir, I have some doubts before the exam. Could you please help me solve them?"

Mr. Taiyue cast a fixed gaze at Liu Muqing, and after sizing her up for a while, he realized that she was serious and not trying to be opportunistic, so he gathered his sleeves.

"tell me the story."

Liu Muqing organized her words and got straight to the point:

"May I ask, sir, what is Tao and what is ordinary?"

Mr. Taiyue turned around and looked out the window at the wind and snow with his back to her.

“Tao is nameless, and was born before heaven and earth. It is the origin and root of all things. Tao is natural and inaction, and cannot be changed by will. All things have their order.

The ordinary, on the other hand, is ordinary, chaotic, and full of desires, which are the characteristics of ordinary beings, just like unenlightened beings.

There was an obvious struggle in Liu Muqing's eyes, with detachment and sinking intertwined, and it was difficult to distinguish between illusion and reality.

"Ask you again, sir, what is good and what is evil?"

Mr. Taiyue turned around and stared at Liu Muqing with admiration.

"You can think of this, which means you have studied the lessons I left behind carefully. Good people..."

There was a voice in Liu Muqing's heart roaring desperately, causing her to not hear clearly what Mr. Taiyue was saying.

As the slow-witted Mr. Taiyue spoke, he noticed her abnormality and a righteous aura flowed from his body.

He walked forward and held down Liu Muqing's spirit, then with golden light in his eyes he chanted the true words:

"Confucianism corrects the mind, Taoism engraves the bones, Buddhism talks about appearance, only then can we know the vastness of the universe.

Only by reading the books of sages, understanding principles, and thinking about good and evil can you have a clear mirror hanging high.

If your mind is not right, you will be bound by shackles everywhere; if your mind is open, the road ahead will be smooth.

Mu Qing, if you have evil in your heart, then turn away from evil and return to good!"

Turn over a new leaf, yes, turn over a new leaf...

Liu Muqing's eyes gradually brightened and her state became stable, and a sense of righteousness emerged from her body.