Chapter 340: Lu Chong's Great Revenge (Part 2)

It wasn't much different from some opera plots.

The Lu family, to which Lu Chong belonged, was not a prominent clan in Tianwu King City, but they were well-off.

Since childhood, his talent had been mediocre, while his sister shone the brightest—she passed the formation apprentice assessment at seventeen, becoming a legend.

However, this very fact sowed the seeds of disaster.

With great talent and beauty, she attracted trouble, catching the eye of a profligate son.

What happened next was predictable: love turned to anger, ultimately leading to tragedy.

"Our entire family of one hundred thirty-seven were slaughtered in one night. I happened to be out hunting, so I was spared..."

Recalling his hatred, his whole body trembled, and his fists clenched involuntarily.

"Was your family in Tianwu King City?" Zhang Xuan looked over.

If not in Tianwu King City, he wouldn't need to be so cautious, not even daring to speak.

"Yes," Lu Chong nodded. "My cultivation was too weak; I knew I couldn't escape, so I sneaked into the academy, kept to myself, and rarely spoke. Of course, the other side might not have taken me seriously, which is why I've survived until now."

"The most dangerous place is the safest. They might not have expected you to hide in the most conspicuous spot. But... a family annihilated, one hundred thirty-seven slaughtered—that should have caused a huge uproar. Didn the Master Teacher Academy and Tianwu Kingdom intervene?" Zhang Xuan found it hard to believe.

The Master Teacher Academy, which governs the region, not only trains master teachers and educates students but also maintains order. Minor scuffles might be ignored, but a massacre of an entire family would certainly cause a stir and prompt an investigation.

Moreover, even if the Master Teacher Academy ignored it, was the Tianwu royal family useless? Could they allow random killings in the king city? Even extermination of a clan?

"I don't know the specifics. All I know is that everyone died, and I alone survived. I didn't dare investigate, fearing I'd be discovered." Lu Chong's face twisted with hatred, his eyes brimming with resentment.

After asking a few more questions and finding his answers vague, Zhang Xuan stopped pressing and comforted him: "Don't dwell on other things. Focus on cultivation. The method I taught you yesterday—if you persist five times, you'll achieve something and easily kill peak Tongxuan realm experts. Rest today, adjust your state, and come back for the second session tonight!"

"Yes!" Lu Chong clasped his fists and turned toward his dormitory.

He spoke simply, but Zhang Xuan knew it wouldn't be that easy.

For such a massacre to go unnoticed by Tianwu Kingdom meant either his enemy had immense strength or a very high status.

Most importantly, if it was just love turning to hate, killing his sister would have been enough. Why annihilate the entire family?

There was likely more involved than what he said.

It seemed this student, though earnest in his words, was insincere and hiding many things.

"If he doesn't want to talk, I'll wait until he's ready to tell me."

Zhang Xuan shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

Although he had helped improve the other's strength, they hadn't known each other long. It was normal for him to be cautious and not share everything.

As for the Library of Heaven's Path, it could only show that he had a great revenge and an overview of events, but not the details of who his enemy was or the cause of the grudge.

It was like with Zhao Ya and Mu Xueqing: he could see they were injured and even the cause, but not who had hurt them.

...

Walking out of the classroom, Lu Chong looked back at the young Teacher Liu inside, his eyes reddening and fists clenching.

It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but... he dared not!

He knew very well the identity and status of his enemy, and he didn't want the only teacher who truly cared for him in this world to fall victim.

"Teacher Liu, you've helped me improve my strength, and I owe you a great debt I can't repay. I really don't want you involved... After all, you're just an ordinary teacher at the academy! If anyone discovers you've taken me as a student and taught me, it will surely bring disaster upon you."

"My revenge... let me settle it myself!"

Making a silent decision, Lu Chong turned and left.

The surge in power overnight had rekindled his hope for revenge.

...

Shortly after Lu Chong left, the other students returned.

Zhang Xuan explained some basic knowledge to the others and guided their cultivation for a while, then called Mu Xueqing alone to his room to teach her the saber technique.

At first, hearing there was only one move, Mu Xueqing was a bit disappointed, but after learning it, she discovered its marvels and her body trembled incessantly.

Though she couldn't identify its rank, she knew this saber move was far superior to her father's Falling Flower Fist.

They weren't even on the same level.

One saber move contained the principles of heaven and earth, simplifying complexity. Once executed, it felt unstoppable.

"Thank you for your generous gift, Teacher Liu!"

After practicing for a full hour, her true qi surged through her body without obstruction. Mu Xueqing knelt in excitement, filled with gratitude and admiration for her teacher.

He had casually helped her resolve the pill poison and taught her such a powerful martial technique...

This kindness was beyond words.

"I must defeat that woman and vindicate Teacher Liu!"

She gritted her teeth and made a silent decision.

