"As long as benevolence and propriety are practiced, and people's hearts are enlightened, the world can achieve great governance," was a concept that Xiao Renfeng had long held and deeply believed through his education at the academy.
Yet, the words of Hou Yuduan caused him to feel conflicted...
"I have forcibly distinguished Martial Artists from the common people and provided them with a fixed number of followers based on their cultivation, acknowledging their uniqueness and granting them different treatment from the common populace. Yet with this, I have also imposed stricter laws upon them than those that govern the ordinary citizens. Since they deem themselves extraordinary and believe they are above the common folk, enjoying higher treatment, they must also endure stricter restrictions."
