Chapter 1144: Addressing the Symptoms, Not the Root Cause

Han Jing looked at Xia Wu: “Taking A zhu away is not a problem. It seems that, generally, those people won’t easily clash with the island’s guests, so it’s unlikely they’d make an enemy out of us over A zhu. But this girl’s personality is quite stubborn; it’s unlikely she would leave her family behind and leave on her own. What to do? I admire her determination, yet I’m also troubled by her decision. Considering it from her perspective, helping her is really not easy.”

This kind of thing is actually not a big deal; it’s just oppression between different classes. As pearl farmers, Grandpa Zhu and his granddaughter have no power to resist their current fate, so Han Jing and the others can save them for a while, but not for a lifetime. It’s a temporary fix, not a permanent solution.

The only way to help A zhu escape the predicament is to take her away from Yunzhu Island.

Han Jing and the others can help with this, but it’s unlikely they can take both grandparents. Because one A zhu is already a burden to them, even if they agree, they still wouldn’t know how to settle her. And Grandpa Zhu is already elderly; even if Han Jing and the others could take him away, it might not be good for him. The back-and-forth would be too much for him to bear.

Having already intervened and decided to help, yet there’s really no better solution to this kind of situation.

Xia Wu, having been the Island Master of Xia Gui Island for so many years, naturally understands the real life circumstances of these people better than Han Jing. So the truth is, it’s not that they lack the ability to help, but that helping would be in vain.

So many times, it’s not that everyone lacks good intentions, but in the real environment and stratum, your momentary goodwill doesn’t provide them with any tangible help and instead becomes a burden.

Yet, after all, most people are emotional. To coldly observe such bullying of the weak would indeed be too heartless.

“How about waiting for Su Yu and the others to come and see if they have any better ideas?” Han Jing thought, were it to happen in their Hanjing City, this matter could be easily resolved. They have plenty of estates in the Princess Mansion, and occasionally taking in a pitiful person or two is doable.

Unfortunately, this is the Futu Realm, where the strong reign supreme, and spirit cultivators are everywhere. Strength is everything; those without it are like ants in this world, always at risk of being crushed by the slightest of matters, and no one can stand up for them.

At this moment, Han Jing suddenly felt that the decision to isolate the Spirit Cultivation Realm on the Spirit Flame Continent was indeed very necessary.

Compared to the cultivators in the Spirit Cultivation Realm, ordinary people are the majority. They have their own way of survival, while spirit cultivators are akin to gods among them, leaving them with no ability to resist and only to endure silently. If they were to be mixed together, it would truly be extremely difficult for them.

It’s a pity that here in the Futu Realm, it’s a place inherently ruled by power and sharply divided by class. Without strength, everything is just empty talk.

Even for Han Jing and the others, if they were in a place like Phoenix City, they too would likely face the risk of oppression at any time, and they would be powerless to do anything about it.

In this world, strength is everything.