Published: March 8, 2025
Mo Tianji revealed a meaningful smile and looked at Chu Yang, “You can rest assured on this point. As long as you treat my sister well, I won’t mind if you use me like a horse or an ox.”
Chu Yang was furious and a bit guilty as he retorted, “Nonsense! Am I that kind of person!”
Mo Tianji huffed and rolled his eyes, saying, “Don’t forget about your lowly empress! Hmph…”
Chu Yang fumed, “I’ve already told you about that matter!”
Mo Tianji snorted a couple of times and said, “In any case, you cannot let my sister be sad!”
Chu Yang gritted his teeth, “Shut up!”
Mo Tianji laughed heartily, turned around, and left. At the entrance of the tent, he suddenly turned back and tore down the messy map he had just drawn on the wall, crumpling it into a ball of powder.
Then he exited.
Chu Yang admired him: this guy's mind is meticulous, it’s evident. I am here watching and he is afraid of leaking secrets.
Looking up, he pondered: What would Diwu Qingrou do if she knew about this place? What would she think? Everything Mo Tianji envisioned was indeed wonderful.
But, would Diwu Qingrou let Mo Tianji go smoothly?
The next day.
In the morning.
A few brothers wearing their signature masks swaggered out of Mother City. For some reason, news of their departure had leaked, and along the way, there were actually people lining the streets to send them off. Some even shed tears, reminiscing sadly.
This situation left Ji Mo and Rocky Luo utterly astonished.
“How can this guy, who kills indiscriminately and is morally ambiguous, still have so many people admire him?” Ji Mo couldn't comprehend.
“That’s right, this guy is the root cause of their home’s destruction…” Rocky Luo was equally perplexed.
“You guys don’t understand a thing!” Ao Xieyun scornfully chided.
“We don’t understand? Then you explain!” Ji Mo and Rocky Luo simultaneously protested, “Did we say something wrong?”
“What you said isn't wrong.” Ao Xieyun snorted and said, “But you fundamentally don’t understand this world. Previously, after tens of thousands of years of development, the wealth gap in this city has become outrageous!”
“Even those who are well off lament the inequality.”
“Such ordinary people, not just hundreds of thousands, think: if the world reset to the same starting point for everyone, I might not be worse than others. I could also become a millionaire, a ten-millionaire... They only thought about it before, but now Mo Tianji has helped them realize it. Everyone starts from zero.”
“You only see the cruelty of his methods, but you don’t see the fairness he has created. And for the people, fairness is the most respectful and convincing! Moreover, he has planned the city’s future. People living here in the future will be far happier than before... He has killed quite a number of people, many of whom were definitely innocent. But so what? A few lives compared to the happiness of a city with millions of people, which is heavier and which is lighter? This is something anyone can calculate!”
“The current killings can ensure that for a long time people won’t easily break the law; the benefits to the populace are immense! This is a short-term slaughter that benefits for a thousand years! How could one not support him?”
Ao Xieyun spoke emphatically.
“Maybe it’s like that, but why would those original wealthy people support him after having their fortunes stripped away?” Ji Mo asked, unconvinced.
“That’s why you’re foolish.” Even Xie Danqiong couldn’t help but interject, “Poverty is a kind of power. When this power spirals out of control, it is always the rich who suffer. If that wealth were still in the hands of the wealthy, a riot from the poor would be inevitable. There have already been plenty of instances where the wealth of those who encountered riots was lost, and even their families perished...”
“Mo Tianji’s actions have effectively preserved their lives! Moreover, they are satisfied with receiving the same amount of wealth as others because they have more experience, more channels, and more connections than the average person... So they are bound to be full of confidence... Don’t you understand this?”