"Ah, so you're several teachers from White Deer Academy."
"Commander Zhang offers his respects."
Although Commander Zhang was deeply annoyed by the White Deer Academy disciples, he still cupped his hands with an ingratiating smile.
Those scholars seemed to have found their backbone. They stood beside Commander Zhang, gnashing their teeth with vicious gleams in their eyes as they pointed at Lin Bai and endlessly denounced the crimes of Lin Bai and the others!
"We ask that Commander Zhang punish these lawless wretches severely, to uphold the majesty of the iron laws of Chu!"
Commander Zhang sighed helplessly. These scholars were forever going on about the iron laws, forever going on about etiquette and morality. Just listening to them was enough to drive him mad.
"Men! Seize them!"
Left with no choice, Commander Zhang only wanted to deal with this matter quickly, then shake off these scholars and go drink by himself.
The guards who had come with Commander Zhang surged forward, surrounding Lin Bai and the others.
However, at that moment.
A cold snort suddenly came from the doorway. "Commander Zhang, what an imposing display! Even the High Minister whom the Chu Emperor just ennobled today is someone you can simply seize?"
Hearing the voice, everyone turned to look.
Commander Zhang and the scholars turned their heads and saw a group of richly dressed young men and women entering through the doorway.
The two people leading them were a man and a woman.
The man looked as handsome as Pan An, with an elegant and striking appearance, but his face carried an arrogant air that seemed to place him above all others.
The woman appeared to be middle-aged, yet her charm remained undiminished. Having shed the youthful awkwardness of a maiden, she possessed far more maturity and was even