The Simpleton Successfully Passes the Buck

Several days ago, Chen Nansong had sent Chen Luo a letter, recommending a Great Scholar to him: Chen Xiliang.

Chen Xiliang, courtesy name Gongbi, had studied at Buren Academy in Lingzhou with Song Ci and Cheng Nansong in his youth. According to Cheng Nansong's letter, the three had met amid the lofty mountains and rugged ridges along their journey of study, and together they had become disciples of the academy's Old Headmaster, Mr. Sushui.

Of the three, Chen Xiliang was the oldest, but his talent was the poorest. He had entered officialdom first and taken a post in the Department of Deviations.

Decades ago, Chen Xiliang had already reached the Seeking Realm and become the deputy chief minister of the Department of Deviations. At the time, Prime Minister Di, the department's chief minister, was on the verge of becoming a Saint. He had intended to recommend Chen Xiliang as his successor, but Mr. Sushui, who had already become a Saint, descended into the mortal world and stopped Prime Minister Di.

Afterward, Mr. Sushui talked with Chen Xiliang through the night. After sunrise, Mr. Sushui returned to the Sacred Hall, while Chen Xiliang submitted his resignation, left office to live in seclusion, and returned to Buren Academy in Qingshen Prefecture to resume teaching. For a time, this became an unspeakable secret within the Department of Deviations.

People had always seen teachers raising up their disciples, but never one like Mr. Sushui blocking his disciple's future.

But in his letter, Cheng Nansong revealed the truth behind Mr. Sushui stopping Prime Minister Di and Chen Xiliang's resignation—

Chen Xiliang's Sacred Dao sought the No Rank Punishment!

Noble Families and Sacred Clans who broke the law were guilty of the same crimes as commoners!

The Legalist School was an important part of the Confucian