"Senior Brother, what is the attitude of the people of the WuTang Sect regarding the death of Little Wang Ye?"
Tian Jinzhong looked at his senior brother, Zhang Zhiwei, who was standing in front of him. It was difficult for him not to consider the safety of his only disciple in this world. He also did not want to see Liu Xiaojiang and the Righteous Sect … or even his Uncle-Master stand against each other.
"Old Tian, Yunlong once came to our Mount Longhu for a list and you should be aware of his feelings for Wang. Even though he always gnashed his teeth in hatred whenever he mentioned this disciple of his, in fact … I think there's a sense of disappointment in him for failing to live up to his expectations."
Zhang Zhiwei turned around and walked to the steps of the pavilion with his back facing Tian Jinzhong. He raised his head and looked at the faintly discernible Taoist temple at the top of the mountain in the distance.
"As for Little Meng …"
"Although he is an old fellow who came with us from the past and has a good personal relationship with our Righteous Sect, he is, after all, the most senior elder in the WuTang Sect. At the same time, he is also guarding the WuTang Sect's thousand-year-old legacy …"
"Although Little Wang Ye has been removed from the WuTang Sect, his relationship with the Righteous Sect is similar to that of Xiao Jiang. He is forced by the general situation … even if he is unwilling to interfere in this matter for the sake of old times, he has no choice but to follow the rules of our Dao Sect and go down the mountain to eliminate the devil in this chaotic world."
"In addition …"
"The old things hiding on the other mountains have the same attitude as Little Meng. They might not personally deal with Xiao Jiang, but if things really come to that, WuTang Sect … and the other Dao Sects will definitely not let Xiao Jiang, this devil, wreak havoc in the world."
As he said that..,
He turned around again to face Tian Jinzhong, who was sitting in the pavilion, and said,
"No matter what, I am still a Taoist master of the Righteous Sect …"
"Xiao Jiang happens to be from the Righteous Sect, which is why he has walked step by step to where he is today. Therefore, in addition to following the rules of the Dao Sect since ancient times, we … even have the responsibility of cleaning up the sect."
"Jinzhong, tell me …"
"What should we do to stay out of this without damaging the reputation of the Righteous Celestial Master Sect … under the double pressure of the rules of the Dao Sect and the appearance of a devil in the sect?"
Tian Jinzhong was speechless.
"Who can get the best of both worlds …" Zhang Zhiwei shook his head and sighed when he saw Tian Jinzhong's silence.
"If we want to preserve the reputation of the Righteous Master Sect, we can't turn a blind eye to Xiao Jiang's behavior …"
"If we want to save Xiao Jiang's life, we have to give up the reputation of the Righteous Master Taoism. Then, we have to take Liu Xiaojiang back to the mountain and imprison him completely, just like how Master treated Huai Yi back then …"
"The reputation of the Righteous Master Sect?" Tian Jinzhong was rather dissatisfied with this statement.
"What reputation does the Righteous Sect have? Back then, after the incident with Huai Yi, we ignored the persecution of the other sects because of the Eight Strange Techniques and only wanted to find Huai Yi and imprison him on Mount Longhu. This has already left an impression on the outside world that we are extremely protective of our disciples."
"Back then, we didn't succeed in finding Huai Yi …"
"This is partly because of him and partly because of me, a cripple. But since we have clearly expressed our attitude towards our disciples, now … why can't we make the same choice as back then?"
"Senior Brother, is reputation … really that important?"
"Reputation … isn't important." Zhang Zhiwei looked at Tian Jinzhong, who was incomparably stubborn and only wanted to 'save' Liu Xiaojiang. He couldn't help but shake his head helplessly and explain.
"However, the situation this time is different from back then. Little Jiang is not that big-eared thief, Huai Yi. The severity of the things he did outside far surpassed those so-called Eight Strange Skills. So much so that there is no need for him to be a victim."
"Moreover, the situation is exactly the opposite. Not only is he not the kind of victim who is found a reason to persecute, but he is also the perpetrator who found a reason to destroy everyone. In this situation … how do you want me to capture Xiao Jiang and imprison him on the mountain?"
"Moreover …"
"Xiao Jiang is a devil who took the initiative to harm many people. Will the people outside be at ease just because he is imprisoned on Mount Longhu by the Righteous Sect?"
"In addition …"
At this point …
He looked at his junior brother Tian Jinzhong, who was still unwilling to accept this, and reminded him:
"Don't forget that all of this is Xiao Jiang's own choice. Whether he is willing to return to the mountain and be locked up and grounded is also a problem …"
"If we choose to protect Xiao Jiang, but in the end, when faced with great pressure from the outside world, we also get the same response from him as that big-eared thief Huai Yi … Wouldn't we suffer a double loss?"
"Tian, as the 65th Celestial Master of Mount Longhu, I can give up the reputation of the Righteous Sect for my disciple, and I can also bear the great pressure from the outside world for my disciple, but rationally … I can't let Tenshi Province fall into a dilemma."
"After all, if Xiao Jiang is willing to cause his sect to be implicated by the outside world because of his own problems, then he … won't be the last disciple that you value so much."
"So …"
"Whether it's considering Xiao Jiang's own thoughts or whether our Righteous Sect has the ability to go against the whole world, your thoughts seem extremely unrealistic at the moment. In fact … it might even push everyone in Tenshi Province into eternal damnation."
"As the elders of Tenshi Province, you and I have to consider the other children. We can't harm others because of our personal feelings for Xiao Jiang …"
"Could it be …" Tian Jinzhong thought for a moment and said with grief and indignation in his eyes.
"Do I really want to see my son die before his own? Do I have to watch Little Jiang be forced into a dead end?"
Seeing this..,
A hint of hesitation flashed across Zhang Zhiwei's eyes, but in the end, he didn't say anything to Tian Jinzhong. He allowed his junior brother to have a pessimistic attitude due to his ignorance of the situation.
However, considering the pain that an 'ordinary old man' like Tian Jinzhong would have to endure when his emotions fluctuated violently, he couldn't help but speak up.
"You've heard the fact that Xiao Jiang isn't human. Since he's not a normal person, it's inevitable that he'll be different from us. That child has never seemed like someone who would court death …"
Hearing this..,
Tian Jinzhong subconsciously froze for a moment. Then, based on his understanding of his senior brother, he guessed that the other party must be hiding something from him.
Therefore, when he thought about his senior brother's words and remembered the fact that his disciple wasn't human, he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope in his heart.
"Xiao Jiang, could it be that he has other motives that he's hiding from all of us …"
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