"The Heavenly Dao era was precisely when the Heavenly Gate Sect was being consolidated, and everything was in chaos... Everyone was overwhelmed by matters concerning their own territories. As for the Ye family, we could only hear one-sided accounts and never imagined that we would cause Junior Sister Ye to fall into this mire... Sigh, back then, Ye Longxin held power in the Ye family and had already prepared to marry Sect Master Senior Brother. How could the leaders of our various factions have imagined that things behind the scenes were so complicated?" Linghu Ying could not help sighing.
"Is that so? Not one of you stood up to question the matter back then, did you? You even ignored the objections of the Grand Sect Master and Li Rui. Although they died, to me—or compared to my suffering—it might even have been a kind of release. But did you truly believe Li Tianjing? Or were you merely trying to preserve your existing positions?!" Ye Cangxue's expression still barely changed. With an aloof bearing like snow atop a proud peak, it was no wonder she had raised such an outstanding daughter as Ye Liandong.
Hearing this accusation, Linghu Ying drew a deep breath before saying, "Junior Sister Ye, perhaps your Ye family was extremely complicated, but how was our Linghu family line any different? Back then, although I vaguely sensed that there was more to the matter, what could I have done? The elders of the family likewise forbade us from interfering too deeply in the Sect Master's family affairs. Besides, Ye Longxin personally tried to persuade us, and Sect Master Senior Brother explained that you and Li Rui had long been in love, while the Grand Sect Master doted on Li Rui and had deliberately tried to break them apart.