52 You have no choice but to accept my explanation (1/2)
Chapter 52: You have no choice but to accept my explanation
Translator: SkyfarrowEditor: Skyfarrow
Inside the academy, everyone’s attention was on Fang Yuan.
Their expressions showed shock, fear, mockery and callousness.
Fang Yuan paid no attention to these people. He looked at the academy elder with a stern expression, with his finger pointing towards the fainted guard.
”Reporting to elder, these two guards had impure motives, devious intentions! They broke into my room when I was at the crucial moment of breaking through into the middle stage. As everyone knows, a Gu Master cultivating cannot be interrupted. Especially so when one is trying to break through into higher realms. A moment of distraction would not only cause the breakthrough to fail, but their aperture would also get damaged. Thankfully my luck was good, because at the moment where they barged in, I had already stepped into the middle stage.”
”However!” Before the masses had reacted, Fang Yuan continued, ”These two did not admit their mistakes earlier. To my surprise, they boasted shamelessly about wanting to get rough with me, even scolding our clan’s ancestors, lying that the act of disturbing my cultivation was the esteemed elder’s decision. Your student did not believe so, and resisted furiously. These two had strong martial arts, and I had to fight for life before finally defeating these two people.”
”But seeing as they were the academy guards, your student did not kill them immediately. I merely cut off one of his arms, and the leg of the other person. Although there was quite some blood loss, they are still alive. That is my report for this matter, please uphold justice for me, esteemed elder!” Having said so, he cupped his fists towards the academy elder.
His tone was urgent, saying a ton of information, and leaving no room for others to interrupt.
After he had finished, the surrounding people slowly started to react.
”What did Fang Yuan say earlier, I did not catch it.”
”I think he said he advanced to the middle stage!”
”How is that possible, he is just a C grade trash, to think that he actually advanced to the middle stage first.”
”He definitely lied, he is afraid of the academy’s punishment, thus he lied!”
The students discussed loudly.
When compared to Fang Yuan’s advancement to the middle stage, the two guards’ lives no longer mattered.
They were not Gu Yue clan members, who cares if they’re dead or alive?
”You said you advanced to Rank one middle stage?” The academy elder’s voice was ice cold, his expression unforgiving. ”Fang Yuan, this is not a laughing matter. If you admit your wrongdoing now, I can still take into account that this is your first mistake and deal with you leniently. If you want to continue lying and attempting to cover up your mistakes, then I can tell you now, lies are easily seen through.”
Fang Yuan did not explain himself further, he laughed lightly and said to the academy elder, ”Please inspect, elder.”
Even without his words, the academy elder had already moved forward.
He placed his hand on Fang Yuan’s abdomen, placing a trace of his spirit into it. Immediately he saw the inside of Fang Yuan’s aperture.
Within the aperture, there was no Gu.
The Spring Autumn Cicada had already hidden itself. A Rank six Gu is way superior than a Rank three academy elder, so if it wanted to hide, it would not be found easily.
As for the Liquor worm, Fang Yuan had placed it into the dormitory’s wine reserves, and did not bring it along.
The academy elder with his eyes shut, could see a green copper primeval sea, calm as still water.
Drops of primeval essence inside were all emerald green colours of middle stage primeval essence.
Seeing the aperture walls, the white coloured aperture walls were glowing with reflected light as if they were all made of water. Gushes of water flow rapidly moved along the wall.
Water wall!
”He really advanced to the middle stage, how is this possible?!” The academy elder shouted in his heart, a sign of shock under his calm expression. But he tried to hide it to the best of his ability, his face still expressionless.
A moment later, after he had digested this fact, he drew back his hand, speaking in a solemn voice, ”It is indeed middle stage.”
The students had been holding their breaths, awaiting the results.
The academy elder’s verdict caused a huge commotion in the academy.
The students were full of bewilderment and shock, each of their faces showing immense disbelief.
Fang Yuan was only a C grade, but yet he was the first to breakthrough into the middle stage, this was against common sense!
For a Gu Master’s cultivation and breaking through realms, the most important aspect should be talent. How is this possible, a C grade was the first to advance? How would this make those A grade, B grades feel!
”This!” Gu Yue Fang Zheng’s face was pale. He was still confident last night, but now that reality sat in front of him, he was unable to accept such a fact and fell to the ground.
Gu Yue Mo Bei clenched his fists, and Gu Yue Chi Chen hatefully gritted his teeth.
The academy elder could not be easily fooled, so how did Fang Yuan manage to do it?
At once, all the youngsters stared at Fang Yuan, having one question in their hearts —— with that C grade talent, how did he advance?
The academy elder’s heart was similarly full of doubt.
Under such great empuzzlement, he ignored the idea of suppressing Fang Yuan and asked directly, ”Fang Yuan, I hope you can explain this, how did you manage to advance to middle stage.”
Fang Yuan laughed silently, ”Heaven rewards the hard-working, and as a result of student’s persistent training, I managed to advance smoothly.”
”Lies!”
”Tsk, if heaven rewarded the hard-working, I’d be first long ago!”
”Diligently studying and training? Some time ago, I still saw him strolling around the shop district.”
The students were evidently not satisfied with such an answer.
”Is that so?” The academy elder replied neutrally, his gaze staring at Fang Yuan, emitting pressure.
Fang Yuan’s expression was candid, making eye contact with the elder without fear.
His body was bathed in blood, his linen shirt messy, as if he had gone through an intense battle.
A pair of black abyss-like eyes, showing a kind of peacefulness, indifference, and even hiding a hint of amusement.
Seeing such a gaze, the academy elder’s heart wavered.
”This Fang Yuan, he is not afraid, not fearful, not threatened, and not shocked, how can he be interrogated by me right here? With his C grade talent, being the first to advance to middle stage, there has to be a secret. But since he does not want to say it, as the academy elder, I cannot forcefully interrogate him. It seems I can only investigate this privately.”
Thinking of this, the academy elder retracted his gaze and his cold expression became milder.
Fang Yuan however did not let the matter go, ”Your student is frightened, esteemed elder. How are you going to deal with these two guards? They have lost a lot of blood, if they are not treated soon, they might die.”
”Frightened? You?” The academy elder retorted in his mind. His brows frowned deeply.
At this point, as the person in charge of the academy, he had to step forward and settle this.
”But how should I resolve this?” The academy elder could not help but feel troubled.