Reincarnated as the Death Spider Queen, sacrificing Bibi Dong at the start

Having figured this out, Feng Ling was shocked, but she wisely chose to keep quiet.

"This way, sir. Her Majesty is not currently in the town's government office; she usually stays at the newly built beach villa at the back of the island to rest."

Feng Ling didn't say a word of nonsense. She respectfully bowed, then turned around and led the Sea Maiden Douluo away from the noisy crowd, quietly heading towards the private beach where Nan Feng was.

……

Soon, Feng Ling led the Sea Maiden Douluo through the bustling outer streets and arrived at a tranquil beach at the back of the island.

This is Nanfeng's private area, guarded by a very small number of people who have been granted special permission to approach.

After arriving at Purple Pearl Island, Feng Ling, with her Soul Saint cultivation, was easily absorbed into the core management team of Purple Pearl Island.

As a member of the management team, she had the authority to report directly to Nan Feng in person, so she had no obstacles along the way.

Of course, according to the rules set by Nanfeng, even if they are not in management, ordinary islanders can skip levels and come directly to this beach to find him if they encounter a truly urgent matter.

However, the cost of this "petitioning above the proper level" is extremely high.

If it's not a truly life-or-death matter, but rather some trivial, pointless dispute that bothers him, then the outcome is often extremely tragic.

Nan Feng established this seemingly contradictory rule because, on the one hand, he was naturally afraid of trouble and didn't want to be chased around by a group of illiterate people asking him all sorts of questions every day;

On the other hand, this is also an extremely high-pressure check and balance mechanism, used to absolutely prevent situations from arising on the island where the management deceives superiors and covers up the truth, and acts arbitrarily.

If a resident from the lower classes risks punishment by coming directly to him to report serious corruption on the island, and the relevant management officials either completely ignore it or pass the buck...

Nanfeng's approach to handling such cases has always been extremely simple and brutal—all those responsible are tied to stones and thrown into the sea to be fed to the fish.

The reason why Purple Pearl Island was able to develop so rapidly in just one year, and why the atmosphere on the island was so clean and efficient, was largely because Nan Feng would occasionally use this unreasonable and iron-fisted method to "examine" the officials under him.

Under this constant threat of losing their heads, no one dared to act recklessly.

The two walked forward on the soft white sand. From afar, Feng Ling could see Nan Feng, wearing shorts and sunglasses he had somehow acquired, comfortably lounging on a beach chair, sunbathing under a huge parasol.

"Your luck is pretty good."

Feng Ling lowered her voice and said to the Sea Maiden Douluo, "His Majesty the Demon God doesn't always stay on Purple Pearl Island. He leaves from time to time, either to wander in the deep sea and use absolute force to deal with the high-level sea spirit beast disputes that the Purple Pearl Navy can't handle, or he goes directly to the mainland to engage in high-level power struggles with the Heaven Dou Royal Family or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Today just happens to be his day off."

Just as the two were cautiously approaching from dozens of meters away.

Nan Feng, who was lying on the chair with his eyes closed, suddenly stirred.

An extremely faint yet powerful aura, like a needle poking at one's back, instantly locked onto the Sea Maiden Douluo.

"Alright, stop hiding there."

Nan Feng didn't even get up. She just lazily raised one small hand and casually took off her sunglasses. Her clear voice, carried by the sea breeze, clearly reached their ears: "Come on."

Being instantly locked onto by a level 98 peak Douluo, the Sea Maiden Douluo felt a slight tightening in her heart, put away all her contempt, and quickly followed Feng Ling to the parasol.

"Your Majesty."

Feng Ling respectfully performed a subordinate's salute, then turned to Nan Feng and introduced him, "This is one of the Seven Holy Pillar Guardians from Seagod Island, the Sea Maiden Douluo."

Nan Feng leaned back in his recliner, his heterochromatic eyes, one higher and one lower, scrutinizing the mermaid Douluo before him who possessed long, light blue hair, stunning beauty, and a touch of exotic charm.

"Oh? From Poseidon Island?"

Nan Feng raised an eyebrow. "What's up?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo did not answer immediately, but instead glanced at Feng Ling standing to the side out of the corner of her eye.

Feng Ling was also an extremely sensible person. She knew that the conversation that was about to begin was beyond her level to understand, so she immediately looked at Nan Feng, bowed slightly respectfully, and then turned around without saying a word and quickly left the private beach.

Only after Feng Ling's figure completely disappeared did the Sea Maiden Douluo take a deep breath and put away her usual mischievous and playful nature.

