Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 358 405406. Huo Zhongxian's Disgrace and Ruin

In the crowd, Ye Xiaosheng asked, puzzled:

"Teacher Fanyu, didn't you say that Yang Lin had a family emergency and had to end his studies early? How come he's at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy now?"

"Yeah, yeah! What's going on? And what's this 'framed' thing?! I think they should tell us about these things!"

The speaker was a taciturn student, who was the closest to Yang Lin among all the students.

Although they don't seem very close on the surface, they are actually best buddies who have been in the same class since freshman year!

Yang Lin spoke very loudly; his voice could be heard in almost half of the stands.

The students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were also completely baffled.

On their little heads were big question marks?

A former Shrek Academy exchange student? How did he become their classmate?!

What's going on?! This doesn't make sense!?

"Hey classmate, even though it's a competition right now, I'm still 'curious' about the complicated relationship between you guys! I'm sure many of you also want to know the secret you have to tell us! So..."

"If you have any grievances, you can tell everyone about them and let us judge the matter for you!"

Qian Lingyun flipped over the railing on the platform and strode into the trial area from the crowd. She handed the megaphone to Yang Lin and chuckled, "Everyone's watching! Please begin your performance!"

After taking the amplifying soul tool from Qian Lingyun, Yang Lin hesitated for a moment, but the hatred in his heart quickly took over.

He took a deep breath and recounted everything he had seen in the video.

Its content is so exciting, its plot twists so surprising, and its story so complex that it is both astonishing and moving.

That dramatic story instantly touched the hearts of countless students, and countless eyes filled with pity, sympathy, and care fell on Yang Lin, the victim!

Conversely, the gazes falling on Huo Zhongxian were filled with contempt, disdain, disgust and scorn!

At least in the hearts of the more than 10,000 teachers and students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Huo Zhongxian's reputation is ruined! And it's completely ruined!

No matter how outstanding his abilities are or how dazzling his performance is, it cannot change the fact that he is a shameless scoundrel!

Think about it!

The main team members of Shrek Academy, the millennium rival, will participate in the next Continental Youth Soul Master Competition!

A tech thief who steals from the Mingdetang warehouse during a school attack!

An arrogant fool who spouted nonsense in front of the entire faculty and students of the Sun Moon Empire!

A despicable villain who betrays an innocent classmate after his treacherous plot is exposed!

Just gathering so many buffs into one person is already an astonishing amount of work!

And those who can seamlessly control all the buffs like Huo Zhongxian are one in a million!

However… these views are not static.

It is not impossible to change his image in the eyes of the teachers and students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Huo Zhongxian only needs to meet three conditions to become a hero on the side of the Sun and Moon:

First of all, Huo Yuhao is a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire. He is actually a lone agent sent by the Sun Moon Empire to Shrek Academy to bide his time and achieve his goal!

Second, Yang Lin was a thief who infiltrated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to steal secrets using a self-inflicted injury ruse. All of this was secretly told to Jing Hongchen by the lone agent Huo, who then staged the self-inflicted injury ruse!

Third, in the next competition, Huo lost to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Listen, it seems unlikely!

In reality, it's simply impossible to do!

A female researcher from Mingdetang glanced at Huo Zhongxian sideways and said disdainfully:

"My God, is that guy even human? He stole it himself, but he's trying to frame an innocent person. How shameless! I spit on him!"

"They actually stole our academy's secrets while the enemy was attacking! So this is all the Shrek Academy people are capable of! Tsk tsk tsk! Maybe they even stole the title of 'Number One on the Continent'!"

The words spoken by the teachers and students of Sun and Moon were extremely aggressive. They were sarcastic, veiled, or precisely targeted, but they all conveyed the central message: How can you be so shameless!

Faced with the undeniable evidence and the insults from the teachers and students of Sun Moon Academy, the students of Shrek Academy were ashamed and lowered their heads, putting down the banners they were holding.

Especially the one who was Yang Lin's close friend, whose eyes already held a chilling glint!

"Everyone, please be quiet! We need to be based on evidence! Saying things without evidence makes us seem very uncivilized! So..." Qian Lingyun raised one eyebrow at Yang Lin, as if reminding him of something.

"I have evidence, here it is! I beg Your Majesty to grant me justice!"

Yang Lin nodded subtly, then took out a copy of the video from his pocket and respectfully handed it back.

