Chapter 470

Regarding the issue of not beheading the Crown Prince on the spot.

Simply analyzing the pros and cons, killing the Crown Prince at that time would have been too high a price.

I can give many plot-related reasons, for example, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu had to run away immediately.

Li Rongji is not a lone person.

Killing him would certainly have triggered a reaction from the Li family and the ghosts and gods of Western Shu.

According to the situation at that time, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu shouldn't have been able to escape because the Guan Chenghuang of Guan would have helped block her.

There was no need for the Earth Immortal Xuan Yin to take action; the Guan Chenghuang of Guan, leading the ghosts and gods, plus the three hundred Black Dragon Imperial Guards, and the local noble families of Yingxiang Mansion (who had grudges against Seeing Xiao Yu Yu and would beat a drowning dog).

Even if she escaped, what about Sister Shao Yao's coffin? She also planned to have a "big cleanup" before leaving Tianmen Town.

Secondly, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu actually had no reason to kill Li Rongji—everyone don't be anxious, the "reason" I'm talking about is not our current reason, but the reason under the values of mortals and immortals in the Pangu World at that time.

The setting of this book is that the Three Pure Daoist Ancestors control the world, and they chose "morality."

It's not that the subordinates follow the superiors, but the immortals they selected (true immortals born to the human race after the Enthronement of Gods) are all virtuous people... at least they conform to the moral standards of the social environment at that time.

The people who rule the world are just such a group; Seeing Xiao Yu Yu has no background and many troubles of her own, so she can only not violate the moral rules they have formulated.

Also, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu and the Li family have the Oath of the Qingshui River.

Some readers asked, is this oath really important?

The book doesn't imply that Seeing Xiao Yu Yu doesn't care about this oath, right? She is not Hali from the previous book; Seeing Xiao Yu Yu values oaths relatively highly, and she basically complies once she makes one.

Of course, none of this is the reason why I want to write it this way.

When chatting with a reader in a QQ group, the question he raised pointed directly to the core—no matter what reason you give for not killing Li Rongji, you have written so much content about Li Rongji in the plot now, and you have written him to be so annoying, yet you don't kill him immediately; what does it mean, are you trying to disgust the readers?

It's definitely not to disgust the readers.

Without considering the evolution of subsequent plots, just discussing Li Rongji's performance in the "Sister Shao Yao's Death" plot.

Writing about his performance in the Sister Shao Yao's death incident is not for him, and not even for Sister Shao Yao.

Earlier, a reader said: Re Gan Mian writes the ancient brothels too beautifully; real prostitutes are miserable.

My reply at the time was: The life of bottom-tier prostitutes, I didn't have time to write, and probably won't write it; after all, Seeing Xiao Yu Yu has already left the Red Sleeve Workshop and it's hard to come into contact with them again. The story of the "top-tier famous prostitutes" depends on the subsequent plot.

According to my original plan, it was first bottom-tier prostitutes (already implied and hinted at several times through dialogue in the book), then girls like Sister Ziying (girls who were eliminated, girls selected as good seedlings), ordinary famous prostitutes (Jin Lian), the number one famous prostitute (Sister Shao Yao), and top-tier famous prostitutes (Li Manman).

From low to high, writing out their stories and endings, the scroll unfolded is definitely not as beautiful as spring breezes and autumn moons, but beneath the beautiful surface, it is all bloody man-eating without spitting out bones.

Bottom-tier prostitutes are miserable, underage girls are miserable, and famous prostitutes are also miserable.

Jin Lian's luck was really good; she was originally the first to receive a lunch box, very miserable, but later Seeing Xiao Yu Yu left the Red Sleeve Workshop, and I adjusted her ending, which was not bad.

Sister Shao Yao's ending was designed long ago and has not been modified.

Regarding Sister Shao Yao's death, not only did Li Rongji give a reaction (everyone stared at him because as Sister Shao Yao's man, he should take responsibility; in fact, Sister Shao Yao was just a plaything to him, no different from a cat or dog).

Aunt Liu's reaction, everyone saw it; having seen too much, only numbness remained, and she had no feelings.

Cao Weishuai's reaction was just complaining that he didn't properly prepare a coffin for Sister Shao Yao, but threw her into a mass grave.

