Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Duan Mingyuan continued, "But later the academy became stable and was rarely used in court, so this magic technique was lost."

"What nonsense!"

"President Chu, don't worry. This magic itself is not lethal. It only pries into a person's heart. According to the description in the classics, if a person has a guilty conscience, he will be disturbed by it. In serious cases, he will be unable to sit still. Therefore, even the calmest person will find it difficult to hide his thoughts once he is in court."

Hearing this, the onlookers suddenly understood.

This would explain why Chu Xingluo was so frightened that he fell to the ground when he looked back at the portrait of the founder of the academy.

"Are you trying to say that I have something wrong?"

"Dean Chu always mentions the ancestors, so it is best for the four founders of the academy to judge right and wrong."

Duan Mingyuan said, "It is also mentioned in the classics that this feeling will intensify until the truth is revealed... You and I each have our own opinions, and neither of us can convince the other, so who is guilty in this court, let's follow tradition and let the four founders make the decision."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 112: Combine vertically and horizontally

Chu Xingluo was a tough guy. Even though his legs and feet were unstable and his mind was extremely confused, he held his breath for several minutes before finally falling to the ground.

The tide is gone.

The inheritance of the chess academy allowed Chu Xingluo to see his current situation more clearly than anyone else. Now, the power of the academy has completely converged on Duan Mingyuan, but in the final analysis, everything that happened today was a last-ditch struggle. He was very clear in his mind from the beginning that all his accusations against Duan Mingyuan might not stand up if they were investigated in depth.

He only hoped to temporarily send Duan Mingyuan to the Netherworld, and then break the barrier of Qingchi Peak in the shortest time possible.

Originally his plan was flawless, but who could have thought that Mo Song would actually invite such a monster.

According to their original plan, the teacher of "Defense against Evil Spirits" should be his man, who would secretly assist him in taking down Yunhai Academy together with internal and external forces.

But now, Chu Xingluo is not convinced.

Especially after hearing Duan Mingyuan's description of the magic in court, he became even more dissatisfied.

Although Chu Xingluo was a traitor in the academy, he believed that he had no guilt deep in his heart. Everything he did was for the academy, so when the founder glared at him in the painting, he instinctively wanted to refute.

"In the beginning, the ancestors separated the tricks in order to stop people from having revenge, and sent all those who studied tricks in private to Hell."

Chu Xingluo said angrily.

Duan Mingyuan really didn't deceive him about the setting of the magic. When he said this, the feeling of being on edge disappeared, and he felt relieved. "They knew the consequences of disobeying the court and the outsiders. However, hundreds of years later, you, as the dean, went against the advice of the ancestors and wanted to gather the strength of the academy to fight to the death with the court!"

The topic was directed at Mo Song. Chu Xingluo no longer pretended, and the resentment in his heart was written on his face.

It is not difficult to see that they have huge differences in how to deal with people in the court and companies.

“What are they asking for?”

Mo Song did not look coldly at Chu Xingluo, but asked calmly.

"Hand over the control of the barrier of each academy, and hand over all the books in the library. The deans, teachers and future teaching content of each academy will be personally appointed by the court. In exchange, the teachers and students of the academy can continue to stay on Qingchi Peak."

Chu Xingluo no longer concealed the truth and told the truth about his transaction with people in the court.

The teachers in the court looked at each other in bewilderment. All these conditions could be summed up in one sentence - surrender your guns and you will not be killed.

"Only in this way can we save the majority of people."

Chu Xingluo believed it without a doubt. He had also advocated opening the barrier to people from the court, but was opposed by the deans of the other three academies. Mo Song would rather fight to the death with people from the court than let them set foot on Qingchi Peak.

If not, he wouldn't have to go to so much trouble to try to collaborate with Yindie.

"Xingluo, we have already talked about this."

Mo Song sighed. This was also an opportunity. Sooner or later, they would announce their decision to all the teachers and students in the academy.

He also believed that in this academy, there must be many people who, like Chu Xingluo, did not want to come into conflict with people in the court. The reason why the founders of the academy established the academy here was that they hoped that future generations would be able to stay away from the disputes of the outside world.

"But everything you just said is based on the fact that the people in the court will keep their promises."

Once you surrender control of the barrier, it is equivalent to voluntarily giving up all chances of resistance.

At that time, all the teachers and students of the academy will become meat on the chopping board, to be slaughtered by the court people who will march straight in. Based on Mo Song's understanding of the court people, they are definitely not people who keep their promises.

