"Girl, you're really amazing. You brought the spirit beast back before we even had a chance to see it."
Back at the Hundred Women's Pavilion, Madam Pei arrived with the female cultivators. Her eyes were red, clearly from crying.
It's likely that An Yirou and the others have already informed the female cultivators in the shop.
"Yes, once the reason why this spirit beast killed people was made public, everyone knew that it was a righteous beast, with spiritual energy, human-like understanding, and a sense of morality."
"The righteous beasts have made me their master, so the various sects naturally can no longer compete with me in public. I even tripled my cultivation level on this trip."
An Zhengzheng didn't expose them.
"A three-fold increase is good, a three-fold increase is good," Madam Pei repeated, her voice trembling slightly.
I knew the girl was disfigured, but I didn't know it was this bad; the disfigurement stretched from the corner of her eyebrow to the corner of her mouth.
"The girl must be in excruciating pain..." Dong'er couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Madam Pei pulled her, and she reluctantly shut up.
An Zhengzheng said quite frankly, "It hurt a bit at first, but after taking the pain reliever, it didn't hurt at all."
She added, "The spirit beast is in the beast-trapping box. You can take a look if you want. The beast-trapping box is very powerful. It can't get out without my breaking the spell. Don't worry."
He put down the palm-sized box and went to rest.
Before leaving, I heard Dong'er unable to hold back her tears and sobbing softly, "What will become of the young lady now..."
"..."
Even if you are not allowed to marry someone else, you will still have to face the judgment of others in the future.
"I know what a good person she is. I'd rather she were selfish. Why aren't those real men more ruthless...?"
I couldn't hear what they said after that.
An Yirou and An Qinghuan couldn't bear to listen to Dong'er and the others' cries and complaints, so they followed An Zhengzheng into the courtyard.
"oh?"
An Zhengzheng hadn't expected them to follow her in.
They didn't dare say a word the whole way there.
"Sister, are you really alright?"
Once inside the room, An Yirou dared to speak.
“What could possibly happen to me?” An Zhengzheng smiled. “It’s all about my face. If I can’t live because of my face, I’ll just kill myself when I’m old and my looks fade.”
Her value in life is not in her face.
An Qinghuan could see that she was frank and open, and didn't seem to be putting on a brave face at all.
She asked softly, "...Aren't you disappointed?"
"That's possible." An Zhengzheng paused in arranging the talismans, somewhat annoyed.
She looked up sadly: "If I had known that it could triple my cultivation, I would have worked harder before and put aside other skills. Maybe I would already be at the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment stage by now."
Previously, he was distracted by the shop, sword practice, talisman drawing, and pill making.
“…” An Qinghuan paused for a moment, “Sister Zhengzheng, you know what I’m talking about.”
As her younger sister, she needed to understand An Zhengzheng's true feelings and confirm them again.
I'm afraid An Zhengzheng will act recklessly.
An Zhengzheng knew they were worried, and she also knew that if they didn't talk about it, things would probably stay awkward for a while.
"It's impossible for you to say that I don't care at all. This thing is like a hand; if it gets injured, sometimes you can't exert any force."
An Zhengzheng tried her best to make them understand: "But this doesn't stop me from moving around, practicing, or writing. I don't expect to make a living with this face, nor do I rely on it to maintain my relationships with others."
Moreover, this face never brought her anything good in the first place.
Before An Qinghuan had regained consciousness, she was inexplicably attacked.
He had gone to great lengths to become the top scholar in the imperial examination, but people speculated that he abandoned the Hehuan Sect and chose the Wuqing Sect in order to get closer to Zhou Xu.
Later, he overcame all obstacles through his own abilities, but was slandered by male cultivators as having relied on men.
These things are related to the fact that she is a woman, and also to her appearance.
Just like in a past life, there was an actress whose beauty was so great that people underestimated her acting skills.
Take Hedy Lamarr, for example. She switched majors to communications and made contributions such as inventing "frequency hopping technology," but the world only paid attention to her beauty and figure.
The more An Zhengzheng thought about it, the less regretful she felt.
She told the two little girls, "Besides, the Guhuoniao is very domineering and has a strong love for her offspring. Once she marks something, it cannot be changed."
"Since that's the case, and it's already a done deal, what's the use of me being depressed and holding onto my feelings? I might as well do what I'm doing well and be more grounded."
After much persuasion, An Yirou and An Qinghuan finally relaxed.
They were no longer worried.
An Yirou then took out a recording stone and told An Zhengzheng, "Sister, this is what Senior Sister Caiqi asked me to give you."
An Zhengzheng took it with a puzzled look and played the recording.
It records what happened after An Zhengzheng entered the 100-meter sprint.
The girl, dressed in plain clothes and without makeup, looked for an opportunity and approached Fu Xin with a determined gaze. After hearing Suo Tang Zhenren's reminder, she paused for only a few seconds.
He muttered a few words to himself, then resolutely let the feathers scratch his cheeks, his gaze firm and resolute.
They didn't care at all about the permanent scars on their faces.
Calm yet resolute, the smile on his lips held no trace of regret, but rather a vibrant vitality and ambition.
Without the slightest fear, she charged forward, and even as blood gushed out, she gave a smug smile.
"Saving the world and tripling my cultivation level? It's just a matter of face, so it's worth it!"
An Qinghuan finally understood what An Zhengzheng had said back then.
"this……"
An Zhengzheng really doesn't care! They're just overthinking it.
"Senior Sister Caiqi wrote this down subconsciously." A thought seemed to flash through An Zhengzheng's mind.
She suddenly laughed and said, "It's all thanks to her."
"Yi Rou, go and give the things to Madam Pei. This is the content of our next issue of the magazine."
An Zhengzheng's business acumen ensured she never missed an opportunity to generate public opinion.
The story of the righteous beast seeking revenge, which led to its encirclement and suppression by the seven major sects but was ultimately brought under An Zhengzheng's command, has spread throughout the martial arts world.
Some people will definitely regret not being able to see it in person.
With this gimmick, the martial arts magazine featuring the image-recording stone will surely sell like hotcakes next month.
The ultimate benefit that An Zhengzheng's appearance brought her was that everyone would witness how she valued saving the world and cultivating her spiritual power more than her looks.
Female cultivators are more compassionate and empathetic, and they will definitely be able to feel something different.
Male cultivators, out of a sense of morality, would also acknowledge that a woman's appearance is no longer the most important criterion for judging her.
This is something even more important than tripling your cultivation level!
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Upon hearing An Zhengzheng's analysis, An Yirou immediately ran out.
An Qinghuan sighed, "We were overthinking it. You really don't care..."
An Qinghuan finally understood.
Look at how her eyes lit up when she saw the photo stone. An Zhengzheng truly placed the meaning of her life on cultivation and the shop, and she really put it into practice.
These things are the source of her confidence in not caring about her appearance.
Because the skills she cultivated and the shops she ran that won people's hearts and earned a good reputation will not disappear when her appearance fades.
Those who were treated sincerely by her would not leave because her appearance was ruined.
Only today did An Qinghuan understand the meaning behind An Zhengzheng's words when he planted the Gu.
Fortunately, she realized it not too late.
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