Chapter 1514: 1514
"The Progeny of Combat is about to come out . Have you thought about how you are going to report that matter to him?"
An elder broke the silence in the surroundings .
"Let's just report it straight to him as it is . What's there to hesitate over?" a valiant middle-aged man dressed in a full armor said with a wave of his hand .
"Report it straight to him as it is? It's not as if you don't know the personality of our Progeny of Combat! Back then, despite the heavy injuries that he had sustained after clearing the Dragon Gate Formation, he still gritted his teeth tenaciously and held on just so that he could issue his first Progeny of Combat Decree to command all of the combat masters to treat his teacher with the utmost respect," the elder replied with a frown . "Just think about the mess that has occurred! If we report the matter as it is to him, given how highly he regards his teacher, do you think that he'll be able to remain rational? If he kicks up a fuss, it could end up utter chaos!"
"The Sanctum of Sages is a subsidiary of the Master Teacher Pavilion, so there's no need for us to worry about them . The problem lies mainly with the Zhang Clan and the Glacier Plain Court . Those two might be major powers on the Master Teacher Continent, but our Combat Master Hall hasn't grown so weak that we have to defer and explain our actions to them yet!" The armored middle-aged man harrumphed coldly . "Those powers have grown too accustomed to the peace, and they are already starting to rot on the inside . If not for the sweat and blood of our combat masters, do you think that they would be able to enjoy the prosperity and peace that they have today?"
"Elder Meng is right! When has our Combat Master Hall needed to explain our actions to others?" another middle-aged man remarked with a fling of his sleeves . "We have always used our strength to speak! Back then, the Soul Oracle Guild commanded countless Soulless Metal Humanoid, but they still ended up being completely eradicated by our forces! If I have to say, the Master Teacher Pavilion has simply been too soft on them . It's because we give them so much leeway that they had the guts to question the judgement of the Master Teacher Pavilion… If it was me, I would have just ordered them to back down, and should they dare to refute my words, I would force them into submission!"
The elder shook his head and replied, "They are master teachers, not punks or tyrants . The reason the Master Teacher Pavilion has remained standing even after several dozen millenniums is by the virtue of its actions and not through forceful subjugation . If we force everyone into submission using brute force, how can we truly gain the respect of others?"
A middle-aged man standing not too far away sneered coldly . "Respect? Do you think we really need to win their respect? The people nowadays are so accustomed to peace that they have already lost their sense of danger and the valiance in their blood . They have already forgotten the wretched suffering of our predecessors under the despotism of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe .
"All they are interested in doing now is scrutinizing every last action committed by the master teachers so as to find lapses in their virtues . The moment they dig up the smallest of things, they cook up the largest of storms, as if a small lapse in one's virtue will bring about the end of the world . Similarly, once the Master Teacher Pavilion makes a decision that is unpopular among them, they claim that the Master Teacher Pavilion has lost the virtue that it once embraced and is descending into corruption and nepotism .
"Just take the matter with Zhang shi for example—it's actually not a big deal at all . However, just because it was committed by a master teacher, people will question the credibility and the principles of the Master Teacher Pavilion if he isn't severely punished, and rumors about how the Master Teacher Pavilion is no longer the noble organization it used to be will start spreading around . But have they forgotten about the contributions that Zhang shi has made for mankind? For one, he single-handedly destroyed an entire Otherworldly Demon Emperor's lineage, and that in itself should be more than enough to make up for all of his faults!"
This was simply how the world worked . The common populace was ignorant and cared not about how much one had contributed to the world . All they were interested in were the faults one had committed, and they would exaggerate it just to fulfill their desire for drama .
For example, based on what they knew, despite the huge fuss caused by the three powers, all Zhang Xuan had done was destroy a couple of buildings and formations . In truth, he had not claimed a single person's life yet .
However, for some reason, the news that had been announced came across in a very different manner . It was shaped in a way that made it seemed as if he had exploited his strength to willfully wreak havoc and destroyed everything in his path .
And if the Master Teacher Pavilion could not inflict severe punishment on that black sheep among them, then perhaps they might be unworthy of remaining as the leaders of the Master Teacher Continent .
The elder cut into the middle-aged man's words and said, "I understand what you have said, but the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters have already announced their decision . Whatever decision they choose to make, it's not our place to question it . All we have to think about is how we should report this matter to the Progeny of Combat!"
He also knew that much, but what could he do?
The purpose of the Master Teacher Pavilion was to protect mankind, so even if they were not understood by the rest of the world, they still could not watch as the entire world was reduced to ruins!
That was the inescapable responsibility and burden that they shouldered .
The crowd fell silent .
Despite the short time that they had spent together, they had come to know of the feelings that the Progeny of Combat had for his teacher . If he learned that the Master Teacher Pavilion headquarters had issued an arrest warrant on him, he would surely fly into a state of fury!
By then, none of them would be able to predict what he would do in response to that!
It was not easy for a Progeny of Combat to emerge from their Combat Master Hall, so they could not bear to allow anything to happen to him!
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