Versatile Mage: Lord of Space

Chapter 207 This Luo Mian is just pretending to be a chicken

"Is it gone?" Xinxia asked with a lingering fear in her voice.

"It should have disappeared." The voice that responded to her was steady and calm.

"Brother Lin Lan, do you know what that is?" Xinxia asked weakly, with a hint of caution in her tone.

She keenly noticed that Lin Lan seemed to know some unknown secrets.

Lin Lan continued without answering. Xinxia saw this and turned her gaze to Mo Fan.

Mo Fan shook his head slightly, then slowly took out his phone and skillfully connected to the Internet.

As expected, not long after, news flooded in online. The headline "Giant snake appears in Hangzhou" instantly bombarded all media platforms across the country and became the focus of heated discussion among the people.

"I have to go out for a while. Someone from the Magic Association is looking for me." Lin Lan said goodbye to the two of them and turned to walk towards the Hangzhou Magic Association Building.

As far as I can remember, the last time I went to the Magic Association was a long time ago, and that was for magic awakening. But this time, the situation was completely different, and being summoned by a councillor was definitely not a good thing.

It is estimated that Zhu Meng was still hot-headed at the moment. He heard some news from somewhere and concluded that Lin Lan would be of great help to the Totem Black Snake during its molting period.

As for this help, it may be true, and it may even be a great help.

According to the original novel, Zhu Meng is a very upright person, but he is also very realistic. He can't be taught by others, and he will understand everything after experiencing it himself. Zhu Meng also learned about the attitude of the Totem Black Snake towards humans after the White Magic Eagle Legion invaded the West Fortress.

As for Luo Mian, he was an old man who had created a plague for his own benefit and put the blame on the Totem Black Snake... He deprived others of their honor and even killed the mage...

Lin Lan summoned the Extreme Frost Thunder Eagle and rushed towards the Hangzhou Magic Association.

On the way, he took out his mobile phone and carefully checked the relevant news: "There were deaths in the big snake incident. Two hunters were corroded by the poison on the spot and were unrecognizable. It is reported that they were poisoned to death when the big snake appeared." Lin Lan read the latest news content softly, and some doubts arose in his heart.

This time, someone died in just two and a half hours.

The hunter claimed that he was corroded by poison, but when tracing the source, it was clearly the plague created by Luo Mian.

This is very wrong... Luo Mian can't do it anymore.

Lin Lan rode on the Frost Thunder Eagle and quickly found Tang Yue beside the West Lake.

At this moment, Tang Yue was just answering the phone with a frown on her face. Judging from her serious expression, the person on the other end of the line was most likely her superior.

"Teacher Tang Yue, what's going on? I'm exposed just after I got here." Lin Lan jumped off the Extreme Frost Thunder Eagle and said helplessly.

This plot is even more outrageous than the script. The college student looks quite honest, so it is unlikely that he leaked the information on his own initiative. However, once the news spreads, Lin Lan's identity will be easily discovered after investigation by the congressmen.

Although Lin Lan's information is kept confidential, it is not a top-secret file. The parliamentarians have great power, so it is not difficult for them to find out some clues.

"Come with me." Tang Yue said briefly, then hung up the phone, grabbed Lin Lan, and boarded the Frost Thunder Eagle again.

"Where are we going?" Lin Lan asked puzzledly.

"The trial meeting room." Tang Yue answered concisely.

……

Following Tang Yue, Lin Lan soon arrived at the Hangzhou Magic Association Building. They took the elevator all the way to the top floor of the building.

The top floor is a conference hall with a panoramic view of the sky, decorated in an elegant style.

The two men came to the door of the conference room, which was guarded by a group of men in uniform.

Each of them exuded an unfathomable aura, which made Lin Lan secretly marvel at the power of the Inquisition. The guards guarding the outer gate were all high-level mages!

After waiting outside the door for a while, a man with black waterfall hair came out. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He first glanced at Tang Yue, then swept his gaze towards Lin Lan.

"This is my student, Lin Lan." Tang Yue introduced at the right time.

The eagle-eyed man with waterfall hair nodded slightly, motioning for the two to enter the meeting room.

There was a standard large round table in the conference room, and a group of well-dressed men and women, about seven or eight people, were sitting around the table.

The remaining twenty or so people were all standing aside. Judging from the styles of their uniforms, they were basically judges.

The judges standing outside were all high-level mages. Tang Yue was now also a high-level fire mage, and the strength of the people in the room should not be underestimated. Several of them had reached the super-level cultivation level. If any of them were placed in Bo City, they would be able to dominate the area. These people were not only powerful, but also authoritative among the mages.

