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The Torrent Star System

Editor: Exodus Tales

"Hahaha!" The Chief Steward suddenly erupted in laughter at Xia Fan's question, his voice tinged with sorrow.

"Me, framing Scarleteye Eagle? What a ridiculous question!

"In truth, Scarleteye Eagle has many more friends than you could imagine. Besides those the previous emperor executed, there are still many more who survived.

"And I… am only one of them!"

The Chief Steward raised his head and took in the Imperial City and the world beyond. In a raspy voice, he said, "Before there was the Chaos Eagle Empire, the Eaglites were only a tribe. It was only after it began to interact with the more advanced Ashen Moon civilization and learned from the three federations that it established a country, trained an army, and drafted laws.

"And when it comes to the law, there is no clause in the imperial laws that has the burden of the crime falling on members of the family!