"Grand Elder, don't act rashly. Please let me get to the bottom of this first."
Just as the Grand Elder moved, the clan leader at the head seat was a step faster. In the blink of an eye, he swept past the Grand Elder and blocked his path.
"Get to the bottom of it? What is there left to ask?" The Grand Elder forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart, his tone far from friendly.
The clan leader did his utmost to explain, "Since they came here, that alone proves there must be another side to this matter."
"What other side? In this old man's view, they are clearly arrogant beyond measure, showing no regard whatsoever for our Night Clan. Clan Leader, this old man knows you are kindhearted and unwilling to make enemies."
"But those not of our race are sure to harbor different hearts. The harm those outsiders inflicted upon the Night Clan back then remains fresh in this old man's memory."
"Leave this matter to this old man. Afterward... you may still be the Night Clan's clan leader and continue being your great good man."
The Grand Elder barked sternly, his tone aggressive and brooking no doubt.
As he spoke, an even more tyrannical aura spread from his body, shrouding the clan leader before him.
"Grand Elder, you..."
The clan leader cried out indignantly, but his body was pinned down by that overwhelming aura, leaving him utterly unable to move.
The Grand Elder ignored him again. He turned to glare at Third Elder Bai Touweng beside him, then strode out of the main hall.
"So it was you two who killed the steward of this old man's residence?"
The moment he emerged, the Grand Elder swiftly sized up Su Shi'er and Ren Ze. His eyes could not