Chapter 298: The Falling Out Among Dao Companions Sigh-inducing
"My name is Zhang Lü Yue, and my Tao Companion Xia Wenyin are both lecturers at the Commerce Department of The World Academy Southeast Branch. We have been Dao companions for seven years."
"Recently, I discovered that Xia Wenyin and her student Wei Chengnian were having an affair. How can someone who corrupts the morality of a teacher be fit to teach?"
Behind the Jade Slip, there are several images of a man and a woman embracing each other.
"There's actually such a scandal?" Yu Qingtan hadn't expected the Cultivation World to be so salacious.
"Exactly, I've met both Lecturer Zhang Lü Yue and Lecturer Xia Wenyin from the Commerce Department, quite the handsome man and beautiful woman. Who would have thought! I heard that Wei Chengnian is only twenty-eight years old."
Jing Hao also clicked his tongue in amazement.
Not long after Jing Hao and the others said goodbye to Yu Qingtan, a good friend sent them this Jade Slip. The sunny boy Jing Hao found it interesting and decided to share it with Yu Qingtan, but Shi Kuang and the other two thought it was pointless, so they didn't come along.
"In a big forest, there are all kinds of birds. I won't bother with this. I'm going back to my little courtyard."
Yu Qingtan wasn't very interested in gossip.
What they didn't know was, Venerable Xia Wenyin also had an affair with the wild cultivator and great wine steward from Sakura Island, Zheng Su. The last entry spot for All-Under-Heaven Peak from Sakura Island was arranged by Venerable Xia Wenyin herself.
"Teacher Yu, let me walk you back!"
The three of them started walking towards Yu Qingtan's courtyard, and halfway there, they heard a loud roar.
"Ah— Zhang Lü Yue, you bastard, I am going to kill you."
"Xia Wenyin, daring to do but not to admit, huh? Come on, who's afraid of whom?"
Yu Qingtan's Divine Sense reached out and saw not too far away in the sky, a man and a woman furiously dueling each other. It was indeed Lecturer Zhang Lü Yue and Lecturer Xia Wenyin.
Zhang Lü Yue wore an azure robe, his garment fluttering about him, giving him an ethereal and lofty aura, emanating a sense of elegant detachment. Yet now, his brows were tightly furrowed, his face filled with murderous intent.
Xia Wenyin, on the other hand, was dressed in fiery red, her skirt billowing in the wind, beautiful and passionate. Her charming face, almond eyes brimming with allure, straight nose, and delicate, crimson lips unforgettable at a glance, were now twisted with bloodshot eyes and a ferocious expression.
"Nonsense, are you two trying to tear down the academy?"
Unfortunately, just two breaths into their duel, both were enveloped and suppressed by a powerful Domain of Earth.
The one who appeared was none other than the academy's Dean, Venerable Shou Yi.
Two Golden Core Venerables dueling at low altitude, their destructive power was truly frightening. In just those two breaths, several buildings had already been damaged.
Fortunately, there was another Golden Core Venerable nearby who took action to block the residual shockwaves, preventing greater disaster.
In Qu Fu Immortal City and The World Academy, private duels are prohibited, especially among Golden Core Venerables.
"Dean, it was this crazy woman who started it!"
"Zhang Lü Yue, if you hadn't slandered and defamed me with your lies, would I have acted?"
"Hmph, whether it's slander or defamation, everyone knows the truth."
"Shut up, aren't you embarrassed enough?"
Venerable Shou Yi bellowed.
By now, quite a crowd of onlookers had gathered, including Yu Qingtan and his two companions.
"I have already heard about the matter. Lü Yue, Wenyin, you've both been with the academy for years and have been Dao companions for so long, is it really necessary to make things so rigid?"
Venerable Shi Kuang had a headache.
"Dean, she has done such disgraceful things, I cannot tolerate it, she must be utterly discredited!"
"Hmph, Lawyer Zhang Luyue, you have been cultivators for seven years, and you've spent six and a half years in seclusion, with just half a year spent teaching. Moreover, you're so useless, weak and flimsy."
