"Of course..."

Mu Jinyu's solemn gaze gained a hint of rousing fighting spirit as he said, "If they insist on coming eastward for an expedition, I won't be afraid of them!"

"It's still the same old saying — as long as they want to fight, we'll fight!"

"Thank you."

After finishing, Mu Jinyu stood up, bowed in front of the camera, and expressed his gratitude, then ended the live broadcast.

Although this live broadcast ended, the impact and discussions it sparked wouldn't just stop here; instead, they grew increasingly intense online.

"My gosh, that Commander Xiang is so pitiful. To save his good brother, he was unknowingly exploited and deceived, leading to dark turmoil. In the end, he had no choice but to use his body to suppress the devils — so unfortunate..."

"Indeed, when I initially saw those online evidence, I thought Commander Xiang was truly a madman — wondered how the Dragon King would be brothers with such a person. But seeing all those medals, I finally understood why the Dragon King is connected with him — such a pity..."

"Absolutely, Twenty-one first-class merits, thirty-three second-class merits — it left me shocked! Only then did I realize that the world wasn't as peaceful as we imagined before the dark turmoil arrived..."

"I still think the Dragon King's last words are so cool — if they want to come for an eastward expedition, then fight until they submit!"

"Sigh, my parents died during the demon turmoil. Initially, hearing that the dark turmoil wasn't an accident but man-made, I really hated that murderer Xiang Mantang to death. But after watching the live broadcast, seeing Xiang Mantang's lifetime of great achievements, I think perhaps the Dragon King was right — the dark turmoil wasn't their desire, it was an inadvertent mistake. If my parents were alive, maybe they would forgive Xiang Mantang too..."

"Same..."

Of course, besides being shocked by Xiang Mantang's achievements, many online choose to forgive his mistakes. However, there are also extremely radical people.

"Heh, those few idiots upstairs — parents' revenge is irreconcilable — how could you forgive them so easily?"

"Right, my family died in the dark turmoil. Who knows our suffering? What right do you have to forgive Xiang Mantang on our behalf?!"

"Exactly, even if Xiang Mantang isn't alive now, he might still be alive, and even if he's dead, I wouldn't forgive him! You idiots, don't represent me!"

"..."

With these statements coming out, naturally, there were people who rebutted.

"Who represented you? It's really funny — without reason — I clearly said if my parents were alive, learning about Xiang Mantang's contributions and inadvertent mistakes, they probably wouldn't blame him either — how is that representing you?"

"Exactly, we're just representing our own deceased family to forgive Xiang Mantang — it doesn't concern you if you don't forgive, why criticize us?"

"These people are truly nauseating — you don't want to forgive Xiang Mantang, and we won't say anything because you indeed have reason, but you don't have the right to criticize us either!"

"..."

The two sides began to argue.

In the end, the side refusing to forgive Xiang Mantang bluntly said that Mu Jinyu's apology on behalf of Xiang Mantang lacked sincerity — what do you mean Xiang Mantang made a big mistake, but he paid the price for it?!

He killed people and didn't apologize to those who died, then just committed suicide to end it all — can everything be ignored like it never happened?

Has he ever compensated for our losses?

I know many people lost parents because of the dark turmoil, leaving only young children — if not adopted by relatives, they'd probably die too — has he compensated for the grave crimes he's committed?

With this kind of talk appearing, the other side initially arguing grew quieter.

Indeed, because they could only represent their deceased loved ones to forgive Xiang Mantang's mistakes, they couldn't represent others. Considering the situation described by the other side, they also felt unease and discomfort.

Naturally, when faced with criticism from those who called them idiots and sanctimonious, they couldn't retort strongly either, and their voices were quieted.

Even some who previously thought they could forgive Xiang Mantang, after seeing these statements, felt perhaps it's true...

Xiang Mantang made a big mistake but never apologized, nor did he give any compensation to these families — choosing to forgive him like this seems wrong!

No matter how many heroic deeds Xiang Mantang achieved, if he made a mistake in the end, does he really not need to apologize — not need to compensate the victims?

As the online sentiment began to subtly shift.

That's when a post appeared, deeply investigating those who refused to forgive Xiang Mantang and claimed their family died in the dark turmoil while describing their miserably tragic lives.

Among these hundreds of accounts, the vast majority did not lose family in the dark turmoil; their family is alive and well, completely unaligned with their claims, leaving them without the right to stand as victims crying grievance!

Nonetheless, a few accounts indeed lost family during the dark turmoil, and their choice not to forgive undeniably leaves one speechless.

However, the poster then shared some photos and information, showing these people actually received compensation and care.

After their family died during the dark turmoil, the Dragon King Hall estimated the potential lifetime income their family would've earned until retirement, accounting for inflation, and awarded them sums ranging from millions to tens of millions, treating it as undiscovered inheritance at their family's death.

In addition, the Dragon King Hall didn't merely provide them a payoff and leave them — those who were working received considerable preferential treatment, and children studying, lacking talent in joining the Great Xia Martial Pavilion, were accepted...

Next, the account posted a large pile of evidence showing not only were these speakers involved, but worldwide, all families losing loved ones during the dark turmoil were secretly compensated by the Dragon King Hall.

With evidence laid out, those who initially ranted about Xiang Mantang's evils now found themselves speechless.

Unexpectedly, that sizable inheritance they received back then was actually obtained this way — they thought their parents were secretly wealthy!

At this point, they also realized why post-dark turmoil life seemed so smooth in work, study, and living — it turns out people had been quietly compensating for their wrongdoing!

They felt a wave of remorse, having just joined others online in criticizing Xiang Mantang for having never compensated them, yet here they faced the truth...

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