ocean-life Chapter 3948 Wear Mourning Clothes
Chapter 3948 Wear Mourning Clothes
chapter 3948 wear mourning clothes
long chen was extremely irritated by these mouth-sprayers. he had wanted to be low-key, first seeing the situation in the vermilion bird empire before thinking of how he was going to propose. he had thought that he had to know the other side first before he could be sure of victory.
however, now that he was being targeted by these brainless scholars, his fury instantly surged. as a result, he no longer cared about being low-key and whatnot. he directly sat on the stage and challenged those fellows.
“a frog at the bottom of a well cannot speak of the sea, a summer bug cannot speak of winter? you say that my hands are soaked in blood? then what about the chickens, ducks, and fish that you eat? are you not soaked in blood as well?
“sorry, but i’m a vegetarian. i don’t touch meat or fish,” sneered the scholar, seemingly prepared for such an argument.
“so a vegetarian doesn’t kill? why don’t you look at the bottom of your shoe?” retorted long chen.
that person was startled. seeing everyone look at him, he sneered, “i don’t know what you’re talking about.”
however, he still lifted his foot. this shoe was completely clean, the bottom so glossy without the slightest imperfection. the vermilion bird city was so clean to the point of being untouched by dust.
“and? did you want to buy my shoe? sorry, but these shoes are for scholars only. you’ll never wear them in this lifetime,” mocked the scholar.
“idiot, is a pair of shoes enough to make you ascend to the heavens? i was talking about your other shoe,” said long chen indifferently.
the scholar then raised his other foot. the bottom of this shoe was as glossy as the last, but there were some black spots on it. looking more closely, everyone saw that the black spots were tiny ants that had been stepped to death. their corpses were stuck to the bottom of his shoe.
“so, tell me, are you soaked in blood now?” asked long chen.
long chen’s words were a bit rascally, but the logic was there. just like that, long chen continued to con them. without getting past this con, they didn’t even need to think about talking reason.
“having me pay with my life is completely illogical. you’ve killed so many lifeforms, so what right do you have to criticize me?!” raged the scholar.
“i’m not the one criticizing you. these are your own criticisms. i’ve killed lifeforms, and you’ve killed lifeforms. although the quantity is vastly different, talking philosophically, there is no difference. are you not a pot calling the kettle black?” asked long chen.
all the scholars present had ugly expressions. long chen was too sinister. without resolving this matter, he refused to further debate anything. now, all the scholars had lost face.
“then according to you, how can such matters be resolved?” demanded the scholar who had stepped on the ants, throwing the problem back at long chen.
long chen smiled. “i’m also someone who likes talking reason. paying with your life really does seem a bit overboard. however, if you were to put away its corpse properly and kowtow three times, then wear mourning clothes beside the coffin for seven seven-day periods, it should be about right! if you agree, we can set this matter aside and keep debating.”
“you!” the scholar was enraged. according to the empire’s standards, only when close family passed away would someone wear mourning clothes beside the coffin. furthermore, most family would only be watched over for seven days. watching over it for forty-nine days was a treatment fit only for your own father or mother. after the forty-nine days were over, the children would observe mourning for three years.
although long chen didn’t request for him to observe mourning for three years, to stand by the ants’ coffin for forty-nine days was equivalent to treating the ants as solemnly as his own father and mother. that was no different than an insult.
“you brought disgrace upon yourself. you stepped on it, so you must pay for it. you scoffed and looked down on a certain person, attacking them not to talk reason, but to embarrass them and make yourselves appear learned and superior. since you want to trample someone else to elevate yourselves, you have to be prepared to fall and kneel in dogshit. i’m not someone who accommodates other people’s faults. if someone respects me, i respect them more. if someone takes a bite out of me, i’ll devour them whole. since you don’t care about your face, i won’t leave you any. if you agree, let’s continue. if you don’t agree, then this debate ends here. it’s all up to you.” long chen looked at the scholars indifferently.
long chen could see the fury in their eyes, but he didn’t care. if they wanted him in a bad mood, he’d have them in a bad mood. it would only be fair once everyone was pissed off.
“fine, i agree!”
in front of everyone’s shocked gazes, that scholar peeled off the ants from the bottom of his shoe and kowtowed to them three times.
everyone was shocked and then looked at the smiling long chen. now, this fellow had fully offended the philosopher institute.