"No."
A cold, faintly numb voice echoed through the icy Interrogation Main Hall.
The interrogator froze for a moment at that crisp answer, but quickly adjusted.
"In that case, tell us how and why the two of you colluded. You know the consequences of lying in the Enforcement Hall."
Su Qingqing nodded. Without putting up a futile struggle, she readily told them everything about herself and Yan, including the Demon-Subduing Land and the Nightmare Demon.
The Interrogator was somewhat surprised by Su Qingqing's complete candor.
"Then do you know where you went wrong?"
Su Qingqing said quietly, "In your eyes, my mistake was colluding with a Demonic Cultivator."
"Since you know that..."
"But what I want to ask is this: although I stayed with a Demonic Cultivator, I never did anything that offended heaven or violated morality. Everything Yan did was merely to protect herself. What wrong have I committed? What wrong has she committed? Or are you saying her very existence is a mistake?"
The Judge's expression darkened slightly at being interrupted.
"Dao Cultivators and Demonic Cultivators are inherently irreconcilable. That truth has remained unchanged since time immemorial. Our Azure Tide Sect, moreover, regards the eradication of Demonic Cultivators as its duty..."
"So in your eyes, anything demonic is evil, is that it? But are ordinary cultivators necessarily good? As far as I'm concerned, this world has no shortage of cultivators who wear righteousness like a mask. Likewise, Demonic Cultivators should not all be tarred with the same brush."
The Judge looked even more displeased. "This is not a place to debate good and evil, right and wrong. You should understand that this is the Enforcement Hall. It has its own rules and regulations. Once you come here, we alone possess the absolute authority to judge right and wrong."