Chapter 330: Zhao Longtu's Credit Bankruptcy and Uncooperative Attitude (4K)

Chapter 330: Zhao Longtu's Credit Bankruptcy and Uncooperative Attitude (4K)



Teacher.

This word held a deep shadow for Zhao Longtu.

Regarding the matter of being instantly defeated by Sch Jing, Zhao Longtu had no complaints and even admired the other's strength and capability, especially since they were almost on par with his own formidable martial power.

However, once he learned that the other party had the additional identity of a 'teacher', the image of 'Sch Jing' in Zhao Longtu's mind immediately began to ooze black mud, and the originally understated and sage-like expression on his face twisted into a sinister and eerie smile.

"I'm not going."

Zhao Longtu jumped off the bed and walked to the window of the infirmary. He reached out and flung the window open.

"Teachers are all pretentious hypocrites... I've had enough, and I won't be fooled again."

He propped his foot on the windowsill and turned to glance at Cao Sinian.

"Just pretend I'm not here. When the time for the martial exam arrives, I'll come over. After entering the exam hall, I'll act alone and won't cause you any trouble. You also don't need to come and interfere with me."

With that, he was about to jump out of the window.

Cao Sinian's expression was indifferent. Leaning against the wall, she hugged herself with her tall and slender arms, her narrow and sharp eyebrows and eyes fixed on Zhao Longtu as she spoke:

"I don't know what you've been through, but if you've been wronged by someone or some people, you should direct your hatred towards those specific individuals, not towards a label that can be attached to anyone."

Zhao Longtu paused.

"A teacher is just a profession. Sch Jing isn't even a professional teacher. He temporarily accepted a commission from some people above to lead us in the martial exam. Out of respect for him, we call him 'teacher'."

Cao Sinian's tone was calm, and her clear and logical words made Zhao Longtu's eyes flicker with thought.

"I think what you said makes sense."

He nodded.

"But I still feel that teachers are not good people."

Cao Sinian shook her head:

"Boring and stubborn. Think what you want, I've said all I need to say."

"But since Sch Jing has entrusted me with bringing you over, I must do so. If you listen to my advice, come with me. If not, I'll force you to come along."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Longtu, with his foot on the windowsill, hesitated for a moment, then exerted force and kicked off, propelling himself out at high speed.

Almost simultaneously, Cao Sinian's body flashed, and she also leaped out of the window, quickly chasing after him.

Zhao Longtu, who was in mid-air, heard the intense wind behind him and turned to look back. To his surprise, the girl was catching up to him at a speed faster than his own.

Although he wasn't using his full speed, it was astonishing that a peer, and a physically weaker female at that, could catch up to him.

Since he was in mid-air and had nowhere to exert force, he couldn't accelerate temporarily and could only watch as Cao Sinian approached him and kicked towards his head.

Zhao Longtu reacted swiftly, extending his arm to block the blow.

"Bang—!!!"

The impact made Zhao Longtu's arm go numb, and the powerful force sent him plummeting towards the ground like a meteor, smashing into the earth with a thud and kicking up a cloud of dust.

The window of the infirmary opened directly onto the training ground, where many students were currently exercising. Witnessing this sudden event, they were all amazed.

"What's going on here?"

Cao Sinian also landed swiftly, her long and powerful legs steady on the ground. She gave a powerful push-off with her face expressionless and rushed towards Zhao Longtu.

Amidst the dust, Zhao Longtu had already climbed to his feet. This level of attack posed no significant threat to him.

Realizing that this girl was a formidable opponent and that he couldn't leave without dealing with her, Zhao Longtu quickly assumed a fighting stance to counter her.

"Bang—!!"

In the blink of an eye, the two students engaged in an intense fight, each move exquisite and extraordinary. Their speed was incredible, and their power was immense, displaying strength beyond their years.

The surrounding students gathered around, marveling at the intense battle.

"What's happening? Who is Miss Cao fighting with?"

"I don't know... Wow, they're really going at it. I can't even keep up with their eyes."

"Who is that person? Why is their face all bloody and bruised, as if it had been scrubbed with an iron brush? Their nose is almost gone..."

He Han, scratching his head and looking sullen, arrived at the training ground.

"That's Zhao Longtu, the only absent person in our class."

Upon hearing this, the crowd exclaimed, "So it's him!"

"The one who took out his own class teacher?"

