This Martial Saint’s Health Bar is Too Thick!

Chapter 104: Chapter 95: I Walk the Path Alone_2

Li Fei remained silent for a moment; after all, he couldn’t tell Hao Yi that he really had gone to collect evidence before he committed the killings.

“Teacher, you insist that everyone should abide by the court’s laws and not act recklessly, and there’s nothing wrong with that. But ask yourself, is the world like that today? Why is it that after what happened at the Market Entrance, the people of Xing City almost all cheered, yet not a single person cried out in injustice for those dead officials? If everyone truly obeyed the court’s laws and the officials were fair and just, would it have forced the emergence of someone like the Green-faced Ghost?”

Hao Yi’s face turned grim as he said coldly,

“So, that gives you the right to kill at will and ignore the law? Can such actions change the overall situation? Can they solve the root of the problem? All this will do is speed up the collapse of order, and in the future, it will harm even more innocent people!”

Li Fei clenched his fists,

“Teacher, are people like the Green-faced Ghost really the ones endangering the people? Why can the wicked be tolerated when they do evil deeds, yet the good are reprimanded for not doing enough when they do good?”

“….”

Hao Yi was stunned, and for the first time, he was somewhat moved by Li Fei’s words.

Li Fei took a deep breath and bowed deeply to Hao Yi,

“Perhaps you are right, teacher. People like the Green-faced Ghost also act only for the satisfaction in their own hearts, and such people will never take the bigger picture into account. If there were many of them, it’s true that the situation would become chaotic, and the country would be no country!”

After finishing the bow, Li Fei turned and walked out of the training room.

Inside the training room, Hao Yi stood in place for a very long time.

The lingering light of the setting sun shone through the window, casting a somewhat forlorn silhouette of this powerhouse who had reached the Tao Foundation Stage.

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On the way home, Li Fei was feeling somewhat dejected.

After coming to this world, because of the memories of his previous life, and also due to the day-to-day interactions, Li Lei, Zhang Yuqing, and Li Tianyu had naturally become the most important people to him.

Other than them, the next most important person to Li Fei was his teacher, Hao Yi.

When a person does what they think is right, they naturally hope to be recognized by those close to them, and that’s why Li Fei had inquired about Hao Yi’s view on the Green-faced Ghost.

That’s also why he seemed a bit perturbed after being denied and even harshly criticized.

In fact, with the adaptability he had honed in his previous life, he could have easily agreed with the other party and made them very happy.

But precisely because he saw Hao Yi as his most important mentor, Li Fei inevitably felt indignant.

However, he quickly calmed down.

His killings were more for his own pleasure; from the very beginning, he had never intended to be a good person or a hero who worked for the country and populace.

As such, some of Hao Yi’s criticisms were indeed valid.

“I chose this path for myself, and it’s only right not to be recognized or praised by others. Why should I have it both ways?”

Having realized this, Li Fei no longer harbored any resentment and his resolve strengthened with every step.

…

September 8th, the third day after the ‘Market Entrance Incident.’

Cai Ju knocked on the door of his superior’s office.

“Come in.”

A steady voice came from inside.

Cai Ju pushed open the door and entered, where a white-haired old man was sitting.

The man was actually only fifty years old but looked like he was seventy.

This person was Han Zhangwen, the Deputy Chief Judge of the Court of Judicial Review.

Although many officials in the Court of Judicial Review were corrupt and ruthless, there were some who remained honest and incorruptible, steadfastly holding on to their moral principles.

Han Zhangwen was such a man.

However, in such a corrupt world as this, the price to pay for wanting to stay clean and upright was enormous. The Han Family was known in Xing City as a ‘judicial family,’ with three generations serving as Imperial Officials within the Court of Judicial Review—having extensive connections and deep roots.

With such a family background, and his own abilities being outstanding, Han Zhangwen should have been promoted long ago.

However, because he didn’t ‘fit in,’ offended too many colleagues, and was unwilling to take sides, he was seen as a thorn in the side by powers on both ends and thus was still only a Deputy Chief Judge, a First Level official—the lowest among the assigned officials.

