Mingwen 14 years, April first

  Two horse-drawn carriages, departed from the provincial capital's West Wen Prefecture, exited the city through the south gate, and followed the official road back to Jiang Prefecture. This entourage was Fang Xin's group returning home to pay respects to his mother and get married.

  It was now the time of April's warm spring, when the trees along the road had already sprouted branches and were lush with greenery. The peach blossoms were in full bloom, dotting the surrounding countryside and filling it with a sense of spring.

  Fang Xin sat in the front of a horse-drawn carriage, with a faint smile on his face. This time he had waited for twenty days before returning, and directly visited the Provincial Academy.

  Emperor Taizong compiled the "Complete Book of Great Chu", which contains 260,000 volumes of books, truly encompassing all things, and not a few are not transmitted or secret. During the reign of Emperor Renzong, an edict was issued to print this complete book, which was distributed to various provincial academies. Although there were only 120,000 volumes in the outer library, without inner and secret libraries, it was still quite impressive.

  Fang Xin is now a Juzi, with the right to enter the Provincial Academy. For more than 20 days, he has been reading books in the Academy, selecting important classics and treatises on geography, history, and customs, especially some secret volumes that implicitly involve powerful techniques. He memorized three thousand volumes at once, spending three hundred merits.

  It can be said that in the whole world at present, there is no one who reads more books than him. If he continues to study with time, and if he can connect them with reason, and penetrate them with benevolence and propriety, it is possible for him to become a master of learning.

  However, time is almost up and it's likely that I'll be going back anytime this month.

  Having descended into this world for a year, Confucianism has been thoroughly understood. It can be said that the basics have been roughly grasped. Without confusion or perplexity, there is only purification, which is not something that can be accomplished in a short time.

  Back to the main world, take a fourth-level ancient language exam, it seems there's no problem now.

  The way of calligraphy, three levels slightly higher, four levels slightly lower, is also a great harvest.

  Even the way of the sword has been purified. Along with the way of calligraphy, I have come to understand the subtleties of the Golden Circle. I can transform all things within a square inch. I have already reached the middle stage of the fourth level and will reach the pinnacle of the fourth level; it's just a matter of time.

  The most important merit, when I descended myself, was 350 shares. On the day of building the Hou Tu Niang Niang Temple, the merit increased sharply by 300 shares. Later, it continued to increase slowly and then gained another 400 shares.

  Paving the way for the outcast, he gained another 500. In total, he obtained 1,200 merits, so even though he consumed 400 himself, he still had 1,200 merits in reality. If not for seeing such a large number of merits, Fang would not have spent 300 to record three million volumes of books. Now, opening the eighth star is just a matter of waiting a few more days.

  However, every time Fang Xin thinks about this, he feels a bit worried. Each trip requires the Xiang family to spend a huge amount of energy. Moreover, it's not free either. After thinking about it repeatedly, he finally made up his mind to truly leave a stable coordinate for himself.

  Of course, it's also feared that the descendant will mess things up, and those who are moved don't want to insert another person between their wives and concubines. If there was originally a Li Rui like this, then it's hard to say which direction things would turn.

  "Whatever, just break up with him then!" Fang Xin thought, closing his eyes.

  In an instant, everything went black, and I entered the depths of this body's mind. The yin spirit was in a dark place, shining with golden light. The seventh star is the Great Light and Great Ability, which can dispel all darkness and open it up. Therefore, the soul also has this characteristic. After a moment of contemplation, the yin spirit opened its eyes.

  As soon as the eyes open, the ocean of consciousness transforms according to the mind's intention.

  Fang Xinzhang looked around and found himself in a grand hall. The hall was extremely majestic, but also extremely quiet and elegant.

  It was a row upon row of purple sandalwood bookshelves, all filled to the brim with books, totaling tens of thousands of volumes, exactly as Fang Xin had remembered.

  In the great hall, there was a small table in the middle. On the small table, there was a blue porcelain vase with several stems of unknown flowers, extremely elegant and simple.

  The waves of light flickered, and as I turned to look, it was actually the sunlight shining in, making the wall suddenly bright and dark.

  A young man was deeply absorbed in reading on a bookshelf, wearing coarse linen clothes, and looked up with a "ah" when he heard the sound.

  Fang Xin hastily stepped forward, bowing deeply: "Fang Xin has seen Brother Li."

  That young man was Li Rui, he was stunned for a moment before realizing who the person in front of him was. He quickly got up to support him and said: "So, Honorable God is surnamed Fang and named Xin, why must you show courtesy to me?"

  But regarded Fang Xin as a god.

  Fang Xin was slightly stunned, only to notice himself, originally his spirit was dark, wearing a purple robe, with a jade crown on his head, like a prince or noble son. Most importantly, his body was filled with three feet of golden light, and behind his head was a wheel of golden light, clearly the Wheel of Merit. Illuminating the entire great hall, such an image, if not a deity, then what?

  Fang Xin, however, bowed deeply and said: "Whether it's a human or a god, there is a way to do things. I didn't have your consent before taking over your body, which was indeed wrong of me. How dare I not apologize?"

