Chapter 3893 — Die with Your Eyes Open
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"Well then, Wei Zhao, what do you have to say for yourself now?" In Meng Jueming's eyes, those two points alone, as stated by the Spirit Flower Steward, had already nailed the fact of Wei Zhao's cheating beyond any doubt.
Cheating in the all-important newcomer assessment—the charge might not sound as grave as rebellion, but it was no light matter either. At a stroke, Wei Zhao's name would be entered on the Three Stack Pavilion's blacklist, and he could forget about ever making a name for himself on the North Island for the rest of his life.
To his surprise, Wei Zhao merely frowned at Meng Jueming and said, "Senior Brother Meng, the Spirit Flower Steward has come from afar as our guest, and in both standing and authority he is no lesser than you. Do you not think it ill-mannered to keep cutting him off like that?"
Aiya! Meng Jueming nearly choked up a mouthful of old blood. In full view of everyone, he had just been called ill-mannered by a mere newcomer from the secular world—by the ancestors, this was beyond all forbearance!
"Wei Zhao, don't you damn well try to change the subject! According to what the Spirit Flower Steward just said, your crime of cheating is already established, so let's see how you talk your way out of it now!" Meng Jueming could not hold back his cursing.
"My crime of cheating is established?" Wei Zhao was instantly amused. "Senior Brother Meng, you said it yourself a moment ago—the one with the most say here is the Spirit Flower Steward. So how is it that before the Spirit Flower Steward has even spoken, you're already jumping out to pass sentence?"
"Slapping your own face, isn't that our Senior Brother Meng's specialty?" Qiao Hongcai chimed in with a chuckle from the side.
Meng Jueming's face darkened again. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he could only swallow his fury and preserve his dignity. "Fine. Then let us trouble the Spirit Flower Steward to pass judgment. Today I'll let you die with your eyes open!"
Every gaze in the hall swung back to the Spirit Flower Steward. He drew a deep breath and spoke slowly. "Very well. Then I shall tell you the result. This Junior Brother Wei Zhao—he did not cheat."
"Hah? Did not cheat?" Meng Jueming and the whole assembly were struck dumb on the spot. He pointed at Wei Zhao, stammering, "Th-this... how is that possible! Spirit Flower Steward, you can't have made a mistake?"
The Spirit Flower Steward shook his head and said, himself equally incredulous, "Honestly speaking, this one also finds it baffling. But these thirty-nine spirit herb seedlings were indeed cultivated from that batch of spirit herb seeds—that much cannot be faked."
"Why?" Meng Jueming asked hurriedly.
"Because every one of those spirit herb seeds bore a true-qi mark unique to the Spirit Herb Garden, which no one can imitate. So it can be confirmed that this Junior Brother Wei Zhao did not cheat," the Spirit Flower Steward affirmed.
"You all heard that, didn't you? Senior Brother Meng, what do you have to say now?" Wei Zhao sneered at once. He had already sensed the true-qi marks on the spirit herb seeds while channeling his true qi, which was why he had dared to do this today. Even if the Spirit Flower Steward and Meng Jueming had colluded to call black white, he would not have feared it.
Still, judging by what the Spirit Flower Steward had said just now, he was not cast from the same mold as Meng Jueming. That saved him no small amount of trouble.
In full view of everyone, Meng Jueming was now truly riding a tiger and unable to dismount. Not only had he framed a newcomer under his own command, he had even rashly resorted to violence. If that charge were pursued in earnest, it was no small matter at all.