In the end, there was undisguised pride in Li Lan's tone.

"Being the head of Tranquility Academy, you spinelessly abandoned your dignity and surrendered to a foreign force, even to the extent of acting as a servant of the Heaven-Splitting Swordsmanship Sect. You worked hard to destroy the Swordsmanship-seeking Sect but failed in the end. What is there to be proud of? My father, Uncle Tang, and Martial Uncle Qingshan are the real heroes of the generation. You're just a stepping ...