Drugged?!
A flicker of cold light passed through Xia Ping's eyes. Drugging a woman in plain sight at a banquet and leaving her unconscious— even an idiot could tell what they wanted to do to her.
Anger surged inside him. He fixed his gaze on the Huajing City examinees, a trace of killing intent rising from the depths of his eyes.
Jiang Yaru was furious, too. If they hadn't arrived in time, she couldn't imagine what might have happened to Nangong Wu at their hands. These people were far too brazen and lawless.
Perhaps they thought that, as descendants of Huajing City's powerful families, with their deep family connections, they could do anything they wanted without fear of punishment.
"Whoever drugged her, step forward now. I guarantee I'll only break your third leg. Nothing else. I mean what I say." Xia Ping narrowed his eyes and stared at them.
"Classmate, you've got it wrong. We didn't drug her. We just invited her to have a few drinks."
"That's right. Isn't it perfectly normal to have a few drinks at a banquet? Why make such a fuss?"
"Exactly. She only passed out because she can't hold her liquor."
A dozen or so Huajing City examinees stepped forward, each adding their own words as they insisted Nangong Wu had passed out because she couldn't hold her liquor, not because she'd been drugged.
"That's what really happened. If you don't believe us, you can ask this classmate. He came with this young lady, too. We had no ulterior motives." One of the Huajing City examinees pointed at Qin Muyang and asked him to back them up.
Xia Ping, Chu Rong, and Jiang Yaru all looked at him.
"I—this..."
Qin Muyang hesitated, his expression shifting. Gritting his teeth, he said, "That's right. Nangong Wu