"This is the evidence? Oh dear! Should we take a look?!" Qian Lingyun chuckled lightly, tossed the video evidence in her hand, and transmitted her voice to Huo Zhongxian:

I can't really say whether this is real or fake, but seeing how pale you look, it must be true. You're feeling guilty!

"Hey! This kind of thing doesn't look good in public! Why don't you kowtow to him now and beg for his forgiveness!"

At this moment, instigated by Qian Lingyun and watched by more than 10,000 people, Huo Zhongxian found himself in a dilemma.

Apologize! That would be tantamount to confirming your actions completely!

He will be cursed and talked about behind his back during his time at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

If he doesn't apologize, he'll be even more humiliated if that thing is released! Especially since his own people are still around, it would be even more embarrassing if word got back to Shrek Academy.

There's less than a year left for the exchange program, while I don't know how many more years I'll be staying at Shrek Academy!

At this moment, Huo Zhongxian had already made his decision in his heart.

However, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality; it is easy to kneel down and stand up, but it is difficult to kneel down again after standing up.

He had finally managed to regain the little bit of dignity he had lost after joining Shrek Academy, and now he had to abandon it all again. For a moment, he couldn't quite accept it.

"Your Majesty, it seems he doesn't think he's wrong, and..."

Yang Lin's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fiercely at Huo Zhongxian in front of him, gritting his teeth as he said, "Please show it to everyone directly, so that they can uphold justice for me..."

Suddenly, Huo Zhongxian knelt down on both knees and shouted, "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

As he spoke, he slammed his head hard on the ground. Then he stood up, turned around, and ran away.

"Hey! What's that? Did he admit defeat?" Lin Jiayi stared blankly at Huo Zhongxian's departing figure, then raised Yang Lin's right hand and announced the result: "Huo Yuhao forfeits the match! The winner is Yang Lin!"

"Welcome to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy family, Yang Lin!"

As he spoke, Lin Jiayi opened his arms and gave Yang Lin a big hug.

"Director Lin! That's enough. We didn't win on merit, there's nothing to get so worked up about!"

Qian Lingyun casually tossed the video copy to Lin Jiayi, pointed at the big screen, and instructed, "It's rare to have so many people here; it would be a shame not to show everyone such good 'material'!"

Lin Jiayi's hand holding the video recording trembled slightly. He frowned and asked, puzzled:

"Ah! Your Majesty, didn't you promise him that he would just kowtow? Why..."

"I just wanted him to kowtow as an apology, when did I say I wouldn't show the video? Idiot!" Qian Lingyun rolled her eyes in annoyance and teased.

"Director Lin, would you like me to help you recall this?"

Ah this!

Lin Jiayi stared in disbelief at this man whose gloomy thoughts were as deep as her own heart.

The empress, whose proud figure was as deep and unfathomable as a ravine, was suddenly drenched in sweat!

However... let's get back to the point!

It seems she really didn't promise Huo Yuhao that he would forgive her past mistakes if she knelt down and kowtowed, so her actions naturally can't be considered a breach of contract!

"Classmates! Quiet down! Don't make noise! ​​Please watch the video!" Lin Jiayi walked through the sea of ​​people and finally made his way to the stage.

He looked at the nearly complete assembly of teachers and students in front of him, and pressed the projection button with trembling hands!

……

"Interesting. Stealing blueprints, taking parts, and then framing his own people—his reputation is completely ruined!"

From below the stage, Wang Shaojie, who had been beaten up by Huo Yuhao on the very first day of school, gloated, "I wonder if Teacher Xuan will continue to teach this kind of scoundrel!"

"Yes! Stealing Mingde Hall's secrets and framing a classmate, this matter has blown up a lot. It looks like he won't be able to move an inch in the academy from now on," Keke said with a worried expression.

Zi Mu whispered, "Hey! Keep your voice down. If others hear us, we might get into trouble too. The best outcome of getting involved with his crimes is that we'll end up digging potatoes in the north."

"Exactly, exactly, what are you all worried about? He's an exchange student, the college won't do anything to him. At most, he'll be put in solitary confinement for a while. He only has a few months left before he can go back. He can just tough it out, right?" Wang Shaojie crossed his arms, feigning understanding, and said thoughtfully.

"My cousin is an officer in a special department of the Internal Affairs Inspection Department. I'll ask him about this another day!"

