"Clan Leader Yao Dan."
Gu Xun'er glanced at Xiao Yan, who had fallen to the ground with his chair due to his overly dramatic movements and had given up struggling altogether. Feeling somewhat speechless, she then looked at Lu Yuan, raising her brows in surprise. However, given the current situation, she temporarily abandoned the thought of speaking with Lu Yuan. Turning around, she nodded to Yao Dan.
"Clan Leader Yao Dan, there may have been some misunderstanding regarding this matter."
"These two are my friends."
"I know their characters and temperaments inside and out."
"I hope Clan Leader Yao Dan will handle this fairly and impartially."
"Not only to give my two friends justice, but also to give the Yao Clan justice in the eyes of others. What do you think?"
There was nothing wrong with Gu Xun'er's words on the surface.
But there were actually many issues hidden within them.
If she truly sought fairness and impartiality, she should not have mentioned that Lu Yuan and Xiao Yan were her friends. Once friends were involved, no matter how the situation turned out, it could never remain balanced. Her subsequent invocation of the Gu Clan's banner only made that even clearer. With just a few words, Gu Xun'er had made her stance unmistakably clear—she did not care how much grievance the Yao Clan had suffered, but at the very least, they had to give the Gu Clan an explanation they could accept!
This declaration made Yao Dan frown in surprise.
Naturally, it also startled the two elders who had led the Gu Clan's delegation. They were filled with the anger of being dragged into this, as well as the frustration of being unable to lose their tempers because they did not know the full story.
There were four Dou Saints