The Worship Hall.
Holy light suffused the hall, where all the worship elders had gathered. Their eyes were fixed on the intimate scene on the Heavenly Screen, their expressions varied.
The next instant, crack!
Golden Crocodile slammed his palm onto the jade table, stirring the fine dust throughout the hall. His face burned with fury as he thundered, "Outrageous!"
"Xiao Xue has been nothing but sincere toward him! To help him brave Slaughter City, she even took another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from Spirit Hall's treasury of accumulated treasures! And an incomparably precious Head Soul Bone at that! She spared nothing to help him, giving him her whole heart!"
"And what does that brat do? In the future, he actually dares to get entangled with another woman behind Xiao Xue's back!"
He turned toward Qian Daoliu, who sat in the seat of honor, his voice ringing with righteous indignation. "Big Brother! In my opinion, once that brat comes out of Slaughter City, we must punish him properly and hammer some rules into him! Let him understand that Spirit Hall's holy maiden is not someone he can mistreat as he pleases!"
The other worship elders nodded in agreement, and a chorus of assent immediately filled the hall.
Yet Qian Daoliu remained composed in the seat of honor, showing not the slightest anger.
He raised a hand and calmly gestured for silence, his voice measured and clear:
"You are all too caught up in appearances."
"For a capable male Soul Master, having three wives and four concubines is simply the way of the world."
His gaze settled on the Heavenly Screen, his eyes carrying the weathered insight of someone who had seen through the world. "As long as that child Li Xun always keeps Xiao Xue in his heart, acknowledges her