Free Web NovelChapter 878: Chapter 130 Same Crime
Wei Xun unexpectedly had this question.
Both emotionally and rationally, Jiang Wang had to step forward without delay to clarify and not implicate those who spoke for him.
And indeed, he took responsibility, without a moment’s hesitation.
"Just a joke," Wei Xun said.
He nonchalantly took a step forward, placing himself in front of the Black Armor Warrior who was holding Zhu Bijing, and glanced at Zhu Bijing.
"You’ve gone through such great lengths to save this girl," he observed.
With his calm eyes, he looked back at Jiang Wang, "Do you love her?"
He said softly, "If you are willing to join the Diao Hai Building, I can make the decision and promise her to you. All past grievances can be wiped clean."
Upon hearing these words, Zhu Bijing suddenly closed her eyes, not knowing how to face it, flustered and at a loss, thus resorting to this childish way to escape. Although she wasn’t in a good state, one could still see from her faintly trembling eyelids that her heart was anything but calm.
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Who sought revenge for her and severed her enemy’s head?
Who crossed thousands of mountains to see her?
Who braved dangers to rescue her?
She had never loved someone before and didn’t understand what love was. Her heart was in turmoil, so much so that she couldn’t distinguish her own feelings. Was that truly love? Was it a form of being touched, admiration for a hero, or reverence for an outstanding figure?
But if she had to give an answer of yes or no, she would say, yes.
She closed her eyes, silent, which was already a timid affirmation.
"That’s not possible!" Jiang Wuyou promptly objected, "Jiang Wang is a..."
"Little girl," Wei Xun interrupted her quietly, "question me when you become the ruler of Qi."
The valiant Jiang Wuyou could only clench her teeth, unable to utter another word.
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Like Yang Feng and Qi Xiao, they could still make sarcastic remarks in front of Chongguang Zhenren, but after Wei Xun appeared, they did not utter another word.
A Transcendent master, whose flesh body is a Dao Body, can set standards with a mere thought.
Wei Xun’s words were the final decision.
Joining the Diao Hai Building wasn’t necessarily a bad choice.
But Jiang Wang, he shook his head.
He shook his head in front of a True Monarch.
Nodding or shaking his head was not about power or might, but about right and wrong, about expressing his true feelings. How many could do this?
"Zhu Bijing and I are just friends," Jiang Wang said candidly, "If I indeed made some effort to save her, it was only for the sake of ’righteousness’ and not because of any romantic involvement. Just as she sent a message to save me, where there is righteousness, one shouldn’t dwell on other matters."
Whether he had feelings for Zhu Bijing, he had never contemplated that question.
Disciples of famous sects like Xu Xiangqian and Yang Liu could compete and be jealous, lament the sorrows of love, and be heartsick over love.
Men of leisure like Yan Fu could ponder marriage and weigh the future.
But he could not.
He carried a debt of blood for the entire Maple Forest City Region, and in his heavy heart, there was no room for the frivolousness of love.
The innocence of youth knows not the taste of sorrow, claiming sadness to create a new song... it’s actually a form of happiness!
Zhu Bijing’s eyelids flickered, and she opened her eyes.
At that moment, she did not know how to describe her feelings—a vast emptiness, hollow and void.
But she, being of good nature, could not bear to see Jiang Wang in distress and pushed herself to say, "Tower Master, with clarity, I... I and Daoist Jiang have always been pure and clean."
As the words "Disciple" left her lips, she realized that she was no longer a disciple of Diao Hai Building. This utterance of "I" carried an unavoidable desolation.
"Then there’s nothing to be done," Wei Xun shook his head, looking at Jiang Wang with an easy tone, "I like young geniuses, but you are not my Diao Hai Building’s young genius, and in my presence, you simply don’t carry enough weight."
