"Master, what's wrong? Did I do something wrong? Why did you hit me?"
Lin Qingxue's eyes brimmed with grievance. She truly could not understand what had come over her master.
He had just told her to step forward and expose Qin Wuyou, so why had he turned his fury on her in the blink of an eye?
That slap had been utterly merciless. It had actually knocked her cultivation down an entire level!
Sob, sob, sob!
At that moment, Lin Qingxue wept like a little rabbit that had been wronged, looking so pitiful that even the surrounding cultivators felt their hearts ache for her!
"Elder Lin Fang, what are you doing? Miss Qingxue is your personal disciple. How could you hit her? Besides, she hasn't done anything wrong. She merely spoke of the wrongs she suffered. As her master, instead of avenging her, you're bullying her? Are you even worthy of being anyone's master?"
"Don't worry, Miss Qingxue. If your master won't stand up for you, we will! Never mind that Qin Wuyou isn't from the Qin Family-even if he really were, so what? Being a member of the Qin Family doesn't give him the right to run wild!"
"Qin Family Second Elder, shouldn't your family make its position clear? Is this heartless, ruthless wretch really one of yours? Even if he is, you shouldn't shield him!"
"The Qin Family is the Number One Emperor Clan. If you protect even someone like him, won't the whole world look down on you?"
For a moment, the surrounding cultivators all turned their spearheads toward the Qin Family.
Hearing their accusations, the Qin Family Second Elder showed no anger whatsoever. Instead, he smiled faintly and addressed the crowd. "Rest assured, everyone! Our Qin Family certainly won't shield anyone! But everything this young lady