Chapter 123: Annihilation (2/2)

Wang Anfeng watched as Xia Changqing disappeared from sight, his grip on the wooden sword finally loosening slightly.

If it hadn't been for his own rational restraint, he might have truly thrust the sword into the scholar's back.

The hardships of Aping originated from Danfeng Valley.

The bloodshed in the city rose because of this man.

Even the harm that befell that arrest officer's family was inextricably linked to Xia Changqing.

In his view, such a person naturally deserved to be killed. He had learned the principles of the Confucian Sect from Mr. Jiang, but adherents of the Confucian Sect were not merely feeble goody-two-shoes focused on self-preservation; they were to uphold ancient rites and practice benevolence. The right way to act, established a millennium ago by that old scholar, had been clearly answered:

If everyone likes it, what then?

It's not enough.

If everyone dislikes it, what then?

It's not enough.