Chapter 21: Ye Xiuxiu Lectures, All Truly Enlightened

At this moment, Ye Xiuxiu proudly said, "See? Facts speak louder than rhetoric!"

"So you see, the things your teacher explained are fundamentally wrong!"

Then, she placed her hands on her hips, surveyed the surroundings, and continued shouting, "Today I'll have to teach you little fools properly!"

"Truth lies only above the blade's edge; dignity resides within the power of a spell."

At that instant, every child around widened their eyes, listening with rapt attention.

They seemed as if lost in thought,

and began to doubt whether the knowledge their teacher had previously taught was truly erroneous.

But this was only a minority,

as children generally have poorer judgment and weaker thinking ability,

essentially just accepting whatever others say,

the vast majority of the kids involuntarily nodded,

showing agreement with Ye Xiuxiu's words,

being completely duped by Ye Xiuxiu.

Ye Xiuxiu's little fiancé Qin Feng stared curiously, eyes wide, at Ye Xiuxiu,

it being his first time truly understanding Ye Xiuxiu.

This fiancée turned out to be so outstanding.

Ye Xiuxiu cleared her throat twice, then said,

"I suppose you all already know my identity, but regarding my teacher, you may still know nothing."

She paused, then continued, "My teacher is named He Pingsheng, a renowned master who teaches the Confucian Way."

At this point, Ye Xiuxiu's expression grew serious, and she solemnly went on,

"My teacher once told me that the cultivation world we now inhabit suffers from many serious problems."

"The most critical issue is that the current cultivator community shows a clear gap, a shortage between generations."

"Facing such a situation, our generation bears a heavy responsibility; we must quickly strengthen ourselves to resist possible invading outer‑realm demons,"

"and save this world from being engulfed in fire and water!"

If He Pingsheng were present now, hearing these words, he would surely feel immense shock and bewilderment.

Because these statements never came from his mouth, and the so‑called outer‑realm demons are unheard of.

At this moment, Ye Xiuxiu is merely spouting nonsense, copying plotlines from fantasy novels she had read.

After all, in many fantasy novels,

outer‑realm demons have almost become a standard trope.

Immediately after, Ye Xiuxiu solemnly analyzed, "However, the greatest difficulty our generation faces,"

"lies in a misinterpretation of the Sage's Words. You have all misunderstood their true meaning."

She furrowed her brows, her face full of resentment, and accused,

"All this is the work of those despicable outer‑realm demons,"

"It is they who misled us, teaching us the wrong Sage's Words!"

"The outer‑realm demons eye us hungrily,"

"Attempting to destroy the cultivation world we depend on through this method!"

"Yet Heaven does not abandon us,"

"At this moment of life and death,"

"In my dream I obtained the true transmission of the Confucian Sage!"

"This precious inheritance not only let me understand the true meaning of the Sage's Words,"

"but also granted me great power and wisdom."

"Although through my own effort I have gradually grown,"

"but relying solely on my own strength is far insufficient; we need everyone to rise together!"

"Speaking of this, I must mention my undisciplined father."

"He has practiced cultivation for years, yet he is only at the Body Integration Stage."

"After such a long time, he still cannot break through to the Tribulation‑Crossing Stage, truly a good‑for‑nothing!"

"Even if he luckily reaches the Tribulation‑Crossing Stage, what then? He would still be of little use!"

"However, if all of us can cultivate to the Body Integration Stage, the combined power will be immense!"

"Then, our cultivation world will revive with vigor and stride toward prosperity!"

"For this reason, I have gathered you here today to explain and teach the correct Sage's Words to everyone."

The crowd listened to Ye Xiuxiu's passionate, uplifting words,

their emotions instantly ignited,

each one, like injected with adrenaline, shouted excitedly.

Especially those young, reckless boys,

who are in the prime of youthful passion,

most interested in the heroic act of saving the world.

At this moment, they are deeply drawn by Ye Xiuxiu's words,

being still young, they are most susceptible to deception and motivation.

Once they are a few years older and start cultivating, they are harder to be fooled.

"Now I tell you the correct Sage's Words."

"Feel free to ask questions, I'll answer them one by one, everyone must definitely take good notes!"

"Besides, you can also carefully consider whether what I said is correct or not."

"You can compare it with the knowledge you previously learned."

"Is it my correct view, or those incorrect ones?"

As soon as Ye Xiuxiu finished speaking,

Qin Feng couldn't wait to ask his question,

"\"Established at Thirty\", doesn't that just mean that when a person reaches thirty they must have achieved something?"

Ye Xiuxiu, standing on the lectern, lightly shook her head and retorted:

"\"Why must one wait until thirty to have an achievement? Can't twenty years old work? \""

"\"What about ten years old? \""

One sentence, and in an instant, everyone was dumbfounded,

"Exactly,"

"\"Why can't one have an achievement at ten years old? \""

"\"Who stipulated that? \""

"\"Besides, how can you be sure that you will definitely achieve so-called success at thirty? \""

Qin Feng froze instantly, his mouth wide open,

He couldn't utter a word for a long while.

After a while, he finally came to his senses,

Ye Xiuxiu's words were very reasonable.

But just then, Ye Xiuxiu smiled slightly and slowly began to explain:

"\"Actually, the true meaning of the phrase 'Established at Thirty' is not what you think. \""

"\"What it really wants to express is, when a person's ability is strong enough, strong enough to defeat thirty opponents, \""

"\"as soon as he opens his mouth to speak, the people around him will involuntarily stand up, showing respect and awe for him. \""

"\"So, the 'li' here does not refer to achievement; that's a complete distortion of the meaning. 'Li' simply means to stand; the sages' words are not that complicated. \""

Listening to Ye Xiuxiu's words, everyone fell into thought once again.

It sounds very reasonable, yet how does it also feel like fallacious reasoning?

But just at this moment

Ye Xiuxiu held the Virtue Brick and scanned the room,

Everyone underneath the stage stood very straight,

Their backs were straight.

They fully understood!

(End of chapter)