Lin Lan had some impression of this man with black waterfall hair. At the beginning, it was him who stood on the dome of the bank building and stared at the Skyscraper Snake. This man's strength was much stronger than that of Boss Zhankong. However, even so, he could only stand and was not qualified to sit down.

"He is my senior brother, Heiyu, and also the deputy presiding judge." Tang Yue softly introduced him to Lin Lan beside her.

Lin Lan nodded slightly, and was about to carefully investigate Hei Yu's cultivation, but heard a middle-aged man with a thick beard slamming the table and saying loudly and righteously: "The man is dead, and you are still protecting that venomous snake! I came here from the Magic Palace this time, not to discuss with you, but to eliminate the hidden dangers in West Lake and restore peace to Hangzhou.

You'd better hand over the Sky Snake as soon as possible and let us deal with it! I heard that you even found an outsider for this. Where is that guy? I want to see how capable he is. How dare he act so presumptuous in front of me, Zhu Meng! "

Zhu Meng was really out of his mind. Lin Lan hadn't even done anything yet and he was already yelling at her.

"I..." Just as everyone was looking at each other, Lin Lan stepped forward.

Zhu Meng stared at Lin Lan with sharp eyes and began to secretly probe his strength.

He found that Lin Lan was stronger than the intelligence showed, and understood why Tang Yue came to him... However, he was just a high-level mage and couldn't cause any big waves. "Come on, Lin Lan, tell me, what is your reason for helping this totem black snake?" Zhu Meng said.

Lin Lan wanted to curse when he heard this. When did I ever defend him?

He was summoned without doing anything. This congressman is amazing.

"Zhu Meng, you should first understand the situation. When did I help Totem Black Snake? I came to Hangzhou just to travel and catch up with Teacher Tang Yue. I was dragged here by you without knowing anything. You act like you are so awesome. In my opinion, you should first understand the situation before you blame me." Lin Lan said.

Zhu Meng was furious when he heard this. Without any honorifics or respect, he angrily yelled, "Good boy, I think you don't want to live anymore! Believe it or not, I will kill you with a thunderbolt!!"

"Forget it, Zhu Meng calm down. He really didn't do anything, and he doesn't know your identity." said an elderly presiding judge.

Zhu Meng glanced at Tang Zhong, then at Lin Lan, and thought about it and decided to forget it. He summoned Lin Lan to scare him. Tang Zhong seemed to want to protect this kid, so he couldn't say anything more.

In front of so many people... remember Lin Lan's appearance first, and then settle the score after this conversation.

Seeing this, Lin Lan was too lazy to scold. There was no need to waste words on such things.

Tang Yue, who was standing aside, had eyes full of anger as he stared at the bearded man, cursing something under his breath.

……

This meeting was held by the Tribunal, which had always known about the existence of the Totem Sky Snake, and the Hangzhou government had also tacitly acknowledged the ancient heritage of the Totem Clan. However, in the Magic Palace, an entire faction headed by Zhu Meng, a member of the Tribunal, strongly opposed the existence of the Totem Snake.

The Zhumeng faction has always adhered to the "hidden danger theory" in the Magic Association Trial, that is, anything that may pose a threat to the city or is about to threaten the safety of the people is considered guilty and must be eradicated in a timely manner.

The totem of West Lake had long been listed as the highest level of hidden danger by Zhu Meng's faction. They kept an eye on the Three Pools Mirroring the Moon and proposed a "strategy to eliminate hidden dangers in the city" to the Supreme Court many times.

To put it bluntly, they believed that this snake must not be allowed to stay in the city. No one knew when it would go mad and become bloodthirsty. This big snake staying in the city could bring immeasurable disasters to HZ City at any time.

Zhu Meng's proposal was supported by many councillors and participants, who had intended to attack the snake many years ago. However, some seniors believed that totems were a kind of magic civilization in ancient China, and that the skyscraper snake had never harmed any citizen. As long as the Hangzhou government did not issue an eviction order, there was no reason to drive away the skyscraper snake living in West Lake.

Therefore, this incident happened just when the Totem Black Snake was in the molting period. For Zhu Meng's faction, this was undoubtedly the best time to deal with the Totem Black Snake. If Zhu Meng knew that the Totem Black Snake was in the molting period, he would have rushed to the West Lake and activated the Thunder Ring Punishment Formation.

"Teacher Tang Yue, so this Zhu Meng is our biggest enemy." Lin Lan glanced at the bearded man and said in a low voice.

