Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 98 A Bounty of Ten Million

The three of them quickly arrived at the Hangzhou Magic Association building and took the elevator directly to the top floor.

Upon arriving at the conference room, one could sense the presence of high-level mages even from the doormen, and a heavy atmosphere permeated the room.

A man with black hair walked out and looked at the two strangers.

"This is my student, and this is my colleague."

Tang Yue explained.

The man nodded and stepped aside.

The three entered the conference room, all with tense faces. The two sides, numbering twenty or thirty people, exuded a tense atmosphere.

"The man is dead, and you're still protecting that venomous snake! I didn't come from the Magic Palace to discuss matters with you, but to eliminate the threat to West Lake and restore peace to Hangzhou. You'd better hand over the Sky Serpent as soon as possible so we can deal with it!"

Zhu Meng slammed his fist on the table and shouted, insisting that the black snake was the culprit.

"Calm down, calm down, Councilor Zhu Meng. You know how powerful the Sky Serpent is. If you go looking for trouble with it with such murderous intent, won't that just cause even bigger problems?"

An elderly judge stepped forward to ease the tension.

"Alright, enough with the nonsense. This time, don't defend it anymore."

Zhu Meng waved his hand, his attitude particularly firm, leaving no room for compromise.

"Hmph~ What do you mean by 'protecting'? The totem snake's original habitat is right here, and we've lived peacefully for so many years. You think you can just drive it away with a single sentence?"

"That's your totem! What does it have to do with me? What I see now is it causing chaos!"

"I think the real problem is that you're worried your hidden strategies won't work out, you won't gain enough supporters, and that this will prevent you from becoming the head of the Palace Magic Guild!"

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The two sides went back and forth, with Zhu Meng using his sharp tongue to pinpoint the Sky Serpent and arguing with the Vice-Judge and Judge of the Lingyin Trial Council.

Wang Teng deeply admired these people; their arguing skills were truly masterful. One group analyzed the facts while the other pretended to be asleep; they were completely on the same wavelength.

Zhu Meng was focused on exterminating the snake and didn't care about the facts at all; he just wanted to find a pretext.

The members of the Lingyin Tribunal were quite infuriated by Zhu Meng's feigned sleep.

"The totem serpent won't harm people. What makes you say those two corpses were the work of the serpent?"

Tang Yue's face turned red with anger. Unable to bear it any longer, she directly questioned Zhu Meng.

"Where did this girl come from? Do you even have the right to speak here?"

The court monk standing nearby shouted a rebuke.

Zhu Meng glanced at Tang Yue and recognized her immediately. He waved his hand to stop the head guard from speaking, indicating that there was no need to argue with her.

"Everything requires evidence. You just pull out two corpses and claim it was the work of the Totem Black Serpent. Don't you find that ridiculous?"

Tang Yue, her face flushed, continued to angrily rebuke Zhu Meng's side.

"Tang Yue, don't be rude, step back." Tang Zhong stepped forward and spoke, then turned his gaze to Zhu Meng.

"My niece is right, everything requires evidence. With our totem's capabilities, if we truly wanted to kill someone, we wouldn't leave a body behind. How could we possibly leave behind two rotting corpses that weren't discovered for a week... To pin the blame for these two corpses on our totem is simply outrageous!"

"Exactly, exactly, this matter needs to be thoroughly investigated," the peacemaker chimed in again.

"The investigation is your job; my responsibility is to eliminate the hidden danger. Its blatant presence in a busy area is enough to classify it as a primary hazard!"

"I'm giving you two days to hand over the Black Serpent, or I'll take matters into my own hands."

Zhu Meng completely ignored their explanations, and publicly raised two fingers, his eyes gleaming sharply.

"You're being utterly unreasonable! Don't try to impose your so-called 'hidden danger strategy' on our totem!"

Luo Mian, his face flushed, angrily rebuked Zhu Meng.

"I am a councilor. The Magic Palace and the Pearl Mage Tower have granted me supreme executive power to eliminate any potential threats. Now, if I declare it so, then it truly is!"

Zhu Meng had no desire to waste any more words with these old clansmen who were desperately guarding their totems.

For him, the appearance of the Black Serpent had already posed a threat, and his goal was to eliminate that threat, not to argue endlessly with these people.

He left the conference room with a group of supporters.

Inside the meeting room, everyone was in low spirits, leaving only Tang Yue, Wang Teng, Mo Fan, Hei Yu, Tang Zhong, and Luo Mian.

"Sigh~ I never thought that even though we were protecting it so carefully, we still got caught red-handed."

Tang Zhong sighed deeply, feeling extremely melancholy.

"What can we do? This time, Zhu Meng is determined to deal with the totem and has even found a reason. Even if we report it to a higher-level meeting, I'm afraid we won't be able to suppress it."

Kuroba looked anxious, but he couldn't think of a solution and could only stand there anxiously.

"Actually, Zhu Meng is only so impressive for a short time. If the totem were easy to deal with, he would have attacked long ago. Why wait until today?"

Seeing that the situation was already a fait accompli, Luo Mian's expression softened, and he began to comfort his people.

"Associate Luo is unaware of..."

Tang Zhong, Luo Mian, and Hei Yu, the three leaders of the totem side, had another round of analysis and discussion.

"Tang Yue, this time you need to take the Totem Black Serpent and leave this place ahead of schedule to find a safe place to spend the molting period."

Tang Zhong's gaze shifted to his niece standing to the side.

"Okay, I understand."

Tang Yue immediately nodded in response; she was naturally the one most concerned about the totem.

"Then I'll take responsibility..." Kuroba was still thinking of taking on the protection task himself.

"No need, Tang Yue has people protecting her."

Tang Zhong smiled and waved, indicating that he didn't need to rush. He then looked at Wang Teng, surprised to find Wang Teng also present.

That makes things easier. Others may not know Wang Teng, but he does know a thing or two.

At present, only Tang Yue and Wang Teng, two exceptional individuals, are able to come into contact with the Xuan Serpent. Anyone else who exceeds the high-level strength will be alerted by the Xuan Serpent if they get too close.

Wang Teng's strength is far more than it appears on the surface, which gives him peace of mind.

Hei Yu followed Tang Zhong's gaze and turned it to Wang Teng, ignoring Mo Fan who was standing to the side.

However, Wang Teng's aura was faint and indistinct, making it impossible to discern his exact cultivation level.

This made him suspicious, but he didn't voice any objections. The fact that it could deceive his senses made him believe it to some extent.

Not long after, the three of them came out of the conference room, with Tang Yue holding the totem vessel that Wang Teng had been longing for.

After leaving the building, Wang Teng naturally couldn't let Mo Fan leave just like that; there was a troublesome matter that he needed to resolve.

"Mo Fan, don't say I'm not supporting your business. I'll give you a reward of ten million. Will you do it?"

On the street, Wang Teng temporarily pulled Tang Yue aside and looked at Mo Fan.

"Okay, do it! Old Wang, tell me quickly!"

Mo Fan was immediately alert. He wasn't particularly concerned about the totems, but since it involved his teacher Tang Yue, he was forced to come along.

However, Wang Teng's ten million yuan reward is now clearly more attractive.

(End of this chapter)