Chapter 925: The Truth Revealed

Especially since Xu Tian was just a low-level bounty hunter who had just entered the villa, this made him feel even more insulted.

"Did my words hit a sore spot, so you want me to shut up?" Xu Tian scanned his surroundings, his gaze landing on the surrounding fourth-level bounty hunters. "But the seniors who take classes here have been in the villa for years and still haven't been able to level up. Your class has the lowest upgrade rate in the entire villa. You have no ability, no character; what qualifications do you have to call yourself a mentor?"

Xu Tian's words were recognized by many veteran fourth-level bounty hunters. They had long been dissatisfied with this arrogant and domineering Wu Wannian, but because he was a mentor, they dared not express their opinions.

"What kind of nonsense does he usually teach! I've been in the villa for five years and I'm still a fourth-level bounty hunter. The tuition is so expensive every year; I could have bought a villa doing small business myself, but now I'm still struggling at the bottom. I've been praised for having talent in martial arts since I was a child; it must be that this mentor is incompetent!"

"You've only been here for five years; I've been here for seven, and aren't I the same as you? I think some people aren't fit to be mentors. They suppress students for petty gains and assign us tasks that are hard to complete so we can't level up. How on earth did such a person become a mentor?"

"The little junior is right. His lectures are a mess, and his practical combat is no good either. My childhood friend who joined with me is in the class next door and leveled up to a third-level bounty hunter in one year, while I'm still struggling to accumulate experience. If it weren't for the fact that transferring classes isn't allowed here, I would have left long ago!"

Although these students who held grudges against Wu Wannian were dissatisfied, they dared not report his evil deeds in public and could only whisper their agreement.

"Elder Su, is this your newly accepted disciple?" a high-level official said with a straight face. "He just arrived at the villa and is already defying his elders and slandering his direct mentor. This is too lawless!"

"So it's Elder Su's disciple; no wonder," another high-level official beside him said sinisterly.

"Heh... Elder Su's own conduct is improper, so the disciples he teaches naturally can't be any better," Gong Changming sneered.

"Elder Su, this disciple of yours is indeed too presumptuous."

"We know that the matter of Yun Mufeng has dealt you a blow. Seeing Elder Gong's disciple being so outstanding, you feel indignant; this is all understandable. But even so, you cannot condone your disciples acting arrogantly and recklessly!"

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"A fourth-level bounty hunter, taking such trash as a disciple; I think Elder Su is also grabbing at straws in his desperation, he's lost his mind..."

The high-level officials spoke one after another to express their opinions, but their words were full of dissatisfaction with Elder Su.

"Respected elders, the Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa has strict rules. No matter who makes a mistake, everyone is treated equally. There is nothing to discuss here, right?" Hu Xiaofeng, who was standing beside Elder Gong, suddenly spoke up.

"Of course," the high-level officials nodded.

"Men, seize him and throw him into the dungeon!" Gong Changming gave an order, shouting at the people from the Inspection Department.

The members of the Inspection Department immediately swarmed up, surrounding Xu Tian in the center and preparing to take action.

"On what grounds are you arresting me?" Xu Tian glared at the surrounding Inspection Department members with a sharp gaze and questioned them sternly.

"On the grounds that you have made a mistake, so you must be punished!" Hu Xiaofeng stared at Xu Tian with a condescending attitude, his eyes as if he were looking at a piece of worthless trash.

"Who do you think you are? You say I made a mistake, so I made a mistake?" Xu Tian looked at Hu Xiaofeng, meeting his gaze.

"Stop quibbling. You are just struggling in vain now. Surrender immediately and strive for lenient treatment." A cold light flashed in Hu Xiaofeng's eyes, but in front of so many high-level officials, he naturally would not rashly take action against Xu Tian.

Xu Tian snorted softly, his gaze sweeping over the high-level officials in front of him, and finally landing on Gong Changming.

"The dignified Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa, one of the three major bounty hunter academies on Wuji Island, is nothing more than this. You hypocritical high-level officials, usually floating in the clouds from being pampered by everyone, have you even lost the most basic concept of right and wrong?"

Xu Tian's words made the high-level officials present frown.

Since the establishment of Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa, no one had dared to say such rebellious words to the high-level officials. There had been an exception before, but that person's talent was unmatched, yet Xu Tian was just a low-level student who had just arrived, and he dared to be so bold...

"Presumptuous!" Wu Wannian shouted sternly, pointing at Xu Tian and roaring, "Disrespectful to superiors, refusing to repent, and on top of that, betraying the villa by fleeing privately; his crime deserves death!"

"You say I fled privately, what evidence do you have?" Xu Tian sneered. "Without proof or evidence, it's just slander. Wantonly slandering..."

"... ordinary students and brutally convicting them without rhyme or reason, your Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa is truly a professional academy!"

The high-level officials were slightly startled, and their gaze toward Xu Tian became a bit sharper.

It was the first time they had seen a student who was so arrogant, refused to repent after making a mistake, and dared to defy the villa's high-level officials to their faces.

"Xu Tian, so you mean you were framed and did not flee privately or betray the villa?" Elder Su spoke up.

"That's right," Xu Tian replied. "Master, I was wronged."

"Nonsense!" a high-level official scolded. "You say you didn't betray the villa, so you didn't? What evidence do you have?"

"Heh, I see you've only grown in age but not in brain," Xu Tian looked at the high-level official who spoke with disdain. "You say I fled privately and betrayed the villa, where is the evidence?"

"Presumptuous! You are presumptuous!" The high-level official couldn't answer, his face flushed red as he glared at Xu Tian, looking as if he wanted to swallow him alive.

"I say you fled, so you fled! I can testify!" Wu Wannian shouted at Xu Tian.

"Your words are an imperial decree?" Xu Tian clicked his tongue. "It's clear that you privately exchanged information with the high-level officials of Luoyan Tang family's mountain villa and betrayed the secrets of Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa. After I accidentally stumbled upon it, you were afraid that the matter would be exposed, so you accused the victim first, wanting to use the villa's hands to kill me to silence me!"

"You're full of crap! When did I exchange information with Luoyan Tang family's mountain villa?" Wu Wannian's eyes widened in anger, looking at Xu Tian as if he were looking at his father's killer.

Luoyan Tang family's mountain villa and Xuanwu Tang family's mountain villa had always been at odds, and both sides viewed each other as enemies; exchanging information with Luoyan Tang family's mountain villa was a capital offense.

"You know what you did in your heart. After I discovered it, you targeted me everywhere and even slandered me for fleeing..."

"What evidence do you have to prove that I exchanged information with people from Luoyan Tang family's mountain villa?" Wu Wannian asked back.

"I say you exchanged information, so you exchanged information. I can testify." Xu Tian used his own method to treat him.

"Talking nonsense! Simply talking nonsense!" Wu Wannian was so angry that his face turned blue, but he didn't know how to refute Xu Tian's words.

"Xu Tian, if you really discovered his improper conduct, feel free to say it; I, your master, will make the decision for you." Elder Su stepped forward and patted Xu Tian on the shoulder.