Chapter 368: (4): Unspeakable Hardships
Lu Baixiang wasn't bothered by his question at all, and he gave an answer that was completely unexpected to Chen Ping'an: "I have indeed eaten shit before."
Chen Ping'an offered no response.
Lu Baixiang didn’t seem embarrassed at all. He smiled and continued, "My background is about the same as Wei Xian's. In fact, I was in an even worse situation than him growing up. I became an orphan at a very young age, and there were a lot of bad people in my hometown.
“When I was fourteen, I was thrown into a shithole by a bunch of bullies, and two of them stayed by the shithole, smacking me on the head with a bamboo pole as soon as I tried to poke my head out. Hence, I had no choice but to swallow a belly full of shit. After that, I managed to get my hands on a knife."
"And you kill them one by one?" Chen Ping'an asked.
"No," Lu Baixiang replied with a shake of his head. "I caught one of them while he was stumbling home drunk and stabbed him in the stomach. After that, I pissed myself and ended up getting caught and thrown into jail. After that, I couldn't stay in my hometown any longer, so I went out to explore the world. Honestly, I was just trying to survive.
“One day, my luck suddenly turned, and my life suddenly took a drastic turn for the better. I ate some rare spiritual herb, then obtained a powerful cultivation art. From there, I became entangled with many romantic partners and found many soulmates. However, I always had low self esteem, and I did everything in my power to make myself appear wealthy and cultured.
“I wanted to become a scholar, to be considered elegant and refined by everyone. Thankfully, I'm pretty smart, and I pick things up quite quickly. On top of that, no matter what I do, I always want to be number one, to be the best, but if I can't get there, then I can let go just as easily."
"I know that Zhu Lian came from a truly wealthy clan. Sui Youbian's upbringing was a little worse than his, but even so, she still came from an extremely powerful clan, and by some stroke of luck, she became a direct disciple of the largest sect in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land. It's very hard to believe that you're the founding father of the demonic orthodoxy in the Lotus Flower Blessed Land."