Could it be that I am the cruel villain?
Chapter 200 - 140 Don’t Be a Jerk!

Chapter 200: Chapter 140 Don’t Be a Jerk!

"Hehehe~ what’s wrong with that?"

You’re right, a venomous woman.

She was even laughing when talking about killing. And her laughter was hearty, treating murder no differently than slaughtering chickens, as if she were saying:

"I’ll be gone for a trip, but there are a few chickens in my backyard that keep causing a ruckus and won’t settle down. Some naughty ones even want to escape, so wait for me, I’ll go slaughter these disobedient chickens before I leave."

It was said in that sort of tone.

"Since they saw those few people ignoring Hou Zhongxiao’s actions, allowing him to cause trouble within Fengzhou, that’s a crime in itself. If you ask me..."

"Wouldn’t it be better to uproot everyone from Fulong Pavilion who has been planted in Fengzhou, cut the weeds and eliminate the roots."

"Apart from those two, most of Fulong Pavilion disciples sent here are at the Foundation Establishment and Qi Refinement level, mostly disciples of those two, with senior brother’s abilities you should be able to kill them all."

"And the treasures they’ve gathered can serve as senior brother’s reward, how about that."

The more casually she spoke, the more terrifying her words sounded. At first, he thought Yu Ying was just talking, but now it seems she was serious.

Even in order not to let any survivors go, she dragged him along as well.

"Fulong Pavilion has considerable influence, if you indeed take action, it could cause dissatisfaction from their sect, and since you’re not fully healed, there’s no need to start a big fight. Although my history isn’t good, Fulong Pavilion in the Central Plains seems to be called one of the ’Four Pavilions’, almost on par with Purple Cloud Palace, if I’m not mistaken."

He shook his head, refusing.

He didn’t want to let those two who indulged crimes go unpunished, but he had to consider the risks that Yu Ying might face. Don’t forget, Yu Ying was still injured, her Divine Sense was still weak, and she needed time to recuperate.

At such a time you start throwing tantrums instead of keeping quiet, it could be troublesome if the other sect sent a master similar to her level.

Moreover, there’s a City Lord tripping people up from behind, and without realizing, Jiang Feng began to consider from the perspective of a sect, treating this heartless woman as one of his own.

But the woman just smiled, her tone tinged with a hint of grievance.

"Hehehe, it seems senior brother still doesn’t quite understand Fengzhou."

She sipped the bitter tea. This little guy’s thinking is not wrong; indiscriminately killing people from other sects would certainly bring dissatisfaction, even retaliation.

But.

That premise is based on the assumption that the sect would care. But what if the sect didn’t want to bother?

"The land under our feet was called a place of exile a hundred years ago, with poor resources, a remote location, as you’ve seen firsthand whether it’s cultivation or husbandry, it’s hard even to sustain oneself."

"And since it’s a border area, it’s almost always war-torn. Having peace for half of a hundred years is considered quite rare. You just said you’re worried about causing dissatisfaction with Fulong Pavilion, concerned they might send someone to deal with it."

"Then let me tell you straight, even if all the cultivators in Fengzhou were wiped out, including myself..."

"Nobody would bat an eye."

From Yu Ying’s calm expression, the young man discerned sorrow and a hint of indiscernible grievance.

Just thinking about it reveals what this woman’s grievances were. With her level of cultivation, she would not be considered a Nameless within Purple Cloud Palace, but because of mistakes made by the previous generation, she too suffered the consequences.

Not only providing excellent disciples for the enemies, but nearly half of the cultivation techniques and secret manuals were also lost, causing Purple Cloud Palace a significant setback in the last grand martial meeting, taking them decades to recover.

Even though the sect didn’t pronounce a sentence, the mental barrier would last a lifetime, causing one to vomit blood in anger, reversing blood and Qi, leaving one as nothing but a crippled being even if they survived.

In the end, it led to a suicide.

As a direct disciple of that Peak Master, Yu Ying’s talent and temperament were quite exceptional. Logically, the sect should have cultivated her diligently, but sometimes public opinion is the sharpest weapon that kills.

Even with the wholehearted unity, there would inevitably be distractions upon seeing including Yu Ying, the third-generation disciples of Heavenly Power Peak, particularly because Yu Ying was...

That snitch Chief Disciple’s most cared-for junior sister.

That’s why she mentioned that whatever happens here, no one would spare a glance; it simply means that some people are an inconvenience within the sect, but can’t move against them due to saving face, resulting in the position of "Steward" that manages the external affairs.

The main reason the Great Sects send people here is to pick some promising seedlings every few years to take back.

The other is to watch over their domains, to prevent incursions from the Southern Border, serving as a thousand-mile buffer zone for war. Beyond that, there’s no other use.

Even if people were to die out, what of it? Taking Yu Ying as an example, to investigate the truth and capture her would require sending at least a Nascent Soul-level expert, but which expert would be willing to travel for several months to this place to investigate?

Do they have nothing better to do, or do they not need to cultivate? Who would be willing to come?

The only possibility is someone reporting that the disciples sent to the border areas were all dead, and then those high-ups wouldn’t even take a glance and would simply say,

"List a hundred Outer Disciples with poor talent wasting sect resources, and pick a few rebellious ringleaders as team leaders, and go."

That’s it.

And Yu Ying’s situation is quite special; her reason for coming here was to shut everyone up and she chose to exile herself voluntarily, willing to stay in this deserted place.

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