Shen Tang had three principles for dealing with people.
First, as long as she wasn't embarrassed, everyone else was.
Second, drain others to enrich yourself!
Third, do as you please, and have the confidence to believe you're number one under heaven!
Every Literary Scholar knew the weight of the Word Spirit "Song of the Thatched House Torn Apart by Autumn Wind." Throughout history, many Literary Scholars had tried to cultivate it. Perhaps their abilities were limited; perhaps the Word Spirit held other mysteries. Either way, it was one of the more difficult Word Spirits to cultivate. Lines like "For a moment the wind died down, and the clouds turned ink-black" and "In August, the autumn wind roared in its fury" were mostly used to affect the battlefield environment, summoning wind and rain to disrupt enemy formations.
Even "The children from the southern village bully me, an old man too weak to fight back" had been put to all sorts of uses, including weakening enemy soldiers, slowing their march, and lengthening their reaction time. "Unmoved by wind and rain, steadfast as a mountain" could help soldiers withstand extreme battlefield weather, such as violent storms.
Only "If only I had ten thousand spacious mansions, sheltering all the poor scholars under heaven so they could smile with joy" had never been attempted. It wasn't that nobody dared take a bite of that crab; it was that this Word Spirit consumed far too much literary energy. Back then, Shen Tang had recited only four characters before freezing on the spot.
On top of that, its side effects were enough to make anyone shudder!
[Alas!]
[When will I suddenly see such a house before my eyes?]
[Even if my own hut is destroyed and I freeze to death, I will be content!]
The price of