When they turned back, people on the street made way for them.
I'm really afraid of offending them by accident.
An Qinghuan experienced the effects of power for the first time, and the feeling was wonderful.
Without relying on maids or servants, and without expecting the An family to clean up the mess, it was An Zhengzheng who brought her to their door to vent her anger.
Once she was out of the street and away from those people, she sighed a few times.
"So this is what it feels like..." Her resentment dissipated considerably, and she no longer frowned. "Luckily, you were there to guide me."
An Zhengzheng laughed: "So, when you have nightmares in the future, don't run away, struggle and try to survive."
"I will definitely practice hard from now on and never let anyone bully me!"
"Thank you so much." He reminded her.
An Qinghuan finally understood.
She used to pursue a delicate and fragile beauty too much, but she was unwilling to put in the hard work, and she didn't dare to speak up when she suffered losses.
If she had her own abilities, she would never give anyone the chance to harm her, and she could even protect others like An Zhengzheng!
An Zhengzheng smiled when she saw An Qinghuan clench her fist.
Her eyes were slightly lowered, but she felt a faint sense of excitement.
Yes, that's it.
Wake up, An Qinghuan. It wasn't in vain that I personally brought her here.
The female demon keenly sensed An Zhengzheng's excitement.
"If women exercise, they will have the power to fight back when they encounter danger. If women are fierce, they can protect their own interests... But you worldly people advocate that women should be pale, thin, weak, virtuous, and gentle."
As the female demon spoke, she carefully observed An Zhengzheng's expression.
As expected, An Zhengzheng sneered after hearing this.
"They all benefit men from the act of assault and are advantageous to men."
An Zhengzheng said sarcastically, "Women who build muscles are criticized for being too fat and strong and not beautiful, but in fact, muscles can give them the power to fight back when they encounter danger and domestic violence."
“Teaching women to be gentle and delicate, to never compete or fight, will inevitably lead to a loss of competitiveness, a decline in their careers, and a lack of independent judgment. They will only be able to rely on powerful people for protection…”
And who are the ones taught to be powerful? Naturally, it's men.
The female demon thought to herself: She really is a spirited and intelligent girl. No wonder I liked her at first sight.
An Qinghuan seemed to have been inspired and slapped her forehead.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have chosen the Hehuan Sect. It's truly useless."
Upon hearing this, the female demon looked at An Qinghuan.
The demons despise the weak, believing that weakness is the original sin.
Even a demon general like himself would be willing to get close to An Zhengzheng only because he sensed her strong-willed nature.
But when she saw An Qinghuan just now, she sensed that the girl was a bit spoiled, but she didn't feel too much aversion to her.
Because this little girl... looks somewhat like An Zhengzheng.
Now, upon hearing An Qinghuan mention that she had previously cultivated the Hehuan Sect, she asked, "Did you cultivate the Jade Beauty Gu?"
"...Yes. It's An Zhengzheng's face that was implanted."
An Qinghuan was filled with mixed emotions.
After hesitating for a moment, as if to prove something, she added, "However, I did not persist in practicing the techniques; I abandoned the path and started anew."
An Qinghuan spoke very softly, completely suppressed by the female demon's demonic aura.
Deep down, she began to understand what An Zhengzheng had said before: she was herself and didn't need anyone else's appearance or shadow.
The female demon said thoughtfully, "You are quite clever."
"The side effects of the Jade Beauty Gu are severe. You humans..." She originally wanted to say "you human realms," but fortunately she changed her mind in time, "you practitioners of the Joyful Union Sect suffer greatly. You really torment yourselves for a young and beautiful face."
An Qinghuan said somewhat guiltily, "That's how you have to be when you cultivate the Hehuan Sect. After all, you've been trained in the demonic path."
"Don't blame the demonic path," the female demon chuckled. "Do you know what the Hehuan Sect of the demonic path is used for?"
An Qinghuan shook her head.
Upon hearing this, An Zhengzheng also became interested and immediately perked up her ears.
"The Hehuan Sect of the Demonic Path teaches demons to imitate various demons, including their physique, appearance, and temperament. It is mainly used to help fellow demons overcome their tribulations of love. You can become a handsome young man, a beautiful young woman, a rogue male cultivator, an elderly woman, or even an infant or young girl, and you can also turn back into your original form."
The female demon explained to the two little girls: "Those who cultivate the Joyful Union Sect can obtain cultivation techniques, magical artifacts, and other things by helping fellow demons cultivate, and they can also cultivate their own character in the process."
"The Demon Lord offered this cultivation path to the cultivation world to show his sincerity in peace. But I never expected that your cultivation world would be so obsessed that you would use it to teach female cultivators... to be eternally young in appearance and to be generous in raising children and respecting their parents-in-law."
These words struck like a thunderbolt, instantly exploding in the hearts of An Zhengzheng and An Qinghuan.
All female cultivators in the world have been deceived!
An Zhengzheng said, trembling, "So, this was originally a path of cultivation for both men and women..."
However, the male cultivators covered their mouths, treating it as a sect that panders to men!
"Aren't all the Hehuan Sect sect sects known for having significant side effects?" An Qinghuan asked, somewhat unwilling to accept it.
The female demon casually explained, "Only in the human world... is there such a huge side effect because people are so obsessed with changing their human form. If you just grow old naturally, there won't be any side effects."
It goes against the natural order for a woman in her thirties, forties, or fifties to act like a teenage girl.
Why can't we accept the passing of time with equanimity? Every age has its own beauty. Youthful innocence, liveliness, and coquettishness are beautiful, but so is the calm and open-mindedness that comes with maturity.
"Alright, I have to go too." The female demon waved her hand as she reached the fork in the road.
I thought they were coming to protect someone, but I didn't expect that little girl named An Zhengzheng to be so powerful that I didn't even have a chance to make a move.
"Thank you, sister." After bidding farewell to the female demon, An Zhengzheng and An Qinghuan walked on with heavy hearts.
An Qinghuan's mind was a complete mess.
Is what she said true?
"Really?"
An Zhengzheng listened to her soft murmur but remained silent.
Just like when An Qinghuan asked her in the ancestral hall why she had such unconventional ideas, An Zhengzheng also told her: "Think about it yourself."
Talking too much becomes preaching; nothing beats thinking for yourself.
With their own thoughts, the two returned to the Hundred Women's Pavilion after taking their revenge.
As soon as she entered, Madam Pei came to greet her, looking quite troubled.
An Zhengzheng wondered, "Has something happened?"
Even though the magazines are all bestsellers, people are still choosing qigong magazines.
“Yes…” Madam Pei glanced cautiously at An Qinghuan, “It’s the Zhou family…”
"Qinghuan, you should go back to your room first." Seeing that she was still immersed in the matter of the Hehuan Sect, An Zhengzheng told her to go and rest.
"Okay." An Qinghuan left before she could figure it out.
As soon as she left, An Zhengzheng calmly asked, "But what happened? Did the An family and the Zhou family make a move again?"
An Zhengzheng resolved both the An family's supply disruptions and the Zhou family's blocking of raw material supplies.
In response to the sanctions imposed on her family, she released her formula and refused to sell cosmetics and glamorous clothing.
Since the Zhou family prohibited the supply of raw materials, she purchased them from female cultivators to provide them with a way out.
What other methods are there?!
Go ahead and give it your all! An Zhengzheng loves pressure and challenges; they'll only make her more motivated.
Madam Pei had a complicated story to tell: "It's the eldest son of the Zhou family, Zhou Xu..."
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