Yu Sui had chased after Chen Jie only to retrieve the Fusang Pearl from his ear.
As soon as she spoke, Xia Feichen's attention shifted to her, and he didn't look at Chen Jie. Chen Jie had just rolled across the ground, his hair mussed and hanging over his ears.
The Fusang Pearl was a tiny, transparent drop of dew. Ordinarily, it was so inconspicuous that it would hardly draw notice even if it landed on someone's clothes.
Amid the chaos, Yu Sui used the Bagua Life Technique: Xun Trigram Life Technique—Same Flow Wind. Within two tiny whirlwinds, the pearl quietly shifted places, slipping unnoticed into her sleeve.
Xia Feichen was completely absorbed by what Yu Sui had said. He hadn't taken kindly to her pleading for Chen Jie, and even after arriving at the Legalism School Execution Ground, those words kept coming back to him.
Turn over a new leaf.
If someone like Chen Jie had ever had that kind of realization, he wouldn't have done such a thing.
Show mercy? Even less likely.
Jiang Shulan came to the Legalism School Execution Ground and listened to Instructor Sun's explanation. Then, seeing Chen Jie admit it of his own accord, she realized there was nothing more to ask. All she could do was look at him and sigh.
Chen Jie felt terribly guilty facing Jiang Shulan.
"Since that's the case, how did you injure your eyes?" Jiang Shulan asked.
Chen Jie lowered his head and said, "My cultivation was improper. I suffered a backlash while using Triple Eyes."
Was he supposed to say that Nangong Sui had gouged out his eyes?
He'd have to be crazy to do that.
If he kept quiet, he would only be expelled from Taiyi. If he spoke up, he'd be dead for sure.
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