Rise of The Demon General-Chapter 309. Proof

"Hah! Serve you right!" Yan Dose exclaimed gleefully.

His father didn’t share his joyfulness. Yan Wang was instead staring at Amon with deep contemplation.

He never intended to kill Amon using his White Gold Palm. But at the same time, his target was not just Amon’s left hand. His original intention was to turn half of Amon’s body into gold. This way, he could incapacitate Amon without killing him.

Yan Wang was a Spirit Stage cultivator, so Amon’s Concealed Ghost Body couldn’t mask his cultivation level. Yan Wang knew Amon was an Intermediate Transformation Stage cultivator. For someone at Yan Wang’s level, a Transformation Stage cultivator was nothing more than a plaything. It was inconceivable for one to dodge his attack, no matter how talented the cultivator was.

"You are indeed dangerous...," Yan Wang said. His hand flared white again.

Amon felt intense killing intent from Yan Wang.

’Fuck!’ Amon cursed in his mind. It seemed Yan Wang had thrown away all pretense and caution. He wanted to kill Amon right now, to hell with the consequences.

But before he could perform another palm strike, a blue streak flashed from the basement entrance where Yong Baili and the others were gathering. This blue streak formed a water wall between Yan Wang and Amon. Amon suddenly found Lao Zen standing before him.

"Head tutor!" Yong Baili exclaimed. He was glad the reinforcement finally arrived.

Despite Lao Zen’s appearance, Yan Wang proceeded with his palm strike. This took everyone aback, including Lao Zen.

Yan Wang’s White Gold Palm flared as it hit the water wall. The water wall dissolved as soon as it was touched. The White Gold Palm possessed the earth element, so it had the advantage against the water wall.

Lao Zen received the White Gold Palm using his own palm strike. The impact between the two palms produced a powerful shockwave, sending Lao Zen a few steps back because he didn’t have enough preparation against the attack.

"Yan Wang! Are you trying to turn the Royal Academy into your enemy?" Lao Zen stated.

Lao Zen placed the hand he used to block the White Gold Palm to his back. It was half hidden by his long sleeve, but Amon could perceive the hand had a thin layer of gold covering it. As for Amon’s hand, he had used the time to analyze his condition. His hand didn’t turn into solid gold despite the appearance. It was encased in a very tough layer of gold coating. This layer not only incapacitated his hand but also prevented him from channeling aether into the encased part.

"Hahaha!" Yan Wang laughed at Lao Zen’s question. "It should be I who asks that question. Is the royal academy intent on protecting a criminal and stopping me from enacting justice?"

"Criminal? Justice? I have no idea what you are spouting about!" Lao Zen exclaimed.

"You don’t know? That man behind you is the criminal!" Yan Wang pointed at Amon. "He is the leader of the Demon Gang, an underworld organization that festered this city!"

"He is no longer involved with that group," Lao Zen said. "He promised to let go of that life."

"A promise? And you believe him? What guarantee is there that he isn’t still involved with the underworld?" Yan Wang asked.

"What proof do you have that I’m still involved in the underworld?" Amon asked in return.

"Hmph! The demon gang was involved in the conflict with Highwaymen recently, and it had your handprint in it!" Yan Wang stated.

"What handprint? Stop spouting nonsense! Show me the proof if you have one," Amon returned.

"Such insolent junior. I should have targeted your head instead of your hand," Yan Wang said.

"Spare me the pretense! I know you were targeting half my body. Don’t pretend like you hit only my hand on purpose."

This statement touched Yan Wang’s nerve. He almost lunged at Amon, but Lao Zen kept shielding Amon using his body.

"You want to know what handprint you left? It is poison! The one that causes people to bleed black blood!" Wei Linkun exclaimed. "The leader of the highwaymen died from this poison, and you are the one using this poison."

"Are you two going to continue to spout nonsense like this?" Amon asked. "What proof do you have that I am the one who used that kind of poison?"

"You want proof? I will show you proof," Wei Linkun showed the message talisman in his hand. "This message was sent by Yan Fan. In this talisman was written, Lin Mo is the serial killer using the black blood poison. This is proof that you are not only still involved with the underworld but also proves that you are the serial murderer of multiple citizens from a few years ago."