Since the teacher treated her so well, she had nothing to repay him with but to spread his fame, and defeating Master Teacher Zhang Xuan's student was the best shortcut.

Unaware that his new student was already gritting her teeth to teach Zhao Ya a lesson, Zhang Xuan instructed everyone to cultivate diligently and prepared to leave the classroom.

Having finally gathered a Zongshi realm technique, but cultivation was slow due to insufficient spiritual energy, he now had time to go to the Alchemist Guild to look for spirit-containing medicines.

...

"Do you think this Teacher Liu is really as amazing as they say? Just a few pointers and someone breaks through?"

Not far from Zhang Xuan's classroom, two youths stood to one side.

One of them spoke.

If other students were there, they would recognize them as the academy's most famous stars: Zhao Wuxing, first in the competition, and Liu Changyan, second.

The speaker was Zhao Wuxing.

"Since they say so, there must be a reason. You know Mu Xueqing's temperament—for her to obediently listen and even fall out with Zhang Xuan's student, this Teacher Liu must have some extraordinary methods." Liu Changyan replied.

Having witnessed the two girls' conflict yesterday, they were both curious about this legendary Teacher Liu.

"Today, I have to see for myself if it's true. I don't believe anyone in this academy can surpass Teacher Bai in teaching!" Though he knew the rumors were likely true, Zhao Wuxing still found it hard to believe.

They both lived on campus and didn't know how much of a stir this Teacher Liu had caused at the Physician Guild, or they wouldn't be so curious.

As for Teacher Bai, he was the academy's most famous star teacher, much like Lu Xun had been in Tianxuan Kingdom.

"Huh? What is the royal carriage doing here?"

As they murmured, Liu Changyan suddenly pointed ahead.

Following his gaze, Zhao Wuxing also froze in place.

A golden carriage was slowly driving along the street toward them.

It was a carriage of the Tianwu royal family.

"Eight fine horses—it seems it's for core royal members. Could it be the Crown Prince or... the Third Princess?"

At the mention of the Third Princess, both Zhao Wuxing and Liu Changyan's eyes burned with passion.

The Third Princess, Mo Yu, was their perfect goddess—beautiful, talented... and she had passed the master teacher assessment, shaking the king city.

If not for the recent fame of Master Teacher Zhang Xuan and Mo Hongyi, she would have been even more dazzling.

Whoosh!

The carriage stopped, and a graceful figure stepped down.

"It really is the Princess..."

Seeing this figure, the two geniuses turned red with excitement, barely able to contain themselves.

But then they found it strange: "What is she doing at the academy?"

Princess Mo Yu, already a one-star master teacher with such high talent and cultivation, naturally wouldn't come to study, nor did she need to teach. So what was she doing?

As they wondered, she walked up to Teacher Liu's classroom and bowed deeply.

"I am Mo Yu of Tianwu Kingdom, here to pay respects to Teacher Liu Cheng!"

Her clear, crisp voice resounded in all directions.

"Pay respects to Teacher Liu?"

"The one-star master teacher, two-star alchemist, one-star beast tamer... Princess Mo Yu, paying respects to this Liu Cheng?"

Zhao Wuxing and Liu Changyan were stunned, almost dropping their teeth in shock.

Princess Mo Yu, a super genius second only to Mo Hongyi in Tianwu Kingdom, not only a master teacher but also at the Tongxuan realm herself... had come specially to pay respects to an ordinary teacher at the academy?

Were they seeing things?

Hadn't he only joined the academy yesterday?

What qualified him to have a master teacher, a princess of the kingdom, come to him?

But before their shock subsided, they saw the Teacher Liu they had been so curious about push open the door and walk out, glancing at Princess Mo Yu.

"What are you doing here... ahem, what do you want?"

Thud!

Zhao Wuxing and Liu Changyan staggered, feeling like they wanted to spit blood.

What kind of attitude was that?

Even if he had some skill, shouldn't he at least bow to the princess?

If not that, at least address her as 'Princess' and be polite... Instead, he said, 'What are you doing here?' and 'What do you want?'

Who did he think he was?

An ordinary teacher at the academy, not even a star teacher, showing no respect to a one-star master teacher, even speaking with a tone of doubt—how arrogant!

The two felt anger rising to their faces and were about to report him to the academy, warning this self-righteous fool to follow the rules set by the Teacher Guild, when Princess Mo Yu stepped forward: "My father, the king, is waiting outside. He hopes Teacher Liu could come and meet him..."

"Father? His Majesty Mo Tianxue of the kingdom?"

"Hopes Teacher Liu could... meet him? What's going on? The king himself comes to pay respects to an ordinary teacher?"

Zhao Wuxing and Liu Changyan, the two geniuses, stared wide-eyed. At this moment, they truly felt they had gone mad.