"I wouldn't deceive you," the eunuch said, finding himself without proof and becoming somewhat panicked at this point.
This Top Scholar was strong and robust; if it really came to blows, they would not stand a chance against him.
He felt wronged as well—if he were truly to fall here, not even jumping into the Yellow River would wash him clean of this predicament.
"Forget it, I won't waste words with you all." Tian Peng could not confirm whether what they said was true, but if he did not go to the palace now, he feared he would indeed be late.
Tian Peng stepped out of his sedan chair, "I'll go to the palace first. If what you've said is true, I'll apologize to you eunuchs later; if you are lying, I will not let you off the hook."
Leaving those words behind, Tian Peng departed, leaving the still stationary eunuchs frantic with anxiety.