The others present were also shocked, never expecting Shen Zhao to say such a thing so brazenly.

Chu Sheng, enraged for some unknown reason, stood up and pointed at Shen Zhao, cursing, "You little brat, you're young but have quite the nerve, openly admitting to murder. What else is there to say? Just drag him out and kill him."

Upon hearing this, Jia Kun immediately pulled out a knife and handed it to Chu Sheng: "You can kill Duanmu Long in one move, why don't you try killing him? Here, take the knife, please begin your performance, we'll wait and see."

Chu Sheng ignored Jia Kun, clenched his fists, and continued to roar at Shen Zhao: "Kid, you want to get my attention? Well, let me tell you, if you succeed, when you step out of this public hall, you'll be facing a furious me!"

Shen Zhao rolled her eyes, too lazy to pay attention to this idiot.

"quiet!"

Dugu Xin shouted, silencing the increasingly noisy scene, and then looked at Shen Zhao: "Since you admit to killing the Haotian Sect Master, how do you plan to give the Haotian Sect a reasonable explanation?"

"What explanation do you want?" Shen Zhao looked bewildered. "I fought him fairly, and he was outmatched and died by my hand. That's my explanation."

Lu Guan was furious: "You, Shen Zhao, you killed someone and you still act so self-righteously. I don't know who gave you the courage."

"Master Lu, have you never killed anyone before?"

"Of course I've killed, but..."

"Since you admit to killing people, what right do you have to question me about why I killed them?"

"That's different. The people I killed all deserved it!"

"How do you know that Duanmu Long didn't bring this upon himself?"

Lu Guan fell silent, stammering for a long time before finally managing to say, "That's our sect leader!"

Shen Zhao: "Oh, your sect leader? In Master Lu's impression, a sect leader wouldn't do anything that would bring trouble upon himself?"

So, Gu Tianhe's death wasn't his own fault, but rather the fault of the Queen Mother of the West?

"This...is not...you...I...that is..."

For a moment, Lu Guan didn't know what to say, so he could only look to Dugu Xin for help.

Dugu Xin coughed twice and continued to ask, "Shen Zhao, why did you kill Sect Master Duanmu?"

Shen Zhao: "Duanmu Long condones his disciples' rape of women and children. I sought justice from him, but he still wanted to kill me to silence me. Do you think I should kill him?"

"Don't make false accusations!"

Lu Guan shouted excitedly.

"Our Haotian Sect is a reputable and righteous sect. How could we possibly do such a thing?"

"Your Haotian Sect can find out what kind of people they are just by asking around. Why would you need to whitewash them?" Shen Zhao looked at Lu Guan with disdain. "Or do you dare to swear that your Haotian Sect has never done anything immoral?"

"If you swear an oath to Heaven right here, I'll admit defeat. Come on, begin your performance, and don't disappoint everyone."

Lu Guan immediately fell silent.

Because he knew that, under Duanmu Long's indulgence, the Haotian Sect's reputation had been deteriorating over the years. Cases of its disciples committing adultery, kidnapping, and bullying in the mortal realm were recorded in various government offices, and were even told by storytellers in taverns on the streets.

No matter how powerful the Haotian Sect is, it's impossible to silence everyone in the world. With just a little investigation, everyone will know what kind of trash the Haotian Sect is.

Immediately, Lu Guan's momentum diminished, and he didn't know what to ask next.

Dugu Xin pressed, "Even if what you say is true, you shouldn't have used such extreme force. Although Duanmu Long deserved to die, if I weren't weak enough, I would have crushed him."

But do you know how much trouble the fall of a sect leader will bring to the entire Immortal Martial Continent? If you're going to do it, can't you do it secretly?

Upon hearing this, everyone in the public hall gave Dugu Xin a strange look.

Shen Zhao pointed around: "The so-called troubles refer to this. I don't think they have anything to worry about, otherwise why would they have the time to put on this show?"

Dugu Xin was speechless, thinking to himself, "Damn it, this kid is even more troublesome than I thought. Why is he so calm? Isn't this putting me in an awkward and passive position?"

Before he could react, Shen Zhao continued, "Elder Dugu, Duanmu Long, as the head of a sect, has allowed his disciples to bully a woman with no cultivation outside the Four Extremes Secret Realm."

If I hadn't arrived in time, another irreparable tragedy would have occurred. And after I prevented the tragedy, Duanmu Long, for the sake of the sect's reputation, didn't hesitate to try and kill me.

In this situation, do you think I should just stand by and wait for him to kill me? He's a sect leader, after all; how can I not go all out? Besides, my duel with him is fair and square.

"If you don't believe me, take a look at this."

As he spoke, Shen Zhao took out a photographic stone.

"Should we release it so everyone can see the whole process?"

At this, Lu Guan panicked and hurriedly stopped him, saying, "There's no need for that. Since it's a normal duel, casualties are inevitable."

I've thought about it carefully just now, and ultimately, this isn't entirely Fellow Daoist Shen's fault. It's because our sect leader keeps shouting "Brothers, come and kill me!"

Because his actions were too abstract, his actual execution was entirely his own fault, so the matter was left unresolved.

He was genuinely afraid that the contents recorded on the image stone would have a more detrimental effect on the sect, which would affect his succession as the new sect leader. That's why he had no choice but to compromise and admit defeat.

Shen Zhao suddenly felt bored. This is nothing! You're already so cowardly? This so-called photo stone didn't capture anything at all.

Chu Sheng suddenly roared, "Shen Zhao, I don't care about your grudges with the Haotian Sect, but you must give an explanation for the humiliation you have caused to my Great Xia Dynasty today!"

"So you're going to confess too? Confess to what?"

"My ninth brother, Chu Yang, was bewitched by you and disemboweled himself, bringing shame upon the Great Xia royal family in front of the world. How should this debt be settled?"

"Oh, you mean that guy Chu Yang? I didn't make him cut his stomach; he did it himself. You can ask him if you don't believe me."

"Even so, putting aside the facts, aren't you completely without fault?"

Shen Zhao couldn't help but cover her face.

Damn it, is there something wrong with the genes of the Great Xia Kingdom's royal family? Communicating with these bastards is really troublesome.

So he pulled out the book "How to Deal with Idiots" again, casually opened it, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll answer you after I finish reading the book."