Nangong Ling'er was already very anxious, her eyes gradually reddening. "Senior brother, why did you do this? Was it necessary? As long as our Heavenly Sword Sect is united, do we need to do such shady things?"
Xiao Yuhan sighed and reached out to pat his junior sister's head as he used to, to comfort her. However, Nangong Ling'er noticed him and immediately stepped back to avoid him. "Senior brother, I cannot agree with your idea. You must give me an explanation for this matter, or I will tell the sect leader."
Hearing this, Xiao Yuhan said, "Junior Sister, you asked me if it was necessary? I think it was necessary. You say our Heavenly Sword Sect is the leader of the righteous path, can we really hold onto this number one position just by relying on benevolence and kindness? If it weren't for Senior Brother Liu Jiantang entering the Dao Integration Realm, would those people have pushed Senior Brother Sect Leader to be the Alliance Leader? Take this incident for example, the Heavenly Sword Sect was besieged by the Demonic Sect. Senior Brother was very angry to see so many disciples die, but what happened? In the end, he only fought back. Could that really make the Demonic Sect disciples afraid? Could that really deter those restless members of the Demonic Sect?"
"I don't understand what you mean, senior brother."
A glint of ruthlessness flashed in Xiao Yuhan's eyes. "A sect needs a ruthless person, someone who makes others think twice. Let me ask you, why can't the Demonic Sect be completely eradicated? It's because we uphold the principles of righteousness and don't resort to any means necessary. In other words, if they knew that offending my Heavenly Sword Sect would result in us turning around and killing their entire family, do you think they would hesitate? Most of the Demonic Sect disciples are desperate criminals who don't care about their own lives, but they do have people they care about..."
"Enough! Senior brother, you're clearly not that kind of person...why?"
Xiao Yuhan smiled slightly: "Junior sister, I wouldn't stoop to threatening someone else's family, but why does the Demonic Sect think my Heavenly Sword Sect is easy to bully? We're clearly the number one sect now, so why do they still dare to cause us trouble? Isn't it because we have to abide by those rules? We can't harm ordinary people, and we can't resort to any means necessary. Junior sister, your senior brother also wants to be a righteous person. The establishment of the Blood Lotus Sect doesn't necessarily mean doing dirty things. I just want to be prepared. In case we encounter something that the Heavenly Sword Sect can't handle, the Blood Lotus Sect is a good option. You've seen it yourself, the demonic disciples are rampant, and the demonic sect disciples are also rampant. If what Jiang Yining said today is true, a chaotic world might be on the horizon."
"So what? We can still restore peace to the world on our own." Nangong Ling'er was still very uneasy.
Xiao Yuhan sighed and said, "Junior Sister, do you know that history is always written by the victors? Even the righteous sects have never been this harmonious. The last chaotic era was the first war between the righteous and the demonic, which severely weakened the demonic sect and caused it to disappear. But has the world been at peace since then? Without a common enemy, new enemies will arise for the sake of interests. During that period, our four major righteous sects fought each other, and we killed many righteous people among ourselves, didn't we? Why is a chaotic era called a chaotic era? Because people's hearts are in chaos, there are no bottom lines, no rules. Those who can truly end a chaotic era are all ruthless. What about the leaders of the Heavenly Sword Sect throughout the ages? Which one of them is as benevolent as you, Senior Brother? What about the emperors of the Great Yan Dynasty throughout the ages? Which one of them didn't have blood on their hands? So... I can only promise you now that the Blood Lotus Church will forever be under the supervision of my Heavenly Sword Sect!"
After saying that, Xiao Yuhan took out a sect master token and threw it to Nangong Ling'er. "Junior sister, the reason I'm telling you this is because I believe your intelligence will help you distinguish between advantages and disadvantages. This is the sect master token. If something happens to me one day, the power of the Blood Lotus Sect will be in your hands, and you can do more for the Heavenly Sword Sect."
Looking at the red jade token in her hand, Nangong Ling'er felt extremely complicated. After a long while, she said, "Senior brother, I'm glad you didn't hide it from me. I will keep this a secret for you for now, but... you have to promise me that if anything happens in the future, you can't hide it from me. If you want to be in the darkness and be the shadow that protects the sect in secret, then I'm willing to be your only light and guide you home."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuhan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at his junior sister's earnest eyes, he was moved. "The only light... Thank you, junior sister. You and my senior brothers and sisters are the light in my heart. I will not lose myself."
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