Dressed entirely in grey, Huikong stood in silence upon hearing Li Wangyi say that he would not stop Qiniang from seeking vengeance.
Requiring injury with justice.
To educate without punishing is to leave the wicked unchastised.
The Confucian Sect indeed held views on grievances, debts, and punishments that differed vastly from those of Buddhism.
Since the Confucian scholar in green before him was unwilling to intervene, Huikong could hardly force the issue.
Yet Qiniang hated him with a depth that defied all his efforts to dissolve the lingering resentment in her heart.
He had failed Qiniang twenty years ago, and he truly could not bear to watch her sink deeper into a sea of bitterness, step by step transforming into a demon consumed by her own hatred.
Chapter 94