The reaction of Li Anmin, the middle-ranking official, was to blame the Crown Prince for not sending Sister Shao Yao to He Xuan earlier, and for not having the bearing and breadth of mind of a "master of men."

After learning that Sister Shao Yao was defiled and killed by He Xuan, the reaction of passersby was that some envied He Xuan for being able to be close to a beauty, some scolded He Xuan for not having the etiquette of a superior state, and everyone was shocked that Xiao Fengxian actually killed He Xuan for Sister Shao Yao.

Why were they shocked? They would only be shocked when encountering unusual, inappropriate things.

Later, ten thousand people mourned Sister Shao Yao, which was also when He Xuan's head was placed on the offering table. Aunt Liu's words hit the nail on the head: because Seeing Xiao Yu Yu killed He Xuan for Sister Shao Yao, Sister Shao Yao's value suddenly soared. They didn't respect Sister Shao Yao, but the gold content of He Xuan's identity.

The ten-thousand-year Earth Immortal, True Person Xuan Yin, can be considered a virtuous person, right?

But what was his reaction?

He praised Seeing Xiao Yu Yu for being affectionate and righteous, but felt she was making too much of a fuss and broke the "rules."

Even in today's chapter, Sister Shao Yao's own reaction is that she only thinks she is too ridiculous and has expectations for Li Rongji's promises.

Li Rongji's reaction is just a part of the whole society's reaction to Sister Shao Yao's death.

I didn't specifically emphasize Li Rongji.

I wrote this plot to answer that reader's question: Is the brothel in this book really beautiful and very romantic?

The answer is no.

There is also Li Manman.

Some readers thought I forgot about her.

Actually, I wrote it this way on purpose; early on, there was all kinds of foreshadowing and all kinds of auras, making her seem high and mighty, but she never appeared, mysterious... later Seeing Xiao Yu Yu will encounter Li Manman in a completely unexpected situation.

From Sister Ziying and Jin Lian to Sister Shao Yao and Li Manman, this is a line, all to describe the "life of women with lowly status," which is unbearable to look at.

It's very awkward; the meaning I want to express seems to be ignored by everyone.

Everyone is focusing on "why not chop Li Rongji immediately"...

But I still want to explain it.

I set the whole book to be governed by the Three Pure Daoist Ancestors, and the standard is "morality."

I also described that bottom-tier people (prostitutes are of lowly status, representing the bottom tier; after going to Great Qin, there will be other identities and classes; in short, they are all miserable) are not living well, and society is not beautiful.

Are the two conflicting?

What I want is conflict.

The Three Pure Daoist Ancestors want a perfect world, but the world is just not perfect.

I once said that Seeing Xiao Yu Yu will transcend the Pangu World and surpass the saints.

Before transcending, one must first become a "saint."

How to become a saint? What exactly is a "saint"? Having the great power to rival the world is a "saint"?

A "saint" is not self-proclaimed; those who call themselves "Great Sage" are all clowns (Wukong, not targeting you).

Those who are praised by the people are the "saints"!

Only when the people of the world regard you as a "saint" are you a "saint."

Why do the people of the world regard you as a "saint"?

It must be that your existence makes the world more beautiful, not worse.

Anyway, in my book, those who are petty and scheming can never become "saints."

People like Kunpeng and the Ancestor of the River Styx have been on the wrong track from the beginning.

Only after Seeing Xiao Yu Yu has witnessed the imperfections under the Three Pure World will she find her own direction.

Only when she is no longer fighting for power but for a certain belief can she become a saint.

Personally, I have always felt that death is not the greatest punishment, especially in a world with reincarnation.

Some people die, but their names remain for thousands of years.

Some people die, and everyone feels sorry for them.

Some people die, and their infamy lasts for ten thousand years.

Some people die, and everyone mocks and curses them.

Some people die, and the King of Hell feels they were wronged and gives them a good afterlife.

Some people die, and the King of Hell will cast them into the eighteen levels of hell...

I want Li Rongji to die amidst the curses of the living, to be hated by the common people and the Li family after death, and finally to have to squat in the eighteen levels of hell.

It's just that my writing ability is limited, and the plot arrangement... sigh, no matter how many reasons, the reader's feelings are real and true, sorry!