"..."
Lin Daiyu had always been exceptionally bright and quick-witted. On top of that, her father, Lin Ruhai, had told her some truths about the world that ordinary people never learned.
So her master Annie's words had left her speechless, and her face had grown even paler and more troubled.
"But!"
Tanchun's expression shifted several times before she raised another concern from a different angle:
"G-Great Immortal!"
"Even if... even if the entire Qingnang Sect deserves to die, and even if we're capable of dealing with them, secretly killing people like this is a grave offense against the laws of Heaven!"
"If the Heavenly Court finds out, we..."
"Wouldn't we become criminals, wanted and hunted by the Heavenly Court?"
"Wouldn't Rongguo Mansion be implicated, too?"
Yes, that was what Tanchun was worried about.
She wasn't afraid. After hearing what this martial sect had done, she was even itching to draw her sword, charge in, vanquish demons, and punish the wicked. The problem was that she feared the Heavenly Net would detect them. If they were wanted afterward, things would get troublesome!
Some things, as long as no one found out and they weren't weighed in the balance, probably wouldn't amount to much. Rongguo Mansion could easily suppress them. But once they were brought to light, they might weigh a thousand pounds and prove impossible to bear!
"You're right!"
(*^▽^*)
Annie didn't deny it. She simply nodded.
"Right. Attacking a sect and taking lives without the Heavenly Court's judgment is indeed a serious crime under the law."
(▽`)
"If it comes to light, the lightest punishment is having your cultivation crippled and being thrown into the Heavenly Prison. The worst is the destruction of body and soul, with your relatives dragged into it, too."
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Not long ago, Annie had seen