Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

If the academy really follows its tradition and votes on this matter, more than 90% of people will vote against it.

Chu Xingluo did not intend to stop there. Seeing that Mo Song did not refute, he acquiesced, so he continued the topic, "But the purpose of gathering everyone here today is not to hold Youyu responsible for what happened. If that was the case, with the academy in such a dangerous situation, I would also turn a blind eye, but..."

At this point, he suddenly changed the subject and raised his voice, "This new teacher Ming Yuan seems to be honest, but he has concealed the most important thing from the dean and everyone else. I believe everyone has just seen the sword shadow that fell from the sky. It was one of the tricks that was strictly prohibited by the founders of the academy."

"Under the current circumstances, it is understandable to study trickery."

The dean of the Qin Academy, Su Yunru, changed her expression slightly and deliberately took over the conversation, as if she was unwilling for Chu Xingluo to continue the topic.

"That's true, but the trick that Master Mingyuan used was not an ordinary trick. It was called the Sword Controlling Technique, a trick passed down by the First King himself."

The court was completely silent.

The First King is the ruler of the court. All the crises that the academy is facing at this moment are led by the First King.

Su Yunru frowned, "Do you want to say that Mr. Ming Yuan is a spy sent by the court?"

"No, it's more than that. The art of controlling the sword is a secret skill passed down from generation to generation."

Chu Xingluo shook his head, "This can only prove one thing - the blood of the First King flows in his body. Is there any better proof than this?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 110: Breaking Feudal Superstition

The public trial and the aggressive dean of the chess academy, Chu Xingluo, were all within Duan Mingyuan's expectations. In fact, he had been reflecting on this from time to time in the past few days, wondering if he had gone too far.

The ability to bring the dead back to life eliminated the possibility of murdering the deans of several colleges. Inviting Mr. Chen Chou to be an assistant teacher made the traitor's plan to destroy the seal of the Nether Prison and cause chaos on Qingchi Peak fail. In just two days, he did not leave much room for the traitor.

Perhaps it was because of the involvement of One World that caused his actions to become much more radical.

However, Duan Mingyuan took into consideration that the traitor held a high position in Yunhai Academy and was most likely an old gentleman. Based on the principle of respecting the elderly and loving the young, he still felt that he owed him something.

Put yourself in his shoes. If he was a traitor in the academy, who had been plotting carefully for a long time and was not afraid of being branded a traitor, but his plan was ruined by a new teacher who had been there for less than two days, he would probably explode in anger with the other party.

However, as a scholar, Duan Mingyuan hopes to be rigorous when facing academic issues.

He looked at the dean of the chess academy, Chu Xingluo, and asked, "Dean Chu, you said that the sword-controlling technique is a secret technique passed down from the First King's family. Only people with the same bloodline can master this trick. Is there any scientific basis for this theory?"

This question was so powerful that Chu Xingluo was stunned for a long time.

He had thought of many possibilities. Perhaps Duan Mingyuan would deny it and say that he did not use the sword-controlling technique; or maybe he would simply put the blame on the evil spirit in the Nether Prison. After all, no one in the academy had ever dealt with that evil spirit and had no idea what its abilities were.

Chu Xingluo had thought of all the rebuttals, but he never expected Duan Mingyuan to raise questions to him from a scientific perspective.

"Scientific basis? Duan Mingyuan, I advise you not to make such a fuss anymore."

Chu Xingluo of course couldn't answer the scientific basis of it, so he could only angrily scold, "The art of controlling the sword has been established since ancient times, these are things passed down by our ancestors."

"Has it been correct since ancient times?"

"What other excuses do you want to make?"

“Excuse me, who is the person who made the assertion?”

"Of course it is... the founders of Yunhai Academy. Do you want to question their wisdom?"

“It’s not wisdom, it’s knowledge.”

Duan Mingyuan said, "The founders of Yunhai Academy lived in the chaotic times hundreds of years ago, and were mainly active in the era before the arrival of the aliens. After the war was lost, they were hunted down by the court officials and came to Qingchi Peak, where they founded Yunhai Academy. This means that they actually did not enjoy the technological changes brought by the aliens, and never lived in an era of convenient transportation and advanced online consultation. In that era, it was physically impossible for them to travel to every piece of land on this planet."

"so what?"

"Then let me ask you, if someone who was not from the First King's clan used the sword-controlling technique somewhere at that time, how would they know?"

Chu Xingluo said disdainfully, "You are just making sophistry. They once fought alongside the First King. The First King once said that the art of controlling the sword is only passed down to family members. It is a family secret."

"This only means that the First King family is unwilling to share the family secrets with outsiders, but it does not mean that outsiders cannot learn. I have read many classics in the library, and it is not uncommon for family secrets not to be passed on to outsiders."

“If it is not passed on to outsiders, how can outsiders learn it?”

