Rao Baoyue said coldly, "The Enforcement Hall has always handled cases impartially, never wronging the innocent or letting the guilty escape.
It grants no pardon to the alliance leader above and bullies no outer disciples below!
Only through years of painstaking effort have the sect's laws taken root in everyone's hearts.
Ji Xingsi is fair and meticulous in his reasoning. He has rendered distinguished service to the Pill Alliance and earned praise from all within it.
How dare you question him here?
The deaths of Spirit Flame Peak's disciples are a tragedy for the Pill Alliance. I understand how you all feel, and I, too, am deeply grieved.
But the law allows no room for sentiment. Leave everything to the Enforcement Hall.
Your rash interference will only disrupt the Enforcement Hall's procedures and the pace of its investigation."
"I know full well that the sect's laws are strict and must not be lightly transgressed!
But Tang Yan is the murderer. If I weren't absolutely certain, how would I dare act so presumptuously?
Please grant our request, Thirteenth Elder!" Song Anchang insisted.
"Please grant our request, Thirteenth Elder!" All the Spirit Flame Peak disciples knelt and pleaded in unison.
"Insolence!" Ji Xingsi's aura surged, and a powerful pressure bore down on them.
He was about to deal with them when Tang Yan interrupted him. "Master, Spirit Flame Peak is being so aggressive today. If I don't submit to an examination, I'm afraid they'll bear a grudge and cause further trouble.
I am innocent. I have nothing to fear from an examination!
Since Senior Brother Song wants my soul searched, let him search it!
If I did it, I am willing to accept punishment.
If I didn't, then for today's humiliation, I ask you and Senior Brother Ji to uphold justice for