"Sea God Island, Sea Maiden Douluo greets Senior Demon God."

The Sea Maiden Douluo bowed slightly, performing a perfectly standard Soul Master salute, then raised her head, her clear blue eyes looking directly at Nan Feng, and stated her purpose directly:

"Senior, I have come on the orders of the High Priest to ask you a few questions."

"Poseidon Island is very curious: what is the purpose of such a peerless powerhouse as yourself going to such lengths to build so many world-changing infrastructure and trade facilities on Purple Pearl Island?"

"Furthermore... since what you've done has nothing to do with my Seagod Island, why do you insist on using my Seagod Island's name?"

Who taught you this logic in Chapter 165?

……

Upon hearing this, Nan Feng did not immediately answer the Sea Maiden Douluo's question.

He reached for the juice on the small table next to him, took a big sip through the straw, then narrowed his heterochromatic eyes slightly and asked instead of answering:

"Let me ask you, what do you think of what I'm doing on Purple Pearl Island right now—opening up shipping routes, establishing special zones, recruiting pirates, and providing livelihoods for civilians? What do the higher-ups on Seagod Island think about this?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo frowned slightly, but still answered truthfully: "The High Priest said that what you have done has improved the lives of the islanders and established the initial order of maritime shipping. To be fair, it is naturally a great thing that benefits the region."

"Since it's such a great thing to benefit the region, can your Seagod Island, with its strength and resources, actually do it?" Nan Feng then asked.

"What do you mean by this, senior?"

A hint of arrogance flashed in the eyes of the Sea Maiden Douluo: "My Seagod Island has a profound foundation, and the glory of the Seagod protects the four seas. This level of port construction and military deterrence is something my Seagod Island can easily accomplish if it so desires!"

"Good!" Nan Feng snapped his fingers. "Since your Seagod Island clearly has the ability to do it, and you also acknowledge that it is a great thing! Then why... for hundreds and thousands of years, have you Seagod Island simply watched these sea people struggle in poverty and the exploitation of pirates, and never personally stepped in to do it?"

Faced with Nan Feng's extremely sharp question, which carried a hint of moral blackmail, the Sea Maiden Douluo was stunned for a moment, and then a very serious expression appeared on her delicate and pretty face.

Not only was she not intimidated by Nan Feng's imposing manner, but she also retorted confidently, "What you're saying, senior, is completely unreasonable. Just because our Seagod Island 'can do it,' does that mean we 'have to do it'?"

"Poseidon Island has its own responsibilities!"

"Our primary, and only, mission as Soul Masters of Seagod Island is to protect the Seagod Temple and the legacy of Lord Seagod for generations to come! Not to become some kind of savior to deal with these mundane affairs!"

"Moreover, Poseidon Island is a place of pure faith, shrouded in the radiance of the gods!"

The Sea Maiden Douluo's tone turned somewhat serious: "If the Soul Masters of Seagod Island were to actively engage in these worldly commercial developments and establish special trade zones... they would inevitably fall into worldly conflicts of interest and deceit! This would only tarnish the purest faith of Seagod Island!"

"Furthermore, have you considered this, senior?"

The Sea Maiden Douluo looked at Nan Feng and said, "When it comes to the distribution of huge worldly interests, there is absolutely no such thing as absolute 'right' or 'wrong'! At that time, when humans break out into bloody conflicts over the battle for routes and gold coins, Seagod Island, being in the middle of it all, what position should it take to judge who is right and who is wrong?"

"More importantly, Poseidon Island protects this vast and boundless ocean! Not just the 'humans' on this ocean!"

"In the eyes of the Sea God, humans are nothing more than ordinary members of the billions of creatures and countless people born from this sea."

"If Poseidon Island uses the power of the gods to vigorously support human commercial development and favor the expansion of human civilization... then when human desires swell infinitely due to maritime trade, and in order to obtain resources, they indiscriminately hunt and persecute other innocent marine life..."

The Sea Maiden Douluo asked, enunciating each word clearly, "Then what role has our Seagod Island played in this ecological imbalance? Are we the guardians of the ocean, or accomplices in humanity's slaughter of other marine creatures?"

"The Sea God will not interfere with these matters. For the Sea God is the god of all living beings in this sea, not just humankind!"

"If deities rashly intervene in the struggles of mortal beings for survival and profit, what is right? What is wrong? In the face of the natural laws of heaven and earth, there are no absolutes regarding good and evil, right and wrong!"

