Zhu Zhuqing pulled Third Sister back and pushed her toward Second Brother, Zhu Zhufeng.
Then she turned to the man before her. "Are you blind or brainless? Don't you know what kind of man he was? A lackey who threw in his lot with the Dai Family, and secretly had ties to the Star Crown Sect too. Don't tell me he was just a monk!"
Quite a few people present began whispering among themselves. They had never known the Second Elder was a traitor, but Zhu Zhuqing spoke with such conviction that it seemed true.
The Third and Fourth Elders were also struck speechless, their expressions ugly.
Zhu Xinglong was unusually calm. His face expressionless, he said:
"I am the Clan Leader of the Zhu Family. Whether the Second Elder was as you claim, I don't know. All I see now is that he's dead, and you killed him!"
"You now have two choices. First: surrender without a fight and face judgment within the clan!"
"Second: since you are now the Spirit Hall Saintess, I will personally arrest you and escort you to the Star Luo Imperial City to face the ultimate punishment!"
Every clan member present was shocked. Under the first choice, killing a fellow clan member meant paying with one's own life.
The second choice would probably mean an announcement throughout the Star Luo Empire and imprisonment on death row. Unless something intervened, what awaited Zhu Zhuqing would be execution!
Zhu Zhufeng cried out, "Father, Zhu Zhuqing is your daughter! How can you treat her like this? Even if she committed murder, you should first determine who was right and who was wrong. Treating her this way for the sake of a traitor will chill the hearts of every member of the clan!"
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