If you have to offend someone, if you must punch someone, would you choose the village’s renowned good person, or the village’s infamous bully?
This is the core idea Liu Xianzi wanted to express.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
No matter how much everyone praises the other, saying how good and noble they are, about how they make many friends, are kind-hearted and take care of the common people, possessing the demeanor of a saint. Thɪs chapter is updated by ɴovelfire.net
But when someone needs to be pushed out as a scapegoat, when you have to offend someone, everyone will only choose the kindest, the one most easy to bully—the true gentleman.
This is reality, cruel and unforgiving.
Directly spitting out the green plum wine in his mouth.
Liu Tangxi, quick with her hands and seemingly having anticipated this scene, slapped, no, rather pushed, her junior brother’s head to the side.
This face-to-face reaction was enough to leave anyone dumbfounded.
But Jiang Feng didn’t even have time to cough before he erupted angrily: "Kind? You tell me he’s kind? Senior sister, did you just see something dirty, or have you been possessed?"
"No, when that bastard was alive, he was infamous, and even after dying, there’s no peace. Don’t fool me, I’ve secretly investigated and gathered some data, though it’s mostly fragmented pieces, history books detail his scandals thoroughly."
"What with using low-ranked cultivators for experimentation, transforming with spiritual beasts, and the Soul Seizing Technique, yes, and that word curse, you’re telling me he’s a gentleman?"
"I won’t even mention the distant past, look at my family and Yu Rou’s family now—what state are they in? Just take a look yourself."
"Her family has been generations cursed and locked by the word curse, souls not able to transcend after death, and I still don’t know if I have parents myself or which grave to worship at when I go home!"
"Was I born from a refined living puppet, or were my parents just an ordinary couple? Or did they just get targeted and refined, then killed by Demon Night True Monarch."
"I still don’t know, and you dare tell me he’s a gentleman?"
While complaining, he rolled his eyes.
Even though he didn’t really want to refute his senior sister’s words, he really couldn’t accept this fact. To be honest, if not for that strange thing inside his body, he probably would have had kids by now.
He wouldn’t even need to embark on the path of cultivation.
Although cultivators were noble in this era, the competitive pressure and internal cruel environment made it easier for cultivators to encounter problems; according to his previous thoughts, just honestly sitting for the imperial exams.
He wouldn’t say he is very intelligent, but at least he had literary foundations, present-day literature was complex but not difficult for him to understand.
Not saying he would come first in exams and become the top scholar, but even passing and becoming a scholar would afford considerable social status, even failing that he could peacefully remain a scholar locally, teach a private school, hang a consultant title at the government office, living quite comfortably.
Let’s not forget he became a scholar at thirteen, right until Liu Tangxi arrived in Qingshui County, and he was fully prepared for the exams.
He’d even gathered some insider information on national conditions and the current emperor’s preference for governance through Yan Yurou...
If it weren’t for this mess, he might have already gone to the Capital City to see the emperor, or might be assisting an official in some magistrate’s office, preparing to see whose position he’s taking over.
"I’ve said it was back then, Yan Ruyu before being persecuted indeed could be called a gentleman, even our master had ties with him, even guiding our master with senior advice, your current Violet Firmament Sword Technique has his contributions."
"Oh, also, the Scarlet Sun Infinite Heavenly Thunder Art in your hand is indeed Earth Rank middle-tier Daoist skill, but in your hands it’s merely a High Grade Mystic Rank, because it’s only a fragment, strictly speaking less than one-third."
"Though it’s Divine Thunder Valley’s secret, do you know who perfected it? Divine Thunder Valley’s previous Valley Master Lei Zhen sought out Yan Ruyu personally numerous times?"
"Your little girlfriend’s Holy Beast, how did it truly merge with the Southern Border Saintess? Of the twelve mental methods of Taiyi Taixu dual sect, three underwent his hand, and Great Elder Lan Tianyong treated him with brotherly courtesy back then."
"If it weren’t for him betraying the Human Clan for the Devil Immortal, Taixu Sect would fight desperately against those Immortal Monarchs, wagering lives for that old thing."
"Yet he betrayed the Human Clan, and ended up committing countless atrocities, his entire reputation ruined, not preserving late dignity..."
She had great sympathy for the Immortal Monarch’s plight, though when Yan Ruyu was still a Human Clan Immortal Monarch, she hadn’t been born yet, even then her master might not have been strong enough to engage in such level conflicts.
By the time her master’s sword techniques became formidable, Yan Ruyu had died, replaced by Demon Lord, the deeds he committed as Demon Lord... Alas.
Not to mention our master hadn’t helped him, refraining from joining the siege was already considerate of past ties, given the lives taken by his hands aren’t measured by individuals.
But rather by "cities" as units.
"Despite how insane Yan Ruyu was at the time, his active betrayal to the Demon Race was overly aggressive, even though Lan Tianyong couldn’t lead disciples to assist him, but at least he refrained from kicking him while he’s down."