When Kira left, there was a moment of silence in the air, but it didn't take long for the atmosphere to be broken by Fei Li himself.

"Kira is gone...... So, it's almost time for you to come out, right? Ping Qingle."

The voice contained an indescribable majesty, and after a brief silence, a chuckle rang out and seeped into the air.

"Oh oh oh...... Already noticed? It's worthy of Lord Feili."

It's so powerful--Ping, who was so emotional, walked out of the shadows. Obviously, it was not a place to hide her figure, but there was indeed no place for her. It can only be attributed to the special tricks she used.

"Hey, you should also be the head of the martial family...... Is that really good? He even learned the art of assassination."

There are many techniques to hide your body, but it is not so easy to completely block your breath...... Although it is natural for a martial artist to attain non-existence by merging with nature to achieve the ultimate realm, the technique used by the Fang Cai Ping clan is obviously a different concept.

Even if you become one with your surroundings, you can't make the aura disappear completely...... That's a trick that assassins have. Only those who seek to be silent in the dark have such a skill.

"Well, you can't say that."

A somewhat embarrassed smile appeared on Ping's face, and if others saw it, they would definitely sigh about it. However, Ping's embarrassment was not caused by the discovery that he was the head of a famous martial arts sect and also learned the skills of assassins, but simply because he was caught in the right place for his eavesdropping, so he felt a little embarrassed.

"Just like Genji said...... I am indeed not a samurai. The so-called honor means nothing to me, only victory is what I want, no, it should be said that victory is the only worthy martial honor."

This girl is different from Kira, and Fei Li has known about this for a long time. But......

"I'll do anything to win...... No matter how despicable the means. What is the skill of an assassin, I will use anything if necessary."

Seeing that this girl, who was only about twelve years old, said these words with a cold expression, the martial god crooked the corners of his mouth with elegant lines and showed a mocking smile.

"That doesn't sound like what a good person would say. But do you know, Taira, that you're not as despicable as you say?"

It sounded like a unreasonable statement, but whenever he thought of Ping's swordsmanship, he became more and more determined in his thoughts. Although he has a strong desire to win, there is no distortion, it is a simple will that has nothing to do with despicability.

It would be an exaggeration to say that Ping was a noble person, but Fei Li thought that she was by no means a despicable villain. There must also be a bottom line in her heart, as long as that one is not shaken, the Ping family will not become a shameless person like she said.

"I think I still know what kind of person I am, Lord Feili."

Hearing this answer, which contained a little displeasure, Feili laughed happily instead.

"Really? I thought you would be a little better than Kira, but I didn't expect it to be the same. She can't face herself, and neither can you. It's all half a pound and eight taels."

"Hey...... What nonsense is there there, old man."

And Ping Qingle also laughed, deliberately pretending to smile like he didn't care, but the somewhat stiff arc and cold eyes were obviously different from the usual free and easy attitude.

"Speaking of which, I didn't expect you to say that to Genji...... So really, okay?"

「……」

Fei Li didn't answer immediately, just looked at Ping. In his eyes that seemed to be burning with flames, his eyes were blazing and focused on Ping Qingle. She couldn't help but have the illusion of being penetrated...... The illusion of revealing her secrets to others as if she was naked made her a little bored.

Just when Ping was about to take it anymore, he spoke.

"There's nothing wrong with that—I just want her to recognize that fact."

Although he knew that Ping was obviously changing the subject, Fei Li still acquiesced to this behavior. Because Ping Qingle is different from Yuan Qiluo, she just doesn't want to, not like Qiluo, and she hasn't even recognized her flaws.

All he could do was point out the direction in which he should go, and whether he wanted to move forward was based on their own will. Because no matter what, he is not qualified to dictate other people's lives.

"Oh......"

Ping Qingle let out a sigh from his throat.

"That's a great question, I've never thought about it. However, if it's really the same as you say, do you want Genji to stop killing people?"

「…………」

Fei Li fell into a strange silence about this question. His gaze looked into the distance, and at a glance he could see what he was recalling.

Just when Ping Qingle thought that Fei Li would not answer her question, she heard a rhetorical question that seemed to have nothing to do with Fang Cai's topic.

"Qingle, let me ask you, what is the so-called highest level of martial arts?"

It's really a strange question, but Ping Qingle's answer is very quick and without hesitation.

"I don't know. In other words, I'm not a real martial artist in the first place, so even if you ask me, I won't know."

She shrugged helplessly.

No one knew more about this than Fei Li, and Ping knew that he hadn't actually thought to get an answer from himself in the first place.