"How did his face get like that? Did Miss Cao scratch him?"

He Han touched the bump on his head, wincing as he sucked in a breath of cold air and said, "No, when Teacher Xue dragged him back, he was already like this. It seems like he got scratched while being dragged on the ground."

Ye Jingqiu angrily patted the bump on his head, "Teacher Xue is so gentle, how could he do such a thing? Don't talk nonsense!"

He Han immediately crouched down in pain, tears welling up in his eyes, and cried out, "I'm telling the truth! I saw it with my own eyes!"

Chen Xingyan glanced at him indifferently, "You're always talking nonsense, and you can't trust what you say. You must be exaggerating."

The other students chimed in, "Yes, Teacher Xue wouldn't do such a thing. It's definitely He Han talking nonsense again."

"Even if Teacher Xue did this, there must be a reason or a deeper meaning! He Han, stop talking nonsense!"

He Han felt like the wolf in the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', the snake in 'The Farmer and the Snake', and the beacon fire in 'The Beacon Fire and the Feudal Lords'—extremely wronged.

"I'm so wronged!!!"

...

In the office, Xue Jing flipped through the documents regarding the rules of the upcoming Combined Exam, his ears twitching slightly as he sensed the commotion outside. He spoke up, "It seems a bit noisy out there."

Ning Yuantai, who was peeling an orange beside him, stood up and walked to the window on the left side of the room. He opened the window to check the situation outside.

"Brother Xue, those two kids are fighting. It's Miss Cao and the one you dragged back."

Ning Yuantai explained.

As he spoke, he continued eating the orange, his eyebrows dancing with excitement, "I knew girls couldn't be trusted. They're unreliable and make me nervous. Even calling someone over is a hassle. I'm much more useful to Brother Xue!"

Ning Yuantai took the opportunity to criticize his political rival, feeling a bit jealous that Cao Sini was running errands for Xue Jing.

"Zhao Longtu has some issues that need addressing, so it's normal for this to happen."

Xue Jing smiled and waved it off.

"Their skills were originally on par, but now he's probably no match for Cao Sini."

After a moment of thought, Xue Jing put down the documents and stood up.

"But they might get carried away, so I'll go take a look."

...

"...If you don't surrender now, I'll have to use some special moves when we meet Teacher Xue."

In the midst of the intense fight, Cao Sini spoke in a broken voice due to the need to breathe while channeling her strength.

"You might die," she said calmly, her tone not betraying the deadly threat.

Zhao Longtu, immersed in the exhilarating battle, shook his head and said eagerly, "I won't go with you. Bring it on, show me what you've got."

Cao Sini's eyes narrowed, "In that case..."

She channeled her strength, causing a shockwave similar to the 'power-up' in fighting games, briefly pushing Zhao Longtu away. Then, her entire body's aura changed.

A fearless determination to advance, even at the cost of everything, emanated from her, creating visible waves of energy that rippled outward.

Zhao Longtu's pupils constricted at the sight.

His keen intuition immediately warned him of the deadly threat he was about to face.

An intense sense of crisis crawled up his body from his feet, making his hair stand on end and his scalp tingle. It urged him to turn and flee, but Zhao Longtu did not. Instead, he assumed a defensive stance and shouted, "Come at me!"

When Xue Jing arrived at the training ground, this was the scene that greeted him.

"Ah, Teacher Xue!"

"Teacher Xue, you're here!"

The students greeted him enthusiastically.

Ye Jingqiu's eyes lit up when she saw Xue Jing. She rushed to his side, her beautiful, fair hands grabbing Xue Jing's arm. With a worried expression, she said, "Teacher Xue, Sini and Zhao Longtu seem to be getting carried away in their fight. What should we do?"

As she spoke, her hands tried to reach further, intending to hug Xue Jing's arm.

Xue Jing smiled and withdrew his arm from Ye Jingqiu's grasp. He placed his palm on her head and gently said, "Don't worry, I'll handle it."

Ye Jingqiu's face flushed slightly, her heart racing. She carefully felt the warmth of the palm on her head and stared at Xue Jing's face in a daze.

He Han patted Chen Xingyan's shoulder and coughed, "Brother Chen, let's go out for a walk this afternoon. It's getting cold, so let's buy a few hats."

