freenovelworld Chapter 173 The conspiracy is exposed in public
Chapter 173 The conspiracy is exposed in public
The clan leader's roar was like thunder, but it couldn't prevent the tragedy. Lei Yi's eyes were cold, and the sword in his hand mercilessly pierced Miss Roushui's dantian.
"Ah—" Miss Roushui let out a heartbreaking wail. Her beautiful face instantly became distorted, her eyes filled with resentment and despair. The cultivation she had once been so proud of was now gone, and she had become a useless person.
"Rou'er!" The clan leader was furious, tears streaming down his face. He rushed to the ring frantically, but was stopped by the clan elders. "Clan leader, calm down!"
"How can you be so calm! My Rou'er!" The family patriarch was heartbroken and pointed at Lei Yi and roared, "How dare you be so cruel? I will tear you into pieces!"
Lei Yi slowly stood up, his cold eyes swept over everyone, finally landing on the family patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist, with a mocking arc at the corner of his mouth.
"What? Are you feeling bad? What a pity! When you cheated, did you ever consider how I felt?" Lei Yi's voice was icy cold, like a chill wind from the Netherworld. "From the very beginning, this competition was unfair! You smeared poison on Miss Roushui's sword, and even let the Ghost-Faced Strategist secretly use evil magic to control my actions. Do you really think I know nothing?"
Lei Yi's words were like a raging storm, instantly detonating the entire martial arts arena. Everyone was in an uproar, casting suspicious glances at the clan leader and the ghost-faced strategist.
"That's a bunch of nonsense!" The Ghost-Faced Strategist's face turned pale as he retorted harshly, "Stop slandering me! We are aboveboard and would never do such a despicable thing!"
"Whether it's slander or not, everyone will know it at a glance!" Lei Yi sneered. He threw Miss Roushui's sword in front of everyone. "The poison remaining on this sword and the evil aura lingering on the Ghost-Faced Strategist, isn't that enough to prove everything?"
When everyone took a closer look, they found that there was indeed a faint black mist emanating from the sword, and the Ghost-faced Strategist was indeed emitting a disgusting smell.
"This..." Everyone looked at each other and talked a lot, looking at the family patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist with eyes full of suspicion and contempt.
The family elder's face was solemn. He walked up to Lei Yi and said in a deep voice, "Lei Yi, is what you said true? Do you have any evidence?"
Lei Yi's lips curled up slightly, a sly glint flashed in his eyes. He slowly said, "Evidence..." Lei Yi's lips curled up slightly, a sly glint flashed in his eyes. He slowly said, "Evidence..." He deliberately prolonged the last syllable, his eyes sweeping across the crowd, finally landing on the sullen-faced clan patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist. "Right before your eyes, have you all forgotten the strange fluctuation of magical power when I fought Miss Roushui?"
The family elder frowned and said in a deep voice, "Fluctuations in mana? What does that mean? Mana fluctuations are common during competitions!"
Lei Yi chuckled lightly, a hint of sarcasm in his voice. "Elder, you're wrong. Miss Roushui's swordsmanship is known for its lightness and swiftness, but when I sparred with her, I clearly felt a powerful and domineering surge of magical power, completely different from her swordsmanship style. Isn't that strange?"
He paused, staring intently at the family elder, "If I'm not mistaken, this fluctuation of mana should come from the Ghost-Faced Strategist, right?"
Upon hearing this, the Ghost-Faced Strategist's expression suddenly turned even uglier. He feigned composure and retorted, "That's nonsense! I never interfered with your competition!"
Lei Yi sneered and pointed at the long sword in Miss Roushui's hand. "Really? Then how do you explain the residual magic power on this sword?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to the long sword in Miss Roushui's hand. Sure enough, they saw a faint black mist emanating from the sword. The mist contained a heart-pounding energy fluctuation, exactly the same as the aura of the Ghost-faced Strategist.
"This..." The family elder's expression became even more solemn. He turned to look at the Ghost Face Advisor and asked in a deep voice, "Ghost Face, what on earth is going on?"
