Journey to the West: The Mountain Shaker

Chapter 66 Jade Boy or Pervert?

July.

A message spread throughout the Celestial Realm: the difficulty of this Great Wilderness "Divination" scroll will be on par with the "Jade Pool Calculation" course!

Countless small and medium-sized schools were dumbfounded, and official academies in various places were also bewildered.

The Yaochi Mingsuan Academy was established to select officials for the Taibu Bureau. The Taibu Bureau only has 360 people in total, representing the highest level of divination research in the celestial realm. Whenever there is a vacancy, a maximum of a dozen or so people are recruited. A dozen or so people are selected from the entire celestial realm, so the questions set are naturally very, very difficult.

Using this level of difficulty for immigration exams is utterly brainless.

What does the Great Wilderness need: immigrants or diviners from the Imperial Divination Bureau?

July's heat is intense, and public opinion is just as fiery.

In an instant, Taixu Palace once again became the target of public criticism. Countless talismans flew to Taixu Palace, and countless cultivators went to Kunlun to demand an explanation from the Heavenly Court regarding the rumors about the "Scroll of Divination".

Public opinion was outraged, and Taixu Palace quickly issued a notice.

The announcement stated: The members of the question-setting team were announced in the previous announcement. The difficulty of the Great Wilderness "Science and Divination" exam will not be on par with Yaochi Mingsuan. However, considering the large number of applicants and the extremely low acceptance rate, as well as the question-setting habits of the members of the question-setting team, the difficulty of this year's Science and Divination exam will definitely be different from the past.

As soon as this announcement was released, the local offices were immediately packed with people, who rushed to look at the previous two announcements.

really!

At the end of the second announcement, there was an appendix written in tiny characters, which listed the names of the members of the written test question-setting team, including "Zu Wenyuan, Xu Zixian, Zhao Junqing, Yang Qianguang, and Liu Haidao".

These names may not seem like much to ordinary people, but to all divination enthusiasts, they are even more dazzling than the Great Immortals. They are the five most famous divination masters of the Taibu Bureau, who set the questions for the previous "Mingsuan Ke" examinations!

The problem is that these 20 names are not arranged by subject, but by stroke order!

Apart from the 15 people in the divination group, all of them are regulars in the immigration written test. The names of the five divination masters are mixed in with these regulars, and the average person would not notice the difference!

This was clearly a trap set by the Taixu Palace—in order to gain an advantage in this migration, some sects colluded with the Taixu Palace to set up a scheme, keeping it a secret from the world for four whole months!

This is truly a natural disaster and a man-made catastrophe!

Frustrated and spitting blood, countless people jumped up and down cursing.

But after calming down, everyone realized with dismay that after cursing, they still had to shamelessly beg those powerful figures.

With less than six months left, and facing such a difficult subject, it would be like the blind men and the elephant if our small school tried to figure it out on its own. We must ask these big schools for help—for teachers, for exam direction, and for exam question types!

"The Taixu Palace is really... I'm crying. A prestigious institution of the Heavenly Court, making a fortune just from opening fees, how could it be like this!"

This is the highest point of Huaguo Mountain—Saintess Peak. At the top of this peak is a huge rock. It is said that Sun Wukong attained enlightenment and became a demon on the top of this rock, hence the name Great Sage Rock.

This place is at an altitude of thousands of feet, with lush vegetation all around, towering peaks, and a vast blue sea in the distance. White clouds are on your shoulders, and a gentle breeze is on your sleeves. Climbing here always gives you a sense of vastness and openness.

But Fang Yingyue had no time to admire the scenery; her attention was entirely on the announcement.

On the stone bench, Fang Yingyue was comparing the list of candidates for the divination and numerology exam while complaining to Teacher Yue: "This is just a small line of text, and the arrangement is all messed up. Taibai Li, a famous Golden Immortal, is acting like a thief..."

The Taibai Li mentioned by Fang Yingyue is not Li Taibai. This person's surname is Li and given name is Chang Geng. He is a disciple of Laozi. Because he made great contributions in the rebellion of the Seven Demons, he was granted the title of Taibai Golden Immortal, so everyone calls him Taibai Li.

Teacher Yue, who also came from the Ninth Heaven, knew a bit about the tricks of the trade. He said with disdain, "It's just that this time the commotion was too big. Ten thousand titles... Heh, the Taixu Palace was originally a joint venture of various sects. It's not surprising that they would do something like this after they had a private agreement. They can just find someone to take the blame afterward."

