My Wife, Your Husband Has Come to Take You Home

Looking at Wu De, whose whole bearing radiated shamelessness, Li Qing could not help giving him a thumbs-up.

"Your strength of character is remarkable, fellow Daoist. You're bound for greatness!"

Wu De seemed pleased by Li Qing's praise. He grinned and said,

"You're the one who understands, fellow Daoist."

"Many people don't understand what cultivation is, or what it is we cultivate. We cultivate our lives."

"What we seek is longevity."

"Face, treasures—none of them matter as much as staying alive."

"As the saying goes, when virtue cannot bear its station, disaster is sure to follow."

"And what is virtue? It's strength of character."

"The strength of character to wield power, authority, and wealth."

"Without it, power, money, and beautiful women will inevitably lead you astray, and you'll lose your life in the end."

"That's the ultimate Principle I've come to understand, and it's the path I intend to walk."

"The Miscellaneous School is the most unconventional of the Hundred Schools of Thought."

"We study the Principles of every school. Righteous or wicked, we can make use of them all."

"Our path is to draw from those hundred schools a path that suits our own character."

"Whoever can hold fast to that character can walk it to the very end."

"It's the simplest path, but also the hardest. What people find hardest to master is their own heart."

Wu De spoke in a ringing voice, his words pouring out like a waterfall. He seemed to be speaking to Li Qing, yet also to himself.

Li Qing could see that Wu De was reminding himself never to forget his path.

This, too, was a way to temper his character: to remain vigilant at all times!

*No wonder he's a genius of the Miscellaneous School. He's found his own path at such