With Su Mei, the Chief of Phoenix Caw Peak, stating her position, the crowd was stunned.
They looked at each other, whispering and murmuring, the news causing quite a stir.
Even Lin Xiao, at the center of the affair, couldn't regain his composure for a while.
It turned out that an unspoken rule had been established between the different branches of the Qinglan Sect: cases involving a Chief Disciple of any branch violating sect rules would be judged by their own Peak Chief, in front of the Elders of the Enforcement Hall.
After all, the Chief Disciple represented the dignity of a branch. Having their own Chief handle the trial, regardless of the result, would preserve some decorum.
