Chapter 514: Chu Renji

Inside the inn.

The students of the Qingxu Sect were gathered together.

A student in white robes had a smile in his eyes.

"Have you heard? The reason that Xia Yang escaped from the bandit den is because he clung to life by dishonorable means and colluded with the bandits."

After the student in white robes finished speaking, a look of smugness remained in his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the smile in Wu Zunquan's eyes grew even wider: "Xia Yang is not a Saint, after all; seeking survival in such a situation is not his fault."

"Haha, but once this rumor is confirmed, he can forget about returning to the Academy," a student laughed smugly.

Xia Yang had come to cause them trouble and had offended them.

At this moment, they shared a common hatred for Xia Yang.

"That fool Liu Wenli, unable to recognize the situation, still walks so closely with Xia Yang; his future is worrying," one person sighed.

Just then, another student asked: "Ever since Xia Yang arrived at Tailin Academy, rumors of him colluding with bandits have spread. Could this be the handiwork of Young Master Wang behind the scenes?

Young Master Wang truly has a brilliant plan, covering the sky with one hand!"

Hearing this, Wu Zunquan felt pleased, but he still said with a serious face: "Brother Yang, be careful with your words. Young Master Wang is not that kind of person.

But why would there be wind without a hole? If Xia Yang hadn't done such a thing, how could it be spreading in the Academy?"

The student surnamed Yang was startled into caution, realizing he had spoken out of turn, and he immediately added.

"Brother Wu is right. This Xia Yang has a base character; to save his life, he must have knelt and begged the thieves for mercy. It is truly beneath us!

He will have no chance to enter the Academy again in the future!"

He spoke as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

He did not care about the truth; he just liked the excitement.

"Right, he will probably only be able to slink back to the Qingxu Sect.

Even if he returns to the Qingxu Sect, we will write a letter back to the Sect Master about these matters, and the Sect Master likely won't keep him."

Everyone present laughed heartily.

Some who felt uncomfortable inside also followed along in belittling and slandering Xia Yang just to fit in.

At this, Zhao Qingyan spoke up: "Xia Yang is, after all, our fellow disciple; do not go too far.

If he is sensible and does not make a scene, and returns to the Qingxu Sect, I am willing to write a letter to my master to let him spend the rest of his life in the Qingxu Sect."

"Brother Zhao truly has the heart of a Buddha!" Wu Zunquan said hurriedly.

Those present also echoed his sentiments.

Clearly, in their eyes, Xia Yang had already squandered his chance to enter Tailin Academy.

……

Inside Tailin Academy.

A burly man stood side by side with Li Hejun, the two of them admiring the fish swimming in the pond.

At this moment, Li Hejun spoke: "Brother Chu, have you heard about some of the recent interesting events at the Academy?"

Chu Renji glanced at Li Hejun, a look of surprise in his eyes: "Besides women, there is actually something in this world that interests you?"

Li Hejun was not annoyed upon hearing this.

"A student named Xia Yang was abducted by bandits on his way to the Academy.

His spot was taken by Wang Longyang.

Now that he has returned to the Academy, it is rumored that he was cowardly and colluded with the bandits to survive and return from the bandit den," Li Hejun said calmly.

"You mean to say these rumors were spread by Wang Longyang?" Chu Renji's voice was calm, his words showing quite a bit of disdain for a scion like Wang Longyang.

Li Hejun's brows carried a smile; he knew Chu Renji had the capital to be proud.

"By the way, this Xia Yang is a disciple of Jiang Boye of the Qingxu Sect."

Only then did a trace of fluctuation appear on Chu Renji's calm face.

"If he cannot even enter Tailin Academy, he is not worthy of being a member of the Gongshu School.

Otherwise, he can only lose his life," the burly man Chu Renji said sternly.

He was a student of Tailin Academy and also one of the three current titans of the Gongshu School.

At Tailin Academy, he was the undisputed leader of the Gongshu School.

Li Hejun smiled: "Are you perhaps underestimating him? Wang Longyang cannot stop him at all."

In Tailin Academy, the students Li Hejun truly admired were few and far between.

As for those worth his serious attention, there were even fewer.

Yet, the Xia Yang he met in Luo Ma County had given him a tremendous sense of threat.

Back then, in the prison, he had a feeling that if he were to fight Xia Yang to the death, he would have a fifty percent chance of dying.

This was terrifying.

One must know that even the famous Chu Renji only gave him a feeling of thirty percent.

In Li Hejun's view, Xia Yang was deeper and more terrifying than Chu Renji.

"Is that so?" Chu Renji said indifferently, "If that is the case, the situation of our Gongshu School might improve a little."

His tone was calm, without any joy, as if he were speaking of the most Ordinary matter.

Li Hejun smiled meaningfully: "He is not like you; he does not have that kind of temperament."

……

"Young Master, this is Liu Baxian, known in the pugilistic world as 'Little Flying Roller', a Fourth Grade martial artist," a guest advisor was introducing him to Wang Longyang.

Liu Baxian's appearance was somewhat ferocious.

His reputation in this province was not very good; he had once raped a woman and broken into someone's small farmhouse, causing a massacre of the entire family.

The six people in that room were all arranged neatly.

However, standing before Wang Longyang, he did not show any ferocity, but was instead incomparably fawning.

After all, the person before him was the son of the Prefect.

And for an official of the Prefect's level, there would certainly be Second Grade or even Third Grade martial artists protecting him.

Some even had Dao Soldier Users for protection.

His strength as a Fourth Grade martial artist could be considered formidable, enough to reign supreme in some county towns, but compared to the government, it was still far too lacking.

"A Fourth Grade martial artist, not bad; from now on, you shall follow me," Wang Longyang said.

This martial artist named Liu Baxian had come to seek refuge and protection under Wang Longyang.

This kind of thing was very common.

"Many thanks, Young Master," Liu Baxian said, an expression of excitement appearing on his face, "From now on, I shall entrust my life to you, Young Master."

"Whoever dares to cause trouble for you, Young Master, I will surely crush their head!"

A powerful aura also surged from Liu Baxian's body.

After all, he was a martial artist, his martial arts skills were incomparably powerful, and ordinary people by the dozen could not get near him.

Beside them, that guest advisor said, "It just so happens that in these past few days, a pest has provoked you, Young Master."

"Even a rabbit will bite when pressed; I fear that if that person is driven to a dead end, they might act against you, Young Master."

This guest advisor's worry was not without reason.

Liu Baxian grinned, "If they want to harm you, Young Master, they must first ask if my fists agree."

Wang Longyang smiled.

In truth, he had never cared about Xia Yang at all; the two were simply not people from the same world.

He recruited Liu Baxian not to guard against Xia Yang.

Xia Yang did not yet have that qualification.

"Let's go, we are heading to Yi Chun Tower," Wang Longyang said.

However, just at this moment, a voice suddenly exploded in Wang Longyang's ear.

"Why does everyone always think they are a cut above others?"

The door was pushed open, and a man wearing a green robe entered the room.

Lin Chao strode forward.

"It is a pity that in my eyes, you are also just a person."

If one is a person, one will die.

(End of this chapter)