The sinister chill in Song Yao's eyes gradually faded. True essence circulated beneath his feet, transforming into a faint breeze.
In the blink of an eye, he vanished from everyone's sight.
In a clearing within the mountains and forest.
Su Shi'er's gaze slowly swept from Xiao Wujian to the other children beside him.
"You little ones, do you know what benevolence is?"
One child lowered his head and said softly, "Benevolence means: Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire!"
"Then can you tell me what this sentence means?" Su Shi'er's gaze fell on the child who had spoken as he pressed on.
"What you do not want, you must not force upon others," the child answered cautiously.
"What is it that you do not want?" Su Shi'er asked again.
The child lowered his head and opened his mouth, but he was startled, frightened, and somewhat bewildered.
He simply could not answer that question.
"If you do not wish others to rashly judge you, then do not rashly judge others. This is how the sages' words apply at this very moment. Little one, what do you think?"
Su Shi'er's voice was not loud as he continued.
With his cultivation and state of mind, he naturally could not possibly hold anything against a few mortal children.
However, now that he was serving as an instructor at the academy, when he encountered such a matter, he naturally had to say a few more words.
Teaching and nurturing others carried a unique flavor, and he enjoyed it as well.
"Mr. Su, I... I know I was wrong." The child nodded and fell to his knees with a thud.
The moment he knelt, Su Shi'er flicked a breeze from his fingertips and lifted him back up.
"Little one, there is no