"Grand and proper-sounding reasons aren't enough to disguise the fact that you've slaughtered innocents," Jiang Shuo said heatedly. "Besides, with your methods, there's more than one way to get rid of Gu Ming. It didn't have to come to this extreme."
"But you can't deny that this was the most effective way," Liu Ruyan said, her expression grave. "And those disciples were either planted in Dream Red Pavilion by other sects, or had rotten character to begin with, or..."
"But their crimes didn't warrant death." Jiang Shuo rudely cut her off.
Watching Jiang Shuo's face darken with anger, Liu Ruyan's expression softened. Suddenly, she let out a giggle. She opened her hands lightly, a hint of playfulness in her eyes. "I've already done it. What can you do about it?"
As the master of Yulin Dream Red Pavilion, Liu Ruyan was skilled at handling people from every quarter, and she knew just how to deal with Jiang Shuo.
"You..." Jiang Shuo hadn't expected Liu Ruyan to have such a side to her. He was at once anxious and frustrated, yet there was nothing he could do about it.
His purpose in coming here wasn't only to demand an explanation; he also wanted answers. Jiang Shuo greatly admired Feng En's way of conducting himself and had taken him as a role model. But Feng En's actions clashed with the principles Jiang Shuo held dear, leaving him deeply confused and uncertain who was right and who was wrong.
"A gentleman must know what to do and what not to do. I, Jiang Shuo, swear to Heaven that no matter how low I sink, I will never stoop to such despicable acts!" After a long while, Jiang Shuo flung down those words and walked away without looking back.
Watching Jiang Shuo's retreating figure,