Published: March 8, 2025
Mo Tianji's face was calm and expressionless, but inside his heart was boiling like water in a pot.
I am the murderer!
The deaths of so many people are actually because of me.
Yet, this mother believes that I saved her daughter, and before she died, she knelt down to thank me!
Her body, just like that, turned into a statue while kneeling.
She had long since exhausted all her energy, and it could even be said that she was already a dead body, supported only by her belief and maternal love. Thus, once she felt at ease, her body immediately stiffened!
Am I doing the right thing?
Am I wrong?
He knelt there silently, not saying a word, just asking himself the same questions over and over again in his heart.
If I could do it all over again, what would I do?
Chu Yang and Gu Duxing stood solemnly to one side, watching.
They didn't make a sound.
Mo Tianji's actions were expected by them. However, they did not anticipate that Mo Tianji would choose such a way, both were somewhat shocked.
After a while of quietly kneeling, Mo Tianji slowly stood up while holding the little girl, taking out food from his ring and feeding her.
The little girl was obviously very hungry, around three or four years old, still quite clueless. Watching her mother collapse on the ground, although she felt sad and tears streamed down her face, she was still gobbling down the food.
Seeing the confused yet innocent look on the little girl’s face, Mo Tianji's heart tightened.
This child probably doesn't understand yet; she still doesn't know that her mother is gone forever, right?
Holding the little one, Mo Tianji turned to Chu Yang and said, "It seems we must establish a… force here!"
Chu Yang nodded in understanding: "You handle it!"
Mo Tianji nodded.
Gu Duxing suddenly said coldly, "You planned to kill so many people, can just kneeling down absolve you of your sins?"
Mo Tianji and Chu Yang both turned their heads.
Gu Duxing continued, "Hundreds of thousands of homes were destroyed because of you, can kneeling down absolve you of guilt?"
Mo Tianji took a deep breath and said, "At the very least, it makes me aware. And… if things were to repeat, I would still do the same."
"Even if I still regret it now!"
"I kneel for the mother. It is not my guilt!"
"I have a lot of guilt! No matter what I do, I am filled with guilt. In the struggle for hegemony among kings, who has considered how many orphans and widows would emerge after the war? Since we are alive in this world, such things cannot be avoided!"
"It's like in a normal job; there are many contenders for a position. Perhaps if someone fails in competition, their whole family might collapse due to lack of income, or they might face destruction! But if the successful person finds out about this, would they feel guilty?"
"But if things were to repeat, would they give up the opportunity to help that person? Has anyone considered what would happen if they gave up for their family?"
Mo Tianji calmly said, "I know what I am doing; I am the Nine Calamity Sage. I do not know how much blood will still flow under my plan in the future. I also do not know how many more orphans and widows will arise from a single order of mine!"
"But... should I just do nothing?"
Mo Tianji took a deep breath and said, "Today's events remind me of one thing. In the future, when I make decisions, I must think one layer deeper. I must consider whether I can avoid some tragic fates for the poor and pitiful..."
"Though I feel guilt, I do not regret; nor do I dare to regret."
Mo Tianji closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
Chu Yang sighed as well. He undoubtedly understood Mo Tianji's words best; he himself, in the last three days, had created chaos in the name of Chu King of Hell, and Great Zhao's Iron Cloud had suffered millions of soldiers dying untimely deaths!
Who has thought about the families of those fallen soldiers?
Shouldn't we think about it?
No, it’s not that we dare not think about it!
Just like what Mo Tianji said now: it’s not daring! ... not daring to regret!
Even though Tie Butian generously offered compensation afterward, who can compensate a parent who lost a child, a son who lost a father, or a woman who lost her husband?