Chapter 335: Jie: I don’t want to take the blame anymore
To the northeast of Balue Island, across the sea is the southern tip of Shangzan Province.
The air here is thick with raw magic. Mystical forces flow through the land, surging through the colorful trees, helping them reach high into the sky, stretching out leaves of magenta and indigo, azure and bright yellow.
This scene was not uncommon to Master Yi.
The forests of Ionia have always been so colorful, and the scenery of his hometown, Wuji Village, is no less beautiful than here.
Yi was more concerned about the purpose of his trip and the person they were looking for.
"Jie, are you sure the Order of the Balance will help us?" Yi used the new skills he learned after becoming the Wind Leader, and flew in the clouds with the wind.
He and Zed flew all the way from Baruo in order to find the Order of the Kinkou and convince them to come out and fight against Noxus.
But now that they were both close to their destination, Yi was still worried about the plan.
There is no other reason.
Zed of the Shadow Sect wants to convince the Order of the Balance to fight alongside him...this sounds very unreliable.
After all, the hatred between the Order of the Balance and the Order of the Shadow had long been so serious that it was a fight to the death. Even Master Yi, who had only been exposed to the outside world for more than a month, knew that the Order was the mortal enemy of the Shadow.
First of all, the Order of the Balance still believes that it was Master Kushuo who was killed.
"I know you didn't do this, but..." After joining the Leader, Jie revealed many secrets he knew. Master Yi knew that Jie was not a villain who killed his master.
But the problem is...
Even if we put aside the charge of master-killing on Jie, and not counting Master Ku Shuo who faked his death, there is still an unresolved blood debt between him and the Order of Balance.
And all this can be attributed to the mysterious operations of Master Jie and Ku Shuo.
When faced with the invasion of the Noxian Empire, the Order of the Balance had actually split into two factions - one faction stubbornly adhered to tradition, while the other radically wanted to break tradition and go out to fight the enemy.
Although the two factions were always at odds with each other, they never resorted to war.
If things continue to develop in this way, the best outcome for the Order of the Balance will be a natural internal disintegration, and a relatively peaceful split into two forces.
But at this time, Jie and Master Ku Shuo teamed up to stage a drama of "killing the master and escaping".
Now it's good...
The master said that he had successfully faked his own death and escaped, and was secretly fighting the war of resistance;
But the people of the Balance Sect didn't know. They only knew that it was Master Kushuo who was robbed and killed.
Jie is the representative of the radical faction within the religion. Although Master Ku Shuo is a radical in his heart, he appears to be the soul of the conservative faction.
Robbed and killed Master Kushuo——
From the perspective of conservatives within the church, this was the radicals going completely crazy and beginning a physical purge of the conservatives.
Even if they put aside their factional positions, as disciples of Master Kushuo, they must chop off Jie's head and avenge their master for his evil act of killing their master.
In this way, the conservatives want to kill Jie, and the radicals who follow Jie want to protect Jie...
As soon as the news of "the robbery and murder of Master Ku Shuo" spread, a bloody civil war immediately broke out within the Balance Sect.
This civil war was completely beyond the expectations and control of Master Jie and Master Ku Shuo, and caused considerable casualties on both sides.
For example, Akali's father died in this chaos.
Originally, Master Ku said that he was just faking his death, but unexpectedly, it actually led to the deaths of many members of the Balance Cult.
Thus, the blood feud between Jie and the Order of the Balance became a blood feud in the true sense.
"So many people in the Order of the Balance have grudges against you. Will they really help us?" After learning about these situations, Master Yi was very worried about Jie's plan.
He didn't understand why Jie had to seek help from the Order of the Balance, which had a grudge against him.
It’s good enough if they don’t fight with you when you meet them, how could they possibly help you?
“I…” Jie’s stern expression was full of complexity.
He obviously knew there were problems with his plan.
But he still insisted on coming: "I must have a good talk with the Order of the Balance and Shen."
"Because I am no longer the person I used to be."
In the past, he was a good disciple of Master Ku Shuo and a close friend of Shen.
As a disciple, Zed would not betray his master's secrets;
As a good friend, Jie was unwilling to let Shen know the absurd truth behind this cruel truth.
Let Shen regard him as the enemy who killed his father, and let the Order of the Kinkou regard him as a bad guy. For the sake of the cause he pursues, Zed is willing to bear these insults.
But now, things are different.
"I am now a leader." From the perspective of a leader, Jie is very clear:
"The Wind Leader Association cannot be associated with evil sects like the Shadow Stream Sect; a member of the Wind Leader cannot be a criminal who commits the evil act of killing his master."
The reputation of Zed and his Shadow Cult in Ionia, especially in the eyes of Ionian gentry and sect warriors, is actually not much better than that of Noxus.
