Gao Mo nodded, looked toward Fang Yun, and said, "May I ask, Void Sage Fang, whether you admit to killing Lei Zhongmo?"
"I killed him," Fang Yun answered indifferently.
The Lei Family immediately began hurling curses, though none dared use excessively foul language.
"Silence!" At Wu Jiu's command, a powerful force enveloped the Lei Family, sealing the mouths of everyone except their Great Scholars.
"There is one thing I do not understand. Why did you kill Lei Zhongmo? I already know that you said he deserved to die and that you wanted to kill him, but I would prefer that you not give that answer." Gao Mo enforced the law impartially, without showing undue favoritism toward Fang Yun.
The members of the Zong and Lei Families secretly breathed sighs of relief. Gao Mo had not bent the law out of personal favoritism. Speaking to a Void Sage in such terms was already quite blunt.
The Wu Lord suddenly interjected, "Wasn't it only right and proper for Fang Yun to kill the Lei Family's patriarch?"
Many people smiled. The Wu Lord had a point.
"Wu Lord, please conduct yourself with dignity!" Gao Mo rebuked him without the slightest courtesy.
The Wu Lord chuckled, unconcerned.
"Please answer, Void Sage Fang," Gao Mo said.
Fang Yun gazed into the distance at the Yangtze River, which had regained its calm, gleaming like frost beneath the moon.
"There were many reasons to kill Lei Zhongmo. I will pick a few important ones. Never mind if I leave any out; there really are too many."
Fang Yun's words drew sighs from many people. The Lei Family's deeds against him were so numerous that all the bamboo in the world would not suffice to record them. The Wu Lord had not been wrong at all.
Zong Ganyu,