After he was done with his gloating, Yang Qing ushered the next case.
"The next disagreement to be heard will be that of Xiao Gun and Yao Chang whose case is against Branch Chief Yao De, and Commander Duan Mu, but since the latter has already passed, that burden falls on you, Emperor Duan Hu, since it is believed he had been working as your representative on the matter.
Could the two Daoists please step forward.." Yang Qing said as he motioned toward two cultivators.
It was the two cultivators who when they walked in looked wary of their surroundings, especially the people within it. They seemed to be scanning the courtroom for potential exits.
As Yang Qing called them forward, despite the gentleness in his tone, one could tell they were visibly anxious being there, and that anxiety only grew when the court's attention was on them.
