Where is there such a good thing, coming out of prison and being cleaned up just the same? The law judges you as a matter of law, what does it have to do with gang vendettas?
This rule is only spoken by people who care about face, those who don't care don't mind whether you've retired or not.
Moreover, after retiring, the Heng Mountain Sect is no longer Liu Zhengfeng's backing. If he doesn't find new backing, won't he sooner or later be killed?
Conversely, becoming an official is much better. After all, most people still have some awe for the officials unless there is deep blood vendetta, they won't casually find trouble with officials.
Furthermore, looking at the rank of Assistant General, it's not bad. Duanmu Huai asked Wang Yuyan and learned that Assistant General is a Third Rank military official, just below General and Deputy General. It's not just any ninth rank petty official. It shows Liu Zhengfeng put in a lot of effort for this.
