"Cao Zheng—making him an official at court really is wasting his talent."
Zhao Cheng toyed with the little booklet in his hand without opening it.
The paper of the booklet in his hand was crude, and in every respect failed to meet the Empire's printing standards.
But it did not even have a publication number, so standards were hardly relevant.
"Indeed. Even far beyond the Divine Province, I had heard of Teacher Cao's reputation."
"No one expected Teacher Cao to suddenly be arrested recently."
Lu Xun smiled.
Though this world had developed for so many years, entertainment and culture remained relatively scarce.
As for Lu Xun, although he focused on martial arts, he subscribed to every issue of Great World.
And knowing Great World was more or less the same as knowing Great Thousand Worlds.
One stood in the light and the other in the shadows; together, they were the twin pillars of Great New entertainment.
It could even be said that Great Thousand Worlds had not been eradicated not because the court lacked the ability, nor because everyone from top to bottom had been bought off, but because the court had deliberately loosened its grip somewhat and chosen not to wipe them out root and branch.
Gao Shou had also been involved in this.
Indeed, several years ago, he had overridden all objections to preserve the periodical.
The reason, naturally, was not because Gao himself enjoyed reading it.
After all, as a modern man, he had encountered things countless times more stimulating than this. This was nothing at all.
Moreover, he cultivated his spirit through study, uprightness, and wisdom, and had long ceased to be beguiled by human desire.
The reason he had preserved it was because he considered that human desire itself was part of the cycle of