"Money can move people's hearts!" A slightly magnetic male voice suddenly rang out. The voice was still under the Great Sacred Stone when it was spoken, and as soon as the last word was spoken, the man had already leaped to the top. With another step, he stood next to the two of them.

"Deputy Commander Peng," Teacher Yue stood up to greet him, "Deputy Commander, you're very busy, yet you still took the time to help out. Thank you so much."

The newcomer was Peng Yulang, the deputy assistant of the Aolai Pacification Division. He was at the Foundation Establishment stage, looked to be only in his early thirties, and was handsome, tall, and refined. His demeanor was elegant and graceful.

With the approach of Haixing, several officials from the Pacification Commissioner's Office returned to the mountains and stopped going out.

As the deputy in charge of patrolling various places, Peng Yulang was stationed in the field and only returned to Huaguo Mountain once a month. He had met Fang Yingyue a few times, but they were not close. This time, he was going to stay for a month and suddenly became very attentive to Fang Yingyue, which seemed to indicate that he wanted to pursue her as a partner.

Fang Yingyue was indeed somewhat tempted. This man was elegant and refined, not yet forty years old, and his cultivation had already reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment. His future looked very promising.

Most importantly, Peng Yulang comes from a prominent family.

The Peng Clan of Xiaoyao, whose ancestor was the renowned Peng Zu, has been famous in the Heavenly Realm since the Investiture of the Gods era. After thousands of years of development, the Peng Clan now owns two grotto-heavens and its members are all over the Heavenly Realm. It is one of the legendary six great families of the Heavenly Realm.

For Fang Yingyue, who admires strength and ambition, the brilliance of the Peng family was enough to dazzle her eyes.

Unfortunately, despite all his good qualities, this man had one fatal flaw for women—he was a womanizer!

Since arriving in Aolai five years ago, Peng Yulang has been fond of womanizing and womanizing. He would collect beauties every now and then, and in the past five years, he has slept with countless women. He has bought more than 10 concubines, and his lecherous reputation is well known.

Therefore, as soon as Peng Yulang showed any signs of pursuing Fang Yingyue, various well-meaning people in the academy came to warn Fang Yingyue not to jump into the fire pit.

After Fang Yingyue found out the truth, she was also disheartened. However, since Peng Yulang was a scion of a prominent family and the deputy commander of Huaguo Mountain, the fact that such a person was pursuing her satisfied her vanity. So she maintained a friendship that was neither too close nor too distant.

After the Heavenly Court's announcement, Fang Yingyue wanted to review the previous announcement and find some information about the question setter. That's why she approached Peng Yulang and asked him to make an exception and borrow the Scripture Pavilion of the Pacification Department.

However, Fang Yingyue was not as polite as Teacher Yue. When she saw people arrive, she just sat there without moving, and even glanced at Peng Yulang sideways, saying sarcastically, "It seems that Deputy Commander Peng is also a habitual offender."

"I would like to commit this, but unfortunately there's not much profit in Aolai," Peng Yulang said with a smile, cupping his hands in a respectful gesture to Teacher Yue. "Teacher Yue, I have prepared all the materials you requested. They are in the small room downstairs, where a servant boy will burn incense and serve tea. They are just waiting for you to review them."

This means we should send her away...

Teacher Yue nodded knowingly, then took a step and left, leaving this space to the two of them.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Fang Yingyue exclaimed repeatedly, standing up and calling out, "I'll go too!"

They said they wanted to go together, but their feet were rooted to the spot and wouldn't budge!

Teacher Yue glanced at Fang Yingyue, smiled and waved, summoned his flying sword, and stepped off the Great Sage Stone.

"What are you going to do? Everything you wanted is here with me!" Peng Yulang reached into his storage bag and pulled out a few pages of paper, waving them at Fang Yingyue. "Yang Qianguang, one of the Five Heroes, is my Peng family's son-in-law. I can have as much information on him as I want!"

After speaking, he smiled and walked over, placing the papers on the stone table in front of her, his gaze subtly sweeping over her ample breasts.

"This place is wide open and spacious, where you can watch the sky at dawn and the clouds at dusk. It's much more comfortable than your Water Curtain Cave, isn't it?" Peng Yulang said casually as he sat down next to Fang Yingyue.

"Looking at the sky at dawn and the clouds at dusk?" Fang Yingyue snorted and sat back down. "I remember the next line is 'Whether walking or sitting, I think of you.' Who is Deputy Commander Peng thinking of?"

"Of course I miss you..." Peng Yulang was interrupted by Fang Yingyue before he could finish speaking.

"Of course my foot!" Fang Yingyue glared at him, her words dripping with profanity. "After you've chased away all your concubines, of course you can come back!"

