Chapter 451: The Irritable Jing Taixu

Jing Taixu waited in the tower of the Holy Bright King Academy for about an hour before calling Lu Jinci to head out, as he felt that by now, the conditions he wanted should be ripe.

The news he wanted to spread must have already reached the ears of Jiang Qing'e.

The two left the tower and headed straight for the tower of the Holy Profound Star Academy.

As the hosts, they were obviously able to know the locations of all the academies in advance.

"Senior Lu, do you think the plan the Vice Dean mentioned will actually be effective in the end?" Walking side by side, Jing Taixu looked at the many students from various academies passing by and asked casually.

Lu Jinci pondered slightly and said, "I don't know. I've never fought an opponent with a Ninth-Grade Resonance, so I can only speculate about it. But what about you? You are also considered a 'pseudo-ninth grade'; what do you think Jiang Qing'e will be like?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Taixu was silent for a few seconds before laughing, "If I infer from my own case, I feel that you, Senior Lu... might experience a very brutal battle."

There was a certain arrogance in his words; although he carried the "pseudo" label, he was still a Ninth-Grade, so he understood the significance of it.

"Brutality is inevitable; it just depends on who can stand until the end." Lu Jinci nodded. He did not deny this point. Although it was not yet clear how many top students from other academies would join this encirclement, regardless of the outcome, the process would certainly be quite brutal.

"I'm also quite unlucky. The Eastern Divine Continent's One-Star Hall produced a monster of this level, and yet the academy still wants to find a breakthrough through her."

Jing Taixu smiled slightly. Just as he was about to speak, his expression suddenly shifted. Scanning his surroundings, he discovered that the gazes of the other academy students passing by seemed to be drifting toward him in a subtle, lingering way.

Jing Taixu was actually no stranger to such attention; after all, in the Holy Bright King Academy and the Divine Sun Dynasty, he was the focus of the younger generation.

But...

Why did these people's gazes carry such strange amusement?

"Senior Lu, have you noticed that the gazes of these people are a bit strange?" He couldn't help but want to consult Lu Jinci's feelings.

Reminded by him, Lu Jinci also sensed something was wrong. He nodded immediately and asked, bewildered, "Has something happened?"

Jing Taixu frowned, then suddenly walked a few steps faster to intercept a female student. A charming smile appeared on his handsome face as he asked gently, "This classmate, could you tell me if there is anything strange about me?"

The female student looked at Jing Taixu's handsome face, her cheeks flushing slightly, followed by a sense of regret and pity in her heart.

This Jing Taixu was gifted and had a superior appearance, but how could he have such a defect... how pitiful.

She stammered, handed him a flyer, and then quickly scurried away.

Jing Taixu picked up the flyer in confusion. At first glance, he saw it was the flyer he had made earlier; there was no problem... As he thought this, his gaze moved down and he saw the extra line of text.

In that instant, Jing Taixu's pupils seemed to undergo a violent earthquake. Even with his temperament, he gasped sharply.

"What the hell!"

This young clan leader of the Jing family from the Divine Sun Dynasty had his composure completely shattered at this moment, and he actually burst out with profanity.

Veins were even throbbing on his forehead.

"What's wrong?" Lu Jinci looked stunned, not understanding why the usually confident and composed Jing Taixu had suddenly become so irritable.

Jing Taixu's face twitched, and he finally handed the flyer over.

Lu Jinci took it in confusion and glanced at it.

"The fuck?!" Lu Jinci was also shocked.

"This, isn't this the flyer you made?"

Jing Taixu took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, "I made it, but that last line was obviously added by someone with malicious intent!"

"It looks like this flyer has already spread... and judging by the scale, all your flyers must have been tampered with. How could this happen? Didn't you send people to distribute them secretly? Could someone have been following them?" Lu Jinci said, somewhat bewildered.

Jing Taixu's eyes shifted, and he finally said, "The idiot who did this job must have handed the flyers to someone, and that person... happened to harbor malice toward me."

His voice was filled with frustration. Who could have expected to be splashed with such a bucket of filth so suddenly?

No wonder the female student just now looked at him with such sympathy!

"Uh..."

Lu Jinci didn't quite know what to say. At the same time, his gaze toward Jing Taixu also carried a bit of sympathy. He wasn't sympathizing with whether Jing Taixu actually had a weak kidney, but rather that he had been covered in such filth. After all, how could Jing Taixu prove otherwise? He couldn't exactly show off his prowess in public, could he? That would be truly insane.

"The guy who tampered with the flyer is a ruthless one."

Lu Jinci evaluated truthfully. That guy knew very well what kind of rumors were the most interesting. The original big reveal Jing Taixu wrote was already eye-catching, but who knew this guy was even better at grasping human nature? With just one added sentence, he shifted the core of the entire rumor onto Jing Taixu himself.

Coupled with the fact that Jing Taixu was currently a favorite to win in the One-Star Hall category, seeing him make a fool of himself was a very welcome sight for many.

"Do you need to refute the rumor? Like, redistribute a new batch?" Lu Jinci raised the flyer.

"It's useless."

Jing Taixu's face turned green, "Do you think others really care whether I have a weak kidney or not?"

Lu Jinci was speechless. Everyone knew that fake news was flying everywhere here, and many smart people understood that this news was likely false, but that didn't stop them from watching the joke.

Listen, that prodigy from the Holy Bright King Academy's One-Star Hall, the one most likely to become the strongest student in this Eastern Divine Continent's One-Star Hall, Jing Taixu, he actually has a weak kidney!!

How eye-catching that was.

"Damn it, I don't know who did it, but they are truly a talent." Jing Taixu shook his head helplessly. This time, he had truly shot himself in the foot.

"It's highly likely that someone from the Holy Profound Star Academy did it. I think the person you sent to distribute the flyers just happened to be unlucky enough to deliver them into the hands of the other side," Lu Jinci said.

Jing Taixu pursed his lips. He really had the urge to hammer the person who distributed the flyers to death. To be able to accurately find someone from the Holy Profound Star Academy in the vast sea of people—he didn't know whether to call it too stupid or just terrible luck.

"Forget it, let's not worry about this."

He sighed and said, "If it was someone from the Holy Profound Star Academy, I assume Jiang Qing'e will know by now. From a certain perspective, we have achieved our goal."

"Let's go, let's head to the Holy Profound Star Academy side first. Regardless, Jiang Qing'e still needs to be seen."

Lu Jinci nodded, and the two could only endure the strange gazes along the way as they headed toward the Holy Profound Star Academy tower.