Chapter Thirty-Three: The Trial Begins

  When Yun Hai got the appraisal report, she didn't show any surprise as one might imagine. She just glanced at it lightly and replied with a low "oh" before turning to do something else.

  "Hey, aren't you in a hurry? Shu Ruo still hasn't woken up yet." Xiang Ke asked her, "Teacher Ge has already agreed to vouch for me, are you sure Lao Lan will stand on your side?"

  Yun Hai Fan raised his head: "No matter whether he stands on my side or not, it shouldn't be me who's anxious."

  Jian Xiangke still looked bewildered, and Yun Haifan added: "Whether or not to guarantee is unimportant, the matter started with me. Lao Da Lan standing on my side or not makes no difference, he can't escape his connection to this affair. The person behind our opponent may be intimidated by Lao Da Lan's background and not dare to act rashly, but it's also possible that they're just pretending to be afraid. In any case, they are in the dark while we are in the light, so why not use a fixed defense against all changes?"

  Being allowed to sit in the classroom without being locked up is already a big help from Lao Lan.

  Is it a curse?

  It's all nonsense.

  Clouds and sea sail with a thin sheet of paper, the corner of the paper quickly rolled up, but she didn't mind, curled up into a ball in her hand and played for two laps before throwing it into a nearby wastebasket. A cold face had no other expression, from the side could see her eyes slightly reflecting sunlight, making her look even more solemn.

  She saw the people who brought her to court, so she suddenly stood up and walked out of the classroom towards the legendary Quyi School's Luo Ye Court, without looking back at the pale-faced "escorts". The time and place written on the paper were etched in her memory, always hiding was not a solution, what needed to be faced would eventually have to be faced.

  Once I decide to expose all of this, I will never regret it again.

  The mock trial at Kui Xuan School is similar to a real trial, only much smaller in scale. The defendant sits in the middle, surrounded by the jury and judges who take turns asking questions. It's said that many students have fainted during the trial due to the intense questioning.

  Sitting in the defendant's seat, Yun Haiyan ridiculed himself, saying that since he entered the magic school, he had experienced everything, even dying several times. Now, he has even eaten a wanted poster, and his life is truly fulfilling. The person sitting in the judge's position was someone Yun Haiyan had never seen before, reportedly because she had missed meeting him due to being cursed by a spell when she was the principal of the school.

  Life is indeed ironic, when I was cursed, no one cared; now that someone else is cursed, they're pushing it onto me.

  Lance and Ge Wei were both in the trial team, but only ranked last. When Yun Hai Fan looked at Ge Wei, she seemed very nervous, fidgeting with anxiety in her eyes. Lance was the lowest among a group of people, sitting silently without speaking, not even looking at Yun Hai Fan, just thinking about his own affairs, showing no interest in anything.

  "The court is in session." After Principal Yi's gavel fell, Vice Principal and prosecutor announced the case: "... Yun Haifeng, due to personal grievances, openly used forbidden techniques in school against Shu Ruoxi..."

  Clouds and sea sail mouth.

  Teacher, speak slowly, be careful not to trip over your tongue.

  And what's with this public prosecutor, making me feel like I've really committed a crime.

  "Cloud Sea Sail, do you have any doubts?"

  The last sentence was the most fluent one among all the words spoken by the vice president, with a perfect tone and volume, only waiting for Yun Hai Fan to bow his head in admission of guilt and then pronounce the verdict.

  "You do." Yun Hai Fan replied calmly, "May I ask what grievances or enmity there is between me and Shu Rou?"

  The vice president gave a wink to the person beside him: "Bring in the witness."

  At the moment he saw the witness, Yun Hai Fan couldn't help but laugh, laughing loudly and without restraint. An Su opened his mouth to scold: "Yun Hai Fan, what are you laughing at!"

  "I laugh at your foolishness." Yun Hai Fan's expression turned serious after he finished laughing, "Compared to Shu Ruo, who is more formidable?"

  "I... why should I answer your questions?" An Su sneered at Yun Hai Fan's inquiry.

  "You don't have to answer, just answer the vice principal's question," Yun Haifan said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear. "You say if I really can make Shu Ruo sleep forever and offend you, what will you do? Defeated general."

  "Who are you..." An Su said half a sentence but suddenly realized, she changed her gaze to look at Yun Hai Fan who was calm and collected, thinking back to Wen Zhan's sudden disappearance not long ago, only feeling a chill rising up from behind.

  Shu Ruo and An Su had no close relationship, but when Shu Ruo mentioned taking down Yun Hai Fan, An Su agreed to cooperate with her. Now that Yun Hai Fan is rising rapidly, even a fool would think of carefully calculating whether this deal is profitable or not, let alone someone as cunning as An Su?

  An Su shut his mouth with a hint of embarrassment, took three steps back under the surprised gaze of others, and bent down to clutch his stomach in pain: "My stomach hurts so much, I must have eaten something bad, it's killing me..."

  Yun Hai Fan didn't expect An Su to be so sensible this time, thinking that he would have the opportunity to capture her in the future, so he didn't intervene again, just standing with his hands behind his back, watching idly without saying a word.

  "Has she been cursed or something?" someone whispered, but was glared at fiercely by An Su: "Shut up, I just ate something bad and got a stomachache, stop cursing me!"

  The vice president did not expect this turn of events, and looked at Principal Yi. Principal Yi looked at An Su's pitiful pleading expression, and could only helplessly wave his hand: "Forget it, forget it, you can go."

  An Su bowed and ran away faster than a rabbit, without any sign of the pain she had shown earlier.

  Yun Hai Fan sat back in her seat, calm and composed, surpassing everyone present. It was as if all the people around her were circus monkeys that she had put on display, but didn't know how to wrap up the show.

  "The trial will continue," Principal Yi announced.

  "Cough, cough." The vice principal cleared his throat. "Let's forget about what happened earlier, Yun Haifan, do you have any other questions?"

  "You have." Yun Hai Fan was thoroughly stunned, and compared to anyone's mental quality, "May I ask what is a forbidden technique?"

  "The forbidden technique is just a curse." The vice principal thought this was no problem at all, it's just stalling for time.

  "What is magic?" Yun Hai Fan continued to ask.

  "Curses belong to Dark Magic..."

  "What is Dark Magic? Why have I never heard of it?" Yun Haifeng asked hastily, not waiting for the vice principal to react.

  "This..." The vice president was so angry that he wanted to slap himself in the face, and had forgotten this taboo, falling into Yun Haifeng's trap with ease.

  Long before Ge Hui's taboo on dark magic, Yun Hai Fan knew that these three words were different from spells and could be hung in the mouth all day, and the tolerance of those in power for dark magic was limited to the two words "spell" only. Once someone really said the three words "dark magic" in a public place, the crime would not be less than treason.

  So, even if it's painful to merge light magic and natural magic, I have to hide the fact that where there is light, there is darkness.

  Wait and see, Yunhai Fan's gaze towards the judges was cold and stern.

  Want to put me on trial? It's about time.