Xun Shuang, that old fox, definitely recognized him, but for some reason, he refused to admit it.

"Alas, these are all things of the past. Let bygones be bygones!" Xun Shuang sighed.

Lu Li was not satisfied with this answer.

He was eager to know what exactly happened after the Battle of the Great Wall, and what the relationship was between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu!

Lu Li pondered for a moment, then suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He feigned doubt and asked, "Dean Xun, I have always wanted to perfect the history. Since you have brought this up, you must be very clear about what happened back then. Can you tell me what happened back then?"

Xun Shuang was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

"Since you are curious, sir, then I will tell you about what happened back then."

"You might not believe it, but during the Warring States period and even the end of the Qin Dynasty, the peak of martial arts was not the ninth rank. At that time, ninth-rank martial arts practitioners were as common as weeds by the roadside, and there were even quite a few strong people above the ninth rank."

"People at that time called him a minor master!"

Lu Li was immediately taken aback. It was true! This old fox really did know!

"Back then, when Xiang Yu allied with the Xiongnu to attack the Great Wall, that extraordinary man died on the battlefield in that battle."

"If he hadn't died, Qin might not have fallen, there would have been no Chu-Han Contention, and no more over four hundred years of the Han Dynasty's legacy," Xun Shuang sighed softly.

Lu Li was deeply moved. He took a deep breath to calm his turbulent emotions.

"How did that...extraordinary person die?"

Xun Shuang's eyes lit up, and after a long silence, he slowly asked, "Do you believe in the will of Heaven, sir?"

Lu Li shook his head and said, "I only believe that human will can overcome nature!"

Human will can conquer nature. Back then, Lu Li did not believe that the will of Heaven was inviolable, so he took the step of defying fate and ultimately suffered divine retribution.

After listening, Xun Shuang fell into deep thought.

After a long while, he raised his head, looked at the sky outside the window, and murmured to himself, "Yes, that extraordinary person back then also did not believe in the will of Heaven."

"To be honest, I believe in the will of Heaven. Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang was a man chosen by Heaven."

"However, that extraordinary person used himself as bait to lure the Heavenly Dao into the game! He wanted to use the power of thunder to kill Gaozu and Xiang Yu."

"What a pity, that extraordinary person miscalculated, or rather, he greatly underestimated the Way of Heaven!"

"In the end, he died, while Gaozu and Xiang Yu remained alive."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li's heart pounded violently. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu were not dead! How could that be?

If Xiang Yu hadn't died, he could barely accept it, because Mo Yun had withstood a large amount of heavenly lightning, and the aftershocks of that lightning hadn't killed Xiang Yu, who was a minor grandmaster.

Liu Bang was just an ordinary person, not even a martial artist. How could he possibly have survived?

"Dean Xun, isn't that a bit inappropriate? Can an ordinary person really resist heavenly lightning?" Lu Li asked with some skepticism.

"Sir, you may not know this, but the Heavenly Dao is the manifestation of the laws of Heaven, possessing the power to destroy the world."

Xun Shuang said solemnly, "Although Emperor Gaozu was the chosen one of Heaven, he was ultimately an ordinary person and could not resist the heavenly lightning."

"Then... how did Emperor Gaozu of Han survive?"

Xun Shuang looked up at the sky, then seemed to be reminiscing about that memory, or perhaps recalling it, and after a long while he sighed softly, "The Great Ancestor was a man chosen by Heaven."

The moment those words left his mouth, Lu Li's mind exploded!

"Behind the great ancestor were the peasants, and within the peasants was a person who had surpassed the realm of a minor grandmaster!"

"This person is at the Martial Venerable realm!"

A farming family! A farming family actually has a Martial Venerable?! Lu Li was instantly dumbfounded!

He never imagined that the Farmer's Clan harbored such a terrifying behemoth. Just how terrifying must the Farmer's Clan's strength be?

"The reason why our ancestor was able to escape the attack of the heavenly lightning was because this Martial Venerable senior from the Farmer Clan scattered all his cultivation to save our ancestor's life!" Xun Shuang continued.

Lu Li was dumbfounded again.

A Martial Venerable expert would give up all his cultivation just to protect a mortal body. This is simply unbelievable!

farmhouse!

Their founder is generally believed to be Shennong.

Shennong is revered as the ancestor of the agricultural school, whose disciples are found all over the world, and many wandering knights and hermits have emerged.

The disciples of the Farmer's School are mostly upright and chivalrous, yet their whereabouts are unpredictable. They often live in seclusion in the fields and markets, seeking no fame among the feudal lords. This school has the largest number of disciples among the Hundred Schools of Thought.

During the Warring States period, Xu Xing was a representative figure of the Agricultural School. He relied on the words of the ancient Shennong to promote his ideas, advocating the cultivation of agriculture and sericulture to ensure sufficient food and clothing. He was wholeheartedly devoted to the people and always considered how to develop agriculture, starting from the major plan for agricultural survival.

Therefore, no matter how famous the Mohists, Confucians, strategists, Yin-Yang masters, etc. are, they are not as famous as the Agriculturalists.

Even the Taoists are not qualified.

Lu Li had always overlooked the farmers because they were too low-key, but now that he suddenly knew this secret, his heart couldn't help but tremble.

After all, if a Martial Venerable expert was willing to give up all his power to save a mortal, then the peasant disciple must be even more astonishing.

"So, Emperor Gaozu of Han was a farmer?" Lu Li asked in shock.

“Yes, the Agricultural School is the most mysterious and profound school among the Hundred Schools of Thought.” Xun Shuang nodded.

Lu Li gasped and asked, "Since Emperor Gaozu of Han was a farmer, why did later emperors suppress all other schools of thought and exclusively honor Confucianism?"

Xun Shuang gave a wry smile and said, "Sir, you don't seem to care at all about my identity."

Lu Li smiled awkwardly; he had almost forgotten that Xun Shuang was a great Confucian scholar of the time.

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