Chapter 112: On the Trend of Good and Evil

Ren Woxing said: "He is my son-in-law. It is unreasonable for him not to help my daughter and me, the father-in-law. If you insist on doing this, then stop fighting. I will just go and kill someone."

Fang Zheng chanted the Buddha's name.

Everyone was silent again.

Xin Zhen laughed and everyone looked at him.

Zuo Lengchan snorted and said, "Xin Zhen, what are you laughing at!"

Xin Zhen looked at Zuo Lengchan and said, "Master Zuo, you are a great hero, but you are so short-sighted.

I originally wanted to keep you to fight against the Sun Moon Sect, but you turned out to be such a coward.

If I had known you were like this, I would have killed you together with my master."

Zuo Lengchan was furious and said, "Nonsense! You can kill Zuo whenever you want!"

Taoist Chongxu frowned and said, "Xin Shaoxia, with a powerful enemy at hand, it is better not to say such words that would undermine the morale of fellow Taoists."

Xin Zhen looked at Taoist Chongxu and said, "Master Chongxu, I want to know who the current enemy is?"

Taoist Chongxu frowned.

Zuo Lengchan said: "Of course it is the demon from the Sun Moon Demon Sect!"

Xin Zhen laughed: "That's right, my righteous sect is incompatible with the evil sect, and we should fight against it and never compromise with it."

Zuo Lengchan sneered, “It sounds good, but some people are secretly colluding with the demon cult witch, and now they are even relatives of others. They are all saying that the demon cult witch is against us righteous people.”

Xin Zhen looked at Zuo Lengchan with disdain and said, "Stupid! Short-sighted! With your vision, you can only see the three inches of land in front of you. No wonder you want to do something to provoke civil unrest in Huashan..."

"Shut up!" Zuo Lengchan shouted angrily, "Xin Zhen, do you think my sword is not good?"

Xin Zhen looked at the long sword in Zuo Lengchan's hand and said with a smile: "Yes, your sword is not very sharp, otherwise you would have chopped off my head long ago. If you are not convinced, let's fight in front of everyone and see if you can chop off my head!"

Fang Zheng chanted a Buddhist name and said, "Left Sect Leader, Young Master Xin, with a powerful enemy at hand, it is better not to engage in internal strife. Young Master Xin, I want to hear your opinion."

Xin Zhen glanced at Zuo Lengchan and said with a grin, "Before I entered the martial arts world, I was a scholar. I once read an article called On the Six Kingdoms, and there was a very good sentence in it.

[…Today I ceded five cities, tomorrow I ceded ten cities, and then I could sleep peacefully for one night. When I woke up and looked around, the Qin army had arrived again. However, the land of the princes was limited, and the tyrannical Qin was insatiable. The more they served, the more they invaded. Therefore, the victory or defeat of the strong and the weak was decided without fighting. As for the overthrow, it was natural. The ancients said: "To serve Qin with land is like carrying firewood to put out a fire. If the firewood is not exhausted, the fire will not be extinguished.]…"

Zuo Lengchan frowned and said, "Why are you showing off your knowledge? We are Jianghu people and we don't take the imperial examinations!"

Xin Zhen laughed and said, "Master Zuo, you are suffering from your lack of education. Brother Yue, do you know what this means?"

Yue Buqun pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Xin's words come from Su Xun's On the Six Kingdoms. In fact, the most important part is the last sentence, 'To serve Qin with land is like holding firewood to put out a fire. The fire will not go out unless the firewood is exhausted.' It means that during the Warring States period, the six kingdoms kept giving land to Qin to seek peace in order to have a good night's sleep. However, in the end, their national strength became weaker and weaker. It was like holding wood to put out a fire. Not only could the fire not be put out, but it also made the fire grow stronger."

Xin Zhen nodded in satisfaction and said, "Senior Brother Yue is indeed a gentleman swordsman and is also cultured. To put it bluntly, today the Sun Moon Divine Sect blocked the gates of Shaolin, and not only did we not punish Dongfang Bubai, but we were afraid that he would blame us, so we captured Mr. Ren and others and sent them to Dongfang Bubai in order to ask the Sun Moon Divine Sect to withdraw. What does this mean?"

Ren Woxing laughed and said, "It shows that the orthodox religion is a bunch of worthless people who are afraid of the Sun Moon Divine Religion!"

All the righteous people glared at Ren Woxing.

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Mr. Ren's words may be blunt but his point is true..."

Xin Zhen's expression became solemn, "If we do this today, firstly, it will greatly boost the morale of the Sun Moon Divine Sect members, who will think that our righteous sect is afraid of them, and they will surely be more arrogant, and they will have no psychological burden to invade our righteous sect members in the future.

Second, my righteous disciples will be disheartened when they hear about this. The Sun Moon Divine Sect bullied us like this, but we didn't dare to fight back. Instead, we compromised everywhere. If this gets out, the reputation of the Shaolin, Wudang, Five Mountains Sword Sect, Kunlun, Beggars' Sect, and all the leaders present will be greatly damaged in the martial arts world."

Zuo Lengchan sneered, "No matter how eloquent you are, you are just trying to persuade us to help your eldest lady Ren and father-in-law ward off disaster."

Xin Zhen chuckled: "From the perspective of Sect Leader Zuo's short-sightedness, it is naturally that simple."

Xin Zhen looked at Fang Zheng and Chong Xu and said, "Master Fang Zheng, Taoist Chong Xu, I just want to ask you, who is more powerful right now, good or evil?"

Master Fang Zheng pondered in silence.

Taoist Chongxu smiled bitterly and said, "The evil sect is powerful, but there is no need for me to expose my family's shame. Back then, the Tai Chi boxing manual written by Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of my Wudang sect, was taken away by the evil sect. I have lost countless good warriors in Wudang, but I still can't get it back. I am really ashamed to face the ancestors of Wudang."

The faces of the righteous people were somewhat gloomy.

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "If the three thousand righteous sects unite, can we defeat the Sun Moon Sect?"

Master Fang Zheng spoke up, saying, "We righteous sects are naturally very united, but after all, there are many sects and it is difficult to coordinate. If the Sun Moon Divine Sect sends out one sect, and a war breaks out, I'm afraid we righteous sects will still suffer."

Xin Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, the Sun Moon Divine Sect is powerful. Even if the righteous sect attacks together, it may be difficult to match. But what if there is a problem within the Sun Moon Divine Sect itself?"

Ren Woxing interrupted and said, "Hey, kid, don't say this in front of me. Do you want me to cause civil unrest and let the righteous destroy the Sun Moon Sect?"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "We each take what we need. I am using you to disrupt the Sun Moon Divine Sect and cause chaos within the sect so that I can strike hard. If there is a chance, I will definitely destroy the Sun Moon Divine Sect.

And now you are at the end of your rope, and you need the righteous to lend you a helping hand. If you have the ability, go and unite the Sun Moon Divine Sect, and then fight against the righteous people. It's just a matter of each of us using our own means."

As soon as Xin Zhen said this, all the major leaders looked thoughtful.

Zuo Lengchan sneered, "Now that the Sun Moon Demon Cult's army is approaching, Shaolin is in danger. What is your intention in instigating us to fight the Demon Cult at this time!"

Xin Zhen smiled and said, "I have already explained the seriousness of the matter. It is up to you, the sect leaders, to decide how to make the decision."

After Xin Zhen said this, he said no more. He leaned against the pillar with his sword in his arms, looking at the righteous people with a smile.

(End of this chapter)