The purpose of releasing the Mingshan Sect group was, in fact, to let Wu Jinliang go. Everyone knew that Wu Jinliang had a good relationship with Young Master Nan.
And indeed, the truth was just as such. The people of Mingshan Sect, like Shen Moming and the others, really had no ties with Young Master Nan, and he wouldn't particularly care about their life or death.
They were using the excuse that others in the Mingshan Sect had nothing to do with the case, and thereby discreetly included Wu Jinliang in the release.
Young Master Nan, after a brief pause, understood the implication. Although he still wanted to plead for Shi Chun, he couldn't bring himself to say it.
Those hundreds of Royal Court guards varied in rank, and didn't everyone in the court have some friends or relatives? If Shi Chun was innocent, wouldn't others be too? If someone pleaded for Shi Chun and he was released, what would happen when someone of higher status came to plead?
