I See the Aura of the Great Emperor in All My Disciples

Chapter 1776: Chapter 1776: Tens of Millions and Dozens of Lives

In every era, people like those in the villages can only survive in the cracks.

Survival of the fittest, the law of the jungle.

Sects, aristocratic families, the Sunset Dynasty, often consider ordinary people as mere grass.

On ordinary days, if nothing happens, they won’t care; if in a good mood, they might smile at you, or perhaps reward something enough to let them embark on the Immortal Cultivation Path... but for Buddhist cultivators, it’s something they see as negligible.

Once in a bad mood, even if it’s not the fault of these commoners, they can be killed at whim to vent frustration.

To these people, the lives of commoners are of no concern whatsoever.

Just like now.

Making these villagers into human bombs, even sparing not the unarmed women and children.

The appearance of Ning Chenxin undoubtedly gave these villagers a reassurance.

The ten General Armor Cavalry members were taken aback, their gazes fixated on Ning Chenxin.

”Who are you? Dare you interfere in the matters of my dynasty?!”

Ning Chenxin said indifferently, ”Who I am is not important. I drifted here, the villagers fed me and hosted me warmly, so I cannot turn a blind eye.”

”Ha, by you?” The leading armored man sneered coldly, ”With their mortal bodies, they can delay the enemy army for some time, buying our country time to retreat, such a glorious feat for their ancestors is an immense honor!”

Ning Chenxin frowned, this attitude of treating lives like grass made him very uncomfortable.

The key is, it’s like this everywhere.

Behind him, another Underworld Palace soldier spread his hands and mocked, ”Blame only that this is their only worth.”

The villagers heard and could only clench their fists in silent fury...

Ning Chenxin lifted his head and looked at these ten soldiers, a trace of sorrow in his eyes, ”Does a lack of power mean it’s not a life? They simply don’t have the conditions to experience these things, yet they work every day, don’t steal, don’t rob, don’t kill or plunder, doing their own duties contentedly and happily, and these people you look down upon, even despise?”

The ten soldiers were stunned at his words.

Not because Ning Chenxin’s words made them feel guilty, nor did it awaken their conscience.

They were just astonished at Ning Chenxin’s words, finding it unbelievable.

Such rhetoric never appeared in their subconscious, nor had they ever considered it.

They just believed, because these villagers have no power, living within their nation’s borders, they must contribute to them, even at the cost of their lives.

This entailed no loss for their dynasty, and it could delay the opponent by some days, causing them some loss in battle forces.

It’s a trade with no loss, why wouldn’t they make it?

Indeed... in situations like this, the lives of ordinary people wouldn’t be counted as a loss.

After the astonishment.

A soldier behind scoffed, ”Truly a madman, don’t bother speaking more, just kill him!”

Having said that.

The man was the first to leap off his horse and rush toward Ning Chenxin to strike!

”Careful!”

The villagers’ pupils shrank, unable to help but warn.

Ning Chenxin sighed slightly, reaching behind him to take out a book from his pack, opened it, and softly commanded, ”Suppress.”

With a gentle word.

The space around that soldier began to twist madly.

Simultaneously, the soldier’s charging form suddenly froze, then plummeted fiercely, his whole body heavily slammed into the ground, issuing a rumble!

As if the sky had fallen, the soldier’s face was firmly pressed against the ground, appearing somewhat distorted.

Seeing this harmless and elegant scholar take him down with just a word, rendering him powerless.

The other soldiers were also shocked in their hearts.

Another soldier, seeing this, transmitted a message to the leading soldier, ”Commander, should we attack together?”

The commander shook his head, the expression under the helmet appearing solemn, he said, ”No match... I can’t see through his strength.”

The soldiers were all startled!

The commander took a deep breath, rode his horse a few steps forward, and looked at Ning Chenxin, ”No matter who you are, this is my dynasty’s affair. Isn’t your intervention too much?”

Ning Chenxin lifted his head slightly, looked at this commander, and said, ”I can’t just watch them go to their deaths.”

The commander frowned, ”Since you treasure human lives so much, aren’t those people in the city behind the village lives as well?”

The commander continued, ”The city behind is an extremely crucial defensive hub for my dynasty, if it’s breached, it means the cities within tens of thousands of miles around will suffer! Aren’t the lives of these millions of people lives?”

Ning Chenxin frowned and said, ”What you said, can it really be changed by the sacrifice of these villagers?”

”Indeed it can’t be changed.” The commander shook his head, ”But their sacrifice is enough to allow our dynasty’s soldiers to fall back, thus, at least it will not be breached.”

”Moreover, their sacrifice may even defend the city, saving millions from disaster.”

The commander gazed intently at Ning Chenxin, stepping a few steps forward, pressed tightly and said, ”If you value human life so much, the importance of these dozens of powerless villagers compared to the millions of lives in my dynasty should be clear at a glance.”

Hearing this.

Ning Chenxin couldn’t help but let out a bitter smile in his heart.

Although such things could be foreseen.

Even his master had discussed similar matters with him before, asking how he would handle them at that time?

Ning Chenxin was very conflicted at that time, eventually answering to enhance his own strength, so he could find a balance.

However, when really faced with such matters, Ning Chenxin still felt a wave of conflict in his heart.

Just as the commander said.

According to reason.

Millions of lives outweighing dozens of lives should be more important.

But...

Can human life be compared?

Whose life is not a life?

Yet truly, if it leads to the fall of the opponent’s city, causing the deaths of millions, what then?

Ning Chenxin remembered his master’s words.

Such things are unavoidable, and can’t be eradicated, appearing in every world at every moment.

If you want to solve it, you can only rely on power to suppress it...

Though essentially still like others in pursuit of power, there is no shame in it; without the deterrence of strength, pure persuasion is futile.

Thinking of this.

Ning Chenxin looked up at this commander and said, ”I’ll help you defend the city.”

The commander froze.

Clearly not expecting such a response.

But...

As soon as these words came out.

Ning Chenxin’s figure was forcibly dragged into the sky!

Before him, a faceless silhouette said, ”Alright, you’ve made your choice, now just watch.”

The following words were identical to what his master had said before.

Also just as what he had thought, the continuation of his master’s words.

”But eventually there will be times when your power hasn’t reached a point, where you have to abandon one side helplessly, how will you handle it then...”