Chapter 24: Thrown Out

"This is impossible..."

Wang Tao was also stunned, unable to believe it.

Before coming, he had specifically inquired about Zhang Xuan's strength—a martial artist at the third level, True Qi Realm, pathetically weak!

How could he catch his attack with just two fingers?

To do that, one not only needed strength but also a clear understanding of timing, force, direction, and so on. The slightest deviation would result in severed fingers and severe injury!

Even his teacher, an elder at the Acupoint Opening Realm, couldn't do it! A guy called a waste...

How could it be!

"Coincidence, it must be coincidence!"

A thought arose in his mind. Wang Tao's face twisted again, and he exerted his arms with a loud roar: "Let go!"

He wanted to pull back the longsword clamped between the other's fingers.

However, after pulling twice, veins bulging on his forehead, nearly exhausted to the point of spitting blood, he was shocked to find that the sword, clamped between the other's fingers, seemed rooted, immovable no matter how much force he used.

"Could it be... his strength isn't at the True Qi Realm?" A strange thought emerged.

That's impossible!

It hadn't been long since the last teacher assessment; everyone in the academy knew he was only at the peak of True Qi Realm... And even if he had broken through, it would only be to the Skin and Bone Realm, similar to himself, not enough to render him helpless with just two fingers!

"Out!"

While he was puzzled, a surge of force came through the sword, and the other's indifferent voice sounded in his ear.

Whoosh!

Before he could react, his whole body flew into the air.

Boom!

He crashed headfirst through the door and flew out.

"Alright, let's continue the lesson."

Casually throwing Wang Tao out, Zhang Xuan looked at the crowd and said indifferently.

"..."

Wang Ying, Zhao Ya, Liu Yang, Zheng Yang, Yuan Tao, and the others looked at each other, their minds unable to process, shocked to the point of explosion.

That was a martial artist at the fourth level, Skin and Bone Realm, whose full-force sword strike was not only casually blocked but also effortlessly thrown out...

Wasn't this teacher of theirs the worst in the academy, with the lowest strength?

How did he do it?

"Teacher... is hiding his strength?"

Suddenly, Zhao Ya understood, her face flushed with excitement.

The only explanation was that this teacher before them must be hiding his strength!

Otherwise, how could he pinpoint problems everyone else couldn't see, and with casual guidance, double one's combat power?

She understood, and the others, no fools, clenched their fists in excitement.

Who wouldn't want a powerful teacher to guide them when entering the academy?

Earlier, they thought they had gotten the worst teacher in the academy and would have a hard time ahead, but now they knew... they had hit the jackpot, and big time!

This teacher, notorious in the academy, was actually... a peerless master!

"Mm!"

Thinking of this, all other thoughts vanished. They nodded excitedly repeatedly. Even Liu Yang, who had previously resisted Zhang Xuan's class, couldn't help but look over eagerly, afraid of missing a single word from the teacher.

Teachers like Lu Xun and Wang Chao were instantly forgotten.

Forget them; even the elders, compared to Teacher Zhang, would probably have to kneel!

...

"The young master barging in like that... should be fine, right?"

Outside the classroom, Old Liu watched Wang Tao storm into the room angrily, a bit worried.

"Don't worry, Young Master Wang Tao has reached the fourth level, Skin and Bone Realm. That Zhang Xuan is only at the True Qi Realm. He'll be taught a lesson soon, and he'll bring Miss Wang Ying out!"

Yao Han nodded and smiled.

Just as he was envisioning the shameless fake teacher being beaten to a pulp, he heard Wang Tao's furious roar from inside the room.

"It's starting!"

His eyes lit up, and Yao Han's lips curled.

If this Zhang Xuan were just the academy's bottom-ranked teacher, he wouldn't bother. But how dare he be disrespectful to the young miss!

If he hadn't done or said something, how could the young miss willingly become his student?

If he acted, it would surely displease the young miss and might offend Hongtian Academy. Wang Tao acting was perfect!

Hongtian Academy was in Tianxuan Royal City, and the Wang family were the local powers. Even if they beat up a teacher, they'd find a way to handle it! Moreover, Wang Tao was an elder's student, highly respected, giving him more reason and being more suitable than himself.

