Faced with the terrifying scene before me, my emotions were incredibly complicated. Many of the immortals here had been burned to ashes, while those who could still flee had all escaped. Of course, the instigator had been slaughtered to the last by Pure Lotus. When it came to killing, she possessed an instinctive impulse.
Good and evil were easy for a child to distinguish. They would not think about what the other person had experienced, why they had acted that way, or whether they had been forced or willing.
I shook my head and flew toward the top of the sky lantern with my sword in hand. Pure Lotus stood on the lotus platform, staring numbly at the remaining bonfires burning across the sky.
"My lord, I failed to save most of them," Pure Lotus said.
I reached out and stroked her head. "You did your best, didn't you?"
"I did my best." Pure Lotus nodded, but a trace of gloom appeared on her face.
"There are many things that even our best efforts can't accomplish. There are just as many things we think of but can't do. We don't need to blame ourselves too much." I sighed, then glanced at the group of Celestial Immortals below the Ninth Tribulation who had flown away. For no reason at all, a sliver of guilt toward Pure Lotus welled up in my heart.
"Why are you making that face, my lord? Did Pure Lotus do something wrong?" she asked.
I shook my head with a bitter smile. "After they were rescued, they all fled because the flames were too fierce. Yet even when you were all alone, you still charged forward without hesitation to save people. Did you feel lonely?"
"I'm not lonely. Master said that when you do your own thing,