"Script transference successful," Student Xiao D hurried into action.
He Tiantian closed her eyes, beginning to accept the script.
Soon, she appeared utterly disillusioned—
"Student Xiao D, is this the so-called great script you mentioned?"
"A vile woman! Innately malicious and selfish to the bone, she could harm anyone just for her own gain!"
"...Including those innocent souls with whom she bears no grudges!"
He Tiantian wore an expression of rejection: such a character setup, tsk tsk, it was truly a challenge to her values and bottom line.
Just as she had guessed before, this was a world derived from wuxia novels, the Martial World.
However, this world was not purely a Martial World; it had the complexities of the Itinerant World’s grudges, court intrigues, and the concept of national justice.
The novel’s author sketched an imaginary dynasty similar to the Northern Song, the Tianchao Dynasty.
The Tianchao ruled the Central Plains, surrounded by two or three nomadic tribes established by Foreign Clans.
Their covetous eyes always on the Central Plains, every few years they would invade the borders.
Aside from the Hulu, the Tianchao had to deal with lingering troubles from the Previous Dynasty.
The male lead, Pei Jinghou, hailed from one of the Martial World’s three great noble families at Jade Villa.
He was the legitimate eldest son and the most outstanding heir.
Intelligent and upright, his martial arts talent was once in a century.
Shaolin’s Master Ming Zhi and Beggar Gang’s Old Sect Leader Guo Shengqing, recognizing talent, made an exception to take him as a direct disciple.
Raised in martial arts training since childhood by these two extraordinary masters, Pei Jinghou mastered unparalleled fighting skills, easily becoming the brightest among the new generation in the Martial World.
Although Jade Villa was a faction within the Itinerant World, it also had a hint of official influence.
For instance, successive Manor Masters were also the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarchs, maintaining a very harmonious relationship with the local government.
The current Manor Master of Jade Villa, Pei Quan, was spirited and ambitious in his youth, even participated in the imperial examinations, and won the title of Pei Sanyuan by passing several levels in one go.
Later, upon the death of his father, the Old Manor Master of Jade Villa, Pei Quan had no choice but to return home to take over the family business.
However, his early experiences in the imperial examinations made Pei Quan different from the average rough Itinerant World character.
Some court officials, upon meeting Pei Quan, would even politely address him as "Pei Sanyuan."
In Pei Quan’s heart, concepts like nation and citizenry held greater weight.
Unlike typical Martial World characters who only knew of fighting and killing daily, he used his status as the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch to rally the Righteous Path, forming the Righteous Army. Whenever the Hulu invaded the border, Pei Quan would lead this army to assist the Imperial Border Army in combat.
"Through martial arts, heroes challenge prohibitions."
Historically, governments have always suppressed the Martial World to some extent.
Tianchao was no exception.
However, due to Pei Quan’s efforts, the Tianchao was rather tolerant towards a few leading Sects, especially Jade Villa.
They were allowed to establish their own territories, accept disciples, and carry weapons!
As the intermediary between the court and the Martial World, Pei Quan’s position was especially significant.
His seat as the Martial Arts Alliance Hierarch was also very stable.
Of course, Pei Quan himself was upright and had a sense of national justice, a great hero.
The son he had personally taught, Pei Jinghou, was an even more righteous and passionate good man.
Unfortunately, Pei Jinghou was not very lucky, as his own mother plotted against him.
Neither Pei Quan nor Pei Jinghou had expected that the wife and mother they always thought was merely a common Itinerant World doctor’s daughter actually had another identity—Princess Chai Fengyi of the Previous Dynasty.
Only thirty years had passed since the fall of the Previous Dynasty, and Chai Fengyi, who had been reduced to wandering the Itinerant World from being a grand Princess, was only six at the time of her family’s demise.
But she vividly remembered her noble status as a princess of the royal family and the hatred for her country’s downfall and her family’s demise.
However, she was just a young girl at the time and could only bury the secret of her lineage deep in her heart.
She was adopted by a kind-hearted doctor and lived a drifting life with her foster father in the Itinerant World.
Later, by chance, her foster father saved the life of Jade Villa’s Old Manor Master, who was also Pei Quan’s father.
The grateful Old Manor Master, finding Chai Fengyi beautiful and her manners not like that of ordinary Itinerant World women, took a liking to her.
Chai Fengyi’s foster father cherished his daughter and wanted to find her a good home.
Thus, at the age of sixteen, Chai Fengyi married Pei Quan, and the following year, she bore him a son.
This son was, naturally, Pei Jinghou.
Holding his plump and healthy grandson, the Old Manor Master felt increasingly convinced of his good judgment.
Furthermore, after marrying into Jade Villa, Chai Fengyi supported her husband, taught her child, respected her in-laws, and managed household affairs. Although she had no martial arts skills, she still upheld the role of the Manor Master’s Matriarch with dignity.