Chapter 101 The Broken Sword! The truth behind Elder Su Ma's death!

Looking at Yasuo wearing a cape,

Following the crowd into the meeting hall,

Into the shadows beyond the Council Chamber.

The audience was also surprised.

Everyone was not just surprised that there was a turn for the better in Elder Su Ma's death.

But I was surprised by what Yasuo did.

"It seems that Yasuo has truly understood the meaning of the maple seeds!"

Director Guo Fan explained to the audience.

After going through so much,
Yasuo is no longer the same Yasuo as before!
If it was the impulsive and reckless Yasuo when he was young,

I'm afraid that at the moment when I suspected that this Noxian was the murderer of Elder Suma,

He would draw his sword and charge!
But now,
Yasuo learned patience.

"Yasuo has finally become a true swordsman."

"A true swordsman that Yongen has been waiting for!"

A seed is just a seed.

But as long as time passes,

The beauty that lies within will become known.

……

The next plot,

It was the judge's trial of a Noxian named Riven.

And in their conversation.

The audience also learned the specific reasons for the incident.

An old couple in the village,
A severely injured Riven was found in their fields.

Then they adopted her.
And Riven helped them work the fields.

She considered this her atonement.

However, the crux of the matter is not here.

But it's her weapon!

The camera in the film is focused on a huge wooden pallet carried up by two temple priests.

A lavender ruffled fabric draped over it.

After the cover was removed, a sword and scabbard wider than the kite shield were revealed.

The outside of the scabbard was engraved with crude strokes of Noxian.

Compared to the soft lines of Ionian writing,

The sharp and harsh brushstrokes appear particularly abrupt.

But the judges' attention was not on the scabbard and the inscription, but on the blade itself.

Such a heavy sword,

Just lifting it up makes me worry about breaking my arm.
So it's even harder to imagine how the slender wrists in the shackles wield it.

Now, it is no longer a complete sword, it has been brutally broken into many pieces.

It was like a monster's giant claws tearing through metallic flesh.

Five of the largest fragments, each powerful enough to kill a person on its own, are now presented on the silk of Ionia, and even in their tatters, they are still daunting to look at.

The judge looked at Riven and said, "This weapon belongs to you."

Riven nodded.

"I think it will be difficult to fight with it in its present state," the magistrate muttered to himself.

There were a few chuckles from the crowd.

The warrior priest said anxiously:

"The weapon is enchanted, Judge. The Noxians bewitched it." His tone was filled with disgust.

Riven wondered if the judge was listening to the priest.

The judge nodded thoughtfully.

His eyes scanned the sword carefully.
Until I found the corner that Riven was most reluctant to face,
The opening that Riven had been looking for.

The magistrate's hooked nose twitched.

The shots in the film,
He aimed at the broken part of the heavy sword.

The audience also noticed something strange.

"There's a piece missing from the sword."

……

This is a rune sword with magical power.

And it comes from Noxus!

Even through a screen,
The audience was wary of the sword.

Not to mention the judge who tries the case.

And this is exactly the purpose of her convening this meeting!
Because this is related to the truth about Elder Suma’s death!

……

"We already know who murdered Elder Suma!"

"It's that traitor, Yasuo." But the village has already reached a conclusion on the death of Elder Suma.

People nodded and insisted enthusiastically.

"Who else knows Souma's Wind Sword Technique? Only Yasuo!"

"Yone, who captured him, has also disappeared and never returned. It is very likely that this coward also did it."

The person shouting had no idea that Yasuo was hiding in the crowd.

The audience looked at the cloaked figure in the crowd with concern.

But things are different now.

Yasuo also came here to find the truth.

Yasuo had become calm and composed, and even his cloak didn't flutter.

"This court seeks knowledge and enlightenment, and seeks the truth about the death of Elder Suma,"

The judge said.

"Are you trying to hinder the path to enlightenment?"

As order was restored in the hall,
A young temple servant appeared in the camera.

"Tangshi, is this weapon presented to the temple by Master Kongde?"

The leading judge asked.

Master Kongde is the farmer who rescued Riven.
And he brought the rune sword to the temple,
The hope is to be able to help Riven fix it.

"Yes, Magistrate."

"Are you the one who reported the case to this court?"

"Yes, Magistrate."

"How did you know we would be interested in this weapon?"

Riven saw the hall servant wipe the sweat from his hands on his long sleeves.

His face was pale, and he looked like he might faint or vomit on the stone floor at any moment.

"Court servant?" the magistrate asked urgently.

"I am a bone washer, Magistrate."

The young man's voice trembled.

His hands hung limply like burnt-out candles.

"The remains of the elders. After their bodies were sky buried, I collected the bones and processed them."

"I know the duties of a bone washer, doyen. What does this have to do with weapons?"

"Same sword."

A brief look of confusion crossed the magistrate's face.

The same confusion was on everyone's face, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

But Riven felt a sense of uneasiness gradually creeping into her heart.

"When I deal with Elder Suma's remains, I mean after his death, to the temple."

The hall servant's incoherent speech made many people unable to understand.

Instead of continuing, he pulled a silk bag from the pocket of his robe and began to untie the knot with his slender fingers.

He pulled a metal shard from his bag and held it up.

"This piece of metal, Magistrate. It's the same as the Broken Sword."

The court attendant hurriedly ran from his seat to the judge.

She took the fragment from his hand, holding it between her fingers and examining it carefully.

Even from a distance, the piece of metal looked very similar to the broken sword.

"Where did you find this?" asked the magistrate.

The hall attendant cleared his throat.

"At Elder Suma's cervical vertebrae."

There was a gasp from the council chamber.

Maybe no one noticed.

But the audience heard it.

This is Yasuo's voice.

——"Fuck! It turns out that Elder Su Ma was killed by this woman!"

——"Yasuo's injustice can finally be cleared!"

——"That's not necessarily true. Riven doesn't look like a bad person!"

——"Yes! She is still helping the old couple plow the land!"

——"Now the evidence is solid!"

——"Isn't this fragment exactly the piece that is missing from the blade?"

Hearing the conversation between the judge and the court attendant,

The audience in front of the screen started a heated discussion.

It looks like Riven is the murderer!

On that rainy night,

It was this Noxian who ran into the village and killed Elder Suma.

But is this really the truth of the matter?
(End of this chapter)