Ning Ruyue's matter further deepened Mo Song's thoughts. In order to inherit the throne, they were willing to even kill their own brothers and sisters. How could they have any sympathy for these strangers in the academy?

If trust is necessary, Mo Song would rather believe someone like Duan Mingyuan.

Although it sounds unrealistic, the latter is indeed completing his idea step by step.

"Mo Song, you will regret it."

"You are the one who should regret it."

Another uninvited guest broke into the court. Jiu Yue walked quickly into the court with a cold face. She sacrificed a lot of opportunities to watch the show and finally got to the bottom of the matter before the confrontation in the court.

She gathered a large number of students and monsters on the mountain and searched almost the entire Qingchi Peak for a whole morning, but failed to find the remains of the big peng bird. As soon as she returned to the academy, she heard the news that the dean of the chess academy ordered the law enforcement team to arrest Duan Mingyuan. At this point, her doubts were finally resolved.

"Not only did you collude with the court to kill the students and messengers of the academy, you also pointed your butcher knife at the monster on the mountain!"

She pointed at Chu Xingluo.

The murderer was very clean and destroyed the body after killing, leaving not even the slightest trace. This was because the murderer knew that as long as there was even the slightest trace left, it could be restored by Duan Mingyuan, and the identity of the murderer would then be revealed.

Although we are a little late, we can finally give an explanation to the monsters in the mountains.

"The only people who knew my husband's abilities that night were you four deans."

As she spoke, Jiu Yue did not forget to push Ning Ruyue aside and take back the seat that should have belonged to her.

"It's just a monster, so what?"

Chu Xingluo sneered. He thought Jiu Yue was talking about something with such a fierce look, so he said, "Don't mention a big peng bird. As long as I can save the academy, I will not hesitate even if I have to sacrifice all the monsters in the mountain."

"Then, don't mention the Grandmaster all the time. The first prohibition of the academy is to prohibit fellow disciples from killing each other. The monsters on Qingchi Peak made a lot of efforts in the establishment of the academy. The four founders of the academy have already regarded them as their disciples."

As they were talking, there was a commotion outside the court.

People looked in the direction of the sound and discovered that not only students were waiting outside the court, but also the monster from Qingchi Peak.

They were all waiting for the outcome of this court confrontation.

What Chu Xingluo had just said was heard by the monsters, and the chaos originated from this.

The purpose of Jiu Yue’s trip is not only to expose Chu Xingluo’s crimes in public, but more importantly to rebuild the trust between the monsters and the academy.

Mr. Mingyuan also promised these monsters that he would give them an answer.

Jiu Yue's eyes were sharp. "You should have noticed it a long time ago, right? The power of heaven and earth is no longer on your side."

"so what?"

Chu Xingluo, who was sitting on the ground dejectedly, couldn't help laughing. "I did fail. You can kill me or chop me up as you please. Once I die, those people in the court will no longer abide by the deal with me. They will immediately gather people and launch a general attack on the academy... Dean Mo Song, if the academy is destroyed because of your willful behavior, it will be you, not me, who will bear the eternal infamy."

"What happens next has nothing to do with you. You don't know anything about my husband's abilities!"

Jiu Yue took out a jade stone in front of the monsters and handed it to Duan Mingyuan. "Resurrecting the dead does not necessarily require a corpse. This jade stone was found by the monsters when they took me to the residence of the Peng bird. It is a treasure it has kept with it for many years, so a lot of the Peng bird's life energy has accumulated on it."

As he spoke, Jiu Yue took out his cell phone again and pulled up the picture of the Roc that he had carefully drawn based on the description of the monster on the mountain.

Too many things have happened in Yunhai Academy in the past few days. Now it has been discovered that the real traitor is the head of the academy. Even if Chu Xingluo finally accepts the punishment he deserves, the morale of the academy will plummet. With people's hearts demoralized, it will be impossible to organize any effective defense.

So right now, some miracle must happen to boost the morale of the troops.

In Jiuyue's view, Mr. Mingyuan has always been the person who can bring miracles.

Duan Mingyuan took the jade, looked at the image of the Peng bird, and felt the warm life energy filling the jade.

Under the gaze of everyone, he gently threw the jade above his head, and the soft light illuminated the court.

Amidst the exclamations, the light gathered in the air into the shape of a bird, and then, as if given life, it soared above the court.

