Lu Yin stared blankly, unsure what he was supposed to feel. Hatred? Resentment? Something else? Wasn't it ridiculous? The Heavenly Sect had been at fault, yet the Lu family had to bear the consequences. This wasn't about right or wrong. The Six Directions Meeting needed an outlet. They had barely survived under the Heavenly Sect Era, and after the Heavenly Sect collapsed, the Eternal Clan had taken over and suppressed them. They needed someone to take revenge on, so naturally, the Lu family had become their target.
"Who decided to pin this crime on the Lu family?" Lu Yin asked.
Bai Qian looked up. "The Great Celestial Venerable."
Lu Yin closed his eyes. Of course. Only the Great Celestial Venerable had the authority to do that.
"The Great Celestial Venerable passed the judgment, but the proposal to convict the Lu family didn't come from her. The Six Directions Meeting had long held a grudge against the Primeval Space and needed an outlet. This proposal happened to give them one," Bai Qian said.
Lu Yin looked at her, his gaze deep. "Then who made the proposal?"
Bai Qian shook her head. "There are still things I can't know. Perhaps I'll find out once I defeat He Ran."
Lu Yin studied her closely. Her words could easily sound like a bargain, but he could tell she wasn't trying to negotiate. She was telling the truth.
The person who'd made the proposal had to be from the Six Directions Meeting, but that didn't mean the idea had originated with them. Perhaps it had come from the Four Sides Heavenly Balance.
The Four Sides Heavenly Balance understood the Six Directions Meeting. They'd convicted the Lu family to give the Six Directions Meeting an outlet for its resentment toward the Primeval Space. Using the power