Does right or wrong matter?

"I heard you have a younger sister?" Nan Feng said.

"She's quite pretty, isn't she?"

Tang Xiao's expression stiffened. "What do you mean by that, Senior?"

Tang Yuehua was not a Spirit Master and had never participated in the affairs of the Clear Sky Sect; the matters of the Spirit Master World had nothing to do with her. Furthermore, ever since she came of age, she had left the Clear Sky Sect for Heaven Dou City. Given the sudden nature of these events, he had been worried about accidents on the road and had not allowed Tang Yuehua to return to the Clear Sky Sect.

After all, the girl wasn't even a Spirit Master. It was an unwritten rule in the Spirit Master World that conflicts between Spirit Masters would not involve ordinary people who were not Spirit Masters!

Could it be that Martial Soul Hall had become so shameless as to stoop to this level?

"I don't mean anything by it. I'm just complimenting your sister on her beauty. Is that not allowed?" Nan Feng said.

"Senior, Yuehua is not a Spirit Master!" Tang Xiao reminded him.

"And as for this matter, I believe you are well aware of who is right and who is wrong!"

It was clearly a case of them failing to rob someone and now turning around to shift the blame!

Did they really take everyone for idiots?

Had Tang Hao gone mad? Did he go off by himself to attack three Title Douluos of Martial Soul Hall?

"I know that," Nan Feng said, sitting up.

"I know that this whole affair was instigated by Qian Xunji. It was his own lack of skill that led to his defeat; I even know exactly how he died."

"Then why, Senior..."

"But so what?" Nan Feng laughed.

"Sect Master Tang, you need to get this straight: Martial Soul Hall isn't attacking the Clear Sky Sect to avenge their Pope. They simply intended to target you all along!"

After Bibi Dong succeeded as Pope, she naturally inherited all of Qian Xunji's previous files.

When Nan Feng was bored and hanging around Bibi Dong, he would flip through these classified documents like sect gossip. One of the items included was the operational plan against the Clear Sky Sect.

Back then, when that Title Douluo from Martial Soul Hall moved to rob the 100,000-Year Transformed Spirit Beast by Tang Hao's side, it wasn't just out of greed for a 100,000-Year Spirit Ring and Spirit Bone—it was also to pick a fight!

To put it bluntly, the Old Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect was quite cowardly.

There was a reason for this cowardice. In the past, Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect possessed such extraordinary strength that he and the Grand Priest of Martial Soul Hall, Qian Daoliu, were known as the two great peaks of the Spirit Master World—insurmountable mountains.

Behind such glory, however, lay immense risks.

Qian Daoliu was strong, but he wasn't the only one; the Elders and High Priests of Martial Soul Hall were equally powerful. Moreover, what Qian Daoliu cared about most was the development of Martial Soul Hall.

But Tang Chen was different. Tang Chen's strength was his alone; it had little to do with the rest of the Clear Sky Sect. Below Tang Chen, there was a massive gap in the Clear Sky Sect's strength.

When Tang Chen was present, the Clear Sky Sect was invincible.

When Tang Chen was gone, the Clear Sky Sect would fall apart in a heartbeat!

On top of that, Tang Chen had left so abruptly back then that, let alone outsiders, even the Clear Sky Sect itself hadn't been able to react in time.

Tang Chen had a wild and uninhibited personality, and according to those in the know, that guy's emotional intelligence was ridiculously low!

Although he was powerful, Tang Chen had wandered the Spirit Master World for many years without a single friend! In fact, he was surrounded by enemies!

The only person who could be called a close friend was Qian Daoliu.

According to the relevant records found in Martial Soul Hall, when Tang Chen was roaming the Spirit Master World, he fought everywhere he went!

The key was that the guy was ferociously strong!

He had never lost to an opponent of the same level. This flamboyant personality caused Tang Chen to make too many enemies in the Spirit Master World. He would hammer someone down or cripple them, and then just walk away.

Unlike Qian Daoliu, who, once he decided to strike, didn't care about sparring—it was always about determining the victor and deciding life or death.

Qian Daoliu never left behind any future trouble when he attacked. The only person who managed to leave alive after crossing blades with him was Chen Xin's father, Chen Jianjun.

And that wasn't because Qian Daoliu was soft-hearted, but because Chen Jianjun didn't have many days left to live at the time. Furthermore, the Seven Kill Sword lineage was passed down to only one person at a time, and Qian Daoliu knew exactly what kind of character those sword practitioners had.

If your skills were inferior, they were inferior, even in death; there would be no harboring of grudges.

