For instance, they all praised Xue Ping as a great hero, indispensable in exposing and eliminating treacherous officials. For instance, because of Consort De's wrongful grievances that were cleared, not only His Majesty's wisdom but also Xue Ping had contributed, they said, which made Xue Ping, whose heart was as dead as ashes, regain some vitality. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets in fury, yet he could not erupt.
To onlookers, this spectacle held different meanings.
In a desolate corner, several people sneered repeatedly, cursing Xue Ping a thousand and eight hundred times in their hearts, denouncing him as no good, mingling with brute men, heartless and devoid of loyalty, viciously wishing that Xue Ping would not die a good death and hoping that Xu Hu and others would get trampled by Xue Ping in the future.
