Bibi Dong's pressure swept across the entire hall.
More than half of the high-ranking officials present also focused their gazes on Qian Renxue, their eyes filled with doubt, confusion, and even blame.
They also tried their best to hide their displeasure, dissatisfaction, and anger towards Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue was only 14 years old at the moment, and facing such a scene and the gazes of the high-ranking officials present, she was somewhat unable to control the situation, and a drop of sweat had already appeared on her cheek.
But she was still able to stand steadily in the center of the hall, facing everyone directly.
What Qian Renxue had to do now was to absolutely not show weakness, and absolutely not lack confidence. If even she herself lacked confidence, how could she convince everyone?
Therefore, she must now have strong enough self-confidence to respond to the doubts and questions of the high-ranking officials present.
Bibi Dong said coldly, "Qian Renxue, you've grown up now and your wings are stiff. You took it upon yourself to feign death and abandon the infiltration plan without even discussing such a big matter with us."
"Good! You're really something, Qian Renxue!"
"Do you know how important this plan is to Spirit Hall? Do you know how crucial this plan would be to our Spirit Hall's unification of the continent if it succeeded?!"
"If you had infiltrated for many years and returned without achieving anything, that would be one thing. But you were clearly certain of becoming the Crown Prince, and if you had infiltrated for ten more years, you would have had a high probability of controlling the Heaven Dou imperial power. Yet you acted so self-indulgently, disregarding the future and hegemony of Spirit Hall!"
"Are you worthy of Spirit Hall?!"
"Do you even care about Spirit Hall anymore?!!"
The more Bibi Dong spoke, the more agitated she became, even starting to shout at Qian Renxue.
In fact, she could have stated these words very calmly.
But the more emotional and impassioned she was, the more she could evoke resonance and stir up everyone's emotions; this was intentional on Bibi Dong's part.
The emotions of many high-ranking officials present were indeed stirred by Bibi Dong's impassioned demeanor.
"Yes, Young Master, you were confused!"
"How could you do this, Young Master?!"
"Even if you are the Young Master of Spirit Hall and a descendant of the Six-Winged Angel Clan, you cannot be so willful and self-indulgent, disregarding the great cause of Spirit Hall and doing whatever you please, can you?"
"Young Master, is what you did appropriate? Are you worthy of your status?!!"
In an instant, the hall became extremely noisy and chaotic, and more and more high-ranking officials stood up to verbally bombard Qian Renxue.
Almost all of them were voices questioning Qian Renxue.
In fact, as the questioning intensified, increasingly harsh and excessive words began to emerge.
"How preposterous!"
The High Priest Elder could barely listen anymore and was about to stand up to suppress the entire hall and support Qian Renxue.
But Qian Daoliu used spirit power to transmit his voice, stopping the High Priest Elders: "All of you, calm down and sit! Let Xiaoxue face it herself!"
This matter was of great importance, and until Qian Renxue explained the reason, even they, as High Priest Elders, could not arbitrarily step in to suppress the situation.
If a powerful force only relied on absolute strength to suppress those below, making them fearful, afraid, and forced to submit, bow their heads, and obey, then that force would find it very difficult to maintain its prosperity for long.
Spirit Hall has been able to be passed down for tens of thousands of years and still stand at the pinnacle of Spirit Masters on the continent because they have rules, their own system, and do not act recklessly.
"Young Master! Please give us a reasonable explanation!"
"Why did you do this?!"
Qian Renxue clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying, "I did not disregard the great cause of Spirit Hall, nor did I forget my responsibilities and act willfully!"
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong pressed again, "Good! Then tell me why you suddenly abandoned the infiltration plan!"
"If you cannot give everyone a satisfactory explanation today, even if the Seven Great Enshrinements are present, you will receive the punishment and disposition you deserve!"
As she spoke, Bibi Dong looked towards Qian Daoliu and the Seven Great Enshrinements, implying, "I suppose the seven High Priest Elders have no objections, do they?"
"If Xiaoxue truly acted willfully, she should be punished." At this step, Qian Daoliu did not protect her. At most, he would intervene to lighten her punishment if Qian Renxue were to be penalized.
Qian Renxue took a deep breath. Under immense pressure, she mustered her courage and said again, "I, Qian Renxue, must admit that by abandoning the infiltration plan and returning, I no longer want to live that kind of life!"
"And the most important reason I made this decision is that my return is also for Spirit Hall! I can also bring immense contributions to Spirit Hall's future unification of the continent's hegemony!!"
"I! I can… I can become…"
Speaking to this point, Qian Renxue suddenly found herself losing courage and confidence.
"I can! I…"
"Damn it! Why! Why at this critical juncture do I lack the courage to say that sentence?" Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, feeling as if her lips were about to break, and tears were welling up in her eyes.
Ultimately, she still did not have 100% firm belief in her ability to become the Angel God.
As a result, under the pressure from the middle and high-ranking officials, she lost her courage and confidence in this situation, unable to say that one sentence: I can become the Angel God!
And that one sentence was her most powerful explanation to everyone!
But now, she couldn't say it.
"What can you do? Speak!"
"I…" Qian Renxue was already anxious to the point of tears, with tears welling up in her eyes.
"Heh heh!" Bibi Dong laughed, "Qian Renxue, stop making excuses for your willfulness. I see you as nothing but an incompetent ingrate who is good for nothing but messing things up!"
Qian Daoliu's eyes instantly turned cold, intending to step out and suppress Bibi Dong.
But just then.
Bang! Boom boom!
The main hall's door was suddenly kicked open with a heavy blow!
A childish yet incredibly arrogant voice, filled with anger, resounded throughout the entire hall!
"Shut your stinking mouth! Bibi Dong, I don't think anyone is more suited to the title of ingrate than you!"
These words stunned everyone present.
Everyone's gaze turned towards the entrance of the hall, where they clearly saw Lin Yu's small figure, exuding an imposing aura and dominance, without a trace of fear or timidity, walking in step by step with great force.
Lin Yu made a powerful entrance, and his very first words were an angry retort, directly confronting Bibi Dong for Qian Renxue.
This action shocked everyone's hearts.
The Seven Great Enshrinements: "Xiaoyu!"
Lin Tian: "Son! What are you doing?!"
"Lin… Lin Yu!!" Qian Renxue suddenly couldn't control a few tears from falling, looking at the young man walking in step by step. She suddenly felt a great sense of reassurance, and it was like a beam of light deeply shining into her heart.
It seemed to instantly fill her with boundless courage.