Cold sweat broke out on the Ghost-faced Strategist's forehead. He opened his mouth but didn't know how to explain.
Seeing this, Lei Yi sneered in his heart. He had long expected that the Ghost-faced Strategist would deny it, so when fighting with Miss Roushui, he deliberately guided Miss Roushui's magic power to amplify the traces of power that the Ghost-faced Strategist secretly bestowed on her. Now that the evidence is conclusive, no matter how the Ghost-faced Strategist argues, it will be of no avail.
"What? You have nothing to say?" Lei Yi pressed on, his voice icy cold. "You've really gone to great lengths to get rid of me!"
The clan leader's face turned ashen. He pointed at Lei Yi and roared, "Lei Yi, stop slandering me! When did we ever get rid of you?"
"Haha, at this point, you still want to quibble?" Lei Yi sneered. He looked around and said loudly, "Everyone, you have seen it all. For the sake of the family's interests, they did not hesitate to secretly manipulate the competition and even tried to kill me. How can such despicable people have the qualifications to lead the family?"
His words stirred up a huge uproar, and everyone present was talking about it. They looked at the family patriarch and the ghost-faced strategist with eyes full of suspicion and anger.
At this moment, a cold voice suddenly came from the crowd: "Wait a minute."
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Dongfang Liuli slowly walking forward. Her eyes were clear and her expression was firm as she walked towards Lei Yi step by step.
Lei Yi turned to look at Dongfang Liuli, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, but Dongfang Liuli just gave him a reassuring look, then turned to the crowd and slowly spoke...
Dongfang Liuli's sudden appearance instantly quieted the previously noisy arena. Everyone's eyes were focused on her, waiting for her next words.
"I was watching the match from a distance and happened to see the clan leader and the Ghost-Faced Strategist talking by the woods," Dongfang Liuli said in a steady voice, each word clear. "I was too far away to hear everything, but I vaguely caught the names 'Lei Yi' and 'Rou Shui,' and the Ghost-Faced Strategist made a few gestures with his hands, as if he was imparting some secret technique."
She paused, then turned to the sullen-faced clan leader with a sharp gaze. "I didn't think much of it at the time, but now I think the actions of the clan leader and the Ghost-Faced Advisor are truly suspicious."
Dongfang Liuli's words were like a bombshell, sending shockwaves through the crowd. Evidence of the clan leader and the Ghost-Faced Strategist's secret collusion was mounting, and they could no longer deny it.
"You... you're talking nonsense!" The patriarch of the family was furious and pointed at Dongfang Liuli and shouted, "You're slandering me! Slander!"
"Whether I am slandering you or not, you know it in your heart." Dongfang Liuli met his gaze fearlessly. "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Patriarch, please take care of it yourself."
"Enough!" The family patriarch was furious. He waved his sleeves and announced loudly, "This competition ends here!"
"Clan leader, what do you mean?" The clan elder stepped forward and asked with a frown, "The competition isn't over yet, why are you forcibly ending it?"
"This competition has been a farce from the very beginning!" the family patriarch said angrily. "Someone is secretly manipulating and maliciously slandering us. What's the point of such a competition?"
"Chief, are you trying to escape reality?" Lei Yi sneered, mercilessly exposing his intentions. "You don't dare to face the truth, so you want to end this hastily, right?"
"You..." The family patriarch was furious, but unable to refute.
The family elder's face darkened. He looked around, seeing everyone's suspicious and angry gazes, and sighed inwardly. The family's reputation was already in jeopardy. If this continued, the consequences would be disastrous.
He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, turned to look at the clan leader, and said in a deep voice: "Clan leader, this matter is of great importance. We must find out the truth and give everyone an explanation!"
The patriarch was about to say something, but was stopped by a sharp look from the elders. He knew he couldn't stir up public anger at this moment, so he could only suppress his anger and remain silent.
"Roushui," the family elder looked at the pale-faced girl and asked in a deep voice, "Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Miss Roushui, awaiting her response. She gripped the sword tightly, her body trembling slightly. Under the gaze of the clan leader, she spoke with difficulty...
"I……"