"Got it!"
Zhang Yuanqing answered aloud, but in his heart, he thought of Ashamed to be a Father and Master Wuhen, who had guided him in cultivation in an attempt to redeem himself.
Evil men tried to redeem themselves, while Orderly Profession walkers could start fights over personal grudges and drag innocent ordinary people into the fallout.
Sigh, where in this world was there such a thing as pure good and evil? Human nature had always been complicated. Zhang Yuanqing now had a deeper understanding of what Li Dongze had said: "Orderly does not mean kind."
As for the branch higher-ups' stance on the matter, although the Stop-Killing Palace Master had acted in self-defense and had not initiated the conflict, she had ultimately caused property damage and deaths. Arresting her was the right decision.
How she would be punished was a matter for later. Zhang Yuanqing had no comment on that, but as for the punishment handed down to the Xiahou Family, he could only say it was exactly as expected.
For one thing, the Xiahou Family was a well-established Spirit Realm family with deep foundations. The authorities could not possibly tear up all pretenses with a major clan over the lives of a few ordinary people.
Sometimes, those people at the top only looked at the bigger picture. They could not see the ants beneath their feet.
For another, the Xiahou Family had countless ties to official organizations. The authorities were an organization, and internally, they were a mixed bag with factions everywhere. Where there were good people, there were bound to be bad ones.
They could not even be simply defined as good or bad. It would be more accurate to say that everyone had their own interests. If one had to use a single concept to represent