Chapter 1347: Civilization (2)
Su Yu grinned, "You're right, Teacher. By sacrificing the puny Liu Family, several Zhous were able to affirm their dao. This is indeed a worthy sacrifice from the perspective of the Zhou Family. For me, sacrificing the Zhous for the dao affirmations of you, my father, and a few other people will also be a worthy sacrifice. It is normal for everyone to be selfish. There is no need to get too hung up on the matter since Great Zhou King wasn't the one who had personally killed all those people. You did what you did. So be it. But there is no reason for us, the abandoned chess pieces, to treat you lot as our benefactors, right?"
Su Yu was all smiles as he continued, "For example, if I sacrificed the Zhou Family for the dao affirmations of those around me, should I demand the descendants of Zhou Family to understand me and see me as a hero? Should I tell them to prostrate themselves before me in worship? Would that be appropriate? Nope. Yes, the people around me would protect humanity after becoming Invincibles, but I wouldn't demand the descendants of Zhou Family to worship me as a hero."
His words silenced everyone.
After a while, Great Zhou King nodded. With a smile, he said, "You're right. There is no need to beat around the bush. I did what I did. I won't hide anything. I can only say that our views differ because our positions are different. Even now, I still believe that what I did was right. What do you think, Su Yu?"
Su Yu nodded, "For many, you are right. After all, this matter had not harmed them. They would only benefit from the prosperity of humanity as a whole. However, there is no need for any sort of gratitude from the victims as well. Am I right, Your Majesty?"
"Yes." Great Zhou King nodded.
Su Yu said, "Good. As expected, you're a reasonable person. Cultured people like us are always reasonable. Only fools love preaching about virtue and morality all the time, forcing victims to be understanding toward the perpetrators of their disaster. If they refused, they were unreasonable. But this expectation in itself is unreasonable. So you only need to apologize after killing my entire family to wipe the slate clean? Is that really appropriate?"
The Great Zhou expert's face was flushed red as he said with his teeth gnashed, "But His Majesty wasn't the culprit..."
Su Yu beamed, "I know. I had never claimed that I would kill Great Zhou King or something similar, right? He is a leader of humanity. He is a ruler. He is not a commoner. When a ruler ignores a crime, who shall be held accountable? The criminals? Or the ruler? If I were to kill your entire family in Great Zhou right in front of Great Zhou King and he proceeded to ignore everything, would you still view him as a hero? If you say yes, let's put it to test. I'm more than willing to have some fun with you."
The expression of the Great Zhou expert changed repeatedly before finally settling at a somewhat bleak expression. He lowered his head and said nothing else. He didn't know what to feel anymore. Perhaps...he lacked understanding of the matter because he was not a victim.
Su Yu might not be a direct victim, but he was a student of Liu Wenyan. He was also the successor of the multiple character faction. Thus, he had the right to deny Great Zhou King his respect.