Liu Rufeng stared at Lu Chengwen. "Are you willing to work for the Tianwu people?"
"Of course."
"Why?"
Lu Chengwen said, "I don't know why you have bad blood with the Ancient Martial Arts World of Huaxia... and I don't really care. I even think that if you were willing to stop fighting, it would benefit both sides. As far as I'm concerned, the Tianwu people and those of us in the Ancient Martial Arts World are the same. They're just... two different names for the same species. And besides..."
Lu Chengwen gave a bitter smile. "I think the Tianwu people are far more decent than our lot."
Liu Rufeng fell silent, merely staring at Lu Chengwen. She seemed somewhat surprised by his assessment of the Tianwu people.
Lu Chengwen shrugged. "There are more people on our side, so naturally there are more bastards. And... everyone puts more emphasis on profit, unlike you, who value loyalty and honor more. If we're talking about making friends, the Tianwu people are the best choice."
Liu Rufeng said, "But the Tianwu Clan is backward."
"It can catch up quickly," Lu Chengwen said. "But you need to think this through. Once the kind of change you described arrives, the Tianwu Clan... will also suffer impacts."
"What kind of impacts?"
Lu Chengwen looked at Liu Rufeng and smiled. "Impacts on governance, impacts on ideology, impacts on people's ways of thinking and living, impacts from changes to the social structure, impacts from growing inequality between rich and poor, impacts from conflicts between rulers and the people... lots and lots of them."
Liu Ruyan looked at Lu Chengwen. "We just want to make money and live better lives. Why does it have to be so complicated?"
"Oh my god, Little Yanyan, the price of living well is