Secular Immortal of the Nine Realms Chapter 172: Don’t Do It If You Don’t Want Others to Know

The Auspicious King’s expression tightened up. He gestured for Wu Zhanghuan to continue with his story.

Wu Zhanghuan nodded. “That woman told me that Huang Xin sensed that he was going to be silenced after helping one of the powerful figures in the school with a favor, so he wanted to flee with her. However, they were attacked while making their getaway.

“This matter is related to Zhao Yan’s case because Huang Xin told that woman that the task involved him placing a wooden brooch into Zhao Yan’s cloth bag!”

An uproar broke out amidst the crowd. Doesn’t this mean that Zhao Yan was framed? But who was the one who framed Zhao Yan then?

By instinct, the crowd turned to look at Yu Zhang. Yu Zhang’s face turned pale.

Zhao Yan trembled in excitement, such that his aura billowed uncontrollably. It was only when Fang Chen glanced at him that he slowly calmed down.

He knew that there was no need for him to worry anymore—Fang Chen had taken care of everything!

“Your words lack credence. How can we know you aren’t weaving a huge lie to acquit Zhao Yan of his crime?” Yu Zhang spoke up.

“That’s right!” the students exclaimed in agreement.

“I don’t believe Huang Xin would frame his fellow classmate for his own interest,” Master Chen spoke up. “Wu Zhanghuan, your words have serious consequences. If there’s any falsehood in your words, I’ll report this matter to the capital and have them eradicate your Flying Crane Sect! We, scholars, might be incapable of martial arts, but we won’t stand still as others slander us!”

Wu Zhanghuan was intimidated by those words. He instinctively glanced at Huangfu Jie and saw the latter standing calm and confident. That bolstered his courage.

He spent a moment in thought before finally continuing on, “I have taken that woman as my wife. Let her be the judge of whether I’m lying or not. Right, she also said that Huang Xin didn’t know that that wooden brooch would bring such a calamity upon Zhao Yan. He thought that it was just a prank from a fellow classmate to sully Zhao Yan’s reputation. It was al

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