Full-Time Mage: One random forbidden spell per month

Chapter 77 Tang Yue: He's no good, everyone already remembers him.

"Since this information has been disseminated, it means there must be someone manipulating it behind the scenes," Li Xingze said calmly.

Tang Yue frowned. After thinking it over, there was only one person in Hangzhou who was a threat to everyone.

Best wishes!

Seeing that Tang Yue already had someone in mind, Li Xingze asked again, "Teacher Tang Yue, what are your plans?"

"I need to go to the trial," Tang Yue said solemnly.

Seeing that Li Xingze made no comment, Tang Yue added, "You're coming with me."

Li Xingze shrugged and said helplessly, "You're the teacher, you're in charge."

After taking a taxi, Li Xingze and Tang Yue quickly arrived at the Magic Association Building in Hangzhou.

We took the elevator all the way to the top floor of the building, where a conference hall with panoramic views and an elegant style was revealed.

Upon entering the conference room, a group of men in uniforms stood guard at the entrance. Each of them possessed considerable cultivation, surpassing even Li Xingze's!

However, cultivation level doesn't mean anything. If it were a one-on-one fight, Li Xingze could easily defeat any of them with Xiao Hei.

After waiting outside for a while, a man with black, cascading hair came out. His eagle-like eyes glanced at Tang Yue and then swept over Li Xingze.

"My student, Li Xingze," Tang Yue introduced.

The man with the black eagle eyes nodded slightly, gesturing for the two to enter the meeting room.

The conference room had a standard large round table, around which sat a group of well-dressed men and women, about seven or eight people.

The remaining twenty-odd people all stood to the side, all wearing judge's uniforms, and each of them was a high-ranking mage.

If even high-level mages can only stand, then those who are sitting are most likely super-level mages.

Li Xingze was not surprised by this; it would be truly strange if a tribunal didn't have this much power.

As Li Xingze scanned the room, besides the two old men, a middle-aged man with a thick beard caught his attention.

This person is, without a doubt, Councilor Zhu Meng.

As a character who frequently appears in the later stages, Li Xingze can only say that Zhu Meng is more suitable as a teammate, but not at all suitable to work under him.

Working under him is simply asking for trouble.

But when danger arises, he truly rushes to the front line, which is admirable.

Compared to those who only know how to protect themselves, Zhu Meng is generally quite good.

Tang Yue, standing to the side, was glaring fiercely at Zhu Meng, clearly regarding him as the mastermind behind it all.

But Li Xingze knew very well that Zhu Meng was not capable of such despicable acts; the real mastermind was the old man.

Li Xingze's gaze locked onto the elderly man with a goatee sitting next to the head of the table. This man was most likely the Hangzhou councilor, Luo Mian.

However, Luo Mian was still putting on an act with the Lingyin Tribunal, arguing righteously and indignantly with Zhu Meng, while the members of the Lingyin Tribunal looked at this councilor with gratitude.

Completely unaware that this person was the real mastermind, it must be said that this old man was quite adept at hiding his true intentions.

At this moment, Tang Yue could no longer tolerate Zhu Meng's conviction that the Xuan Snake was the real culprit. She stepped forward and said, "The Xuan Snake totem will not harm people. What makes you say that the two corpses were the work of the Xuan Snake?"

"Who came from, you ill-mannered girl? Do you even have the right to speak here?!"

Before Councilor Zhu Meng could speak, a palace guard beside him shouted loudly.

Zhu Meng glanced at Tang Yue, seemingly recognizing her, and then waved his hand, indicating to the head guard beside him that there was no need to worry about such a matter of understanding.

"Everything must be based on evidence. It's ridiculous to just drag out two corpses and claim that they were killed by the Totem Serpent!" Tang Yue continued angrily.

"Tang Yue, stop being so unruly and get out of here."

After presiding judge Tang Zhong stood up to help Tang Yue out of the predicament, he looked at Zhu Meng and said:

"My niece is right. Everything needs evidence. With our totem's capabilities, if we really wanted to kill someone, we wouldn't leave a body behind. How could we leave two rotting corpses that were only discovered a week later? To pin the blame for these two corpses on our totem is simply too much!"

"Exactly, exactly. This matter has just occurred and requires further investigation," said a neutral middle-aged man.

"Investigating cases isn't my job; my duty is to eliminate hidden dangers. Its blatant presence in the heart of the city is enough to classify it as a threat. I'm giving you only two days: either you hand over the totem snake yourself, or I'll do it myself!"

Zhu Meng held up three fingers, his attitude couldn't be more domineering.

"You're being completely unreasonable!" Tang Yue said angrily.

"Reason? Hmph!" Zhu Meng stared coldly at these stubborn people, slowly extending three fingers, and said with righteous indignation:

"I am a councilor, possessing the supreme executive authority granted to me by the Magic Court and the Pearl Mage Tower to eliminate potential threats. Now, if I declare it so, then it must be!"

After saying this, Zhu Meng left with a group of palace guards.

Those neutral mages, seeing Zhu Meng leave, simply made up an excuse and left this place of trouble.

In their view, Zhu Meng was determined to deal with the giant serpent, and the Lingyin Tribunal would most likely be unable to stop him.

Li Xingze remained standing at the door, listening to their conversation. As for why he didn't join in, as a high-level mage, he had no right to speak, especially since there was an undercover agent among them.

It would be ridiculous to engage in high-level discussions with them at this time.

After discussing for a while, Tang Zhong wanted Tang Yue to take the Xuan Snake to a safe place to hide for a period of time.

As they talked, Tang Zhong's gaze settled on Li Xingze, but he quickly showed a disappointed expression.

He had already discerned Li Xingze's cultivation level; at such a young age, he was already a high-level mage, which would likely provoke the 'gods' displeasure. However, he couldn't find a more suitable candidate at the moment.

"Tang Yue, you go with this young man."

Before Tang Zhong could finish speaking, Tang Yue interrupted him, saying, "He's no good!"

"Why?" Tang Zhong asked, puzzled.

"He alarmed everyone just a few hours ago, so they probably remember him already," Tang Yue explained.

Tang Zhong frowned. He hadn't expected the 'god' to be so sensitive at this moment, or perhaps this young man had something special about him.

Li Xingze shrugged slightly. He didn't want to go with Tang Yue to escort the Xuan Snake, because he knew very well that this trip would be a waste of time.

The epidemic that this old goatee caused later killed a lot of people, but the blame was directly placed on the Black Serpent. How innocent it was!

Under pressure from public opinion, no matter how unwilling Tang Yue was, she had no choice but to bring the black snake back to the city in order to clear its name.

(End of this chapter)