"Judge Venerable Xue, you may question them. Normally, I could leave this matter alone, but since Xu Yi is involved, I'll let you judge it impartially to avoid anyone accusing me of favoritism."
Director Yu graciously relinquished control, handing it back to Judge Venerable Xue. Through her veil, her amused gaze settled on Xu Yi.
She had originally meant to offer Xu Yi a little comfort. After all, he'd been caught in the crossfire because of her.
But when Xu Yi arrived, he'd shown admirable backbone, not even sending her a thought to ask for help. So she simply gave him no chance to send one. She wanted to see how the fellow would get himself out of this in the end.
Now that Fan Cheng and the others had joined in, the whole affair had become even livelier, and Director Yu was all the more eager to watch.
So, Xu Yi, you dared not cling to me and beg for help? Fine. I'll stand by and do nothing. Let's see how you get through this.
Judge Venerable Xue was in a foul mood, but there was no avoiding the matter now. He swept a cold gaze across the crowd, then fixed it on Fan Cheng. "You've been making the loudest fuss. You may explain why Xu Yi beat and injured the three of you."
Fan Cheng said, "This man failed to perform his duties and was demoted to a Yellow Turban Strongman. We went to console him, but he refused to appreciate our kindness and flew into a rage, viciously attacking the three of us. We were caught off guard and badly injured. Emissary Ding happened to be there when it happened. He can testify."
Fan Cheng couldn't help feeling glad that Xu Yi had been so arrogant. Emissary