The Great Elder's expression was icy, others might fear the Situ Household, but he wasn't the least bit afraid.
He had long found the Situ Household displeasing and saw this as an opportunity to knock them down a peg. Before the other Family Heads stepped in, he wanted everyone present to know who the true mastermind behind the incident was.
"Cough cough, Great Elder, what is the meaning of this? My son was out cultivating all day and has not been home. Could it be that the Great Elder suspects that this matter is the doing of our Situ Household?"
"This mask and the female cultivator's Inner Armor are clearly someone's attempt to frame and scapegoat. Could it possibly be that my Situ Household would cry 'thief' to catch a thief?"
Patriarch Situ's complexion was equally grim, this matter could not be admitted to, even under death.