"Unless it is a catastrophe that destroys the entire marine ecosystem and causes the extinction of all species, the gods should not interfere!"

"And Poseidon Island, as the guardian of this sea and the implementer of the sea god's will, should neither, nor be able to, interfere with these worldly developments!"

"..."

Quiet.

The only sound on the beach was the crashing of waves against the rocks.

Nan Feng remained leaning forward, listening quietly as the Sea Maiden Douluo finished her long speech.

After listening, Nan Feng's delicate face showed no anger at being refuted. Instead, a bright, even excited smile gradually bloomed on her face!

A burning light, unprecedented and extremely interested, burst forth from his heterochromatic pupils!

"Interesting... This is so interesting!"

Nan Feng couldn't help but clap his hands, and crisp applause rang out on the beach.

He pointed to the empty luxury chaise lounge next to him, his coldness and arrogance vanishing, replaced by a hint of warmth: "Come, come, sit down and talk, lie down and talk. Standing is tiring."

Seeing this, the Sea Maiden Douluo didn't hold back.

As a member of the sea witch clan, she was born with an extremely rare talent for "mind reading," enabling her to keenly perceive the good and evil in people's hearts.

Although the aura emanating from the Demon God Douluo before her was extremely strange, as if shrouded in a fog, her mind-reading technique was completely unable to glean any substantial images or thoughts from his mind.

However, that most basic hostility radar was still effective. She could feel very clearly that after she said those words, the other person not only completely let down all their guard and hostility, but even developed an extremely strong sense of "identification" and "goodwill" towards her!

The Sea Maiden Douluo walked over and lay down on the recliner in complete relaxation, even casually grabbing a grape from the table and popping it into her mouth.

"I'm curious."

Nan Feng turned his head and looked at her intently: "Who taught you that absolutely macro-neutral logic about 'gods not interfering with mortals' and 'humans being equal to other living beings'... all those philosophical and cold rational things?"

"Oh, these."

The Sea Maiden Douluo swallowed the grape and replied very naturally, "This is what the High Priest told me personally before."

"The high priest said that these were divine pronouncements and teachings personally given by the Sea God during the inheritance assessment."

The Sea Maiden Douluo recalled Poseidon's teachings, a hint of reverence flashing in her eyes: "The High Priestess told me that when she first took over the position of High Priestess in her youth, she also had the same confusion and impulsiveness as you."

"The high priest at that time also felt that since Poseidon Island possessed such great power, why not take the initiative to intervene in the development of the ocean? Why not use swift and decisive means to eliminate those pirates and help those weak sea people struggling in storms and poverty?"

"But later, the Sea God personally taught her the same principles in his divine mind, and helped her resolve her inner conflict."

The Sea Maiden Douluo stuck out her tongue somewhat embarrassedly: "When I was more playful and ignorant before, I asked a similar question, and the High Priest brought out this divine oracle again and taught me it exactly as it was."

After speaking, the Sea Maiden Douluo looked at Nan Feng with some confusion: "What's wrong, senior? Do you think there's something wrong with the High Priest... or rather, the Sea God's teachings?"

"Is there a problem? No! How could there be a problem!"

Nan Feng shook his head. "Not only do I not think there's a problem, I wholeheartedly agree! I admire it immensely!"

Nan Feng leaned back in his recliner, gazing at the blue sky and white clouds above, and let out a deeply contented sigh:

"You have no idea that all these years, on this continent where people talk about 'sacred glory' and 'justice and evil,' and where extreme double standards and hypocritical moral blackmail abound..."

Nan Feng turned his head and looked at the Sea Maiden Douluo, saying slowly and deliberately, "This is the first time I've heard such objective logic that suits my taste, that is so pure, and that is so sophisticated!"

"How can I describe that feeling..."

Nan Feng looked at the azure sky and let out a long breath. "It's like you've been trapped in a bandit's den for a very long time, surrounded by a bunch of savages who only know how to swing their fists and solve everything with violence."

"And just when you're about to get fed up to the extreme, you suddenly meet someone who is not only willing to reason, but can also explain the reasoning clearly and thoroughly."

"From the moment I came into this world..."

Nan Feng's voice gradually deepened, and a hint of undisguised disgust flashed in his heterochromatic eyes. "What I see and hear is always that crude and despicable 'survival of the fittest' mentality. It's always about whoever has the bigger fist gets to decide, and it's always about the extreme double standards and robber logic of 'you are guilty for doing it, and I am right for doing it'."