Of the group, only Orange kept her head down and murmured, "No! He's not that kind of person! As long as we find the Internal Affairs Inspection Department member who interrogated him, we can clear his name! Yes! That's it!"

Xuan Ziwen had a total of five students. Huo Yuhao entered Mingde Hall, and Keke, Zimu, and Wang Shaojie also passed the entrance exam one after another.

Only Ju Zi's talent is lacking, and she is still some distance from Mingdetang.

After taking all the princes' wives into the harem to live out their lives, Qian Renxue also swiftly absorbed the power of the princes.

The Royal Inspectorate, which was under the control of the Third Prince, was merged into the Interrogation Section of the Internal Affairs Supervision Department by Qian Lingyun.

According to the butterfly effect, with a superior in charge, the Royal Inspectorate is naturally no longer as unrestrained as it was in the original story!

With their superiors keeping them in check, they naturally couldn't just be summoned by Wang Shaojie to cause trouble.

Luckily, Wang Shaojie was not expelled!

Shocking! Wang Shaojie may be the big winner of this operation!

During the video playback, Lin Jiayi found Fan Yu alone and had a brief discussion with her.

Lin Jiayi then announced the end of the exchange competition. Huo Yuhao finished the exchange with a record of 18 wins and 1 forfeit in 19 matches.

In the days that followed, Huo Zhongxian truly experienced the pain of being a rat crossing the street, hated by everyone. No matter where he went, he always felt that passersby were pointing and whispering about him.

In reality, this is nothing more than his self-deception and wishful thinking!

Although his character is questionable, his eighteen-game winning streak is indeed very impressive!

After that day, a frenzied wave of learning swept through the students of Riyue. Even Jing Hongchen was quite pleased to see the scene of everything bursting with vitality!

A few days later, Huo Zhongxian finally seized the opportunity and intercepted Tuoba Xi, who was returning books, in a corner of the library.

He grabbed Tuoba Xi by the collar and gritted his teeth, saying, "Bastard! Didn't you say you would never reveal our secret? Then what about the video and Yang Lin? Wasn't he already hanged?"

"We made a deal, and I definitely didn't say that! (Jing Hongchen and the others found out when they watched the live stream.) I also deleted the original recording! (The Empress herself made a backup.)" Tuoba Xi glanced contemptuously at the somewhat unkempt Huo Zhongxian before her and sneered:

"I've kept all my promises! I haven't told anyone this secret!" (Of course, everyone else just watched the content; I didn't say a word.)

"So, Huo, how can you blame me? I'm just a senior inspector in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, not an executioner responsible for carrying out hangings!"

"It wasn't my arrangement for the person to be hanged to wear a hood. You didn't go to collect the body and verify the identity, and now you're blaming me? I'm not the coroner!"

Impatiently swatting away Huo Zhongxian's hand that was gripping his collar tightly, Tuoba Xi sighed and said softly:

"Hey! Didn't you notice? The students in the library are all staring at us! If you keep going like this, I might be exposed! And if I 'accidentally' reveal something else, it won't look good for either of us!"

"Stop pretending! You orchestrated this all along! You said you were in charge of vetting all these people from Shrek Academy, so why...?"

Glancing warily at the other students in the library, Huo Zhongxian reluctantly loosened his grip on Kai Baxi's collar and roared in a low voice, "The mastermind behind all of this is actually you, isn't it all you..."

"No, no, no, classmate Huo, you've misunderstood. I lied to you when I said I was in charge of all the review! The theft at Mingde Hall is a huge deal; how could a Soul King like me possibly handle it all by myself!"

After speaking, Tuoba Xi smiled apologetically at the slightly disgruntled gazes around him, and gently patted Huo Zhongxian's shoulder as he explained:

"In fact, from the very beginning, the only person I was responsible for investigating was you! As for those words, they were misleading platitudes! You, this so-called extreme solo soldier, should know more about this than I do!"

"Kid, let me tell you a lesson: being cunning is useless if you can't even use your brain!"

"I'll give you that same line too!" Huo Zhongxian sneered, pulling a recording soul tool from his pocket. His face darkened as he threatened:

"Of course I know you have powerful backers. A Soul King like you could never escape unscathed from something of this level. Take me to see your master, or I'll release this!"

(End of this chapter)