Yet that malignant tumor had fooled many people here into letting their looks lead their values by the nose.
Those who had heard of Libationer Liu naturally cast him as a teacher concerned for his country and its people, bending his back to the utmost in service to Great Wei.
Now, prompted by Libationer Liu's words, they began discussing among themselves.
The candidates preparing to apply, in particular, were already beginning to waver.
They had come to apply to Great Wilderness University, yet before the examination had even begun, they were hit with "the ancestors need not be taken as models."
Wasn't that betraying one's teachers and ancestors, an act of monstrous defiance?
But Lin Ke spoke as well.
"You ask me... what I intend to do?"
Lin Ke smiled at those words. "Do I need to explain once more how I will overturn the old rites and govern through the new rites?"
Libationer Liu had used a Great Confucian's Subtle Words and Profound Meaning, which was how he had influenced the people around him.
He had done the same thing last time at the Tooth Market.
Now, Lin Ke also used his own Confucian Path talent, Word-Bound Law, to counter Libationer Liu's power to beguile people's minds.
"That's right! The old rites!"
"The old giving way to the new is perfectly normal. Why does this old man sound so strange?"
"I still think Young Master Lin is wrong. The ancestors' laws must surely be better than ours."
"So you mean His Majesty the Sage Emperor isn't as capable as the emperors of old?"
"I never said that! Don't put words in my mouth! Watch it, or I'll beat you up!"
"Come on, then! I'll beat you until you're crawling around looking for your teeth!"
The crowd reacted to Lin