Chapter 1510 - 1510 Judgment
1510 Judgment
The entire venue was in an uproar.
Before this, although President Anduin had taken out many video information to show that the cultivation method Chu Nan used at different times was indeed very similar to the Exterminating Heart Technique, and many princes and princesses had testified that he wanted to secretly learn the Exterminating Heart Technique, that was only speculation. Those princes and princesses only replied that he had the intention to secretly learn it, but there was no clear evidence that he had indeed secretly learned it.
Now, as soon as Prince Montique spoke, he was actually certain that Chu Nan had secretly learned it!
Not only because of his tone but also because of his status.
Prince Montique was the most popular and eye-catching prince among the next generation of the royal family. His talent had always been paid attention to by the royal family and many people knew his relationship with Princess Pamela. His contact with Chu Nan at the Garden Hunting Assembly had also been confirmed in the previous video information. Now that he had appeared and directly pointed out that Chu Nan had secretly learned the Exterminating Heart Technique, it was simply the strongest evidence.
“I’m very certain that Chu Nan secretly learned the Exterminating Heart Technique from Pamela.” Prince Montique continued, “This happened between the first to second stages of the Garden Hunting Assembly. In the first stage, Chu Nan had already had private contact with her. Moreover, he expressed to her that he wanted to learn the Exterminating Heart Technique at that time and she agreed. I thought I was beside him, so I can testify.”
“You’re lying!” Pamela did not react when those princes and princesses testified. Now that she heard Prince Montique say this, she immediately could not help but berate, “I didn’t impart the Exterminating Heart Technique to Chu Nan at all. Why are you lying?”
“Whether I’m lying or not will be confirmed by the elders of the Elder Council, not you,” Prince Montique still replied to Pamela expressionlessly.
Pamela wanted to say more, but President Anduin slapped the table again.
“Quiet! Pamela, it’s not time for you to defend yourself. You’re not allowed to speak.”
Pamela widened her eyes and looked at Prince Montique. Although she did not continue to speak, the anger on her face was not hidden at all, and her eyes revealed dense disbelief.
Prince Montique was the closest to her and the only member of the royal family who had a good enough relationship with her. She even treated him as her biological brother at one point. She had never expected that he would actually betray her in front of so many people!
Not only did he betray her, but he also betrayed Chu Nan!
He was clearly the one who found Chu Nan and told him that he was extremely dangerous. He was the one who proposed that Chu Nan continue to treat him. He was even the one who proposed to impart a portion of the Exterminating Heart Technique to him so that it would be more convenient for him to resolve the cultivation method problem she encountered.
Now, he turned around and said that he had imparted it in private!
If it was the past Pamela, she might only feel sad and puzzled, but the current her was more angry about this.
Unlike Pamela, Chu Nan was only a little surprised when he heard this answer and was mostly puzzled.
Although he had not interacted with Prince Montique for a long time or a lot, from these interactions, he felt that he had a good understanding of his personality. He felt that he was a relatively upright prince who knew appropriate tact. At the same time, he had principles, and was enthusiastic, cheerful, and meticulous. Although he was not necessarily the most suitable to be a friend, it was still quite reassuring to be a companion.
Therefore, he never doubted that Prince Montique would betray him and Pamela. Otherwise, he would not have spent so much effort to let him come into contact with her and rack his brains to resolve the problem she encountered.
Not to mention anything else, his concern for Pamela was definitely sincere.
However, why did he answer like this now?
Didn’t he know that if he confirmed that Chu Nan had secretly learned the Exterminating Heart Technique, not only would he be unlucky, but Pamela would also be unlucky?
Perhaps Pamela would be spared death because of her status as a princess, but the punishment of the Declan royal family for such an incident was definitely not weak. It could even be said to be quite strict. The most likely possibility was to directly cripple the princess status and inheritance that Pamela had already obtained. At the same time, it would cripple her entire cultivation.
To Pamela, this was undoubtedly a form of extreme punishment, because she had always wanted to recover Prince Salimore’s honor and correct his modifications to the Exterminating Heart Technique back then.
