Chapter 231: Weirdness (Third Update)

Cheng Han was speechless.

The Seven Cold Poison in Rong Jin's body was the best evidence!

Even if he wanted to argue, he couldn't find a single word to say at this moment, feeling nothing but extreme embarrassment!

And Situ Xingchen was even worse off.

It was she who had first suspected Chu Liuyue, and she who had demanded that Chu Liuyue produce evidence.

Now, everything was clear!

Countless eyes from the surroundings fell upon her, making her feel as if she were standing on thorns.

"So Rong Jin was poisoned too! This definitely has to be Heng Jingchuo's doing!"

"Yeah! Chu Liuyue never even had contact with Rong Jin from beginning to end, how could it be her?"

"I knew it! Rong Jin and Heng Jingchuo are clearly of the same rank, so how could Heng Jingchuo win so easily? It turns out he used such despicable and lowdown methods! I bet those matches he won before weren't necessarily based on true skill either!"

"I really don't know how Taiyan Academy teaches its students, to actually allow such things to happen! And that Situ Xingchen, she's been defending her academy's people from start to finish. It's clearly Heng Jingchuo who did something wrong, yet she suspects others... Rumor has it she is considerate, generous, and intelligent, but I don't see any of that at all!"

"Heh! It's just rumors! You only know the truth once you've actually met them! Don't you think she seems to be targeting Chu Liuyue a bit? Could it be because Chu Liuyue argued with her yesterday and offended her?"

"That's hard to say. After all, she is the high and mighty Eldest Princess!"

Various discussions pierced her like sharp knives, causing her immense embarrassment and pain.

Situ Xingchen had been pampered and held up by everyone since she was a child; even her Imperial Father had never lost his temper with her.

When had she ever been criticized like this?!

Situ Xingchen felt her face burning, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into!

"Cheng Han, your student used such despicable means during the Qingjiao Assembly to seek victory. Do you not have an explanation?"

Sun Zhongyan spoke in a heavy, cold voice.

"Indeed. The nature of this matter is malicious; it absolutely cannot be let slide like this!"

Fu Yunshan, who had been watching the battle from the side, finally expressed his stance, his expression equally grim.

Previously, someone from his own Nanfeng Academy had also fought against Heng Jingchuo!

Furthermore, who knew if there were others besides Heng Jingchuo who had done the same!?

The interrogation from the two men left Cheng Han extremely humiliated.

"Regarding this matter, I do not know—"

"You are the Dean, and he is a student of your academy. Regardless of whether you know or not, you must take responsibility for this matter, right?"

Sun Zhongyan interrupted him.

Cheng Han felt a surge of stifled frustration in his heart.

He truly did not know!

If he had known, he would never have let Heng Jingchuo come! And he certainly wouldn't have spoken up for him!

Just a moment ago, he thought that this year's number one martial artist would still belong to Taiyan Academy, but in the blink of an eye, not only was the top spot gone, but they had become the target of public condemnation!

In his desperation, he could only look toward Heng Jingchuo and bark angrily

"Speak! Where did you get this thing from!"

The Seven Cold Poison was not a poison that an ordinary person could obtain.

Heng Jingchuo came from a humble background and had always been very low-profile in the academy.

The appearance of this Seven Cold Poison was truly inexplicable!

However, Heng Jingchuo ignored Cheng Han. He merely lay on the ground, curled into a ball, his entire body trembling.

"Speak!"

Cheng Han was about to walk over and kick him, but then he remembered that the boy carried the Seven Cold Poison, and he forced himself to stop in his tracks.

Heng Jingchuo still gave no response.

Chu Liuyue's brow furrowed slightly. Suddenly thinking of something, she walked toward Heng Jingchuo.

"Liuyue! Be careful!"

Sun Zhongyan called out hurriedly.

Chu Liuyue shook her head, signaling him not to worry, and took a few more steps forward to take a careful look.

Upon looking, her expression changed slightly.

"He is dying."

"What!?"

The crowd was stunned. Sun Zhongyan and Fu Yunshan immediately stepped forward.

They saw that ice had already formed on Heng Jingchuo's severed arm, and it had even spread across his entire face.

The poison had erupted!

At this stage, there was only one path: death. He would draw his last breath very soon, and there was absolutely no possibility of saving him.

"Why did the poison erupt so quickly?!"

Fu Yunshan asked with a frown.

"There must be other poisons hidden in his body, which were triggered by the Seven Cold Poison, so..."

Sun Zhongyan's words cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.

Because if that were truly the case, it would prove that Heng Jingchuo was acting under someone's orders!

But in his current state, it would be absolutely impossible to find the person behind it!

Fu Yunshan said somewhat anxiously, "Is there no way to at least preserve his life? Until we can investigate—"

Before he could finish, Heng Jingchuo's body suddenly began to tremble violently. Between his teeth came agonizing whimpers, like desperate howls in the dark night, making people's hearts turn cold.

Soon, his movements gradually subsided, and finally, he fell silent.

Fu Yunshan and Sun Zhongyan exchanged a glance, both filled with worry.

Chu Liuyue, however, had already accepted this fact. She gently comforted the little one in her arms and fell into deep thought.

No wonder Heng Jingchuo was so panicked when he was injured just now; he wasn't just worried about the Seven Cold Poison, but more so about the other poisons hidden in his body being triggered.

Presumably, those were the tools his master used to control him.

In the end, he was nothing more than a chess piece.

But just who was behind him?

If it were for the sake of winning the Qingjiao Assembly, it would be truly unnecessary.

Then, what was it for?

Fu Yunshan thought for a moment and said

"Although the person is already dead, if we can identify what the poison on his body is, perhaps we can still gain something. Cheng Han, you shouldn't object to doing this, right?"

What could Cheng Han say?

He could only agree.

"Since things have come to this, we shall naturally act through mutual consultation. This is also a good opportunity to clear Taiyan Academy's name."

He did not want his reputation to be tarnished for the sake of this one Heng Jingchuo!

However, at that very moment, a burst of black mist suddenly emerged from within Heng Jingchuo's body!

Chilling!

Sinister!

A strong sense of unease rose in Chu Liuyue's heart!

In the next moment, she saw that black mist rapidly spread out, eventually completely enveloping Heng Jingchuo!

Immediately after, his body began to corrode at a speed visible to the naked eye!

In a short while, his corpse transformed into a pool of blood on the ground and completely vanished!

The black mist also drifted away, disappearing silently!

Only the messy bloodstains on the ground remained, testifying to everything that had just occurred!