"Steward Xu, this is my family's business. What does it have to do with you?"
Gong Dao Yi snapped.
Xu Yi replied coldly, "Sect Master Gong's family affairs are naturally none of my concern. But someone has reported that Gong Xiuhua has abused the law. I'm here to take her back to the Discipline Department for questioning. Tell me, which matters more: Sect Master Gong's family affairs or the affairs of the Sacred Court?"
"Unbelievable. Compared with Eldest Brother, we haven't got an ounce of an official's dignity. Look at him—he flaps his lips and spins a lie so outrageous it'd make the dead rise from their graves."
Fei Si praised him sincerely, sending his words to Qu Ying, Qiu Dao Ming, and Li Tong through voice transmission.
Qu Ying replied by voice transmission, "Of course. Otherwise, how would he be our Eldest Brother?"
While the four of them exchanged voice transmissions, Su Jianming spoke up. "Steward Xu, if there really is a major case and you need to take Gong Xiuhua away, please do. We won't cover for her."
He'd already seen through it. Xu Yi had plainly come to stand up for Gong Xiuhua, even going so far as to brandish the Discipline Department's authority. What else could they do?
It was clear that neither soft nor hard tactics would work on this man.
They might as well let him take Gong Xiuhua away, lest they offend Commander Tong. More importantly, he'd already checked with Su Qin several times, and Gong Xiuhua couldn't produce any evidence.
Even if this matter came to light, it wouldn't prove anything.
Gong Dao Yi froze, about to speak, when Su Jianming sent him a voice transmission. "What kind of man is Xu? Do you think you can kill that wicked son in