"Isn't it easier to just kill them? Why go through all the effort?" Li Yao asked.
[You just don't want to handle the paperwork for both sects,] the Empress responded, her voice laced with amusement.
[Besides, if you really killed them, since you can't kill the entire sect, a new leader would just emerge and we'd have the same problem.]
Li Yao's head tilted slightly in confusion. "Why can't I kill the entire sect?" she asked, genuinely puzzled by the limitation.
The Empress sighed deeply [Do you want to be labeled a demonic cultivator?]
"But they attacked first," Li Yao protested, feeling wronged.
[No one cares. If people can benefit by labeling you a demonic cultivator, they will,] the Empress explained. [Don't worry about it too much, this is actually a precaution.]
"Precaution?" Li Yao's eyes widened with curiosity.
