Chapter 231 The Principles and Bottom Line of Being a Human Being
Then the scene changed again. The location was at Cheng Mansion. Fang Wenjun was also sitting in the main hall. He looked at Cheng Shen angrily and said, "City Lord Cheng, do you really not want to hand over Cheng Wei?"
Fang Wenjun emphasized the word "Cheng Wei". He really didn't expect that Cheng Shen, the lord of a city, would go back on his word.
Cheng Shen had a helpless look on his face: "What you said that day spread throughout the city, and Cheng Wei also heard it. After I returned home, he disappeared, and I don't know where he went."
Fang Wenjun said, "Then let me search your City Lord's Mansion, and I will trust you. You must know that cultivators cannot go back on their words, otherwise their cultivation will not improve at all, and there will be no hope of ascending to heaven in the future."
"How dare you! You and I are both city lords, and we are equals. What right do you have to search my city lord's mansion? If I let you search, where will my face be?"
Cheng Shen didn't want to fulfill his promise. When Fang Wenjun spread the news throughout the city that day, he secretly sent a message to Cheng Wei, asking him to go out and avoid disaster.
He wanted to save his life. If Cheng Wei really fell into Fang Wenjun's hands, he would definitely not survive.
But this cannot be done openly, at least on the surface you have to pretend you don't know.
"Just because you didn't fulfill the promise you made when the evil demons attacked the city, you can just go out and ask people on the street to see if they have heard your promise. Since you can't hand over Cheng Wei, let me search for him myself." Fang Wenjun said angrily.
Although he is slightly inferior to Cheng Shen in martial arts, he is good at setting up formations. Cheng Shen wants to trick him again, but he will not let him succeed this time.
He used a formation to spread his voice to every corner of the city.
"Cheng Shen refused to hand over Cheng Wei. He knew that he had committed a heinous crime and yet he still protected him. Xize City will be punished. You just wait and see."
After saying that, without waiting for Cheng Shen to react, he stood in the formation he had drawn and was teleported away in an instant.
Cheng Shen felt vaguely uneasy, as if he sensed that Fang Wenjun was about to do something that would make him regret. However, he only had this one son, and even though he was a troublemaker, he had to save his life, right?
Anyway, he had done it, so he felt at ease and accepted the retribution he deserved.
Gu Yue and the others watched the scene in front of them change again, and came to the top of the city wall again. This time, Fang Wenjun was no longer there, and only Cheng Shen was walking back and forth on it. Evil demons were besieging the city below.
For some reason, the city defense formation was fine when he checked it yesterday. But after the arrival of these evil demon armies, the formation seemed to have disappeared.
All they heard was the demon army below the city blowing horns, which was the signal to attack the city. The demon army entered the city without any hindrance as if they were in an empty city. There were not many high-level cultivators in Xize City, and most of them were low-level. How could they resist the demon army?
Cheng Shen stood on the city gate with a pale face. He thought that this formation could be used for at least another ten or twenty years. By then, Fang Wenjun would have calmed down and would come to him for help if he had any problems.
He hadn't expected the demons to attack the city again just a month later. Past experience had shown they wouldn't return for another three to five years. Something was very wrong this time, as if the demon army knew Xize City's formation had failed. Could this be Fang Wenjun's backup plan?
As soon as he found out that the formation could not be activated, he sent people to invite Fang Wenjun. Although he knew that there was an 80% chance that he would not be able to get him, he still did not want to give up this opportunity.
The result was just as he expected, he did not show up.
He only sent someone to pass on the message: "Because of Fang Yuanyuan's tragic death, and his inability to help her avenge her, he was overwhelmed by the heartache and fell ill."
Cheng Shen knew that he was pointing fingers at himself and was also looking for an excuse to avoid being condemned by the world.
Cheng Shen had no time to ask for help from other immortal sects. Although he had sent a talisman for help, distant water could not quench a nearby fire.
He stood on the city wall and heard the wailing of the monks in the city, some of whom were even cursing him.
"Cheng Shen, you are a treacherous villain. It was you who allowed your son to commit such a crime that caused Xize City to be in such a state!"
"If we had gone to the City Lord's Mansion and asked Cheng Shen to hand over Cheng Wei, we wouldn't have ended up in this disaster today."
"Nothing you say now will help. Let's think about how to escape!"
"I can't resist these evil spirits. Ah~~~"
After hearing these words, Cheng Shen regretted it, but what was the use?
"Let me tell you, it's Fang Wenjun who disregards the greater good and only cares about his own private affairs."
"It's strange. I thought the demons wouldn't attack the city again after their long siege. How come they're back again after only a month?"
"Could it be that someone passed the message to them?"
"Are you saying that Fang Wenjun betrayed us?"
"I think it's very likely that no one's daughter would be able to stand being bullied like this!"
"If you put it that way, I think it's very likely."
"Stop talking! The demons are coming in. Let's run away."
A large number of low-level monks fled to another city gate. The crying and shouting were mixed together at the scene. The area near the city gate close to the evil demon had become a purgatory.
The ground was covered with blood, and the demon army's orderly footsteps shook the monks' internal organs, making them terrified and their legs weak, unable to move forward.
Cheng Shen's eyes were bloodshot. He jumped down from the city wall and fought hard to kill the evil demon.
Although he was a good fighter, he was no match for four people with two fists, and he eventually died in the war.
The monks in Xize City were also devoured by the evil demons.
When Cheng Shen was dying, he stared with his eyes wide open, as if thinking about who was responsible for this consequence and who should bear the greatest responsibility.
Finally, an obsession was left behind, floating in this abandoned city for thousands of years, waiting for the monks to enter the city, and then it would turn into a picture and be displayed in front of people to warn the world.
Gu Yue and the other two looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
Gu Yue couldn't help but ask: "Who do you think did something wrong?"
Yun Xiaosha replied: "No one here is doing the right thing!"
Li Yuandao said, "I think that in that world, strength is everything. If Fang Wenjun could suppress Cheng Shen in terms of cultivation, perhaps this wouldn't have happened."
Gu Yue thought for a moment and said, "What if Fang Wenjun, who has a slightly higher level of cultivation, is unreasonable?"
Li Yuan was speechless. Yun Xiaosa said, "So, no matter where we are, we need some moral constraints to keep the world from getting into chaos."
Li Yuandao said, "The Ascension Thunder Tribulation should also be a restriction imposed by Heaven on cultivators. Some cultivators who have used forbidden techniques or done something sinful will not be able to survive the Ascension Thunder Tribulation."
"But what if some cultivators, having reached a level close to ascension, feel that ascension is not very important and would rather enjoy the treatment of powerful beings in the Cangwu Realm and live a carefree life?"
"I heard that the Nascent Soul Thunder Tribulation will test the inner demon."
"We need to improve our cultivation as quickly as possible. Of course, we also need to have a scale in our hearts to know what we should and shouldn't do. We need to have some principles and bottom line in life."
Li Yuan and Yun Xiaosha both nodded vigorously.
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