But Tang Chen was different. He would swing his hammer down; if you blocked it and didn't lose, he'd swing again. If you couldn't block it and lost, he didn't care if you were dead or crippled—Tang Chen would just dust off his backside and leave.

Those who survived became potential enemies of the Clear Sky Sect. After Tang Chen disappeared, those people, or their families, had been harassing the Clear Sky Sect for decades.

It was precisely because he took over as the Clear Sky Sect Master under such internal and external pressures that the Old Sect Master handled these matters with extreme caution—one could even say he was timid and afraid of trouble.

Tang Hao was attacked by a Title Douluo from Martial Soul Hall. Tang Hao fought back in self-defense; was there a problem with that?

No problem! Absolutely no problem!

But the Old Sect Master felt that Tang Hao was wrong. He shouldn't have harmed a Title Douluo from Martial Soul Hall because it would bring trouble to the sect.

When he saw these records in Martial Soul Hall, he almost died laughing!

His own son was being hunted down, and after the incident, he didn't think about whether his son was okay, but instead worried about whether the other side would retaliate. He even worried himself to death out of sheer anxiety.

What a talent!

"You intended to do it from the start?" Tang Xiao's expression turned extremely ugly.

He wasn't even bothering to put on an act anymore!

"To be honest, personally speaking, I don't think Tang Hao did anything wrong," Nan Feng said.

"Regardless of whether the 100,000-Year Transformed Spirit Beast he carried was his true love or not, she was his treasure. Whether others were driven by lust or greed, once they made a move, they naturally had to be prepared to be killed in retaliation."

"Even if Qian Xunji is dead, he deserved it."

"But, Sect Master Tang, do you think right and wrong matter?"

Tang Xiao frowned deeply. "They don't?"

"Of course they don't," Nan Feng said.

"Tang Hao was indeed in the right, but if Martial Soul Hall says Tang Hao was wrong, then he is wrong. In fact, most people on the continent think this way now. Even within your own Clear Sky Sect, there are quite a few people who think so, right?"

From the moment Tang San returned to the Clear Sky Sect, the attitude of those elders made it clear that they were full of anger toward Tang Hao. Because of Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect suffered heavy losses and had to seal off the mountain and withdraw from the world for twenty years.

As for why Tang Hao killed the Pope, they didn't care. Or rather, in their eyes, even if Qian Xunji had wanted to kill Tang Hao for no reason, he should have just taken it and not resisted, because once he resisted, it would bring disaster upon the Clear Sky Sect.

They didn't care if Tang Hao was right or wrong; they only cared that Tang Hao had brought enormous losses to the Clear Sky Sect.

"Then what is your intention in coming here today?" Tang Xiao's expression was very ugly.

He certainly knew that what the other party said was the truth. Recently, the interior of the Clear Sky Sect had been filled with curses against Tang Hao, blaming him for daring to fight but not stepping forward to take responsibility when Martial Soul Hall came knocking at their door.

Not a single person had considered the price Tang Hao paid to fight three Title Douluos of Martial Soul Hall alone, or even whether Tang Hao was still alive today.

No one cared; they only knew that the Martial Soul Hall army had arrived.

Does right or wrong matter?

It really doesn't.

It is obvious to anyone with eyes that Martial Soul Hall has become increasingly arrogant in recent years, adopting a condescending attitude toward the two great empires and the seven great sects. The incident with Tang Hao was merely an excuse; even without this incident, Martial Soul Hall would still have found an opportunity to go to war with the Clear Sky Sect.

Because the Clear Sky Sect is the strongest of the seven great sects, the number one sect in the world.

By defeating the Clear Sky Sect, Martial Soul Hall's prestige, influence over the Spirit Master World, and dominance would all reach a new level!

But no one is willing to admit this, regardless of whether they have seen through this truth or not.

They are all complaining: why has Tang Hao disappeared? If Tang Hao appeared, he would surely be able to appease the anger of Martial Soul Hall, and the Clear Sky Sect wouldn't have to face war.

But what is the reality?

He knows very well that even if Tang Hao appeared today, or even if Tang Hao died right here, Martial Soul Hall would still continue to attack the Clear Sky Sect!

The Pope is dead, and it is linked to the Clear Sky Sect—what a perfect excuse for war!

It is so justified that even he, as an enemy, cannot refute it.

With such a reason, how could Martial Soul Hall possibly give up now!

Before the Clear Sky Sect is severely crippled, Martial Soul Hall will not withdraw its troops!

This war could never have been resolved through peaceful means from the very beginning!