“But… even so, we don’t need to run 80,000 meters. Why should we do something that even martial artists can’t do?”
Quan Ji felt a little tired and yawned slightly, her tone carrying a hint of amusement: "If you don't do things that others can't do, then everyone in the world has things they can't do, so why don't you just die?"
These words caught everyone off guard and didn't immediately catch on.
After a moment of stunned silence, everyone wore expressions of disbelief, their faces shifting with a variety of emotions.
"Teacher Quan...aren't you being a bit too harsh with what you're saying?"
"Too much?"
Quan Ji smiled, stretched out her hand, and Brahma appeared in her palm.
She pointed the tip of her umbrella in the direction of the crowd, and another cold laugh reached their ears.
"Look at yourselves now."
"A couple of teenagers, almost twenty years old, with such pathetic strength, do they think they can live a life of ease just by relying on their imperial family?"
"Let me be blunt with you. The thing I admire most about you is your constant arguing and fault-finding. If you really can't find a way out in the future, out of consideration for our teacher-student relationship, it's not impossible for you to come to my Holy Glory Empire and work as laborers."
"You're full of excuses, shirking responsibility, breaking rules, and indulging in pleasure! All you've said is that you're just afraid of getting tired, drifting along, stagnating, and utterly useless!"
"Look at the state you've become! If it weren't for your parents supporting you, who would respect you?!"
Quan Ji's criticisms came out one after another, showing no mercy whatsoever, extinguishing the anger that had been rising among everyone for their "indulgence in pleasure."
They stared at Quan Ji, dumbfounded.
They wanted to explain further, but their voices choked with grievance: "Do you think we don't want to make something of ourselves? Do you think we just want to indulge in pleasure? What do you know!"
"You wouldn't understand, Teacher Quan. You are exceptionally talented, you have a noble status, and everyone is willing to pamper and love you!"
"But what about us? We are born to be looked down upon. No matter what we do, we can't gain recognition from others. There are always more outstanding people standing in front of us, blocking our way. Everything we do is denied and unseen!"
"So you have absolutely no right to lecture us, do you understand? We're different!"
Quan Ji listened attentively to their complaints, without being angry, but rather feeling a sense of relief.
Because being willing to confide in someone means that their emotions have been stirred up.
Quan Ji smiled, her eyes softening considerably: "You're wrong, I understand."
Everyone was taken aback at first, and just as they were about to refute her, Quan Ji began to tell her story.
“I was once regarded as a useless person by countless people, and I was bullied by everyone. As an imperial princess, I was not loved by my father, the emperor, nor accepted by my people. In everyone’s eyes, I was just a shameful and useless princess.”
"But have I done anything heinous? No."
"Even now, I still don't understand why my father disliked me, forbade me from cultivating or studying. He even deliberately turned me into a rat in the street, hated by everyone."
"At first, I was also confused and in pain."
“I think all of this is just a nightmare, and I can break the nightmare as long as I can please my father.”
"But I was wrong."
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