Standing below Qing Chen, Zhu Qi looked agitated, his face flushed crimson.
He stepped half a pace forward, dropped to one knee, and cupped his fists. "True Person, please judge this matter! When Senior Brother Mo Huaian, a Rogue Person of Tianshu Hall, was brutally murdered last time, I was there. That day, this very Flying Yaksha charged straight at us."
Zhu Qi paused, then continued, "The scene was utter chaos. I vaguely glimpsed someone skulking among the crowd whose build was extremely similar to Ji Bochang's.
"Thinking back on it now, it must have been Ji Bochang who secretly colluded with the Demonic Beasts of Ghost Manor, laid this vicious trap, and brazenly attacked our sect!
"Hua Tieshou, who was the manager at the time, can also testify to this. He is on Earth Pass Island now. Seeing this wretch today, I find him truly hateful!
"The incident happened only tens of thousands of li from Earth Pass Island. Who could have imagined so many Demonic Beasts would pour out of their nests? He must have used his knowledge of our sect's terrain and personnel distribution to pass them information, betraying his masters for personal glory!"
Zhu Qi's words instantly ignited the crowd's fury. No one liked a traitor.
As members of what was now Canglang's foremost sect, their confidence and pride were growing by the day.
"Even death would be too good for Ji Bochang!"
"He colluded with Demonic Beasts to murder fellow disciples. He must be severely punished! True Person Qing caught the villain as soon as he arrived. Incredible!"
"Kill him! Cut him into a thousand pieces! Put him to death by a thousand cuts!" The crowd's curses rose one after another.
Qing Chen's expression was dark as still water. Ji Bochang lay collapsed on the