"The Jie Family can guarantee her too."
Jie Zilong followed close behind and stood beside Shang Yue. "Our two families can guarantee that Jiang Shi absolutely isn't the murderer."
"Young Master Shang, Instructor Jie..." Lu Wangji's head did not move, but his eyes shifted until he could watch Shang Yue, like an eagle surveying its prey or a wolf glancing back. "Do you have the authority to make this decision on behalf of your families?"
"Jiang Shi isn't an ordinary person. She slaughtered members of a Scholar Clan, used cruel methods, was born into a lowly family, and wields the Calamity Force. She could be called evil by nature. If she's indulged, the consequences will be endless. Are your two families really going to guarantee her?"
By the time he finished, his voice had become extremely stern, almost threatening.
"Although the court is currently governed by Prime Minister Shang, that doesn't mean the Shang Family can cover the sky with one hand." Chen Lincuan spoke coldly as well. "If Jiang Shi were also a member of a Scholar Clan, that would be one thing. But she's merely a commoner black belt who committed such heinous crimes. If even this can be indulged and forgiven, then what difference is there between our Liang Kingdom and the brutal Northern Barbarians? No propriety, righteousness, integrity, or shame; no distinction between superior and inferior, noble and base; Heaven's principles overturned, good and evil slaughtering each other. Have you forgotten the Rebellion of the Five Clans two hundred years ago?!"
"No need, no need." Zhou Ye tried to smooth things over. "It's only a murder case, nowhere near as serious as the Rebellion of the Five Clans. Let the Three Courts handle it. Why argue until your faces turn red? Besides, the Rebellion of the