On the open ground of the Bamboo Forest.
At this moment, Lingfei paid no heed to the gazes around her.
She shook her head and said directly and unapologetically,
"Teacher's words—well, the words of the Daoist that Teacher mentioned—cannot persuade Lingfei."
Tao Yuanran smiled wider, his expression amicable as he said, "Miss Zhao, could you please explain why?"
In the back row, Liu Kongyi couldn't help but frown and glanced sideways at the woman who was the center of attention before turning away.
Lingfei pondered for a moment.
"Teacher seems to have conflated a fact. Confucian scholars extol virtues and propriety, not because they extolled them only after the world lost its virtues and propriety, but because the world lacked these attributes, and thus they needed to be promoted. This is precisely why Confucian scholars are influential."
