Gu Dongyuan looked up at the sky in the ancient martial arts world, which was much bluer and cleaner than outside, and a proud look appeared in his eyes: "But the ancient martial arts world is different. It has continued the five thousand years of Chinese heritage, and it still retains most of the living habits and cultural customs of ancient China."
"I dare not say that this is the last pure land in the world, but I dare say that it must be the most historically significant and culturally rich place in the world!"
"Our ancestors made so much effort to protect this place, and repelled so many enemies who wanted to invade. Are we just going to give up this place so easily now, at the cost of their blood and lives?"
"I, Gu Dongyuan, will be the first to disagree!"
"Entering the world, is possible."
"Anyone in the ancient martial arts world who wants to enter the secular world is welcome to do so."
"But it is absolutely unacceptable to satisfy one's own selfish desires at the expense of or by destroying the ancient martial arts world!"
Gu Dongyuan's voice was weak, yet firm and resolute.
From his aged eyes, Qin Sheng saw persistence, determination, and unwavering courage.
She pursed her lips, a slight curve forming at the corners.
Now I understand why the Yuchi family and Gu Xiyuan went to such lengths and used such methods to force her maternal grandfather to back down.
With such a determined person standing in their way, hindering their grand plan to enter the world, they naturally wished to get rid of him as soon as possible.
They almost succeeded.
But that was in the past; now, it's impossible.
She shared the same idea as her maternal grandfather.
Whether the Yuchi family, the Li family, or the Lu family are worldly or reclusive, it has little to do with her; she doesn't care or concern herself with it.
But they not only persecuted her maternal grandfather's family repeatedly, but also colluded with the Black Prison, attempting to drag the ancient martial arts world into the abyss.
Each year, ten cultivators are provided to the Black Prison as a condition for the Black Prison to help them gain a foothold in the outside world.
Qin Sheng's eyes were filled with icy coldness.
I'm afraid what they want is far more than just "a foothold".
Qin Sheng lowered her eyes slightly, concealing the darkness within them.
Gu Dongyuan didn't deliberately lower his voice, and since most of the people present were cultivators, they naturally heard everything clearly. For a moment, everyone's expression was extremely complicated.
Some were angry and embarrassed, like Chief Yuchi; others deeply agreed, like Chief Sheng; and still others seemed thoughtful, like Chief Cui.
Even among ordinary martial arts practitioners, there were those who were either excited, those who found it hard to understand, and those who were filled with righteous indignation.
Regardless of what everyone thinks, the competition continues.
One pair of contestants after another were called into the competition arena, where they determined the winners and losers in match after match.
To save time, the competition among the aristocratic families was conducted in three rounds simultaneously, but even so, it took more than five hours to complete all thirty rounds of the first round.
After lunch, they continued with the next round of the competition, narrowing down the contest from thirty to fifteen.
Qin Sheng was scheduled for a pretty early spot this time; she was in the second session.
It can still be solved with one move.
When she came out of the competition room and walked to her seat, she saw her classmate Gu Xiaoming, who was still in a daze.
I couldn't help but: "..."
Qin Zheng pressed his temples, his head throbbing: "Is your mother trying to drive herself crazy?"
More than five hours have passed, and I still haven't figured it out. I'm still thinking about it. I'm going to go crazy from thinking so much.
Qin Sheng's temples throbbed.
He stepped forward and dragged Gu Yueming away from the arena, saying expressionlessly, "Tell me what you don't understand, and I'll explain it to you."
Gu Yueming felt like her mind was a complete mess, and she almost wanted to cry, so she said with a mournful face, "I can't figure it out at all!"
Qin Zheng and Qin Zhao, who followed closely behind, were speechless.
Although I shouldn't, I still want to complain: How can someone be so refreshingly stupid?
Qin Sheng couldn't help but press his temples, sighed inwardly, and began the longest speech of his life.
"First of all, the worldly faction, led by the Yuchi family, and the reclusive faction, led by your maternal grandfather, have been fighting for a long time, before you were tricked into getting engaged to Yuchi Zhong."
“Your maternal grandfather and uncle both know, they just haven’t told you.”
"Regarding the marriage, what the Yuchi family and Gu Xiyuan really wanted to scheme against was your maternal grandfather. They were certain that your maternal grandfather would be reluctant to part with you as his daughter and would help you escape the marriage. They could then use this as an excuse to slowly force your maternal grandfather to relinquish his position as clan leader."
"Your maternal grandfather agreed to the clan elders' request to cripple your cultivation and allow you and your father to leave. This was partly your wish, and partly because they wanted to use this opportunity to get you out of the ancient martial arts world and prevent the Yuchi family from making trouble for you again."
Qin Sheng paused, looking at Gu Yueming: "Do you understand?"
After about five minutes of digestion, Gu Yueming finally understood. Nodding, her eyes red, she said, "I was too stupid and useless, and I dragged Father and Brother down with me."
Qin Sheng patted her shoulder to comfort her: "It's okay, you've been stupid for a long time."
Gu Yueming: T^T.
This is so painful, it feels like it's piercing my heart.
After spending another two minutes patching up her pierced heart, Gu Yueming asked curiously, "Then what does this have to do with Black Prison? Why are they extending their reach into the world of ancient martial arts?"
Qin Sheng's gaze swept over a spot behind Gu Yueming, and he said indifferently, "The Black Prison is most interested in people with all kinds of unique abilities, and ancient martial arts practitioners are naturally one of their targets."
"The worldly faction wants to engage with the world, but it's not something they can do just because they want to. Without the help of a powerful backer, even if they go to the outside world, they may very well end up as heartless laborers."
Yeah, working as a henchman for wealthy and powerful families outside, risking their lives for barely a few dollars, it's really miserable.
"The Black Prison wants people, and the worldly faction wants outside support; it's a perfect match where everyone gets what they need."
Gu Yueming's eyes widened instantly: "You mean...you mean the worldly faction traded ancient martial arts practitioners to Black Prison as...as commodities?!"
Qin Sheng glanced at her indifferently: "Otherwise, why would Grandpa be so angry?"
Gu Yueming was truly stunned. Once she realized what had happened, she was furious and couldn't help but start yelling.
"Black Prison, Black Prison, what a heartless and ruthless place! Those are living, breathing people, yet they go to great lengths to use them as experimental subjects!"
"Why do you keep tinkering with genes and genetically engineered humans all day long? What kind of rubbish are you producing?!"
"Are you out of your mind?!"
Qin Zheng, who was accidentally dragged into the insults, was speechless.
Forget it, he's a grown man, he can't argue with a stupid woman.
but……
Qin Zheng glanced at Qin Sheng, his gaze deep: "I'm afraid it's more than that. If I'm not mistaken, Black Prison's biggest target has now become you."
He paused, staring intently at Qin Sheng, and continued, "The person who infiltrated the Gu family's black jail, was Gu Changyi, right?"
Qin Sheng glanced at her younger brother.
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