Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 824 If I can remove the virginity mark, I can also remove the Heavenly Master's blessing.

"Ah this..."

There was an awkward moment on the field.

Lu Ci, in all these years, when has he ever humbled himself to beg anyone? Even when it was He Songling, times had changed, and Lu Ci's status was different now. To be rejected so decisively was truly unexpected.

"I'm not going to open a kindergarten. The application process for Trinity University is right there. What, you can't get in?"

He Songling had a fairly good relationship with Lü Ci back then, so he explained to him briefly, "Even if you don't pass the exam, you should be able to get into the Tang Clan's junior college. What era are we living in now? The most important thing is to receive a modern education and have a survival mindset. Why are you still thinking about fighting and killing? As long as you're decent enough in terms of martial arts, that's fine."

That's absolutely true. Things are different now; cameras are everywhere and connected to the internet. Even in ancient times, extraordinary individuals didn't cause much of a stir. The biggest incident was Xiang Yu's struggle for power against Liu Bang, which he ultimately failed to achieve, let alone in modern times.

Before, we had to guard against Quanxing. Now, Quanxing?
Since Quanxing doesn't have a fixed base or a fixed headquarters, they can't find you?
There are plenty of ways to deal with you if you want to; it's easier if you don't have to put everything together.

The righteous path is even less of a concern. Even those in the Quanxing sect who have no family or livelihood cannot withstand investigation and arrest, let alone those in the righteous path who have families and livelihoods. Can a monk escape, but can a temple escape?
Given the size of the Lü family, as long as they don't cause trouble and make positive contributions to the country and society, Na Du Tong would not allow anyone to cause trouble in Lü Family Village.

Of course, the All-Encompassing Agency has its problems. It's merely a branch office, not a fully authorized representative of the state. Its actions don't guarantee their correctness, nor do they preclude resistance. However, balancing the relationship between the All-Encompassing Agency and one's own sect or family is a necessary lesson for sect leaders and family heads in this era.

Lu Ci's eyes dimmed.

He Songling was right; he hadn't really done a good job of nurturing his own children over the years. Lu Ci only gave his family members what he considered the best upbringing, not the best upbringing generally accepted.

To put it bluntly, he doesn't trust outsiders to train his own children, especially his core children.

The inclusive and open-minded nature of Trinity University is extremely incompatible with Lü Ci's parenting philosophy.

When Lü Ren was the head of the family, he would send his disciples to Trinity University for exchange and study. But when Lü Ci became the head of the family, this activity was basically stopped.

He trusted He Songling, but he didn't trust or think highly of He Songling's fellow disciples.

Needless to say, the Tang Clan was completely different. In this life, Lu Ci's admiration and trust for Zhang Zhiwei and Tang Bingwen were all transferred to He Songling, and even doubled, which made him feel no closeness to the "sect led by He Songling's wife".

Even after he had Lu Huizhong bring people to his door and give him a good beating, he still couldn't change his mind. Instead, it strengthened his distrust of the Tang Clan.

What if the children are all sent to these two places to study, and when they come back they don't recognize me as their patriarch?
Of course, Lü Ci did not completely reject external changes. Every few years, he would select one or two of his best and most trustworthy members to study at Trinity University.

Ultimately, this behavior was intended to consolidate Lü Ci's control over the Lü family and mold it into the way Lü Ci desired it, rather than to objectively improve the Lü family.

This has created a situation where even if Lü Ci wanted to lift the restriction now, none of the eligible children in his family would be able to get into Trinity University. To get into Trinity University, they would have to start raising the children from scratch and wait twelve or thirteen years before they would have the opportunity to take the entrance exam for Trinity University.

It won't work.

In this way, while it's not to say they have to be on opposite sides from He Songling, they are destined to never be on the same path.

There's not much more to say. Ordinary people might not even remember their classmates after a decade or so; and after seventy years with He Songling, the changes over the years have rendered that old friendship obsolete in the face of real-world interests.

Even if Lü Ci was still willing to submit to He Songling, his staunchest ally, Wang Ai, would not agree to him siding with He Songling.

Lu Ci and Wang Ai got up to say goodbye, and the meal ended rather unhappily.

Given the current situation and atmosphere, even Zhang Zhiwei and Tian Jinzhong temporarily lost the desire to catch up.

"Old He, go easy on Zhang Chulan tomorrow," Zhang Zhiwei said as his last words. "He shouldn't have been part of our circle; it was the grudges of his ancestors that forced him into it."

"Hey, you're wrong, Lao Zhang. I've already learned my lesson. I don't hurt people physically anymore." Hearing He Songling's words, Lu Jin curled his lips and wanted to say, "You're talking nonsense. Who slapped my head off a while ago?"
"You killed someone, and now you want to destroy their spirit?" Tian Jinzhong's eyes widened. "You bastard, you really haven't changed at all."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense!" He Songling pointed at Tian Jinzhong and said, "If I hadn't seen you as a good candidate to learn the Reverse Life Technique back then and taught it to you, would you still be standing here talking to me, you son of a bitch? You're repaying kindness with enmity, you're truly ungrateful."

"Alright, let's stop here for now and talk about it later." Zhang Zhiwei slowly turned his back. "I'm an old man, I can't stay up late at night."

"Old Zhang, have you ever thought about taking this opportunity to pass on the Celestial Master's Code?" He Songling suddenly asked.

“Of course I want to.” Zhang Zhiwei stopped in his tracks, seemingly lost in thought. “I’ve been wearing these shackles long enough. The reason I called Zhang Chulan over this time was to pass on the Heavenly Master’s Decree to him, to let him know the whole truth, and to carry on the responsibility of the Heavenly Master. I was already prepared.”

“I’m not saying you should die. We haven’t seen each other for so many years, and if you just died, I’d be heartbroken.” He Songling stared at him, and although his back was to him, Zhang Zhiwei was sure he could feel He Songling’s gaze: “I said ‘spread it out,’ not ‘pass it down.’”

"You mean..." Even Zhang Zhiwei, the renowned and unparalleled master, trembled as he spoke.

"I went through so much trouble with you back then just so that the Heavenly Master's Seal wouldn't be welded to you. Guess what I did for you?" He Songling laughed. "Since I can remove the virginity mark restriction that Zhang Huaiyi placed on Zhang Chulan, I can of course also remove the Heavenly Master's Seal restriction that Zhang Daoling placed on you junior Heavenly Masters."

"What did you say!" Zhang Zhiwei whirled around, staring intently at He Songling. Then he shook his head, as if he had realized the truth hidden behind the Celestial Master's Ordination: "No, no, I can't..."

"Stop talking nonsense. You don't have many years left to live. Wouldn't it be better to look at the scenes beyond the innate realm?"

(End of this chapter)