CHAPTER 427: CHAPTER 210 JIA YUN_5

"They might not be aware, but I surely know that in this situation you’re really quite helpless, basically having no choice at all. Choosing the lesser of two evils, that’s your only option."

"And for someone who can commit such heinous acts behind the scenes, they must be exceptionally malicious. They definitely wouldn’t inform you of anything, so you can’t really be blamed for this. Even if I were in your shoes, I’d feel very helpless."

"It’s like being forced into a corner by a group of women, feeling nothing but helplessness and more helplessness."

Yuchi was speaking the truth; given Jia Yun’s current expression, it’s clear to see. He truly doesn’t know who the mastermind is, nor would the mastermind reveal any information to Jia Yun standing before him.

So coming to find Jia Yun was just to see if he might have even a shred of information. To put it in humble terms, even knowing if the mastermind’s handwriting is good would be a basic requirement for someone like Jia Yun.

Jia Yun’s face turned a noticeable mix of green and red as he retorted, "I’ve never seen someone more rotten. I don’t know how you managed to get into the Celestial Capital Department. Are all of you in the Celestial Capital Department like this? Do you all look down on people with your noses?"

Celestial Capital Department... how did it suddenly get to the topic of the Celestial Capital Department? Moreover, what did I do? Yuchi, holding a small teacup, smiled back and asked, "It seems you have quite a big prejudice against the Celestial Capital Department?"

Prejudice? You call this hatred prejudice? Jia Yun shot a cold glare at Yuchi, "Normal institutions hold resentment against the Celestial Capital Department. What right do they have to enjoy forty percent of the tax silver while our Demon-slaying Bureau runs around, only getting ten percent? Do you call that fair?"

The more he spoke, the angrier he got, especially seeing the boy in front of him leisurely sipping tea, which made him feel even more enraged. Dammit... dammit, he just wanted a sip too.

Yuchi discreetly hid his cup back, and as Jia Yun fell silent, he blinked innocently and said, "You think it’s unfair, but I think it’s fair."

Jia Yun was almost at a loss for breath, "?"

He simply couldn’t understand this boy in front of him. From a normal viewpoint, was this deemed fair? Why was it fair? Why the hell does the Celestial Capital Department get forty percent while their Demon-slaying Bureau only gets ten percent!

Why!

"Just because without your Demon-slaying Bureau, the common people’s suffering from demonic plagues might be less," Yuchi raised his eyebrows, oddly looking at the guy in front of him, still speaking in a voice mixed with weakness, helplessness, and worry, yet sharp and piercing.

Jia Yun suddenly fell silent.

"So now someone who uses the lives of common people as a bargaining chip is telling me about fairness, isn’t that right?" Yuchi inquisitively asked again.

Dammit... Jia Yun did not respond.

"In actuality, you guys getting one-tenth of the silver is already a mercy granted by other institutions, already showing tolerance toward you. Otherwise, the Demon-slaying Bureau would have long been disbanded, and once it’s gone, you’ll simply join other institutions, wouldn’t that instantly be better?"

Yuchi opened up a floodgate of words.

"Hence, the reason the Demon-slaying Bureau is now hanging by a thread, half dead, isn’t because other institutions are bullying you, but because you’re deceiving yourselves, stubbornly believing that you’re irreplaceable. In reality, you’re nothing but a fart. Though these words might seem a bit harsh, I believe... you know what I’m saying."

"Any behavior that uses common people as bargaining chips, as threats, is rubbish. Kiddo, your logic is flawed."

Yuchi held a small teapot, leisurely pouring himself another cup of tea.

From the current situation, demons mainly reside in the lower three states. And for demons, the lower three states are already vast, with few cultivators present, hosting countless earthly treasures, hence they have no need to come to the top six states.

Not to mention the previous incident with Xun Yu, where it’s been made very clear that demons are reluctant to possess common people’s bodies. Were it not a matter of life and death, these arrogant demons would never resort to such actions.

Jia Yun forced out a line, "You sure know how to speak, suddenly turning my own argument against me!"

He had no idea what they were discussing; there was no logic at all. They tossed phrases back and forth, suddenly got critiqued in a bizarre rant.

"Haha, dare you say you’ve never done such a thing? Dare you say the Demon-slaying Bureau hasn’t done similar things?" Yuchi laughed, "Give me an answer; if you say you haven’t done this, if you say the Demon-slaying Bureau hasn’t either, then I’ll admit I’m wrong on the spot and the tea is yours."

Rage filled Jia Yun’s eyes as he glared through the prison bars at the relaxed, tea-drinking boy in front of him, clenching his teeth and muttering word for word, "It’s merely our self-preservation, if you were in my place, you would...!"

"No, no, no, I wouldn’t do such a thing." Yuchi immediately held a hand up, interrupting him.

"Only dogs would."

"I’m not a dog; I wouldn’t."

"Would you?"