Stop it, Taoist, Your Fight almost Ruins the DAO!-Chapter 616 - 386: With a Single Word Dismiss, With a Word Promote, Return, Truly World-Renowned! The Halberd Advances in Rank.

Yi Chen walked ahead, turning back with a helpless smile toward the gaunt old man.

Despite Yi Chen's efforts to stop them, the vibrations from the great battle had still managed to bring down some of the houses within little Qingyan City.

However, the number of such unlucky victims was very small, with more casualties resulting from the stampede as they fled in panic.

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"Nan Nan, don't cry. With me here, your dad's broken leg will soon be mended, and with my nurturing, it might even become stronger," said Yi Chengzi soothingly.

Yi Chen's hand hovered over the leg of a sallow-faced man, whose oddly bent tibia slowly began to return to normal.

"Eh, it really doesn't hurt anymore. The Taoist is truly divine," exclaimed the man, stamping his foot, his eyes filling with the joy of rebirth, unable to imagine the miserable life that awaited him disabled, as the main support for his family.

If he had not been married, whether he ate coarse rice or beef, whether he could afford it or not, made no difference to the man known as the second Yellow brother. But now that he had a wife and daughter... everything had changed.

Bang!

There is gold under a man's knees, and the stubborn second Yellow, notorious as a troublemaker in Qingyan City, knelt heavily before the Daoist, accompanied by a woman in simple dress and their little girl Nan Nan.

"Taoist, by saving these legs of mine, second Yellow, you have saved my whole family's life. We all bow our heads in gratitude to you."

"Please allow us to know your honorable name, so that we may set up a spiritual tablet for you, to offer incense and forever remember your great virtue."

"There's no need for that. My master Bai Yunzi of Hidden Dragon Temple has always taught me to do good deeds without seeking reward, so as Yi Chengzi, I never leave my name behind after helping others," Yi Chengzi replied.

"Miao Zi, give this brave man fifty taels of silver to fix up the fallen house, and then let's move on," he commanded.

With a spit from Miao Zi's mouth, two shiny silver ingots were placed in the little girl's hands, and by the time second Yellow wanted to refuse, Yi Chen and his companions were already far away.

"Hidden Dragon Temple, my former master Bai Yunzi, the Taoist name is Yi Chengzi." Second Yellow murmured to himself, unable to catch up. He quickly memorized the unintentionally revealed words of Yi Chen.

After healing dozens more injured villagers amidst a chorus of admiration, Yi Chen's gaze suddenly sharpened.

At the corner of the street, an old scholar was deeply unconscious, leaning against the wall.

Hei Shanzi raised his eyebrows, and instantly a rotund, brocade-clothed man approached.

"Reporting to my lord, this man is an old scholar of Qingyan City, named Fan Jin. Alas, he has repeatedly failed the imperial examinations, and his family fortune has declined," said the brocade-clothed man.

"But the man is a devoted son."

After the brocade-clothed man finished speaking, Hei Shanzi chimed in promptly, "My lord, is there something wrong with this old scholar?"

"Interesting, this man is actually a one-in-a-million martial arts talent. Such a pity," Yi Chen shook his head with a touch of regret, thinking that a fine steed often goes unrecognized by its would-be master.

He passed his hand over the old scholar's head.

"Mother... Mother... run..." The old scholar suddenly woke up as if from a very long dream. When he came to his senses, he saw the silhouette of a very robust Daoist.

"Why do you not practice martial arts?" asked Yi Chengzi.

"Ah... Ah?"

"The lord is speaking to you, old Fan. Answer quickly," scolded the brocade-clothed man, only to be silenced by a wave from Hei Shanzi.

"Replying... replying to my lord, in my childhood, my family was able to provide for me. At the time of grasping at one year old, I chose the Book of Poetry over a wooden sword, disappointing my father who hoped for my success in the imperial examinations," said Fan Jin.

"I see, that is a pity indeed."

"Truly, knowledge changes someone's fate."

"By the way, does the 'Jin' in your name mean 'to advance'?"

"Answering my lord, it stands for 'promotion,' my late father gave me this name, meaning he hoped for my success in the examinations. Unfortunately, Fan Jin has failed repeatedly."

"Seeing how you worried about your mother immediately upon waking, you do seem to be a filial son. I'll give you a free bit of advice: change that 'Jin' to 'Jin' meaning 'to progress,' perhaps that will lead to your success."

"How can you succeed in the examinations without making progress?"

After kindly giving his advice, Yi Taoist continued on his way, leaving the old scholar to murmur to himself, "Fan Jin, Fan Jin, the Taoist possesses true insight. From today on, I shall be Fan Jin!"

Having treated a dozen more people, Yi Chen came to a stop at the corner of a street, a few dozen meters away from a collapsed mansion.

In front of the ruined mansion stood a towheaded boy with a broad grin, causing Yi Chen to pause in confusion.

Hei Shanzi, ever so observant, stepped forward to ask, "Lad, why do you laugh?"

"No reason, I'm just sad. I'm not laughing," replied the boy.

"The school collapsed, our lessons are buried underneath and cannot be retrieved, my heart is broken... haha."

"Just thinking about how long it will take for the school to be rebuilt, and how long until I can study again... it truly breaks my heart... haha."

The boy's laughter betrayed his claim of heartbreak, unaware that darkness had already crept near.

"Hei Shanzi, we must not skimp on education. I want you to send cultivators to dig out the students' coursework today and build an even larger school right here, making sure that these kids can sit in a bright courtyard to study by this afternoon," Yi Taoist instructed earnestly.

"Furthermore, I will donate a thousand more taels for the children to buy more books. They must read more, study more."

Yi Taoist cared deeply about education and immediately directed Hei Shanzi.

Hei Shanzi: "..."

Zuo Qianfu: "..."