Morning light blazed brightly, turning the snow-covered ground of Yunmeng Village into a vast expanse of white.
Within that dilapidated little courtyard.
"Unfortunately, in order to destroy Xiao Jian's state of mind back then, the goodness in my heart was completely extinguished as well."
Xiao Rong sighed faintly. With a flick of her wrist, the egg clenched in her palm smashed into the pool of blood where Xiao Jian lay.
The egg that "Xiao Rong" had been unwilling to take even a bite of until her death shattered amid the muddy blood.
"Hmph, what goodness? At our level, good and evil, black and white, can all be turned upside down. Why bother talking about such things?"
Li Yong shook his head slightly, deeply disdainful.
Xiao Rong smiled. "If one could truly defy all law and do whatever one pleased, why would you all have come to involve yourselves in today's affairs?"
Her gaze turned toward Master Liu. "Master Liu, your learning is the greatest. Do you think he is right?"
Master Liu remained silent.
Xiao Rong did not mind.
"There is something I have never been able to understand."
Suddenly, the middle-aged monk from Nirvana Sky Temple said, "Why did the Swordsman establish a Land Beyond the Law here in Yunmeng Marsh? And why did he seal nine Chaos Heaven-Sealing Stones in this place? Do any of you know?"
As soon as those words were spoken, everyone frowned.
Naturally, they had considered this question before, but no one had managed to reason out an answer.
"Gravekeeper, you have guarded Rebirth Country for eternity, and your understanding of Yunmeng Marsh far surpasses ours. Do you know the answer?"
The middle-aged monk looked at Xiao Rong.
Xiao Rong fell silent for a long while before saying, "Since it was a Sealed Land