Whether they were the people beside Li Qingxian or the trapped Divine Bow Sect members in the distance, all wore puzzled expressions.
The Divine Bow Sect members in the distance had already approached, standing more than ten zhang away from the Tomb Commandants, unable to understand why this man was kowtowing to Li Qingxian.
"Cui Shan thanks Mr. Gangfeng for his great kindness." After speaking, Cui Shan rose, his eyes slightly red.
Everyone suddenly understood. This kowtow had not been for Li Qingxian, but for Li Gangfeng.
Cui Shan continued, "Back then, my family had twenty mu of fertile land adjoining Chief Clerk Yue's land. Chief Clerk Yue grew greedy and demanded that my family sell it cheaply. It had been accumulated by our ancestors generation after generation, so naturally we refused. Who would have thought Chief Clerk Yue would repeatedly harm my family? One day, he claimed our cattle had eaten his grass; the next, he said our chickens had pecked at his grain. Before long, he even sent people in the night to dig up our crops. In just a few months, he hounded my family until it fell apart. That day, my whole family, young and old, went to Yue Manor to seek justice. After Chief Clerk Yue came out, he cursed us as unruly commoners, refusing to listen to a single word of reason, then sent people to chase and beat us. My four-year-old little sister was beaten until her head split and blood flowed. She died the next day. My parents were heartbroken, but Chief Clerk Yue pressed forward inch by inch, forcing us until we had no choice but to sell our fertile land at a dirt-cheap price. Within two years, my parents passed away one after the other. I was still young then