"If a servant in the family learns this, how would the founders of the academy know? Have they met every member of the family?"

"You are making excuses!"

Chu Xingluo slammed the table. As the dean of the chess academy, teachers and students of the academy were in awe of him on weekdays, and he was used to living a life where his word was final.

What made him even more angry was Duan Mingyuan's calm attitude. Although he was clearly regarded as a spy who had sneaked into the academy, he did not show any panic at all, as if he was not being judged but discussing academic issues with others.

"I'm not arguing, but Dean Chu has been slow to provide evidence that can convince me."

For Duan Mingyuan, this is actually a question of working backwards from the result, "Why am I, an outsider who has no blood relationship with the First King's family, able to use the sword-controlling technique that has been passed down from generation to generation?"

Duan Mingyuan believed that this was enough to overturn the conclusion that only the descendants of the First King could learn the art of sword-wielding.

"You have to ask yourself. I have read many classics. I am afraid that even the First King himself would not be able to do as well as the sword strike in the back mountain just now, right?"

"I did learn about the sword-controlling technique from somewhere else, and then I found the sword in the back mountain."

Duan Mingyuan did not deny it.

"Then tell me, where did you learn about the existence of the sword-controlling technique? There is no relevant record in the library of the academy. I only learned about it by chance in my early years."

"Without his consent..."

"it's me."

An unexpected voice interrupted the conversation between the two, and everyone looked in the direction of the voice at the same time.

When the Dean of the Qin Academy, Su Yunru, saw the visitor, she glared at her fiercely, as if she wanted to use her eyes to warn her not to set foot in this court.

But the traitor Ning Ruyue once again ignored her warning, walked through the crowd with a firm gaze and went straight to Duan Mingyuan.

She held the sword in her right hand, and with a thought, the flying sword engraved with royal patterns flew towards the court amid exclamations and landed steadily in front of Mo Song.

"Dean Chu is generally correct, but the person who inherited the bloodline of the First King was not Teacher Mingyuan. It was only after I asked him for advice that he learned about the existence of the sword-controlling technique."

"Kisaragi!"

Su Yunru was furious and shouted, "Don't talk nonsense here!"

"Master, I can't retreat any further."

Ning Ruyue did not back down. Instead, she raised her voice and said to everyone, "I am the daughter of the First King. This sword was passed down to me by my father himself. The mark on it is the best proof."

While speaking, Mo Song had already checked the mark on the flying sword and nodded slightly, agreeing with Ning Ruyue's words. Then, he glanced at Su Yunru. From the conversation between the two just now, it was not difficult to see that the dean of the Qin Academy seemed to have known this huge secret for a long time.

The legitimate daughter of the first king is the eldest princess.

The eldest princess in the court had actually lived in the academy for so many years right under their noses.

"Ugh!"

Su Yunru sighed, closed her eyes and leaned back. After a long while, she said, "A few years ago, I owed a great favor to a friend in the court. At that time, the court was in chaos. He risked his life to escort Ruyue all the way here. Before he died, he entrusted Ruyue to me. How could I refuse? But I guarantee as the dean of the Qin Academy that everything that happened in the academy recently has nothing to do with Ruyue."

Duan Mingyuan noticed that with the arrival of Ning Ruyue and the sigh of the dean of Qinyuan, the atmosphere in the courtroom suddenly became hot.

When he was debating with Chu Xingluo on academic issues, the teachers of Yunhai Academy were lifeless, and it seemed that no one was interested in the topic of "whether people other than the First King's bloodline could learn the art of sword-wielding".

But now, they all came "alive", everyone held their breath, concentrating so as not to miss any details of what was to come.

Ning Ruyue is the eldest princess in the court?

The old friend mentioned by the dean of the Qin Academy who has always been self-admiring like a flower on the mountain?

There is also the chaos in the court and the entrustment of the deceased.

Elaborate!

Duan Mingyuan could only see these two words from the eyes of the people who stretched their necks and had eyes as bright as spotlights.

The total number of days on the shelf: 35~

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 111 Chaos in the Court

It turns out that no matter where one is, human beings’ pursuit of gossip will never stop.

Compared with boring academic issues, the unknown gossip about the Dean of the Qin Academy and the eldest princess is obviously more interesting.

But what disappointed the onlookers was that Dean Su did not talk about his own relationship problems, nor did he reveal the identity of the old friend. All topics started with Ning Ruyue and ended with Ning Ruyue.

Naturally, the First King's act of passing the flying sword to the eldest princess caused dissatisfaction among many people, and they conspired to assassinate the eldest princess, and Yindie was the executor of the assassination plan.

Everyone knows that the current First King is already old and will not live long. Now is a good time to support a new king. The eldest princess is upright by nature and a girl, so naturally she is not favored by the officials in the court. Only the First King loves Ning Ruyue very much.

