Wen Jingjing's actions came as a great surprise to everyone present. They could not understand why she had first demanded that one member of the Bai family die, then, when Bai Tianxiong had been willing to kill himself, stopped him from dying and even saved him.
What she said afterward stirred up even more questions. A scandal? Though Bai Tianxiong was not without flaws, his literary talent and martial arts were both exceptional. Where could such a scandal have come from?
Xiang Yang and Nan Fenglan had some guesses and understanding regarding Bai Tianxiong's affairs. Hearing this, the two exchanged a glance, communicating through their eyes. They knew that this scandal was, nine times out of ten, inseparable from Chu Qi, the Sect Master of the Yi Jian Sect.
"What scandal could I possibly have? You wanted me dead. Isn't it enough that I'm willing to die?"
Bai Tianxiong's originally dark face had become utterly ruined, the bitterness at the corners of his mouth nearly overflowing. As he looked at Wen Jingjing, there was fear in his eyes, but even more pleading.
"Heh, I worked as a cook in your North Courtyard for two years. I know every matter in your residence like the back of my hand.
"You have one wife and twelve concubines. Yet over the past year, you touched those women no more than three times. Every time, you merely went through the motions; some of them, you did not touch at all. Am I right?
"Why didn't you touch them? Was it because you couldn't, or was there another reason?"
Wen Jingjing was not breathtakingly beautiful, but when she smiled, she was dazzling and captivating. Her bright, sparkling eyes flashed with amusement, carrying deep mockery.
"Third Brother, you?"
Bai Tiansong and Bai Tianming were both utterly