Yan Shaozhe carved a deep gash across the ice, only coming to a stop after a long while.
Cai Meier hurried over and tremblingly helped Yan Shaozhe to his feet.
He struggled to raise his head, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He did not seem to have said anything just now, so why had that person slashed at him again?
Blood seeped from the corner of Yan Shaozhe's mouth as he glared furiously at Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao gave a disdainful smile. "What? You look pretty unconvinced."
"I despise people like you most. You have no strength, yet insist on putting on airs! One face in public, another behind the scenes."
"You... you!"
Yan Shaozhe clutched his chest in fury. "You can belittle my strength, but you cannot slander my noble character!"
"Oh, really?"
Ling Xiao asked coldly, "Do you really think your character is so noble?"
"When the heavenly lightning fell just now, wasn't your first thought to run?"
"You were only unable to escape because the heavenly lightning struck you first!"
Yan Shaozhe retorted angrily, "You! You are spouting nothing but nonsense!"
Seeing Ling Xiao belittle her husband, Cai Meier naturally could not tolerate it.
"That was so we would not all be focused down at once. Shaozhe only flew away first for that reason!"
After Qian Duoduo helped her up, Xian Lin'er immediately followed with a rebuttal.
"That's right! Shaozhe would never be so hypocritical! He is righteous and honorable, open and upright in all his actions! Don't even think about slandering him!"
Ling Xiao rubbed his forehead slightly.
"Why would I slander him? I merely want him to understand clearly before he dies."
Hearing Ling Xiao's words, everyone felt baffled.
Then Ling Xiao spoke again.
"Yan Shaozhe, you must be very curious about your true identity,