"You know me, Jing Yuan. I've always been a gentle person. That guy threatened me with his own life. I was scared."
Looking at Zhang Xiu's innocent expression, Jing Yuan sighed, feeling a headache coming on.
Just moments ago, Zhang Xiu had attacked someone in the street, blasting off all four of his limbs.
Normally, such behavior would have been appalling, but the other party had provoked him first and had indeed threatened someone beforehand.
On top of that, the man's sordid history and rotten morals were easy enough to dig up, so it was hardly an issue.
The Xianzhou valued martial prowess and held itself to high moral standards. Most of the voices online actually thought Zhang Xiu had gone too easy on him. After all, he had helped the Xianzhou capture a Lord Ravager.
The only point of contention was Zhang Xiu's identity, and even that hadn't stirred much debate.
"Hey, let me tell you, that bastard's no good, and neither is his dad. Find a chance to toss them both into the Prison of Deep Seclusion, will you?"
"It's a complicated process. We need to compile their offenses first, then issue a public ruling on each one."
"Then I'll leave that to you. I've still got ghosts to catch..."
"You can't leave." Jing Yuan stopped Zhang Xiu.
Zhang Xiu turned back helplessly. "What now... My wife is still waiting for me..."
Then he realized that might sound like he was threatening Jing Yuan and hurriedly corrected himself. "No, that's not what I meant! I mean, I love my wife very much, and I really want to be by her side!"
"I know, but could you at least wait until we've made a public announcement?" Jing Yuan chuckled, suddenly feeling exhausted.
He had originally planned to rest after