Chapter 529 Bestowing the Heavenly Book

Hu Ma paid no attention to the commotion outside the manor.

He simply seized this opportunity to diligently explain everything he knew to Yang Gong as clearly as possible.

As a reincarnated soul, he often looked at things in this world and felt a sense of familiarity, even occasionally glimpsing the essence of things and predicting their patterns.

A sense of superiority would naturally arise from time to time, but when he tried to explain these things, he realized that his previous life hadn't been diligent enough, and he could only explain the superficial aspects.

But even these superficialities captivated Yang Gong, and Hu Ma roused himself, explaining everything in detail, first the principles, and then combining them with the things Yang Gong was currently encountering, the situation in Mingzhou, and explaining it all to him carefully.

For example, why the True Meaning Church wanted to seize grain, why they had to abide by the rules, why the people in the mountains believed him, and why the noble lords in Mingzhou City were clearly on the side of the True Meaning Church, but why the matter of collecting grain was imposed on ordinary people.

It contained things he had learned in his previous life, as well as his insight as a descendant of the Hu family in this world, and his keenness as someone in the know, thereby forming a whole to enlighten Yang Gong.

The reason for doing this was twofold: one was that Yang Gong had arrived, and Hu Ma needed him to be more firm and qualified to accomplish this great task.

The deeper reason was that Hu Ma knew that the root of Yang Gong's success lay in the mountains, whether it was his father-in-law or the people he would meet later, they would all influence him and eventually turn him into someone else.

At that time, no one could say for sure whether Yang Gong would still be Yang Gong.

But he wanted to support him now, and there was also the factor of the reincarnated soul, who would not support someone who wouldn't lay the groundwork.

One spoke, and the other listened, and Yang Gong listened so intently that the confusion in his heart was swept away, and his eyes began to show strong anticipation and enthusiasm.

Not only the affairs in the mountains, the world of the dao, the affairs of the noble lords, but also how Mingzhou would be in the future, and what should be done after Mingzhou, were all given advice.

In simple terms, it was nothing more than the nine-character mantra: Accumulate grain, build high walls, and delay declaring yourself king!

At this point, Yang Gong's admiration for Hu Ma had reached its peak. He was a rough and straightforward person, not good at words, and still called Hu Ma his brother, but it could be seen in his eyes that in addition to closeness, there was also deep gratitude, and he almost kowtowed.

After saying this most important thing, both of them relaxed a little, and the topic finally went off track. One was because saying too much to Yang Gong, he was afraid he wouldn't remember it, and the other was that Hu Ma really didn't have much to say...

...In his heart, he became more and more aware of the urgency of finding a reincarnated soul with a PhD in liberal arts to compile a Heavenly Book.

"Eh?"

"It turns out it's Brother Yang Gong?"

"..."

As the topic between Hu Ma and Yang Gong entered the next stage, Yang Gong, whose emotions became high, drank several large bowls of wine, and his voice became louder.

Zhou Datong and others, who had been hiding in the house, found that Hu Ma hadn't invited some kind of ghost, but Yang Gong, whom they already knew, so they finally couldn't help but tentatively stick their heads out, and seeing that Hu Ma didn't scold them, they became bolder and crawled out of the house to mooch a drink.

And when they heard that Yang Gong was now powerful, leading thousands of people, and was about to fight the True Meaning Church, their eyes lit up a little.

They were also people who had learned skills, and people who had learned skills always had an uncontrollable impulse.

But following Hu Ma, they were protected too well, and the opportunities to take action were often far inferior to their opponents, and they had been itching for a long time.

Seeing their interest, Hu Ma thought seriously and smiled, "Brother Yang Gong is doing things in the mountains, and you are also people in the mountains. If you really want to talk about it, his title of Grain Protector General even protects our Danyang Village." (Da Yang Zhai Zi)

"You have all obtained true teachings. It is a matter of course to want to use your skills, but you have to think carefully. If you really want to hone your skills, then it's okay to go and play, but you can't be careless in your heart..."

"That is a real battlefield, and if you are not careful, you will lose your life."

"..."

Zhou Datong, Zhou Liang, Zhao Zhu and others were overjoyed when they heard this, rubbing their fists and wiping their palms, and said, "We'll just go and play for two days, and we promise not to mess around, otherwise when we come back, you can beat us..."

Hu Ma looked at their excited appearance, and did not stop them, just nodded slightly, indicating that he would consider it before speaking.

After drinking happily all night, there was no other movement outside the manor. Yang Gong also had a reassuring drunk. After Hu Ma arranged for him to sleep for one night, the next day, it was time for him to return to the mountains.

