Zong Ganyu reached up to stroke his silver beard and said, "I ask only one question: with the Western Sea Dragon Sage's edict before us, can Fang Yun be named as the murderer of the Lei Family's patriarch?"
"The Western Sea Dragon Sage speaks with a golden mouth and jade words, his mouth bearing heaven's law. We ought to obey him. But since His Majesty the Western Sea Dragon Sage has said this, he must have evidence. Does this edict contain any?" Gao Mo asked.
Lei Tingzhen said furiously, "The Western Sea Dragon Sage is the supreme sovereign of the Dragon Race and the lord of the Western Sea. The fact that he issued an edict is itself the strongest evidence! Elder Gao, are you questioning His Majesty the Western Sea Dragon Sage?"
Gao Mo said, "We scholars may rebuke the myriad demons below and question Sage Kong above. Why should we not question the Western Sea Dragon Sage?"
That single sentence left Lei Tingzhen speechless. In fact, the Human Race had long possessed a spirit and tradition of "questioning antiquity." People merely approached their doubts about Sage Kong indirectly, whereas Great Scholars who criticized earlier Half-Sages had always existed. Critiquing sages was one of the important means by which human Great Scholars advanced further.
"A Dragon Sage's edict is almost equivalent to a human sage's edict. Once it gains the approval of the sages, this edict will take effect. Elder Gao, I believe we should leave this matter to the Eastern Sage Pavilion," Zong Ganyu said.
Gao Mo glanced at Zong Ganyu, knowing that the Zong Family wanted to seize control over the entire affair.
At present, among the Human Race, only the Hall of Punishment and the Eastern Sage Pavilion were likely to obtain authority over this matter.