It’s the Roc!

People stared at the place where the halos gathered, and even Chu Xingluo was no exception.

This is a magic that has never been mentioned in the library.

A piece of jade stone actually turned into a roc in front of them, which was supposed to have been dead long ago.

Then they heard the faint sound of the roc.

He seemed not to understand his current situation and just mechanically repeated his last words.

——"Quick, go to the academy and warn the dean that the traitor is the dean of the chess academy, Chu Xingluo!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 113 The Weight of Miracle

Chu Xingluo looked at the big peng bird transformed from jade. When the light faded, the monster that he had burned to ashes appeared alive in front of him.

The roc was stunned for a moment and glared at him.

Chu Xingluo suddenly laughed, and there was a hint of relief in his smile.

What is a miracle?

To come back from the dead is a miracle.

At this moment, he seemed to understand why Dean Mo Song would trust an outsider who had only been in the academy for two days. If Duan Mingyuan had come a few days earlier, he might have changed his mind and would not have to take this path.

This is destined to be a road of no return, and time cannot be reversed.

Chu Xingluo knew that when he informed the people in the court of the messenger's message, he would have no choice but to continue along this road in the dark.

He fumbled in his inner pocket and took out something. When everyone's attention was drawn to the big bird, he suddenly threw the object towards Duan Mingyuan.

"careful!"

Jiu Yue had been observing Chu Xingluo's movements and immediately reminded him.

Duan Mingyuan did not dodge or evade. Instead, he raised his hand to catch the object that Chu Xingluo threw at him. It was cold to the touch, and rich life energy surged in it.

"This is the dean's token!"

Ning Ruyue exclaimed that Dean Su Yunru also had a similar ornament, which contained infinite mysteries. According to the tradition of Yunhai Academy, when the deans of the four academies took over, the old dean would personally hand over the ornament to the next successor and personally tell the other party the secret.

After listening to Teacher Mingyuan talking about the barrier left by the four founders that day, she guessed that the secret of the token was the means to manipulate the barrier.

"If you can really understand the secret, just take it."

Chu Xingluo looked straight at Duan Mingyuan.

His last-ditch struggle ultimately failed, but this result was within his expectations. Just as Jiu Yue said, perhaps the spirits of the academy's founders in heaven were really watching them. When he agreed to the deal with the people in the court, the power of heaven and earth on Qingchi Peak was no longer on his side.

He also clearly saw the changes in "momentum", which flowed towards Duan Mingyuan silently.

People in the court had different expressions. After experiencing a long period of darkness, they seemed to finally see a ray of hope, whether they were humans or monsters.

Chu Xingluo suddenly had a deeper understanding of the magical skills passed down from generation to generation in the chess academy.

What is momentum?

He who wins the hearts of the people will gain power, and that is why there is the general trend and the will of the people.

"It seems that I am the one who should be imprisoned in Hell."

Before nightfall, the first trial in a hundred years came to an end, and the traitor in the academy was finally exposed - the news that the dean of the chess academy colluded with people in the court and intended to hand over the academy spread like wildfire among the academy, and the law enforcement team and the monsters jointly escorted him to the underworld.

But the morale of the academy was unprecedentedly high.

Also spreading in the academy was the news of Ning Ruyue's identity as the eldest princess. At the end of the confrontation in the court, everyone present heard the eldest princess's declaration.

As the eldest sister of the Qin Academy, she stood on the same side as the Academy.

She defeated the hidden butterfly and protected the academy, and later returned to the court as the eldest princess. As long as she returned to the ranks of heirs to the throne, she could temporarily save the academy.

The teachers and students of the college also realize that they are not fighting alone.

In addition to the eldest princess who led the army in person and led the charge, they also had a rare ally.

General Duan Mingyuan.

Everyone who participated in the confrontation in the court witnessed his miraculous magic with their own eyes, using only a piece of jade to bring the dead back to life.

Even the teachers and students who were well-versed in academy books had never imagined that such miraculous magic existed in the world. Compared with destruction, this miracle of reversing life and death could bring more hope to people.

Perhaps those romantic narratives of ancient times were not entirely fictional.

Whenever there is despair, a hero will appear from nowhere.

The First King and the four founders of the academy once fought side by side. Although they were eventually defeated by the aliens, they also wrote a magnificent epic. Now, they may also usher in the time of change. The same burden falls on Yunhai Academy, on the Yunhai Five Heroes, and on every...