Chapter 55: It's not black and white
Tao Zi stood by the stream and looked at his second junior fellow apprentice not far away. He always hated catching living things with his bare hands, but now he was patiently squatting by the stream waiting for the fish.
Zhao Xue supported her and whispered, "Master asked him to come over, saying he should calm down."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to a place for her to see. At a glance, the ground was covered with half-fish with their eyes wide open. "These are all the fish that Senior Brother has caught during this period of time. Not a single one was left alive."
Tao Zi watched quietly without answering. When the sun was about to set, she said, "Let's go. It's time to go back."
Zhao Xue helped her back. In the sect, Xi Jing was still busy looking for trouble.
Since waking up, Xi Jing seemed normal at first glance, but when she looked closely, she found that she was always busy and something seemed wrong.
Zhao Xue sighed and said nothing, and Tao Zi didn't ask.
When the master saw them coming back, he waved at them. The two of them walked over, and Xi Jing followed him: "Master, is there anything you need to do?"
"Well, dinner isn't ready yet." He casually found an excuse to get Xi Jing away. "If you're free, you can go over and make it."
"good!"
Seeing her walk away excitedly, Zhao Xue felt a little worried, so his master asked him to go with her to help.
Tao Zi asked worriedly, "Master, what do we need to do for Xi Jing and Yue Shan?"
"No need. Xi Jing just can't accept Xu Jia's true face. It will be fine after this period of time. As for Yue Shan, he is not that fragile."
The master paused and continued, "Azi, there are always people who are very good at disguising themselves. Don't take some feelings too seriously."
Tao Zi nodded and said, "Yes, Master. But, Master, do you have anything else to say besides this?"
He pointed casually at her hand without saying anything.
She looked down in confusion, and apart from some scars that had not yet disappeared, there was nothing special.
Seeing her like this, the master sighed and said, "Azi, if I am not mistaken, then the wound above was caused by you yourself, right?"
Tao Zi was stunned for a moment, then nodded and admitted, "Yes, that's right."
"Azi, even though we cultivators don't have the saying that our bodies and hair are inherited from our parents, it doesn't mean you can hurt yourself like this. Do you know that if you had a little more strength to hold the dagger, your hand would be useless for at least a year or two."
She put her hands behind her back somewhat unnaturally and said, "Master, I will pay attention next time."
The master shook his head and said helplessly: "I will pay attention, but I won't change."
She coughed lightly several times and defended herself: "If I don't do this, I will faint."
"Forget it. I'll spend some time researching pain-relieving and pain-inducing spells. You should use them in the future. Don't keep stabbing yourself. If someone doesn't know, they might think you have a grudge against your own body."
"Okay, thank you Master for your concern."
The master sighed, shook his head, and walked towards the study, muttering, "Each one is more worrying than the other."
Tao Zi stood there awkwardly and moved her hands. She used to do this often before and no one said anything to her. She was used to it and never thought anyone would notice.
That night, Xi Jing finished her meal in two or three bites and went to find Han Yueshan with the food: "Master, you guys take your time to eat. I'll go take food to Second Senior Brother."
Watching her departing figure, Zhao Xue sighed again and said, "Be it Xi Jing or Senior Brother, they both ran into bad people. However, I really didn't expect Sister Li to be possessed by a demon."
"Bad person?" Tao Zi pondered the word carefully and looked up at Zhao Xue. "Do you think Sister Li is a bad person?"
Zhao Xue looked at his senior sister in confusion and said, "She was possessed by a demon and almost killed Xu Jia, my senior sister, and my senior brother. Isn't she a bad person?"
The master ignored their words and ate the mediocre meal slowly.
Tao Zi put down her chopsticks, looked at him seriously, and said, "To my senior sister, she is indeed not a good person, but to you, she is a truly kind person."
Zhao Xue looked at her blankly and subconsciously retorted, "But she's possessed by a demon. It's written in the book that no matter how good or bad a person is as a mortal, once possessed by a demon, they are doomed to do wrong."
"Was she ever mean to you?"
He answered without hesitation, "No, of course not. Sister Li was the best person in the past. But the book says you can't judge the present by the past. People always change."
Tao Zi shook her head and sighed, "No wonder your senior brother called you a nerd. Now it seems that you really have become stupid from studying too much."
He became more and more confused.
She wanted to end the topic there, but after thinking about the hardships he might experience in the future, she continued, "Let me ask you, do you think Xu Jia is right?"
"Of course not."
"Then do you think Sister Li was right to kill Xu Jia?"
Zhao Xue hesitated for a moment before saying, "That's not right. She shouldn't be possessed by a demon."
"Should she seek revenge?"
"Yes, but the method..."
Tao Zi interrupted him directly and said calmly, "If she doesn't become a demon, how can she seek revenge? Ask us for help? What about Xi Jing?"
"She can tell this matter and let the stewards take action." His voice became lower as he said this. The stewards might not necessarily be involved in something that happened so long ago. What's more, the two parties in this matter are one mortal under the name of Yisan Sect and the other one is a person whose photo certificate has been erased.
She said gently, "Xiao Xue, do you think her biggest mistake is being possessed by a demon?"
He added, "And attack you, Senior Sister."
Tao Zi's expression became gentler. "Xiao Xue, things aren't black and white, nor are they as clear as the principles in books. Senior Sister asks you, if one day, your senior sisters, brothers, junior sisters, and Master are all killed, and you can only avenge yourself by becoming a demon, will you do it?"
He stood there, at a loss for what to do.
"Xiao Xue, Sister Li is not a bad person to you. Few people in this world can truly understand the difference between good and evil. We should sometimes be more confused."
He mumbled, "But, but, that's a demon..."
At this moment, the master suddenly said, "Demons are called demons because of their actions, not because of the demonic energy within them. As long as they can maintain their original intentions, there is no need to be too disgusted with them."
Tao Zi looked at her master in surprise. When she first opened her mouth to talk to Zhao Xue, she was prepared to be scolded by her master. After all, the reputation of demon cultivators among human cultivators was second only to that of alien races and monsters.
The master ignored her gaze and continued, "Zhao Xue, it's good enough that you can understand the things around you. Don't read too much into those big principles."
"But, Master, you are not..." He hesitated to speak.
The master glanced at him and said, "That's because her mind has been affected by evil spirits, and she even wants to kill your senior sister. In terms of closeness, your senior sister is of course closer."
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