"What?" Huo Lian squinted his eyes.
Huo Shu sat on the ground, trembling, unable to speak.
"Don't be afraid, sister. Big brother is a reasonable person, and let's not even mention grandfather's Hidden Guards. When the evidence is brought forth, humph, not only will she admit her mistakes, she'll have her Spirit Root abolished and be kicked out of the Huo Family!" Huo Huan confidently "comforted" her.
His words didn't help; it only made Huo Shu even more scared. She even started to imagine herself being banished, her disgraceful appearance as her Spirit Root was abolished and she was thrown out of the family...
"So, it seems the one who's been lying all along wouldn't be you, would it?" Huo Lian took step after step toward Huo Shu, speaking while snapping the Hidden Dragon Fan in his hand. The "swoosh" of the folding fan sounded like thunder to Huo Shu, shaking her to her core.