"Tower Master," Jiang Wang bowed, speaking in an extremely respectful tone, "Even if Jiang Wang were to cultivate for another hundred years, he may still not carry enough weight before you. But Jiang Wang being able to stand here today, to speak before Chongguang Zhenren, it isn’t because Jiang Wang as a person carries any weight. It’s the power of righteousness and justice. It’s because Diao Hai Building respects justice that Jiang Wang has the opportunity to speak, and it’s because Diao Hai Building upholds justice that Fellow Daoist Zhu Bijing has the chance to clear her name of false accusations."
"You have a way with words," Wei Xun laughed, "But this Lord isn’t interested in listening."
"What is justice? Hai Zongming seeks vengeance for his disciple but did not find Zhu Bijing. Instead, he came for you, Jiang Wang. This considers the feelings amongst sect members. Zhu Bijing, in order to save you, immediately leaked his information to you—that’s betrayal."
"Granny Bizhu is guilty of plotting against her fellow sect members, and Zhu Bijing shares that guilt."
With a calm voice, Wei Xun made his judgment and looked towards Chongguang Zhenren, "Elder Chong, how did you deal with Granny Bizhu?"
Chongguang Zhenren replied, "She was demoted to the Lost World. She must fight blood battles at the Sea border and redeem her sins by killing a hundred Sea Clansmen of the same realm before she is allowed to return."
"Reasonable," Wei Xun said, "Blood for blood. Pass down the message, no one from our sect is to help her in the Lost World. Those who disobey shall be expelled."
Granny Bizhu staggered, almost unable to stand firm.
Wei Xun’s command was clearly aimed at her supporter, the fourth elder Gu Huaixin, a warning to him.
Forbidding anyone from helping her in the Lost World meant that the odds of her dying there had increased to a point that was unbearable to confront, almost tantamount to a death sentence.
To kill a hundred Sea Clan members of her own realm would definitely take more than a hundred battles. Some enemies she would realize she couldn’t defeat only after fighting, and some she wouldn’t know she couldn’t catch until she gave chase.
After more than a hundred blood battles, if she miscalculated even once, she would be lost to the Sea border forever. The peril she faced was already an attack on Gu Huaixin’s dignity.
But Wei Xun’s decision was something she didn’t even dare to resist in her thoughts. She could only accept it.
That’s when Wei Xun added, "Zhu Bijing the same. Punish her accordingly."
If sending Granny Bizhu to the Lost World was already a slim chance of survival, then for Zhu Bijing, it was completely a death sentence. Not to mention her current state of being on her last breath, even at her peak, she had no chance of survival in the Lost World.
The saying, ’Those from the Outer Building do not venture out to the sea,’ was no mere platitude.
"Tower Master!" Jiang Wang exclaimed in a panic, "How can Zhu Bijing bear the same guilt? She was only anxious for a friend’s safety and was led astray by others. I have already submitted the evidence..."
"You have your reasoning," Wei Xun said indifferently, interrupting him, "Regrettably, your sword is not strong enough to uphold your reasoning. Young man, you must understand when to advance and when to retreat."
These words might not seem harsh, but they were incredibly severe.
Jiang Wang closed his mouth.
On Diao Hai Building’s territory, facing Diao Hai Building’s True Monarch powerhouses, the terrifying pressure was indescribable.
Since Wei Xun spoke, unless he himself asked, no other voices were heard on the entire End of the World Platform!
No matter how illustrious one’s birth, no matter how dreadful one’s background, to a True Monarch, none of that was worth mentioning.
When standing at the Absolute Summit of the Transcendent, everything else in the world seems insignificant.
Only a True Monarch can control a True Monarch.
But, has it all failed just like that?
After so much planning, doing so much, exerting such effort, with so many people offering help, has it still ended in failure?
Is Zhu Bijing still heading toward that most desperate of ends?
A massive sense of powerlessness eroded Jiang Wang’s heart.
He had done everything within his power, and his friends had done all they could to assist him.
But this challenge, much like a foolish ant trying to shake a large tree, exhausted itself without altering the outcome one bit.
Perhaps the only change was that Zhu Bijing went from dying in a sea sacrifice to dying within the Lost World.
"What kind of change is this?" Jiang Wang questioned in his heart.
"However, this Lord can give you one more chance," Wei Xun suddenly said.
