Hearing Elder Tie call Bai Fuzi "Senior Brother," Qin Guan's eyes widened.
Senior Brother? Bai Fuzi was actually Elder Tie's senior brother?
"Senior Brother, let's talk inside!"
Elder Tie hurriedly supported Bai Fuzi and led him into the house.
Qin Guan quickly stepped forward and opened the door.
The three entered. The room was sparsely furnished and reeked of wine.
"Senior Brother, be careful."
Elder Tie cautiously helped Bai Fuzi into a seat.
"I'm much better now. I'm fine."
Bai Fuzi lightly waved a hand and looked at Elder Tie. "Huaiwen, how did you end up here?"
Elder Tie seemed to have endless resentment bottled up inside him. "I refuse to keep company with that pack of scum!"
A trace of complexity flickered through Bai Fuzi's clouded eyes. After a moment of silence, he slowly asked, "Those people... how are they now?"
"The Confucian Sect is now at the height of its glory, its teachings spread throughout the realms of Hongmeng. But inside, it has already rotted to the core."
Elder Tie gave a scornful laugh, his eyes filled with mockery and disappointment:
"A scholar of letters should hold all living beings in his heart, uphold righteousness and illuminate the Dao, read the books of sages, cultivate vast righteous qi, establish a heart for Heaven and Earth, establish a destiny for the common people, and use the literary lineage to steady the world's Dao and human hearts!
"Yet the Confucian Sect's disciples of today have long cast aside every last ancestral teaching of the sages. They do not cultivate vast righteous qi; their mouths speak of benevolence, righteousness, and morality, while behind the scenes they scurry about like flies and dogs."
The more Elder Tie spoke, the angrier he became. At last, he let out a long sigh and said