Hu Yueyue said, "Please explain the details clearly. This way, we can avoid any wrongful judgment."
Zhao Chunxia said, "Alright, I'll begin. All the honored elders are wise and discerning, able to discern right from wrong." Then she recounted how she went to the meeting with her apprentice, killed the Flower Thief, was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, deceived almost to the loss of her apprentice, and subsequently imprisoned in the secluded valley.
The elders listened in silence, finding it increasingly difficult to defend He Wentian. Elders Yang Piaoxue, Tang Mengluo, Peng Sanluo, and He Lijun then spoke of how they were poisoned, transported to the canyon, and imprisoned for their blood.
The disciples, late to realize, only then understood the peril involved. Duan Yixin asked, "With a black iron fence imprisoning you, lute chains through your bodies, and Third Realm Martial Artists guarding outside, how did you manage to escape?"
