Lu State, Qufu Quili!

When Confucius came back, the students naturally welcomed each other happily.

But Qi Guanchi's weakness made the students feel a little worried.

"Dad, what's wrong with mom?" Kong Li shouted anxiously.

"It's okay, I can recover after resting!" Qi Guanchi touched his son's head.

"Okay, if you have any questions, I'll talk about it later. Let's take a break first! Let's go out and talk!" Confucius said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" Kong Li wiped his tears and nodded sensibly.

"Chi Chi, you can sleep for a while!" Confucius looked at Qi Guanchi and said gently.

Qi Guanchi nodded: "Husband, don't worry about me. I'm much better now. I'm awake for half a day!"

"I know, I know you are getting better. Now that you are going home, you should get better sooner!" Confucius said gently.

Qi Guanchi nodded and fell asleep again under Confucius's service.

Confucius also called everyone outside the house and everyone sat on the ground.

All the seventy-two disciples looked at Confucius.

"This trip to Luoyi and Hangu Pass, Uncle Nangong Jing, come and tell you everything you have when you go to Hangu Pass!" Confucius looked at Uncle Nangong Jing.

Uncle Nangong Jing's face changed and he looked embarrassed.

Confucius lost to me when he left this time. Can this be said? Isn’t this shaking the image of the teacher in everyone’s hearts and praising me?

"Uncle Nangong Jing, to be honest, I am not as strong as a teacher, so how can I teach you? I will be polite to you after hearing the mistakes, and then be brave after knowing shame!" Confucius said calmly.

Uncle Nangong Jing looked at Confucius carefully and found that Confucius showed calmness and no angriness at all, and he became more and more admirable in his heart.

"Yes!" Uncle Nangong Jing stood up and saluted respectfully.

Then Nangong Jingshu told everything that happened along the way. From the moment he first entered Luoyi, he was embarrassed and looked down upon by Laozi's student Yang Zhu, to Confucius discussing the truth with Laozi on Mangshan, and the phoenixes ringing in the back city, to the way to the way to the way to the Qin Dynasty to save his master's wife, and then to the way to Hangu Pass, the purple air came from the east for 30,000 miles!

After hearing this, the seventy-two disciples all showed horror. The three thousand miles of Confucius's Avenue was already shocking enough. Laozi's Avenue was 30,000 miles. No, after the moral roulette was condensed, the three hundred thousand miles of the great way was completely different.

"My students are amazing? Yang Zhu, what qualifications do you have to make things difficult for the teacher!" Zilu immediately glared and said angrily.

The students suddenly became angry.

The teacher went to Luoyi this time. Although Lao Tzu sent all the students to greet him later, it can be seen from the incident of Yang Zhu that at first, Lao Tzu and all his students did not take Confucius seriously. Later, Lao Tzu suddenly spoke up to pay homage to Confucius. All his students had to respect the teacher's order and give Confucius enough respect. This respect does not come from Confucius himself, but from respect for Lao Tzu.

"Uncle Nangong Jing didn't know about the Tao in Mangshan. Uncle Nangong Jing only saw that he vomited blood for his master. Indeed, the great way at that time was not as good as me!" Confucius said solemnly.

The students suddenly calmed down and looked at Confucius together.

"As for today, various theories continue to rise, a pattern of controversy among hundreds of schools of thought will soon appear. Lao Tzu wrote the "Tao Te Ching" in Hangu Pass. I believe you have heard it. Lao Tzu went to the Sifang Pavilion of Qin to preach. He must have accepted disciples. He is no longer extremely picky about students like in the past. He will quickly preach the world. At this moment, many people are going to study from me. And if you are determined to leave, you will not make things difficult for you as your teacher. I also wish you success in your studies!" Confucius looked at the seventy-two disciples.

The seventy-two disciples looked at each other, was the teacher letting him go?

Although the teacher said something, it was impossible to have falsehood. At this moment, no one stood up.

"Teacher, we entered the Confucian school. The teacher taught us etiquette, benevolence, and even the spirit of perseverance. We only focus on Confucianism in this life and follow the teacher. There is nothing else to think about it! I am good at cultivating my righteous spirit!" Zilu stood up and said respectfully.

"I am good at cultivating my righteous spirit!" All the students shouted loudly.

At this moment, no one was willing to leave Confucius, because from Confucius, they saw that the pursuit of life was not only the desire for the great way in the past, but now they also had the persistence of faith and belief. This persistence made them firm and regretful even if they faced my 300,000-mile road!

Looking at the students in front of me, Confucius' eyes were slightly wet.

"Okay, okay, okay!" Confucius said moved.

"Dad, the child will definitely study hard and will never let his father down!" Kong Li said firmly from the side.

The seventy-two disciples, their persistence in the Dao, seemed to have a strong sense of rendering power, which made Kong Li's blood boil at this moment.

Confucius touched Kong Li's head, nodded, and smiled.

"After a while, I want to travel around the countries! This week, it may take a long time, or even decades!" Confucius said solemnly.

