Lin Zhangkong stood at the doorway, his cold gaze sweeping across everyone inside the room. Feeling the heavy oppression radiating from someone of his high status, all the other diners fled in terror, save for the five people at Xie Minghao's table.
"A familiar face. No wonder you dared to come back like this—you found yourself some helpers." Lin Zhangkong's gaze lingered on Fang Yan's face, a contemptuous smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
Sensing it was her turn to step up, Fang Yan took a deep breath, stood up, and put on a stern expression toward Lin Zhangkong. "Deputy Commander Lin, what on earth are you doing? The Founding Emperor explicitly decreed that martial arts sects are not to be arbitrarily targeted! Yet you've placed the entire Xie Family under house arrest—this is a flagrant violation of ancestral teachings!"
Chapter 22