Hidden Moth-Chapter 425 - 235: Never Depart from Life’s Fire

Taking a slap and swallowing your anger, naturally, there’s no reason for it, but taking a slap and killing an entire family, there’s even less reason. Yet this is not a joke, for they truly have the ability to kill an entire family.

The so-called chivalry using martial arts to violate the law, the premise is that they truly have the ability to violate the law!

Jiang Daozhen further explained, "Actually, what they said earlier was already very clear. Sorcerers are neither worldly police nor judges. If it is within their capability, they act according to the principle of cause and effect. The Ancestral Hall also uses this to adjudicate right and wrong.

Everyone’s situation is different. Like me, I don’t like to meddle in others’ affairs, while Elder Gu encounters many situations as he travels the world—nothing happens without cause, he just inquires about the cause and effect when encountering things..."

The meaning of this statement is clear. In the experiences of Chang’an Residence and Master He, as for Zhong Jinghui and that gang of thieves, if handed over to the police for handling, they wouldn’t likely be sentenced to death.

But from the perspective of those involved, the consequences these people caused were enough to ruin homes and lives! Moreover, during Zhong Jinghui’s fraud and the thieves’ stealing, they could fully foresee this outcome; they intended it.

Therefore, how Chang’an Residence killed Zhong Jinghui is another matter. In any case, the Ancestral Hall will not handle it. According to the Magic Sect’s rules, having done such a thing, he does need to report the situation to his master or the Direct Branch Master.

The demand of the Magic Sect and Ancestral Hall regarding this is: do not harm the innocent, do not exceed the cause and effect.

He Kao asked again, "Then, how should one adhere to the first rule of the Sect Hall Order, ’Do not violate disturbances, first offer them to the authorities’?"

The "Sect Hall Order," also known as "Piao Gate Law," holds greater authority than each Magic Sect; currently, it consists of four rules—

Do not violate disturbances, first offer them to the authorities.

Do not provoke for no reason, keep techniques hidden.

Avoid calamities caused; be decisive when necessary.

Do not clutch onto the eight faults; the whole world will unite to punish.

Gu Chun sighed, "He did not violate disturbances, nor did he provoke without reason. You are merely stuck on ’first offer them to the authorities’ in this phrase. But when it speaks of authorities, there must first be an authority, then a control. You wouldn’t think that in ancient and modern places, someone would manage whatever happens at all times, would you?"

His words were filled with Divine Thought, providing He Kao with an explanation—

Chang’an Residence intends to kill Zhong Jinghui, and He Kao ultimately decides not to stop it; one reason is Zhong Jinghui indeed deserves death, another is because the matter happened in the southern part of Sawa Country, which is not only chaotic but also where the police would not take care of it.

But if this had happened within the boundaries of the Eastern Country? He Kao would be quite confused about it. And it’s no wonder, as he grew up in the orderly environment of the Eastern Country, always a good, law-abiding child.

But after coming into contact with techniques, he had no choice but to kill more than one person, and those were mostly sorcerers, cases where the police wouldn’t properly handle.

As the saying goes, having a sharp blade invites murderous intent, Chang’an Residence had no choice but to personally kill Zhong Jinghui, which can be understood, but if it becomes a habit, responding to situations with violence is certainly dangerous.

This is He Kao’s subconscious confusion, not only regarding Chang’an Residence but also his own experiences, which Jiang Daozhen pointed out.

Gu Chun then told him, cultivators inherently grasp violent power, which means having the ability to disrupt order, so self-restraint is necessary. Not committing evil acts is a baseline.

This is both a requirement of cultivation itself, a self-protection for the sorcerer and Magic Sect, and also a protection for other people in the world, as well as one of the reasons why Magic Sect and sorcerers remain hidden in the world.

If a sorcerer hasn’t done evil yet has suffered harm and infringement, then the Magic Sect will surely protect the disciple. In such situations, often the Magic Sect doesn’t need to interfere, because the sorcerer will have the ability to retaliate.

Offering to the authorities is just one way; adopting this method whenever possible, its premise is not to violate disturbances. Disturbances refer to simple and clear cause and effect.

The authorities represent a publicly recognized order, but Gu Chun also introduced two other situations: authority failure and authority absence. In the eyes of cultivators, order arises from cause and effect, cause and effect preceding order.

Throughout ancient and modern countries, not all legal codes have been fair and reasonable, and even if some legal codes are fair and reasonable, they may not necessarily be executed justly.

Take Zhong Jinghui’s case for example; if Chang’an Residence could solve the problem simply by reporting to the police, why painstakingly pursue vengeance personally? Thus, if Chang’an Residence acts on his own, you cannot say he’s wrong, but instead, should praise his initiative.

Since ancient times, there were times of darkness, not just for sorcerers, but ordinary people had occasions when they had no choice but to kill officials and rebel, which often was called an uprising! In viewing this type of issue, one should have a perspective surpassing a confined time and place.

To say something exaggerated, if the Magic Sect were unjust, then the Magic Sect could also be overthrown.

He Kao finally rose and bowed, saying, "Thank you, masters, for enlightening me today; otherwise, I would still be somewhat confused!"

Jiang Daozhen, holding his chopsticks, said, "You came to consult us today, then you must think, someday you will also become one who is consulted."

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