Not only Tie Weiqi's face turned black, but the faces of the Short Knife Gang members also turned black.

They originally thought this handsome young man was here to help their little leader. Even if he couldn't help, he had done his best. Since they were all on the same side, they made way for He Yunxiao.

To everyone's surprise, he wasn't one of their own, but rather a member of the opposing Iron Eagle Gang. Not only was he a member of the Iron Eagle Gang, but he also said things like "it's all a misunderstanding" without knowing anything about it.

Pang Gang Leader was ambushed and seriously injured by the traitors of the Iron Eagle Gang. Could this really be a misunderstanding?

Tie Weiqi also realized he had misunderstood. Why had he ever had the illusion that He Yunxiao could, with his martial arts talent, once again raise the banner of Marquis Wuqing for another thirty years?

He may have some talent in martial arts, but his intelligence is a definite weakness.

Who would believe someone who says "it's all a misunderstanding" without knowing anything about the situation?

Will Chu Fan believe it?

Chu Fan: "I believe in Brother He."

Tie Weiqi: ?

Short Knife Gang: ?

Chu Fan is a guest elder of the Iron Eagle Gang, and his words, to a certain extent, represent the meaning of the Iron Eagle Gang.

From the perspective of the Short Knife Gang, "My leader was beaten by you, and you claim it was a misunderstanding? That means you're trying to downplay the incident and make my leader suffer in vain." From the perspective of the Iron Eagle Gang, if they admit the beating was a misunderstanding, then they're admitting they assaulted someone.

Pang Ce struggled to his feet and said coldly, "You also think this is a misunderstanding?"

Tie Weiqi quickly denied it, saying, "It's not a misunderstanding! It's completely unrelated! The matter of Gang Leader Pang's injury has absolutely nothing to do with my Iron Eagle Gang from beginning to end!"

Pang Ce said, "My brother was struck squarely in the chest by a palm strike. The skin where the palm struck has turned black, and the surrounding skin is burned by the high temperature. This move, 'Iron Falling Eagle,' is the Iron Gang Leader's signature technique. How can you deny it now?"

Tie Weiqi said, "I already said that my father returned from Zuixianju yesterday. Although he met with Chief Tie, they did not fight. If you don't believe me, Liu Feiyun from Zuixianju and the disciples of my Iron Eagle Gang can all testify to this."

Pang Ce snorted, "Ridiculous. Liu Feiyun has a close relationship with your Iron Eagle Gang, not to mention the Iron Eagle Gang's disciples, who are all your confidants. You want me to go and question them, of course I won't get any information out of them."

At this point, He Yunxiao understood.

It seems like a whole drama of "framing and slander." Following the typical novel formula, the culprit is definitely not the Iron Eagle Gang leader, but someone else entirely.

However, these are only believed by He Yunxiao himself and cannot be used as evidence.

The argument was getting heated when He Yunxiao suddenly asked, "I mean, is it possible that someone else also uses Iron Gang Leader's special technique?"

Tie Weiqi didn't want to pay attention to He Yunxiao, but Chu Fan cared a lot about He Yunxiao, so he explained to He Yunxiao: "Chief Tie is a disciple of Taixu Sect, and 'Iron Falling Eagle' is also a modified version of Taixu Sect's ultimate technique 'Ruoye Palm Technique'."

Seeing that Chu Fan had said this, Tie Weiqi said, "That's right. My father used to study under the Taixu Sect and learned the 'Ruoye Palm Technique,' which he then improved upon himself..."

The leader of the Short Knife Gang standing next to He Yunxiao scoffed, "What improvement? It's just the Taixu Sect's rule: exiled disciples can't use the sect's unique techniques. Do you think your father doesn't want to use the Ruoye Palm Technique? Does he have to embellish and modify it himself?"

Tie Weiqi retorted, "What 'abandoned disciple'? How can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? My father came down the mountain willingly."

Another leader of the Short Knife Gang said, "Stop bragging. Who would willingly leave the mountain after joining the Taixu Sect? In the end, it's just that the Taixu Sect is too lazy to refute your father, so they let him flaunt his abilities and give him face."

As He Yunxiao watched the discussion gradually shift from "beating someone" to "abandoning the disciple," this scene was all too similar to the online debates he had witnessed before his death.

Even Chu Fan deviated from the direction of the discussion, abandoning Pang Ce and walking over to himself, who was still being held back by the two junior leaders of the Short Knife Gang, and said: "Brother He, Xiao Xiao has been listening in on classes in the study recently, so I hope you can be more tolerant of her. She can be a bit willful at times, so please don't take it to heart."

He Yunxiao: "A Little Willful"

He Yunxiao lied and said, "Miss Xiaoxiao is quite well-behaved. She studies very diligently in the study."

Chu Fan was overjoyed to hear He Yunxiao praise his sister so highly; he was even happier than if Tie Weiqi had praised him a hundred times.

"Brother He, you flatter me. I know Xiaoxiao well enough. It's already good enough that she doesn't cause you any trouble."

He Yunxiao thought to himself, "Indeed." Ever since Chu Xiaoxiao went to the study, she's made it so much harder for him to win over Fan Ziruo!

However, in front of the protagonist, He Yunxiao dared not utter a single bad word about his sister. Those who know, know what a sister-complex is.

"No, no, Miss Xiaoxiao is smart and cute, and very likable."

He Yunxiao spoke kindly on the surface, but in reality he was terrified.

Even the short swords from the Short Sword Gang hadn't put him under this much pressure.

Now that Chu Xiaoxiao, who promised to protect her, is gone, she is facing Chu Fan alone. The uncertainty has greatly increased.

From the moment He Yunxiao transmigrated, he never forgot who the protagonist was and who the antagonist was. Does the protagonist need any reason to kill the antagonist? He can just do it whenever he wants.

It doesn't matter how arrogant and domineering you are in other places, but you can't be arrogant in front of the protagonist.

He Yunxiao secretly observed the situation. The Iron Eagle Gang and the Short Knife Gang were arguing about the "disciple," and it seemed that a fight was impossible. Chu Fan also stopped attacking Pang Ce and started chatting with himself.

He Yunxiao figured it was about time for him to leave. Talking to the protagonist was too stressful, and his little sister Ziruo must be getting impatient.

Just as He Yunxiao was about to make a few more perfunctory remarks and leave, a series of shouts suddenly rang out from the surroundings.

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