"I knocked him out not to harm him, but to save him!" Feng Guang grabbed Qi Chang'an's hand, who was closest to her, and shook it, eager to prove her innocence, saying, "Believe me, I never intended to hurt Master Xiao."
"Of course I believe you." Qi Chang'an covered her hand with his other hand and smiled slightly. "It's alright, I won't let anything happen to you."
Upon hearing Qi Chang'an's words, Feng Guang's grip on his hand loosened. At this moment, she had no desire to deny the fact that her words had made her feel much more at ease.
Sun Yuanshan's face showed displeasure. "Alliance Leader Qi, what do you mean by that? Although she is indeed the young lady of the Hidden Military Mansion, we cannot rule out the possibility that she is a spy for the underworld. The underworld has many ways of deceiving people. It is very easy for them to trick a young girl into doing things for them."
“That’s right.” The female leader of the Emei Sect also said, “I think this matter needs to be handled with caution. This Miss Xia needs to be detained for questioning for the time being.”
These people didn't care that Feng Guang was the daughter of the Xia Dynasty. They were only being harsh because the Xia Dynasty and Wang Ci had gone out to inspect the territory that afternoon. No, perhaps it could be said that they were even more critical of Feng Guang because she was the daughter of the Xia Dynasty.
Think about it, if the Xia Dynasty's daughter has something on them, can he still refuse to forge weapons for them?
Feng Guang hid behind Qi Chang'an and glared at the old woman.
Wanxuan stepped forward and said, "I think there must be some misunderstanding. Junior Sister has lived in the Hidden Military Mansion since she was a child and has never had the opportunity to come into contact with people from the underworld. How could she be a spy for the underworld?"
“That’s right.” Wan Ting chimed in, “If Junior Sister has the time, she might as well learn makeup from me. Why would she want to be a spy for the underworld?”
“I also think that my cousin is not connected with the underworld.” Even Hua Yan spoke up, “Xiao Da Xia is such a powerful person, my cousin’s kung fu is not enough to hurt him.”
Wanxuan smiled at Huayan before saying to everyone, "What Miss Huayan said is true."
Feng Guang was overwhelmed with mixed feelings after hearing these words, especially when she looked at Wan Xuan... After avoiding him for so many days, he was still as dignified and imposing as she remembered.
Qi Chang'an took a small step forward, which conveniently blocked Feng Guang's view of Wanxuan. This seemed to be a coincidence, because he had already said gently, "I am certain that Feng Guang injured Hero Xiao for some unavoidable reason. Everyone, why don't you listen to Feng Guang's words before making a decision?"
Sun Yuanshan couldn't very well refuse Qi Chang'an, so he said impatiently, "Miss Xia, what do you have to say?"
"At that time..." Feng Guang poked his head out from behind Qi Chang'an and slowly said, "Xiao Daxia suddenly clutched his chest and looked like he was in great pain. Then I started hallucinating. When I came to, I saw that Xiao Daxia was having difficulty breathing. I couldn't think of any way to help him, but I guessed that he must also be hallucinating, so I thought of knocking him out to try..."
"Miss Xia, are you trying to fool a three-year-old?" Sun Yuanshan sneered. "If you can break free from illusions, why can't Master Xiao do the same?"
He puffed out his cheeks in a smug look.
"Don't listen to him." A hand ruffled her hair. It was Qi Chang'an with a smile on his face. He looked down at her and said softly, "Feng Guang's approach is very clever."
Feng Guang was praised for his intelligence for the first time... and felt a little smug.
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