"Did you guys hear? Fang Yuan killed someone!" A student muttered softly to his deskmate.
"I heard it too, he really killed someone." The deskmate clutched his chest, his face completely pale.
"At that time, many guards saw it. Fang Yuan chased that person, that person wanted to beg for mercy, but Fang Yuan did not allow it and directly chopped off his head!"
"More than that. After Fang Yuan killed that person, he did not even let off his headless corpse, dragging it back to the dormitory and chopping it into meat paste."
"Is it true or false?"
"It couldn't be any more true. I came early this morning and even saw the residual bloodstains in the cracks of the bluestone bricks."
"Aiya, why would I lie to you! The academy elder calling Fang Yuan away just now was precisely for this matter!"
The youths in the academy had no mind to listen to the class, all conversing softly.
Murder, to this group of fifteen-year-old youths, was too unfamiliar and very terrifying.
From childhood to adulthood, under the protection of the clan, they at most only had sparring of fists and feet, acts like slaughtering chickens and dogs.
As for killing people, it was still relatively far away from them.
"Who did Fang Yuan kill?"
"I heard it was a domestic slave from the Mo branch faction."
"Sigh, I am the most clear on this matter. Last night, I saw with my own eyes senior sister Mo Yan of the Mo family bringing a gang of domestic slaves to find trouble with Fang Yuan."
"It's the Mo family ah, this is bad, Mo Bei is in trouble this time."
Many youths looked towards Gu Yue Mo Bei.
Mo Bei sat in his seat with a pale face, he also just learned of the news this morning. Fang Yuan had actually killed someone, and even killed the Gao Wan he was familiar with!
Mo Bei was very familiar with this Gao Wan. He was very active among the domestic slaves, good at flattering, and had bitterly practiced fist and foot martial arts, being a capable lackey.
A while ago, Gao Wan even sparred with him, Mo Bei, for a short while. To think he would be killed by Fang Yuan just like this!
Precisely because of this, the shock and disbelief in Mo Bei's heart were double that of others.
Beyond the shock was a kind of worry and fear.
Facing a murderer like Fang Yuan, if the fifteen-year-old Mo Bei said he was not afraid, it would be a lie.
Actually, it was not just him who was afraid, the other youths were also afraid.
Fang Yuan had robbed them twice, and every one of them had exchanged blows with Fang Yuan.
"I actually fought with such an extremely cruel murderer? I am actually still alive." Many people patted their chests, feeling a burst of lingering fear.
It would have been fine if Fang Yuan only killed someone, but the crux was he even dismembered the corpse, mincing the body up and chopping it into meat paste.
This was way too cruel!
Such a terrifying criminal fact heavily impacted the pure minds of the youths.
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In the room, there were only the academy elder and Fang Yuan, the two of them.
The academy elder sat, and Fang Yuan stood. Neither person spoke, and the atmosphere was oppressive and solemn.
The academy elder looked at Fang Yuan silently, a trace of complex light flashing across his eyes.
Early in the morning, guards had reported the matter of Fang Yuan committing violence and killing someone to him. This news made him both surprised and doubtful.
He was an old Rank 3 Gu Master, and being in charge of the academy side, he naturally knew what kind of combat power a Rank 1 initial stage Gu Master had.
For Fang Yuan to be able to kill Gao Wan, it could be said it was using the weak to defeat the strong.
In fact, yesterday evening guards had already reported the matter of Mo Yan coercing a breakthrough into the academy to find Fang Yuan.
At that time, he did not mind it and did not stop it.
He was the academy elder, his purpose was to cultivate future Gu Masters, not to protect future Gu Masters. As long as no students died or were injured, he encouraged secret struggles.
Mo Yan coming to find trouble with Fang Yuan, he was happy to see it happen.
For one, he knew that battle, regardless of victory or defeat, was good for Fang Yuan's growth. Secondly, he also wanted to suppress Fang Yuan's limelight.
Fang Yuan successively blocked the academy's main gate twice, robbing all the students. This limelight was too strong and had to be suppressed a bit.
But what he did not expect was that Mo Yan returned without achievement, leaving behind the domestic slave Gao Wan. And Gao Wan was actually unable to defeat Fang Yuan, being killed by Fang Yuan!
In this world, strength was supreme. Killing people was not unusual at all, especially for a Gu Master, it could be said to be an extremely ordinary matter.
But a fifteen-year-old youth killing someone for the very first time, this was not simple.
