Chapter 67

Chapter 67: Deathly Silence!

 

Inside the hall.

On the podium, An Yan and others had rather unpleasant expressions.

The Yang family’s dictatorship.

Refute it?

With what could they refute it?

This was the fucking truth!

Moreover, this topic couldn’t be discussed!

Once you start discussing it, you inevitably have to talk about the Yang family, and talking about the Yang family here…especially saying the Yang family is the greatest evil.

At this moment, An Yan and the others realized they had fallen into a trap.

This woman had been setting them up from the beginning, and they all realized it.

In the hall, everyone’s expressions became extremely difficult.

According to the rules, if no one responded within ten breaths, it would be considered a surrender.

But An Yan and the others couldn’t respond because they clearly knew that once they did, the discussion would turn to the Yang family. This wouldn’t be a simple discussion, but would involve examining all the Yang family’s issues.

Could they discuss this?

It would be fatal!

After speaking, the veiled woman turned to leave, knowing that no one in the hall dared to discuss the Yang family with her.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang out in the hall, “Miss, wait.”

When these words were spoken, everyone turned to look at the speaker.

It was Ye Tianming, who had been silent all along!

Nan Ling Zhao stared intently at Ye Tianming, her hands tightly clenched, her eyes showing both worry and anticipation.

Fu Cang looked at Ye Tianming with a calm gaze, but his right hand had also gradually tightened into a fist.

The veiled woman stopped and slowly turned to look at Ye Tianming.

Ye Tianming said, “The Yang family is indeed a dictatorship!”

Uproar!

These words caused an immediate commotion.

The powerful figures from various sects and families sitting around stared intently at Ye Tianming.

The veiled woman’s eyes flashed with surprise. She walked back to the podium, came before Ye Tianming, and quietly waited for him to continue.

Ye Tianming slowly said, “This is a fact. Our Guanxuan Universe cannot and will not deny it, but… Miss, is a dictator necessarily bad?”

The veiled woman stared at Ye Tianming, “You think it’s good?”

Ye Tianming slowly said, “Good or bad depends on what they’ve done for this universe. Miss, you must be familiar with the history of the Guanxuan Universe. Before the Human Realm Sword Master and the Guanxuan Sword Master, what kind of universe was Guanxuan?”

He shook his head slightly, “Back then, the universe was chaotic. Advanced civilizations could arbitrarily annihilate lower civilizations. They could easily destroy billions of lower civilizations with a single thought. Lower civilizations had no dignity whatsoever in the face of higher civilizations…”

At this point, he looked at the veiled woman, “Without the Yang family’s deterrence, our Guanxuan Universe would probably be like ants before the ancient civilizations, destroyed at your whim, right?”

Upon hearing this, Fa Zhen and others immediately became excited, looking at Ye Tianming with eager eyes.

The veiled woman looked at Ye Tianming without speaking.

Ye Tianming continued, “Miss, you say the Yang family is dictatorial, and that’s not wrong. But it’s precisely because of the Yang family’s dictatorship that the lower civilizations in today’s Guanxuan Universe can live with dignity, preventing them from being arbitrarily erased by those higher civilizations without reason.”

He paused briefly, then added, “Furthermore, Miss should know about the Guanxuan Divine Law. Was it created for the privileged? No, it truly serves all beings. The Guanxuan Sword Master wanted to make this world better. The problems we see today aren’t because the Guanxuan Divine Law is flawed or because the Guanxuan Sword Master is bad, but because those enforcing the law today are not good. So, this isn’t a question of dictatorship or not, but an inevitable pattern of historical development.”

The veiled woman stared at Ye Tianming, “But the current problems are indeed due to the excessive concentration of power. You cannot deny this point.”

Ye Tianming nodded, “What Miss says is correct, I don’t deny that. But we cannot negate the contributions of the Guanxuan Sword Master and the Human Realm Sword Master to this universe. Moreover, they haven’t committed tyrannical acts or atrocities, don’t you agree?”

After a moment of silence, the veiled woman said, “For the Human Realm Sword Master and the Guanxuan Sword Master, I feel admiration.”

Upon hearing this, Fa Zhen and others broke into smiles.

But the veiled woman continued, “However, the current problem in the Guanxuan Universe is precisely the excessive concentration of power. Those in power are above everything, without any constraints, correct?”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Miss speaks fairly. This is indeed a problem in our Guanxuan Universe. But has Miss considered what would happen if the Yang family weren’t in the Guanxuan Universe now?”

The veiled woman frowned.

Ye Tianming looked at her, “Miss’s starting point is for the benefit of all beings in our Guanxuan Universe, so you should understand that the Guanxuan Universe still needs the Yang family now. Without the Yang family, those sects and families in the Guanxuan Universe would be even more unrestrained, because currently in the entire Guanxuan Universe, only the Yang family can deal with them!”

Hearing this, the seated representatives of the families and sects below immediately looked extremely displeased. They stared at Ye Tianming intently. Without a doubt, this Ye Tianming was more dangerous than An Yan. An Yan only wanted reform, but this person wanted their lives.

Ye Tianming continued, “Moreover, I believe that the civilization universe Miss comes from must also have its own problems. In other words, there is no perfect system in this world. Does Miss agree with this?”

The veiled woman stared at him, “I know of a civilization that is free and democratic, where even ordinary citizens can criticize their rulers.”

Ye Tianming looked directly into her eyes, “Is it truly absolutely democratic and free? I doubt it.”

The veiled woman’s eyebrows furrowed.

Ye Tianming said, “Miss, we cannot determine a winner in this debate, because to decide, we would need to see what happens when the Yang family’s third generation takes power and how they act. So, for now, it’s a draw, with the outcome to be seen in the future. What do you say?”

After a long silence, the veiled woman said, “Agreed.”

Ye Tianming turned to leave.

The veiled woman suddenly said, “Your name is Ye Tianming.”

Ye Tianming nodded, “Yes.”

The veiled woman stared at him, “I know about you.”

Ye Tianming looked at her. The veiled woman said, “The Celestial Treasure Pavilion forcibly demolished your Ye family home. Not only that, but the Xiao family also used their power to bully you, taking your position and forcing you to attempt the Guanxuan Path. Even though you succeeded in the Guanxuan Path, you still couldn’t get justice… The Guanxuan Universe has treated you this way, why do you still stand up to speak for it?”

Ye Tianming turned and walked toward the exit, “Because I have a very, very good friend who doesn’t want the Guanxuan Universe to lose!”

Not far away, Nan Ling Zhao looked at Ye Tianming with a complex expression.

The veiled woman looked at Fa Zhen and the others, shaking her head, “If you can’t even provide justice for an ordinary person, how can you talk about reform?”

After speaking, she turned and walked away.

Fa Zhen and the others looked extremely displeased.

Below, the old scholar suddenly stood up slowly. He smiled slightly, “There is still hope.”

With that, he left.

A moment later, in a hall, the top leaders of the Guanxuan Academy gathered around a table.

Although they hadn’t won this time, they hadn’t lost either. This result was acceptable to them. The current issue was how to reward those who had contributed.

The group of leaders discussed for a very long time, with the most controversial case undoubtedly being Ye Tianming.

Should he be given first place?

After a long while, the results came out.

An Yan, first place!

Fa Zhen, second place!

Zheng Yuan, third place!

Ye Tianming, no ranking at all.

Reason:

Political ideology issues!