And if it weren’t for concern about the Han Family’s influence, Han Zhangwen wouldn’t just have been denied the role of Imperial Official, but his body would likely have been lost to a river outside the city long ago!

Thus, Cai Ju had always thought his boss foolish, inflexible, and inept at adapting to the situation.

But today, he took the initiative to enter his superior’s office and handed over a ‘Statement’:

“Please take a look, sir.”

Han Zhangwen expressionlessly took the paper, lowered his head to read it.

After reading a few lines, he looked up at Cai Ju in surprise, then continued reading.

This ‘Statement’ detailed the various crimes that Cai Ju had committed over the past few years in his position as Chief Judge!

Cai Ju was essentially reporting himself.

“Why?”

Moments later, after carefully reading Cai Ju’s “Statement,” Han Zhangwen asked.

He considered himself quite familiar with this subordinate, who was known for being craven and adept at judging the situation.

That’s why he couldn’t understand why the other party was seeking his own doom.

Based solely on the crimes listed in the “Statement,” Han Zhangwen could have sentenced the man to death on the spot!

Cai Ju looked crestfallen:

“If I say I’ve had an epiphany and wish to mend my ways, my lord, you certainly wouldn’t believe me, so I don’t dare to hide it from you. The truth is, I was terrified by the Green-faced Ghost!”

“Oh?”

Han Zhangwen was somewhat surprised.

Cai Ju suddenly started crying:

“That Green-faced Ghost is a lunatic! A butcher! Utterly unreasonable!”

“Even though someone else had already taken the blame for him, and he could have stayed well hidden, he insisted on jumping out to kill, offending both sides to the death!”

“I am scared, my lord, scared that this madman will suddenly come after me too!”

As he spoke, he suddenly knelt before Han Zhangwen:

“I know that what I have done deserves death, but I am not ready to die yet, I want to keep living, even if I have to spend the rest of my life in jail! I beg you, my lord, considering my voluntary surrender, to be as lenient as possible and spare my life!”

After speaking, he began to kowtow vigorously to Han Zhangwen.

Han Zhangwen looked on coldly as he kept kowtowing, with no trace of emotion in his eyes, and simply asked:

“Why come to me?”

Cai Ju paused, stopped kowtowing, and said with tears streaming down:

“Because in the entire Court of Judicial Review, you are the only one I trust, my lord!”

The things he had done implicated more than just himself, and even though he tried to avoid accusing others in the “Statement,” it was inevitable that others would be worried.

Thus, he dared to surrender only to Han Zhangwen and would only let him preside over his case.

“I am aware of your situation. As for the specific judgment, there will need to be further verification. And surely, there are other people involved in these cases. If you denounce them, it could count as meritorious service and give you a chance to lessen your punishment,”

Han Zhangwen stated methodically.

Cai Ju cried out:

“If some things are exposed, my whole family might lose their lives! I implore you, my lord, not to make it difficult for me. All the wrongdoing is solely my fault!”

After speaking, he resumed his vigorous kowtowing.

Han Zhangwen sighed silently, somewhat helplessly.

He wanted to assure him that he would do everything possible to keep his family safe, to encourage him to denounce others without worry.

But he knew all too well that, even as part of the Han Family, he could barely secure his own life, let alone as Deputy Chief Judge—who could he protect?

“Alright, I understand. You may leave now,”

Han Zhangwen said.

But Cai Ju remained kneeling without moving.

“Do you have something else?”

“My lord.”

While wiping away tears, Cai Ju continued with a pained expression:

“I would like to be locked up in jail right now!”

…

Han Zhangwen was amused yet empathetic.

In his decades of judging cases, this was the first time he had encountered a criminal so eager to be locked up.

“Green-faced Ghost…”

The image of an Evil Ghost Mask surfaced in the Deputy Chief Judge’s mind.

With his character and principles, he was initially very disapproving of the Green-faced Ghost’s actions.

But now, seeing Cai Ju like this, his opinion was somewhat shaken.

Shortly after Cai Ju was taken away, another person walked into Han Zhangwen’s office.

That day, Cai Ju was not the only official to actively seek out Han Zhangwen to surrender…

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