"Teacher, students are willing to follow the teacher!" Zilu said immediately.

"I beg the teacher to take the students together!"

"Teacher, this time, I can't let Uncle Nangong Jing first come before the beauty, I'm going too!"

"Teacher, you must bring me with you!"

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Faced with decades of traveling around the countries and facing the ascetic practice of floating in the place of uncertainty, none of the seventy-two disciples retreated and strongly demanded to follow.

Confucius looked at the students and was moved: "You think about some more time and then I will talk about it!"

"Yes, but I don't have to think about it anymore. As long as the teacher doesn't stop me, I will definitely go!" Zilu said immediately.

The students expressed their opinions one after another.

Confucius lost to me calmly. This defeat not only did not disappoint the students, but also impressed the students by the teacher's mind.

The seventy-two disciples became more and more determined in Confucianism.

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Confucius was in Qufu Que, accompanying Qi Guanchi!

After several months of cultivation, Qi Guanchi finally recovered a little bit of energy, but he was just like a mortal, and he was free to move, but he had all his cultivation. If he wanted to practice again, he would get half the result with twice the effort.

"Chichi, I am traveling around the countries. Although your body has been greatly improved, you cannot suffer from long-distance bumps, or even drinking wind and dew. Otherwise, you can travel back first?" Confucius advised softly.

Qi Guanchi looked at Confucius: "Go back and wait?"

"Yes, because of the relationship between the life wheel, the time of the two eras is not equal. If you wait for the future, you can return at most three or four months! But here, it has been for many years!" Confucius said with grief.

Qi Guanchi leaned on Confucius' arms and shook his head: "I am willing to wait in this era, I want to go back with you!"

"But..." Confucius said worriedly.

"Kong Li is still young and has not learned much knowledge yet. You said that you will not take Kong Li with you on this trip. I will stay and you can take care of Kong Li!" Qi Guanchi said gently.

"Kong Li is not young anymore and doesn't need your care! Although you look good now, I know that the loss of that day will leave you with a root of the disease and keep hurting!" Confucius said worriedly.

Qi Guanchi looked at Confucius and shook his head: "Husband, I know how difficult it is to realize the truth. It will definitely be extremely hard for you to travel around the countries. Maybe it will be very happy, but maybe it will be very unwilling. This is a practice and a hardship!"

"I……!"

"Listen to me first, husband! I know the difficulty of your trip, but I can't help you! The more I do this, the more uncomfortable I feel, so I can't leave!"

"Why?"

"When you are traveling around the countries, no matter how difficult the moment you encounter, you will remind you that there is such a person who loves you deeply, waiting for you to come home!" Qi Guanchi looked at Confucius gently.

"Me!" Confucius suddenly felt moved.

Although Qi Guanchi did not practice the great way, he understood that the hope in people's hearts is the driving force to break through all impossible hardships.

Whenever I encounter difficulties and obstacles that I cannot overcome, I always have a hope to wait for myself and push myself to continue moving forward. Qi Guanchi is willing to be this ties. Although this motivation, although he lives alone in Qufu Queli, it affects Confucius, allowing Confucius to overcome all difficulties and just to go home in the future.

"Husband, can I do something for you too?" Qi Guanchi said gentlely.

"Marrying you is for the blessing of your husband in this life!" Confucius hugged Qi Guanchi tightly.

"Husband!" Qi Guanchi also hugged Confucius gently.

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After several months of repairing in Qufuqueli, the seventy-two disciples, without hesitation, all had to travel around the countries with Confucius.

In the end, Confucius decided to take them all, and there were only nine Golden Crow Princes, who took turns to wait in Qufuque, and agreed to fly to Confucius' convoy in turn and pass on letters to Confucius every time he passed on some time.

Before leaving, students were waiting.

Kong Li's face showed a sense of reluctance, and his eyes became even more wet: "Dad, the child wants to go too!"

Confucius gently touched Kong Li's head and smiled and said, "Ziyu won't leave for the time being. You should study with Ziyu well! After a while, I will ask your senior brother to bring the test papers. You must study hard!"

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Kong Li also understood that when his father left, he would not know when he would meet.

Confucius' eyes were also full of reluctance, but this was not the time to procrastinate. He gently patted his head and handed Kong Li to Ziyu.

Ziyu hugged Kong Li, who was crying, and was about to persuade him softly. Kong Li wiped away his tears: "Dad, the child must work hard, don't let his father down!"

Confucius looked at Kong Li with satisfaction.

Compared with Ji Niannian, Wang Peng, Long Ji, and Kong Li were not as talented as them, Kong Li showed a stronger sense of perseverance and a firm determination character, which made Confucius feel more satisfied.

Confucius comforted his son and then looked at Qi Guanchi.

Although Qi Guanchi's eyes were full of reluctance, he was extremely strong in the face of Confucius: "Don't worry about having me at home!"

Confucius looked at Qi Guanchi and nodded in emotion.

Turning his head, Confucius followed the students toward the carriage. Just when he was about to get on the carriage.
To be continued...