The Feather Spirit Clan man who appeared before Mo Tianxiao was none other than the man who had stood beside Liya when Mo Tianxiao first ascended some time ago.
“So it’s you.”
Mo Tianxiao glanced at him, then at the twenty or so members of the Feather Spirit Clan’s guard team standing behind him.
The leading Feather Spirit Clan man was in the early stages of the Dao Master Realm. He was also one of the deputy captains of the Feather Spirit Clan’s guard team in this Land of Void, and held the same authority as Mo Tianxiao.
“Who gave you permission to slaughter people here?”
The Feather Spirit Clan man narrowed his eyes at Mo Tianxiao. “You’ve been here for some time now. Don’t you know the rules?”
Mo Tianxiao could not be bothered to explain. He tossed the deputy captain’s token Liya had given him toward the man.
“It’s because these people broke the rules that I came here to teach them a lesson.”
“Without rules, there can be no order.”
“Since the Feather Spirit Clan established the rules in this Resource Exchange City, then everyone, regardless of race—even the Feather Spirit Clan itself—must abide by them. Am I right?”
The Feather Spirit Clan man caught the token Mo Tianxiao had thrown to him, and his expression immediately changed.
“How is this possible?”
“Who gave this to you?”
The man stared at Mo Tianxiao and demanded loudly.
“Of course it was the captain. Is there a problem?”
“Impossible! How could the captain give a foreigner the position of deputy captain?”
The Feather Spirit Clan man’s expression grew solemn. Clearly, he did not believe Mo Tianxiao.
It was true that the Feather Spirit Clan sometimes invited members of other races to assist the guard team in governing the Land of Void. They would even invite Dao Master Realm cultivators to become official members of the guard team.
But there had never been a case of someone outside the Feather Spirit Clan being directly appointed as a deputy captain.
“If you don’t believe me, go ask your captain yourself. Now, can you stop getting in the way of me carrying out my duties?”
Mo Tianxiao waved his hand, and the token in the Feather Spirit Clan man’s possession flew back into his hand.
“Whether it’s real or fake, I’ll ask the captain when I return. But for now, you must give us an explanation. Even if your identity is genuine, as a member of the guard team, you should lead by example and follow the rules here.
“Why did you kill them? Tell us the truth!”
“An explanation?”
A mocking smile appeared on Mo Tianxiao’s face.
“An explanation for whom? Who exactly wants me to explain myself? You?”
After everything he had been through, when had he ever needed to answer to members of another race?
“They were nothing but a few parasites who violated the rules. So what if I killed them? Aside from making the rules here meaningless, what use are people like that?
“Would you rather I keep such trash around and put them on display in your home?”
“You!”
The Feather Spirit Clan man’s face twisted with anger, while the guard team members behind him glared at Mo Tianxiao furiously.
In this Land of Void, and even throughout the entire Feather Spirit Starfield, every race treated the Feather Spirit Clan with courtesy. Yet this human actually dared to speak to them so disrespectfully.
“Even if they were at fault, their crimes didn’t warrant death. Was it really necessary to kill them? Such actions do not conform to the standards of conduct expected of our guard team!”
In the eyes of the Feather Spirit Clan, everything could be resolved peacefully. Violence and killing should only be used as a last resort.
Even if members of other races had minor faults, their problems could still be resolved with proper guidance and discipline.
“That’s the standard of conduct for your Feather Spirit Clan, not mine. Those two members of the Hundred-Eyed Clan collected so many bribes every day that the amount was probably equal to my salary for an entire year. Keeping parasites like them around is nothing but a burden.
“Not only did they place a burden on countless ascenders, they also damaged the reputation of our guard team. Anyone who didn’t know better might think that our guard team was so poor that we deliberately allowed them to collect bribes.”
“As for the other foreigners I killed, they brought it upon themselves. I am the dignified deputy captain of the guard team. Not only did they show no respect while I was educating them, they even launched personal attacks against me and insulted humanity!
“How could I allow them to bully their way onto the heads of our guard team?”
Mo Tianxiao spoke with an air of righteousness, as though everything he had done was for the sake of the Feather Spirit Clan and the Land of Void.
Of course, the truth was that he had already marked the two members of the Hundred-Eyed Clan for death when they had made things difficult for him earlier. Even without Liya appointing him as a deputy captain of the guard team, he would have found an opportunity to kill them sooner or later.
As for the other foreigners he had killed…
They had insulted him. Wasn’t killing them the proper response?
“You’re twisting the facts. You killed them simply because they offended you and you held a grudge against them.”
The Feather Spirit Clan man frowned and stared at Mo Tianxiao gravely.
“With such a narrow-minded disposition, I don’t believe you’re fit to serve as deputy captain. I will report this matter to the captain.”
Mo Tianxiao merely shrugged, completely unconcerned.
“Do as you please.”
“Is there something you object to, Tuoosi? Brother Mo is the deputy captain I personally appointed.”
At that moment, Liya walked over from a distance. She had been observing the situation for quite some time, and found Mo Tianxiao’s explanation quite reasonable.
The Feather Spirit Clan might love peace, but if they still acted meekly and politely after someone bullied them, that would no longer be love of peace. It would be cowardice.
“Captain Liya!”
When Tuoosi saw Liya appear, he was immediately delighted. He was just about to report Mo Tianxiao’s actions and request that she remove him from his position when Liya interrupted him.
She looked toward the many races gathered there and spoke loudly.
“I believe everyone knows who I am. Since there seems to be a misunderstanding, I will explain the situation to everyone.”
“This human is my friend, and he has also recently joined the guard team of the Feather Spirit Clan as a deputy captain. His authority is second only to mine.”
“I have served in this Land of Void for nearly two thousand years, and in that time, I have witnessed far too many injustices. Aside from the Resource Exchange City, I believe the other four regions of the Land of Void must also undergo reform.
“Starting today, I have decided to reform the eastern, southern, western, and northern regions, establishing a complete system of order and ensuring that ascenders of different cultivation levels and cultivators of different races receive relatively fair treatment.
“As everyone knows, human cultivators have considerable experience in managing order, and Brother Mo is one of the most outstanding among the human ascenders. Therefore, he will assist me in completely revamping the Land of Void from the ground up.
“With the help of my human friend, I believe this Land of Void will become a much better place.”
Liya’s words left Tuoosi stunned. The Feather Spirit Clan members behind him were equally bewildered, while the many foreigners present began to feel an ominous premonition.
This human was actually a deputy captain of the guard team—and a friend of Captain Liya’s!
Moreover, judging from Liya’s attitude, the Land of Void was about to undergo a tremendous upheaval. And the key to controlling all of these changes was in the hands of this human!
For some reason, when these foreigners saw the faint, almost imperceptible smile at the corner of Mo Tianxiao’s mouth, a chill rose from their backs.
They had a feeling that the cultivators of the Land of Void were about to welcome the strictest father they had ever known…
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