Qin Shi went on a killing spree tonight, his hands covered in blood; it might be a sign of a heart barrier!"
Representative Lee remained silent. A heart barrier refers to the slowing down of cultivation speed, making it difficult to make even an inch of progress.
It results in mental distortion after being unable to overcome the bottleneck period.
In ancient times, when Old Martial was prevalent, soldiers in the army would often suddenly go mad with military madness.
They would turn against their own and only want to kill, causing great harm.
After the Dongxia Empire made changes, they inserted the spiritual ability path into the army, taking up the role of "accompanying military supervisor."
Then they regularly distributed calming and stabilizing elixirs, which was able to slow down and contain the situation.
"Representative Zhou is being somewhat alarmist. Although young Qin follows the path of Old Martial and is on the limit-breaking road, his mind is very stable. You can’t just slap such labels without evidence."
Fang Butang glanced at Old Chen out of the corner of his eye, wondering why he had suddenly fallen silent.
"Qin Shi is just a high school student who has never undergone military training, yet he kills and beheads easily. Haven’t you heard what the survivors said? Wen Han was beheaded, Lin Kang was slain, even a girl in her prime like Zheng Jun couldn’t escape his clutches."
Representative Zhou had evidently prepared well, having gotten "testimonies" from several dropouts.
Fang Butang fell silent. Usually, even students who graduated from the martial arts system and went on to military school, participating in the battle group seed selection, required a series of training to shed the weak emotions of daily life and get used to the hellish battlefield.
Killing is fairly easy; when anger rises, you draw your blade and slash. But calmly dealing with strong enemies, not caring about life and death, relates to one’s psychological resilience and personal temperament.
"Old Chen, say something!"
Fang Butang nudged Chen Ruofu with his elbow, confused as to why sharp-tongued Old Chen was now dropping the ball at such a critical moment.
"Do I need to say anything? Representative Zhou has never even met young Qin, yet he’s already condemned him. If you don’t go to the highest court in Imperial Capital Hai Province to become a chief judge, it’s really a waste of talent!"
Chen Ruofu finally raised his head, and both representatives as well as Fang Butang saw the amusement on the Tai’an leader’s face.
"Representative Zhou, earlier you said young Qin has too heavy a killing intent and an unstable mind, implying he may encounter a barrier and fall into heart barrier, correct?"
"Yes, I do have such concerns."
Representative Zhou’s heart skipped a beat, wondering if Chen Ruofu had some hidden trick, but upon careful thought, the accusation seemed legitimate!
A highly capable genius is tainted with poor character; if the character is flawless, then flaws are found in ability or experience!
"Since that’s the case, let’s consult the Four Pillars!"
Chen Ruofu’s smile became more profound, as if he had been waiting for this moment.
He had been holding onto the news from the Netherworld Research Institute that Qin Shi is chosen by the Four Divine Pillars for situations like today.
"I would like to know how Central City and even the Governor’s Mansion will react, knowing that Representative Zhou accused a Crowned reserve who has been marked and blessed by the Four Divine Pillars."
Representative Zhou’s mind buzzed, doubting if he had heard correctly.
Qin Shi, following the martial arts path, was still able to gain the recognition of the Dongxia Four Pillars?
As if recreating He Lanchan!
Then Representative Zhou remembered, the young man is indeed a descendant of He Lanchan.
Could it be so similar!?
"Minister Chen, what did you say?"
Representative Lee from the Martial Arts Association asked in shock.
Few knew about Qin Shi being noticed and marked by the Dongxia Four Pillars.
Only those who actively applied for a transfer to Tai’an’s Nanhuang Daoist School and the Netherworld Research Institute knew.
"Young Qin has deeply gained the recognition of the Dongxia Four Pillars, triggering a major descent.
The two representatives can verify the report at the Netherworld Research Institute if in doubt."
Chen Ruofu added calmly:
"A genius youth appreciated and commended by the Four Divine Pillars is labelled by Representative Zhou as a potential criminal and a mentally distorted murderer. One wonders who has the better vision."
Representative Zhou’s face twitched, and after a long pause, he squeezed out his response:
"The Four Pillars cannot be wrong; I must be blind and unfairly accused Qin Shi. I solemnly apologize here for my mistaken words!"