Chapter 14: The Jiang family has made contributions, but their contributions do not outweigh their faults

. "So you are Jiang Li's ancestor. I, your unworthy descendant, pay my respects to you, ancestor Jiang Li." Clan leader Jiang was shocked by Jiang Li's appearance. Recalling his previous speech on the "power of faith" at Yuan Wuxing's house, he blushed with embarrassment, but he quickly responded, threw away his shame, and bowed down.

Jiang Li smiled but said nothing.

"My grandfather often recalled the childhood he spent with you, saying that it was the happiest time of his life. He also said that you were kind-hearted and would give money to help poor families."

"My ancestor said that he was young and frivolous, didn't know right from wrong, and had caused trouble for you. Now every time he thinks about it, he feels extremely ashamed. He wanted to say sorry to you in person, but my ancestor's talent is limited, and he is afraid that he will not live to see you again. You regard the world as a public thing and pass by your house without entering. It is really too difficult to see you!"

"Under the trouble of the inner demon, the ancestor accidentally fell into the devil's way and used opportunistic methods to prolong his life!"

Patriarch Jiang was in tears and spoke with deep emotion. It looked like he wanted to take out his heart and lungs to show Jiang Li. The onlookers were also infected by Patriarch Jiang's tone and felt that it was understandable for Jiang Yixing to practice the magic path. It was not impossible to understand and forgive it. Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both public and private interests. Emperor Jiang Ren took the people's life as his own responsibility and cared less about his family. This was inevitable.

It’s a pity that Jiang Yixing didn’t even have the chance to say “I’m sorry”.

Yuan Wuxing had a strange look on his face, feeling that this scene seemed familiar.

"We, the Jiang family, are the descendants of both our ancestor Jiang Yixing and you. With an elder who is the emperor, we, the younger generation, dare not bring disgrace upon your name. Except for our ancestor who fell into the devil's way, we have never done anything that is harmful to the world. We, the Jiang family, also work hard to make friends and gain financial resources, and use our popularity and financial resources to pave the way and build the city, turning Qingcheng into a big city. This is obvious to all the people of Qingcheng!"

The people of Qingcheng nodded secretly. They had heard from the older generation that the fact that Qingcheng could grow to such a large scale was inseparable from the efforts of the Jiang family.

Although the former Qingcheng was called a city, it was just barely close to the edge of a city. Most people did not recognize it. After all, how could there be a city without even one Jindan cultivator?

At that time, people from other places quarreled with the people of Qingcheng, and often called them country folk who were uneducated.

Now Qingcheng is one of the largest cities in Tianqing Prefecture. People from Qingcheng walk with their heads held high. Everyone who sees them will say, "People from Qingcheng are amazing."

"We regard ourselves as part of the Human Emperor Palace, and we always hold ourselves to the standards of the Human Emperor Palace. We only ask for the Human Emperor Palace and you to admit that our Jiang family has not brought shame to the Human Emperor Palace!"

"Ancestor Jiang Li, I, your unworthy descendants, would like to ask on behalf of the Jiang family, can we join the Human Emperor Palace?"

Chief Jiang looked up at Jiang Li, his eyes full of desire. The people around him were secretly trying hard in their hearts, wishing they could take Jiang Li's place and say "yes".

Jiang Li nodded slightly and said, "You wish."

"There are a total of 72 Human Emperors in the Human Emperor Palace. None of them has placed their family power in the Human Emperor Palace, let alone allowed a family to join the Human Emperor Palace. What virtue do I, Jiang Li, have to allow the Jiang family to enter the Human Emperor Palace?"

"You are the most powerful human emperor. No one will say anything if you set a precedent." Patriarch Jiang said quickly.

The people around nodded secretly. Indeed, Jiang Renhuang, as the strongest in Jiuzhou, did not act arrogantly and recklessly. Rather, he was too obedient. Not to mention the Tribulation Crossing Stage, there were many Nascent Soul Stage cultivators who were more arrogant than Jiang Renhuang. He would violate laws and customs at will, such as snatching away the bride on her wedding day and robbing after the auction, and he said that this was the privilege of the strong.

If Emperor Jiang wanted to bring the Jiang family into the Emperor Palace, people would probably just laugh it off and not object.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Emperor Jiang, aren't all the Jiang family bad people?"

This statement caused a huge uproar, and people shouted "The Jiang family should join the Human Emperor Palace", especially the people of Qingcheng, who shouted the loudest.

The parents who lost their children objected, but their voices seemed too small at this moment.

Some parents angrily questioned the people around them: "The Jiang family devours children to practice magic. How can such a family be qualified to enter the Human Emperor Palace?"

The person being questioned replied disdainfully: "Let's not talk about the fact that Jiang Yixing, the ancestor of the Jiang family, was loyal and righteous, but he was just blinded for a moment. Just look at what the Jiang family has done in the past three hundred years. Qingcheng has expanded, the people have settled down, the cultural atmosphere is strong, and there are many more spiritual inspirations than other places. I don't know how many cultivators have benefited. Isn't such merit enough to make up for the sin of practicing the magic way? Don't you have a sense of collectivism!"

The parents were speechless and didn't know how to respond.

Such conversations took place in many places, and Jiang Li heard them all without exception.

Jiang Li floated to a height of ten feet above the ground and shouted out luckily so that everyone present could hear him.

Jiang Li smiled and said, "I heard what you said. It's very good, especially the sentence 'Such merits are not enough to make up for the sins of practicing the devil'. Putting aside the content, it still makes sense."

The man who spoke earlier raised his lips slightly and puffed out his chest. Being praised by the Human Emperor was a lifetime honor. It was also him who first called for the Jiang family to enter the Human Emperor Palace. But Jiang Li's next words soon stopped him from laughing.

"I never thought I would hear such remarks in my lifetime. Brother Ji, I heard that I suggested that the Great Zhou Dynasty could add an IQ tax to fill the national treasury."

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Zhou Huangjizhi nodded in agreement: "Brother Jiang's words make sense. This matter should be put on the agenda for the three ministers to discuss."

The man's face flushed as he defended himself: "Rewards and punishments are clear, and merits and demerits offset each other. What's wrong with that?"

Whether the merits and demerits offset each other or not is a very controversial topic, and that person did not believe that Jiang Li could answer it.

However, this matter may be difficult for others to answer, but it is an easy task for Jiang Li.

The murderous atmosphere swept through the whole place like a violent storm, chilling people's bones and flesh. Jiang Li just thought about it, and an invisible force grabbed the man's clothes and pulled him in front of Jiang Li.

Jiang Li grabbed the man's neck and laughed coldly: "I resisted the invasion of extraterritorial demons three times and saved Jiuzhou three times. In other words, I have made an indelible contribution to your survival. In this case, it is normal for me to slaughter you! No one will have any complaints!"

“Let…let me go…” The man couldn’t break free and struggled desperately.

"Why? I have saved you three times, why can't you just let me kill you! How can you have no sense of collectivism? Killing you will make me very happy, why don't you have any spirit of sacrifice?" Jiang Li was unmoved, there was no trace of mercy in his eyes, only endless arrogance and cruelty!

"Let...let me go..." The man felt extremely regretful.

He felt that the legend was true. Before he ascended the throne, Emperor Jiang Ren might have really fought with the demon from outside the domain, causing the tragic death of a whole city, leaving no trace of their bodies!

(End of this chapter)