Chapter 23 - This Person Must Die, to put Hearts at Peace
This incident came and went quickly, but its impact lingered for a long time.
Once the disciples dispersed, nearly everyone began memorizing the sect’s rules.
On the way back to Heavenly Lightning Peak, Li Nanting asked softly, “Why did you think that person had to die? Didn’t many disciples believe that he showed genuine remorse?
“And considering the old woman’s situation, if we had done as that disciple suggested, perhaps it wouldn’t have been so bad.”
Li Guanqi shook his head. Even before opening his heart’s eye, he had long understood that many people could not withstand the test of human nature.
As a child, he had already witnessed the ugliest aspects of humanity.
He calmly shared his perspective on the matter, saying, "That disciple didn’t think he did anything wrong. He believed that he had a noble status since he was from an immortal sect.
“He thought that taking a liking to that girl was her good fortune. He even left behind a hundred taels of silver, which was enough to ensure a lifetime of comfort for the common folk below the mountain. So, in his mind, he did nothing wrong.”
Li Nanting was intrigued. “Go on.”
Li Guanqi hesitated briefly before continuing, “What he did was against that girl’s will. To her, that disciple of the Daxia Sword Sect was no different from a ruthless bandit. She was about to be married, but now she had lost her purity. In her heart, that disciple was simply evil.
“As for her grandmother, how could she ever accept the man who ruined her granddaughter’s life, even if he served her for ‘atonement’? Moreover, with that disciple’s temperament, he surely would’ve sought revenge and silenced the witnesses if we’d let him go today!”