Chapter 1713: Chapter 921: Who Died for Whom
When Lin Feng had almost finished practicing "Shadow Slash," the sky had already plunged into darkness. The silent night sky was filled with stars.
The night sky over the summit of Star Fall Mountain was magnificent, as many mystical herbs and treasures emitted dazzling glows at this moment.
The tiger skin grass planted on the ground was glowing one by one. This was a top-grade secret medicine for healing, a top-grade spirit grass. Lin Feng plopped down on this lawn, letting the medicine freely disperse through his body.
Although the injury from the "Sky Blue Palm" had been treated last time, some remnants of the palm intent still lingered within Lin Feng’s body.
Lin Feng looked at the sky and sighed, tears nearly bursting from his eyes.
At this moment, Lin Feng’s heart was heavy with sorrow, compounded by his disappearance over these days. He thought that the chubby uncle must have started looking for him. Lin Feng couldn’t imagine whether Qian Hua and the capable woman down the mountain were implicated because of him.
But he believed that the people of the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect wouldn’t trouble them, after all, the capable woman was a real person managing affairs for one of the Six Great Sects, and Qian Hua had also helped them on that night. Besides, Liu Qian would mediate, so Qian Hua shouldn’t be in any danger.
After all, the people of the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect dared not openly act against Court’s people, although they drove him off the cliff because their Sect Leader and an Elder had died tragically, making them reckless. Now that he had fallen off the cliff, their revenge had been taken, and they were probably too preoccupied to bother with Qian Hua.
However, when Lin Feng thought of these things, he felt a pang of pain for the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect and the Six Great Sects.
He just didn’t know that the Six Great Sects would suffer even greater losses, and the root of it all was because the person behind the scenes needed Lin Feng’s help.
The farce in the Human Realm was merely the beginning of the plan, and an even greater performance would soon unfold, with Lin Feng as the main character.
Lin Feng felt tormented, facing such intricate conspiracies and being repeatedly framed by others, while his own people turned against him, which truly broke his heart.
At this moment, Lin Feng was disheartened and didn’t know what to say.
On one hand, there was the misunderstanding with the Six Great Sects, on the other, even if he returned to Peace City without cultivation, what could he still do?
Right at this moment, a bright figure approached Lin Feng, it was Feng Ling looking very at ease.
Her enchanting eyes reflected a generous demeanor.
"What’s wrong? You look troubled, is there something on your mind you want to share with me?" Feng Ling gently asked Lin Feng.
Lin Feng remained seated on the grass, looking down at the faintly glowing tiger skin grass, and then firmly said to Feng Ling, "Why did you have to kill him?"
Of course, Feng Ling knew who Lin Feng was talking about; she just didn’t expect Lin Feng to ask her so urgently.
The people Lin Feng questioned about were none other than two individuals: the Law Enforcement Elder of the Taoxuan Heavenly Sect and the new Sect Leader Liu Yun he himself had killed by hitting his acupoints.
Feng Ling pouted and then smiled faintly: "Oh, weren’t those two people dead because of you? How could you blame it on me?" Her tone was teasing, showing no compromise to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked at Feng Ling before him, feeling helpless, thinking that it was clearly the other party’s doing, yet they could so righteously lay all the blame on him, Lin Feng felt greatly aggrieved.
But grievance aside, he had no evidence to prove against those who had already died.
Feng Ling could clearly see Lin Feng’s helpless expression, and said somewhat indifferently to him: "What, do you feel wronged? You think others wrongfully blame you for things you didn’t do. The world is like this, unfair indeed. But if you hadn’t shown up that day, maybe those two wouldn’t have died. If you were given another chance, would you choose the same path?"
Lin Feng recalled the scene of that day and sighed indifferently. Where was there absolute fairness in the world? If he had been more thorough then, perhaps both of them could have kept their lives. Even though Liu Yun colluded with foreign enemies and consecutively killed his mentors, such crimes should have been dealt with by his sect. However, it ended up this way, with everything being wiped out.
The Acting Sect Leader, Chang Xuan the Lord, or the Law Enforcement Elder who had his soul severed by Liu Yun’s sword. Even if Liu Yun was killed by his own hand, Lin Feng was ridding the world of evil, and felt there was nothing to regret. Unfortunately, this way all the blame fell on him, and as Lin Feng lamented the foolishness of the world, his heart was filled with helplessness.
He knew it was all because of Feng Ling and them, yet at this moment he couldn’t muster any hatred.
Be it Feng Ling beside him, or Luo Jingtian in the manor, they all had their own stories. Sometimes right and wrong couldn’t be simply defined by one statement, sometimes good and evil couldn’t be clearly distinguished by a single virtue.
Lin Feng himself felt that he had caused too much slaughter, even if the reasons were justifiable, a killing is still a killing, what else is there to argue?
From a strictly moral standpoint, regardless of right or wrong, killings are incorrect.
Yet, the rights and wrongs of the world, how could they be explained clearly from one perspective alone? Lin Feng couldn’t explain it, and no one could explain it clearly either. Only with the long river of time, with the passing years, can verify the true rights and wrongs, in the face of worldly good and evil.
