Chapter 421: Conflict of Thoughts (1)
After this injury, the strength of the Chengyi Sect elders could no longer be improved. The Sect Leader was furious and demanded an explanation from the Haoran Sect.
The eldest sister of Yisan Sect also followed suit and sought justice for her second junior brother.
Haoranmen refused to apologize.
The two sects joined forces and declared war on Haoran Sect at the same time. Faced with this series of events, Minglan Sect, the leader of the northern sects, remained silent.
In just half a year, the Haoran Sect fell apart, the Sect Leader committed suicide, and the elders and disciples fled to Zhufeng or the main peak. All the forces under the Haoran Sect were taken over by Chengyi Sect, and the Yisan Sect got some of the spoils.
At this moment, Tao Zi was standing in front of the corpse of the leader of Haoran Sect with a very calm expression. Xi Jing, who was standing beside her, looked at the corpses all over the ground, shuddered, and moved closer to her senior sister.
She said softly, "Xi Jing, are you scared?"
Xi Jing whispered, "A little bit."
As Yan Wenxuan had people deal with the bodies on the ground, he said, "You'll get used to it. There's nothing to be afraid of."
She quietly reached out and grabbed her senior sister's wrist.
Tao Zi patted her shoulder, looked at Yan Wenxuan, and said, "What's the situation on the main peak?"
Yan Wenxuan glanced sympathetically at the corpse of the Sect Leader on the ground and said, "They're incredibly happy. After all, most of the Haoran Sect's skills, techniques, and elixirs have fallen into their hands. What's the saying? It's better to have something yourself than to have it owned by others."
He Yinggui muttered, "Zhu Feng is really crazy because of poverty."
Zhao Xue thought for a long time before saying, "Is the Minglan Sect's master deliberately ignoring this time?"
Yan Wenxuan laughed in a particularly mocking manner, saying, "Not only did he deliberately ignore it, he also intentionally misled the Haoran Sect leader, making him think he had someone backing him up. Little did he know that person also wanted to take over the Haoran Sect."
Tao Zi said nonchalantly, "This time, Chengyi Sect, Yisan Sect, and the main peak of Minglan Sect have joined forces to take down Haoran Sect, but it's us two sects who are openly taking the blame. However, the main peak's actions are truly foolish. I don't know how many sects that have noticed the clues have been chilled. The disaster is still to come, so we can only wait and see."
Xi Jing was bewildered and asked, "Senior Sister, isn't the relationship between Minglan Sect's main peak and us bad? Why are you helping us?"
She smiled and rubbed Xi Jing's head, saying, "Everything must give way to interests."
When he returned to the sect, Han Yueshan said with a pale face but a smile: "Senior Sister, how is it?"
Tao Zi sighed, "I've gained a lot. I haven't been busy for nothing these past six months. But you were too hard on yourself. It took you six months to recover."
He smiled brightly: "The more ruthless I am, the more justified Senior Sister will be in attacking me. I will get hurt eventually, so it's better to maximize my benefits."
I have to say that Han Yueshan has changed the most during this journey.
Cheng Wuchou looked at him approvingly, but Yue Qingya was silent, but did not say anything.
Tao Zi noticed that he was in a bad mood and said, "Qingya, let's go out and talk?"
Yue Qingya nodded, and the two walked out.
She asked, "You've been silent for the past six months. Do you dislike my behavior?"
He shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "No, the Haoran Sect has done a lot of evil, and now they deserve this. But, Ah Zi, I always feel that you are slowly embarking on the same path as before. Do you really know what you are doing?"
Tao Zi smiled and said, "I know."
Yue Qingya sighed and said, "Forget it. I'm here to watch over you this time. But your junior sister seems to be having trouble accepting it."
The smile on her face faded, and she said, "No matter how unacceptable it is, you have to accept it. I will never let her become another He Qianyi, accusing me kindly while using the resources I earned."
He hummed, and then said: "Your second apprentice brother is quite good, very flexible."
Tao Zi smiled more and said, "Indeed, he can handle big responsibilities, but he's not very reliable sometimes."
The two walked back while talking.
To her surprise, Xi Jing and Zhao Xue were both in Han Yueshan's room.
Lu Shaobai whispered, "Senior Sister, Second Senior Brother doesn't look very good."
Zhou Qiandan added, "Things haven't been going well lately. Second Senior Brother didn't let us tell Senior Sister, saying we should wait until the matter is over."
She nodded in surprise and said, "I understand. You guys go and get busy first."
Tao Zi walked towards Han Yueshan's room and happened to hear a voice coming from inside: "I'll say it again, Haoran Sect is not a good sect. We are just seeking revenge for the trouble they caused us back then. Don't think too much here, and don't talk nonsense in front of Senior Sister."
Zhao Xue hummed sullenly, then added, "But many innocent monks died."
"Zhao Xue, can you please put aside those innocent thoughts in your head? Besides, the food they use is all provided by the sect, how can they be innocent?"
Zhao Xue was silent for a moment, then whispered, "I just think some people's crimes don't deserve the death penalty."
She heard the sound of someone slapping the table, it must have been Yueshan who did it.
Tao Zi sighed, opened the door and walked in.
Han Yueshan was startled and quickly stood up and said, "Senior Sister."
She smiled gently and said, "Yueshan, go and rest first."
He nodded hesitantly, then glanced at his fellow apprentices and couldn't help but say, "Senior sister, Zhao Xue and the others just can't figure it out for the moment, don't be angry."
She smiled and said, "I'm not angry, go and rest."
Tao Zi sat down in the seat before Han Yueshan, looked at the two junior brothers and sisters who stood straight with their heads bowed, and said, "Tell me what you think."
Zhao Xue hesitated, not knowing how to start. Xi Jing was straightforward and said, "Senior Sister, I just don't understand why it has to come to this."
She asked back, "To what extent?"
Xi Jing's voice became quieter as she spoke: "A sect was destroyed, and so many innocent cultivators died..."
Tao Zi was quite at ease and reminded: "You should say that a sect disappeared, not that a sect was destroyed. After all, many cultivators still left alive."
She was stunned and didn't know what to say.
Tao Zi looked at Xi Jing's bewildered expression, and finally retracted her relaxed demeanor. She said softly, "Xi Jing, the Chengyi Sect wants to take over the Haoran Sect's sphere of influence. We must eliminate future troubles, and we must go this far. The world of immortal cultivation has always been one of the survival of the fittest. You must learn to accept this."
Xi Jing murmured, "Senior Sister, can't we be like before? We lived well in Nanya before."
Tao Zi stood up, put his hand on her shoulder, and said, "Xi Jing, during our time at Nanya, any cultivator could have crushed us to death, and even a mortal dared to target us."
She fell silent.
Tao Zi's tone became gentler: "Xi Jing, it's not that Senior Sister doesn't want to be kind, but you have to know that all kindness must be based on strength. Otherwise, it's not kindness, it's weakness."
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