270: Chapter 50: The Tibetan Monk Retreats, and the Discussion of Right and Wrong

Exposing Jiumozhi's clumsy provocation, Meng Li pointed directly to the essence of the entire matter: "After all this talk, I know your purpose in coming. It is nothing more than using that old agreement as an excuse to enter Huanshi Shuige and study the Martial Arts within."

"My father made this agreement with you back then, likely intending to use the Six Veins Divine Sword to increase the Murong Family's foundation."

"If we follow the method you proposed and burn Duan Yu to death."

"You would indeed fulfill the agreement in name, gaining the chance to enter Huanshi Shuige and study its Martial Arts."

"But what about my Murong Family?"

"Not only would my Murong Family fail to obtain the true Six Veins Divine Sword manual, but we would also make an enemy of the Dali Duan Clan!"

"If the matter spreads, it will become a laughingstock."

"In that case, how dare you say you have no intention of harming my Murong Family?"

Jiumozhi opened his mouth, wanting to retort a few times, but he was left speechless.

Because Meng Li had thrown a fastball.

A fastball, in many situations, was equivalent to a finishing move.

Furthermore, those consequences were considered from the Murong Family's perspective.

Jiumozhi was not a member of the Murong Family, nor was he a true close friend of Murong Bo, so naturally, he would not consider so many things.

Simply put, Jiumozhi's suggestion to burn Duan Yu was only to gain entry to Huanshi Shuige, but if Duan Yu were burned at the Murong Family's place, Meng Li would have many factors to consider.

And with Meng Li's consideration, he discovered that the matter would only harm the Murong Family and bring no benefit.

Since Jiumozhi was the one who proposed burning Duan Yu to death, Meng Li naturally viewed him as someone trying to harm the Murong Family.

This was perfectly logical!

This left Jiumozhi unable to refute, so he could only continue to bow his head and admit his mistake: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years. Burning this Young Master Duan before your respected father's tomb was my impulsive act, nearly causing a great disaster."

"But this humble monk swears to the heavens that I absolutely had no intention of murdering the Murong Family."

Meng Li remained unmoved.

Jiumozhi could only say helplessly: "Since things have come to this, this humble monk has no Face to Face your respected father. The matters of mourning and fulfilling the promise will cease here."

"This humble monk bids farewell."

Saying this, he flashed to Duan Yu's side, grabbed his shoulder with his unimpeded hand, and activated his Lightness Skill to take the person away.

Duan Yu subconsciously wanted to struggle and call for help, but his acupoints were sealed, rendering him unable to move or make a sound.

Seeing this, Meng Li did not intervene, allowing the two to leave.

His impression of Duan Yu was average. Although he was somewhat curious about the origin of his Internal Energy, he had no intention of lending aid for that reason.

As for Duan Yu being his potential brother-in-law? That relationship could be revealed later.

The most important thing was that Wang Yuyan and the others were not far away. If he saved Duan Yu and allowed him to see them, it might cause unforeseen trouble. Although the jade statue in Langhuan Blessed Land was gone, Duan Yu should no longer have the 'Fairy Sister' filter, but this fellow, like Duan Zhengchun, had a romantic nature.

If he were allowed to trigger his 'sycophant' attribute, he would inevitably turn into a stubborn nuisance, which would be quite irritating.

If he were to kill him for that reason, it would be equivalent to having saved him for nothing, so it was better not to save him in the first place.

With Meng Li's matter concluded, Wang Yuyan and the others arrived by boat.

They had seen from afar that the situation over there was not right, and feeling worried, they hurried over.

However, their Lightness Skill was inferior to Meng Li's, making it impossible for them to leap across such a long distance, so they had to take a boat.

Now that they were closer and saw Meng Li was unharmed, their hearts immediately relaxed.

Seeing this, Meng Li activated the Fuyao Youying Step and flew onto the boat.

As soon as he boarded, he was met with questions from Wang Yuyan and the others.

