"They say that baseness is the passport of the base, while nobility is the epitaph of the noble. I used to strongly disagree with that. After all, the word 'base' always seemed tied to filthy scoundrels, while 'noble' was usually reserved for heroes worthy of praise."
"But later, I realized I was wrong."
"Noble people are often exploited and schemed against because they are too noble, while base people achieve victory through their deep cunning."
"And history is often written by the victors."
"Therefore, all who write it are base people."
"Myself included, though not limited to me."
Ye Qingcang picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and placed it in his bowl. Then, with an air of casual calm, he added, "Oh, right. Sorry, that may have sounded too abstruse and too vague. Let me put it another way. I believe you'll understand what I mean..."
"What way?"
Ximen Chuisha asked instinctively.
Though he wanted to refute what the other party had just said.
After all, those words were nothing but fallacious nonsense.
Yet instinctively, he restrained himself.
Because his heart told him the other party was right.
Even that twisted logic was right.
It was truly an absurd fact.
But whether he wanted to admit it or not, he had to accept it.
Shi Tang and Chi Huo felt the same way.
So did Dongfang Huaizhu and Dongfang Qinlan.
"What you see as history is not the real history."
"You have never known the full story."
"So you concluded that Wang Quan Jingxing was a hero."
"And that conclusion happened to be wrong."
"If you get the chance."
"To meet Fan Yunfei."
"Or the Third Young Master of Aolai Country."
"You can ask them about what happened back then."
"Ask how Wang Quan Jingxing obtained the