Chapter 701: Chapter 382: Reunion with the Gray-Clad Man

"Rest assured, I’m fine."

Chu Qing softly replied:

"I will not punish myself for the mistakes of others."

The massacre by the General was, of course, the General’s fault.

The Celestial Evil Cult treats common people like livestock to enhance their power; this has been happening for a long time.

Just by looking at the martial arts the Celestial Evil Cult uses, each technique is built on countless lives.

It’s often the case that the more people you kill, the stronger your martial arts become!

What truly matters is the choice made by Chu Qing.

But even if he had chosen the Tai Cang Sect that day, could today’s problems have been avoided?

Even if Chu Qing managed to kill the General in one battle, would that make the people of the Celestial Evil Cult stop killing and retreat from Lingbei?

That is impossible... it would only lead to a more complex situation.

What Chu Qing faced wasn’t that his martial arts were weaker than the General’s, but that he couldn’t, on his own, wipe out the General and all the followers around him from the Celestial Evil Cult.

If Chu Qing had gone to the Tai Cang Sect that day, the end result would have been nothing more than a death battle between him and the General; if the General died, the disciples of the Celestial Evil Cult would scatter and hide within the Lingbei Martial World.

Without a sufficiently heavy blow, the people of the Lingbei Martial World, clueless and ignorant, would not realize the terror of the Celestial Evil Cult.

Just like Zheng Yiming, the Sect Leader of the Tai Cang Sect, even after receiving the message via carrier pigeon, they still arrogantly believe they can solve everything on their own.

Without witnessing the true abilities of the General, many would, like Zheng Yiming, think the General is no big deal.

And as for the Celestial Evil Cult, it’s supposedly no big deal either!

Though there are still people with righteousness in their hearts who are willing to eradicate the Celestial Evil Cult.

But the arrogance of the Nine Great Forces might lead some people to think otherwise.

Either to use it for themselves or to collude with the tiger.

The human heart is a deep abyss, forever immeasurable.

If these people got their hands on the Slaughter Scripture...

The scattered Celestial Evil Cult, with the diverse mindsets within the Lingbei Martial World sects.

Would all become sparks, ready to ignite the endangered Martial Arts world at any moment.

Then Chu Qing would truly be overwhelmed and countless people would perish in this chaos.

Therefore, Chu Qing cannot kill the General now; the purpose of gathering the Lingbei Martial World to hold a Hero Assembly, although partly to bring the Lingbei Martial World under his control.

But at least openly, it is to deal with the Celestial Evil Cult.

This is something they are bound to do.

Chu Qing is not a saint; he has his own private intentions. As long as it is within his capabilities, he is willing to exhibit the spirit of the Heroic Dao, to punish the wicked and bring brightness to the Martial World.

This is the purpose of him holding the Hero Assembly.

Utilizing the great momentum, accomplishing everything in one fell swoop!

And not letting this fire spread completely, like a firefighter running around the world to clean up the mess.

He just didn’t expect the General to massacre a city directly...

In fact, city massacres were not uncommon during chaotic battles.

But for the Jianghu People, as long as it doesn’t involve ordinary people, Martial World matters should be resolved within the Martial World, according to their understanding.

After all, no matter what martial artists have become now, they always had some Jianghu dreams in their youth, imagining mastering martial arts to protect those around them, eliminating evil, and promoting good.

Because this is the common understanding, those who use the lives of common people to practice martial arts are viewed as demonic outsiders, unaccepted by the Righteous Path of the Martial World.

With what’s happening now, Chu Qing doesn’t think his choice was wrong.

It’s just that the Celestial Evil Cult is too cruel.

They deserve to die!

This is their fault, and Chu Qing has no reason to punish himself or regret choosing to go to the Yao Tai Sect instead of the Tai Cang Sect back then.

After all, if he hadn’t gone to the Yao Tai Sect, it would have been destroyed by them too.

The fat and thin duo was acting on the orders of the General, taking advantage of everyone’s focus on the Tai Cang Sect, secretly going to annihilate the Yao Tai Sect while seizing the Heaven and Earth Four Directions Vase.

From this perspective, Chu Qing’s choice was not only correct but also just right.

After hearing his words, Wu Qianhuan softly said:

"I know you’ve always been clear-sighted; many things I can’t figure out are clear to you at a glance.

"I was just worried you’d get stuck in a dilemma and couldn’t get out...

"The ones who killed were the disciples of the Celestial Evil Cult, and the orders were given by the General.

"The only thing we can do for those innocent people who died is to eliminate the General and stop the tragedy here."

Upon hearing this, Chu Qing turned to look at Wu Qianhuan.

In the exchange of their gazes, Chu Qing could still see the worry in her eyes.

He chuckled softly:

"Actually, when I first heard about the General’s massacre, I did feel a moment of self-blame in my heart.

"Fortunately, I thought it through, and with your comfort now, I really feel much relieved."

"That’s good."

Wu Qianhuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Chu Qing then laughed and asked:

"Do you care about me that much?"

"Of course."

Wu Qianhuan replied righteously:

"The entire Lingbei Martial World is relying on you; you mustn’t come to harm."

Chu Qing was taken aback:

"Am I really that remarkable?"

"Indeed."

Wu Qianhuan nodded.

Perhaps even Chu Qing himself hadn’t realized that he was no longer the same as before.

Those who he battles are masters beyond others’ reach in a lifetime.

With a few words, the Yao Tai Sect willingly submits.

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