Confucianism under Heaven

Chapter 451 Illustrations of Confucius's Teachings

Chapter 451 Illustrations of Confucius's Teachings

"Confucius?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru almost popped his eyes out. Confucius had actually been here!

"what happened?"

Seeing Ye Ru's expression, the octopus frowned and asked.

"It's nothing, it's just that I know this person."

Ye Ru swallowed hard, then forcibly suppressed his shock and said.

Confucius came here and studied here, and there are no records of this outside. If outsiders knew about this, the impact would probably be no less than a huge storm.

"To be honest, Confucius's knowledge is quite extensive. He not only taught us how to use fire, but also taught us many etiquettes. Before he left, he told us that someone would lead us out of this underground world. I think that person should be you."

The octopus hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked Ye Ru.

These words shocked Ye Ru. This was too mysterious. Could it be that his actions were predetermined?

"I may not be the person you are looking for. I just stumbled upon this place by chance and didn't have any other intentions."

Ye Ru gave a wry smile and said, "To be honest, if such a massive formation were to be shown out, it would probably be known to the Holy Academies of other countries in an instant. And the consequence of them finding out would be that all of these creatures, including myself, would be killed without exception."

This is no laughing matter.

"This translucent jade is not something that can be recognized by just any ordinary person. If you are not the person Confucius was talking about, then you would not be able to come here at all, nor would you be able to gain its recognition."

The octopus creature pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke.

"Well, even if I am, so what? Do you really expect me to lead you out?"

"Putting aside the fact that this is impossible to achieve, even if we could lead you out, the moment you appear, you will be found by the people of the National Holy Academy and killed."

Ye Ru shook his head and said in a deep voice.

"Are we just going to stay here like this?"

Upon hearing this, the octopus's words contained a hint of anger. After all, they were once the overlords of the Confucian Continent, and now, they simply could not accept the fact that others were stronger than them.

And it's a human being like Ye Ru.

"If you believe me, I will come back to pick you up after a while. However, you must promise me that after you leave, you will head towards the Yanhuang Kingdom. Otherwise, there is nothing I can do. If you don't believe me, you are free to leave, but if you leave, this place will be in danger."

Upon hearing this, the octopus seemed terrified that its territory would be destroyed. It remained silent for a moment before saying, "I believe you. Come with me."

After saying that, the octopus walked into a stone house and pointed to it, saying, "This is the house where Confucius studied. He said that if anyone came here, he should let that person come to his house. Although I don't know why, I have fulfilled my promise."

Upon hearing this, Ye Ru simply nodded. He knew that no matter what he said now, the other party would not believe him. He was also somewhat surprised as to why Confucius would come here. Could it be that he really had some connection with prehistoric civilization?

Or perhaps... Confucius also came from somewhere else?

"I don't know why I came here?"

Ye Ru asked.

"Study. This stone house was where Confucius studied, so there are some secrets inside. If you can find it, it will be your good fortune."

After a moment of contemplation, the octopus slowly spoke.

"Is there such a good thing?"

Hearing this, Ye Ru was somewhat surprised, and then slowly said to the octopus:

"In that case, I will respectfully obey your command."

If this place contains information about Confucius's origins, then it wouldn't hurt to take a look.

After speaking, the octopus tried to retreat, but Ye Ru suddenly remembered something and respectfully said:

"May I ask your name?"

"Zhang Hai."

Zhang Hai said casually, and then left.

Watching Zhang Hai leave, Ye Ru breathed a sigh of relief. The other party hadn't intended to harm him, which meant that what the other party said was true, and this must be the place where Confucius studied.

He then tossed his hair, putting all those other things out of his mind, and walked toward the futon, where he sat down and took out a book to read.

There was nothing particularly remarkable about this stone chamber, but as Ye Ru studied, he found that his thoughts had become much clearer. Things that only a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations could understand before, he, a mere scholar, could now easily comprehend, and even recite them backwards and remember them perfectly.

Meanwhile, his knowledge and thinking were slowly rising, even showing a tendency to surpass those of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

This scene surprised Ye Ru at first, then he grinned. It would be a pity not to make good use of such a blessed land.

Although we don't know how many secrets Confucius left behind, even this one thing was enough to benefit him greatly.

Ye Ru was engrossed in reading, and time slipped by.

After an unknown amount of time, while Ye Ru was reading, a beam of light shone directly from the wall in front of him, then transformed into a shadow. On the shadow, a kind-faced old man was holding a book and was attentively teaching the people below to read.

The number of people below, when counted one by one, was a staggering seventy-two!

The image of light and shadow placed here made Ye Ru marvel. If he wasn't mistaken, it was probably Confucius and the Seventy-Two Sages.

The light screen flashed briefly, then suddenly shrank, transforming into a large image. The blank space on the image read: "Illustrated Teachings of Confucius".

After the appearance of this "Confucius's Teachings Picture", Ye Ru's Siku Quanshu (Complete Library of the Four Treasuries) also began to stir, and the former directly fell into Ye Ru's hands.

Feeling the warmth of the painting, Ye Ru suppressed his excitement. The painting that could elicit such a strong reaction from the Siku Quanshu must be an original work by Confucius!

"Could it be that the longer I read, the more things will appear in this stone chamber?"

After carefully putting away the "Confucius's Teachings Picture", Ye Ru recovered from his excitement and then made a guess.

After considering this possibility, Ye Ru immediately took out all the books from his storage bracelet, and then picked up one book to start reading again.

However, before Ye Ru could read for long, a knock came at the door.