Martial Master

"How could I possibly frame Qin Chen? There's no benefit to me at all," Gou Xu said anxiously.

Chu Weichen's face was somber, ignoring Gou Xu, and he said, "Ge Hong, go get the number slips." Then he turned his sharp gaze to Qin Chen and said sternly, "Qin Chen, if there's no evidence and you dare to falsely accuse an academy mentor, just for that, I can expel you directly."

A terrifying aura pressed down on Qin Chen like a raging storm.

Facing Chu Weichen's pressure, Qin Chen remained unfazed and simply said, "A student would not falsely accuse an academy mentor."

The audience was already in an uproar.

This year's end exam at Tianxing Academy was exceptionally stimulating. Not only did the Qin family internal strife occur, with the second young master of the Qin mansion being abolished, but now it even implicated a Tianxing Academy mentor colluding with the Qin family to frame a student. It was like a bomb had been dropped among the crowd.

Everyone's gossiping flames burned fiercely, each person excitedly watching the development of events.

Seeing Qin Chen's calm demeanor, unaffected by his own pressure, Chu Weichen's eyes twinkled with interest. A mere student could withstand his pressure, interesting!

Before long, Ge Hong brought the draw box and poured out the number slips.

Gou Xu, standing by the side, turned pale, his body drenched in cold sweat, with a hint of fear in his eyes.

There were only sixteen number slips in the box, and the number slips of Qin Fen and Qin Chen were clearly displayed before Chu Weichen.

"Hmm?"

With just a glance, Chu Weichen's gaze instantly cooled, looking icily at Gou Xu and said coldly, "Gou Xu, what is going on here?"

"I... I... I don't know, Dean!" Gou Xu didn't dare look at the number slips on the ground, nor did he dare meet Chu Weichen's eyes, he just trembled and said.

Ge Hong was puzzled, not understanding what had happened, he carefully looked at the number slips on the ground and immediately exclaimed, "Eh."

The numerous number slips on the ground seemed identical with no differences, but the wooden number slips of Qin Chen and Qin Fen had a small indentation on one corner, left by someone as a mark.

This mark, although subtle, could be identified quickly by the person drawing lots, allowing them to easily pick out Qin Chen and Qin Fen's wooden slips from among the many.

Ge Hong's expression also turned somber. Could it be that Gou Xu really colluded with the Qin family to abolish Qin Chen? If this were true, then the problem was serious. This would be an unprecedented major incident in Tianxing Academy's history.

The audience, unable to see the anomalies on the wooden slips, were all abuzz with discussion, craning their necks to see.

"Gou Xu, give us an explanation," Ge Hong shouted angrily.

"Vice Dean Ge, it has nothing to do with me at all. The mark on the wooden slips wasn't made by me, and I didn't press that indentation. Besides me, many mentors have access to these wooden slips. It's really not related to me," Gou Xu shouted in terror.

Ge Hong hesitated, exchanged a glance with Chu Weichen, and fell into thought. What Gou Xu said wasn't entirely unreasonable; he wasn't the only one who could access the number slips.

"Hehe, Mentor Gou Xu is truly impressive. As soon as these number slips were brought out, without even looking, you knew that my and Qin Fen's number slips were marked, and even knew where the marks were and how they were done. Tsk tsk, such foresight and blatant lying skills, I truly admire. In my opinion, being just a small mentor at Tianxing Academy is a grievance for you. With your talent, you should be a national advisor in the empires of the continent," Qin Chen mocked.

Chu Weichen's gaze darkened. Indeed, Gou Xu's position was not as forward as Ge Hong's. With Ge Hong's cultivation, he had to look closely to notice the anomaly, yet Gou Xu, without really looking at the wooden slips, immediately pointed out that they were marked and where. If he hadn't known beforehand, it would be impossible.