Zhang Xiaohua had witnessed the atrocities at Ma Manor with his own eyes. Qin Shiyue was certainly ruthless and vicious, but to say he was brutal and slaughtered innocents indiscriminately—that was absolutely beside the point.
These jianghu rumors were far too back-alley. They really were unreliable.
"What else was being said in the jianghu?"
"Nothing much. Lord Qin, your decisive killing has truly made us admire you. I only regret that I cannot follow at your side and slaughter all those who offend your eye. Oh, right—Alliance Leader Zhang San of the Righteous Path Alliance has already lodged a solemn protest with the Heavenly Dragon Divine Cult, demanding that they hand over the culprit and severely punish him. He has also contacted many small sects in the jianghu and issued a declaration urging the Divine Cult to take responsibility for the Ma family massacre."
"What else?"
"The Heavenly Dragon Divine Cult has also issued a declaration, expressing regret over the Ma family massacre and stating that this matter was Lord Qin's personal grievance, unrelated to the Divine Cult itself. The Divine Cult will still adhere to the seven principles in maintaining friendly relations with the various jianghu sects. Furthermore, they expressed profound mourning for Qiu Xidao of the Righteous Path Alliance, who died in the massacre. They have also stirred up a wave of martial training within the cult for self-protection, putting forth the slogan: 'If your skills are inferior, don't walk the jianghu.'"
"Cough, cough." Zhang Xiaohua, who had been eating, seemed to have been struck dumb by those words and choked miserably. As he drank some water, he secretly thought, So that was why there had been no movement from the Righteous Path Alliance. They were just fighting a war of words.
Ying Fei rolled his eyes at