After all, Ionia's tradition emphasizes respecting teachers, and evil men like Zed who kill their teachers are naturally negative examples that are despised by everyone.
If the leader were to be associated with such a "big villain", it would inevitably lead to criticism and misunderstanding.
So Jie figured it out.
He was not going to continue to take the blame for Master Ku Shuo's betrayal. He was also not going to continue to be Master Ku Shuo's accomplice and help the Navoli Brotherhood do those dirty and tiring work that could not be seen in public.
Jie is ready to gradually reveal the truth and begin his journey of "whitewashing".
If he wants to "whitewash" himself, he should first obtain the forgiveness of the victim, the Balance Sect.
This is just one of the considerations.
"The most important thing is that we need the Order of the Balance." Jie said seriously: "Not only because of the upcoming war, but also because..."
"In the future journey of transforming Ionia, the Leader cannot do without the guidance of the Order of the Balance."
The Leader Project promotes industrialization and modernization in Ionia on the premise of maintaining balance.
So the question is: How do you judge whether the modernization promoted by the leaders is always in equilibrium?
How can we make a good construction plan to ensure that it does not affect the balance of all things in Ionia?
This is where the Church of Balance comes in.
The successive leaders of the Order of the Kinkou are called "Eyes of Twilight" because their duty is to "watch the stars", that is, to observe the balance between the spiritual and material realms of the entire Ionia.
Only he and they have the ability to accurately observe the two worlds and maintain balance.
To use an inappropriate analogy...
The Order of the Kinkou is like the most professional environmental expert in Ionia, the most influential environmental NGO, and the only one in Ionia.
In the future, whether to build factories in a region, what kind of factories to build, and how many factories to build, the leaders must listen to their advice. Moreover, they are the only ones who can give accurate and reliable advice.
If the future leader wants to develop Ionia well, he will definitely need the help of the Order of the Balance and the Eye of Twilight Shen, the future "Minister of Environmental Protection".
“I see…” Yi finally understood Jie’s good intentions.
"Well then..." He no longer felt that this mission was difficult or thorny. Instead, he mustered up his courage and said confidently, "Let's go to the Temple of Balance together and resolve all your past grudges! Then..."
Yi had not yet finished shouting this passionate slogan.
Jie corrected him in a strange tone: "No, we are not going to the Temple of Balance now."
"Huh?" Yi was slightly stunned. "Aren't we going to find the Order of the Balance? If the Order of the Balance is not in the Temple of the Balance, where else can it be?"
The Temple of Balance is the main gate of the Balance Sect, and its history is even longer than that of the Wuji Sword Sect.
Even though Yi was a young boy from the mountains who had never left the mountains in his life, he had heard from his master about the existence of the Temple of Balance, a landmark .
"The Temple of Balance is indeed the thousand-year-old gate of the Balance Sect, but..."
At this point, Jie's tone became awkward.
He said cryptically: "The Temple of the Equilibrium is in the province of Navoli."
"Huh?" Master Yi was stunned for a moment: "Then why are we going to Shangzan Province now?"
Zed: “Because…”
Because when he and his followers founded the Shadow Cult two years ago, the Temple of the Balance was occupied by them who had won the civil war.
The current Temple of Balance has become the territory of the Shadow Sect.
The remnants of the Order of the Balance fled all the way from Navoli to Shangzan... like a dog that had lost its home.
easy:"……"
There was a moment of silence in the air.
He suddenly felt that this mission was unreliable.
Let him follow Jie, a villain who has a deep blood feud with the Order of the Kinkou and chased them all the way from Navoli to this remote place, to persuade them to add him as a friend and form a team...
Didn't the other party really think that they were coming to seek revenge?
Cooperation? How can we talk about this?
"That's why I need you." Jie sighed: "Yi."
"You are the master of the Wuji Sword School, and you come from a prestigious and upright sect in Ionia."
Although the Wuji Sword Sect no longer exists in the martial arts world, its legend is still circulating in the martial arts world.
Unlike Jie, who had a bad reputation, Yi only needed to show his unique Wuji swordsmanship and talk about his master's origins to immediately win the favor of the members of the Hengjing Sect, who were also from a famous and upright sect.
"But..." Master Yi still hesitated.
No matter how good Master Wuji's reputation is, he can't lead you, the infamous Shadow Lord, right?
"So, I didn't plan to appear in front of them right away." Yi Zheng was struggling, but he only heard Jie say with a prepared voice: "I plan to tell Shen the truth, but not now."
"I brought you here so that you can stand up for me."
"What?" Master Yi was stunned: "You...are you planning to let me convince them alone?"
"Yes." Jie nodded slightly and confirmed: "If I show up rashly, it will only lead to war between the two sides. If you go to meet the Order of the Balance alone, the success rate will be higher."
"We can first 'trick' the Order of the Balance over here, and once they know something about the Wind Leader... we can tell them about my existence."
