"That's really interesting."
An Zhengzheng only felt the pain for a short while before regaining consciousness.
For a moment, all those menacing-looking people in front of them froze.
"You almost fooled me!"
"During the new disciple trials, my inner demon was the fear of being betrayed by someone of the same sex. So in my dream, I returned to the modern world and had the opportunity to betray a woman."
"The last annual assessment was a prank by the Dream Eater. It was partly to test whether Zhou Xu was moved by emotions, and partly, in essence, to test my compassion and whether I could lend a helping hand to my opponent. So in the dream, Zhou Xu was on the verge of death, waiting for me to save him."
"This year's annual assessment actually tested two things at the same time... One was whether I would feel frustrated and give up when everything I did for the female cultivators resulted in complete failure."
"The other one is truly vicious; he actually wants to make those women who have finally realized their mistakes regret their awakening..."
An Zhengzheng stared blankly at everything before her. She had regained her senses and all her memories had returned.
At the same time, everyone seemed to be frozen in place, no longer able to move.
A dream-eating beast has appeared.
This time it is presented in female form, resembling a little girl with scales.
It asked, somewhat surprised, "How did you realize that?"
She had her memories erased, yet he had instilled new memories into her; she shouldn't have been discovered so quickly.
An Zhengzheng remained calm: "Because they can't possibly regret it."
If a woman voluntarily ventures into a wider world and experiences the benefits of freedom, she can never regret it.
"If they regret it, that only proves two things."
"First, they were never truly independent in the first place. Their so-called independence was just an excuse for them to escape marriage, childbirth, or pressure."
"Secondly, in the process of so-called independence, they did not truly strive to become strong, so when they get older, they have nothing to rely on and then panic and want to return to the cage. Essentially, they are lazy and unable to bear the consequences of their choices."
However, these two types of people, whether married or single, often cannot live a smooth life.
If An Yirou hadn't appeared later in the illusion, An Zhengzheng wouldn't have realized that this was a test aimed at her.
Because An Yirou... An Zhengzheng gave her a choice.
When An Yirou emerged from the mind magic circle during the new disciple trial, she said she had no regrets.
After the forced marriage failed, when the An family and the Zhou family joined forces to punish Bai Nu Ge, An Yi Rou insisted on staying by his side.
Not to mention her ever-increasing efforts to improve herself.
Anyone might regret it, but An Yirou certainly won't.
An Zhengzheng stared directly at the Dream Eater and said in a detached voice, "It's time to break this illusion."
The next second, the sword spirits of Gan Jiang and Mo Xie condensed from their palms, and An Zhengzheng stretched out her hand, placing the two sword spirits horizontally at both ends of the Dream Eater's neck.
The dream-eating beast's bewildered eyes were filled with surprise: "You were just now..."
We don't have that kind of strength yet!
"Do you want to break through this illusion yourself, or do you want me to do it?"
She turned the prayer beads in her hand, paused for a moment, and then slowly asked.
"But you knew you were going to fail, so why didn't you regret it?"
The Dream Eater was still unwilling to let An Zhengzheng pass this test so easily.
An Zhengzheng smiled and said, "Because even if we fail, it is still meaningful. Future generations of female cultivators can know how far a woman can go and what reasons might lead to failure."
If she succeeds, she will have fulfilled her ambition, and her life will have been worthwhile. She will not have let down the education she received in her previous life.
Even if she failed, she provided a lesson for future female cultivators, so her efforts in this life were not in vain.
This is a worthwhile investment no matter how you look at it.
She never does business at a loss.
The Dream Eater lowered its head, acknowledging defeat, and said helplessly, "Fine, you've passed this test."
After shattering the illusion with its own hands, it turned and ran away.
This is because it's afraid An Zhengzheng will hold it accountable.
An Zhengzheng emerged from the illusion, and the pain in her wounds returned instantly. Coupled with the mental shock from the illusion, she felt even worse.
"The senior brothers should have passed the next stage."
An Zhengzheng glanced at the sky; if she didn't keep up in time, she would be eliminated.
Sure enough, the familiar old man appeared again, smiling as he told her, "Young lady, you're amazing. Last time you couldn't even pass the first hurdle, but now you've walked this far."
"But the time has come, and the assessment is over."
The talisman reappeared, and An Zhengzheng emerged from the magic array.
She accepted it quite readily and was very satisfied with her progress.
Looking at the jade slip again, True Person Wushang promptly graded her assessment results, and this time she passed.
"Spirit beasts weren't banned in this assessment, so why didn't you unleash the power of the mutated tiger?"
Master Wushang did not understand An Zhengzheng's behavior.
An Zhengzheng replied, "Reporting to Master, your disciple only trusts herself."
Master Wushang didn't say anything more, but simply updated her reading list, which was based on her assessment performance.
An Zhengzheng headed towards the Book Hall to collect the books on the book list, but as she passed by, she saw Senior Sister Wen Yu squatting in a horse stance.
She quickly flew over on her flying artifact.
"Senior sister, what are you doing?"
This is where the disciples of the Talisman Cultivator are assessed. It's quite strange that Senior Sister Wen Yu, a disciple of the Ruthless Path, is squatting in a horse stance here.
Many disciples who practiced talisman cultivation didn't dare to look in her direction at all.
I'd heard it before: looking directly at Senior Sister Wen Yu will cause your cultivation level to drop.
However, An Zhengzheng did not lose her cultivation this time, so it should be An Zhengzheng herself who is in control of Senior Sister Wen Yu's body.
"It's Zhengzheng." Senior Sister Wen Yu's face turned red, her little face looking like she was about to cry. "You should have noticed, right? She's being punished."
"I have to stand in a horse stance for an hour before each sect's assessment. This is the third sect I've been to."
At first, Wen Yu felt a little wronged and embarrassed, but she gradually got used to it, although her legs were still a little numb.
“…Why don’t we just do as instructed?” An Zhengzheng was worried that her legs wouldn’t be able to take it.
Wen Yu shook his head and said, "It told me to kill my father."
This... is indeed a difficult situation.
Wen Yu murmured, "Why does it think I have that ability? Does it really think I can kill my father...?"
An Zhengzheng: "...You actually thought about it?"
Wen Yu: "It's not that bad. I'm just complaining about this broken system's brain. It truly lives up to its reputation as an artificial idiot."
He added, "And if I really live according to the system, what's the point of my life? In the end, is the life I live actually mine, or is it the system's?"
Senior Sister Wen Yu is a very insightful person.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" An Zhengzheng thought for a moment and asked considerately, "How about I put a chair for you in the back?"
"I've tried it, it bounces off."
Senior Sister Wen Yu said helplessly, "I can't finish until I've memorized all these words."
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