"What a joke! I've never heard such a funny joke before!"
An Yirou was always very gentle, and even when she was angry, she was never this furious: "A female cultivator who can't even afford a peach wood sword can actually drink tea every day?"
Even Yun Niangzi, the real-life inspiration for this story, said in person that her father was greedy for tea and squandered the family fortune, marrying her off for the sake of the bride price. She made it very clear back then.
Now, when it's written into a storybook, it's portrayed as Yun Niangzi's mother being greedy for tea and squandering the family fortune.
"I've only ever heard of male cultivators who squandered their families by indulging in tea every day; I've never heard of a female cultivator doing the same."
Su Ying sighed.
Zhao Xin was also quite helpless. Who wasn't? She didn't know how the storybook could smear them like that.
They didn't say that when I first came to them to ask questions and find out what was going on.
The group was indignant and didn't notice An Qinghuan entering.
"Sister Zhengzheng, you're awake?"
She brought over the prepared herbal soup, which was specially brought by someone from Madam Pei.
An Zhengzheng didn't know how long she had been listening. Her eyes were open, her expression calm, until she heard An Qinghuan's voice, at which point she slowly turned her eyes.
"Thank you for your hard work..." An Zhengzheng got up and swallowed the medicine in small sips.
An Qinghuan remained silent. She would never write any more storybooks, neither now nor in the future.
An Yirou and the others quickly came over.
An Zhengzheng calmly asked, "What's wrong? You were talking so enthusiastically just now, why are you all silent now?"
One by one, they looked at each other.
"Sister, are you angry?" It was An Yirou who finally spoke up.
An Zhengzheng laughed: "Any girl would be angry."
An Yirou added, "Madam Pei won't let us speak."
"That's right. They have a good reputation outside and they have mastered the best way to spread public opinion."
An Zhengzheng was much more awake now, and she wiped her mouth with a handkerchief from the medicine tray. Because she was too weak, she couldn't use the cleansing spell for the time being, and she was still a little unaccustomed to it.
An Qinghuan clenched her fists tightly and said to An Zhengzheng, "It's all my fault..."
"I will never write storybooks again!"
Everyone present could clearly hear the resentment emanating from inside.
An Zhengzheng comforted her, "How can it all be your fault? They wanted to harm us, we are just the victims, how can the victims admit their mistakes?"
He then sneered, "There are only those who steal for a thousand days, but not those who guard against thieves for a thousand days."
If she hadn't been injured by the Cold Fire Pool first, leaving her with aftereffects, and then been tricked by Zheng Xiaosha and Miss Hai, which shattered her mental state...
Now is the time for her to retaliate.
An Zhengzheng coughed several times. The others knew that An Zhengzheng had aftereffects, so they didn't dare to come over and pat her back. They were quite anxious watching this.
"Sister, fortunately, many female cultivators outside are speaking up for us."
Seeing that she was feeling a little better, An Yirou wanted to say some nice things.
"Yes, Sister Zhengzheng, we haven't said anything, but people on the Jade Scroll Forum have automatically replied to many messages on our behalf..."
"They're all female cultivators; they have their own independent thinking abilities, and they're so righteous..."
The magazine of the Hundred Women's Pavilion contained a lot of knowledge that female cultivators did not know. They learned about the meaning of female Taoist priests wearing male robes from An Zhengzheng's statement that he did not want to be called "Young Master".
I also learned more from the content that An Zhengzheng had compiled over many years in the magazine.
"Yes, some people are even boycotting their new storybooks! They deserve it."
An Qinghuan felt that the scolding was not harsh enough, so she added: "To arbitrarily alter and do despicable things is truly despicable."
"I'm going to tear up all the storybooks I wrote when I get back!"
It's a complete mess.
"Why tear it up? That's your hard work, and I think you wrote it very well."
An Zhengzheng rarely saw An Qinghuan doing something she enjoyed, and now that she was saying she wanted to tear up the storybook... it was completely unnecessary.
An Qinghuan said listlessly, "Huang's book is one thing, but Hai's book... completely misinterprets the suffering of the lower classes."
"I don't want to be like them anymore..."
I didn't know before, but after careful verification I realized something was wrong. They suffered as much as they could to sell storybooks and gain fame... ignoring the facts!
“That’s their fault, not the storybook’s fault,” An Zhengzheng said. “…Madam Huang’s book is a good thing.”
An Qinghuan added, "But she gave birth to that kind of son."
Several other female cultivators, such as Su Ying, had also heard of Madam Huang's book.
Su Ying chimed in, "Yes, Zheng Xiaosha's mother wrote such good things, the whole book was about women, how could her son do such a thing..."
This reminded An Zhengzheng of a saying.
Flesh and blood growing from between a woman's legs...
It turned into...
A sharp knife aimed at a woman.
How ridiculous.
An Zhengzheng gave a sarcastic smile.
"Miss, Miss!" Madam Pei rushed back from Qilin Mountain and hurriedly entered An Zhengzheng's room.
She paused for a moment when she saw everyone there, but quickly composed herself.
She said, "On my way back, I saw Zheng Xiaosha and Miss Hai coming this way..."
After the matter was explained in detail, everyone went to look at the jade slip.
Half an hour ago, a female cultivator blocked the entrance to their storybook shop, demanding an explanation.
To prove that they had gained the approval of the Hundred Women's Pavilion, Zheng Xiaosha and Hai Guniang brought people to the Hundred Women's Pavilion.
"Some people on the forum said that since 'She Was Once an Ocean' isn't selling, they plan to follow the example of Bai Nu Ge and sell it along with the photo stones..."
An Zhengzheng found it very strange: "What kind of memory stone?"
"It's about taking photos of the girl reading the storybook and praising it..."
Use it as a gimmick! Just like when An Zhengzheng sold martial arts techniques, he personally demonstrated his swordsmanship!
"They really are..." An Zhengzheng never expected them to be so shameless. She sneered and said, "Why would they think I would cooperate with them?"
Even though they were the originators of stories in the cultivation world, it wasn't enough to make An Zhengzheng go against her own heart.
Despite feeling unwell, An Zhengzheng forced down several more bottles of medicine.
"Let's go, let's go out and meet them..."
An Zhengzheng was in pain with every step she took.
Step by step, they practically shuffled into the Bai Nu Ge shop.
Just as they arrived at the entrance, Zheng Xiaosha and Miss Hai arrived with their entourage.
They all had smiles on their faces, and someone was taking photos of the whole process with a photo stone.
"Oh dear, look at this..."
Upon seeing An Zhengzheng, Zheng Xiaosha immediately turned to the location of the photo-recording stone and said with a smile, "Knowing we were coming, An Zhengzheng personally came out to greet us..."
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