REVEREND INSANITY
Chapter 57: The lies of a man

Chapter 57: The lies of a man

Jia Fu is in conflict.

He had dispelled his suspicions towards Fang Yuan and was convinced that Jia Gui was the mastermind.

“But, so what if I know the truth?” Jia Fu felt angry and sad, "I have no proof, so if I were to accuse Jia Gui in front of father without proof, father would probably think I was trying to frame him!"

Jia Fu was smart, and he looked at Fang Yuan, a light flashing in his eyes.

Jia Jin Sheng had traveled with him, and now that he was gone, it was Jia Fu's fault for not taking care of him! Since he could not accuse Jia Gui, he had to give his father an answer.

And this answer was in front of him!

“That's right, if Fang Yuan was a scapegoat, at least it would help me get through this crisis. After I forget about it, I can return to Jia Gui with double returns. ” Jia Fu thought deviously.

He raised his tone, interrogating Fang Yuan, "Fang Yuan, how do you prove that you didn't hurt Jia Jin Sheng?"

The clan elders were stunned. This is clearly your internal strife, why are you still holding onto my clan?

Only the leader of the Gu Yue clan looked grim, his expression turning sharp as he stared at Jia Fu.

“Fang Yuan, what evidence do you have to show that you were not present at that time and did not harm Jia Jin Sheng? If you can't prove it, you're the killer! Jia Fu pointed towards Fang Yuan, his gaze angry as he threatened with his aura.

“He tried to push our clan's Fang Yuan into a scapegoat. How cruel!” At this point, the clan elders had reacted and their expressions had all changed unkindly.

They had been fighting and abetting each other for a long time, so if they thought about it, they would know easily about Jia Fu's point of view and intentions.

"Witnesses? Sure was! I have prepared it in advance.” Fang Yuan smiled inwardly, but showed a surprised expression, as if he wanted to speak but could not.

"No need for anyone else, just tell me if you do it or not!" Jia Fu raised his voice again, forcing Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan showed an angry expression, but finally gritted his teeth and said helplessly, "No."

"Ha ha's. Then you—" Jia Fu was about to announce his verdict but at that moment.

"Stop!" The academy elder took a step forward and stood in front of Fang Yuan with a solemn expression, "Of course he has a witness, it's me!"

"You?" Jia Fu asked in shock.

"That's right, I." The elder of the academy, facing Rank four Jia Fu, was slightly overpowered. But seeing Gu Yue Bo's encouraging gaze, she gathered her courage and raised her head, “Last-lately when Fang Yuan suddenly became the first to break through the middle stage, I sent my men to investigate. His daily activities and actions were recorded, there was no time for him to harm Jia Jin Sheng.”

"Yes, here it is ..." Fang Yuan hid behind the academy elder's back, where no one could see his arched lips, showing a smile.

Jia Fu's expression dimmed, he didn't expect the academy elder to stand out and protect Fang Yuan.

The crucial point was, the clan leader of Gu Yue did not mind. This had great meaning, as it meant that the Gu Yue clan would protect Fang Yuan.

"I understand! I wanted to make Fang Yuan a scapegoat, but that was from my point of view, and I did not consider their point of view. Indeed, once Fang Yuan was criminalized, the Gu Yue clan had to bear the evil name by injuring a member of the Jia family. From then on they had to face the Jia family's retaliation as well as lose their own reputation. Furthermore, the future caravans would not dare to come here and trade again, the losses were simply too great! ”

Thinking of this, Jia Fu was very sad and wanted to slap his own head.

The higher-ups of Gu Yue did indeed have such considerations.

Fang Yuan was C class, so if he really hurt Jia Jin Sheng, handing him over was nothing. But the point was, now that his suspicions had been cleared, if he were to be handed over, wouldn't the Gu Yue clan suffer a great injustice and great loss?

Knowing that this conflict could not be resolved, Jia Fu gritted his teeth, determined to get what he wanted. He said, “If so, why don't you let me use Footprint Gu. Once this Gu is used, it will show us his last 30,000 footprints on the floor.”

The academy elder mocked unhappily.

Jia Fu's words meant that he didn't trust them. But he had no reason to stop her, so he let Jia Fu pass by.

"Come and test!" Fang Yuan laughed coldly at Jia Fu, walking towards him with his head lowered.

He was certain, having predicted this. Therefore, these few days he kept his activities inside the village and did not go to the secret cave.

Under the supervision of Gu Yue's superior, Jia Fu did not play any tricks.

Footprint Gu was very strange, shaped like a person's foot. The ingredients are like translucent yogurt, giving others a smooth feeling, and the surface has a yellow-green luster.

It was small, only the size of a palm.

Jia Fu held it in his hand, sending an ancient essence into Footprint Gu.

