Three minutes later.
Yang Fan, Qi Bing, and the rest of the twelve stood quietly outside Clear Origin City. They turned their heads to look at Cui Deshou, who was smiling like a blooming flower and waving goodbye to them, and the Cui Clan Elders behind him.
"President, could it be that we're really going to let him off so easily and leave as if nothing happened?"
Yuan Ye, who had been following behind Qi Bing all this time, suddenly sent a string of questions with indignation.
"Yeah, President, why didn't you kill that shameless old man just now?"
"The things he did were too disgusting. If we leave such a person in this world, who knows how many people he'll harm in the future!"
It wasn't just Yuan Ye who was filled with righteous indignation. Cheng Lin, Gu Jun, Pang Yu, and the others were also filled with righteous indignation.
Leaving like this without any punishment was really letting that old bastard Cui Deshou off too easily.
Their Master had kindly saved his life and saved the entire Qingyuan City. In the end, not only did that old bastard not know how to repay the kindness, he actually coveted their Master's innate ability.
This time, if it wasn't for Vice President Qi Bing, perhaps Cui Deshou would have succeeded, and the fate of their Master and their companions would definitely not be any better!
Qi Bing turned to look at the four children and didn't say anything. After that, his gaze glanced at An Sheng, Mu Qianqian, and Tian Tianyou.
He noticed that they were all young people, but the three little fellows behind them had indifferent expressions, as if they weren't surprised by his decision to not kill or even punish Cui Deshou.
This was the difference between them.
Children from aristocratic families were already used to this kind of scheming and scheming.
As for Yuan Ye and the others who weren't from aristocratic families, their minds were still as pure as a piece of white paper. That was why they were so angry.
Of course, there was nothing bad about being angry. Being pure wasn't an advantage, but in this increasingly harsh apocalyptic world, if they didn't grow up as soon as possible, these children would probably suffer a great loss in the future.
The only thing that surprised Qi Bing was Yang Fan.
As the person involved in this matter, or perhaps it should be said that he was the victim, Yang Fan had always been extremely quiet and indifferent all along the way. When he parted with Cui Deshou earlier, he was even able to smile as he warmly waved his hand and bid farewell to the Cui Clan's group.
This kind of shrewdness and temperament was really not the performance of a normal young man at all.
This was because even An Sheng, Mu Qianqian, Tian Tianyou, and the others, who were descendants of aristocratic families, couldn't help but feel a little emotional when such a thing happened to them all of a sudden.
Although they wouldn't be as indignant as Yuan Ye and Cheng Lin, they wouldn't write everything on their faces and even want to spit on Cui Deshou's face. However, it was impossible for him to be like Yang Fan, who could still smile at those who wanted to kill him.
"Is this little guy, Yang Fan, really a commoner who came from that remote and barren land in the northwest?"
"Why is it that I sees a kind of steadiness and craftiness that only an old fox who has lived for over a hundred years would have on him?"
"Earlier, when Cui Deshou suddenly attacked, this boy seemed to be very shocked. However, he didn't panic in the slightest. The shock and confusion on his face seemed to be completely faked."
"If nothing unexpected happens, this boy should also have some sort of trump card. A trump card that, once activated, would be enough to take Cui Deshou's life!"
Qi Bing looked at Yang Fan with a deep gaze. The reason why he suddenly stood out and directly revealed his trump card was because he was afraid that Yang Fan would be young and impetuous and directly kill Cui Deshou.
There was no other reason. It was purely Qi Bing's intuition, the innate intuition of a level five Martial Emperor.
"Brother Yang Fan, what do you think?" Qi Bing asked Yang Fan in a soft voice. "Do you also feel that this I should directly kill Cui Deshou to vent his anger?"
Yang Fan lightly shook his head. With a smile on his face, he said, "No, I also feel that a living level seven Martial Emperor is more valuable than a dead level seven Martial Emperor."
If he killed Cui Deshou, what Yang Fan would obtain would only be several million Qi and blood, experience and an Emperor level Remnant Soul.
However, a living Cui Deshou would be a living Emperor level Spiritual Treasure Creation Machine, an Emperor level Willpower Creation Machine. The wealth that he could bring out and the value that he could create for Yang Fan would be much greater than if he were dead.
Earlier, in the guest room, the benefits that Yang Fan obtained were almost comparable to the several thousand low level Monstrous Beasts that he had killed outside the city.
Therefore, not only was he not angry, he was even secretly delighted.
Fortunately, this Cui Deshou was not a good person. Otherwise, Yang Fan would truly be embarrassed to obtain such a huge advantage from him.
"If Brother I can think like this, then I am also relieved!"
Qi Bing couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Sure enough, he did not misjudge Yang Fan. This child was still very aware of the big picture, very concerned about the big picture.
"The few of you should also properly watch and learn from Elder Yang Fan!"
Qi Bing turned around and looked at Yuan Ye and the other youngsters. He said in a soft voice, "One cannot only look at what is in front of them. One must be magnanimous and have a sense of the big picture!"
