Zhen Ding hesitated, but under the good cop/bad cop pressure from the two clan uncles, ultimately didn't utter a word and dejectedly followed behind them, exiting through the side gate.
The Zhen Clan's side gate was only a few yards from the Beast Head Gate, merely twenty steps away, but those few short steps were extremely difficult to walk.
The crowd's jeering laughter and those schadenfreude-filled eyes made this short distance seem as steep as a cliff.
But living long enough, one learns that the opinions of outsiders are insignificant. The Great Elder and Second Elder of the Zhen Clan were composed, completely undisturbed by the laughter echoing through the streets.
Only Zhen Ding was overcome with shame, his head bowed, not daring to look up.
But what use was it? After all, it was only twenty steps, which were covered in the blink of an eye.
"We dare not keep our in-laws waiting."