Footprint Gu became brighter, and then suddenly with a "bam" sound, it exploded into a cloud of yellow green powder.

A cloud of powder enveloped Fang Yuan and circled around him before flying out of the discussion room.

Where the powder cloud passes through, the floor will show a series of footprints.

These footprints shone in a yellow green light of the same size as Fang Yuan's feet. It was Fang Yuan's footprints when he entered the discussion room.

The powder cloud became smaller as it flew, and finally on the 30,000th step, it disappeared.

The result was clear, everyone had checked and knew that Fang Yuan was innocent, there were no suspicious points.

Jia Fu sighed, taking out a small jade box.

He opened the jade box, where there was only a piece of jade inside.

The piece of jade was emerald-colored translucent, and there was Gu sealed within it.

This was a phasmid (1), its body long and slender, with a jade color, its entire body looked like a bamboo tube.

Phasmids are usually longer than palms, but this one is not, as it is only the size of a fingernail. On its surface, it emitted a white light.

"Green as his body, white light enveloped his shape, this is Master Bamboo!" Instantly, some elders recognized this Gu worm and exclaimed.

Even Gu Yue Bo was moved. He could not help but advise, “Brother Jia, this Bamboo Lord is a Rank four Gu, not easily refined. Why throw it here? ”

Jia Fu shook his head, looking at Fang Yuan: "This Bamboo Man was obtained through a gambling stone when I was young. The stone was only half opened before it could no longer be extracted. As everyone knows, this Gu worm is fed honesty, able to detect lies from birth. Only an honest man who never lies can fix and feed this Gu. ”

“Fang Yuan, you just need to open this stone and keep Mr. Bamboo in your hole. Whatever I ask, you will answer. Next, we'll take this Gu out and let everyone see if it changes color. If Gu changes color, you're lying!”

"No problem." Fang Yuan did not hesitate. He immediately opened the jade piece and did as Jia Fu commanded.

The Bamboo Man appeared in his crack and emitted a faint green light, covering the ancient sea.

Fang Yuan felt that if he told one lie, the Bamboo Lord could detect it and change his body from green to another color.

But he only accepted it because he had his trump card.

“Cicada Spring Autumn!” With a thought, the Autumn Spring Cricket awoke and let out a trace of its aura.

This aura was extremely powerful, and it immediately suppressed the Bamboo Lord.

The Bamboo Lord emitted a green light and immediately shrunk his body. His entire body was curled up, trembling in fear. How could he have such an exaggerated zeal to detect lies?

Jia Fu began to interrogate, with his first question regarding the house, "Fang Yuan, did you hurt my brother Jia Jin Sheng?"

"No!" Fang Yuan confirmed.

Jia Fu asked, "Do you have any other information about him?"

Fang Yuan shook his head, "Don't know."

Jia Fu asked again, "Have you said anything dishonest to us before?"

Fang Yuan shook his head again, "No."

"Alright, you can take out Master Bamboo now." After finishing with three questions, Jia Fu instructed Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan took out the Bamboo Master, and everyone saw that it was still emerald green without any change.

The clan elders heaved a sigh of relief.

Jia Fu's expression became softer as he guarded the Bamboo Man, cupping his fist towards Gu Yue Bo, "This time it's a lot of offense, brother Gu Yue."

“No problem, the truth is what we want to see also.” Gu Yue Bo waved her hand, then sighed, "But it's a pity for this Bamboo Master."

The Bamboo Lord had the ability to detect lies and was a Rank four Gu, so it was extremely valuable. But feeding and repairing them is not easy. It must be perfected by an honest man. If any other Master Gu were to tell one lie, the refinement would fail and Master Bamboo would die on the spot.

The food is honesty. It would be in the gap of an honest man and eat the man's honesty as food for survival.

Now that Master Bamboo had opened, it was extremely weak, but it lacked the food to recover its strength. After being treated so harshly by Fang Yuan, his death had been set.

Jia Fu shook his head, looked at the Bamboo Man in his head, feeling no pity.

He said solemnly, “I have done my best to investigate, but I did not receive the results. This time, when I return to the family, I will hire divine investigator Tie Xue Leng (2), it will definitely solve this problem! Good bye."

Saying so, he cupped his fist towards Gu Yue Bo and left, sharp and fast, with a certain elegance.

Seeing Jia Fu and the others leave, Gu Yue Bo heaved a sigh of relief and said, "You can all leave now."

He waved at the clan elder, but suddenly thought of something and said, "Academy elders please stay behind."

Without losing a single drop of sweat, Fang Yuan walked out of the family head pavilion safely.

(1) Phasmid: Box of sticks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phasmatodea

(2) – Tie Xue Leng, Tie means Metal and is the name of Tie clan. Xue Leng meant cold blood. This name will be important.