Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 144 - 112 Acidity

Chapter 144: Chapter 112 Acidity

He nearly bit off his tongue.

He never imagined, even in his wildest dreams, that he would witness such a scene in this lifetime, and Xu Fu wondered if he had inadvertently learned something he shouldn’t have.

However, when he saw Yu Ying’s pale face under the moonlight, his face turned even paler than that of the Pavilion Master, as he alone understood the severity of the situation.

Just as Jiang Feng had thought, nearly half of Shuangfeng City was under her control, but it was also due to her strong personality and ruthless tactics that she had offended many.

"Cough, Manager Xu, good morning... good evening."

Looking behind him, he found that this senior junior sister of his was drooling over her shoulders, showing no signs of awakening from the commotion.

It was more appropriate to describe her state as unconscious rather than asleep, but Xu Fu did not respond. With his plump body moving swiftly, he quickly pulled out two Sound Transmission Talismans and started giving orders.

"Attention!"

"From the South Gate to Laurel Road to Purple Cloud Pavilion, clean up everyone along this route. If anyone does not leave or lingers after being warned, kill without mercy!"

"Anyone who encounters the Pavilion Master returning to the city on the road, kill!"

"For the next half month, no one is to mention anything about the Pavilion Master. If asked, say that the Pavilion Master is in seclusion for Cultivation and pushing for a higher realm."

"This month, all major and minor affairs within Purple Cloud Pavilion and Shuangfeng City are my responsibility. Everyone should report directly to me. Starting today, I am acting Pavilion Master. I will handle all her duties until Pavilion Master concludes her seclusion."

With rapid speech, Xu Fu, who was a full head shorter than Jiang Feng, displayed extreme leadership in this critical moment, leaving Jiang Feng astounded.

Without even asking why things had turned out this way, Xu Fu waved his hand to signal the young man to follow, emitted a burst of Spiritual Energy, and before Jiang Feng could react, the chubby figure flashed and disappeared.

Thud!

Thud!

That was the sound of bones breaking.

In just two seconds, a corpse fell from the city wall, head hitting the ground first, spilling red and white all over.

"Let’s go. The matter of the Pavilion Master’s injury is critical. We cannot afford any accidents. Normally I don’t bother with these hunting dogs, but this matter must not be known to outsiders."

"It’s been hard on you, Young Master Jiang, just head straight towards Purple Cloud Pavilion, I’ll clear the way."

He nodded.

His figure flashed again, and the plump Manager Xu disappeared. Jiang Feng hastily followed, advancing in the dark night, and for a moment, he felt an unusual sense of security.

He had never understood, whether it was his senior sister or Yu Ying, why they were so loyal to the sect, placing the interests of the sect above all else.

Such behavior seemed old-fashioned to Jiang Feng, who was, after all, a modern person. Even when interacting with his elders at home, he could not comprehend their old-fashioned ideas of putting family and village above everything else.

For instance, an elder in his family could openly and proudly go to a relative’s house to demand their family property for the sole male in his entire family, and the latter would grit their teeth and hand over all the savings they had earned from years of working abroad.

Even a piece of land was sold in the family to provide for this only male’s university living expenses.

Although the elder promised to return it manyfold later, this was undoubtedly a huge sum back then, and even the subsequent promises made by the elder seemed laughable, after all, who could predict the future?

"Is this what collective consciousness is... Indeed, these are two different worlds, from two different eras."

He thought silently to himself.

Yes, he was once that sole male heir in his family.

He had relied on sucking the blood of all his relatives to have the qualifications to continue studying in the big city.

He also fulfilled his grandfather’s promises, buying back the land for his Great Uncle, financing a new house for him, and even managed to bring their kids to the big city for the best possible education.

But he still could not understand the thinking of those old people, but now, he somewhat understood.

In his own era, people had gradually moved away from the concept of a community to become individuals, with individual interests paramount, because in their then well-established legal society, there was no need to rely on family or community to mitigate risks, nor was there so-called risk.

But this era was different.

In this era where cultivation was possible, the individual was indeed important, but greater emphasis was placed on the tribe, because without a well-established legal system, and with a might-makes-right philosophy, societal conflicts and contradictions could arise at any time, posing enough risk to bring any powerful Cultivator to ruin.

Yu Ying was the best example.

Her personal strength was strong enough, but this was a dog-eat-dog world, big fish eat small fish, and small fish eat shrimps; the rules of the universe were just so, unchangeable by anyone. As long as one existed in this world, one was always exposed to risks, inevitable.

In such an environment, the only thing that could resist risk was the community. In terms of the Cultivation World, it was the sect.

Both he and Yu Ying were examples of this. Imagine, if it weren’t for his senior sister leading him on this path, if there wasn’t the sect’s people backing him, what would have happened to him?

Unthinkable.

Just like this beautiful woman on his back, she was willing to take such a big risk for the people of the sect, mitigating risks for her nominal junior brother, while she herself also enjoyed the protection of the group.