As he spoke, he pointed to Chu Liu, who was bound hand and foot and forced to his knees. "This beast murdered his own master! It's an act that heaven itself cannot forgive. Today, I will kill this traitor with my own hands!"
Guo Sheng's mouth fell open, as if he wanted to say something, but after seeing the fierce look in Zhao Lin's eyes, he ultimately said nothing.
The authorities did not permit commoners to carry out private executions, but there was one exception: avenging a blood relative.
It's as the adages say: "A son who fails to seek revenge is no son at all," and "One cannot live under the same sky as their parents' murderer."
This meant that to not avenge your parents' murder made you an unworthy child; you simply could not coexist with their killer.
"A teacher for a day is a father for a lifetime," so avenging a master was considered the same.
If Zhao Lin killed Chu Liu, not only would the authorities not charge him with murder, they might even commend him.
