Qigong picked up some red worms and threw them into the pond: "Do you know why our Three Mountains Association only recruits military veterans? It's because we belong to the Lower Nine, once you step over our threshold, your descendants will no longer be eligible for the Imperial Examination. It's clearly written in the Daning Law, if we assault good citizens, the crime is increased by one degree; if citizens assault us, the crime is reduced by one degree. If a good family's daughter marries someone like us, the clan can remove her from the family registry."
Upon saying this, Qigong looked up at Qian Ping: "So, unless those veterans have no other way, our Three Mountains Association wouldn't want to take them in. Back when you wanted to join us, I used this reason to refuse you, didn't I?"
