I had actually noticed Song Xiaotian's problem a long time ago.
Whenever he got worked up, he would go for the kill. Fortunately, our enemies were no good themselves, so even if he accidentally killed someone, the matter would never reach the police.
Now even Old Master Song had brought it up.
"I think I've noticed that."
Seventh Master nodded. "I thought he was just a bit heavy-handed because he hated evil so much, but looking at it overall, his emotions sometimes... really were too heightened."
Old Master Song's smile faded, and his expression turned serious. "He must have complained to you about us not letting him join the military."
He really had said that, and more than once. Even the night before last, when we were in Lin City, Song Xiaotian had still been complaining about it.
"Actually, his father and I did have some selfish reasons for not letting him join."
Old Master Song said, "His father and I both served in the military, so we've done our part. We went through plenty of danger and life-or-death situations, and we saw many people lose their lives. As his elders, how could we want to see the only child in our family live that kind of life?"
"In peacetime, we were indeed being a little selfish."
"That's only human," Seventh Master said with feeling. "It's understandable. Besides, your family has already given two generations of service. That hardly counts as selfish."
Old Master Song sighed. "But that wasn't the main reason we wouldn't let him join. The main reason was Xiao Tian's temperament. His temper is abnormally violent."
"When he was very young, he got into a fight with a classmate at school and nearly beat the other child to death. We paid almost a million in compensation before