The academy elder still had fresh memories of the scene of his own first murder. At that time, he was already a Rank 2 Gu Master, nineteen years old. In a conflict, he killed a Gu Master from the Bai family village.
After killing the person, he vomited completely, his heart filled with panic. For several days he had no appetite and did not want to eat. His sleep was also unsettled; the moment he closed his eyes, it was the angry glaring eyes of that person when he died.
Looking at this Fang Yuan now, his face was calm as usual, where was there any panic? There was even less of any discomfort, as if he merely had a great sleep last night, and the one who killed someone was simply not him at all.
Especially when the academy elder heard that after Fang Yuan killed this domestic slave, he still did not let him off, dragging his corpse back to the dormitory and chopping it into meat paste with random blade strokes to vent his anger. Hearing such a ruthless method carried a kind of terror!
Therefore, the academy elder's gaze looking at Fang Yuan at this time was completely filled with complex emotions.
On one hand, he marveled at Fang Yuan's indifference towards life, his state of mind as resolutely cold as ice. On another hand, he somewhat appreciated it; Fang Yuan was naturally a combat seed ah. Not long after grasping the Moonlight Gu, he could use it to kill people. Ordinary youths, even those A grade geniuses, might not necessarily be able to do it. This was combat talent! If cultivated and put to fight for the clan, he would be a nightmare for the enemies.
The third aspect was worry and vexation.
Worrying that having gone through this matter, Fang Yuan's imposing momentum would become even more vigorous, and he would not be able to suppress him. This Fang Yuan's guts were also too big. Not only did he violate the clan rules and use a Gu insect in the academy, he even killed someone because of it. He had to suppress his limelight, otherwise how would he still manage this academy?
What he was vexed about was how to handle the aftermath of this matter, as it ultimately involved the Mo branch faction of this clan.
"Fang Yuan, do you know what matter I summoned you for?" The academy elder broke the silence in the room with a deep voice.
"I know." Fang Yuan nodded, "I used the Moonlight Gu in the academy, violating the clan rules. According to the regulations, the first violation should be punished by paying a compensation of thirty primeval stones."
He evaded the crucial and dwelled on the trivial, simply not talking about Gao Wan's death.
The academy elder froze for a moment, not expecting Fang Yuan to answer like this.
His expression sank, and he snorted coldly: "Do not put on an act of playing dumb in front of this old man! I ask you, what is going on with Gao Wan's death?"
Fang Yuan's eyes narrowed: "Hmph! This person Gao Wan offended his superiors, his intents malicious. Last night he not only blocked my room door but also wanted to kill me. To defend myself, I had no choice but to use the Moonlight Gu and luckily killed this thief. I suspect this person is extremely likely an undercover spy from another mountain village, I ask Lord Elder to perceive things clearly!"
Hearing these words, the academy elder frowned, not knowing what to say for a time.
Now Gao Wan was dead, Fang Yuan could say whatever he wanted. He was just a person with a foreign surname, not a clansman. If he died then he died, the academy elder simply did not care about this. But what he was worried about was the Mo family's reaction. Gao Wan was a domestic slave of the Mo family, yet died within the academy. Managing the academy, he needed to give the Mo family an explanation.
Thinking for a moment, the academy elder stared tightly at Fang Yuan and questioned: "Then I ask you, Gao Wan's corpse, how did you deal with it?"
The corners of Fang Yuan's mouth outlined a cruel sneer: "I dismembered Gao Wan's corpse and chopped it into pieces, put it in a wooden box, and just as the sky was turning bright, I placed it at the back door of the Mo family."
"What?!" The academy elder was greatly startled, almost unable to resist standing up from his seat.
Let alone Fang Yuan killing another family's domestic slave, he even chopped the corpse into pieces and placed it at the Mo family's back door. This was simply naked provocation ah!
To the academy elder who wholeheartedly wanted to pacify this matter, this was absolutely genuine bad news.
Fang Yuan was merely a tiny Rank 1 Gu Master, what kind of reaction would the massive Mo family have?
Thinking of this, the academy elder instantly felt a burst of headache. The matter had already slipped out of his control. This Fang Yuan was truly a disaster-causing troublemaker!
"Sigh, since the matter has already happened, saying more will not help. You step down first. In a few days there will be a punishment passed down, you better make psychological preparations." The academy elder's heart was a tangled mess as he waved his hand to let Fang Yuan retreat. He needed to quiet down and carefully ponder countermeasures.