"I remember it was midnight."
"That night, I had a long talk with the Emperor of Dalong, discussing many important matters in the martial arts world. We had a very pleasant conversation."
"After it was over, a palace maid led me to a side hall and said that someone wanted to see me."
"At first I didn't suspect anything, and thought it was a prince or princess who wanted to discuss philosophy with me, until I met that person."
"Geng Di?"
“Yes, before I actually met him, I had never heard of any Grand Eunuch in the palace. That position sounded like it should belong to a eunuch.”
At this point, Si Yiqi couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.
"But speaking of which, that guy was indeed a eunuch."
"You...you are not allowed to speak to the Grand Steward like that!"
Hua Lu stood up and glared angrily at Si Yiqi.
"Alright, alright, I won't reopen his wounds."
"Geng Di is a eunuch?!"
Yun Si Ning's eyes widened in surprise, only to find the little girl staring at her with what seemed like burning anger in her eyes.
"Um... I was just a little surprised, nothing more."
She truly hadn't expected that her fellow villager would suffer such a terrible fate—not only was he transported to another world, but he'd also become a eunuch…
Forehead……
Yun Si Ning felt something was off. It seemed that she and Geng Di had some similarities, but something was missing.
"Ahem, none of that matters."
Yun Si Ning scratched her forehead.
"That night, I met Geng Di for the first time, and he told me a lot."
Si Yiqi continued.
"It was only then that I realized that all the emperor's previous decisions were at his behest."
"Whether it's appointing me as the Grand Preceptor of the Great Long Kingdom or promoting the cultivation system of desire throughout the world, it all ultimately comes down to Geng Di's will."
What is his purpose?
Si Yiqi shook her head.
"I had doubts about this at the time, and I asked him about it."
He said that he cherished talent and admired all capable people in the world, which is why he brought me into the imperial court.
"Have you ever spoken with Geng Di?"
"Hmm... we had a brief exchange."
Yun Si Ning nodded slightly, recalling the scene when she killed Li Cai Qi.
What kind of person do you think he is?
Si Yiqi asked.
"He...is arrogant, a bit pretentious, and some people are just annoying..."
As she was talking, Yun Sining felt a cold gaze directed at her from behind.
"Haha... Flower Dew, don't mind it, I was just saying it casually."
She said with a silly grin.
"snort!"
Hua Lu gave a soft snort and turned her face away.
"The Grand Steward is not that kind of person."
“She’s right, your view of Geng Di is too one-sided.”
Si Yiqi said with a smile.
"oh?"
"If you had met Geng Di thousands of years ago, you would know how gentle and refined he was back then."
"When I first met him, he didn't look like a eunuch in the palace at all, but more like a pale-faced scholar."
"His speech is the best I have ever seen; he can explain the pros and cons clearly in just a few words."
"To be honest, I talked with him from late at night until dawn the next day, and I even felt like we had known each other for a long time."
Si Yiqi tossed her hair aside, a hint of reminiscence flickering in her eyes.
"Geng Di also believes that the current cultivation system has huge hidden dangers. The various immortal sects have accumulated deep-rooted problems, which will erupt in a few generations and will be detrimental to the imperial court."
"Instead of doing that, it would be better to scrape the bone and remove the poison as soon as possible, and completely change the cultivation system at that time."
"After that day, with Geng Di's strong support, I was able to successfully establish the Desire Gate."
"In just five years, the cultivators of the Desire Sect have become the backbone of the Great Long Dynasty, and the Desire Sect has become one of the most powerful sects in the cultivation world."
"Geng Di gave me her fullest trust, and I was overjoyed to have met such a confidant."
"If the martial arts practitioners of the world knew that the Great Long royal family had long been parasitized by Geng Di, they would surely rise up against him and launch a joint uprising in the name of 'purging the emperor's inner circle'."
“But I don’t care who the real emperor is; I only care whether the cultivation system of desire can be carried forward.”
"And that's how we became best friends."
Si Yiqi suddenly paused, pursed her red lips, and remained silent for a long while before continuing.
"At that time, the Imperial Court, with the help of the Desire Gate, achieved an unprecedented level of control over the cultivation world."
"The few martial arts sects that opposed the imperial court were also completely wiped out, and the entire world came under the rule of Da Long, truly achieving the ideal of 'all under heaven is the king's land, and all within the borders are the king's subjects.'"
"I thought I had found the most wise ruler, but all of that illusion was shattered when that day came."
"what happened?"
Listening to Si Yiqi's story, Yun Sining and the others were also moved, as if they had returned to thousands of years ago.
"After I helped the Da Long royal family clear out the potential enemies in the martial arts world, Geng Di's true schemes began to be revealed to me step by step."
"On that day, the Emperor of Dalong issued an edict saying that the Changqing Sect, the second largest sect in the world, had suddenly rebelled, and ordered me to go and suppress the rebels."
“I know that was Geng Di’s idea, but I didn’t think much about it because of the urgency of the situation.”
"But when I rushed to the Changqing Sect with the core members of the Desire Sect, what I saw was not a rebellious sect, but an empty mountain."
“There are no martial arts practitioners here. There is only one person standing opposite me, Geng Di.”
"He wants to harm you?"
“That’s right, and he had planned all of this from the first time he met me.”
Si Yiqi let out a long breath.
"To this day, I still cannot forget that battle."
"You lost?"
"We lost, we lost miserably."
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