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Grandmother's figure gradually emerged through the vast sea of clouds and mist. I had been driven into such helplessness by that nest of snakes and rats that I could barely even argue back, but the moment I saw her, I flew over, my heart suddenly brightening. "Grandmother! What brings you here too?"
"Even when standing at the peak, there are still things one cannot refuse. The Sword Saint invited me to discuss matters concerning the Nine Regions, so I naturally couldn't turn him down—especially when it concerns saving all living beings under Heaven." Grandmother smiled and patted my shoulder. "Fighting Heaven and fighting earth are both inferior to fighting people. Heaven and earth have no reason to speak of, and cannot be defied. People, however, have reason, yet are unreasonable too. Whoever spins the most elaborate story will gather a crowd of blind followers, regardless of the truth."
"Mm. The truth will eventually come to light. No matter how you spin this, black can never become white!" I said as I looked at Xia Ruize.
Xia Ruize calmly looked at Grandmother and spoke first. "Grandmother, I didn't kill Master."
"Whether you killed him or not, I'll reserve judgment for now. But the people you brought have been saying one thing or another all day, and I'm displeased. If you truly regarded him as your younger brother, how could you refuse to help him smooth things over? Instead, you allowed several subordinates to slander him recklessly?" Grandmother glanced at Xia Ruize and the two Star Robes behind him before continuing. "Everyone knows what happened in Central Province. Do you really think that just because a few of you stand here, you can extract the truth? When hundreds of millions of common people say something is good, then it is good.