That night, Jiese burst into the homes of several prominent Neo-Confucian scholars. Without a word of nonsense, he hacked and slashed the scholars who had slandered him in the imperial court. Looking at the servants who surrounded him but dared not step forward, Jiese remained unhurried. He tore off a corner of his monk's robe, dipped it in the blood of the slain scholars, and wrote on the wall:
"The killer is a benevolent man, Jiese."
With that, he strode away, vanishing into the night.
Chapter 129