The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror

Xu Qing pondered over the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect unhurriedly.

Moreover, since this was the Wenyuan Pavilion, it was quite convenient for Xu Qing to investigate the origins and developments of the Taoist terms in the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect.

He suddenly understood why Elder Fang, when compiling the Daoist Collection, could unintentionally gain enlightenment; apart from personal talent, the Wenyuan Pavilion was indeed a place naturally suited for understanding the Dao.

Speaking of which, in the history of his past and present lives, there are several great enlightenment seekers who started from libraries.

The deeper Xu Qing delved into the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, the greater his understanding and experience of the Quanzhen Dao cultivation became.

Whether it was the Golden Light Spell, Xuantian Visualization Method, Xuantian Marvelous Sound Marrow Cleansing Technique, Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, or the Innate Finger, Heavenly Gang Wuji Skill, and other numerous cultivation methods, under the summation of the Purple Mansion Primordial Sect, they showed a trend of convergence and integration.

While he was contentedly studying in the Wenyuan Pavilion, he suddenly encountered someone a bit embarrassing.

Shen Mo.

His mentor during the provincial examinations.

After arriving in the capital, Xu Qing naturally went to pay his respects, but was turned away; however, he received Shen Mo's gift.

"Is Mentor here at the Wenyuan Pavilion looking for books?" Xu Qing, a man of dignity, approached and greeted Shen Mo upon recognition.

This was, after all, their first meeting as "mentor and student."

As for what Shen Mo looked like, Xu Qing had inquired beforehand, so naturally, he would not fail to recognize him. Moreover, Shen Mo had interacted with a little eunuch outside when entering the Wenyuan Pavilion.

Shen Mo, as the teacher of Prince Yu, actually had quite a high standing in the palace.

"No, I'm here to find you."

"Looking for me?"

"I previously wrote a petition attacking you for resettling the disaster victims and harbouring ill intentions. Due to the significant errors and omissions in the petition, His Majesty has ordered me to apologize to you."

"The student dares not accept such honor." Xu Qing first bowed and then continued: "Even if Mentor's petition contains falsehoods, your heart was in the interest of the Court. The student stands upright and fears no skewed shadow, perhaps Mentor was misled by others, hence the misunderstanding..."

Xu Qing knew very well in his heart that Shen Mo, being who he was, would never willingly offend Xu Qing. His writing of the petition attacking Xu Qing was not his genuine intention.

Besides, Shen Mo's scholarship would not permit him to produce a petition with significant errors; thus, he did so deliberately.

This was a common tactic in the bureaucratic maneuvers of the Great Yu Dynasty.

If those above force you to do something you are reluctant to do, then you have to carry it out, but whether there will be problems in execution, that they cannot guarantee.

Anyway, just say whether the task was carried out.

The old emperor was even more interesting, clearly someone behind Shen Mo pressured him to attack Xu Qing, yet he decided to severely punish Shen Mo.

Since when does a teacher apologize to a student?

Furthermore, it would be thoughtless of Xu Qing to accept.

Who is this performance for?

"One must not disobey the emperor's command." Shen Mo gave Xu Qing a serious bow.

Xu Qing hurriedly dodged.

The old emperor only said to let Shen Mo apologize, not that Xu Qing must accept the apology.

Next, Shen Mo's words were the real climax.

"After deliberation by the Inner Court, I am now to take the position of Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Your affairs involving strange skills will be under my management from now on," Shen Mo spoke with remarkable weight.

"What about the little Elder?" Xu Qing keenly sensed that something major must have happened today.

Shen Mo: "The Prime Minister's elderly father is seriously ill; he could not go back to show filial piety, so he sent his eldest grandson to attend to the old man in his place. Therefore, this position became vacant. My taking the position as Minister of Public Works is the intention of both the Prime Minister and His Majesty."

Xu Qing: "Did Mentor just receive the news of the old gentleman's serious illness?"

"Yes, I learned of it during the deliberation by the Inner Court."

"The news is certainly tight." Xu Qing himself had not received any related messages and he sensed something unusual.

It had not been long since he suggested to the Grand Secretary about the old gentleman's retirement, and now news of his serious illness had emerged. The average person would definitely think it was the work of the Grand Secretary's political enemies.

Xu Qing felt that things might not be so simple.

Shen Mo said indifferently, "I'm not very good at practical affairs, so as for your matters, just inform me of your thoughts. As long as they don't have serious issues, I will not hinder you. This Minister of Public Works position, I may not sit long."

Given Shen Mo's qualifications, him serving as a Minister of Public Works was purely a temporary transition and did not even count as a promotion. Only if he were to become an Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue or even the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would it be considered a promotion for him.

After pondering for a moment, Xu Qing said: "The student will certainly not cause any trouble for Mentor."

Shen Mo: "I heard someone say that you once mentioned, 'In the worldly society, one cannot help oneself.' Sometimes, the cause of the trouble may not necessarily be you. It's natural not to blame you for anything. You do your work well, I'll do mine well, and if any problems arise, we face them."

Now, he spoke with a bit of a let-nature-take-its-course attitude.

Xu Qing felt that Shen Mo now had a hard-to-describe feeling; perhaps the death of his foster father really hit him hard.

Thinking about it, if his uncle and aunt passed away, he would certainly feel very sad. Let alone Shen Mo's foster father, who genuinely raised him as his own son, taught him to read, without seeking anything in return.

Even before his passing, he was probably worried about his foster son's career and did not let anyone call Shen Mo back.

After all, after Shen Mo acknowledged his ancestry, according to the rites, he had no relationship with his foster father's family.

But for Shen Mo now, perhaps an official career was not as important as seeing his foster father one last time, or even more, for the rest of his years.

Because in Shen Mo's heart, without his foster father, there would be no today for him.

Xu Qing then respectfully saw Shen Mo off.

Since he was going to engage in these strange skills, the position of Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Industry was, of course, very important. Now that Shen Mo was coming up, even if the support wasn't as strong as the little Elder's, given Shen Mo's character, he would definitely not meddle with him.