12dz Chapter 13: Has the world really gotten better?
Chapter 13: Has the world really gotten better?
She left in a panic, almost as if fleeing. Only after leaving the Taoist temple did Luo Huanxi, who was in complete disarray, come to her senses.
She came to find Wei Wuxian as if she wanted to reason with him and appeal to his emotions, to persuade him to stop being so reckless and to live a good life with Wei Yunyi in the future.
But now...
Luo Huanxi bit her lower lip lightly, her expression conflicted.
Wei Wuxian didn't need her persuasion at all.
More importantly, Wei Wuxian has actually begun to resume his martial arts training.
What happened that caused Wei Wuxian to stop hiding his talents?
Is the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion planning something big recently?
Prior to this, Wei Wuxian had taken the initiative to mention the letter of divorce to Wei Yunyi.
Is Wei Wuxian in a hurry to sever ties with Wei Yunyi?
Could it be that the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and the Royal Family...
Knowing some of the hidden details, Luo Huanxi immediately rejected the idea.
It's impossible for the Imperial Preceptor's Office and the Royal Family to fall out. The Imperial Preceptor's proposition that "the common people's daily life is the Way" is most likely related to the path he wants to take in changing his foundation.
In other words, the Imperial Preceptor's Office must be closely connected with the Great Wei imperial family.
If the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and the Great Wei royal family break off relations, this internal strife could very well squander the Great Wei's current favorable situation.
So what exactly happened?
No answer was found.
Calculating how the addition of Wei Wuxian to the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion and the changes in the Great Wei would affect her mission of remaining in the Great Wei, Luo Huanxi returned to the Princess's Mansion with a heavy heart.
"Huanxi, what happened? Why do you look so pale?"
Just as they crossed the ceremonial gate, they encountered Wei Yunyi, who was coming out of the female officials' quarters in the side hall.
"It's nothing, just some things related to cultivation." Luo Huanxi regained her composure and smiled as she approached Wei Yunyi. "Yunyi, what are you doing?"
"My sixth brother recently emerged from seclusion and, upon learning of my marriage, sent me some rare and precious materials from another continent, along with some unusual items. Seeing the extraordinary descriptions in his letter, I came to take a look."
Wei Yunyi smiled and explained, "Would you like to come and take a look too, and pick out one or two that you like?"
"I'm not interested." Luo Huanxi's eyes darted around. "Since it's a wedding gift for you, half of it must belong to that prince consort, right? I can pick two items."
Wei Yunyi sneered: "Give it to him? He could just turn around and stuff it into some prostitute's arms."
"Yunyi, this...aren't you being too prejudiced against him?"
Wei Yunyi frowned: "Huanxi, why are you speaking well of him?"
"No, I just feel that you two are a married couple after all, and it's not good to continue like this."
"I know you mean well, but please don't get involved in my affairs with him," Wei Yunyi said, barely managing to stay calm.
Luo Huanxi hesitated for a moment, then pulled Wei Yunyi aside.
"Yunyi, after you mentioned him bringing up the divorce papers again that day, I thought about it again. What if, I mean, what if, during the Daoist academy exchange at the end of the month, he uses some tricks and actually wins against you?"
"impossible!"
Wei Yunyi asserted without hesitation.
"Huanxi, stop thinking about me all the time. When you have free time, go out and do what you're doing now, change your appearance and go for a stroll. I still need to reply to my sixth brother's letter. I have to go now."
Watching Wei Yunyi's impatient departure, Luo Huanxi stood there in silence.
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Once his internal injuries had fully healed, Wei Wuxian returned to his fishing spot and continued to focus on his cultivation.
Although he couldn't understand why Luo Huanxi had approached him, Wei Wuxian had to make sure that his temporary "playboy" persona didn't collapse.
In the past three days, apart from cultivation, he has completely sorted out the memories of his predecessor.
There is a crucial piece of information in my memory: when the original owner wanted to steal valuable paintings and calligraphy from his family to sell, he accidentally found an erotic painting.
The items in the Imperial Preceptor's residence were mostly bestowed by the emperor.
This explains why his cheap father, Wei Jidao, got married because of the royal family, or rather, the entire Great Wei Dynasty.
This is not difficult to understand.
His father was a saint, invincible, powerful, and perfect.
In this cannibalistic world, it was so perfect that even the emperor was terrified.
Not to mention, Wei Jidao has a secret. Everyone thinks he is a scholar, but in fact, Wei Jidao's philosophy is rooted in military strategy!
Military, punishment, killing, and righteousness!
He is most skilled in battle, and like the sword cultivator, he is also most adept at killing!
This secret is a secret in the eyes of the world, but it is not a secret in the eyes of high-level cultivators.
Putting yourself in his shoes, if Wei Wuxian were the emperor, he would also be afraid.
Why did the royal family urge Wei Jidao to marry?
The reason is simple: a saint without weaknesses is difficult for the royal family to control, and they cannot control him.
But once you have a family and children, things get much better.
Based on this, Wei Wuxian has a bold guess: was the Wei clan, the royal family, really not behind that assassination attempt?
Although no more princes or princesses were born in the Wei royal family after that.
But what if we view this as a reconciliation and settlement by the royal Wei clan?
Thinking hard.
Wei Wuxian's guess was not without reason.
While his predecessor spent his days indulging in debauchery, Wei Jidao chose to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear, adopting a laissez-faire attitude.
The deeper implications of this are also worth pondering...
evening.
Another round of the "Sword Forging Technique" ended, and Wei Wuxian, soaking in the medicinal bath, once again immersed himself in the body of Li Jingming.
Phoenix City, Yuxian Tower.
Wei Wuxian and Qi Yuncheng sat facing each other.
During these three days, Wei Wuxian, using his avatar, had two drinking sessions with Qi Yuncheng.
The two tacitly avoided inquiring about each other's backgrounds, instead sharing anecdotes from the mortal world and stories from the cultivation realm.
Leaving aside everything else, as drinking buddies, Wei Wuxian thought Qi Yuncheng was quite good, and the two had a very pleasant conversation.
But he never let his guard down.
"This has truly broadened my horizons; Brother Jingming actually knows so many anecdotes and secrets."
"I just loved reading since I was a child, and it just so happens that my family has a lot of rare books."
After all, with tens of thousands of hours of gameplay, Wei Wuxian had basically explored every side quest and hidden clue, so he had plenty to talk about.
same.
Wei Wuyang also gained something, and quite a lot!
He then realized that the historical developments after the last war against the heavens were so different from the first game he played, "Fairy 1".
Of course, the general trend is consistent, but the details are completely different!
For example, the Confucian Temple appeared nearly three hundred years later than in the original story. In the two hundred years that followed, a hidden sect called Xuntianque emerged, using ruthless methods to oversee the world.
That's the Temple of Literature, with its Confucian temple housing the first four sages, ten philosophers, and seventy-two worthies...
After clinking glasses with Qi Yuncheng and drinking, Wei Wuxian was filled with emotion.
Qi Yuncheng, slightly drunk, said, "In the end, before the Xuntian Palace and the Confucian Temple, this world was openly cannibalistic. Afterwards, it just changed from being overt to being covert. Has the world really gotten better?"
I don't see any.