Chapter 52: You have no choice but to ept my exnation
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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 n’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.
Whenpared to Fang Yuan’s advancement to the middle stage, the two guards’ lives no longer
mattered.
They were not Gu Yue n 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 aughing matter. If you admit your wrongdoing now, I
can still take into ount 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 exin himself further, heughed lightly and said to the academy elder, “Please
inspect, elder.”
Even without his words, the academy elder had already moved forward.
He ced his hand on Fang Yuan’s abdomen, cing 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 ced 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 momentter, 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 hugemotion 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
againstmon 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 confidentst night, but now that reality sat in
front of him, he was unable to ept 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 simrly full of doubt.
Under such great empuzzlement, he ignored the idea of suppressing Fang Yuan and asked directly,
“Fang Yuan, I hope you can exin this, how did you manage to advance to middle stage.”
Fang Yuanughed 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 ck 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.
He silently began to think.
Fang Yuan took all of the academy elder’s change in expressions into consideration. Heughed
internally; the academy elder must be really troubled now.
These two guards, they were merely outsiders, their lives cheap as grass. In normal times, no one
would care if they died.
But now the situation was different, they were sent out by the academy elder. If they really died, the
academy elder would lose his reputation!
Thus, the guards could not die, the academy elder is going to save them.
The part that truly troubles the academy elder is Fang Yuan’s verdict.
In his original n, Fang Yuan first yed truant, and then killed the guards. This could be said to be
defying his teachers, being arrogant and self-centered. ording to the n rules, he’d be thrown into
the n jail, reflecting upon his mistakes inside.
But when adding in the matter of Fang Yuan’s advancement to middle stage, these wrongdoings
became very different.
Fang Yuan yed truant and killed the guards because he was cultivating. This was reasonable.
The crucial part was, he was sessful in advancing to the middle stage, and became the first in this
ss. This allowed him to be on the side of reason.
Just what did Fang Yuan rely on to advance to middle stage, this secret would be discussedter.
Winners win all, losers lose all, the world only cares about result. No one would reprimand such an
outstanding junior.
The academy elder could not execute any punishments on him.
What is the academy for? It is to nurture outstanding Gu Masters, and inject fresh blood into the n.
Now that we have such an aspiring young man, you as the academy elder still wants to find trouble
with him? That would be neglecting your role!
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Just like a student who got good results, as a teacher he should be encouraging and praising him,
instead of punishing and criticizing. A teacher who punishes and scolds a student for his good results is
not one that would ever be recognised.
Perhaps the other elders would secretly cause problems for Fang Yuan because they fear Fang Yuan’s
future prospects, or because of grudges and past grievances. But him alone, the esteemed academy
elder, cannot do such a thing!
Because he is in charge of the academy, he has to be impartial, at least on the surface.
These are the rules!
“Do I just let him go like this? It was not easy finding a weakness of his.” The academy elder was
indignant. He knew in his heart that all the youngsters in the academy were merely spectators of this
matter.
They can only look at the matter as entertainment, but are unable to see the crucial point in this, they
are unable to experience the excitement in this battle!
The truth is, this is the one time where he as the academy elder, was battling against Fang Yuan the
student.
First he grabbed hold of the rules, and was bent on punishing Fang Yuan, removing his strong image in
front of the other students.
Next, Fang Yuan retaliated! His actions may seem rash, but it hit the matter on the point, and with the
excuse of advancing to the middle stage, he got back his argument.
As for those two unlucky guards, they were merely sacrificial pawns who were implicated by the two’s
battle of wits.
“This Fang Yuan, he is too cunning! If he had really killed the two guards, I can still retaliate against him
with this reason. Although his talent isckluster, with such a meticulous and experienced method, it is
hard to believe that he is just a fifteen year old. The worst part is, I cannot retaliate. No wonder back in
those days, the n had rumors about his early awakened intelligence!” The academy elder suddenly
realised, he had lost.
His loss was due to his status, he was the elder in charge of the academy.
This was both his strength and weakness.
One’s strength is also one’s weakness.
Fang Yuan had understood this logic long ago!
The academy elder was both helpless and frustrated.
He had asked Fang Yuan to exin, and in actuality Fang Yuan’s exnation was full of loopholes and
easily exposable.
These guards were chosen by the academy elder himself, they would not be so rash and retarded to
scold the Gu Yue ancestors.
Fang Yuan’s words were on purpose, it was tant usation, framing andying a trap in front of the
other party!
The academy elder was clear of this, but he knew that he could not pursue the matter.
This was a trap.
Once he looked into it, the truth would be revealed, and how would he handle this matter?
If he did not punish Fang Yuan, the two guards would be pitifully framed, and as the academy elder, if
he does not handle things impartially, how can anyone trust him?
If he punished Fang Yuan, that would be suppressing and disying jealousy of the talented! To
suppress a junior of the n for two servants who were not part of the n, this matter would trigger
the unhappiness of the nsmen.
Thus, the best way to resolve this was to pretend to not see anything, and treat these two guards as
discarded pieces. Admitting that they had performed a huge mistake, as well as praising Fang Yuan.
This way, the nsmen would be satisfied, and the deceived guards, without additional information,
would think of this as being impartial.
If he handled the matter like this, it would give the academy elder thergest benefit.
Logic told the academy elder that this is the way to handle it. But emotionally, he could not take it lying
down.
This Fang Yuan was too devious!
The academy elder not only failed to suppress Fang Yuan, but he himself became the stepping stone
for Fang Yuan, getting humiliated in public!
Fang Yuan did not show the slightest respect for him and dared to oppose him like this in public,
causing this esteemed academy elder to suffer such humiliation and frustration.
The point was, in future if these two guards felt indignant and wanted to reveal the truth, as the
academy elder, if he wanted to maintain his image and position, he would have to be the first to step up
and suppress them.
But this was all caused by Fang Yuan!
What sort of feeling is this?
For example, it would be like Fang Yuan pooping on the academy elder’s face, but the elder himself
still has to praise him and at the same time, clean his butt for him. If anyone wanted to point out that
there was poop on his face, he has to be the first to shut that person up.
This feeling of grievance, it was almost unbearable for the academy elder.
There was a growing urge in his heart to give Fang Yuan a few tight ps!
But finally, the academy elder stretched out his arm and patted Fang Yuan’s shoulder.
“Goodd.” The academy elder’s face was dim like stillwater, forcing the words out of his mouth.
“It is all thanks to the academy’s nurturing,” Fang Yuan replied inly.
The corner of the academy elder’s eye twitched.