Fang Yuan Do's

CHAPTER 57 - The Lies of a Man

Jia Fu is in conflict.

He had dispelled his suspicions towards Fang Yuan and was convinced that Jia Gui was the mastermind.

"But, so what if I know the truth?"

Jia Fu felt anger and sadness surging, "I have no proof, so if I accuse Jia Gui in front of dad without proof, dad might even think I'm trying to frame him!"

Jia Fu was smart, and he looked at Fang Yuan, a light flashing in his eyes.

Jia Jin Sheng had traveled with him, and now that he was gone, it was Jia Fu's fault for not taking care of him!

Since he could not accuse Jia Gui, he had to give his father an answer.

And this answer was in front of him!

“That's right, if Fang Yuan was his scapegoat, at least it would help me get through this crisis."

"After I overcome it, I can return to Jia Gui with 2 times the return." Jia Fu thought cunningly.

He raised his tone, interrogating Fang Yuan, "Fang Yuan, how do you prove that you didn't hurt Jia Jin Sheng?"

The clan elders were stunned.

This is clearly your internal strife, why are you still accusing my clan?

Only the leader of the Gu Yue clan looked grim, his expression turning sharp as he stared at Jia Fu.

“Fang Yuan, what evidence do you have to show that you were not present at that time and did not hurt Jia Jin Sheng?"

"If you can't prove it, you're the killer!"

Jia Fu pointed towards Fang Yuan, his gaze angry as he threatened with his aura.

“He tried to push Fang Yuan into a scapegoat. How horrible!”

At this point, the clan elders had reacted and their expressions turned unfriendly.

They had fought and planned for each other for a long time, so if they thought about it, they would easily know Jia Fu's point of view and intentions.

'Testifies? Sure was! I've been preparing it for a long time.'

Fang Yuan smiled inwardly, but showed a shocked expression, as if he wanted to speak but could not.

"No need for anyone else, just tell me whether you did it or not!" Jia Fu raised his voice again, forcing Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan showed an angry expression, but finally gritted his teeth and said helplessly, "No."

"Haha. Then you are—” Jia Fu was about to announce his verdict but at that time.

"Stop!"

The academy elder took a step forward and stood in front of Fang Yuan with a solemn expression, "Of course he has a witness, it's me!"

"You?" Jia Fu asked in shock.

"That's right, I."

The academy elder, facing the 4th rank Jia Fu, was a little scared.

But seeing Gu Yue Bo's encouraging gaze, she gathered her courage and raised her head.

“Today when Fang Yuan suddenly became the first person to break through the intermediate stage, I sent my people to investigate."

"His daily activities and actions were noted, there was no time for him to hurt Jia Jin Sheng.”

'Yes, here we go...'

Fang Yuan hid behind the back of the academy elder, where no one could see his arched lips, revealing a smile.

Jia Fu's expression dimmed, he didn't expect the academy elder to stand out and protect Fang Yuan.

The crucial point was, the clan leader of Gu Yue did not mind. This had great meaning, as it meant that the Gu Yue clan would protect Fang Yuan.

"I understand!"

"I wanted to make Fang Yuan a scapegoat, but it was from my point of view, and I didn't consider their point of view."

"Indeed, once Fang Yuan is criminalized, the Gu Yue clan will have to bear the evil name that harms the members of the Jia clan."

"Since then they had to face the Jia clan's retaliation as well as lose their own reputation."

"In addition, future caravans will not dare to come here and trade again, the losses are too great!”

Thinking of this, Jia Fu was sad and wanted to slap his own head.

The higher-ups of Gu Yue did indeed have such considerations.

Fang Yuan was C-class, so if he really injured Jia Jin Sheng, handing him over was nothing.

But the point was, now that his suspicions had disappeared, if he were to be handed over, wouldn't the Gu Yue clan suffer a great injustice and lose a lot?

Knowing that this conflict could not be resolved, Jia Fu gritted his teeth, determined to get what he wanted.

He said, “If so, why don't you let me use Footprint Gu. Once this Gu is used, it will show us his last 30 thousand footprints on the floor.”

The academy elder scoffed at the displeasure.

Jia Fu's words meant that he didn't trust them. But he had no reason to stop her, so he let Jia Fu pass by.

"Come and test!"

Fang Yuan laughed coldly at Jia Fu, walking towards him with his head lowered.

He was confident, had predicted this. Therefore, some days he kept doing his activities in the village and did not go to the secret cave.

Under the supervision of Gu Yue's superior, Jia Fu did not play any tricks.

Footprint Gu was very strange, shaped like a person's feet.

The ingredients are like translucent yogurt, making others feel smooth, and the surface is lustrous greenish-yellow.

It was small, only the size of a palm.

Jia Fu held it in his hand, sending the primeval essence to Footprint Gu.

