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The youth stepped slowly through the blood-soaked path, past mangled corpses, and came to a halt behind Zhen'er, who was still passionately reciting her charges. He cast a calm glance at the packed seats surrounding the hall, then quietly sat down in the empty spot beside her.
Zhen'er hadn’t touched her chopsticks, nor had she eaten, just sipped a bit of tea.
So, Li Yuan picked up her chopsticks and started eating.
Not that it mattered to him whether she had touched the food or not. Even if she had, he wouldn’t care. After all, this was his daughter. A father wouldn’t shy away from what his child ate.
As he took his seat, a ripple of tension swept through the room. The entire row of Clear Stream members tensed, while across from them, the remaining He faction loyalists stiffened as well.
In the center, He Shoukang naturally turned his gaze toward the newcomer.
All eyes now locked onto the youthful-looking man, each gaze heavy with awe and dread.
Li Yuan kept eating, shoveling food into his mouth without a care. Once Zhen'er finished reading the list of crimes aloud, he casually turned to a trembling maid beside him and said, “Go get me some rice.”
Then he looked at the Clear Stream members, his voice gentle.“This food was grown with farmers’ sweat and toil. Wasting it would be a sin. Gentlemen, can you still stomach a meal today?”
Silence fell for a few heartbeats.
Everywhere they looked, there was mangled flesh. The air reeked of blood. Just turning their heads slightly, they could see a corpse with wide, unblinking eyes staring...
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