The more the crowd thought about it, the angrier they became. The esteemed Sect Master of the Heavenly Inquiry Sect had come to stir up trouble with such fanfare without even understanding the truth, and they had been dragged into the scolding as a result.
Under the crowd's gaze, the Sect Master found it hard to voice his bitterness.
He never would have thought Ye Chuxue could be so unreliable, that everything she had said was a lie.
Now, with Song Wanning eyeing them like a predator, they were in a bind. His old face flushed red, then redder still.
The two elders' faces also darkened, so embarrassed they wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
"Junior Sister Song, we're all one big family here. Let's not make a spectacle for outsiders..."
"Yes, yes! Whatever the issue, let's discuss it back at the Sect. It looks so bad with all these outsiders watching!"
The two elders put on a shameless smile for Song Wanning, trying to smooth things over.