A cloud of powder enveloped Fang Yuan and circled around him before flying out of the discussion room.

Where a powder cloud passed through, the floor would show a series of footprints.

These footprints shone in a yellow green light of the same size as Fang Yuan's feet. It was Fang Yuan's footprints when he entered the discussion room.

The footprints extended from the pavilion of the clan leader to the academy dormitory and then to the academy and circulated.

Moreover, it reached the village inn.

The powder cloud became smaller as it flew, and finally on the 30 thousandth step, it disappeared.

The result was clear, everyone had checked and knew that Fang Yuan was innocent, nothing suspicious.

Jia Fu sighed, taking out a small jade box.

He opened the jade box, where there was only a piece of jade inside.

The piece of jade was a clear emerald color, and there was Gu sealed within it.

This was a phasmid, its body long and slender, with the color of jade, its entire body looked like a bamboo rod.

Phasmids are usually longer than palms, but this one isn't, it's only about the size of a fingernail. On its surface, it emitted a white light.

"Green as his body, white light enveloped his form, this is Bamboo Gentleman Gu!"

Instantly, some elders recognized this Gu and exclaimed.

Even Gu Yue Bo was moved. He could not help but advise, “Brother Jia, this Bamboo Gentleman is a rank 4 Gu, not easy to define. Why waste it here?”

Jia Fu shook his head, looked at Fang Yuan, This “Bamboo Gentleman obtained through a gambling stone when I was young. The stone was only half opened before it could no longer be extracted."

"As everyone knows, this Gu is fed honesty as food, able to detect lies from birth."

"Only an honest man who never lies can refine and feed this Gu.”

“Fang Yuan, you just need to open this stone and keep the Gentleman Bamboo in your aperture. Whatever I ask, you will answer."

"Furthermore, we will take this Gu out and let everyone see if the color changes. If Gu changes color, you're lying!”

"No problem."

Fang Yuan did not hesitate. He immediately opened the jade piece and did as Jia Fu instructed.

The Gentleman Bamboo appeared in his aperture and emitted a faint green glow, covering the primeval sea.

Fang Yuan felt that if he were to tell a lie, that Bamboo Gentleman could detect it and change her body from green to another color.

But he only accepted it because he had his trump card.

'Cicada Autumn Spring!' With a thought, Spring Autumn Cicada woke up and took out a trace of his aura.

This aura was extremely powerful, and immediately suppressed that Bamboo Gentleman.

The Gentleman Bamboo emitted a green light and immediately shrank her body. His entire body was curled up, trembling in fear.

How could he have such an exaggerated zeal to detect lies?

Jia Fu began to interrogate, with his first question regarding the house, "Fang Yuan, did you hurt my sister Jia Jin Sheng?"

"No!" Fang Yuan confirmed.

Jia Fu asked, "Do you have any other information about him?"

Fang Yuan shook his head, "Don't know."

Jia Fu asked again, "Have you said anything dishonest to us before?"

Fang Yuan shook his head again, "No."

"Alright, you can take out that Bamboo Gentleman now."

After finishing with 3 questions, Jia Fu instructed Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan took out the Gentleman's Bamboo, and everyone saw that it was still emerald green with no change.

The clan elders heaved a sigh of relief.

Jia Fu's expression became softer as he restrained the Gentleman's Bamboo, cupping his fists towards Gu Yue Bo.

"This time is a lot of offense, brother Gu Yue."

"No problem, the truth is what we want to see as well."

Gu Yue Bo waved her hand, then sighed, "But what a pity this Bamboo Gentleman."

Bamboo Gentleman had the ability to detect lies and was a rank 4 Gu, so it was worth it.

But feeding and refining it is not easy. It should be redefined by an honest man.

If any other Gu Master were to tell a lie, the refining would fail and Bamboo Gentleman would die on the spot.

The food is honesty. It would be in the aperture of an honest man and consume that man's honesty as food for survival.

Now that the Gentleman Bamboo had been opened, she was extremely weak, but she had no food to recover her strength.

After being treated so harshly by Fang Yuan, his death became certain.

Jia Fu shook his head, looked at the Bamboo Gentleman in his hand, feeling no pity.

He said solemnly, “I've done my best to investigate, but I didn't get results."

"This time, when I return to the clan, I will employ Divine Investigator Tie Xue Leng, it will definitely resolve this matter! Good bye."

Saying so, he cupped his fist towards Gu Yue Bo and left, with a certain elegance.

Seeing Jia Fu and the others leave, Gu Yue Bo heaved a sigh of relief and said, "You can all leave now."

He waved at the clan elder, but suddenly thought of something and said, "Academy chief, please stay behind."

Without losing a single drop of sweat, Fang Yuan walked out of the pavilion of the clan leader safely and healthily.