"Su Mo is innocent. I'm taking him with me!"
As that voice rang out, a faint breeze suddenly swept through the great hall.
The next moment, a fair-faced middle-aged man with an immortal air about him and two thin mustaches appeared abruptly within the hall.
"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"
All the elders, Duan Jingtian included, rose to their feet upon seeing the middle-aged man and bowed deeply to him.
"Mhm!"
The middle-aged man nodded slightly, then looked at Su Mo and said calmly, "Come with me."
Having said that, the middle-aged man spoke no further and turned to walk outside.
Su Mo was astonished. This middle-aged man was actually the Supreme Elder?
It was said that the Supreme Elder's status stood far above that of the Elder Council, comparable even to the Island Master.
Su Mo was puzzled. He had no connection whatsoever with the Supreme Elder, so why had the Supreme Elder come to help him?
However, this was clearly not the time to think about such things. Since he could escape, Su Mo naturally would not refuse.
Su Mo hurriedly turned and followed the Supreme Elder out.
"Hold it!"
Just then, Duan Jingtian suddenly shouted, "Supreme Elder, Su Mo has committed a monstrous crime. You cannot take him away!"
Hearing Duan Jingtian's words, the Supreme Elder halted and slowly turned to look at him.
"I say he is guilty, then he is guilty. I say he is innocent, then he is innocent!"
The Supreme Elder's words were calm, yet incomparably domineering. Whether Su Mo was guilty or not could be decided with a single word from him.
Su Mo was stunned. This Supreme Elder was truly imposing.
Several elders from Duan Jingtian's faction fell silent. No one dared stroke the Supreme Elder's fur the wrong way. Meanwhile, the Second