"Hehe, I'll just watch how this trash teacher makes a fool of himself..."

The more he thought, the happier he became. Yao Han quietly approached the door, intending to peek through the crack, but just as he reached the door, he heard a "boom!" and the originally closed door suddenly burst open.

Bang!

The iron door slammed into him. Before Yao Han could react, it smashed into his face. As he was dizzy and disoriented, a head crashed into him again!

Crack!

The head made intimate contact with his face again. With a crisp bone sound, his two remaining teeth, which had barely survived, made the ultimate sacrifice.

"Pfft!"

The intense pain made Yao Han convulse, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

It wasn't that he was weak, but... yesterday's injuries hadn't healed. Yesterday he had been hit in the face, and now first hit by the iron door, then headbutted... it was a miracle he didn't die on the spot.

"Young Master..."

Old Liu, now realizing the one flying out was his own young master, rushed over in fright.

"Damn it, damn it!"

Although Wang Tao had hit the iron door, with Yao Han as a human cushion, he wasn't much injured. Standing up, recalling how that "waste" had casually caught his attack and thrown him out, he was still shaken. Though he roared loudly, he dared not go back in.

"Young Master Wang Tao, you... you..."

Dizzy and seeing stars, Yao Han finally realized it was Wang Tao who had crashed into him. Struggling to his feet, he was full of confusion.

Weren't you going to beat him up? How did you fly out?

"I... I was practicing a new martial technique!" Not daring to admit he was thrown out by a "waste," Wang Tao had to make up a story.

"Martial technique?" Yao Han, dizzy from the collision and not seeing clearly, hurriedly asked, "Did you expose that guy's true colors? What did our young miss say..."

"Cough, I... I hadn't even made a move before my sister kicked me out. I think... maybe we should wait here for now!" Wang Tao said awkwardly.

Having charged in aggressively to teach someone a lesson, only to fly out horizontally—such an embarrassing thing, he would never tell!

"Wait?"

Yao Han scratched his head, full of suspicion but too embarrassed to ask further, so he changed the subject: "Young Master Wang Tao, you're a student of Hongtian Academy. I just happen to have something to ask you!"

"Please speak!"

Seeing that he wasn't pressing about what happened in the classroom, Wang Tao sighed in relief and said quickly.

"Is there any female teacher in our academy whose name contains 'Bi'?" Remembering the person who hit him yesterday, Yao Han fumed.

"Bi? The most famous is the academy goddess Shen Biru! I heard that this teacher Zhang Xuan also wants to pursue her. What a toad lusting after... swan meat..."

Wang Tao stopped mid-sentence.

Previously, everyone knew Zhang Xuan was weak in strength and poor at teaching, yet he wanted to pursue the academy goddess Shen Biru... hence the nickname. But now, having personally experienced his strength, which was beyond his own, calling him a toad lusting after swan meat seemed off!

"Shen Biru? Zhang Xuan wants to pursue her?" Yao Han's eyes lit up, immediately understanding that the person the guy mentioned yesterday must be her. He asked again, "Besides Teacher Zhang, are there any other teachers pursuing her?"

"Teacher Shen is so beautiful; there are too many teachers wanting to pursue her, I can't count them. But the most famous is Teacher Shang Bin, the grandson of Elder Shang Chen!" Wang Tao thought for a moment, then looked at him suspiciously: "Why does Butler Yao ask?"

"Oh, just asking, just asking!"

Yao Han didn't say more, but a glint flashed in his eyes.

"I'll inquire later whether this Shang Bin had a conflict with Zhang Xuan yesterday, then I can confirm. If it really is him, no matter whose son he is, I'll make him pay..."

As the butler of Baiyu City, second only to the master, when had he ever suffered such a loss!

If he didn't take revenge, he couldn't quell the hatred in his heart, and he wouldn't be human!

...

While Yao Han was considering whom to ask for information, the party in question, Shang Bin, had just finished teaching his students and walked out of the room when he encountered a young man.

Teacher Cao Xiong!