"Reporting to the Lord, there are over six hundred orphans resulting from the previous riots. I will send these children to Young Master Lu's Immortal Sect shortly."
Lord Shen bowed in response.
"Okay, send someone to handle this matter."
After giving a soft instruction, Kong Hao looked at Mu Fengcheng.
Kong Hao stood with his hands behind his back in mid-air, his voice carrying far and wide, saying, "Fellow citizens of Yongkang Prefecture, I am Kong Hao, the lord of Yongkang Prefecture. Tonight, my Yongkang Prefecture and Mufeng City have been betrayed, and our garrison army has suffered heavy losses in an attack by the Ancient Barbarian Kingdom, but..."
"Fortunately, a young hero like Lu Tao appeared in Mufeng City. In this battle, he inspired the patriotism of our people with his song of loyalty to the country, and reversed the situation of Mufeng City being destroyed. He also single-handedly annihilated the army of hundreds of thousands of ancient barbarians."
"He saved my Mufeng City and my Yongkang Prefecture."
"He avenged the people who died at the hands of traitors and avenged the soldiers who died at the hands of enemy countries."
"He is my hero!"
"The deceased will be remembered, and the heroes will live on throughout the world!"
Lu Tao was speechless as he watched Kong Hao give his passionate speech.
Is this necessary?
It made him so embarrassed that he couldn't help but want to dig out an Immortal Sect.
"The necessary procedures still need to be followed. Moreover, although we won this battle, a large number of citizens of Mufeng City died. They need a force, a pillar of support."
Kong Hao transmitted a message to Lu Tao, explaining something.
really.
As Kong Hao finished speaking, deafening cheers erupted throughout Mufeng City.
"Lu Tao..."
"Lu Tao..."
"Lu Tao..."
The entire city of Mufeng was chanting Lu Tao's name, a scene that deeply moved Lu Tao.
Aren't you going to say something?
Seeing Lu Tao remain unmoved, Kong Hao couldn't help but ask him telepathically.
Lu Tao's body stiffened slightly.
He had been forced to flee when faced with the cheers of hundreds of people in Dafeng Town before, but now he was facing hundreds of thousands of people, and Lu Tao was very nervous.
He had never experienced anything like this before and had no idea what to say.
Seeing Lu Tao's restraint, Kong Hao instructed him telepathically, "You can say anything, just give them some confidence and encouragement. Don't let them wallow in sadness; they need you right now."
excitation?
If it's just about encouragement, Lu Tao can manage that, but if you want him to alleviate everyone's grief, that will be difficult.
"Lu Tao greets everyone."
Lu Tao stood beside Kong Hao, also suspended in mid-air.
He took a deep breath and looked at the sorrowful citizens of the city...
Lu Tao said solemnly, "If I had a choice, I would not want to use the song 'Loyalty to the Country' tonight, nor would I want to annihilate hundreds of thousands of enemy troops. I do not want any of this to happen tonight."
"But since it has happened, I, Lu Tao, accept it, and I hope everyone can accept it too. Don't wallow in grief. I hope you can turn your sorrow into strength and strive forward."
"I once heard a saying, but I don't know if it's appropriate to use it here."
Lu Tao paused for a moment, then continued, "The saying is, 'As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; as earth's nature is receptive, a gentleman should cultivate virtue and bear all things with magnanimity.'"
Speaking of which...
As everyone waited expectantly for Lu Tao to explain the meaning of his words, Lu Tao suddenly stopped.
"Brother Lu? What are you doing?"
Kong Hao found it strange and sent a telepathic message to Lu Tao.
Lu Tao seemed to be lost in thought for a moment. When he came back to his senses, he smiled and suddenly took a deep breath, circulated his internal energy, and said loudly, "As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement; as earth's nature is receptive, a gentleman should cultivate virtue and bear all things with magnanimity."
Lu Tao's voice, just like his previous singing, resounded throughout the entire Mufeng City; and its effect, like the singing, affected everyone.
The phrase "As heaven's movement is ever vigorous..." was already very inspiring, making one want to suppress their grief and turn sorrow into strength to strive forward.
It has an effect, but it's not very strong.
But now.
When Lu Tao said those words again.
For some reason, it seemed as if some kind of power descended upon everyone, and the feeling of encouragement suddenly intensified.
Those city dwellers who were despairing because of their grief seemed to find renewed motivation to live upon hearing these words.
Those city dwellers who were originally overwhelmed with grief and in tears are now gradually burying their grief deep in their hearts, turning their sorrow into motivation, and striving to move forward.
