Chapter 77 The Empress Destroyed Your Country (3)

Good strike!

Those scumbags deserved it!

The girls’ eyes were full of delight, and they couldn’t help but think how great it would be if that lightning strike had hit the dog Emperor instead.

Li Xing’er was elated. “Miss Bai, it seems that the heavens have finally opened their eyes,” she said.

Heavenly Dao, […]

Hadn’t it always had a good eye? It was just that as the Heavenly Dao, it couldn’t intervene at will and could only bestow some luck to chosen ones.

Bai Tang smiled and reminded them, “The revolution has not yet succeeded, and we must continue to work hard. Li Xing’er, have you thought about what you will do if we manage to escape one day?”

Outside, chaos reigned, and no one paid attention to the girls trapped inside the prison wagons. They were just a group of powerless women who could be easily captured and killed.

Li Xinger’s face grew troubled. “I don’t know what to do. I’ve lost all my family, and I have nowhere to go.”

A quiet girl who had been mostly silent spoke up. “My name is Wen Yueqing. I used to think that when I reached a suitable age, my parents would arrange a marriage for me. I would be a good wife and mother, raise children, and take care of the household. But now, I am no longer qualified for that.”

In this era, women were often seen as inferior and valued only for their ability to be a good wife and mother. Any other aspirations were considered deviant. Wen Yueqing’s thoughts were not unusual given the circumstances.

For these captured women, escaping meant being branded as criminals and constantly on the run. They would have no place to call home and no respectable family willing to take them in.

Bai Tang’s gaze shifted as she raised a bold suggestion, “Have you ever considered living for yourselves? If your families are gone, you can avenge them. As women, why do we have to be seen as weak and dependent by others? We can be both gentle and strong, and we don’t have to rely on anyone to live our lives. If you don’t know what to do, why not start by creating a utopia where we can rule ourselves?”

Her suggestion of creating a utopia was just the first step, but it was a start nonetheless.

Bai Tang continued, “Is it the unfairness of the heavens or the world that we face? Or is it the corrupt officials who manipulate the Emperor? In the face of such a country and society, some men think of overthrowing it, of achieving greatness and rebuilding. If men can do it, why can’t women?”

For most of the girls there, what Bai Tang was saying was quite revolutionary.

Why couldn’t women do what men could do? Many girls had thought about this, but they were told by those around them that they couldn’t do it, that it wasn’t their place.

Of course, Bai Tang didn’t expect to change their minds with just a few simple words. Many of these fifteen and sixteen-year-old girls had been indoctrinated with certain ideas, and it was hard to change them, but she was determined to at least plant the seed of possibility in their minds.

Bai Tang only paid attention to those who were hesitant and dissatisfied among them. As for those who looked at her with strange eyes, she had other plans for them.

Li Xing’er was confused, “But what can we do? We’re still trapped in this prison wagon, and there are soldiers outside. We don’t even know if we’ll live or die once we enter the palace.”

Wen Yueqing raised her head, “I’ve thought about this before when I was studying with my brother, but it’s too difficult. The world has too many prejudices against women, and now, we don’t even have control over our own lives. What we have to do seems too far away and too difficult.”

Bai Tang had fully recovered by now, and shifted to a comfortable position, saying, “Difficult? Are we going to back down just because it’s harder than what men face? If we don’t do anything, the fate of us women, and of future generations of women, will not change. Perhaps it will even get worse. If we take action, we’ll be pioneers and spearheads. Even if we fail, we’ll have no regrets. But if we succeed, we’ll be immortalized in history.”

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