Faced with Dugu Yan's rebuttal, Qian Renxue did not get angry; instead, she replied with extraordinary frankness and dominance.
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: I cannot guarantee perfection. When the forest is large, there will be all kinds of birds; that is simply human nature.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: But I can guarantee one thing: the proportion of such scum in our Spirit Hall is definitely far lower than among the nobles of the Two Great Empires!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Because Spirit Hall has strict ecclesiastical laws and is supervised by the Judgement Elder Palace.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: I'll put it plainly: if you think any branch hall master or any Cardinal has oppressed the common people, say their name right now!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: As long as the investigation proves it true, there's no need for a lengthy trial; I can immediately send the Judgement Spirit Master Corps to deal with it!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: No mercy!]
Qian Renxue's words directly silenced Dugu Yan.
However, Qian Renxue's offensive was not over yet.
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: But can the royal families of the Two Great Empires do the same?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Setting everything else aside, let's talk about the famous Fourth Prince Xue Beng right here in Heaven Dou City.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: You should have all heard of the things he's done, right?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Galloping horses through the streets, kidnapping young women, beating commoners, and even driving families to ruin over trivial matters.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: And the result? Did Emperor Xue Ye do anything about it?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: No!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: He is still a high and mighty prince, still acting tyrannical in Heaven Dou City, enjoying a life of luxury!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Just because he has royal Bloodline, he can stand above the laws of the Empire!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Is this the Empire you defend? Is this so-called justice?]
Dugu Yan looked at what Qian Renxue said, opened her mouth, but found herself speechless.
Prince Xue Beng's notorious reputation was indeed known to everyone in Heaven Dou City.
In the eyes of outsiders, that was ironclad proof of royal corruption!
Ning Rongrong also lowered her head; she was a beneficiary of the system, but faced with such a bloody comparison of facts, her heart couldn't help but waver.
Spirit Hall might be overbearing toward the Sects that didn't align with them and the Two Great Empires.
But at least in their attitude toward commoners, they were indeed much "cleaner" than the Two Great Empires... Inside the chat group, although Dugu Yan was stunned by Qian Renxue's words and didn't know how to refute them for a moment.
Because she knew that if one were to discuss groups given to extravagance and pleasure-seeking, the Two Great Empires' circles were definitely far higher than Spirit Hall's.
This didn't require a special investigation; one only needed to look at their public reputations.
However, not everyone was like Dugu Yan, looking only at the surface.
Zhu Zhuyun, who was at the center of the Star Luo Empire's royal whirlpool and had grown up amidst power struggles, had a different insight at this moment.
She looked at the diary instance and subsequently voiced her doubts in the group.
[Queen of the Dark Night: You certainly make it sound high-sounding.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: But, although you say Spirit Hall helps commoners with free Spirit Awakening.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Isn't your true purpose also to use this to filter out those with Innate spirit power potential and then pull them into Spirit Hall to work for you?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: This is merely a "casting a wide net" investment; don't make it sound so selfless.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Furthermore, you say Spirit Hall is so good to commoners?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: From my perspective, that's not necessarily the case, is it?]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Take the gold coin subsidies that Spirit Hall gives to Spirit Masters every month.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: As far as I know, the majority of that money actually comes from the taxes paid by the Two Great Empires!]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Your Spirit Hall only contributes a very small portion, or is simply responsible for distributing it on their behalf.]
[Queen of the Dark Night: Moreover, the targets of your subsidies are only "Spirit Masters," which just happens to include "commoner Spirit Masters," but does not include the entire group of "commoners"!]
[Queen of the Dark Night: For those ordinary people who cannot Cultivate, I don't see your Spirit Hall providing much in the way of substantial subsidies, do I?]
Zhu Zhuyun's words were sharp and hit the mark perfectly.
This speech directly left the seven-year-old Ning Rongrong dazed.
Although she was the future successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and had been exposed to Sect affairs since childhood.
She was still too young, and her thoughts were relatively simple; she was far from seeing through things as clearly as a "mature older sister" like Zhu Zhuyun.
Looking at Zhu Zhuyun's sharp remarks, a hint of surprise flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes, followed by a cold sneer in her heart.
She's a sensible person.
Pity, her perspective is still a bit small.
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Your viewpoint is very sharp, but you've ignored a fundamental premise.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: If it weren't for Spirit Hall pressuring the Two Great Empires, do you think the Two Great Empires would be so kind as to be willing to take out gold coins to give subsidies to Spirit Masters?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: They would rather use it to build palaces or maintain armies than give a single bronze coin to the common folk!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: As for your claim that free Awakening is for recruiting talent—I don't deny that, nor do I need to.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Any organization needs fresh blood. But if even you can think of this, do you think the emperors of the Two Great Empires can't?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: They could completely send people to the countryside to provide free Spirit Awakening for commoners, then recruit them to expand the Empire's Spirit Master legions.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: But have you seen them do it?]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: No!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Because in the eyes of those arrogant nobles, commoners are just commoners; they aren't worth investing effort in. They are merely cheap labor tools.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Only Spirit Hall is willing to give these "ants" a Heaven-Defying chance to change their fate.]
Qian Renxue's words pulled the situation back in her favor once again.
Then, she shifted the topic.
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: As for what you said about not providing subsidies to ordinary commoners, that is indeed an oversight by my Spirit Hall.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: I will take note of it and have specialized people in Spirit Hall draft a subsidy policy for ordinary commoners.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: But there's one thing you should know, right? My Spirit Hall is only an organization, not a country.]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Those commoners are supposed to belong to the Two Great Empires, yet you want an organization like Spirit Hall to implement such public welfare policies? Hahaha!]
[I Really Dont Have A Preference For Men: Fine, as you wish. Will you be satisfied then?]
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