These words infuriated Xie Si to the extreme. For the past few days, some rumors, both overt and covert, targeting the Xie Family had inexplicably begun to circulate in Capital City. All of them were designed to slander his younger sister, Xie Pan’Er. He was already investigating and had finally pinpointed the source: someone from the original Xie Family household, Xie Yingying! However, he hadn’t yet thought of a foolproof way to counter these rumors. He had only secretly dealt with the Luo Luos spreading the rumors, making them too afraid to speak recklessly anymore. The rumors these past few days had clearly subsided, and these nonsensical talks were seldom heard. He never expected that this young lady before him, who didn’t seem like an ordinary person, would directly repeat the rumors to his face. "Miss, please watch your words and actions," Xie Si said, struggling to suppress his anger. "You don’t even know Xie Pan’Er, so why use such malicious words against her?" In the Academy, some people, to curry favor with the disciples from the legitimate main branch of the Xie Family, had deliberately humiliated, suppressed, and provoked him. They were filled with malice towards him. The humiliations he had experienced in the past were far more insulting than these current words. Yet, for some unknown reason, his anger today was far greater than ever before. It was as if the slightest thing, any negative emotion, would inexplicably be magnified many times over. These hidden, unseen things were affecting Xie Si’s nerves, yet Xie Si himself hadn’t noticed. "Miss, my humble shop cannot entertain a distinguished guest like you. Please leave." Listening to the girl’s words, Xie Si’s anger flared. He didn’t want to explain or argue; he simply pointed to the Main Gate of the silk emporium, intending to drive the girl out. "What’s wrong with you?" the girl retorted, angered at being ushered out. "Are you refusing to do business? You look angry. How did I offend you?" "Whether you’ve offended me or not, I’m telling you, I won’t do business with you today!" Xie Si snapped, his face flushed with anger. "If you know what’s good for you, leave at once, or I won’t be polite!" Updates are released by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥 He could tolerate insults directed at himself, but slandering his sister was unacceptable! "Hey, why are you so detestable?" the girl sneered, walking towards the emporium’s entrance. "I’m talking about Xie Pan’Er, not you! Don’t tell me you know that promiscuous Xie Pan’Er, the one who enjoys seducing men everywhere? Are you involved with her? "I heard she managed to stay by the Princess’s side because she got together with the two young masters of the Ji Family. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have dared to do something as treacherous as betraying her Ancestors..." As the girl continued to slander Xie Pan’Er, Xie Si watched her, his fury erupting. An image flashed before his eyes: his own sister, shameless and brazen, engaging in indecent acts with various men! The girl’s words echoed incessantly in his ears, as if on endless repeat. Then, as if possessed, his hands trembling, he snatched a pair of scissors from the nearby tailor’s cutting table. He lunged towards the shop entrance and, in an instant, before he could even react, the scissors in his hand plunged into the girl’s chest! He looked at the girl’s wide, astonished eyes and felt the hot blood on his hands. He was abruptly jolted to his senses. What have I done? Then he heard people shouting, "Protect Her Highness! Save the Princess! Assassination! Murder!" By the time he fully regained his senses, he was in the Celestial Prison. He had just mentally reviewed the sequence of events when the Lord God Hunter and the Princess arrived. "Is that all that happened?" Ji Youzhi asked after listening to Xie Si’s account, a heavy feeling settling in his heart.