Fei's eyes were still staring at Ping, but it could be seen from the unfocused eyes that his gaze must have crossed the time limit at this moment, returning to the past when he didn't know when.

Then, his eyes cleared again, and after a pause of a second or two, he spoke.

"My mother told me that the so-called highest level of martial arts ...... It's the force to stop fighting."

Stop the fighting. If you can stop the war, you can be the real force.

「…… To be honest, I didn't expect that."

Should I say that I deserve to be a sage? ――――Ping Qingle sighed.

"It's the ideal state. But in all fairness, do you think that kind of thing is possible?"

The real eradication of the riot and the permanent cessation of the use of force is the real force. That's what it means to stop fighting. Unfortunately, it is not possible to implement it.

No, it should be possible. Personally, it might, but when it comes to war, it's almost a joke. Because even if the two warring sides temporarily cease fighting, there is no guarantee that there will be no resumption of war in the future. Even if some people forget the tragedy that took place on the battlefield, there will certainly be people who will hold on to the hatred of the enemy for the rest of their lives -- this hatred will become the seed that will one day give birth to a new war.

The only way to eradicate and avoid this hatred is that neither side has ever done any harm, or else only one side will honestly lay down the sword and not make any resistance, and let others slaughter it. Only in this way will no one die in the hell called the battlefield, and no resentment will arise.

But in reality, is this something possible? This is not a fairy tale after all, everyone can live together carefree as long as they lay down their weapons. Moreover, martial arts are originally a symbol of struggle, and it is completely unreasonable to use force to stop struggle. The so-called martial arts are just a mirror, and it is impossible for Feili not to understand this truth.

But to her surprise, Fei Li actually nodded to her with a solemn face.

"Maybe-just I can't do it now."

With absolute conviction, Fei Li is convinced of the matter of stopping the martial arts.

How to use force to eradicate force...... He didn't seem to have thought about this vital matter. No, maybe I thought about it and didn't care. After all, for this believer of the Eight Meanings Yonglin, as long as it is the mind of the moon, there is no possibility that it cannot be realized.

There is no possibility that it cannot be realized...... It's just that I can't do this I still have flaws. That's what Fei Li thinks.

Although he was very skeptical of Feili's words, Ping Qingle did not show this attitude in the end. First of all, she is not a straightforward character like Genji, and ...... There is nothing wrong with believing in the impossibility of stopping the martial arts.

"Okay. But even so...... I still don't understand how this relates to my question."

"No, I'm not saying that Kira doesn't kill people on the battlefield......

That's impossible.

Fei Li also longed to reach the realm of stopping the martial arts, but he would not ask others to do the same.

On the battlefield, it would be ridiculous to still think about showing mercy to your subordinates. What he really means......

"Hei, what does it feel like to kill someone?"

「…… I don't know."

It can be said to be an abrupt question, but Ping Qingle still answered with a boring face.

It's ridiculous to say, as one of the few generals on the moon, she has never tasted murder. Although she did use a lot of tricks, she really didn't kill anyone herself. It's not just her, Qiluo, who is about the same age as her, and the Mianyue sisters are the same.

There is peace and no war, and even the death penalty is rarely used...... Where to kill people? Even if Ping Qingle is a powerful nobleman, she herself is not so sick that she has to feel like killing someone.

However, although she has never killed anyone, it does not mean that Hei is afraid of killing, she has the ability to overcome her sensibility with her intellect and willpower, and she will become more cruel than anyone else as long as necessary, and she will do anything better than anyone else.

However, the Peace clan they are different. He was only in his early twenties, but he was already an old man who had been through the two turmoils of the month, and he already knew very well what it was like to kill someone.

"Let me tell you...... How I felt when I first killed someone."

"Disgusting?"

Ping said the most likely answer, but Fei Li chuckled and shook his head.

"I didn't feel anything at first...... And then I thought it was weird."

"Strange?"

It's really strange to say it's strange, even Ping Qingle was a little confused by Feili.

The first time you kill someone, you usually feel sick and uncomfortable...... For everyone is haunted by the guilt of strangling a life, especially if the stifled life is a race of equal intelligence to themselves. But now it seems that that kind of situation did not happen to Feili.

But what's the deal with feeling strange? Ping's questions were quickly answered by Feili.

"I just gave it a gentle push...... Their bodies were torn apart like tofu. Are they really my kind? Why is it so weak?"

Frankly...... Fei's words made Ping Qingle only feel creepy.

I can raise such a question in the first killing...... Undoubtedly the most dangerous.

