Chapter 158 Community of Shared Destiny

Wrong is wrong.

Lin Yu believed that regardless of a person's status or position, if they did something wrong, they should bear the corresponding responsibility and cost.

This concept embodied the principles of fairness and justice, and was also one of the driving forces of social progress.

A mistake demanded a price; even the Son of Heaven committed crimes under the same laws as the commoners, let alone the fact that the Great Xia Empire was founded by them, but...

Pressed relentlessly by Liang Xinzhi and Wang Han, Qin Feng and Yu Xi found themselves with no way to refuse. They could only raise their glasses and finish two rounds of drinks with Liang Xinzhi, after which Wang Han toasted Qin Feng and Yu Xi each with another glass. Each glass held two and a half taels of liquor; after downing two glasses, half a catty of alcohol flooded in, flushing Yu Xi's pretty face a bright red.

"Let's go. Resolving this early means getting back early." Xiao Tie did not pay it much mind. Since the opponent had crossed paths with him, regardless of whether they were of prefecture rank or from a hostile nation, execution was the only answer.

"Boom..." Another long roll of thunder boomed. I hurriedly dropped the wooden stick in my hand, leaped onto the stone couch without a second thought, and burrowed straight into my master's arms.

Hanchu experienced a sudden revelation, her face flushing with a trace of embarrassment. She had originally thought that the celestial-like Young Master Yun before her was disabled, but looking at him now, it seemed she had worried needlessly. Such an outcome was truly for the best.

Though we lacked the colorful phoenix wings to soar together in flight, our hearts communicated with the subtle ease of a single connected pulse. Was this the tacit understanding born of enduring life's hardships together?

"How can you call this living under someone else's roof? This is called mutual cooperation and win-win results. Once we conquer the Shanghai Bund, everything here will belong entirely to you," Chen Langye said.

"You've come too," Lu Tianyu said calmly, then looked at Xia Mengyao and nodded in greeting.

"Is it really that terrifying?!" Su Ling looked at the fear on Long San's face, couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly reached out to grab Sun Yan's arm tightly, searching for a bit of safety.

Deprived of the protection of my parents and mother, the Heavenly Emperor frowned as he looked down at me, seemingly considering how to punish me. Scanning my six husbands in a circle, I used all four limbs to scramble toward my eldest brother, Qingling, for refuge.

I resentfully pulled the silk handkerchief I had used last time from my tunic to wipe my nose. With a flick of Yitong's finger, the handkerchief flew back into his hand as if pulled by an invisible thread.

Only then did Zhao Xin realize the terrifying power of an army armed to the teeth. Only an imperial dynasty possessed the capability to sustain such a vast military force; otherwise, they would have no choice but to rely entirely on plunder.

"I want to exchange for some resources, is that okay?" His expression was filled with agony, torn by the choice before him—he wanted the immortal jade, yet he desperately desired the resources as well.

Everyone present was dumbfounded, falling into a dead silence. None of them had expected that the arrogant and overbearing Japanese soldiers would also know fear.

Gan Jing blinked her eyes, somewhat failing to follow his erratic train of thought, and nodded with a slightly puzzled expression.

A third or fourth-rank military officer could be executed on a whim; as for those interfering village elders and gentry, if one truly wanted to push through reforms without running rivers of blood, could one still be called General Han?

He had originally assumed that a soft, seemingly non-offensive longbow would have mediocre performance, but especially when relying on the longbow to effortlessly launch massive arrows over two hundred paces away, everyone's expressions changed completely.

The next moment, he felt his head slowly lift. Then, he caught sight of a figure that had no business appearing before him.

Others, such as Sun Honglei and Wu Gang, with whom he shared good working relationships in the show, also sent regards, while Uncle Yang from the Guangzhou Security Company sent numerous text messages reporting on the company's status.

Clearly, none of the four had anticipated why Lin Xin'er, who moments ago appeared to have completely lost her combat capability, could suddenly unleash a power fierce enough to make even them feel a chill of terror.

To be honest, he had looked upon the four great noble families with disfavor for quite some time. In his view, these people only cared about their own interests and knew nothing of the common people under heaven; they should have been purged from the imperial court long ago.

"Senior Brother Zuo hasn't spoken, so none of us can leave. Step back a little; if anything happens in a moment, I'll look after you."