Ch 71: Imbued With Righteous Qi
“Don’t you know your place? You think you can write a Battle Poem?”
Mo Zhaoxue was desperate now, not giving Lin Che any face at all.
Although she looked down on Lin Che and wanted to break their engagement, she had even planned to ask the Empress to issue a decree ending their engagement after her father returned from controlling the floods.
But unexpectedly, Lin Che broke off the engagement first.
What was he? Why did he take the initiative to break off the engagement?
Since Lin Che had made her lose face twice, she didn’t need to be polite to him anymore.
“Lin Che, I admit you do have some talent. But it’s just a little bit. What ability do you have to write a Battle Poem? Can it have any power? I’m afraid it can’t even deter evil spirits, let alone suppress strong enemies.”
Those present were all Confucian scholars.
The Righteous Qi they cultivated could also kill people.
But they had to use Battle Poems to kill.
A powerful Battle Poem, recited on the battlefield, would immediately give the soldiers divine assistance.
A third-rate army of remnants could immediately become a powerful army in its prime.
Therefore, Mo Zhaoxue was so disdainful when she heard Lin Che say he wanted to write a Battle Poem.
At this time, Zhong Su had already brought writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, and even moved a table over.
Lin Che took the writing brush and proudly said:
“You can’t do it because you are talentless and immoral!”
“That doesn’t mean I can’t do it either!”
Mo Zhaoxue couldn’t help but snort with laughter, because Lin Che’s hand gesture holding the writing brush was too unorthodox.
He didn’t even know how to hold a writing brush, so how could he write a Battle Poem?
You must know that the most important thing to write a Battle Poem is to possess Righteous Qi.
Only by infusing the poem with passionate Righteous Qi will the Battle Poem have power.
Lin Che didn’t respond, but started writing directly.
The scholars around him were watching intently. Although Lin Che’s handwriting was a little ugly, it was still clear enough to see what he was writing.
“Qinghai’s long clouds darken the snow-capped mountains, a lonely city gazes afar at the border pass of Dingjiang.”
These two lines were written swiftly.
In this world, many allusions and place names exist, but not all of them.
So, Lin Che simply changed “Yumen Pass” to “Dingjiang Pass”.
The scholars slowly recited, their faces becoming solemn.
Dingjiang Pass was the most important border pass between Daqian and the Yan Yun Sixteen Prefectures.
“Yellow sand? A hundred battles pierce golden armor, not breaking Yan Yun, I will not return!!”
“Good——”
Someone shouted loudly.
At the same moment, Lin Che suddenly felt his whole body heating up, as if a special light from high above was shining on him.
Making his whole body glow brightly.
“Righteous Qi!!”
“This is Righteous Qi. Brother Lin, a single poem imbued with Righteous Qi. What a genius.”
The scholars were in an uproar.
They naturally knew Righteous Qi, after all, more than half of them possessed it.
Judging from the light on Lin Che, it was clearly the Righteous Qi possessed after 【Reading and Understanding Principles】.
These scholars, one by one, had the title of child prodigy, but they studied year after year, often studying for ten years before possibly generating Righteous Qi.
But Lin Che?
He possessed it with just one poem.
How could the gap between people be so great?
“Look! The Battle Poem is complete, condensing fighting strength!!”
The scholars’ surprised expressions never stopped, first shocked by the awesomeness of the Battle Poem, then discovering that Lin Che directly possessed Righteous Qi.
Now, they discovered that the piece of paper with the Battle Poem written on it was emitting a golden light.
Those not-so-beautiful words emitted a dazzling golden light.
Making it impossible to look directly at!
Forcing oneself to stare at it for a couple of glances, one immediately felt a soaring killing intent between the lines.
Terrifying!!
“A Battle Poem with golden light. Now, in all of Daqian, there’s only one, right? Every general dares not ask for it, fearing it will be gone after use. Today, another golden Battle Poem is born!”
“Crimson, golden yellow, silver white. My god, this Battle Poem surpasses silver white, it’s golden yellow. It can absolutely dominate the battlefield!”