In addition to negative feelings such as nausea and discomfort, the first killing can also have other effects on specific people...... For example, pleasure, superiority. It is the psychedelic superiority of hunting one's own race and being able to control the lives of others, and this superiority is the easiest to awaken the character of a murderer. And Feili, who doubts his own race, undoubtedly has this tendency.

Ping couldn't help but glance at Feili cautiously. What made her breathe a sigh of relief was that she didn't see any madness on that familiar handsome face, only endless heaviness.

"Of course, it didn't even last long. For I know that whether they are of the same race or a different race, I have the need to defeat them...... But at the end of the day, Qingle, killing people is not a pleasant thing. But because I killed them all...... So I was named a hero."

What exactly is it trying to say? Ping Qingle could feel the complex emotions contained in the gaze that Fei Li looked at her. There is both lament and regret.

「…… I'm sorry for saying something to myself."

Seeing Ping's doubts, he smiled lightly, but that smile lacked the domineering spirit of the past.

"Actually, what I want to say is that since you've never killed someone with your own hands, you probably won't know what it's like to kill someone in the right position."

"What do you mean...... Killing in the name of righteousness?"

"That's it."

Fei Li nodded.

"Killing in the name of righteousness, the more people you kill, the greater the greater, that is, the so-called hero. Heroes inherit righteousness, and all people fight for righteousness. It sounds like a great thing, but ......."

The so-called war is also called righteous killing.

"Did you forget one thing? Righteousness does not necessarily mean rightness."

Is he speaking to Ping, or is he speaking to himself? I'm afraid no one knows but himself. But with intuition, Ping subconsciously thought it was the latter.

"When people decide that they are on the right side, the struggle that could have been stopped will continue indefinitely."

Because, it is the wrong other person who should be corrected - not the right oneself.

"What I said to Kira...... If she could always realize that what she was doing was only killing, she would not be blinded by righteousness and so-called legitimacy."

People who are confused by the words righteousness and justice are precisely because they believe that they are the right party. Only then did the peace that could have been ushered in pass by, and the weapons that could have been put down were always in hand.

"I'm not asking her to do something stupid about showing mercy to her enemies on the battlefield, I just want her not to fall into needless killings because of misperceptions. Do you understand what I mean? Qingle?"

"Understood. I've got it very clear. I understand exactly what you're saying."

Today, do you feel a lot of emotion?

An inexplicable sigh came out of his chest while answering, and Ping Qingle couldn't help but think so.

But there's no way around it. Because she can't be indifferent to Feili's words.

"It's really a model of a martial artist, and if it's a hero, I'm ashamed of myself. Please, don't be so noble, old man. What should I do with a despicable villain......

It sounds like sarcasm. But at this moment, Ping's attitude is very straightforward, this simple expression like a child is really far from her usual awkward appearance.

It can be known that this is sincere, without any flattering compliment.

But Fei Li didn't get happy because of this. It should be said that his mood is even worse, and the beautiful eyebrows are blatantly wrinkled is the best proof of this.

"No, you're mistaken. I am neither a hero nor a noble and upright person."

Not modesty, nor false politeness. He genuinely thinks that these two words are not suitable for him.

"No, it's you who make the mistake."

However, the reasons given by the refuted Ping are also high-sounding.

"Heroes are recognized by the people, not by a single person. As long as the people recognize you as a hero, you are a hero. As for the upright...... If you're not, then no one is."

「…… Say whatever you want."

Fei Li still looked unwilling to accept it. Indeed, it is not words that can convince people, but facts.

"Hey, I still have the right to express my thoughts. Thank you for your words...... It's refreshing. So...... Allow me to go and meet the princess."

With this chuckle, Ping left with the same carefree attitude as usual. She went to find the Penglai Mountain Kaguya, who was also in this mansion.

However, because of this, she didn't get to see the smile of Fei Li staring at her back.

Putting yourself on top of others -- a wonderful and ordinary ambition, isn't it?

Taking away other people's possessions -- that's what everyone wants.

It's not strange to want to assault a weak woman.

Kill the hateful -- no matter who you are, you must have had such thoughts.

No matter how noble a person is, such emotions must not be avoided. Fei Li knows this. Because that's a personal experience.

A smile that is the exact opposite of his usual hearty smile...... With a malicious mocking smile. But is that against Ping or himself?

"Peace and happiness until the end...... You, like most people in the world, have failed to recognize this person."

Most of the time, people live in delusions and fantasies throughout their lives...... And the same is true of the former Feili. If he hadn't woken up from this delusion, he probably still considered himself a hero and an upright person until now.