บท 59: Chapter 59: First Entry into the Martial Academy

"The temple and the jianghu intersect, but they have different environments. If you only wander in the jianghu, your low profile might win you many friends. However, now that you've decided to get involved in the court, you can't act in the same way," Gu Ji said.

Pei Xuanjing was somewhat baffled. Logically, shouldn't strength be what mattered in the jianghu? But what Gu Ji implied seemed to be the complete opposite.

Seeing his confusion, Gu Ji asked, "Do you think it's only in the jianghu where power matters?"

"Wrong!" He answered himself, "Let me tell you, brother, the court values power even more. It's more realistic than the jianghu and the struggle, both open and hidden, is even more dangerous."

The power struggle in the jianghu appears perilous, often turning from life to death in the blink of an eye.

But in Gu Ji's view, that's but a contest of brute force, the losing party merely dying without implicating their families.