"Chu Youyou Yuan, I truly underestimated you. I never thought your ability to talk nonsense and fabricate facts was this formidable."
"I have no idea what benefits Chu Feng gave you, but to slander the two of us like this is truly shameless."
"Regardless, we are both Supreme Elders of the Chu Heavenly Clan. What you are doing now is nothing short of insubordination."
After Chu Youyou Yuan's testimony, neither Chu Zhiyuan nor Chu Haoyan's grandfather could sit still any longer. The two Supreme Elders pointed at Chu Youyou Yuan and began berating him with righteous indignation.
However, compared to their frantic denials, Chu Youyou Yuan appeared remarkably calm.
"There is no need for you two to make excuses. I have no desire to argue with you. I came here today to present the facts and restore justice for Chu Feng," Chu Youyou Yuan said.
"What big words! Who do you think you are? Everything you say is supposed to be the truth?" Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather questioned furiously.
"The evidence is conclusive. I honestly don't understand what you two have left to deny," Chu Youyou Yuan said.
"Conclusive evidence? Where is it? Words are worthless — if you have any, then show them."
Hearing Chu Youyou Yuan say this, Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather actually grew even more confident.
He firmly believed that in a matter like this, Chu Youyou Yuan absolutely could not produce the so-called evidence. And by Chu Youyou Yuan making this claim, he had actually handed him the perfect opening. As long as he latched onto this point and Chu Youyou Yuan failed to produce real evidence, the crowd would only grow more convinced that Chu Youyou Yuan was lying.
Meanwhile, everyone was watching Chu Youyou Yuan, waiting to see the hard evidence he spoke of.
After all, Chu Youyou Yuan's account had been detailed and convincing. Quite a few people had already started to believe that what he said might actually be true — that Chu Feng might have genuinely been wronged.
"The evidence is what these old eyes have seen," Chu Youyou Yuan said, pointing to his own eyes.
"What? That's..."
These words from Chu Youyou Yuan left everyone dumbfounded.
His own personal observation was supposed to be evidence? That was far too much of a stretch. He was treating everyone present like fools.
At that moment, even those who had previously felt Chu Youyou Yuan's account might be true began to suspect he was fabricating everything.
At the very least, he could not produce any real evidence — and that only proved he was talking out of thin air.
"Youyou Yuan, if you intend to stand up for Chu Feng, then you had better produce proper evidence. Otherwise, it is merely your word, and no one will believe it," Chu Hanpeng said.
"I told you — what this old man has witnessed is proper evidence," Chu Youyou Yuan said.
"Lord Youyou Yuan, I once respected and revered you so deeply. I never imagined that all it would take was a few benefits from Chu Feng for you to twist the truth and wrong a fellow clansman."
"Lord Hanpeng, you must stand up for me."
Chu Ruoshi, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly dropped to her knees and performed a full prostration before Chu Hanpeng. Her eyes had turned red, and two streams of hot tears rolled down her cheeks — as though she had truly suffered some enormous injustice.
"Lord Hanpeng, this Chu Youyou Yuan is insubordinate and spouting lies. I implore you to intervene," Chu Haoyan's grandfather said, also dropping to one knee.
"Lord Hanpeng, the Clan Chief is not here, and you hold the power of life and death within the clan. What Chu Youyou Yuan is doing is an act of betrayal against our clan. I hope Lord Hanpeng will act according to our clan's rules and punish him severely."
At the same time, Chu Zhiyuan's grandfather also dropped to one knee. His words were even more sinister than those of Chu Ruoshi and Chu Haoyan's grandfather — he was directly calling on Chu Hanpeng to punish Chu Youyou Yuan.