"Ji Hanxing was Yue Wuyang's disciple. She would testify for you?" the Dragon Elephant Marquis sneered.
The Dragon Elephant Marquis commanded the entire Dragon Elephant Divine Martial Battalion and was one of the eighteen hereditary nobles. Naturally, he knew Ji Hanxing was Yue Wuyang's disciple.
In fact, both the Dragon Elephant Marquis and Yue Wuyang were important figures in the Jade Ripple Great Emperor's camp, and they knew many secrets.
Ning Xiaochuan sighed. "To tell you the truth, Miss Ji has passed away. She cared only for the realm and its people. Upright and unyielding, she called right right and wrong wrong. That was why, when she discovered Yue Wuyang had let the Heavenly Sound Sect's traitors escape, she broke with him without hesitation and tried to stop him. In the end, though, she died at his hands."
The Jade Ripple Great Emperor said, "Even if Yue Wuyang let the Heavenly Sound Sect's traitors escape, you should have reported it to the army's commander first. The commander would have punished him. Why did you pursue him all the way to the Imperial City and kill him yourself? What truth are you trying to cover up?"
The Jade Ripple Great Emperor fixed his gaze on Ning Xiaochuan, intent on catching every detail.
Ning Xiaochuan's eyes grew distant. "To tell you the truth, Miss Ji Hanxing and I once had feelings for each other."
A wave of murmurs swept through the hall.
Standing on the left side of the hall, Yu Qianqian's mouth fell open. She stamped her foot in anger and started toward Ning Xiaochuan, but the Great Golden Roc King caught her with one hand and held her firmly in place, refusing to let her cause a scene.
Ning Xiaochuan continued, "When she died in my arms, hatred blinded me.