"Well, as soon as he found any casualties, he immediately came to demand accountability... It's like he's been waiting for this moment." Tang Yue said helplessly.

The Totem Black Snake is indeed poisonous, but it will not release its poison at will, let alone actively use it on humans. If it really uses its poison, no living creature will survive around the entire West Lake.

The place where the Totem Black Snake appeared was a construction site where a high-rise building was being built. There was no one on the site at the time. Although the Totem Black Snake was huge in size, it did not crush any life, and it was even less likely to corrode people with its poison.

Therefore, all this is obviously a frame-up, a slander, and an excuse for them to get rid of the Totem Black Snake.

And most importantly, when a snake is in the molting period, it will only secrete a body fluid that can help it shed its old skin. During this period, it is non-toxic.

For Zhu Meng, the Sky Snake is a thorn in his side in his "hidden danger strategy". Its existence is undoubtedly a slap in the face to Zhu Meng, a congressman who has gained great reputation with his "hidden danger strategy"!
A member of parliament's rise to power does not only rely on strength; wealth and reputation are equally important, especially reputation. People with a good reputation will not be too bad in terms of campaigning and consolidating their position.

"Please be patient, be patient, Councillor Zhu Meng. You know the abilities of the Sky Snake. If you go looking for trouble with it with murderous intent like you do, you will only bring bigger troubles. Everything must be resolved slowly." The elderly presiding judge said with a smile.

"Don't say so many useless things, and don't try to protect it this time!" Zhu Meng said very forcefully.

"Protect it? Why should we protect it? The Totem Black Snake has been in this city for who knows how many years. This is its habitat. I really don't understand what qualifications we have to expel it?" An elder who was obviously in favor of protecting the totem said indignantly.

"That is your totem. What does it have to do with us? What I care about is whether this monster will cause chaos!" Zhu Meng said with the same momentum.

"I see that you are not worried about the Totem Black Snake causing trouble, but you are worried that as long as it exists, your hidden danger strategy cannot be fully implemented, you cannot gain more supporters, and you cannot become the president of the Magic Court!" the old totem guardian shouted angrily.

Zhu Meng looked at the old man with a goatee and laughed instead of getting angry.

The elder with a goatee also snorted coldly. No one present dared to offend this judge, but Luo Mian was not afraid of him.

Luo Mian is also a member of parliament, and he will never allow Zhu Meng to use the totem black snake as a stepping stone for his pursuit of fame and fortune!

"You have to understand clearly, Councillor Luo Mian, the one who hurt people was the demon god they worshipped. If you think I did it on purpose, then you can go and calm the panic caused a while ago and solve the Hangzhou giant snake incident that is now making a lot of noise. You might as well admit to the public now that you worship such a big snake and see how the public will react!" Zhu Meng said.

Lin Lan almost believed it when she saw this scene.

Luo Mian was just pretending to be nothing, but he was eventually swallowed by the totem black snake.

Tang Yue, who had been guarding the totem, finally couldn't stand it anymore and said, "The totem black snake won't hurt anyone. What makes you say that those two bodies were caused by the black snake?"

"Where is the girl who doesn't understand the rules, do you have a place to speak here!" A palace guard beside Councilor Zhu Meng shouted loudly.

"Tang Yue, don't be disrespectful, step down." Chief Judge Tang Zhong stood up, staring at Zhu Meng and said, "What my niece said is correct. We should always talk about evidence. With our totems' abilities, if we really want to kill someone, we won't leave the body behind. Putting the blame for these two bodies on our totems is really going too far!"

"Investigating cases is not my job. My duty is to eliminate hidden dangers. It appeared openly in the downtown area. This alone is enough to make it the top hidden danger. Now I only give you two days. Either you hand over the totem black snake yourself, or I will do it myself!" Zhu Meng stretched out three fingers, his attitude could not be more domineering.

"You are simply unreasonable, don't use your hidden danger strategy to blame our totem!" The goatee old man blushed with anger.

"I am a member of parliament. Owning the Magic Palace and the Pearl Mage Tower has granted me the highest executive authority to eliminate hidden dangers. Now, if I, Zhu Meng, say it is, then it must be!" Zhu Meng simply did not want to waste any more time talking to these old tribesmen who were desperately guarding their totems.

Lin Lan could see that if Zhu Meng didn't slap him in the face, even ten cows couldn't pull him back.

I feel like I’m going to become the male protagonist of a cool novel and write Long Aotian’s script.

(End of this chapter)