"I had never opposed Lu Meier reading, nor had I opposed her taking the Imperial Examination. I would not say anything against her. I just... Today, before the graves of my father and brothers, when I paid my respects and spoke of recent events, I was very happy. I said Sage Fang had returned safely; he had killed Gu Xu and slain dozens of Demon Barbarian Half-Sages. In the past, we would not even have dared dream of such things. As soon as Sage Fang returned, he killed the Three Seas Dragon Sages and beheaded a tyrannical, fatuous ruler. I told my father, eldest brother, and second brother that they had not died in vain, that they had not misjudged the man back then. Sage Fang truly had made our Human Race rise."
"Then I spoke of men and women taking the examinations together. I said women could also become scholars, that the Human Race would grow ever stronger in the future. But when I came to the Beginner Scholar Examination, I did not know how to continue. I truly did not know what to say. I was so anxious that I cried. I stood weeping before the graves of my father, eldest brother, and second brother for a long time, not knowing what to say. What could I say?"
"Could I say, rest easy, even prostitutes can now pass the Licentiate examination! What a magnificent innovation for the Human Race!"
"Could I say that the Imperial Examination is so miraculous that it can make prostitutes turn over a new leaf and become scholars?"
"Could I say, Father, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, you must be so happy, because in the future our daughters and wives will enter the examination halls alongside prostitutes and fight shoulder to shoulder with them!"
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