Chapter 944: Alibi!

Not only was Ye Qingran dazed, but everyone present also froze.

Wasn't the Sword God here to kill Ye Qingran? Why does it not feel like that?

"You're still innocent? You're still aggrieved? Last time you bullied me, it wasn't like this!" the Sword God said angrily.

Crowd: "......"

What's with this accusatory tone?

Is this really the great Sword God senior? Or is he possessed by some weird thing?

Ye Qingran opened her mouth, wondering how she could be innocent, how she could be aggrieved.

"Old man, is your brain broken?"

Sword God: "......"

After living this long, this is the first time I've been questioned like this!

The expressions on the faces of the surrounding academy crowd were wonderfully splendid.

Ye Qingran actually said the Sword God's brain is broken?

Is she tired of living?

"Ye Qingran, prepare to bear the Sword God's wrath!" Su Luo Qiu secretly anticipated, but she was disappointed again.

"It's you whose brain is broken!" the Sword God gritted his teeth, "The one who killed them definitely isn't you; you're clearly being framed, why don't you refute?"

Before Ye Qingran could speak, Tao Hong, the Gōngzhǎng of the Vermilion Bird Academy, flashed a glance, hesitated for a second, then spoke: "Sword God senior, the evidence is solid—Ye Qingran is the murderer."

She thought that as one of the Gōngzhǎng of the Four Spirit Academies and also a woman, the Sword God senior wouldn't treat her too poorly.

The Sword God turned his head to glance at Tao Hong, frowned, and barked: "Did you personally see her kill someone?"

This...

Tao Hong stared wide-eyed in surprise, unable to answer for a moment!

"No, no..."

"If you didn't see it, what the hell are you talking about?!"

The Sword God sir was surprisingly rude; Tao Hong's face flushed with shame, feeling as if she'd taken a ten-thousand-point humiliation crit!

At this point, how could several Gōngzhǎng of the Four Spirit Academies still not see that the Sword God is on Ye Qingran's side!

They glanced at each other, each seeing the other's dilemma—if the Sword God sides with Ye Qingran, they'd have no way to act against her!

After all, the Sword God's status and strength surpass Wanqi Zifeng's.

"Little girl, if you're wary of their strength, no problem—this old man will back you! Since you can trigger the simultaneous resonance of the Four Spirit Jade Fragments, you should have this ability!"

Ye Qingran heard this, her eyebrows slightly rising. From these words she sensed the hint.

"I'd like to see who dares stop you from proving your innocence!" the Sword God swept his gaze over the four Gōngzhǎng, speaking with implied meaning.

At the same moment, the Sword God's sword slipped from his hand, tracing a stream of light toward the Celestial Dome; in the next instant it exploded like fireworks, transforming into countless sword shadows that blanketed the heavens and earth, like a gigantic sword-shaped dark cloud!

Sword Qi crisscrossed like sharp blades, the air filled with a keen aura; it seemed that as long as the Sword God willed it, he could annihilate everyone present!

"What a powerful aura!"

Even the venerable Elder of the academy couldn't help but remark.

The Sword God's sword is the strongest blade in the Spiritual Realm, truly the pinnacle of swordsmanship!

Even Ye Qingran couldn't help but feel astonished.

She had an innate talent for swordsmanship, meaning her perception and comprehension of the Dao of the Sword were strong; along her journey she'd seen many sword cultivators, but this old man was undoubtedly the strongest she'd ever encountered.

"All right." Ye Qingran nodded, somewhat reluctantly.

Since the Sword God has gone to such lengths, if she refused it would be utterly ungrateful!

Seeing Ye Qingran agree, the Sword God's expression eased a little.

"Master, how... is she to prove her innocence?" Qiu Yue Lang quietly asked Wanqi Zifeng.

Wanqi Zifeng gave a mysterious smile, "Just watch—she'll surely find a way."

Qiu Yue Lang lightly nodded; although the master hadn't said anything, his attitude already explained everything.

Ye Qingran gazed at the vast crowd around her and slowly said, "Yang Jiaomi wasn't killed by me."

Her voice wasn't loud, but mixed with Mysterious Force, it was enough to reach everyone's ears.

The crowd heard this and blinked slightly. This was Ye Qingran's first rebuttal; she had previously seemed too calm, as if detached from the affair.

Yet even in rebuttal, her tone was flat, unhurried, calm to the point of infuriation.

"First, I'll state my alibi."

No one spoke; the entire plaza was silent, only the sound of everyone's breathing.

Lou Ting snorted coldly, eager to see how Ye Qingran would provide her alibi!

"The White Tiger Palace Master said Yang Jiaomi was killed by me late last night, but I was already asleep then."

"Ye Qingran, do you have any evidence?" Lou Ting shouted.

He dared to assert that Ye Qingran had no evidence!

"Yes." Ye Qingran nodded.

"Huh?"

Lou Ting's expression changed. How could Ye Qingran possibly have an alibi? She was clearly in her residence at that time last night!

"Who is it?"

Not only was Lou Ting eager to know who could prove Ye Qingran's alibi, but the other academy folk were also immensely curious.

Amid the crowd's great anticipation, Ye Qingran pointed far into the throng: "They."

"Who are they?"

Following the direction of Ye Qingran's finger, a small conspicuous area stood out—an expanse she had expanded relying on her fierce reputation.

In this area, two people were sitting; to be precise, they were two children.

When they saw Ye Qingran mention them, they happily stood up, waving vigorously at Ye Qingran, their faces lit with excited and delighted smiles, as if they were fans at a concert who had been singled out by the idol on stage.

Upon seeing these two children, everyone was stunned; they were no others, but exactly Xiaohu Xiaocheng.

"So, the witness Ye Qingran mentioned is actually her sons?"

Lou Ting saw Xiaohu Xiaocheng, first startled, then shook his head: "Ye Qingran, are they the witnesses you mentioned? If I remember correctly, they are your sons, right?"

Ye Qingran nodded: "Indeed, the witness I mentioned is my son. Last night when Yang Jiaomi was killed, I had already fallen asleep; my children can prove my alibi."

As soon as these words were spoken, the murmurs from the audience grew louder.

"What a joke? Letting one's own child testify for oneself?"

"Is she crazy? Such a witness is basically invalid, right?"

"It seems the murderer is undoubtedly her!"

Hearing the crowd's discussion, Su Luo Qiu felt extreme contempt, silently cursing: "Really stupid, letting one's own child provide an alibi for oneself, which instead makes more people suspect her as the murderer!"

Even the Sword God couldn't bear to watch: "Do you think the filth on you isn't enough yet?"

Ye Qingran shrugged: "I speak the truth; whether they believe it or not, I can't control."

As she spoke, Ye Qingran interacted again with her children below the stage; that motherly kind, filial, peaceful scene made it hard not to think that this mother-son trio was not amidst a murder case vortex, but rather in an amusement park.