Seeing Zhou Datong and others getting up early, packing their weapons and horses, and looking eagerly, Hu Ma specially arranged for Zhou Datong, Zhou Liang, and Zhao Zhu to send him back, on the grounds that he was worried about the chaos outside and that Yang Gong's identity was special.

"Brother, I drank too much yesterday, and I don't remember anything."

Leading the horse to the edge of the manor, Yang Gong turned around and said to Hu Ma, "I forgot that I said I was afraid, and I forgot that I cried like a coward."

"But, I remember every word you told me. You were the first person to look up to me when I was useless. Don't worry, I won't do that kind of bastard thing who forgets his origins after making a name for himself!"

"We slept in the stables, and of course we can sleep in the halls and ride tall horses in the future, but we will never bully those who are still sleeping in the stables. That's not called prestige, that's called losing our conscience..."

"..."

"Just remember it in your heart, but don't rush to tell others similar things."

Hu Ma patted him on the shoulder and told him, "If you want to be successful, you have to learn to hold back your true feelings!"

After saying that, he sent them on their horses, and turned to look at Zhou Datong and others, who were now excited, and had already decided that he didn't mind them going to hone their skills.

Following him, they had learned real skills, but there were too few opportunities to hone them, and they usually didn't encounter any danger. Now going to fight with others, the risk was certainly great, but this skill could be practiced.

But whether these three guys were suitable for that kind of life was still uncertain. He had also given them a way out in advance, using the reason of escorting Yang Gong back to the mountains to let them go.

In this way, it was reasonable to come back whenever they wanted.

But after all, they were people who had followed him out of the village, so he was still a little worried, so he took out a package from Xiao Hongtang next to him, and let Zhou Datong carry it on his back, saying, "Go and play and see, and you will understand the weight of every grain."

"But it's best if you can be successful. If you don't want to be successful and still come to help me, there are still good ways for you to go."

"But the most important thing is this package."

While he was talking, he also looked at Yang Gong and said, "The people of the True Meaning Church have evil arts and should not be underestimated, but since they can use evil methods to kill three hundred of your brothers overnight, we also have treasures to take back this breath."

"The things in the package were borrowed from Seventh Aunt. I'll lend them to you for a while, and let you vent your anger."

"Return it when the situation in Mingzhou stabilizes."

"..."

Zhou Datong and others nodded vigorously, indicating that they remembered, and then left the manor together.

When they first came out of Hu Ma's manor, Yang Gong was worried that the True Meaning Church had arranged people around the manor to wait to catch him, but after running for more than ten miles, he didn't see anyone, so he was relieved.

But along the way, crossing half of Mingzhou Prefecture, borrowing the road from Xiaoliang County, and preparing to go to the mountains to join his own people, he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw that there were black crowds of people with weapons everywhere on the roadside under the slope ahead.

It turned out that in this night, more and more people from the True Meaning Church from all over the world had gathered here. With flags and tents set up everywhere, it faintly looked like a large army was pressing down on them, making people feel suffocated.

Yang Gong's group had long been forced into the mountains, and even the exits were blocked. It was the most depressing time for the situation.

"Brother Datong, what should we do?"

Yang Gong slightly reined in his horse and called out to Zhou Datong.

When Zhou Datong saw so many people, he was also a little cowardly, but then he thought of the skills he had worked so hard to learn, and smiled, "After all, we have learned these skills, shall we just rush over?"

Yang Gong laughed, "Okay!"

Speaking, the four of them waved their whips at the same time and rushed straight to the dark crowd ahead.

"Who is it? Stop them!"

The scouts on the roadside had already spotted them and shouted loudly, but the four of them rushed into the crowd without saying a word, making it clear that they wanted to forcefully grab the road and go directly into the mountains.

At the same time, in the mountains, the three to five hundred young men Yang Gong brought out of the village, as well as the two to three thousand people who spontaneously gathered around him because their grain was robbed, had long been frightened by the momentum of the True Meaning Church during this night.

In addition, Yang Gong hadn't shown up all night, and there were rumors everywhere that the leading Master Yang Gong had run away, leaving them to wait for death here.

The morale of the army could be said to be on the verge of collapse. There were panics everywhere. To put it bluntly, the large army of the True Meaning Church outside only needed to pretend to attack, and these people might be scared away. But it was at this time that a sharp-eyed scout suddenly called out in surprise:

"He's back..."

"Look, Master Yang Gong didn't escape, he's leading people over..."

"Oops, why did he directly lead people into the crowd?"

"..."

The panicked people became excited at the same time and climbed to the slopes and trees, trying to look outside.

Sure enough, they saw Master Yang Gong riding on his horse, waving his precious saber, and under the **** of three other people, directly rushing into the crowd of the True Meaning Church outside, killing as he charged inward.

(End of this chapter)