Chapter 285: Grand Lecture

The boy said, "Brother Yang, our master suddenly had some realizations today and needs to be in seclusion for some time, so he can't attend the lecture today. He said that he would let Master Yin take over the lecture. Where is Master Yin?"

Xin Zhen said: "I don't know. He is not in the room. I don't know when he left."

The boy said anxiously, "What should we do? Grandmaster is in seclusion, and Uncle Yin is not here. This is an important lecture day at Chongyang Palace. All the disciples of Chongyang Palace should be here, and even the masters of nearby Taoist temples will come back to listen to the lecture. But Uncle Yin is not here. What should we do?"

Xin Zhen said, "Don't worry, I will go and ask where my master is. If he is not here, you can go find Uncle Master Datong and ask him to arrange someone else to give the lecture."

The boy stamped his feet in anxiety, but he had no choice but to follow Xin Zhen to look for Yin Zhiping, but was told that Yin Zhiping had gone down the mountain last night.

The boy was dejected and could only go to find Hao Datong. But soon, he became furious again and said anxiously, "Master Datong asked us in Changchun to find someone to take over, but where can we find one at this time? I am a nobody, who will listen to me?"

Xin Zhen comforted him again: "Don't worry, why don't you ask Uncle Master Zhen Zhibing?"

The boy smiled bitterly and said, "Master Zhen Zhibing is very good at martial arts, but he is not very familiar with the Taoist scriptures. He can handle it normally, but this is a grand lecture, so I'm afraid Master Zhen would not dare to take part."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "What about the other uncles? It can't be that only my master can do it, right?"

The boy smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Yang, you're right. In our Changchun lineage, only Uncle Yin can handle such a grand occasion.

You know, Master is well-known among his fellow disciples for not reading the scriptures, so how could he teach his disciples to read the scriptures? Only Master Yin himself is good at this. "

Xin Zhen laughed when he heard this and asked, "Then why is Master still able to preach?"

The boy said, "Master received personal instruction from Grandmaster Chongyang, so his knowledge of the classics is quite solid. But when it comes to teaching his disciples, he doesn't have the patience. Therefore, among the disciples, only Master Yin has this ability."

Xin Zhen frowned and asked, "What should we do now?"

The boy sighed and didn't know what to do.

Xin Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'll go up and speak on behalf of my master."

The boy's eyes widened when he heard this and he asked, "Brother Yang, you come up?"

Xin Zhen smiled and nodded, "Yes, don't worry, there will be no problem."

The boy said no, "This is a big deal. If I don't explain it well, it will be embarrassing. Then I will be criticized by my master."

Xin Zhen sneered: "So what? He just quit at the last minute and didn't even know if his disciples were there. He can't do this if he wants to save face."

The boy stamped his feet anxiously and whispered, "Brother Yang, Brother Yang, please keep your voice down. If someone hears this, it would be a serious crime to slander the master without authorization!"

Xin Zhen said, "Okay, if not, I'll just continue sleeping. It's not easy for the master to go into seclusion, so it's a good time for me to take a rest."

The boy quickly grabbed Xin Zhen and said, "Brother Yang, can you do it?"

Xin Zhen was immediately furious when he heard this: "Who are you saying is incompetent?" The boy was stunned and said: "No, I'm saying, are you really capable of preaching?"

Xin Zhen finally reacted and said with a smile: "Oh, sure, sure."

The boy gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I'll leave it to you. Also, you should also take on the responsibility of guiding the kendo tomorrow."

Xin Zhen immediately felt something was wrong and said, "No, what does this mean? Are you trying to trick me?

My Grand Master suddenly had some realization, and my Master suddenly came down the mountain. Now he wants me to give lectures and teach me swordsmanship... What is he doing?"

The boy was confused and said, "Why are you trying to trick me? Master has been observing the celestial phenomena recently and wants to come up with a new Tiangang Beidou formation. You know this, and I just happened to have some insights, right?

As for Master Yin, didn't he go down the mountain last night for an urgent matter? What does this have to do with it?"

Xin Zhen thought about it and thought it was quite a coincidence. However, Yin Zhiping would indeed suddenly go down the mountain from time to time and come back suddenly without anyone noticing. This was not unusual at all.

In fact, Qiu Chuji's sudden retreat was not uncommon. Just like the head monk Ma Yu, he suddenly had a feeling and then handed over the teaching affairs to Hao Datong. He ran more than ten miles away to build a thatched hut to attain enlightenment. He was also quite casual.

Well, after Xin Zhen and the boy understood some of the rules of the Grand Lecture, they prepared a draft in their minds. As for finding information, they could just look for it in their own minds. His head was full of Taoist scriptures, so quoting from scriptures was too easy for him.

At the hour of Mao, the grand imperial lecture officially began.

Except for Qiu Chuji and Ma Yu who were in seclusion, the other four sons, Hao Datong, Wang Chuyi, Sun Buer and Liu Chuxuan were all present. The rest of the third-generation disciples, fourth-generation disciples and some Taoist temple abbots also came. The hall of Chongyang Palace was filled with thousands of Taoists.

With the sound of a bell, a young Taoist priest with long eyebrows, handsome eyes and elegant appearance walked onto the stage. Many people in the audience thought that he was a serving boy, but unexpectedly, the young man sat on the cushion of the lecturer all of a sudden. Many people were immediately very surprised.

Everyone who practiced in the mountains knew Xin Zhen and knew that Xin Zhen was learning and doing things under Changchunzi.

However, the Taoists practicing in the temple did not know who this young man was, so they asked the people around them. They learned that this young man was Yang Guo, who had recently become famous in Chongyang Palace, and they became very curious.

Xin Zhen bowed and said in a clear voice: "Today, it was supposed to be Master Changchunzi who explained the sutras to you, but Master Changchunzi observed the celestial phenomena at night and gained something, so he went into seclusion.

My master Yin Zhiping had to go down the mountain to handle an important matter, so the task of preaching the sutras fell on me.

I am a young man of limited talent and knowledge, and I shouldn't show off in front of all of you talented people, but now that the time has come, I have no choice but to come forward. If I make any mistakes, please forgive me."

Hearing this, Sun Buer smiled and said to Wang Chu beside him, "This kid is quite capable of being humble."

These words were full of sarcasm and ridicule. Hao Datong, who was standing aside, frowned, thinking that what Sun Buer said was inappropriate, but he didn't say much.

At this time, Xin Zhen stretched out his hand and rang the bell, and began to preach amid the long sound.

Originally, there were many people who wanted to laugh at Xin Zhen. They thought, no matter how smart a young man was, how could he preach Taoist scriptures well?

Taoist scriptures are profound and extensive, and one cannot master them without studying for more than ten or twenty years. For a young man, being able to practice martial arts well is already a blessing from heaven, so how can he read the profound scriptures?
(End of this chapter)