Book 5, Chapter 73: Genius (Teaser)
Chapter 73: Genius
Humans often wondered how greedy, lascivious people could possibly accomplish great things or reach a high status.
But this way of thinking was equating ethics with ability, a totally wrong way of looking at the world. There were too many rich and unethical people under the heavens to count.
Often, the richer these people were, the more unethical their morals were.
Li Daohong was a perfect example of this general rule.
His story was actually quite an interesting one.
Ever since his youth, he had been a genius. He had learned to read at the age of three, and wrote the “Wastrel’s Poem” and the “River-Crossing Poem” at the age of seven, creating a storm throughout the entire country. The imperial doctor then diagnosed him with an incredibly powerful bloodline, making him a genius amongst geniuses, even for the Li Clan.
Even so, there was nothing strange about this kind of story — there were always one or two individuals amongst the human race who had a similar life.
However, Li Daohong’s story deviated from the norm at this moment.
“Even though Li Daohong was in fact a genius at the time, his true ability is his wit. He had learned to read and speak early, and given the density of his bloodline, people began to praise him because he was of the imperial family. That was where his...



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