Those who had previously given up seem to have found new motivation and want to try again.
Those cultivators who were usually lazy felt full of energy at this moment and couldn't help but want to go home and cultivate immediately.
...
Those who were originally narrow-minded are now beginning to reflect on themselves.
Those cultivators who had previously schemed against others and taken advantage of them felt remorse and wanted to repent.
Those writers who originally wanted to make some money by padding their word count also began to condemn themselves inwardly.
...
"This is……?"
Kong Hao was completely dumbfounded as he stared at the bizarre scene before him.
Not only him, but all the other powerful individuals were the same.
It was just a single sentence, yet it possessed such power, instantly inspiring everyone's determination to strive for excellence.
Their consciousness and spirit are strong, so they are naturally not affected, but the common people are different.
Just moments before, everyone was deeply saddened, but the next moment they swallowed that sorrow and their expressions became resolute, their faces full of unyielding spirit.
"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement..."
"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement..."
"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement..."
Seemingly sensing the powerful force of these words, the city dwellers joined Lu Tao in shouting them out in perfect unison, one after another.
"I'm supposed to be in a martial arts fantasy world, so why am I suddenly adopting a Confucian and Taoist style?"
As Lu Tao shouted, he inwardly berated himself.
[Tian Xing Jian: 1.7 billion / 10 billion (Yellow Rank, Upper Grade, a famous saying that can inspire people's fighting spirit, make people strive for self-improvement, and make people virtuous and capable.)]
While shouting these words, Lu Tao frantically approved the authorization on the system.
This inspirational quote is authorized for everyone to learn.
Lu Tao discovered that his system was truly extraordinary.
He only wanted to encourage everyone and prevent them from being immersed in sadness, but this is what happened.
It was just a single sentence, yet the effect was so remarkable.
He initially thought that the statement might be inappropriate, since it could only motivate people to work harder, but had no effect on alleviating grief.
Judging from the results, it seems to be acceptable.
"The movement of heaven is ever vigorous..."
The unified shouts resounded through the sky, deeply moving everyone present.
——
In the several large courtyards behind the county government office, there are more than 600 children, the youngest being only three years old and the oldest being fifteen or sixteen.
Originally numb from the tragic deaths of their family members at the hands of a traitor, their lifeless eyes gradually brightened upon hearing that voice.
Hearing the deafening sound, they also started shouting along in a sparse manner.
Gradually, more and more people started shouting, and the light in their eyes grew brighter and brighter.
——
"It's Brother Tao."
"It's Brother Lu."
"It is the sect leader."
At the Immortal Sect's residence, all the Immortal Sect disciples heard Lu Tao's voice.
Wu Ming was the first to shout.
The others also excitedly shouted along.
This is their leader, this is their pride, how could they not cheer at such an exciting moment?
"It's that older brother."
The little girl rescued by Lu Tao has not uttered a single word or moved an inch since arriving at the Immortal Sect. She stands motionless in place, like a piece of wood.
No matter how others asked her or greeted her, she ignored them.
now.
Upon suddenly hearing Lu Tao's voice, his lifeless eyes twitched.
Hearing the overwhelming shouts and the chants of the Immortal Sect members, she gradually caught up with the rhythm.
"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement..."
As she shouted loudly, the grief in her heart turned into tears, which flowed slowly, and her lifeless eyes became even more lively.
——
This earth-shattering shout lasted for a full quarter of an hour before gradually subsiding.
At this moment.
Lu Tao then gave his final summary, saying, "I hope that in the days to come, everyone will work hard in their cultivation so that such a tragedy will not happen again. Keep it up, everyone! Keep it up, Mu Feng City!"
After shouting with everyone for fifteen minutes, Lu Tao no longer felt embarrassed.
"come on!"
"Thank you, Young Master Lu!"
"Thank you very much, Young Master Lu!"
Various responses rang out one after another.
"Thank you all. I'll take my leave now!"
"Goodbye, Young Master Lu!"
Lu Tao bid farewell to everyone and flew towards the Immortal Sect. Kong Hao and the others followed, looking like little followers.
Kong Hao didn't care about any of that.
At this moment, Kong Hao had too many questions he wanted to ask Lu Tao, but now was clearly not the right time to ask.
"Brother Lu."
"Brother Tao."
"metropolitan."
As soon as they returned to the entrance of the Immortal Sect, He Yuanshuang, Wu Ming, Chen An and others came to greet them.
With a thud.
The little girl, who was right behind the group, knelt down in front of Lu Tao with a thud.
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