"Though not my own flesh and blood, I still raised the child. I couldn't very well watch the child starve to death before my eyes, could I? I would still raise them as I should."
"But notions like carrying on the family line and bringing glory to the clan would naturally be out of the question."
Hearing this, Li Shun finally understood why nothing came easily in this Great Qian world.
Emperors and generals, scholars, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants.
In an ordinary world, once someone took one of those seats at the table, they would never willingly leave it.
Others had to use violence to forcibly change their status.
Until the next cycle began.
But this world was different.
Somewhere in the unseen, the Reincarnation Grand Dao existed between Heaven and Earth. Whenever a new life was born, it would spontaneously complete the rotation.
The realm one had struggled so hard to conquer would ultimately all benefit someone else.
Then what was the point of striving?
If one wanted to be emperor, why were they instead a peasant?
It was nothing more than bad luck.
Rather than rebel, it was better to work hard at having children. Perhaps one of them would become an emperor or minister in the next life and enjoy a lifetime of glory and wealth!
Though this law of reincarnation was indeed bizarre, it truly could preserve peace throughout the land for thousands of years.
"No wonder that whenever I read the history books before, I always felt something was off, yet couldn't put my finger on it."
"Looking back now, the history of this dynasty resembles nothing more than a running account, lifeless and stagnant. There are few stirring heroic epics. At its root, people simply lack natural motivation."
"When no matter how great a