Nie Li stood on the stage, calmly surveying everyone below.
Seeing that no one echoed
Shen Hong's veins bulged on his arms. He naturally wasn't about to let it go and raised his voice again: "Since all the family heads are present today, there is something I must say. My Sacred Family has been loyal to the
Shen Hong looked toward Nie Li, paused, and continued with a choking tone: "Our juniors have indeed acted inappropriately and offended Young Master Nie Li. But young people are bound to have conflicts now and then. I humbly ask Young Master Nie Li to forgive them. This old man apologizes on their behalf!"
Hearing Shen Hong's words, Nie Li couldn't help but curse internally. That old fox Shen Hong was deliberately redirecting all the blame onto the juniors, trying to muddy the waters. If the root cause was supposedly the juniors' fault, and the Wind Snow Family was simply suppressing the Sacred Family to vent anger on Nie Li's behalf, then the Wind Snow Family would look incredibly petty. Young people were spirited by nature — occasional conflicts were hardly unusual. If every family were to mobilize over such matters, the City of Radiance would descend into chaos.
Shen Hong was truly cunning. Ye Xiu and Ye Shuo let out cold snorts but said nothing. They wanted to see how Nie Li would handle this.
"Senior Shen Hong must be joking," Nie Li said, his voice ringing out clear. "It's true that I've had conflicts with Shen Yue and Shen Fei. But if Lord
The experts from the various families murmured among themselves. The idea that the Wind Snow Family would suppress the Sacred Family over a conflict between juniors did seem far-fetched. The Wind Snow Family had always conducted themselves with integrity — they were unlikely to do something so petty.
"Since it wasn't because of Young Master Nie Li, then why is the Wind Snow Family targeting our Sacred Family?" Shen Hong completely ignored the discussions among the other families' experts, and snorted. "Furthermore, I have another question — why hasn't the City Lord arrived yet? Are you deliberately hiding something? Was there some other motive behind gathering us here?"
Shen Hong's eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of cold glinting within them. He cupped his fists toward the assembled family heads: "Previously, our Sacred Family's members encountered Young Master
Shen Hong's words struck like a stone cast into still waters, sending ripples through the crowd. City Lord Ye Zong had been assassinated? How could such a thing happen? Impossible!
But if the City Lord were still alive, wouldn't Shen Hong's claims be easily exposed?
Everyone was stunned. Under normal circumstances, none of them would have believed a word Shen Hong said. But the City Lord had yet to appear, and that made things suspicious. With an assembly of this magnitude, it would be impossible for Nie Li to preside over it!
Glancing at the expressions and attitudes of the various family experts, the corner of Shen Hong's mouth curled into a faint smile. He glanced at Nie Li on the stage — *Kid, playing games with me? You're still too green!*
The other families' experts showed hesitation on their faces. Could it possibly be true?
The assassination of the City Lord was no small matter — it would likely shake the entire City of Radiance to its foundations!
Ye Xiu, Ye Shuo, and those who knew the truth burned with fury upon hearing Shen Hong's words. The one who had assassinated Ye Zong was Ye Han himself. They never expected this shameless wretch Shen Hong to twist the incident into an accusation against others.
Fortunately, Ye Zong had been saved by Nie Li. Otherwise, Shen Hong's frame-up might well have succeeded, and the entire City of Radiance would have been thrown into turmoil! Shen Hong was indeed as cunning and venomous as a serpent!
"Hahaha!"
Hearing Huyan Lanruo's words, the experts of the various families still harbored some lingering doubts and unease, but they felt somewhat reassured. Huyan Lanruo was one of Ye Zong's most trusted people — there was no reason for him to lie as well.