Chapter 1238: Are You Still Breastfeeding?

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of blood sprayed out. Song Xuan's body swayed, and he fainted from sheer rage.

As a dignified quasi-eight-star master teacher, coming to the weakest titled empire, he should have brought absolute authority—one word from him and ten thousand would obey...

But in the end, not only did all the master teachers disobey him and even attack him, but he was also crippled by a cauldron... and the most infuriating part was that the other party still looked completely innocent...

You gave pointers to the cauldron. Though the movements were subtle, as the opponent in the fight and a quasi-eight-star master teacher, I could easily see them.

You gave pointers on using the weapon, beat me so badly, and then pretended to be ignorant, saying it had nothing to do with you...

Can you be any more shameless?

Tch?

Tch your sister!

Even if it's crippled, it's better than nothing!

Seeing that the other had fainted, Zhang Xuan shook his head, put away the dagger, pinched his philtrum to revive him, then turned to look at Jinyuan Cauldron, his face darkening: "This is outrageous! Why don't you come over and apologize?"

"Yes!"

His bulky body waddled over like a duck. Jin Yuanding looked utterly sincere: "Master Song, it was my fault. How about... I let you kick me twice!"

With that, he spread his tripod legs apart, as if splitting his thighs.

"Pfft!"

Song Xuan spat blood again.

You've got nothing worth kicking...

Besides, I, a dignified quasi-eight-star master, was kicked in the vitals, and now I'm supposed to let someone spread their legs and wait for a kick... Do I still want face?

"Zhang Xuan, you openly broke into the prison, disregarded the master's punishment and rules, showed no respect for your elders, directed your weapon at me, and attacked me. I will report today's events truthfully to the higher-ups..."

His face twisted, Song Xuan shook off Zhang Xuan's supporting hand.

"Report truthfully?"

"That's right!" Song Xuan gritted his teeth.

"Well then! Jin Yuanding, I'll leave this Master Song to you. Take good care of him..."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Got it!" Full of excitement, Jin Yuanding raised his thick tripod leg, looking as if he might kick out again at any moment.

"You..." Another flicker, and Song Xuan instinctively stepped back two paces. Just as he was about to circulate his true energy and fight to the death, he heard the cry of a sacred beast resounding through the sky, and then saw a cloud of fire flying over from afar.

"It's a sixth-level Saint Domain sacred beast, the Fire Cloud Sacred Bird!"

Song Xuan's pupils contracted. Thinking of something, he exclaimed excitedly, "It's... Yao Mantian, Teacher Yao of the Empire Alliance!"

"Yao Mantian?" Zhang Xuan frowned. The Eye of Insight squirmed as he looked toward the direction of the fire cloud.

On the back of this Fire Cloud Sacred Bird stood a figure—a woman in her forties, dressed in plain clothes. Her appearance was not particularly beautiful, far inferior to Wei Ranxue, but her demeanor was elegant, giving off an ethereal, otherworldly aura, like a celestial maiden.

Especially the master teacher badge on her chest, with eight stars glittering, dazzling under the sunlight.

"An eight-star master teacher?"

It was actually an eight-star master teacher!

That meant her strength was at least at the sixth-level Saint Domain, the Domain Realm—a truly invincible powerhouse!

In the midst of his shock, the Fire Cloud Sacred Bird arrived overhead. This Teacher Yao swayed, flew down from the bird's back, and stepped through the void step by step.

"I am Yao Mantian, eight-star lower-grade master teacher of the Empire Alliance. Sent by headquarters to investigate the murder of Hall Master Gou. Is Vice Hall Master Wu of the Qingyuan Empire present?"

Before she even approached, her elegant voice rang out.

"Investigate the murder of Hall Master Gou?"

Stunned for a moment, Zhang Xuan suddenly understood.

After he successfully challenged the hall, Hall Master Gou had once applied to headquarters, sending this quasi-eight-star Song Xuan. Later, Hall Master Gou died, and several seven-star master teachers died as well. The matter was too significant, so Teacher Wu also applied.

This time, the Qianchong Empire could not make the decision either, so they reported to the Empire Alliance and invited this person.

Due to the time difference, the flying sacred beasts they rode were both very fast, exceeding the communication range of ordinary message jade slips, so they were unaware of each other's arrival.

"Song Xuan, seven-star master teacher of the Qianchong Empire, pays respects to Teacher Yao!"

Stepping forward, Song Xuan quickly cupped his fists.

Quasi-eight-star master teacher was just a folk term, a sign of awe and respect for the strong. In reality, it still fell within the seven-star category; he was a seven-star master teacher.

"I saw you when I last taught in the Qianchong Empire..."

Turning around, Yao Mantian looked puzzled: "Why are you here? And the injury on your..."

With her eyesight, she immediately noticed that he was injured in the crotch.

A dignified quasi-eight-star master teacher, a peak Out-of-Body expert—how could he be injured there?

"Reporting to Teacher Yao, I was sent by headquarters to investigate the hall challenge. As soon as I arrived, I found that not only Hall Master Gou and Vice Hall Master Tian Qing had been murdered, but also the empire's emperor, Chu Tianxing, had been killed. The murderer escaped and was not caught... However, the accomplice who helped him did not escape. According to the master teacher hall's rules, he was to be executed publicly. But this Teacher Zhang Xuan not only disobeyed the hall's regulations but also took the person away, committed insubordination, and severely injured me..."

Quickly recounting the details, Song Xuan gritted his teeth: "I beg Teacher Yao to seek justice for me!"

"You took the prisoner away? And injured you?"

