Qiao Zhi observed the scene before her with an unflinching gaze. The alley was narrow, flanked by rough stone walls, and scattered torches cast flickering shadows that danced across the faces of the onlookers. Gu Yangjin stood beside her, arms crossed, brow furrowed, trying to calm the young man who trembled before them. The boy's story had wrenched at Gu Yangjin's heart: his beloved sister had taken her own life five years ago, and he blamed Yuan Kang of the Jinyu Sect for her untimely death.
Gu Yangjin thought for a moment, and quickly stopped the boy, "You said that your sister was forced by Yuan Kang... Do you have any evidence?"
The boy shook his head, his eyes slightly red, "I don't have evidence, but I just know that I saw it with my own eyes. He took my sister away five years ago!"
