"I..." Qu Jinxian opened his mouth, but words failed him.
Mi Tang'an didn't give him a chance to defend himself. Instead, he adopted the demeanor of the Grand Elder of the Hidden Sect and pressed him aggressively, saying, "Is it because I was too lenient and didn't immediately pursue the Qu family's crime of injuring Xi'er? Are you so proud of this that you've become arrogant and overbearing? Do you think our Hidden Sect is some low-class sect that wouldn't dare offend the Qu family?"
"Elder, you've misunderstood..." Qu Jinxian was truly miserable.
"Heh, so the Qu family head can soften his voice when he speaks. Then why does he always yell at me?" Mi Xi retorted sarcastically. "Could it be because he thinks I'm too young, or that my father, the sect leader of the Hidden Sect, is less valuable than the Grand Elder of the Hidden Sect?"
With a casual remark, without distinguishing right from wrong, two people, including their own family members, were condemned.
Mi Chan'an: "..." Thankfully, he really didn't have any rebellious intentions.
Qu Jinxian: "..." He did want to have a secret affair with someone.
Qu Jinghuai: "..." How brainless does one have to be to say something like that?
There was a long silence in the reception room.
Mi Xi was extremely pleased with herself. What were those two old geezers so proud of? They were silenced by her words.
After a long silence, Mi Tang'an spoke again in a cold voice and with a cold face: "I advise Patriarch Qu to hand over that little demon as soon as possible. Once the demon is dealt with and our Hidden Sect is cleared of its name, I will speak up for the Qu family in front of the sect. Otherwise... humph!"
A soft, yet not loud, snort sent a chill down the spines of both Qu Jinxian and Qu Jinghuai, making them feel as if they had fallen into an ice cellar.
Both of them felt as if they had swallowed a duck egg, with a lump in their throats, unable to express their suffering.
Seeing the city guards and soldiers still standing there like statues at the entrance of the hall, Qu Jinxian finally exploded: "What are you all standing here for? Hurry up and go find it! If you can't find that little demon, you'll all be burning your lives as a form of atonement to the Hidden Sect!"
The Qu family members were banging drums and gongs, announcing that they were going to execute the little demon.
People outside waited from morning until noon, and then from noon until afternoon, but neither the Qu family nor the Hidden Sect showed up.
However, the Qu family's city guards and mansion guards were all mobilized, and they searched Tianque City thoroughly.
It's unclear when or by whom the news was leaked.
It is said that the Hidden Sect intends to publicly execute the Little Demon to clear its name, but the Qu family hides the Little Demon, intending to solidify the Hidden Sect's guilt.
Some say that someone deliberately wanted the Qu family to offend the Hidden Sect to death, and had already rescued that little devil.
Upon hearing this little piece of news, Cao Xiaosi burst into tears again, this time out of joy.
He saw that the Qu family was in complete chaos, and thought that there would be more people at the martial arts arena, so he might be able to find out more accurate information there.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he approached the martial arts demonstration area, two unremarkable-looking men rushed towards him from the sea of people.
"Little Four!"
"Cao Xiaosi!"
Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao almost simultaneously used telepathy to call out Cao Xiaosi's name.
Cao Xiaosi instantly recognized Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao, his eyes reddened, and he almost burst into tears in public again.
The three of them silently returned to the inn where Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao were staying.
Black Owl set up isolation and defense formations in the room, and Cao Xiaosi hurriedly asked, "Brothers-in-law, did you hear about Fenghua's situation and come here specifically to rescue her?"
Ji Fengming and Hei Xiao were shocked upon hearing this: "Little Si, the little devil captured by the Qu family is indeed Feng Hua?"
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