After kowtowing for a long time, it was enough to show their sincerity and their respect for Zhongli.
Why was Zhongli unmoved?
Dai Hao and the Duchess raised their heads to look at Zhongli, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.
Seeing this, the onlookers had a look of watching a spectacle. Although they were puzzled, they did not make a sound, just quietly watching to see how things would develop.
Zhongli appears, but treated Dai Hao and the Duchess with "cold violence," not saying a word. How could this not make people wonder?
"Lord Martial God, I beg you, save my son Yueheng..."
The White Tiger Duchess still wanted to make a last effort. After saying this, she bowed to Zhongli again, like a mother deeply concerned for her child.
Seeing this, Dai Hao hesitated for a moment, then followed his wife in kowtowing.
He felt that Zhongli was a bit strange, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Zhongli stood with his hands behind his back, just looking at the two, unmoved.
"???"
Including Dai Hao and the Duchess, everyone was full of questions.
They had shown such sincerity, why was the Martial God still silent? Was it still not enough?
"Please, Lord Martial God, enlighten us..."
Dai Hao cupped his hands towards Zhongli and said.
Hearing this, Zhongli opens sideways at Dai Hao, his amber eyes sizing him up.
The Duchess and Xuan Zi looked up at Dai Hao, then at Zhongli, also puzzled as to why they were being treated with cold violence.
It was said that the Martial God Zhongli was handsome and kind-hearted, how could he stand by and do nothing?
Facing the questioned looks of the crowd, Zhongli remained unmoved and said, "I am the Geo Archon, Morax. All I seek is to live in a corner, protecting the peace of the people."
"Even though my divine power is vast, there are still many regrets in my heart."
"If you can resolve the regrets in my heart, what harm is there in me kowtowing to you!"
Everyone: "..."
A deity, and he has regrets too?
Wait, something seems off!
They came to ask the Martial God to save Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng. If the Martial God was willing to save Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng would naturally be a simple matter, and the others would be the same.
But what does the Martial God mean by this?
He still has many regrets in his heart, and if someone can resolve them, he is willing to bow to that person...
There were smart people present, and in a daze, they seemed to understand something, but vaguely felt that things were not that simple.
The Martial God's words seemed to be saying: If kowtowing works, he is willing to give it a try!
But their identities are different; he is a deity, and they are just "ordinary people."
He should seek deities who can help him make up for his regrets, not pin his hopes on ordinary people like them.
Wait, they seem to understand again!
They shouldn't be seeking the Martial God, but instead pin their hopes on deities who can help them.
"Lord Martial God, with your vast divine power, is there anything you cannot resolve?"
Dai Hao said with confusion and reluctance.
He understood Zhongli's meaning, he wouldn't save him!
But he was unwilling!
Even if he disliked his wife, Dai Yueheng was still his son, a very outstanding son.
The deity before him definitely had the means to save Dai Yueheng, but he wanted to "stand by and do nothing," which was truly heartless.
"Great power can indeed achieve many things that ordinary people cannot, and destruction is infinitely easier than creation."
"The wear and tear of old friends, the passing of companions, are beyond my power to save."
At this point, Zhongli paused and looked at Dai Hao and the Duchess, then continued, "I am unwilling to interfere with human choices. What deities can do is merely guide humans towards a certain direction."
"Dai Hao, if I save Dai Yueheng today, will I have to save Huo Yueheng, Li Yueheng tomorrow..."
"Why don't I just take control, use my power to suppress the entire Douluo Continent, and kill anyone who dares to fight!"
"For me, this is a trivial matter!"
Upon hearing this, everyone shuddered, their gazes towards Zhongli changing.
Especially Dai Hao and the Duchess, they only sought Zhongli's help, not to be ruled by him.
As nobles who ruled over others, why would they want to be ruled by a deity?
"Lord Martial God, this must not happen!"
"Yes, Lord Martial God! The current situation is favorable, please do not act rashly!"
"..."
"If I were to rule the Douluo Continent, it would be a world without strife, without the oppression of nobles. In my eyes, both nobles and commoners are my people."
"Thus, there would be no evil soul masters causing trouble, and everyone would be equal..."
"Such a world, how wonderful, why are you unwilling?"
Zhongli retorted, naturally knowing the reasons, but he did not speak them.
"This..."
Everyone fell silent. If they were commoners, they would naturally be willing to be ruled by the Martial God, to rise up and achieve equality.
But they were nobles, and the interests of the nobles were built on the exploitation of the commoners. If they did not exploit the commoners, what use was the identity of a noble?
If the entire world were forbidden from using force, what would be the purpose of cultivation?
Wasn't it to stand out and achieve longevity?
If this were forbidden, it would cut off all hope for the nobles and soul masters!
"Martial God, you just don't want to save my son Yueheng, why make it sound so grand!"
The Duchess couldn't take it anymore, stood up, and said with a frosty expression.
"My son Yueheng is just a child, saving him is a simple matter for you, why, why won't you do it?"
The Duchess was not irrational, nor did she think of all these twists and turns.
As a mother, her only goal was to save her son, with no other thoughts.
Now that the Martial God was unwilling to save him, her hope was shattered, and it was normal for her to go mad.
Dai Hao really wanted to scold his wife, but the words reached his lips and he swallowed them back.
What reason did he have to scold his wife?
Dai Yueheng was his wife's son, and also his son.
The Martial God's words made sense, but... Dai Yueheng was, after all, their son.
He knew that saving Dai Yueheng would have a chain reaction, but that was for the Martial God to consider, not them!
Zhongli glanced at the White Tiger Duchess and sighed.
He had made it clear enough, but the White Tiger Duchess was solely focused on saving Dai Yueheng, not caring about what other consequences might arise.
No relation, no benefit, just selfishness...
Was she treating him as a tool deity?
"You are really being unreasonable, aren't you?"
At this moment, Paimon flew to Zhongli's side and pointed at the White Tiger Duchess.
"Zhongli doesn't want to disrupt the balance of the Douluo Continent, nor does he want to interfere with human choices, letting you develop on your own."
"If you ask him to save your son today, someone will ask him to revive so-and-so tomorrow, and the day after someone will ask him to unify the Douluo Continent…"