The screen continued.
【Jia Fu wanted to intimidate Fang Yuan and make him the scapegoat, but he only thought about his own interests. He didn't realize that this was in the Gu Yue Mountain Village.】
【Under the testimony of the Academy Elder, Fang Yuan's suspicion was completely cleared.】
【Jia Fu's face turned ashen. He hadn't expected the Academy Elder to suddenly come forward and vouch for Fang Yuan.】
【More importantly, the Gu Yue Clan Leader didn't object. This was significant, signifying that the Gu Yue Clan was going to protect this Fang Yuan.】
【“I understand! I wanted to make Fang Yuan the scapegoat out of self-interest, but I didn't consider their feelings.”】
【“Right. If Fang Yuan takes the blame, the Gu Yue Clan will have to bear the infamy of murdering the Jia family members. They will face retaliation from the Jia family, their reputation will be tarnished, and future trading caravans will be afraid to come. The losses would be immense!”】
【Thinking of this, Jia Fu was so annoyed that he wished he could slap himself.】
【The Gu Yue high-ranking officials were thinking the same thing.】
【Fang Yuan was only a C-Rank. If he truly killed Jia Jin Sheng, handing him over wouldn't be a big deal.】
【But the point was that his suspicion was cleared. If they still handed him over, wouldn't the Gu Yue Clan suffer huge, unnecessary losses?】
【Knowing that this contradiction was irreconcilable, Jia Fu gritted his teeth and decided to stick to his guns. He said, "Since this is the case, let me use the Footprints Gu. This Gu can display the footprints of the past three thousand steps on the ground."】
【“Go ahead and test me!” Fang Yuan sneered at Jia Fu and walked confidently towards him.】
【He was confident because he had anticipated this factor. Therefore, he had stayed in the mountain village these past few days, never setting foot in the Stone Crack Secret Cave.】
【Under the watchful eyes of the Gu Yue high-ranking officials, Jia Fu didn't play any tricks.】
【Under the influence of the Footprints Gu, Fang Yuan's footprints began to appear.】
【The footprints extended from the Patriarch’s Lodge, reached the Academy Dormitory, then circled around the Academy area. Apart from that, they led to the mountain village’s inn.】
【The yellow-green fluorescent powder dwindled as it flew. Finally, at the 30,000th footprint, it completely disappeared.】
【The results were in, everyone examined them, and they knew without a doubt that Fang Yuan was innocent.】
【Jia Fu sighed heavily and took out a small, exquisite jade box from his sleeve.】
【He opened the jade box. It contained only a jade chip.】
【The jade chip was semi-transparent, emerald green, and sealed inside was a gu insect.】
【This was a bamboo stick insect. Its body was slender and long, jade-like in color, looking like a round segment of bamboo tube.】
【Bamboo stick insects are usually over a palm long, but this one was not. It was only the size of a fingernail. It emitted a faint white light on its surface.】
【“Jade green body, white light covering it. This is the Bamboo Gentleman!”】
【Even Clan Leader Gu Yue Bo was moved. He couldn't help but advise, “Brother Jia, the Bamboo Gentleman is a Fourth-Turn Gu insect. It's not easy to refine. Why waste it here?”】
【Jia Fu shook his head and looked at Fang Yuan. “This Bamboo Gentleman was obtained by me when I happened to cut a stone when I was young.”】
【“The stone was only cut halfway, and I didn't continue. As everyone knows, this gu insect feeds on sincerity. It’s born to detect lies. Only the most sincere gentleman who has never told a lie from childhood to adulthood can refine and nurture this gu.”】
【“Fang Yuan, you just have to cut open the stone and put the weak Bamboo Gentleman into your empty aperture.”】
【“I’ll ask you questions, and you answer them honestly. Then, take this gu out and let us all see if it changes color. If it changes color, it means you are lying!”】
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Seeing this, the previously silent chat group became noisy again.
【Li Huai: “Humph, Fang Yuan, how are you going to argue your way out of this? A gentleman wouldn't lie. You're doomed this time!”】
【Li Bao Ping: “That’s right. Even if you’re a demon, you can’t force a gentleman to lie. Now what do you have to say?”】
【Fang Yuan: “Gentleman? Hehe, does a gentleman not know how to speak?”】
【Chen Ping An: “Of course a gentleman wouldn’t lie. If they lie, it’s a benevolent lie, to punish evil and promote good, to persuade people to do good. You, this demon, a gentleman would never protect you!”】
【Fang Yuan: “Hehe, is a benevolent lie not a lie? A lie is a lie, whether it’s benevolent or malicious, it’s just your own judgment. Subjectively, you still want to lie.”】
【Chen Ping An: “You are clearly trying to argue. A benevolent lie can save a person, so of course you have to lie. And a malicious lie will kill a person, so of course you can’t lie.”】
【Fang Yuan: “Then the Bamboo Gentleman should tell a benevolent lie, because that would save me, wouldn’t it?”】
【Li Huai: “You are a demon, you deserve it. Who would save you? If a gentleman saves you, more people will die, so a gentleman wouldn’t save you!”】
【Fang Yuan: “Haha, saving or not saving is not your decision! I, Fang Yuan, have never hoped for anyone to save me. Only you can save yourself, discover yourself, know yourself, and rely on yourself!”】
【Chen Ping An: “Fang Yuan, are you crazy? Rely on yourself? The evidence of your murder is about to appear. You can only die faster by relying on yourself!”】
【Fang Yuan: “Watch closely, Chen Ping An. Remember, in this world, the only person you can rely on is yourself!”】
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The screen continued.
【Fang Yuan took the Bamboo Gentleman and began to answer the questions.】
But what happened next shocked the people in the Jian Lai world, causing their worldview to explode again.
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