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Everyone looked in unison at Mu Yu’s wrist, where the jade bracelet matched exactly the description offered by Mu Xi.

"Mu Yu, what have you got to say for yourself now!"

"It’s not like that. Father gave both me and Sister Mu Xi a jade bracelet each. This one is mine," Mu Yu explained in panic.

"With Mu Xi’s bracelet gone, and now it turns up with you claiming it’s yours, do you have any proof?"

Mu Yu was at a loss for words, how could she explain this?

"Return the jade bracelet to Junior Sister Mu Xi immediately!"

"Sister, if you wanted this bracelet to make a pair, you could have just told me directly. Why go through all this?"

"I can prove whose bracelet it is," Gu Junye suddenly said.

The crowd turned to Gu Junye, not understanding why he would suddenly take Mu Yu’s side.

Gu Junye, who had never cared about the opinions of others, spoke in a cool voice, "This morning, I accidentally knocked Junior Sister Mu Xi two meters away. Given the situation then, it’s certain that her bracelet wouldn’t have remained unscathed."

"Look at the bracelet on Mu Yu’s wrist. Not a single flaw can be seen, clearly, it has not been in any collision."

The first student who noticed Mu Yu with the bracelet was not happy: "What if the bracelet is of such good quality that it didn’t break from the collision?"

Slowly, Gu Junye explained, "There’s another method. Do you know why the government office often requires criminals to provide a thumbprint?"

"Take a look at the inside of your own fingers. Do you see the lines circling? That’s called a fingerprint, and everyone’s fingerprint is unique. Whenever you touch something, your fingerprint naturally leaves a mark."

"However, with our naked eyes, we can’t discern anything. I suggest we report this to the government office and ask a cultivator to use their Dharma eye to discern. Naturally, we will know the answer."

"Fine, then let’s report it to the officials!"

𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Quickly, a constable with cultivation level arrived from the government office to examine Mu Yu’s jade bracelet.

"How strange, there are no fingerprints," the constable frowned.

Mu Xi smirked inwardly, knowing that calling in a cultivator would be useless. Her family had connections within the government office, and having been exposed to such knowledge, she was aware of fingerprints. Both she and her sister Mu Yu had the habit of bathing every night, washing away any fingerprints in the warm water. Not a trace was left.

"There are no fingerprints, which means this bracelet belongs to Mu Yu," Gu Junye said indifferently, while looking at both Mu Yu and Mu Xi.

"This morning, when I knocked Junior Sister Mu Xi down and helped her up, I had touched her bracelet. There should be my fingerprints on it."

"It’s fortunate that Brother Constable is here, so he can thoroughly search the room to see where the bracelet really is."

"Ah, I’ve found the bracelet," Mu Xi suddenly said, offering everyone an apologetic smile, "It was pressed under the very bottom of some books."

"Junior Sister Mu Xi, you’re too careless."

"Indeed, indeed. You’ve worried us all." Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and indicated to Mu Xi not to dwell on the matter.

"Wait a minute, this isn’t over yet. You searched someone’s belongings on a whim and falsely accused Mu Yu. You owe her an apology," Gu Junye said with a frown.

"Gu Junye, I’m warning you not to go too far!" the student who first found Mu Yu with the bracelet shouted angrily, "Are you expecting all these people to apologize to Mu Yu?"

"Not everyone. Him, her, her, her..." Gu Junye pointed out a few people, "These people didn’t say anything earlier, so they don’t need to apologize."

"You!"

"And Junior Sister Mu Xi, though you didn’t falsely accuse Mu Yu, your carelessness caused Brother Constable to come here for nothing, wasting his time. You need to apologize to Brother Constable and everyone here."

"Junye is right," the teacher said, holding a metal ruler and intermittently tapping his palm in a frightening rhythm.

Under duress, everyone grudgingly apologized one by one.

After the incident, Mu Xi found Gu Junye in private and said in a low voice,

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"Junye, there’s really no need for things between us to be this tense,"

Gu Junye didn’t answer. He had already said their relationship wasn’t that close; whoever Junye was, he certainly wasn’t him.

"Junye, my father thinks we are well suited for each other. Tonight he plans to propose to your family and set the marriage arrangement."

Only then did Gu Junye react, looking up at Mu Xi.

As the reincarnation of a Great Power who had passed tribulation, how could he ruin his vital essence here? How would he cultivate in the future?

He remained silent, continuing to read his book, as if he didn’t care about the matter.

Seeing this, Mu Xi stood for a while before leaving.

In truth, it was she who had spoken to her father in private, expressing her wish to marry Gu Junye.

It didn’t matter to her that Gu Junye had no feelings for her. Once the marriage was arranged and they had reasons to interact, he would slowly come to like her.

After school, just as Mu Xi had said, the Mu family came to the Gu family with betrothal gifts to propose marriage. Read new chapters at freewebnovel

Gu Junye’s father, the head of the Gu family, had already discussed and agreed to the marriage during the day. Now it was just a formality.

Both the Gu and the Mu families were Golden Core influential families. Whether considering their backgrounds or appearances, Gu Junye and Mu Xi were a perfect match.

"No, I disagree with this marriage," Gu Junye declared openly in front of everyone, opposing the decision of both families.

"Impudence! Since when do you have the right to speak here!" Gu Junye’s father erupted in anger, feeling his face had been lost.

He had never really cared about this second son of his.

"I am one of the parties involved in the marriage arrangement. Why would I not have the right to speak?" Gu Junye ignored his father’s rage. As the reincarnation of the Master of All Laws, not even the tribulation of ninety-nine stages to immortality could make him bow. Whom should he fear?

"The commands of the parents and the words of the matchmaker cannot be defied!"

"You bumped into Mu Xi today. Men and women should not touch each other. How can Mu Xi marry someone else in the future with this on her record?"

"We are both families of cultivators. When we embark on the road of cultivation, it is normal for men and women to come into contact. Should we then differentiate between genders in battle as well?"

In his past life, he didn’t know how many female cultivators of the Demon Path he had slain; was he supposed to marry each of them as well?

"Making a fuss for no reason!"

Unable to win the argument with Gu Junye, his father could only accuse him of making a fuss.

Tears welling in her eyes, Mu Xi looked at Gu Junye: "Junye, do you dislike me that much?"

Faced with so many people, Gu Junye’s father couldn’t come down off his pedestal, and Mu Xi’s father came forward to smooth things over: "It’s nothing, just a child throwing a tantrum. Once they enter the bridal chamber, it’ll all be fine."

"I won’t enter the bridal chamber."

"You have no say in the matter, I will see you to the bridal chamber if I have to force you!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Junye said nothing, but nodded and walked to the door. He invited in several constables who had been waiting outside for a long time.

"Constable brothers, see, what did I tell you? There’s a case of violent interference with the freedom of marriage here. They want to forcefully take me to the bridal chamber."

When he learned of his impending marriage arrangement, he went to file a report after school before returning home.

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Secretly observing, Meng Jingzhou looked towards Lu Yang, holding Gu Junye in high regard: "He abides by the law, conducts himself with honesty and integrity, and cultivates earnestly. He fits Elder Brother Dai’s criteria perfectly. This must be the person Elder Brother Dai is looking for."

Lu Yang also nodded: "He’s a promising candidate suitable for joining our Seek Dao Sect."