"Hmph, absurd! I have never met Liu Susu before. I have been an elder in Star Academy for more than ten years. How could I possibly kill a complete stranger for no reason? Stop slandering me!" The Second Elder's face was calm, but his heart was in turmoil.

Ji Jiuying chuckled lightly, "Slandering you?"

“Fengyu, come up here and tell me what you discovered before Liu Susu was killed.”

Feng Yu approached somewhat nervously. "In the half-moment before Su Su returned, I heard some noises in Su Su's room, followed by a medicinal fragrance, but it quickly dissipated!"

“The Second Elder is in charge of the herb garden and is a frequent visitor to the Medicine Sect, so the medicinal fragrance on him is naturally stronger than that of ordinary people,” Ji Jiuying said.

"Hmph, there are plenty of people who smell of medicine, what makes you think you're the elder!" the Second Elder said sternly.

Ji Jiuying said lightly, "Second Elder, don't be in such a hurry~ Teacher Feng, please release the evidence!"

Feng Che walked out from the crowd. Qingling stood up abruptly. It was actually Second Master! When did he come to Star Academy?

There were too many people just now, and she was only focused on her young lady, so she didn't notice the second master in the crowd at all.

"Qingling, what are you doing?" Shen Miaoqing looked at Qingling in confusion, seeing her staring at Teacher Feng with disbelief in her eyes!

"That Teacher Feng is Miss's uncle!"

"What!" Shen Miaoqing exclaimed, drawing everyone's attention! She awkwardly touched her nose!

I had heard that a handsome teacher had come to the Weapon Refining Sect. Later, I also heard some rumors about Xiao Jiu and the new teacher. What I didn't expect was that Teacher Feng was actually Xiao Jiu's uncle!

A stone appeared out of thin air in Feng Che's hand.

That's it! A photo-taking stone!

The elders and sect leader were all shocked and stood up. Even Shen Qingqiu was secretly surprised. Old Man Yu also turned his head to look at Feng Che, with an inscrutable emotion flashing in his eyes!

These are the only three memory stones in the Cangming Continent. I never expected that Feng Che, a mere teacher, would have them! But what they didn't know was that memory stones are common stones in the Holy Domain Continent. They are not rare at all. Even he has no less than twenty of them.

The Second Elder panicked completely the moment he saw the recording stone! "No, no!" the Second Elder reassured himself.

Ignoring everyone's thoughts, Feng Che glanced mockingly at the Second Elder, then channeled spiritual energy into the stone. A light screen appeared before them, revealing the Second Elder's bedroom. Inside, the Second Elder frantically opened a hidden compartment, retrieved a set of night clothes and a large sword, and placed them into his spatial ring.

Just then, Feng Che retrieved the recording stone.

"Then, Second Elder, do you dare to have someone check your ring?" Ji Jiuying looked at the Second Elder with a half-smile.

The Second Elder's face immediately turned as black as a pot. He finally understood what Ji Jiuying had said at noon. She was just trying to make him reveal his true colors. He had really fallen for her trick. His gaze towards Ji Jiuying became even more vicious.

It was also his fault for being careless; he was afraid of revealing his secret and hadn't dared to deal with those things! He originally wanted to have Ji Jiuying take the blame before dealing with them, but he didn't expect her to find out!

"Absurd! Where did you get these things to spread such nonsense? How can I, a dignified elder, allow a junior like you to search my ring? Where is my dignity?!"

"Since you are innocent, Second Elder, how about I search your ring to prove it?" Shen Qingqiu's tone was cold, and he looked at the Second Elder with indifferent eyes!

The photo stone cannot be faked, so there is only one truth!

"Second Elder, you'd better prove it quickly!"

"Why is the Second Elder standing still?"

"Could he really be the murderer?!"

"The murderer must be the Second Elder. I never would have guessed that the Second Elder would be such a vicious person!"

"That's right. Look at that big knife in the light and shadow. It must be the murder weapon that cut open Liu Susu's stomach."

"······"

Leng Yuelan and Liu Piaopiao both fell silent, afraid of being implicated. After all, they didn't care who the murderer was; they just wanted the result!

Liu Piaopiao lowered her eyes and silently watched all of this.

Hearing the whispers around him, the Second Elder's face darkened further. "What? Second Elder? You want me to search you myself?"

Yu Bugui, who had been silent all along, spoke lazily, slurring his words with a drunken air.

Yu Bugui straightened up and with a gentle wave, the Second Elder stood rooted to the spot, unable to move, while the ring in his hand flew to Ji Jiuying's face.

No one dared to breathe loudly. Just how powerful was this dean? With just a casual wave of his hand, the Second Elder was rendered immobile!

The Second Elder gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on Ji Jiuying with resentment.

"Disciple, search!"

Ji Jiuying calmly examined the ring, took out her night clothes and broadsword, and also held a bottle of pills in her hand.

Ji Jiuying opened the lid, smelled it, and asked, "Third Elder, do you think this pill is the same as the one left in Liu Susu's mouth?"

She only needed to smell it to know it was the same kind. She had the Third Elder identify it to convince those people and prevent some people from making a fuss about it.

The Third Elder took the bottle, poured out the pill, and examined it carefully. "This pill is indeed the same as the one left in Liu Susu's mouth. Moreover, our Star Academy does not produce this kind of pill because the main ingredient for making this pill is only available at Tianmen Mountain."

It's only found on Tianmen Mountain, so why would the Second Elder have it? That's puzzling!

Ji Jiuying picked up the black night clothes from the ground, but it was not hard to see that there were still a lot of dried bloodstains on them. Ji Jiuying showed them to the Third Elder, along with the imposing large sword.

The results all matched Liu Susu's blood and wounds!

"You monster, why did you kill Susu so cruelly!"

"Waaaaah~"

"I'll kill you! You vicious old man, my poor Susu!"

A man and a woman from the Liu family excitedly stepped forward and patted the Second Elder. The poor Second Elder was unable to move and could only endure the beating from the Liu couple. Finally, when the man took out a weapon and tried to kill the Second Elder with one blow, Shen Qingqiu intervened and stopped him!

At this moment, the Second Elder was bruised and battered, his clothes were disheveled, and he was in a sorry state! No one felt sorry for him; he deserved it all!

"Second Elder, why did you kill Liu Susu and frame me? I believe I have no grudge against you. Why did you cruelly murder Liu Susu just to expel me from the academy?" Ji Jiuying asked.

The Second Elder's gaze darkened. "I killed Liu Susu. As for you... you'll never find out!"

The Second Elder's voice suddenly turned sinister, like the hissing of a venomous snake in the grass, sending chills down one's spine.

(Thanks to Princess 'Night Palace' for the update reminder charm, and thank you to all the babies for the little flowers. Thank you for your support, muah!)