Perhaps Qi Shan's words had influenced her. Shen Tang vaguely felt she had grasped something—this so-called "Literary Heart Martial Gall" seemed more like a talent reserved for a small number of people.
Men had Literary Hearts and Martial Galls because the ruler was a man.
By that logic—
If a woman ascended to the throne, would power also tilt in women's favor?
Shen Tang shook her head inwardly. This line of thought didn't quite fit a fantasy world's logic. You fought magic with magic; you had to analyze and explore a fantasy world with a fantasy world's way of thinking.
A fantasy world's way of thinking...
Hiss—now that she thought about it, she did have another idea. Didn't they always say "men are yang, women are yin"?
Could Heaven and Earth Qi be divided into yin and yang, and for some reason only yang existed—or perhaps yin-aligned Heaven and Earth Qi couldn't be tamed—so women could sense it but not contain it?
Because their attributes weren't compatible?
Once her imagination took flight, her thoughts opened up.
Shen Tang came up with several more hypotheses.
By the time she came back to herself, the group could already see the small village tucked away in the mountains. Even from so far away, they could make out a few figures bustling about, hard at work.
"My lord, you're finally back."
Lin Feng jogged over to greet her.
She had been running around with Shen Tang a lot lately, and her exercise had increased considerably. Even after jogging this far, she wasn't all that winded.
She looked at Shen Tang as though she were her rock.
Zhai Le bowed. "Good day, Miss Lin."
Lin Feng returned the greeting. "Good day, Lord Zhai."
Qi Shan took charge of settling in the people they'd just bought.