Chen Xingyan glanced at him and said indifferently, "If you want to buy hats, go buy them yourself. Why bother me? I'm not a girl, and I don't need to go to the bathroom when we go shopping."

Not far away on the battlefield, Cao Sinian, who had already initiated the 'Serious Punch' starting gesture, hadn't noticed that Sch Jing had arrived.

After gathering her momentum, she immediately struck forward with a straight punch.

Instead of using her more familiar and lethal piercing hand, she opted for a theoretically safer straight punch, which gave her a better chance of survival.

A thunderous boom resounded like a bolt from the blue, and as the punch tore through the air, all the airflow was squeezed into a vacuum, creating two straight airflow boundaries that spread forward in a thin fan shape.

It was just like when Sch Jing demonstrated the Serious Punch, but on a much smaller scale.

Facing this awe-inspiring strike, Zhao Longtu's expression turned solemn as he braced himself.

Although he had anticipated it to some extent, the terror of this attack still far exceeded his imagination.

How could it be possible? Such a terrifying and deadly move... was it something that someone of their level could master?

It was beyond his comprehension, like a scenario in a game where a character who had just left the beginner village suddenly used a high-level character's ultimate skill.

It felt absurd, as if someone had cheated.

Zhao Longtu stood in place, assuming the 'Asura Bull Stance' boxing posture, and shouted as he pushed his limits under the threat of death, unleashing the strongest killing move he had learned in his martial arts training, and charged towards Cao Sinian.

Just then, a tall figure appeared beside him at a speed he couldn't react to.

A gentle sigh reached his ears.

"What a stubborn fool who can't adapt... There's no rule in fighting that you can only go head-on. Haven't you ever thought of dodging? It could be fatal."

Before he finished speaking, a palm struck his head, sending him flying sideways and out of the range of the Serious Punch.

The figure, on the other hand, was swallowed up within it.

"Sch Teacher!"

The watching students were startled.

Although they knew that Sch Jing was strong and powerful... it was the Serious Punch!

And it was used by Cao Sinian, the most formidable student. The might of the punch seemed to shake the heavens and the earth, causing genuine concern.

A massive cloud of dust rose, covering the arena, making it impossible to see what was happening.

"..." Cao Sinian watched helplessly as Sch Jing was hit by her uncontrollable Serious Punch. Her usually calm face suddenly changed, showing signs of panic and confusion.

She hurriedly tried to check on the situation, but her body couldn't muster any strength, and she lay helplessly on the ground, "Sch Teacher..."

Fortunately, they didn't have to wait long. A figure soon emerged from the dust.

Sch Jing's entire body was untouched, not even a crease on his clothes, and his hair was still neatly in place.

He gently brushed off the dust on his chest and looked at Cao Sinian with a gentle smile, "That was a good punch, Sinian."

Only then did Cao Sinian relax and heave a sigh of relief. Her sharp, narrow eyes softened, and she said softly, "It's all thanks to your excellent teaching, Teacher."

As she calmed down, a doubt began to form in her mind.

Something seemed amiss.

It didn't feel like the punch had hit a person just now.

Sch Jing didn't seem to have deflected the Serious Punch using his own strength.

Never mind, it didn't matter. As long as the teacher was fine.

Sch Jing, who had dodged the punch using the non-existent beast despite his weakened physical state, was unaware of her doubts. He extended a finger and pointed it at Cao Sinian's forehead. A tiny, invisible crack opened in the void at his fingertip, and a thin root of the Dragon Cherry extended to touch her forehead, transferring some vitality to her.

Cao Sinian, who had been weak and powerless, regained some strength.

She propped herself up on her knees, lowered her head, and said, "I'm sorry, I couldn't fulfill your instructions."

Sch Jing patted her head and smiled, "This is an unexpected situation beyond your responsibility. Don't blame yourself."

"Go and rest, Sinian."

"Yes, Teacher..."

Sch Jing turned and strolled over to Zhao Longtu, who had been slapped and was now half-buried in the mansion wall.

Several workers nearby, who were repairing the wall that had been shattered by Sch Jing's Serious Punch earlier, took off their hard hats and sighed,

"Sch Teacher, you'll have to pay extra for this."

These workers had been sent by the Xuanwu Mansion manager at noon to fix the wall.

Sch Jing apologized awkwardly,

"I'm sorry, everyone. It was an accident, and I'll be more careful in the future."

...

(End of Chapter)

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