Chapter 267: Body Search? (Third Update)

Silence.

It wasn't just Cheng Han; almost everyone present was stunned on the spot!

Elder Sun had only one Martial Uncle—the current Dean of Tianlu Academy and a Level 5 Heavenly Physician—Ye Zhiting!

"Wh-what did you say?"

Cheng Han's tongue felt tied as he hesitantly uttered a sentence, unable to believe his ears.

Sun Zhongyan smiled with effortless composure.

"I said, in his entire life, Martial Uncle has only taken one disciple—and that is Liu Yue! It is just that Martial Uncle has always kept a low profile, so not many people knew about this matter. However, Martial Uncle has personally recorded Liu Yue's name in the Academy's registry. Therefore, this is an indisputable fact."

For a long while, Cheng Han could not speak.

Since Sun Zhongyan dared to say this in public, it must be true!

Everyone, including the people of Tianlu Academy, wore expressions of shock.

"Did I hear that right? Chu Liu Yue is actually the Dean's disciple!?"

"Elder Sun said it himself, how could it be false? I was wondering why I couldn't find out which teacher Chu Liu Yue had apprenticed under before; it turns out..."

"My god, didn't the Dean say before that taking disciples was the most troublesome thing? How did he suddenly become Chu Liu Yue's master?!"

"The Dean rarely comes out, so naturally, few people knew about this. Now I only want to know one thing—is Chu Liu Yue's talent in Heavenly Medicine also that..."

The sentence was left unfinished, but everyone understood perfectly, seeing the same expression reflected in each other's eyes.

Even Mu Hongyu and her companions were stunned for a long while, their expressions subtle.

"Cen Hu, did you know about this?"

"I didn't. Hongyu, you didn't know either?"

"...It seems no one knew."

Gu Mingfeng thought back to what had happened in the Wanling Mountains and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"We really were slow to catch on. She said she only had a slight understanding, and we actually believed her."

It didn't feel like much at the time, but looking back now, it felt wrong.

Chu Liu Yue was far too composed in that field; how could it possibly be just a "slight understanding"!?

Mu Hongyu's eyes gradually brightened.

"I have a premonition that this thigh we are clinging to seems even thicker than we imagined!"

"Isn't... isn't Chu Liu Yue a Mystic Master practitioner!?"

Beside them, Fu Yunshan also couldn't help but ask.

Sun Zhongyan nodded.

"Of course. After entering the Academy, her main focus has indeed been on being a Mystic Master. But that does not conflict with the fact that she is Martial Uncle's disciple. After all, she also took first place in the Martial Artist competition, did she not?"

Fu Yunshan's mouth hung open, but he found that Sun Zhongyan's words made a lot of sense.

But... but why did it feel like something was off?

How could such a person exist—apprenticed to a Heavenly Physician, practicing as a Mystic Master, and yet still able to win against other martial artists by jumping levels?!

This was simply too outrageous!

The reactions of the others were similar to Fu Yunshan's.

It wasn't that they hadn't seen geniuses before.

In fact, everyone capable of entering these three great academies possessed enviable talent.

But compared to Chu Liu Yue, they instantly seemed dim and lusterless!

Emperor Jiawen finally could not help but ask

"Elder Sun, when did Elder Ye take Chu Liu Yue as a disciple? Why was there no news of this at all?"

Although Tianlu Academy was independent of the Imperial Family—even Emperor Jiawen had to be somewhat polite to them—the matter of Elder Ye taking a disciple was a significant event. The fact that he was only finding out today made him feel somewhat uneasy.

More importantly, this disciple was the Chu Liu Yue who had once been called a "trash"!

Sun Zhongyan lowered his head slightly and explained

"Your Majesty, before Chu Liu Yue enrolled in Tianlu Academy, she had already met Martial Uncle and become his disciple."

The crowd was even more shocked.

Could it be that Chu Liu Yue's original meridians recovered and she became a genius all because of Elder Ye?!

If that were the case, it would explain everything!

However, Emperor Jiawen did not continue to press the matter. He merely looked at Chu Liu Yue with a complex gaze, and after a long while, he said

"Liu Yue, you are now... very outstanding..."

Who could have imagined back then that Chu Liu Yue would turn out like this!?

A genius, and not just any ordinary genius!

The former Chu Xianmin likely wouldn't even amount to half of the current Chu Liu Yue!

He couldn't help but recall the expression Rong Jin had when he mentioned Chu Liu Yue earlier.

He could certainly guess Rong Jin's thoughts.

Breaking the engagement with Chu Liu Yue back then was likely his greatest regret!

But these things were in the past, and it was inappropriate to bring them up now.

Chu Liu Yue bowed politely

"The Emperor overpraises me."

Emperor Jiawen shook his head and smiled

"No, you have earned it!"

The Empress, watching from the side, felt a surge of resentment.

From the past until now, she had never liked Chu Liu Yue.

Before, it was because Chu Liu Yue was a waste and unworthy of Rong Jin.

Now, although she had become a genius, one only had to look at how Chu Liu Yue treated the members of the Chu family to know that she had become a ruthless character!

If they truly let Rong Jin marry Chu Liu Yue again, he certainly wouldn't have a good life!

She had to stop this, no matter what!

It took Cheng Han a great deal of effort to accept this reality.

But his heart still felt exceptionally uncomfortable, as if something were blocking it, filled with grievance and anger.

"B-but why won't Chu Liu Yue participate in the Heavenly Physician competition!?"

Chu Liu Yue said lazily

"Because I don't want to."

Everyone: "..."

Over the years, countless students had yearned for the Qingjiao Assembly, and the Heavenly Physician competition was even more so!

But when it came to Chu Liu Yue, why did it seem so insignificant?

Cheng Han let out a cold laugh and said

"You don't want to? Could it be because you aren't qualified?!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, sensing the strange looks everyone was giving him, Cheng Han immediately regretted it.

Who was Ye Zhiting?

He was one of the most outstanding Heavenly Physicians of the past several decades!

Anyone he took an interest in was definitely not a mediocre person!

And he had actually publicly doubted Chu Liu Yue here—wasn't that equivalent to questioning Ye Zhiting!

Crucially, he was no match for Ye Zhiting at all; saying such words made him look exceptionally ridiculous!

Chu Liu Yue shrugged indifferently

"I will provide the answer to that question in a moment. But for now, it is better to resolve Yang Jianqing's problem first. Now, I assume no one has doubts about what I just said, right?"

Cheng Han decided to just go all in

"Fine! As long as you produce evidence, you can do whatever you want with everything!"

"Thank you, Dean Cheng Han. I hope you will remember the words you are saying right now."

Following the flow, Chu Liu Yue finally looked toward the already cold-sweating Yang Jianqing.

Yang Jianqing suddenly thrust his hands forward and said through gritted teeth

"Check however you want! If I say there is nothing, there is nothing!"

Chu Liu Yue's gaze swept indifferently over his hands.

Clean.

As if afraid Chu Liu Yue wouldn't believe him, or perhaps wanting to prove himself, Yang Jianqing actually stripped off his outer garment and shouted

"There is nowhere else on my body to hide things! Is it clear enough now!"

Because he was anxious, his outer garment was torn in his haste, and combined with his flushed face and disheveled hair, he looked exceptionally pathetic.

Chu Liu Yue paused, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up.

"Did I say I wanted to search your body?"