"Cousin, who were those two people?"

"Young Master Master, you seemed to use Martial Arts just now, what happened?"

"Young Master, were they people coming to demand an explanation?"

Seeing them throwing out questions one after another, Meng Li quickly raised his hand to signal them to stop. Then, he found a place to sit down and recounted the events in detail.

"One of those two is named Jiumozhi, from Tubo. The other is named Duan Yu, he is from Dali..."

After a long while, when the story was finished, Meng Li felt a bit thirsty.

A Bi immediately offered him tea attentively.

After Meng Li finished drinking the tea, A Zi walked behind him and skillfully began massaging his shoulders.

Wang Yuyan saw this but paid it no mind. Instead, she frowned and spoke about the recent events: "Cousin, that monk came targeting Huanshi Shuige. It seems his obsession runs deep. If his goal isn't achieved, I fear he won't let the matter rest so easily."

Before she finished speaking, A Zi, who was massaging Meng Li, said dismissively: "Martial Aunt, since Young Master Master could repel that monk effortlessly, it shows he is far from being Young Master Master's opponent. Since that is the case, there is nothing to fear."

"If he dares to come again, Young Master Master can certainly repel him again, or even subdue him..."

She had intended to say 'kill him,' but remembering that Meng Li disliked excessive fighting, she changed her words temporarily, then concluded: "Therefore, you don't need to worry."

Wang Yuyan thought about it and agreed, so she said no more.

At this time, A Zhu raised another question: "Although that is true, that monk had a Dali Heir apparent with him. Since he failed to help the monk achieve his goal, and the monk refused to hand over the Six Veins Divine Sword manual, after this incident, the monk probably won't let him off lightly. His fate might not be very good."

A Zi looked confused upon hearing this: "Sister, that person surnamed Duan is a complete stranger to us. Why are you worrying about him?"

A Zhu explained: "I am not worrying about him, but this matter arose because of the agreement made when our Master was alive. The Dali Duan Clan is already aware of it. That Dali Heir has an extraordinary identity; if anything happens to him because of this, and the Dali Duan Clan seeks accountability later, it will likely implicate the Murong Family."

Wang Yuyan, however, held a different opinion: "Although the matter started because of Uncle's agreement, Uncle only wanted the Six Veins Divine Sword back then, not that Dali Heir. "

"That monk capturing the Dali Heir was purely his own unauthorized action, and wanting to burn him to death was even more so."

"Cousin did not agree, and even repelled that monk, preventing his evil deed, which could be considered indirectly saving the Dali Heir once."

"If the Dali Duan Clan learns of this, they should be grateful, rather than assigning blame."

A Bi also argued: "The Old Family Head passed away many years ago, and he never mentioned the agreement to Young Master when he was alive. Moreover, that monk has no proof. Based only on his one-sided account, it is difficult to confirm whether the agreement is true or false. Perhaps, just as Young Master said, that monk harbored the intent to frame the Murong Family and deliberately fabricated such an agreement."

"After all, having the Dali Heir burned to death in front of the Old Family Head's tomb would only harm the Murong Family."

"Exactly, exactly." A Zi repeatedly agreed, then added: "That monk wanted to burn someone to death over an agreement; he definitely isn't a good person."

Unexpectedly, Mu Wanqing also spoke up.

She directed the conversation toward the Dali Duan Clan itself: "Even if everything happened as that monk said, the situation reaching this point is due to the Dali Duan Clan's own incompetence. As the royal family of a nation, they were challenged by a monk from another country, resulting in a loss of Face, the inability to protect their ancestral sword manual, and even having their future monarch captured. They are truly useless."

"Why should we fear useless people like them?"

Seeing Mu Wanqing call the Dali Duan Clan 'useless,' Meng Li's expression became peculiar.

Although he was unaware of it, she had just broadly attacked a group that included him, which was quite ruthless.

After Mu Wanqing finished speaking, Zhu Jian, who was beside her, seemed to recall something and followed up...