“So, this is how a Battle Poem is born!!”
“Quick, Brother Lin, roll up the Battle Poem and seal it immediately! Next time you open it, recite it with Righteous Qi, and you can dominate the entire battlefield!”
Lin Che was radiating light.
This feeling gave him a sense of transcendence, and at the same time, he clearly felt that his body had changed.
Absolutely stronger than before, it seemed that no evil methods could harm him at all.
Around him, there was still an inexhaustible flow of Righteous Qi, his body couldn’t absorb that much.
“Again——”
“I have another Battle Poem!”
As soon as Lin Che opened his mouth, his voice was full of a heroic spirit, inexplicably making people trust him more.
Swish swish swish.
This time, Lin Che’s handwriting was more than ten times better than before.
The brush fell on the paper, and the golden characters seemed to pierce through the paper.
“What are my thoughts today, facing death? The domineering cause is difficult, with countless battles.”
“I’ll summon my former troops from the spring platform, with ten thousand flags, I’ll slay Yan Luo!”
Buzz!!!
In an instant, the golden light on the paper erupted again, dazzling and brilliant.
And the Righteous Qi on Lin Che’s body broke through once again. It had reached the stage of 【Acting with Righteous Heart】.
Directly surpassing all the scholars present!
“Who broke through? Who is it?”
Swish swish—
In an instant, two elderly figures appeared in mid-air.
Righteous Qi radiated from both of them, standing more than ten meters high in the mid-air, as if standing on level ground.
“Grand Scholar!”
“Teacher!!”
Lin Che recognized one of these figures, it was Ji Bu.
“Lin Che, it’s you.”
Ji Bu was stunned, then laughed heartily, stepping down from mid-air.
“It’s you. Did you write this Battle Poem? Good, good, good. Excellent!!”
Lin Che still respected this Grand Scholar very much. He wanted to hold onto this powerful connection; he would still need to ask the Grand Scholar about Righteous Qi issues in the future.
“Grand Scholar, these two poems were written by this junior. I apologize for your viewing.”
“You mustn’t be humble. This is a Battle Poem, a golden Battle Poem. You have established immeasurable merit for Daqian, do you know?”
Ji Bu was filled with excitement, wanting to take the two pieces of paper to examine them carefully.
The other Grand Scholar was faster, and already picked them up.
“Everyone, retract your Righteous Qi. Don’t stimulate the fighting strength of the Battle Poem at this time. The effect of this kind of Battle Poem is greatly reduced after one use.”
This Grand Scholar was beaming, his voice full of energy. He first looked at the first poem, and then looked at the second.
“Eh? Something’s wrong! Something’s wrong!!”
Ji Bu frowned. If someone else said this, Ji Bu wouldn’t have paid attention.
But this Grand Scholar, named Shi Shangliu, was his senior brother in terms of seniority. He must have noticed something was wrong.
“Senior Brother Shi, what’s wrong? These are both golden Battle Poems.”
Shi Shangliu pointed to the first poem and said: “Judging from the aura just now, this… Lin Che, should have broken through when he wrote the poem. The first poem is already a golden Battle Poem. The second one has a stronger killing intent, it should be a crimson Battle Poem. What’s going on?”
Ji Bu also seemed to have woken up: “Oh, Lin Che. Your first poem was already a golden Battle Poem. For the second one, if you had channeled more Righteous Qi into it, the second one would definitely be a crimson Battle Poem. The difference between crimson and gold is more than ten times!”
Shi Shangliu suddenly slapped his thigh: “Oh. Since you’re creating a Battle Poem, why are you standing here? If you take a few more steps and ascend to the Aspiration Platform, you will definitely receive the blessing of the Heaven and Earth Righteous Qi of the past Confucian Sages. I’m afraid both poems will become crimson Battle Poems!”
“Lin Che, you’re foolish! Can’t you just take a few more steps onto the platform? Golden yellow is good, but a crimson Battle Poem is even more unprecedented!”
