Chapter 230: Evidence (Second Update)

Seven Cold Poisons!?

Hearing this name, many people's expressions changed.

Cheng Han froze for a moment.

The Seven Cold Poisons was a potent toxin; once contacted, it would rapidly spread throughout the entire body, and after seven days, the victim would freeze to death!

Could it be—Heng Jingchuo had been struck by the Seven Cold Poisons!?

He walked quickly toward Heng Jingchuo. When he reached him, he indeed saw that a thin layer of black frost had already frozen upon his arm!

It looked exceptionally eerie atop the mangled, bloody wound!

"This—"

Cheng Han's heart skipped a beat.

With such a large wound on Heng Jingchuo's body, the Seven Cold Poisons had likely already penetrated deep into his internal organs, making it beyond salvation.

He... was effectively finished!

Cheng Han turned to look at Chu Liuyue, filled with fury.

"Chu Liuyue! You are truly malicious! How dare you openly use poison during the Qingjiao Assembly!?"

Chu Liuyue sneered.

"Dean Cheng Han, you should look more closely first. These Seven Cold Poisons were clearly brought by Heng Jingchuo himself! Just now, when he made his move, he released the Seven Cold Poisons within that Moon-Devouring Orb, intending to take my life without anyone noticing. He didn't expect my magical beast to see through it and turn the tables on him. He is merely reaping what he sowed; how can you blame me?"

She cast a cold glance at Heng Jingchuo.

"If anything, I haven't yet pursued his crime of attempting to murder me!"

"You're lying!"

Cheng Han's mind raced, and he immediately remembered that the Blood Mink had indeed spat out a mass of black substance just now, which was what injured Heng Jingchuo.

Thinking back now, that must have been the Seven Cold Poisons!

"That substance clearly came from your magical beast's mouth. It must be you—"

"Dean Cheng Han is truly a man of many responsibilities but a short memory. Do you not remember that my magical beast only spat that thing out *after* swallowing that Moon-Devouring Orb?"

Chu Liuyue stroked the little creature, speaking unhurriedly.

"As you said before, everyone was watching with their own eyes, and they saw it all very clearly."

Cheng Han was speechless.

In truth, he had already sensed something was wrong, and his heart began to feel guilty.

But at this moment, how could he admit it?

If he admitted it, not only Heng Jingchuo, but he himself and the entire Taiyan Academy would lose all face, becoming objects of ridicule and contempt for everyone!

Poisoning someone during the Qingjiao Assembly was a cardinal sin!

Sun Zhongyan stepped forward quickly, gave Heng Jingchuo a careful look, and his expression also turned grim.

"Although I am not a Divine Physician, I am familiar with the Seven Cold Poisons. Cheng Han, you had better give everyone an explanation for this!"

Cheng Han's face turned pale and ashen; for a moment, he did not know how to argue.

"Ah—!"

Right at that moment, Heng Jingchuo directly hacked off his own arm!

Blood splattered everywhere as he let out an excruciatingly shrill scream that made people's hearts tremble.

The plaza fell into silence.

Even those who did not know what the Seven Cold Poisons were couldn't help but feel a sense of dread upon seeing this scene, not daring to utter a single word.

Amidst this embarrassing and tense dead silence, a voice suddenly drifted over.

"Miss Chu, you keep insisting that the Seven Cold Poisons were brought by Jingchuo himself. But, do you have any evidence?"

Chu Liuyue narrowed her eyes.

Why was this Situ Xingchen making such a scene?

What did this have to do with her!?

Situ Xingchen took a step forward and said

"Although it was your Blood Mink that spat out the Seven Cold Poisons after devouring the Moon-Devouring Orb, what if there were no Seven Cold Poisons inside the orb, and that substance was something the Blood Mink was already carrying?"

A mysterious dark light flashed in her eyes.

"If you and that Blood Mink truly have no issues, why did you disregard the danger and leave the Glazed Realm just now, even though you knew the power of the Moon-Devouring Orb was immense?"

"Princess Situ, that is an interesting question. I am clearly the victim, yet you want me to provide evidence to prove my innocence?" Chu Liuyue frowned.

Situ Xingchen said indifferently

"Jingchuo's strength is formidable, more than a full level higher than yours. He could have beaten you no matter how he fought; why would he resort to such despicable means?"

Chu Liuyue actually burst out laughing at those words.

"It seems that because I won against Situ Ziyue earlier, Princess Situ refuses to acknowledge it? If I am not mistaken, he is still lying there resting behind you all, finding it difficult even to stand up."

Situ Xingchen's expression shifted slightly.

It would have been fine to mention anything else, but mentioning her brother—Chu Liuyue was clearly insulting her on purpose!

"That was merely—"

"Since I could win against Situ Ziyue, why couldn't I win against Heng Jingchuo? As for why someone with such great strength would resort to such methods, only he knows that himself."

The corners of Chu Liuyue's mouth curled into a meaningful smile.

"After all, even Rong Jin was targeted."

As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a thunderclap striking!

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the crowd erupted into an uproar!

Chu Liuyue's words clearly meant—

"Liuyue, is what you are saying true?"

Sun Zhongyan's brow furrowed deeply as he asked urgently.

"He was also struck—"

"If you don't believe me, you are more than welcome to go and check. Oh, Dean Cheng Han and Princess Situ should check as well, just to ensure no one can claim we tampered with things in secret."

Chu Liuyue raised her chin grandly.

"The person is still over there."

Sun Zhongyan and the others quickly walked over.

Zuo Rong, who was watching over Rong Jin, looked bewildered.

Seven Cold Poisons?

He hadn't noticed anything!?

Xuan Cang rushed forward first, once again grasping Rong Jin's wrist, his expression becoming increasingly solemn.

He had already checked Rong Jin's pulse once just now and found nothing; this time was the same.

How could Chu Liuyue say...

He turned back hesitantly.

Sun Zhongyan asked hurriedly

"How is it?"

Both Xuan Cang and Zuo Rong fell silent.

Sun Zhongyan's heart sank.

At this time, Cheng Han had also walked over.

He glanced at the unconscious Rong Jin and barked coldly

"He looks perfectly fine, doesn't he? Where is the Seven Cold Poison!? Chu Liuyue, even if you are going to lie, at least say something that isn't so easily debunked! Now, what else do you have to say!?"

Chu Liuyue looked at Zuo Rong

"Teacher Zuo Rong, please cut Rong Jin's finger."

Zuo Rong did not understand why, but he complied.

A silver flash passed, and a bloody slit appeared on Rong Jin's finger, with bright red beads of blood quickly seeping out.

But very quickly, those beads of blood condensed, and a thin layer of black frost covered them.

Zuo Rong was horrified

"It really is the Seven Cold Poisons!"

Everyone was shocked!

Cheng Han's words got stuck in his throat.

Xuan Cang moved closer to perform a careful examination before saying

"It is indeed the Seven Cold Poisons. It's just because the dosage was so small that it couldn't be seen from the outside at all."

As he spoke, a sense of guilt and self-reproach rose in his heart.

They had actually failed to notice just now; if they had allowed these Seven Cold Poisons to spread, Rong Jin would likely...

Zuo Rong quickly took out a medicinal pill and fed it to Rong Jin.

Although it couldn't neutralize the poison yet, it could temporarily suppress it.

Even Sun Zhongyan felt a sense of lingering fear.

Rong Jin was, after all, the Crown Prince; if anything truly happened to him, their academy would not escape responsibility.

Chu Liuyue looked at Cheng Han and Situ Xingchen

"The one who just fought Rong Jin was Heng Jingchuo. Could it be that the Seven Cold Poisons on his body were also thrown by me from a distance?"