The Reason Behind The Cruelty

Litian's face darkened as this was brought up and Fengtian frowned deeply. Before they could even say anything, the burly fellow continued venting his grievances openly. 

"If it wasn't for the fact that I spoke up that torturing the young miss as a baby was inhumane, would I have been captured and lumped in with you? As if that wasn't enough, they threw in my entire family!" He roared with anger. 

His grievances were enough to ignite a spark in the hearts of the others, who saw validity in releasing their pent-up frustrations, and they rallied to his side. 

"My wife revered Miss Bingtian for her kindness and managed to become her close friend. Because of that, we were all thrown in to suffer for over 20 years! My son died in the Heavenly Imprisonment Tower!" 

"I and my father supported you, Uncle Litian. What did we get in return for it other than suffering?!"