"How do you elders intend to punish us?"
Ming Hao asked calmly, his expression betraying neither sorrow nor joy.
Su Huai gave a cold snort at his words.
"Naturally, we will execute all you villains on the spot for defying your superiors and murdering your fellow disciples, as a warning to others!"
Lin Yong and the others stared daggers at Su Huai, wishing they could rip out her tendons and tear apart her bones.
Ming Hao's expression did not change at all as he asked again,
"And how will Zhao Yuan, Su Mei, and the others be punished?"
Seeing Ming Hao's unchanging expression, Zhao Fei grew even more determined that this boy could not be allowed to live. When he heard the demand to punish Zhao Yuan and the others, he flew into a rage.
"You insolent brat! Slandering your fellow disciples only adds to your crimes.
Zhao Yuan and the others are victims. They are innocent."
Ming Hao laughed aloud and continued asking,
"Do all you elders agree?"
"Zhao Yuan and the others are innocent. You are guilty!"
Su Huai, Xu Fei, and the other elders declared in unison.
"Hahahahaha..."
Ming Hao burst into laughter at their words. Only after a while did he raise his voice.
"Zhao Yuan, Xu Bai, and the other true disciples and personal disciples abused their power to bully others, harassing female inner disciples and preventing them from leaving. Su Mei and the others deliberately stood by and indulged them, making themselves accomplices.
They demanded that the female inner disciples pleasure them. When we refused, they used their superior strength to bully the weak-true disciples bullying inner disciples-and tried to force us into submission.
Naturally, we refused to yield. We fought back and injured them.
Yet you elders watched from a distance the