Lao Zen turned to Amon and asked, "Is this true...?"

"What a joke," Amon said.

"What did you say?!" Wei Linkun exclaimed.

"I said you are a joke!" Amon repeated. "What guarantees that the message is real? If I send someone a message and write that you are the serial killer, can I use that message as proof?"

"You...! This..."

Wei Linkun had trouble retorting Amon’s words, but someone else took over.

"If it was a nobody, then the message is meaningless. However, that message came from a kingdom constable. One decorated with a spotless track record. Yan Fan’s words themselves have enough weight to be considered proof."

The one who spoke was the elderly man in regal uniform.

"Senior minister Pu Zhang," Lao Zen gave the elderly man a respectful bow. "I’m sorry I didn’t greet you earlier. I wasn’t aware of your presence because of the commotion."

Pu Zhang waved him away. "I am here for a different matter, but I am a friend to Gao Zhong here, and he is a friend to Yan Wang. He requested my presence because he believes the Royal Academy has become corrupt and is willing to protect a criminal. I am here to make sure the Royal Academy doesn’t abuse their power and prevent justice."

"That is slender! The royal academy always works for the betterment of this kingdom!" Lao Zen exclaimed.

"Then you should hand over the criminal over there," Pu Zhang demanded.

"Old man, please stop spouting nonsense like the rest," Amon uttered.

This drew a scowl on Pu Zhang’s face. "Insolence! You should be punished simply for your words."

"If you keep calling me a criminal without proof, then I have no requirement to respect you," Amon returned.

"How dare you! As I said, the message talisman in Wei Linkun’s hand is good enough for proof," Pu Zhang stated.

"If the message indeed was from Yan Fan. Where is the proof that it was indeed he who sent the message?"

"You are the one who speaks nonsense!" Wei Linkun exclaimed. "Message talismans always come in pairs. This was given to me by Yan Fan. Of course, the other one was held by him. Who else sent the message but him?"

"Probably someone stole the talisman from him, or he gave it to someone else. That someone else tried to frame me by writing that message. The fact is, you can’t prove that it was Yan Fan who wrote the message. Call Yan Fan out! Let’s see if it is truly him who believes that I am the serial killer."

"You know full well I can’t call him. You have already killed him!" Wei Linkun exclaimed.

"Another nonsense. Do you have the proof that I killed him?" Amon asked in return.

"He...," Wei Linkun again found it difficult to argue. ƒreewebɳovel.com

"Did you all hear how absurd the claim was? What was Yan Fan’s cultivation? Does anyone here truly think I have the capability to kill someone like Yan Fan?"

"You could have assistance," Yan Wang said.

"That’s right!" Yan Dose joined in. "The Demon Gang has two Mystic Stage cultivators and plenty of Transformation Stage cultivators. You could have them all gang up on Yan Fan!"

"Go and do your investigation before you accuse someone," Amon said. "Go ahead and check the city gate register. You will find both the Mystic Stage cultivators from the Demon Gang you mentioned had exited this city two weeks ago."

This statement caused Wei Linkun’s group to look at one another.

Thanks to Zhuan San’s support, Amon was able to help Qiang Dan, Lu Fei, and other important members of his bandit force register as formal Qishurg City citizens. This way, they could freely travel in and out of the city. Amon sent Qiang Dan and Lu Fei out of the city before engaging Yan Fan, all to give credibility to his argument.

"You... You can still use your Transformation Stage followers to gang up on Yan Fan!" Yan Dose insisted.

"Do you even hear what you are saying? If that was what happened, you would have found a lot of corpses from the Demon Gang members. No matter how many Transformation Stage cultivators were going up against Yan Fan, he could still escape if he wanted to when his life was in danger. There is no chance for me to kill him."

"If you are no longer involved with the Demon Gang, how did you know the Mystic Stage cultivators are currently not in the city?" Pu Zhang asked.

"Because they told me before they left," Amon replied. "I told them I want nothing to do with them anymore, but I can’t help it if they respect me so much that they came to say farewell."