"The problem is, how exactly do we define 'forces that can be united'? It is difficult, extremely difficult, because we are not omniscient or omnipotent. We can only judge based on what we have learned and what we know. If everything we had learned and knew were correct—and the most correct at that—we would surely be the foremost people in this world. But regrettably, we are not. Therefore, none of us can accurately determine who counts as 'forces that can be united.' So we can only assume that everyone is a force that can be united, then use the simplest method of elimination..."
Li Qingxian swept his gaze across the people of the Upper Mountain District. "Today happens to be the day of the Truth-Telling Eerie Mist, so everything seems to have become simpler. Now, in the name of the Marquis of Far-Reaching of Great Qi, Deputy Commander of the Night Guard, and Chief Director of the Patrol Bureau, I declare that we are preparing to resolve the Eerie in a way that preserves more lives. Those willing to try with me, and who believe Zhang Wentian will monopolize the Ginseng Fruit and kill everyone, may come to our side. The condition for joining is simple: answer the Night Guard's question directly. That question is: Can you let go of every past mistake and sin, forgive yourself and others, believe in overcoming every difficulty, do your utmost to eliminate your own and others' evil, and try to strive solely toward one shared good goal—resolving the Eerie without harming anyone?"
Han Anbo looked at Li Qingxian, and everyone else looked at Li Qingxian as well.
Someone in the Upper Mountain District said, "This old man has committed countless evils in his life and has always had a twisted temperament. From beginning