"Although killing Cui Deshou is not a troublesome matter, have you all thought about what kind of unbearable influence it would cause after killing him?"
"Although Cui Deshou's character is unbearable, he is the only Emperor level expert in the entire Clear River Guard Mansion."
"Earlier, when he was fighting against the three Emperor level Monstrous Foxes, he was even willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of protecting the Clear River Guard Mansion from being invaded. He risked his life to stop a level seven Demon Emperor's self-detonation!"
"This is something that Vice Principal Ye and I personally witnessed. It cannot be faked. In the aspect of protecting the Clear River Guard Mansion, he can do it better than anyone else."
Pausing for a moment, Qi Bing continued, "After killing him, although everyone will feel refreshed in their hearts, the Federation's human race will lose a high level Martial Emperor. The Clear River Guard Mansion will also lose a true protector."
"Believe me, this kind of scene is definitely what those Monstrous Clans from the Outer Realm like to see the most!"
Yuan Ye and the others were made speechless by Qi Bing's speech.
Looking at the big picture, there was indeed some sense.
However, Cui Deshou had done such an unbearable thing. Could it be that there shouldn't be any corresponding punishment?
If that was the case, then wouldn't one be able to do whatever one wanted with strength, and wouldn't have to bear the corresponding consequences for one's wrongdoings? In that case, what use would the Federation's laws have? Would there still be justice and light in the world?
"Although it's very inappropriate to say this, and I suspect that I'm teaching children the wrong things, I feel that there's still a need to tell all of you the truth of this world."
Qi Bing looked at the juniors by her side and said directly, "The weak are prey to the strong. This has always been the main theme of this world! If one's strength is strong enough, then one can really do whatever one wants! "
"As for the Federation's laws and the so-called morality and justice, they're merely the rules of the game that the strong set for the weak."
"Once your cultivation reaches the King Realm, all the laws of the mortal world will actually no longer be applicable to you."
"As long as you don't betray the human race and don't wantonly slaughter civilians and cause bloodshed, under normal circumstances, no one will pursue you too much no matter how big of a mistake you commit."
"This is also the reason why there are so many King Realm and Emperor Realm experts like the Soul Devouring Devil Emperor Shentu Junfeng in the Federation, whose character isn't much and can even be called unpardonable heinous King Realm and Emperor Realm experts, but they can still continue to live freely in the human race."
"Because they're strong enough, because the human race needs their strength!"
"It's the same for Cui Deshou. The human race needs his strength to resist the demon race, especially in this critical period where the Emperors don't exist and the world is extremely chaotic. Every Emperor Realm expert is extremely important to the human race, and they can't be lost!"
This wasn't a normal and peaceful world in the first place.
It was simply impossible to ask everyone to abide by the law and be fair and kind.
Therefore, whether it was the upper echelons of the Federation or the three Emperors, they all tacitly approved of the existence of these high level cultivators with special privileges.
As long as they didn't betray the human race, didn't side with the demon race, and didn't cause large-scale bloodshed, most of the time, everyone would turn a blind eye.
Because compared to the unfairness and misfortune of the weak, what the human race needed more was the powerful strength of these high level cultivators.
This was the reality.
Although it was very cruel and very deformed, it was the truest side of the Human Federation.
All the young people present fell silent at the same time.
Yang Fan was the same.
Previously, he hadn't thought so much, and he wasn't as noble and magnanimous as Qi Bing had said.
The reason why he hadn't directly made things difficult for Cui Deshou was only because he felt that Cui Deshou could bring him more benefits alive.
But he had never thought that there would be so many twists and turns in this matter.
"As expected, it's not without reason that these aristocratic families are so arrogant and fearless."
"It's all because the upper echelons of the Human Federation spoiled them!"
Yang Fan ridiculed in his heart, but he wasn't too surprised.
After all, things like privileges could be seen everywhere, even in a truly peaceful era. Not to mention in a post-apocalyptic world where everyone was fighting for their lives and martial arts dominated.
In the eyes of many people in power, as long as it was beneficial to the overall situation of the human race, there was nothing wrong with sacrificing a small portion of the human race's benefits or even their lives.
"Teacher Ye!" Yang Fan suddenly turned his head to look at Ye Hanshuang, who hadn't expressed her opinion all this time, and asked softly, "If you were in charge of the matter just now, what would you do?"
Ye Hanshuang didn't even think about it, and coldly replied, "I would directly kill him! Then I would apply to the Federation government to send another Emperor level cultivator to Qinghe Guard Residence to oversee. "
Yang Fan nodded with gratification.
As expected of a tough woman from the Special Affairs Bureau, she couldn't tolerate a single grain of sand in her eyes.
This kind of teacher with a strange sense of right and wrong was reliable.
Qi Bing smiled bitterly and shook her head at the side, "Principal Ye makes it sound simple, but how could the Federation have extra Emperor level cultivators to send? Even if there were, can you guarantee that the new Emperor level cultivator would be as dedicated as Cui Deshou? "
Ye Hanshuang raised her head to look at Qi Bing, and slowly said, "So, I didn't make a move just now."
Qi Bing, "…"
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