[To all my brothers and sisters out there, if you have any guaranteed monthly votes, please cast them for Xiaodao! I promise I won't let you down!]
"It was me... I... planned it. Everything... it was all me... Ling Xiao... was framed by me."
Xie Xiaoyan's gaze was vacant and her eyes were a lifeless gray. Like a walking corpse, she uttered these words with a wooden expression.
The entire auditorium erupted. The young men who had always admired and pursued Xie Xiaoyan had veins bulging on their foreheads as they roared in fury, "Miss Xie, we believe you! You must have been forced! Tell us... who forced you to say this? We'll tear them to pieces!"
Some were shocked, unable to believe it. These were the people who had originally sympathized with Xie Xiaoyan's plight. They knew her strength far surpassed Ling Xiao's at the time, but not everyone had the courage to stand up to a noble. Commoners were naturally at a psychological disadvantage when facing the aristocracy.
