leonardwarren #123 - Ignorance is not a sin
#123 - Ignorance is not a sin
April 19th.
The Avoid-Water Marquis Estate, the main gate wide open.
Welcoming twenty-five great demons, whose names were inscribed on the spirit screen, into the front courtyard of the estate.
Everything had already been prepared in the front courtyard's training ground.
Upon a high platform, there was a chair.
Clearly, it was the seat for the Avoid-Water Marquis later.
In the middle was a circular arena.
Not far from the arena, some chairs were arranged.
The small demons, who had led the group of great demons into the courtyard, respectfully invited everyone to take their seats.
The seats were arranged according to the order in which the names were left on the spirit screen wall.
Not based on the level of cultivation, but only on the order of arrival.
Clearly, it was to avoid making the scene too unsightly.
The great demons present were not fools; from this arrangement, they could also see the attitude of the Avoid-Water Marquis.
Therefore, on the surface, they did not reveal any hostility towards each other.
On the contrary, as they were all from the snake and python race, there were quite a few things they could exchange in terms of cultivation.
For a time, there were even a few who were chatting happily.
Only three fellows in the arena were quite special.
A man dressed as a Taoist.
A patterned snake.
And a woman in a phoenix hairpin and a Luo skirt.
Although no one was trying to talk to them, the gazes falling on them were the most numerous.
It was just that they didn't know their origins and didn't want to make enemies for no reason.
Otherwise, streams of divine consciousness would have already greeted them, inquiring clearly.
"...Tsk."
Xu Chengxian coiled on his seat, narrowed his eyes.
These gazes sweeping over were quite interesting.
Those falling on him were more curious than wary, with a few hints of teasing and mockery.
Those looking at Ling Yunzi were not so friendly, with a fierce kind carrying obvious hostility.
Those who caught a glimpse of Ling Xiao were filled with some incomprehension and surprise.
And a portion of them were the same as those looking at Xu Chengxian.
Mocking, looking down on, disdainful.
"As expected of the Empress!"
After careful observation, Xu Chengxian had to admit.
In terms of grasping people's hearts, Ling Xiao had quite a knack.
She had calculated everything.
Even demons, having the same intelligence as humans, would develop a human heart.
There would always be similarities.
Therefore, they would have contempt and disdain for 'demons from the countryside'.
As a despised, ignorant country demon, Xu Chengxian was not only not unhappy, but also somewhat delighted.
If everything went smoothly, his side would benefit from this.
In fact, curiously looking around was very helpful in maintaining the identity of 'having seen the world'.
Of course, she also saw the other party's admiration from the patterned snake's gaze.
She couldn't help but feel a little complacent.
But on second thought, she sighed.
Thinking: "If it were in the Eastern Human Realm, why would I bother with this?"
Of course, saying it was bothering was just a bit of arrangement based on the situation and taking advantage of the trend.
The process was not complicated.
The first thing was to grasp the timing well.
While trying to prevent the possibility of knowing the 'truth'.
Then, at the right time, go to the royal city to register.
The outer spirit screen wall outside the Marquis's mansion was itself a special magical artifact.
It could sense the infusion of magic power and the imprint of divine consciousness.
But other than that, it had no other use.
As long as the Avoid-Water Marquis left some restrictions on it, he could only allow the great demons who met the conditions to leave their names.
For example, only those with the cultivation of the Great Demon Realm could leave their names and auras on it with their divine consciousness.
But Ling Xiao didn't know if he had set other restrictions.
However, according to her speculation, nine out of ten chances were that he didn't.
Yesterday's successful leaving of her name and surname confirmed her prediction.
As a female demon, Ling Xiao, and Xu Chengxian, who had not transformed, had their divine consciousness imprints not erased.
"After all, the Avoid-Water Marquis's move does have the intention of recruiting a son-in-law, but he must also have the intention of taking the opportunity to recruit great demons of the same bloodline and potential for his own use."
Just looking at the arrangement of the seats, you could see it.
Therefore, he probably wouldn't only screen the qualifiers based on the standard of 'son-in-law'.
"This demon race, even the Marquis, is still not proper in doing these things."
The Empress Ling Xiao gave the Avoid-Water Marquis's ability in planning a low evaluation.
If it were in the Holy Dynasty.
Some nobles with shallow foundations or other intentions would also recruit talents in this way.
They would play it more exciting.
They would use the name of their daughter throwing a hydrangea to recruit a son-in-law to attract talents to join them.
Once the news was released, they would secretly screen it once.
Those who were willing to be the son-in-law of a noble, although they were all greedy for wealth, these people all had ambitions, wanted to climb up, and were willing to bend over.
If they were a little capable, they would be the talents that the superiors liked to use the most.
First, win over those who were potential but not very good.
Then, find a way to block those who were unsuitable and unqualified.
Guarantee that by the time, all the people under the embroidered building would be ideal sons-in-law.
No matter who was hit, it would be within the defined range.
Those who were not hit, as long as they entered the mansion, would also have a 70% chance of being used by them.
And that daughter in the embroidered building was raised in the boudoir, and outsiders had never seen her.
Who was covering the hijab, and who was uncovering the hijab, no one cared.
Moreover, the identity was mostly an adopted daughter.
The nobles also had to save face.
This move was not really to recruit a son-in-law.
But to select talents.
After all, on the surface, all talents must be from the country.
Only the owner of the country had the power to select talents.
You could secretly recruit one or two, but how dare you select talents, were you going to rebel?
Those nobles with foundations couldn't use this trick.
Those without foundations, or forced to do so, were also tearing off the fig leaf.
The superiors might not see through it, but most of them would acquiesce.
Under their noses, they couldn't make waves.
Yesterday, when she told Xu Chengxian about this, he said a word, what was it?
"Small-scale two-way talent recruitment? It seems that's what he said."
Ling Xiao thought this statement was very interesting.
The Avoid-Water Marquis should have learned this trick.
It was just that the handling was a bit rough.
There were loopholes everywhere.
Giving them a chance to exploit them.
"The demon race does things still hastily."
Thinking of this, Ling Xiao couldn't help but chuckle.
Because the Avoid-Water Marquis had always said to the outside world that he was recruiting guards, not recruiting a son-in-law.
He might not know the secret operations of the human nobles.
He saw that the sons-in-law they recruited were all talents.
Or he was too lazy to bother with that much thought.
He only wanted to recruit the most outstanding one as his son-in-law, and then take the opportunity to keep a few good ones.
Therefore, he expected as many great demons to come as possible.
But he would definitely dislike those who were not suitable for his son-in-law but insisted on coming.
Other demon marquises had done this before.
But I haven't heard of anything unsightly happening.
It was obvious that no one dared to risk offending the demon marquis.
So, you have to pretend to be ignorant.
Ignorance is bliss.
And you have to always remain ignorant and unaware.
Don't give other well-meaning people a chance to "persuade".
Pretending to be ignorant also has a benefit.
This matter, up to here, the first half can be considered complete.
No, it should be said that the second half is also half complete.
"Underestimating the opponent is going to suffer."
Many people know this principle, but probably not many really understand it.
Even fewer can remain sober when things come to a head.
No need to deceive them all, anyway, deceiving one will gain one more advantage.
Everyone is in a competitive relationship now, even if someone sees it, they won't kindly remind them.
The remaining half must be Ling Yunzi or Xu Chengxian winning the final victory in this battle.