Fang Yun nodded and turned to Gu Mingzhou.
"Minister Gu, our desire to kill the barbarians is the same, but our reasons differ. You say we kill them for our country and our people, but that is not the whole truth. We risk our lives to kill Demon Barbarians not for those who fear death themselves and forbid us from risking ours, but for those citizens who are unafraid of death, and those who support us in defending our homes and country despite their fear! When war comes, we have no choice."
Gu Mingzhou respectfully cupped his hands. "Void Sage Fang, your words are most reasonable. But if the people of our Jing Kingdom migrated south and received aid from the Wu Kingdom and Qing Kingdom, far fewer would die, and we would still achieve victory. Whether judged by the principles of the School of War or the methods of any other school, that is the best choice."
Fang Yun smiled. "The Demon Sage Lang Lu wants to kill me. As long as you hand me over, the barbarians will stop advancing south. Why do you not hand me over?"
Gu Mingzhou stole a glance at Liu Shan and gave a light cough. "If I were acting out of a selfish desire to survive, I would very much hope that Void Sage Fang would leave the frontier in blue robes beneath white clouds, quell the Demon Sage's wrath, and save everyone in the Jing Kingdom. But for the public good, Void Sage Fang has rendered such tremendous service to the Human Race, far surpassing that of hundreds of millions of common people. We cannot do such a thing."
Fang Yun said, "No. It is because many people know perfectly well that even if they handed me over to the barbarians,