"Go and ask them what they think."
Master Kongyu paused as he recalled An Zhengzheng's indifferent gaze, his hand stilling as he sorted through the files: "Your disciple is very opinionated. If we interfere too much, we might end up making a mistake."
Everyone has their own talents. They are good at cultivation, but they know nothing about business.
Master Suotang thought about it and agreed.
I might as well take another look.
What are you doing here?
Seeing that Master Suotang suddenly stood up, Master Kongyu was very puzzled.
Master Suotang was too embarrassed to admit that he wanted to slack off, so he just asked him in return, "Don't you want to ask Master Wushang about his affairs?"
He was quite interested in that.
Seeing that Master Kongyu didn't speak, Master Suotang took it as a yes and disappeared in an instant.
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The news that there was actually a female cultivator in the cultivation world spread like wildfire to every corner.
When everyone assumed that the only future for female cultivators was marriage and childbirth, Wu Shang Zhenren became an exception.
This immediately sparked widespread controversy.
"No way! She's so old, how can she not get married and have children!"
"It used to be said that women couldn't become immortals, so they might as well get married. But now, True Person Wushang is the most outstanding True Person in the Path of Ruthlessness. If she doesn't become an immortal, then I'm afraid no one in the cultivation world can!"
"But what if this woman could become an immortal..."
Does the old saying that women should marry early still hold true?
The cultivation world was immediately divided into two camps.
One group consisted of conservatives, mostly men or women with sons. Naturally, they did not want women to follow the path of Wushang Zhenren.
...If all the female cultivators go to cultivate immortality, who will bear children for them and their sons and take care of household chores?
The other group consisted of female cultivators, represented by female factory workers, as well as some families unable to produce sons. They were already in a discriminated-against position in this world that favored sons over daughters, and naturally hoped to use the matter of Master Wushang to turn their lives around.
They argued back and forth, but no consensus was reached.
There was no longer any debate about the storybooks.
An Zhengzheng sent a tentative message to Wushang Zhenren, afraid of causing her trouble.
But unfortunately, Wu Shang Zhenren didn't care what people outside were saying about her.
Anyway, people with social anxiety never go out.
If you need anything, Senior Brother Peijin will deliver it to your door as instructed.
The only troublesome thing is that after that old man, Master Suotang, found out that she was a female cultivator, he would always come to her cave entrance out of curiosity.
After being hit with stones by her, he covered his head and never dared to pass by her cave again.
"Don't let it interfere with your own cultivation. Don't ask about anything else. What do rumors outside matter? I'm a cultivator of the Path of Ruthlessness, why should I care what happens outside?"
Now that her identity is public, she no longer needs to pretend to be an old man, and she is happy to be free.
She then told An Zhengzheng, "Just go ahead and do your career. Once you reach the Golden Core stage, you won't have that opportunity anymore."
An Zhengzheng had no choice but to obey.
The backyard of the Hundred Women's Pavilion.
An Zhengzheng put away the jade slip and heard rustling sounds outside, so she got up and walked to the window to look outside.
Four or five people stood outside, holding storybooks and making corrections, their faces full of worry.
When Madam Pei came in to deliver the medicine, she saw An Zhengzheng looking out the window and told her, "It's Miss Hai and the others."
As previously agreed, storybooks must be approved by the Hundred Women's Pavilion before they can be published.
"The storybook needs major revisions; they've probably been coming here more often these days." Madam Pei disliked them very much.
The more sincere they were when they came to us, the more ruthless they were when they betrayed us.
I really don't want to see them even for a day.
An Zhengzheng took the medicine from Madam Pei's hand, drank it all in one gulp, and then wiped the corner of her mouth.
"The storytelling industry has always been their domain... For hundreds or thousands of years, the practice of women wearing crowns and men carrying misfortunes on women's backs has become an established rule."
This time they've really hit a brick wall; the Hundred Women Pavilion is unwilling to comply.
Madam Pei took the medicine bowl, but couldn't help sighing, "I really don't want them to use the Hundred Women's Pavilion as an excuse..."
Go do anything!
Not to mention expecting them to make money from storybooks by using the gimmick of the Hundred Women's Pavilion.
An Zhengzheng looked out the window at their distressed expressions and a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"They may not even be able to get what they want from the Hundred Women Pavilion."
An Zhengzheng's words were quite meaningful.
Lady Pei asked, puzzled, "Does the young lady have a backup plan?"
"Otherwise, Madam Pei, why do you think Miss Qinghuan would be in charge of the selection?"
While An Zhengzheng was organizing the account books, Zhao Xin overheard the two talking by the window and couldn't help but chime in.
Madam Pei was taken aback: "Miss Qinghuan has a fiery temper and is also willful and temperamental..."
If those people were to bring the revised manuscript, it might not pass An Qinghuan's eye.
An Zhengzheng nodded and said, "That's right, a woman like that is the least likely to suffer a loss."
This is also something that An Zhengzheng has always admired about An Qinghuan.
An Qinghuan is ambitious, has a fighting spirit, dares to compete, and doesn't allow herself to suffer losses.
It's not easy for a girl to have the courage to defend her own interests.
She smiled quietly and said, "Qinghuan is very capable; they won't get away with it."
That's also the best way to put them through the wringer.
That is indeed the case.
In An Qinghuan's room came Hai and her assistant, who were showing An Qinghuan the newly revised manuscript.
An Qinghuan frowned and pushed the storybook back with a cold face.
"No, this part isn't finished. You forgot the facts back then, but you can ask again now."
Anyway, she just wouldn't say where it didn't match the facts.
Upon hearing this, the sea maiden's face darkened even more.
It's been over half a month since I submitted the manuscript, and every time it's sent, An Qinghuan has rejected it.
And yet, a contract was signed.
"Alright..."
The assistant sighed and took the section circled by An Qinghuan to the outside editors.
Once she left, only An Qinghuan and Miss Hai remained in the room.
Hai-guniang tried to soften her expression and speak in a gentle tone: "This part has been revised dozens of times. Qinghuan-guniang, why don't you explain more clearly where the problem lies?"
That section describes An Qinghuan's escape from her family.
When An Qinghuan was awakened by An Zhengzheng, she thought of her aunts and uncles in the clan and was afraid of ending up in a situation like An Zhengzheng, where she was forced into marriage. So she resolutely ran away from home.
Later, her father Anping came to see her several times, but she refused to go back, determined to stay in the Hundred Women's Pavilion.
However, in the storybook, it was changed to say that An Qinghuan came to the Hundred Women's Pavilion with her sweetheart, but eventually found the Hundred Women's Pavilion too hard and wanted to give up the female workers. In the end, it was because her sweetheart was determined to help women all over the world that she persevered until now.
"My sweetheart" refers to Hu Jiu.
Hu Jiu, a male cultivator, was one of those who bullied her along with Zhao Liulong.
An Qinghuan was so angry she laughed when she read that storybook.
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