C8 I'll Bet My Life Against Yours

Ye Yun was in a hurry to register for the university as he walked quickly. Since the little beast was well-behaved and did not attract his attention, he had forgotten all about it.

Above it was a three-storey glazed roof design, with a stone signboard below it. To the right were the two small words, "Creation", and then the six large flamboyant words — — Dongping Imperial Capital Academy, as well as the signature and seal of the person who wrote the inscription.

Further down was a pair of doors that were six feet wide and three feet high. There were also four side doors on both sides of the hall. The front door was closed, and only the two side doors on the right were opened.

After all, it was the day for new students to register, but the reality was very different from what he had imagined. There were only a few people walking around, and beside the open side door was a table for two people who were dozing off.

If it were not for the words "Empire of Dongping" on the plaque, Ye Yun would have thought he had walked into the wrong place.

He quickly came to realize that he was probably too late. Not many people would be able to get admitted to the Chinese Academy every year. They would definitely rush to come to register in the morning. It was already the middle of the afternoon.

He walked quickly to the table, took out his medallion and said, "Freshman Ye Yun, please report to me."

Both men raised their heads at the same time. One of them asked, "Are you Ye Yun?"

"Yes, student Ye Yun." He nodded.

"Why did you come so late?" Another person said impatiently.

"Students live in the countryside," he explained. "They come rather late because of the distance."

"Just you wait, I'll go and get the Governor. The other students are all in the morning, and you are the last one. If you had been any later, we would have already packed up." The man stood up and walked in.

A few minutes later, footsteps could be heard coming through the door. It was clear from the sound of their footsteps that they were not a single person but a group of people.

He couldn't help but get a little excited. This was a bit too much, right? So many people had come out to greet him, how could he still feel ashamed about it?

The first to walk out of the side door was a square-faced middle-aged man. His face was expressionless.

Why was he dressed like this? Could it be that one of the big shots in the Chinese Academy had died?

One of the fellows looked familiar, but he did not take it seriously. The person in charge of receiving the guests had already stood up and said respectfully to the square-faced middle-aged man, "Du Huai, this is Ye Yun."

The Governor's name was Du Xing. He glanced at Ye Yun with a frown and asked, "Are you Ye Yun?"

"Student Ye Yun Yang greets the Governor." He cupped his fists in greeting.

Du Xing pointed at him suddenly and said, "Ye Yun, first, you deceived the lord priest with your false spirit diagram during the Enlightenment Trial, and then on your way home, you brutally killed Ye Dirong who had a grudge with you. Do you know your crime?"

What do you mean?

Ye Yun thought to himself, "It's understandable that you accused me of killing Ye Dirong. Why did you say that I lied to the lord priest?"

Of course he wouldn't admit to the murder of Ye Dirong. That day, he and Wang Meng did it cleanly, and the entire killing process was not seen by anyone. It was even more impossible for Wang Meng to betray him.

Just then, a person dressed in mourning spoke angrily, "Ye Yun, do you still recognize me, Ye Weixing? You killed my father, and you pity the old man for not seeing his corpse. Your methods are too cruel!"

However, Ye Yun was extremely calm. This was a habit that he had cultivated over the years; if one wanted to paint a good work, one must be able to control their emotions and maintain a calm heart. Any emotional fluctuation could destroy a good painting.

He got a message from Ye Weixing, the other party didn't find Ye Dairong's body. If the killing process was exposed, how could they not fish out the body that was sunk in the mud? This meant that they didn't have enough evidence.

Many people in the town had seen Ye Dirong, Ye Yun and Wang Meng leave the town together. The two of them had safely returned to the Pagoda tree village and only Ye Dirong had gone missing.

If he continued to speculate further, the reason he could make such a judgment must be because of Sun Shiqi. The killer was sent by him, and the killer did not return to report. He also went missing, indicating that they had failed their mission and killed Sun Shiqi.

Since the killer was dead, the same could not be said about Ye Dirong.

Adding on the fact that Du Xing said that he was deceiving the Lord Priestess, this proved even more clearly that it was slander. The two so-called crimes were all slander and Du Xing was either bought by Sun Shiqi or deceived.

His sixth sense told him that the first possibility was more likely.

After coming to this conclusion, he felt reassured and calmly said, "Du Xuezheng, do you have sufficient evidence to accuse me of deceit and murder?"

Du Xing raised his eyebrows and shouted coldly, "Of course there is evidence. How could a kid who just passed the Enlightenment Trial be able to draw a tenth grade spirit diagram, and then use some kind of unspeakable deceptive method to deceive the lord priest; the relatives of the deceased came to sue you for murder, and this is a witness, the eyes of my government cannot rub the sand, how can I be qualified to be a student of my school? I will strip your school record and hand it over to the official of the commander-in-chief."

Ye Yun smiled. "Sir Governor, what you have said is only inference and not proof."

Du Xing glared. "Ye Yun, the witness and evidence are all here. It looks like you don't intend to admit it."

"Of course not." He continued tit for tat, "You said I was deceiving the Lord Priest. Can you invite him over? Since this person said that I killed his father, then I'll ask, who saw me kill someone? Where is the corpse? At most, he's just a plaintiff, it has nothing to do with the witness. "

Du Xing was so angry that his chest heaved. He thought that dealing with a brat who smelled like milk would be a simple matter. With a few words, he could convict him and quickly exterminate him before sending him to the commander-in-chief's residence.