Frowning, Yao Mantian looked at Zhang Xuan: "You are Zhang Xuan? Is what he said true?"

"I took the prisoner away. What injured him was my weapon, the Jinyuan Cauldron!" Zhang Xuan clasped his fists, not denying it.

With so many people below witnessing it, denial was useless; it was better to admit it straightforwardly.

"Teacher Song came on orders. Regardless of his status, he is a special envoy representing the headquarters. Disobeying the special envoy's verdict, rescuing a prisoner from execution, and injuring him—do you know... how grave a crime this is?"

Yao Mantian said.

Before coming, she had heard of this Zhang Xuan—the one who had successfully challenged the hall in Qingyuan Empire.

So young, yet successfully challenging the entire Master Teacher Hall—his talent was unimaginable.

A figure like this, as long as he didn't fall, would have boundless prospects... So why would he do something so rash and unwise, ruining his own future?

"In reply, Teacher Yao, this matter involves great implications. As a七星 master teacher, I naturally know the charges, but... I did this because I was forced to, unwilling to let our Master Teacher Hall be deceived and ridiculed!"

Zhang Xuan bowed.

"Deceived?"

Yao Mantian was puzzled.

"Yes."

Nodding, Zhang Xuan explained: "Vice Hall Master Tian Qing is a reincarnation of the Qingtian Emperor of the Qingtian lineage of the Alien Spirit Tribe. In essence, he is an Alien Spirit clansman. Colluding with Loyal Qing King and Qingyuan Emperor Chu Tianxing, he wantonly disrupted the stability of the human race..."

He recounted the matter of Tian Qing and the Alien Spirit Tribe in detail.

However, he omitted the part about the Cruel One.

"This..."

After hearing the explanation, full of shock, Yao Mantian couldn't help but look over: "This matter involves huge implications. Do you have evidence?"

Involving a vice hall master and the emperor of a titled empire—if any mistake occurred, the entire Master Teacher Hall would lose face and credibility.

"Teacher Wu and others have already reported this to the alliance branch. If Teacher Yao doesn't believe it, you can contact them! The corpse of the Qingtian Emperor is evidence!" Zhang Xuan said.

Although both the Qingtian Emperor and Tian Qing were dead, given the relationship of reincarnated consciousness, as long as the Master Teacher Hall headquarters wanted to investigate, they could certainly find out.

Seeing his confidence, Yao Mantian nodded: "I will contact the headquarters and inquire in detail! Right and wrong will be given a clear answer. However, even if Chu Tianxing had issues, it should have been reported to the headquarters in advance for the Master Teacher Hall to act. Your student killed him, and colluding with poison masters to drug the entire palace... Teacher Song's sentence of public execution, though somewhat biased, was for stabilizing morale and not a major fault! You rushed over and had your weapon injure him—isn't that a bit too rude?"

The purpose of the Master Teacher Hall is to stabilize the entire human race.

Sun Qiang and the others drugged an entire palace and killed an emperor. Even if they killed a traitor to humanity, they still violated the rules.

Just like a murderer is subject to the law; no matter how much you hate him, you cannot personally take action, otherwise you too commit a crime.

That was their situation now.

Killing Chu Tianxing, even if it was a good deed, still violated the rules. To stabilize morale, executing him was biased but not a big deal... Yet you, a七星 master teacher, rushed over and beat up the special envoy... That is insubordination, a grave crime.

"Teacher Yao, this Zhang Xuan relies on his talent and is arrogant. Not only is he rude, he also disregards the law and has no respect for the Master Teacher Hall's rules. He must be severely punished, or how can we convince the masses..."

Hearing Teacher Yao speak for him, Song Xuan gritted his teeth.

His manhood was destroyed—for anyone, that was an irreconcilable enmity.

"Shut up!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Xuan's face darken.

"You..."

Song Xuan was so angry he nearly exploded.

"Teacher Yao didn't ask you to speak. Is it your turn to interrupt? Interrupting before an八星 master teacher—is that polite?"

Interrupting the other's words, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"I..." Song Xuan's face turned pale.

Teacher Yao hadn't asked him to speak; interrupting rashly was indeed great disrespect.

Seeing him speechless, Zhang Xuan ignored him and continued clasping his fists: "Teacher Yao, this matter is not as Teacher Song said; there are hidden circumstances!"

"Teacher Song just kept saying that Sun Qiang colluded with poison masters from the Poison Hall to ambush the imperial city... Actually, Elder Xu You and the others are no longer poison masters of the Poison Hall, but... war masters of the War Master Hall!"

"War masters?"

"Indeed. Elder Xu You and the others were once poison masters, but they turned to good and have been recruited by the Qingyuan Empire War Master Hall. This matter has already been reported to the War Master Hall headquarters, and the new War Son has also agreed. This can be verified..."

Zhang Xuan said with righteous indignation.

The War Son was Zheng Yang. Whether he agreed was a matter of a word. Besides, Elder Xu and the others' joining the War Master Hall had indeed been reported and approved.

They were no longer poison masters but true war masters of the War Master Hall.

"Oh?"

Yao Mantian looked at Song Xuan: "Teacher Song, did you investigate this matter?"

"I... They did join the War Master Hall, but... a leopard cannot change its spots. Secretly refining poison is proof..."

His face reddening, Song Xuan hurriedly said.

He knew something about their recruitment into the War Master Hall, but he hadn't taken it seriously.

"A leopard cannot change its spots? As a master teacher, saying such words—Teacher Song... you drank milk as a child. If a leopard cannot change its spots, are you still drinking milk now?"

Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeves.