Chapter 87: Mr. Wen generously paid the bill

"Disciples are being killed or injured every moment, yet they are still arguing?" Cheng Ziwei said incredulously, "If it were my master who was in charge, he would have called a halt to the activity when the first batch of casualties appeared."

"This only shows that your master has a narrow mind and lacks a sense of the overall situation." Wen Rui said as he concentrated on the operation: "So your master will never be able to take charge of the overall situation. Being able to manage a small sect with dozens of people is the limit of his ability."

"You!" Cheng Ziwei raised her eyebrows and said, "As the chief elder of the sect, is there anything more important than the lives of your disciples?"

"That's a lot."

Wen Rui replied in a disjointed manner, "For example, face, interests, power, orthodoxy, reputation... If there are too many of something, its value will naturally depreciate. For a large sect with thousands of disciples, if human lives are put on the scale as bargaining chips, it is difficult to weigh whether it is two taels or a thousand pounds."

"Nonsense, how can the lives of Taoist disciples be unimportant?"

Cheng Ziwei retorted: "They are all precious seeds of the Taoist tradition. Shouldn't disciples of the same origin and clan be as close as family? Losing any family member is an immeasurable loss, and we shouldn't measure them with external things like face, interests, and power!"

"Don't take your life too seriously. It's just a few Jindan and Yuanying cultivators who died. The lives of Erlang Shen's dog and Guanyin Bodhisattva's fish are more valuable than the lives of these Taoist disciples."

Wen Rui raised his head and said meaningfully, "When the Conferred Gods event was held, thousands of immortals from Jiejiao died. They were all immortals, but Hongjun Daozu didn't even shed a tear. Yuanshi Tianzun even hoped that Jiejiao would die out. The lives of immortals are so worthless, so what are ants who haven't become immortals?"

Cheng Ziwei's face turned pale, and she lowered her head in thought, "We are both sects of the Chan Sect, and our teachings and traditions share the same roots, but they are hindering each other. This is really wrong."

"The Chan, Ren, and Jie religions all share the same origin. Not to mention hindering each other, they would even kill each other without mercy."

Wen Rui said with a smile: "Now Jiejiao is declining, and Renjiao is just beginning to rise. Xianjiao has its hands in its pockets and doesn't know what an opponent is. The main contradiction will shift to the inside. Isn't it the same with a certain country in a parallel world? After being invincible in the world, it will start to fight internally. They are sleeping in the same bed but dreaming different dreams. There is nothing new under the sun."

"Well..." Cheng Ziwei was powerless to refute, and said in a hoarse voice: "Internal fighting between branch sects is fine. Although the casualties of Jinting Xianzong and Yuding Xianzong are less, they are still there. Don't the disciples in their sects feel disheartened when they see that their master still insists on exploring the dangerous secret realm and causing more casualties?"

"It is a traditional virtue of my generation of monks that we should not let our friends die but I live."

Wen Rui shrugged, "Who said there are no conflicts within a large sect? If the master's favorite disciple dies, wouldn't the second favorite be promoted? As long as it's not me who died, I'd be happy, why would I be sad?"

"We are the righteous path! We represent the highest moral standards of all beings in the three realms." Cheng Ziwei rubbed her hair and said, "You actually said it so badly that we are no different from demons! This is not true, you must be spreading rumors and slandering us!"

"hey-hey."

Wen Rui sneered:
"The monks of the Chan and Ren sects cannot represent the highest moral standards. Their attitude of 'believe if you want, get out if you don't, and don't delay my ascension' may seem detached, but it is actually the most selfish."

"Don't forget that cultivation and ascension consume resources. Taking away the resources of heaven and earth that belong to all living beings just to satisfy one's own selfish desires is not only immoral, but also a bit unethical."

"Let's take a step back. Even if you ascend to become an immortal without consuming any resources, what's the point of coming to this world? It's better not to be born. It's meaningless with you or without you. Are you here to make up the numbers?" "It's okay to come to the world to make up the numbers, but don't act like you're several levels higher than ordinary people. When it comes to playing a positive role in the world, you can only play with children and beggars."

The identity of the arrogant and conceited cultivator was belittled by Wen Rui as worthless. Cheng Ziwei's three views were trembling, and she was angry for no reason: "We in Qingcheng Sect swore to uphold justice, slay demons and protect the peace of the world. How can it be meaningless! I believe that if there is a disaster in the world, fellow Taoists will not sit idly by."

Wen Rui was surprised and said, "Didn't your founder, Taishang Laojun, advocate 'ruling by doing nothing and not competing with others'? Your Qingcheng Sect is meddling in the affairs of the world and fighting against demons. This is an extreme idea. Does he know about it? Be careful that he will expel you from the Humanist Sect and declare you heretics."

"This..." Cheng Ziwei was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to refute.

"As for the Chan Sect, the premise for them to slay demons and monsters is to see whether the demons have violated their interests. If the demons are beneficial to their overall situation, they don't necessarily have to rush to kill them. When necessary, they will even keep the demons to themselves."

Wen Rui hinted, "For example, the three demons in Xuanyuan Tomb revealed their true colors to Yun Zhongzi a long time ago, but they were not killed until the Shang Dynasty was destroyed. Is it because they are too powerful and cannot be defeated without the Four Saints in person, or will it be bad if they are killed too early?"

At this point, Wen Rui suddenly cried out "Ah!", and the life monitoring device next to him sounded an alarm, and the image in the information window showing the heartbeat turned into a straight line.

"I was so distracted while talking to you that my hand slipped." Wen Rui scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "What a sin! This one is probably hopeless. Let's try the defibrillator."

Watching Wen Rui mocking the Chan sect while accidentally killing a Chan sect disciple, Cheng Ziwei couldn't figure out whether he did it on purpose or by accident.

Wen Rui was of course being careless on purpose. The person lying on the operating table was also on the blacklist of Wen Rui's Death Note. He was worried that he had no excuse to cure the patient to death. Wasn't being distracted by conversation a good reason?

After three days of working and studying as an emergency assistant, Cheng Ziwei had gained some experience. She swiftly took out the defibrillator and hurriedly helped Wen Rui to perform an electric shock on his heart. However, after several high-voltage currents were connected, the operating room was filled with the aroma of barbecue, but the patient's heartbeat still did not resume.

"Announce the time of death."

Wen Rui helplessly spread his hands and said to her, "Don't blame yourself too much. Although you were the one who initiated the conversation, it was my fault for starting the conversation and being distracted during the operation. This life is my responsibility. I, Master Wen, will pay for it."

"I... this... is not..."

Cheng Ziwei was speechless and stammered for a long time before squeezing out two words with a bitter face: "Okay..."

It is said that it is never too late to mend. Last time, I forgot that Cheng Ziwei was present, which caused me to lose control of my facial expression and almost expose my true identity.

This time, I learned from my experience and used the same method to kill someone in front of her, but I was fully prepared for expression management and reasons for failure to see if she would still be suspicious.

(End of this chapter)

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