novelraw Chapter 542 541: Sinner!
Chapter 542 541: Sinner!
Dressed impeccably, yet engaging in thievery and debauchery behind closed doors! This young man surnamed Zhu spouted principles of heaven and earth, but his actions were those of brutal plunder—clearly a beast in human clothing!
Such a despicable person!
That Qin Heng didn't strike him down on the spot was already an act of great magnanimity.
"Who is this greenhorn who dares to spout such nonsense in my presence?" the young man surnamed Zhu glanced at Qin Heng with indifference, not taking him seriously, and said, "Considering your youthful ignorance, kneel down and kowtow three times to me, then you may leave."
In the eyes of this young man surnamed Zhu, Qin Heng was nothing more than a Great Grandmaster at the peak of the Innate level. In the mundane world, such a Martial Artist was indeed very strong! But compared to a Semi-Saint like him, the gap was still too vast. A mere peak Innate, he could crush with a single finger!
"Mr. Zhu, this brat dares to disrespect you! I'll have someone capture him right now!" Seeing an opportunity to curry favor, Chai Zhuo quickly waved his hand, pointing at Qin Heng. "Men! Seize this ignorant little whelp for me!"
"Yes!!"
The Chai Family warriors in the room all nodded, swarming towards Qin Heng to apprehend him.
However, before these men could even get close to Qin Heng, they all felt an immensely powerful force slam into them head-on, as if they had been struck by a large truck!
All of them were sent flying backward!!
THUD! THUD! THUD!!
With a series of dull thuds, all the Chai Family warriors were knocked unconscious, collapsing to the ground, insensate.
"Wh-what!?" Chai Zhuo was dumbfounded, looking at Qin Heng with incredulity. A flicker of fear crossed his eyes as he stammered, "Who... who are you!?"
These Chai Family warriors were, at minimum, at the Open Force level, with several even at the Hidden Force stage. Against ordinary people, they were overwhelmingly dominant. They might even be able to contend with a Half-step Grandmaster! Yet, the young man who had appeared here hadn't even moved, and he had sent all these warriors flying!! So strong! Truly so strong!!
"Save your effort. This person is a Great Grandmaster," the young man surnamed Zhu said with a smile. He stood up, looked at Qin Heng, and nodded slightly. "I didn't expect that in this End of Dharma Age, there would still be a young talent like you. Quite surprising.
"My name is Zhu Ming, of the Zhu family. You mentioned Neo-Confucianism? Indeed, my ancestor, Wen Gong Zhu Xi, is the founder of Neo-Confucianism. He is a Sage of the Confucian Sect, revered on par with Confucius himself!
"Young man, since you know my identity, why haven't you kneeled yet? You have good innate talent; to reach the Innate level at your age in this End of Dharma Age is commendable. I can accept you as my servant. Why haven't you knelt to thank me?"
Zhu Ming's tone was utterly natural. It wasn't an affected stance, nor was he mocking Qin Heng; he genuinely believed that a Great Grandmaster of Qin Heng's age was only fit to be his servant!
Moreover, being accepted as his servant should be considered a blessing of three lifetimes, an honor one couldn't even beg for, deserving of kneeling before him in profound gratitude!
Arrogant! Zhu Ming's arrogance was extreme, precisely because he prided himself on his Zhu family lineage as a descendant of Zhu Xi. Thus, he was exceedingly haughty! In his eyes, all common people in the world were beneath the Zhu family, ignorant masses needing the Zhu family's enlightenment!
"The Zhu family? Zhu Xi?" Qin Heng sneered, standing with his hands clasped behind his back, and said indifferently, "Is that the same one who shamelessly slept with his own daughter-in-law? The one who then brazenly claimed to be on par with Confucius, demanding worship, all while disregarding morality, deceiving his masters, and betraying his ancestors—that shameless old reprobate?"
The Zhu family! He was referring to the Zhu family lineage passed down by Zhu Xi! That distorted interpretation of Confucian culture, the Neo-Confucianism that had shackled the minds of the Chinese people for hundreds of years, originated from Zhu Xi! Why did the Qing Dynasty manage to invade the Divine Province? Why did the world fall under the occupation of a group of 'wild boar skins'? It was because Zhu's Neo-Confucianism had fettered the thinking of the Chinese nation, stagnated social development, and weakened the country's strength, giving those barbarians an opportunity! Countless hundreds of millions of common people suffered because of Zhu's Neo-Confucianism! Men, constrained by the ideological constraints of Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, lost their mettle and courage. Women, due to the ideological confinement of Zhu's Neo-Confucianism, lost their individuality and sense of self. The entire nation, from top to bottom, was like a horde of walking dead! All because of Zhu Xi, that old degenerate who slept with his daughter-in-law, and the Neo-Confucianism he passed down! This Zhu Xi, who styled himself a Confucian Saint, actually slept with his own daughter-in-law! Yet he still had the audacity to preach about enlightening all living beings! It was shamelessness to the extreme!!
Qin Heng had never held any favorable impression of this Zhu family.
Now, hearing Zhu Ming's attitude, it was clearly the posturing of a corrupt Neo-Confucian scholar from the Zhu family tradition: believing they held the principles of heaven and earth, standing on the moral high ground, presenting an image of utter perfection and righteousness, while in reality, committing acts of banditry!
"What did you just say?" Zhu Ming stared at Qin Heng in disbelief, his face ashen with rage. He gritted his teeth and spat, "You dare to slander my Zhu family ancestors! To slander Wen Gong! To slander Master Zhu, who is on par with Confucius the Saint! You... deserve to die!!"
As his last word left his lips, the clouds in the sky suddenly churned. Lightning began to flash, and thunder rumbled, as if the heavens themselves were enraged!!
Zhu Ming's beard fluttered despite the still air. His eyes were cold as he stared at Qin Heng. "A mere Innate, yet you dare to insult Sage Zhu. Kneel and repent immediately, and I shall leave your corpse intact!"
"An ant like you dares to be so presumptuous!" Qin Heng sneered. He raised his palm, halting the flow of Yuan Qi in the void, and said solemnly, "Descendants of that lecherous old man, you and your ilk must atone for China's suffering over the past few hundred years!"
Whether in his past life or this one, Qin Heng was a man of China. He felt a strong sense of identity with this country, and Zhu's Neo-Confucianism had pushed this nation step by step into the abyss!
They deserved death ten thousand times over!!
BOOM!!
Explosive sounds erupted in the void as the Yuan Qi restrained by Qin Heng clashed with the force of Zhu Ming's Yuan Qi attack. Violent winds whipped through the Su family's house, sending countless wind blades swirling!!
CRACKLE AND SNAP!!
The wind blades tore through the air, their passage so destructive it nearly made the entire building shake. The power of a Semi-Saint's clash was too terrifying. Ordinary residential buildings simply couldn't withstand it!!
If they truly fought, this entire residential area would likely be razed to the ground!!
"Criminal! Do you see? It's because of your disrespect towards Master Zhu that these common people's property will be turned to ash!" Zhu Ming sneered at Qin Heng. "You should die to atone for your crimes!!"
He conveniently forgot that he was the one who had initiated the attack. Even if the buildings in this community were destroyed and the residents suffered losses, he was the chief culprit!
Shamelessly thick-skinned—typical of these corrupt Neo-Confucian scholars!!
"You talk too much!" Qin Heng pressed down slightly with his palm, instantly crushing Zhu Ming's attack. He sneered, "Slaughtering you is like slaughtering a dog! It won't cause any damage to the surroundings at all!!"