  He also said: "If you don't mind, may I have the pleasure of addressing you by your name, without going through all this formal courtesy?"

  The tone is very humble and polite.

  Li Rui listened, his expression changing unpredictably. He turned around and said with a bitter smile: "Forget it, you may have taken my body, but you've made my mother healthy and fulfilled her greatest wish. I remember the day when Bai Liu didn't pass the imperial examination, how miserable he was... I couldn't bear to see it. As long as my mother is doing well, as long as the Li family's incense can be passed down, what do I have to complain about? You've come to kill me this time, haven't you?"

  Fang Xin let out a sigh of relief, opened the door, and outside the grand hall was a garden full of flowers. The warm sunlight shone directly into the room, and he smiled as he gazed at the beautiful scenery. All of this was transformed by his own merit: "Brother Li is indeed mistaken."

  "I have been a son, a husband, and now I am a father. At this moment in time, it is only natural that I cannot return my body to you, as that would be too embarrassing. Moreover, even if I were to return your body, could you still be the current Li Rui?"

  "The noble and dignified demeanor is born naturally, and he handles matters with openness and fearlessness. Every time I see him, I sigh in admiration. Which student has such ability?" Li Rui also knew what Fang Xin had done, and shook his head gloomily: "Moreover, since the noble one has already taken a wife and concubine, how can he abandon human relationships and give this body to me? Even if that's the case, how would I face your wife and concubine?"

  "It's like that, however, things aren't without a turning point. This time I've come, is to make a contract with you."

  "Make a deal?" Li Rui didn't think there would be a turning point, in fact he wasn't fearless or afraid, but simply powerless to resist, so he hastily asked.

  "It is so, I take one life from you and give you another. This flesh of mine will also bear children. Why not be reborn as my child? This way, the Li family line will continue, and your mother is still young. After you are born, you can still be by her side, even if she's not your mother but your grandmother. It's a way to make up for some of the filial piety that was lost."

  As soon as this proposal came out, Li Rui's eyes lit up and said: "If the respected god can do so? If so, I will thank you a hundred times."

  Who wouldn't want to be born with a wise father and a wealthy family?

  "Of course, it's just a matter of me losing some merit. And you, when you read books, how much do you actually remember?" Fang Xin asked.

  "Even if a god were to read books for a million volumes in just a few days, this young man certainly couldn't. However, over the past year, with nothing else to do, he has been reading every day and has made some progress." Li Rui said humbly and frankly.

  "If you want to attain the true way, then even if you read ten thousand volumes it will not be enough. But if you only seek fame and fortune, then one hundred volumes will suffice." After saying this, Fang Xin silently recited the Jade-like Intention, which was invisible to Li Rui. Suddenly, ten portions of his accumulated merit were consumed, and a beam of light shone down on Li Rui - this was Fang Xin's understanding of the Four Books and Five Classics.

  Li Rui was stunned for a moment in the light, and after a while, tears filled his face, but he said: "So that's how it is. The teachings of the saints are like this. I've wasted ten years reading books. Only today do I understand. Ask about the Tao in the morning, and you can die in the evening. Li Rui thanks the revered gods."

  Saying so, he truly and sincerely knelt down.

  Fang Xin's understanding of Ren Li is a true descendant of book lovers, and Li Rui's attitude towards learning is also a true descendant of book lovers.

  At this moment, Fang Xin seemed to have seen the birth of a future Confucian master.

  "Then let us make this pact, you as my son and I as your father. The old karma will be resolved and new karma will be created by us, how about it?"

  "How dare you disobey?" Li Rui bowed deeply, no longer showing any reluctance.

  "As I wish, as I wish, following my heart's desire."

  "Houtu Niangniang, please hear my vow."

  Fang Xinji was praying at the same time, and suddenly, Yu Ruyi and white light burst out simultaneously, turning into a beam of light. Li Rui stepped into the beam of light, bowed slightly, and disappeared.

  Once Li Rui disappeared, Fang Xin felt a sense of relief, followed by a sense of heaviness.

  Ease is the dissolution of a cause and effect, while heaviness is the formal undertaking of all the causes and effects of this body. From now on, even if Fang Xin leaves, everything this body does will be counted under his name.

  At this time, Fang Xin finally got the jade Ruyi in his hand and realized that although he had obtained the help of Hou Tu Niang Niang in this life, he had also spent 200 merits, and suddenly smiled bitterly.

  Now here, it's all his, he left later, but still transformed a simulated consciousness to operate this body.

  Fang Xin said again!

  "As I wish, as I desire."

  "Houtu Niangniang, please hear my vow."

  Another flash of light, Fang Xin only felt a sharp pain, but it was separated from a thread of soul, using merit as shape, transformed into the second soul. This soul has all Fang Xin's memories (except for the origin of the earth and Yu Ruyi itself), but it is a bit dull, however, playing its own role in an orderly manner is already sufficient.

  Never mind, it doesn't matter in details, just modify it according to most people's ideas. Now there is no so-called wife and concubine problem, right?