"Enough! You engaged in private battles within the academy, as per the academy regulations you'll be imprisoned in the Cold Prison for half a year. Lawyer Zhang Luyue, for spreading someone's private affairs and damaging their reputation, an additional half year for you." Your next read is at My Virtual Library Empire
Venerable Shi Kuang said loudly, everyone present could feel his displeasure.
The good mood that Yu Qingtan had brought him had been completely destroyed.
"I report that Xia Wenyin has close dealings with Sakura Island, and it is possible that she is a spy from Sakura Island. The news of the ancient tomb of Langya was leaked in advance to Sakura Island by her, a decade ago."
Upon hearing the punishment decided by Venerable Shi Kuang, Real Person Luyue's face twisted, clearly unable to accept that his punishment was heavier than Real Person Wenyin's.
"You're spouting nonsense, I'm not, I didn't!"
Real Person Wenyin shouted loudly, if looks could kill, Real Person Luyue would have already died without a burial place.
Unfortunately, their bodies and spiritual power were suppressed by Venerable Shi Kuang.
Venerable Shi Kuang's gaze narrowed as he looked toward Real Person Wenyin.
The ancient tomb's site of Langya, was the burial site of a Divine Transformation Cultivator from how many years ago, Venerable Langya, and it was first discovered by the people of the All-World Academy.
The All-World Academy sealed off the news and prepared for half a year before carefully opening the burial site, only to find that it had been looted by tomb raiders.
According to the traces left behind, the tomb raiding occurred within the last half year, but it was still unknown who did it.
"Xia Wenyin, is this matter true?" Venerable Shi Kuang's voice revealed a sense of authority and seriousness.
"He's talking nonsense, I'm not a spy from Sakura Island, and I can take a Heavenly Oath.
"I, Xia Wenyin, swear that if I am a Sakura Island spy, and I divulged the news of Langya's ancient tomb, I shall be cut off from my path, and never make an inch of progress in my cultivation."
Xia Wenyin defended herself loudly, her eyes flashing with a firm resolve. She knew all too well that if she were labeled a spy from Sakura Island, she would be finished.
Even though the relationship between Sakura Island and the Southeast Region's continent is currently still okay, it's just that—okay.
Venerable Shi Kuang frowned deeply, well aware of the seriousness of a Heavenly Oath, but since Lawyer Zhang Luyue dared say so, there must be some basis for it.
"Lawyer Zhang Luyue, if you have evidence, then bring it out," Venerable Shi Kuang looked at Real Person Luyue, his voice carrying undeniable authority.
Zhang Luyue sneered, a Jade Slip suddenly appearing in his hand: "This is the evidence, it records the secret talks between Xia Wenyin and a loose cultivator from Sakura Island."
He had not wanted to push Real Person Wenyin to a dead end, but the fact that Real Person Wenyin had tried to kill him, and his receiving a heavier punishment, had once again deeply stung him.
Venerable Shi Kuang took the Jade Slip, and his divine sense sank into it. A moment later, his eyebrows furrowed even deeper. The Jade Slip indeed recorded a conversation between Xia Wenyin and a cultivator from Sakura Island, and it was about the news of Langya's ancient tomb.
Venerable Shi Kuang looked deeply at Real Person Wenyin, then slowly spoke, "Xia Wenyin, do you have anything else to say?"
Without a trace of panic in her eyes, Xia Wenyin looked steadfastly at Venerable Shi Kuang and shook her head, "Dean, I have already made a Heavenly Oath. I haven't done anything to wrong the academy, nor have I leaked any news of Langya's ancient tomb. This Jade Slip must have been forged."
"Forged?" A chill crept into Venerable Shi Kuang's voice, "The aura inside this Jade Slip is clearly yours. Moreover, it's not that there are no ways to circumvent a Heavenly Oath."
Real Person Wenyin replied calmly, "Dean, I've really not done any of these things. I am willing to accept any investigation to prove my innocence."
She had been able to lie low at the All-World Academy for so long, she had her own ways. This time, had Wei Chengnian not been so young and unable to resist showing off to his friend, Real Person Luyue would not have discovered what was between them.