Chapter 1029: Wind Riding Void Cuts The Moon
Ye Qing lifted a curious eyebrow. “Is that the Wind Riding Void Sword Intent?”
“That is correct. It is Wei Nanhua’s Wind Riding Void Sword Intent!” Feng Qingyou answered.
“The void lurks within the clouds and rides the wind to the firmament. Its reputation is well deserved,” Ye Qing praised.
Wei Nanhua was, of course, the Sage overseeing the Nanjiang Pacification Army and the one Feng Qingyou had mentioned earlier.
A legendary figure in his own right, Wei Nanhua’s original name was Wei Fenghua. The scion of a famous clan in Chu, he entered the Jixia Academy at a young age but achieved nothing due to his naughty and mischievous nature. He was eventually expelled by the Jixia Academy and became the laughingstock of the entire nation. The scholars in particular ridiculed him saying that a rich kid who learned nothing is no different from a mediocre fool. The Wei Clan was so angry that they kicked him out of the family and removed his name from the clan’s genealogical record.
It was quite the fall from grace. Wei Fenghua had turned from a wealthy scion to a pauper with not a coin to call to his name. He was forced to beg for a living and was constantly beaten and harassed as a result. It was a difficult life to say the least.
In order to survive, Wei Fenghua joined an old temple and became a scripture guardian. He also changed his name to Wei Nanhua.
A scripture guardian sounded like a glamorous job, but all he really did was keep an eye on the scriptures. Bored and having nothing better to do, Wei Nanhua entertained himself by reading and reciting the scriptures and guarded.
Wei Nanhua had suffered tremendously during the few years he worked as a beggar, but if there was one good thing about the experience, it was that it had ground his youthful arrogance and mischievous personality into nothing. He was perfectly okay with his job—at the very least, he did not need to fight someone for scraps of food, nor did he have to worry about someone coveting his position—and would continue working as a scripture guardian for sixty years straight.