Wu Rouwan walked in from outside the hall with a serious expression. Behind her were a group of teachers from Wucheng Spiritual Academy, including Teacher Jin Dan.
His Highness's disciples then began to whisper among themselves.
"Since the dean is here, it seems that Qi Yu is definitely going to be expelled from the Spirit Academy today."
Wu Qianqian frowned deeply in the crowd, unwilling to believe that she had misjudged someone again—An Rong'er last time, and Qi Yu this time.
Gou Dan's little face was full of anxiety. He was so anxious that he gripped the wooden sword tightly and kept looking out of the hall, trying to see where Qi Yu was.
"Quiet," Wu Rouwan said.
His Highness's voice vanished instantly, and the disciples exchanged glances.
"The reason I have gathered all the disciples here today is because there is a matter that needs to be resolved."
"Bring Qi Yu in."
Everyone inside the hall turned to look outside. Qi Yu walked into the hall with a calm expression, followed by Xu Shen and Zhao Daming.
The crowd immediately stirred.
"How can she still look so indifferent? She's so shameless!"
"If it were me, I would have already atoned with my death!"
Wu Qianqian looked at Qi Yu, her eyes filled with suspicion.
Gou Dan squeezed through and shouted anxiously, "Sister, I know you're not the kind of person who would do that kind of thing, I believe you!"
Qi Yu saw Gou Dan and knew he was worried about her, so she smiled slightly.
Someone exclaimed, "She still has the nerve to laugh, my God!"
Qi Yu rolled her eyes, walked to the front through a path cleared by the crowd, and stood there neither servile nor arrogant.
Wu Rouwan said authoritatively, "Alright, everyone's here. Let's begin."
"Xu Shengsheng, you go first."
"Yes, Dean." Xu Shen bowed and said, "Last night, I originally wanted to go to Feixing Treasure Pavilion with Senior Brother Daming to see if they had any Bigu Pills. Unexpectedly, I saw Junior Sister Qi Yu selling a bottle of Grade 3 pills. I had a vague feeling that something was wrong, because yesterday, Commander Jin told me that he had lost a bottle of pills, which happened to be Grade 3 pills."
"As Junior Sister Qi Yu has just entered the Spirit Academy, it is naturally impossible for her to refine a third-grade pill. Yesterday afternoon, during Master Jin's pill-making class, she even publicly contradicted the master. Therefore, I suspect that Junior Sister acted impulsively, sneaked into Master Jin's residence, stole the pill, and then, out of greed, took the pill to exchange for money."
Zhao Daming said, "What Junior Sister Shen Shen said is true."
Wu Rouwan shifted her gaze from Xu Shen Shen to Qi Yu, who stood to the side with a fearless expression, and then looked at Jin Dan.
"Commander Jin, is that really true?"
Jin Dan stepped forward, his triangular eyes filled with deep indignation.
"I bought those grade-three pills at a high price, intending to use them for alchemy research. I never expected that this unorthodox disciple would not only refuse to listen to my lectures, but also become a thief and steal. It's truly heartbreaking!"
This statement seemed to confirm Qi Yu's guilt, causing an uproar among the princes and the crowd.
Qi Yu sneered upon hearing this, and took out the wound medicine. "Commander Jin, are you getting old and forgetful? Don't you know whether the item is yours or not?"
"Of course I know!" Jin Dan shouted. "My Grade 3 wound medicine was stolen by you, you thief, before I even opened or used it!"
"Oh? Then may I ask where Commander Jin bought it from, and how many spirit stones did he spend?"
Jin Dan angrily said, "Do you think I'm here to interrogate me today? Fine, then I'll tell you, I bought this from the famous alchemist Luo Tong, and it cost me two high-grade spirit stones to buy this bottle!"
His Highness's disciple exclaimed in surprise, "Luo Tong, a second-grade alchemist, actually produced such a precious pill! Qi Yu is truly too arrogant!"
Mu Luo looked at the familiar medicine bottle. Wasn't that the medicine that Qi Yu had given him to treat his hand when he first arrived?
Commander Kim is lying!
He stepped forward and reported, "Dean, I saw this medicine with Junior Sister Qi before. Is there some misunderstanding?"
Before Wu Rouwan could ask, Jin Dan interrupted him, saying, "You mean, I'm making something up out of nothing?"
Mu Luo wanted to explain for Qi Yu, but Commander Jin insisted that it was the third-grade pill he had lost, so he had no choice but to keep quiet and wait and see.
Qi Yu felt a warm feeling in her heart when she saw that Mu Luo was willing to speak up for her.
She then looked at the shifty-eyed Jin Dan and asked:
"Commander Jin, take another look. Are you sure this is a bottle you bought from someone else?"
Jin Dan nodded confidently, "Exactly!"
Qi Yu sighed, and with a flick of her right hand, another bottle of wound medicine appeared in her hand.
Xu Shensheng's eyes flickered slightly as she looked at the extra bottle of pills. She clenched her fists tightly, restraining herself from revealing any unusual behavior.
Qi Yu asked with some doubt, "But I have another bottle here. Commander Jin only has one bottle of it, so how could I steal two?"
Upon seeing this, Wu Rouwan glanced at Jin Dan with emotionless eyes.
Jin Dan felt a chill run down her spine under Wu Rouwan's gaze and quickly said, "I made a mistake. I bought two bottles, two bottles!"
Qi Yu smiled slightly, his excitement stemming from discovering that his prey had fallen into a trap.
"But I have four bottles here."
She took out two more bottles of the same wound medicine from her sleeve, holding two bottles of pills in each hand, and looked at Jin Dan with a mocking smile.
The disciples inside the hall erupted in a thunderous discussion.
"Four bottles! Four bottles of grade three pills!"
"Is that the important point?! Commander Jin is lying!"
Why would he frame Qi Yu? Does he want to keep Qi Yu's elixir for himself?
"I think so! How shameless of him, a master, to try and steal his disciple's pills!"
"I've disliked Commander Jin for a long time; I knew he was no good!"
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