"What happened?" he asked.
Xue Ningxiang was already sobbing uncontrollably.
The scholar said, "This little woman is falsely accusing me!"
Principal Li asked, "What exactly did she accuse you of?"
The scholar irritably replied, "She said that I stole her silver!"
Principal Li then asked, "Did you steal it?"
The scholar was furious, "What kind of question is that? Of course, I didn't steal! I told you she falsely accused me, didn't you hear me?"
A woman spectating the situation chimed in, "Indeed, these two are students traveling to the Provincial City for the examination. What rotten luck, to be accused by this woman."
Principal Li scrutinized the pair closely, "Which private academy do you belong to?"
The scholar posed proudly, "We are from Tianxiang Academy!"
Principal Li's eyes narrowed slightly, "Is that so? What are your names? Which class are you from?"
"What's it to you?" The scholar retorted impatiently.