Yang Cheng's series of questions left Jiang Xuerou unable to lift her head or even refute them.
Because what Yang Cheng said was true, and he had even reported the situation of the Heavenly Sword Sect to the sect leader, but it was to no avail.
The Heavenly Sword Sect has over a thousand disciples, but tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, rely on the sect for their livelihood.
It is precisely because of the presence of external personnel that the Heavenly Sword Sect is able to remain aloof from worldly affairs, allowing its disciples to focus on martial arts training without having to worry about petty and despicable matters.
Jiang Xuerou remained silent for a long time before finally raising her head and saying, "Although there may be various unexpected events and injustices in the process of restoring order to the court, we cannot make everyone fair."
But I believe that even if a small number of people sacrifice their lives, many more will be able to achieve a better life.
Yang Cheng shook his head and said, "So why should that small group of people have to sacrifice themselves? Who cares about their fairness? Who has ever cared?"
You people always think you're doing something noble, indulging in self-pity, using your moral high ground to oppress others, and even suppressing your own guilt.
Jiang Xuerou wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she couldn't utter a single word.
Yang Cheng's words had shattered her worldview, and she even began to doubt whether the teachings she had received from her master over the years and everything she had insisted on were truly right.
She no longer even thinks Yang Cheng is a lackey of the eunuch faction or a bad person.
Although Yang Cheng didn't say he was a good person, someone who could say such things didn't seem like the bad person she had in mind at all.
Perhaps he's just a bit unconventional? Or perhaps he joined Han Jin's ranks for other reasons?
At this moment, Jiang Xuerou even tried to find reasons in her heart for Yang Cheng's previous actions.
Yang Cheng had no idea that he had almost brainwashed a female martial arts heroine from a prestigious sect.
Jiang Xuerou is a young and innocent woman. Although she is somewhat stubborn, she is not bad; she is just a little naive.
However, while there's nothing wrong with being naive, it's been misplaced.
From small groups and factions to entire nations, if those in power are all so naive, big problems will arise.
"Alright, let's put aside all this nonsense for now. The key issue now is how we get out of here."
Even if reinforcements arrive from our backers, it won't take a day.
"And can we even hold out for another day?"
Jiang Xuerou looked worried: "It's very difficult."
This Holy Duke Zhang Liang, whose background is unknown, is able to set up such a massive formation that almost encompasses the entire Yi County.
Moreover, judging from its quality, it was clear that it had been set up for more than a month or two, but it was not discovered by the major departments in the capital. One can imagine how lax the capital's defenses had become.
This kind of grand formation doesn't need to be maintained for a long time, so its duration is short but its power is immense. In fact, in terms of sheer power, it's comparable to the outermost protective formation of my Heavenly Sword Sect.
Yang Cheng suddenly asked, "Does your Heavenly Sword Sect also have formations of equal power?"
Jiang Xuerou said with some pride, "The formation of my Heavenly Sword Sect is actually far stronger than the formation set up by Zhang Liang. It's just that because it needs to be maintained for a long time, we dare not unleash too much power to avoid damaging the formation."
"Then do you know how to break the formation?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuerou shook her head with a wry smile and said, "The art of formations is extremely profound. Our Heavenly Sword Sect only has one Sword Formation Hall dedicated to the study of formations."
But some of those senior and junior masters are already in their forties or fifties, yet they've only just begun to understand the basics.
Even if I specialized in formations, I wouldn't achieve much at this age.
Yang Cheng stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "Since your Heavenly Sword Sect has a formation of this level, you can't possibly not know even the slightest bit about it, can you?"
For example, if we want to break the formation, where should we start? What are the key points of the formation?
Jiang Xuerou thought for a moment and said, "I only know some common knowledge about formations."
For example, every formation has a core, which is called the formation eye.
Similarly, formations don't come from nothing; they also require power to maintain them, but what that power is remains unknown.
It could be a person's internal energy, or it could be some secret treasure containing the power of heaven and earth, and so on.
Yang Cheng pondered for a moment, then suddenly said, "Miss Jiang, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Jiang Xuerou said, "Don't call me a heroine. After hearing what you said, I feel like you're mocking me by calling me a heroine."
You can call me by my name or "Miss Jiang" as you like.
Given the current situation, what do I have to be afraid of?
Yang Cheng led Jiang Xuerou in the opposite direction, instead of fleeing out of Yi County, and instead came back to the Hu family mansion.
"What are you doing?!" Jiang Xuerou asked in horror.
While dodging the black mist, Yang Cheng asked, "Since every formation has a core, what is the core of this formation?"
The formation only began to activate after that cultist from the Great Bright Sect began to change, so I suspect he is the core of this formation!
"Using a person as the core of a formation?! Is that even possible?" Jiang Xuerou was somewhat shocked.
Yang Cheng said expressionlessly, "That Holy Duke Zhang Liang is unpredictable; heaven knows what tricks he has up his sleeve."
When the formation was first activated, we all panicked and failed to join forces to deal with the demon of the Great Bright Cult immediately, thus losing the initiative.
This is the last chance. I'm not sure if it will work, but it's better than waiting to die here.
Although Yang Cheng's plan seemed risky, his calm attitude gave Jiang Xuerou some confidence, and she nodded in agreement.
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