If her cultivation was crippled and her martial technique was gone, this dream would undoubtedly be impossible to achieve.
“Why did Montique do this?” Chu Nan narrowed his eyes and looked at Prince Montique, trying to obtain a possible answer from him. However, Prince Montique had always been expressionless and his expression did not change at all. He could not see any clues.
Pamela was forbidden to speak and Chu Nan did not speak. Prince Montique continued to reveal his private contact with Chu Nan and Pamela and told them the details clearly.
What he said was basically true. The only difference was that he was completely certain that Chu Nan wanted to learn the Exterminating Heart Technique and that Pamela had considered imparting this in private.
“I admit that I need to bear the important responsibility in this matter. It can even be said that I’m an accomplice.” Prince Montique lowered his head slightly and revealed a guilty posture, “I really hoped that Pamela could resolve the problem of her cultivation method and stop her from enduring the pain and danger of her body being devoured by the cultivation method at any time. Therefore, I chose to believe Chu Nan and ignored the fact that she had privately imparted the Exterminating Heart Technique to him. If I could have stopped her immediately or reported it, things should not have developed to this point.”
At this point, Prince Montique turned to look at Pamela and revealed an apologetic smile.
“I’m sorry, Pamela. I should have stopped you at that time. I understand your intention to let yourself out of danger, and I immediately want you to obtain a breakthrough in your cultivation method. However… imparting the Exterminating Heart Technique to outsiders is a huge crime. It’s best for you to admit it honestly and hope to obtain the understanding of the elders.”
Pamela looked at Prince Montique coldly and said nothing.
Prince Montique sighed and turned to look at Chu Nan.
“Chu Nan, I originally thought that you and Pamela would not be discovered, but… who asked the change in her to be so obvious?”
Chu Nan could not help but laugh.
The change in Pamela was indeed obvious, but the most obvious change was in her body. This was caused by a genetic mutation. Although it was related to the cultivation method to a certain extent, it was not great. Now that Prince Montique deliberately mentioned this, what did he want to say?
Prince Montique turned around again and lowered his head deeply in the direction of the elders’ seats.
“I’m done talking. Elders, please punish me for the crime I committed in the incident where Pamela privately imparted Chu Nan’s Exterminating Heart Technique.”
President Anduin’s gaze landed on Prince Montique and he sneered.
“Regarding your conviction after this, what we need now is to confirm Chu Nan and Pamela’s guilt. You can leave.”
Prince Montique bowed and left through the door like the other princes and princesses.
After he walked out, President Anduin knocked on the table again and his gaze swept past Chu Nan and Pamela.
“Pamela, the evidence is conclusive. You’ve already violated the clan’s rules and committed the most serious crime by privately imparting the Exterminating Heart Technique to an outsider like Chu Nan. Do you have anything else to say?”
Pamela bit her lip hard, stared at President Anduin, and shook her head.
“I didn’t. I did want to teach Chu Nan the Exterminating Heart Technique, but he rejected me.”
Chu Nan sighed in his mind.
Although Pamela’s body had mutated because of a genetic mutation and her personality had clearly changed, in short, she was still the innocent girl who had less contact with the world in the past. Now that she said this, wasn’t she admitting it indirectly?
As expected, President Anduin glared and shouted sternly, “Thinking about it is already a huge crime! Moreover, regardless of whether it’s various video information or the testimony of others, it confirms that you’ve indeed privately imparted the Exterminating Heart Technique to Chu Nan. You no longer have any room to refute!”
After saying that, President Anduin coughed lightly and knocked on the table again. He raised his voice and said, “After the trial, I announce that it’s true that Pamela privately imparted the Exterminating Heart Technique to the outsider, Chu Nan. According to the clan rules, Pamela has been sentenced to be crippled of all her martial techniques and imprisoned in her fief for life. She can’t leave the planet where her fief is. As for Chu Nan…”
President Anduin’s cold gaze shot at Chu Nan.
“Execute him directly!”
Chu Nan opened his mouth and was about to speak when a familiar voice suddenly sounded at the entrance where the princes and princesses had entered.
“Wait, I have a problem with that.”