He didn't expect the other party to be so clear-minded at such a young age. He refuted every single one of them, even going as far as to say that they were all well-mannered. In the blink of an eye, dozens of people gathered around him.

It was true that these people had come to watch the show. If they could not produce solid evidence, they could not convict Ye Yun or else everyone would be dissatisfied.

As more and more people gathered to watch, the situation became more complicated. Du Xing began to think about how he could deal with the enemy in one move.

At this moment, an arrogant voice sounded out, "Let me be the witness, this Ye surnamed brat is not a good person. Just now in the east market, he used the Holy Temple Token to bully me, took away the little Spirit Beast I bought with a lot of money, and even threatened me."

The few people standing in front were pushed aside. Yuan Zixuan walked over, accompanied by a group of dog slaves. He snorted and said, "Du Xuanzhou, I'm the son of the capital's lieutenant, Yuan Hanzhe. I swear by my character that what I just said is the truth. My men can testify."

Du Xing smiled. The lieutenant's personal statement had added a lot of credibility to the whole thing. Let's see how you argue now, you're dead meat.

At this moment, Dong Fang Yi Xue walked out from the door and asked, "Why are there so many people gathered at the entrance of the National Academy? What's going on?"

His savior had arrived!

Ye Yun said immediately, "The Great Sacrificer of the East, Yi Xue, it's me, Ye Yun. Du Xuelao slandered me for deceiving you and the lord priest. Please give me your judgment."

With a simple sentence, he pulled Yi Xue in. Regardless of whether it was the bustling crowd or the surrounding students, they were all waiting for her to say something.

At least before Yi Xue had explained the entire situation to him, Ye Yun would be safe. Du Xing was like raising his saber high and using all his strength to slash downwards, but he realized that his target was gone and could only slash at the air.

"What deceit, when did you lie to me and grandpa?" Yi Xue said with a stern expression.

Ye Yun pointed to the flushed Du Xing and said, "It's him. Du Xuanzhou said that I used an unsightly method to deceive the two of you with a fake tenth rank spirit diagram during the Enlightenment Trial."

Dong Fang Yi Xue glared at Du Xing and said sternly, "I can testify for Ye Yun on this matter. That grade ten spirit diagram was indeed drawn by him, there is no mistake."

Du Xing did not expect Eastern Yi Xue to stand by Yun Yang's side. He was infuriated as well. "Then what about the two things he did to kill people and seize their belongings?"

Ye Yun smiled and turned to ask Ye Weixing, "Do you want to see me kill Ye Dirong with your own eyes, or do you want to hear the rumors?"

"I didn't see it, but someone did." Ye Weixing shamelessly argued.

"Really? Then where is your father Ye Dirong's corpse?" he asked again.

Ye Weixing stuttered, "I don't know, that person didn't tell me."

He suddenly snapped, "What a joke. Since he saw me kill someone, he should have known where the body was. Why did he tell you I killed someone and not tell you where it was?"

Ye Weixing was stunned and didn't know what to do.

"You have no evidence. That is a false accusation!" Ye Yun turned to Yuan Zixuan and asked, "Fatty, let me ask you, how did the little beast get here?"

Yuan Zixuan said without hesitation, "It broke free of the cage and ran away. I was going to chase it with my servants when I saw it running into your bag …"

"Everyone heard it!" Ye Yun interrupted the fatty's words and said, "The baby spirit beast ran into my bag, I did not steal it, I did not rob it. He brought a bunch of people to search my bag, I want to ask everyone, even if it is the marshal's son, he is not the marshal. What right does he have to search other people's belongings on the streets?"

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison. One of them had been bullied by Yuan Zixuan before, and the others knew of this young master's dirty tricks, so they naturally wouldn't side with him.

Yuan Zixuan's face turned as red as a pig's liver. He had not expected Ye Yunyang to turn the tables with just a few words, putting him in a disadvantageous situation.

Seeing that Ye Yun was about to win, Du Xing recalled the thousand taels of silver that Sun Shiyuan had sent him and the words he had said in front of him. He decided to stake it all and said, "Ye Yun, even if you have a glib tongue, I still don't believe you can draw a tenth grade spirit diagram! If you can draw another painting in front of everyone, I will believe you. Otherwise, I will have to send you to the commander-in-chief's residence. "

His plan was to send Ye Yun to the Residence of Ensign, but the operation would be greatly improved. It was a place where one ate without spitting out bones, and whether it was pressure from Young Master Sun or his son Yuan Zixuan, Yuan Hanzhe would never let Ye Yun off.

Dong Fang Yi Xue said indignantly, "Du Xuanzhou, why are you making things difficult for a freshman? On what basis are you asking him to draw a ten-rank spirit diagram in person?"

Ye Yun smiled. "The Governor is really scheming. If I were to enter the Residence of General, I would definitely have no chance to leave this place alive." "How about this, I'll bet my life on your life. If I can't draw a rank ten spirit diagram, you can do whatever you want with it. If I can, you'll pay me back with your life. Do you dare to bet?"