After noticing Yindie's movements, the First King had no choice but to order his trusted subordinates to escort the young princess away from the court and find a place away from the disputes in the court.

The journey was full of dangers. Under the pursuit of Yindie, when they arrived at Qingchi Peak, there was only one guard left.

The guard was already seriously injured and had no other options, so he had to break his promise of never returning to the academy and secretly sent the princess to the foot of Qingchi Peak.

Su Yunru saw the letter left by the guard on the eldest princess, so she took her back to Qinyuan, treated her as her own daughter, and raised Ning Ruyue.

The name Ning Ruyue was also given to the eldest princess in order to conceal her identity.

Listening to Su Yunru telling everyone about her past, Ning Ruyue couldn't help but be moved.

The memories of her childhood were too far away from her, and she had forgotten many of the details. She only remembered that she left the court, and there were fewer and fewer people around her along the way, until she was left alone.

Over the years, she had always believed that her father sent her to the academy so that she could recruit troops and make a comeback. But now she learned that it was not her father's intention to escort her to the academy, but the guards were being hunted by Yindie and had no other choice but to send her to this isolated place.

The purpose was to protect her safety and keep her away from the disputes in the court.

And why did Su Yunru know the First King's guard? This is too long ago, it probably dates back to the time when she was still a student in the academy.

Only Mo Song was thoughtful. He looked at Su Yunru deeply and said regretfully, "There is indeed a disciple named Ning in the academy who has left a deep impression on me."

This gives the spectators unlimited room for imagination. Although the clues are fragmented, they can already imagine a lingering past. The two geniuses of the past were separated because of their different ideals, and when they met again, it was a farewell forever.

How touching!

After the trial is over, they will ask the people from the Academy of Literature to write the story based on this, and then work with the Academy of Painting to compile it into a book.

"Since Dean Su is committed to protecting the princess, we as outsiders will not say anything more."

Chu Xingluo changed the subject and brought the topic back to Duan Mingyuan. "But Princess, how can you be sure that Duan Mingyuan is not a spy sent by the court, and everything he does is to get close to you?"

"Because I took Mr. Mingyuan's class, and he wanted to help the academy out of its predicament."

"Then how do you explain his sword-controlling technique? As the eldest princess, you should understand the difficulty better than anyone else. It is unreasonable for an outsider who has never been exposed to the sword-controlling technique to master it overnight."

"This is because……"

Ning Ruyue was speechless for a moment.

In fact, she didn't know the principle behind it. Her feelings for Duan Mingyuan were more like blind worship. She was willing to believe that her teacher had great powers and could not only save the academy, but also resolve the chaos in the court.

"Because all strange and tricky techniques are essentially the use of life energy."

Duan Mingyuan explained.

Among all the people present, only Dean Chu stayed true to his heart and broke away from vulgar interests. He was not interested in the past between the Dean of Qin Academy and the Princess. He had only one request from beginning to end - today, one of Duan Mingyuan and Chu Xingluo must be sent to Hell.

Duan Mingyuan admired Chu Xingluo's persistence and decided to help the dean of the chess academy fulfill his wish.

He asked, "Dean Chu, do you think it's impossible for me to master the art of sword control in one day?"

"That's natural."

"According to the same theory, as an outsider who has only been in the academy for less than two days, I should not be able to control the barrier in the academy, right?"

At the same time, Chu Xingluo suddenly felt a palpitation.

Since he dared to ask the law enforcement team to bring Duan Mingyuan to court, he was naturally not afraid of Duan Mingyuan attacking him - getting angry and attacking the head of a courtyard in court would only further confirm his identity as a spy in the court.

However, Chu Xingluo soon realized that the palpitations did not come from Duan Mingyuan, but from behind him.

He looked behind him and suddenly discovered that the four portraits of the founders of the academy had come alive. All the majestic gazes were focused on him, as if they were looking through him.

The fear in his heart reached its peak at this moment. Chu Xingluo screamed and fell off the chair. He rolled on the ground several times but was unable to stand up. He looked extremely embarrassed.

Everyone in the court just looked at his bizarre performance in confusion, full of doubts.

"W-what did you do?"

Chu Xingluo held onto the table and managed to stand firmly. He didn't dare look back, but could still feel the burning gaze. He felt like there were thorns in his back and even his speech was incoherent.

"When I was browsing the classics in the library, I happened to see an interesting magic. It mentioned that the founder of the academy set up a barrier here when he established the court. When things are difficult to judge, he hopes that this barrier can help future generations to distinguish right from wrong."

It is not difficult to see that the founder's imprisonment of his companions who co-founded the academy had a great impact on them, and the academy's court was established shortly thereafter.

Perhaps it is hoped that future generations of the academy will not have to go through such a difficult decision again.