Conflict Arising from Registration

Great Ming Dynasty, Martial Alliance.

"Alliance Leader, now that the enemy nations have retreated, shouldn't our Martial Alliance also...?" Wang Daiqiu, the ninth elder of the Homeless Gang, glanced at the Shaolin Abbot Liaojie, testing the waters.

"Senior Wang, I believe I have made that person's intentions very clear," Liaojie said, pressing his hands together and reciting a Buddhist mantra, "Amitabha!"

"Alliance Leader, we are all respectable sects and will discipline our disciples accordingly. Why must it come to the point of registration?" Wang Daiqiu's expression was somewhat displeased.

"Senior Wang, that person's meaning is very clear. Martial artists do not produce, do not pay taxes, and frequently commit murders. They are difficult to restrain. Only by registering them can we ensure the safety of the common people," Liaojie replied. "Moreover, Senior Wang, with so many members in the Homeless Gang, can you really guarantee that none of them are criminals?"

"That..."