Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Chapter 111 Chaos in the Court
It turns out that no matter where one is, human beings’ pursuit of gossip will never stop.

Compared with boring academic issues, the unknown gossip about the Dean of the Qin Academy and the eldest princess is obviously more interesting.

But what disappointed the onlookers was that Dean Su did not talk about his own relationship problems, nor did he reveal the identity of the old friend. All topics started with Ning Ruyue and ended with Ning Ruyue.

Naturally, the First King's act of passing the flying sword to the eldest princess caused dissatisfaction among many people, and they conspired to assassinate the eldest princess, and Yindie was the executor of the assassination plan.

Everyone knows that the current First King is already old and will not live long. Now is a good time to support a new king. The eldest princess is upright by nature and a girl, so naturally she is not favored by the officials in the court. Only the First King loves Ning Ruyue very much.

After noticing Yindie's movements, the First King had no choice but to order his trusted subordinates to escort the young princess away from the court and find a place away from the disputes in the court.

The journey was full of dangers. Under the pursuit of Yindie, when they arrived at Qingchi Peak, there was only one guard left.

The guard was already seriously injured and had no other options, so he had to break his promise of never returning to the academy and secretly sent the princess to the foot of Qingchi Peak.

Su Yunru saw the letter left by the guard on the eldest princess, so she took her back to Qinyuan, treated her as her own daughter, and raised Ning Ruyue.

The name Ning Ruyue was also given to the eldest princess in order to conceal her identity.

Listening to Su Yunru telling everyone about her past, Ning Ruyue couldn't help but be moved.

The memories of her childhood were too far away from her, and she had forgotten many of the details. She only remembered that she left the court, and there were fewer and fewer people around her along the way, until she was left alone.

Over the years, she had always believed that her father sent her to the academy so that she could recruit troops and make a comeback. But now she learned that it was not her father's intention to escort her to the academy, but the guards were being hunted by Yindie and had no other choice but to send her to this isolated place.

The purpose was to protect her safety and keep her away from the disputes in the court.

And why did Su Yunru know the First King's guard? This is too long ago, it probably dates back to the time when she was still a student in the academy.

Only Mo Song was thoughtful. He looked at Su Yunru deeply and said regretfully, "There is indeed a disciple named Ning in the academy who has left a deep impression on me."

This gives the spectators unlimited room for imagination. Although the clues are fragmented, they can already imagine a lingering past. The two geniuses of the past were separated because of their different ideals, and when they met again, it was a farewell forever.

How touching!

After the trial is over, they will ask the people from the Academy of Literature to write the story based on this, and then work with the Academy of Painting to compile it into a book.

"Since Dean Su is committed to protecting the princess, we as outsiders will not say anything more."

Chu Xingluo changed the subject and brought the topic back to Duan Mingyuan. "But Princess, how can you be sure that Duan Mingyuan is not a spy sent by the court, and everything he does is to get close to you?"

"Because I took Mr. Mingyuan's class, and he wanted to help the academy out of its predicament."

"Then how do you explain his sword-controlling technique? As the eldest princess, you should understand the difficulty better than anyone else. It is unreasonable for an outsider who has never been exposed to the sword-controlling technique to master it overnight."

"This is because……"

Ning Ruyue was speechless for a moment.

In fact, she didn't know the principle behind it. Her feelings for Duan Mingyuan were more like blind worship. She was willing to believe that her teacher had great powers and could not only save the academy, but also resolve the chaos in the court.

"Because all strange and tricky techniques are essentially the use of life energy."

Duan Mingyuan explained. Among all the people present, only Dean Chu adhered to his original intention and broke away from vulgar interests. He was not interested in the past between the Dean of Qin Academy and the Princess. His request from beginning to end was only one - today, one of Duan Mingyuan and Chu Xingluo must be sent to Hell.

Duan Mingyuan admired Chu Xingluo's persistence and decided to help the dean of the chess academy fulfill his wish.

He asked, "Dean Chu, do you think it's impossible for me to master the art of sword control in one day?"

"That's natural."

"According to the same theory, as an outsider who has only been in the academy for less than two days, I should not be able to control the barrier in the academy, right?"

At the same time, Chu Xingluo suddenly felt a palpitation.

Since he dared to ask the law enforcement team to bring Duan Mingyuan to court, he was naturally not afraid of Duan Mingyuan attacking him - getting angry and attacking the head of a courtyard in court would only further confirm his identity as a spy in the court.

However, Chu Xingluo soon realized that the palpitations did not come from Duan Mingyuan, but from behind him.

He looked behind him and suddenly discovered that the four portraits of the founders of the academy had come alive. All the majestic gazes were focused on him, as if they were looking through him.

The fear in his heart reached its peak at this moment. Chu Xingluo screamed and fell off the chair. He rolled on the ground several times but was unable to stand up. He looked extremely embarrassed.

Everyone in the court just looked at his bizarre performance in confusion, full of doubts.

"W-what did you do?"

Chu Xingluo held onto the table and managed to stand firmly. He didn't dare look back, but could still feel the burning gaze. He felt like there were thorns in his back and even his speech was incoherent.

"When I was browsing the classics in the library, I happened to see an interesting magic. It mentioned that the founder of the academy set up a barrier here when he established the court. When things are difficult to judge, he hopes that this barrier can help future generations to distinguish right from wrong."

It is not difficult to see that the founder's imprisonment of his companions who co-founded the academy had a great impact on them, and the academy's court was established shortly thereafter.

Perhaps it is hoped that future generations of the academy will not have to go through such a difficult decision again.

Duan Mingyuan continued, "But later the academy became stable and was rarely used in court, so this magic technique was lost."

"What nonsense!"

"President Chu, don't worry. This magic itself is not lethal. It only pries into a person's heart. According to the description in the classics, if a person has a guilty conscience, he will be disturbed by it. In serious cases, he will be unable to sit still. Therefore, even the calmest person will find it difficult to hide his thoughts once he is in court."

Hearing this, the onlookers suddenly understood.

This would explain why Chu Xingluo was so frightened that he fell to the ground when he looked back at the portrait of the founder of the academy.

"Are you trying to say that I have something wrong?"

"Dean Chu always mentions the ancestors, so it is best for the four founders of the academy to judge right and wrong."

Duan Mingyuan said, "It is also mentioned in the classics that this feeling will intensify until the truth is revealed... You and I each have our own opinions, and neither of us can convince the other, so who is guilty in this court, let's follow tradition and let the four founders make the decision."

(End of this chapter)