"Hehe..." Peng Yulang rubbed his nose helplessly, sat down next to Fang Yingyue with a grin, and complained, "Yingyue, you know, our Peng family's martial arts..."

There are many legends about Peng Zu, but the most talked about one is his skill in controlling women. Erotic novels about Peng Zu's longevity due to his skill in controlling women are found in markets and towns everywhere. In fact, many schools that specialize in bedroom arts worship Peng Zu as their master and have set up a memorial tablet for him.

However, Fang Yingyue had always focused on cultivation and had never come into contact with these romantic tales. She didn't understand Peng Yulang's half-hearted remark at first.

"What happened to your family's cultivation technique?"

"Hehe..." Peng Yulang felt he needed to be even more shameless. He took a breath and slowly explained to Fang Yingyue, "The Peng family's martial arts originated from Peng Zu. This martial arts has too much yang fire, so it needs yin energy to compensate. Hehe... He married 49 wives and had more than 80 children in his lifetime..."

"Plucking Yin to replenish Yang?" Fang Yingyue blurted out, then immediately shifted her position, sitting a foot away from Peng Yulang. "Pervert! Ugh! Disgusting!"

"It is indeed a technique of replenishing yin and yang, but not the latter. It's a dual replenishment of yin and yang." Peng Yulang wasn't ashamed at all. He introduced his family's technique in a serious, smiling, and slow voice, "Replenishing yin and yang is an evil path. My family's technique is recorded in the Nine Heavens. It's a prestigious and harmonious method. When cultivated, it can complement yin and yang, not only aiding in cultivation but also making you feel like you're floating on air, experiencing blissful bliss..."

Fang Yingyue was stunned. Before she knew it, Peng Yulang wrapped his left arm around Fang Yingyue's back and loosely put his arm around her.

Fang Yingyue stiffened for a moment, then sat up abruptly, staring at Peng Yulang with a stern gaze.

"Is the hedgehog all prickly?" Peng Yulang reached out and subtly took Teacher Yue's cup, scooping it up near her ear, and laughed, "It's just cleaning the cup, no need to be so nervous."

He clearly wanted to hug me!

Fang Yingyue stood up and left, but after taking only two steps, she turned back, rolled up the three pages of information about Yang Qianguang, summoned her flying sword, and descended without even saying "goodbye" to Peng Yulang.

Watching Fang Yingyue disappear in a flash, Peng Yulang leisurely brewed himself a cup of tea, leaned back in his chair, crossed his legs, and took out a jade slip in one hand, flipping through the information written on it.

Fang Yingyue, age 29, hails from the Hai Xian Sect. She entered the Daoist path at age five, achieved Foundation Establishment at 25, and participated in the Yaochi Mingsuan Examination seven years ago, ranking ninth in Group C. Due to her expertise in array formations, she was hired as an official in the Nine Heavens Inspection Department. Last year, she joined the Demon Extermination Team in Aolai, becoming a ninth-rank Array Master, thus acquiring a formal rank. A few months ago, through Teacher Yue's introduction, she began working part-time at Aolai Academy…

This is the information sent by the clerk. It's very comprehensive, including Fang Yingyue's background, cultivation level, experiences, life, and even the situation of that sycophantic senior brother.

He has such a face, such a figure, the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment at the age of 25, extraordinary array formation ability, a background from a small sect, and the ambition to struggle in the Ninth Heaven.

Of course, the most important thing is the divination ability at the Yaochi Mingsuan level.

Having been away from Benshan for five years, the outside world had changed too much. Only when he contacted his family this time did he learn that Benshan had begun to secretly collect talents in divination and numerology several years ago. The fact that the sect leader married his direct descendant's daughter to Yang Qianguang, who came from a commoner background, was the best example of this.

Therefore, his casual flirting with Fang Yingyue turned into a determination to have her.

He was a perfect candidate for wife. With his looks, cultivation, and status as a member of the Peng family, he was definitely the person she desired.

Unfortunately, I've been a bit too promiscuous these past few years, dating too many women, which has given me a bad reputation. She sees me as a pervert and has been wary of me ever since we started dating.

However, having seen it up close, with his keen eye, he naturally recognized at a glance that the flowing cloud gauze Fang Yingyue was wearing was a fake.

A vain woman's true colors are revealed by her clothes alone.

Peng Yulang looked at the tea soup in his hand, took a sip, and looked up at the distant sky. The sunset clouds drifted slowly with the wind, like fish swimming in the sea.

As long as I cast my line on desire, no matter how slippery or startled you are, you will eventually swallow my bait.