Very Much in Line with Senior Brother Dai's Standards

Everyone turned in unison to look at Mu Yu's wrist. There, indeed, was an emerald jade bracelet that matched Mu Xi's description exactly. "Mu Yu, what do you have to say for yourself now!" "No, back then Father gave one jade bracelet each to me and Younger Sister Mu Xi. This one is mine!" Mu Yu explained in a panic. "Mu Xi's bracelet is missing, and now here's one on you. You claim it's yours, but do you have proof?" Mu Yu had no way to defend herself—how could she prove it? "Hurry up and return the jade bracelet to Junior Sister Mu Xi!" "Elder Sister, if you wanted this bracelet to make a pair, you only had to tell me. Why do it like this?" "I can prove whose jade bracelet it is," Gu Junye suddenly spoke up. Everyone looked at Gu Junye, baffled as to why he was suddenly taking Mu Yu's side. When had Gu Junye ever cared about the opinions of others? In a cool voice, he said, "Early this morning, I accidentally sent Junior Sister Mu Xi flying two meters. Given how hard she hit the ground, her jade bracelet certainly couldn't have remained undamaged. "Look at the jade bracelet on Mu Yu's wrist. There isn't the slightest blemish. It clearly hasn't suffered any impact." The classmate who had first discovered the jade bracelet on Mu Yu was dissatisfied. "What if the bracelet is of exceptional quality and didn't break?" Gu Junye said unhurriedly, "Then there is a second method. Do you know why the yamen often has criminals press their fingerprints to sign confessions? "Look at the pads of your fingers. Notice the swirling ridges? Those are called fingerprints. Each person's fingerprints are unique. Whenever your hands touch something, a print is naturally left behind. "However, ordinary eyes like ours cannot see them. I suggest reporting this to the yamen and asking a cultivator to examine it with Dharma Eyes. That will yield the answer." "Fine, then let's report it to the yamen!" Before long, the yamen dispatched a constable with cultivation to inspect Mu Yu's bracelet. "Strange. Why are there no fingerprints on it at all?" The constable frowned. Mu Xi chuckled inwardly. Calling over a cultivator was useless. Someone in her family served in the yamen, so through years of exposure she was well aware of fingerprints. Both she and her elder sister Mu Yu made a habit of bathing every night; any fingerprints had long been washed clean in the warm water, leaving not a single trace. "The absence of fingerprints proves this is Mu Yu's jade bracelet," Gu Junye stated flatly, looking between Mu Yu and Mu Xi. "This morning, when I knocked Junior Sister Mu Xi down and helped her up, I touched her jade bracelet. My fingerprints ought to be on hers. "Brother Constable arrived just in time. You can thoroughly search this room to see where that jade bracelet actually is." "Oh! I found my bracelet!" Mu Xi suddenly exclaimed, offering everyone an apologetic smile. "It was pressed under the very bottom of my books." "Junior Sister Mu Xi, you really are too careless." "Exactly! You had everyone worried sick." The crowd all let out sighs of relief, signaling for Mu Xi not to take it to heart. "Wait. This matter isn't over yet," Gu Junye said with a frown. "Just now, you searched someone at will and falsely accused Mu Yu. You ought to apologize to her." "Gu Junye, I'd advise you not to push things too far!" the classmate who had first spotted Mu Yu's bracelet snapped angrily. "Are you really expecting so many people to apologize to Mu Yu?" "Not everyone. Him, her, her, her..." Gu Junye pointed out several people. "They didn't say anything just now, so they don't need to apologize." "You!" "And Junior Sister Mu Xi, although you didn't frame Mu Yu, your carelessness sent Brother Constable on a wild-goose chase and wasted everyone's time. You need to apologize to Brother Constable and everyone present." "Junye is right." The teacher held an iron ruler, tapping it rhythmically against his palm with an intimidating clack. Left with no choice under the pressure, everyone had to apologize one by one. After the matter concluded, Mu Xi sought out Gu Junye in private and murmured softly,