True Lord Tiancheng's fiery temper was real, but he also had his own way of doing things and principles for conducting himself, and this... determined the traits of his state of mind.
The so-called state of mind was, to a certain extent, unrelated to righteousness or evil. It was influenced more by one's personality or the morality of one's group.
The key lay in having one's thoughts flow freely and being without shame before one's own heart!
What was more, this clash between True Lord Tiancheng and Tang Zhuying had merely arisen from his dissatisfaction with her attitude and tone.
She was not some Evil Cultivator or fiend, and matters had not remotely reached the point of a life-and-death battle. Calling it a spar would not be an exaggeration.
Though he had been too slow to alter his move just now, he would merely have suffered an injury. His life had never truly been in danger.
If the two of them had suddenly stepped in to help, on the lesser end, it made him feel that they had ruined the fairness in his heart.
But on the greater end, doing something that violated his own principles might one day become a knot in his heart and damage his state of mind.
Yet the two had acted out of goodwill. Though he was dissatisfied, he could not vent it.
Yun Ying's face darkened. Anyone who kindly saved someone only to be blamed for it would never feel pleased.
Still, she considered herself less impulsive than True Lord Tiancheng, and she thought highly of herself, so she did not flare up at once.
The White-Browed Daoist continued smiling. "Fellow Daoist Tiancheng, please do not take offense. This matter has nothing to do with Fellow Daoist Yun Ying. It was this old man