Chapter 378: The Collapse of Physician Mu Hong (Part 1)

"With this page, all the books collected in the library these days can become my own knowledge!"

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly.

From the time he left Tianxuan Kingdom until now, having experienced the Beast Hall, the Poison Hall, the Alchemist Guild, the Kingdom's Book Repository... the library had collected over ten million books. If all of them became his knowledge, his knowledge reserve would instantly surge.

At that time, even without relying on the library, his mere knowledge would make countless people look up to him, and passing the assessments for two-star or even three-star master teachers would be no problem.

"I'll wait until I've finished reading all the books in the repository!"

Knowing that the golden page was hard to come by, Zhang Xuan was in no hurry to use it.

After all, it was a one-time item; the more books accumulated, the greater its effect. He had only read about half of the Kingdom's Book Repository, so there was no rush to use it until he had finished reading everything.

Having condensed a golden page, he felt pleased and found Lu Chong more and more satisfactory the more he looked at him.

"Rise! You are my student, and I am your teacher. As long as the bond between teacher and student exists... I cannot stand by and watch you be humiliated without lifting a finger!"

Reaching out to help the youth up, Zhang Xuan nodded.

Having grasped the true essence of the teacher-student relationship, these words were spoken without any pretense, completely from the heart, as if bestowed by heaven, echoing around, stirring people's souls involuntarily.

Even he himself, after speaking, felt his thoughts clear and his spirit refreshed.

Hearing this, Mo Yu clenched her fists: "No wonder Zhao Ya and Mu Xueqing were willing to fight desperately for him, even at the cost of injury. So this is the true meaning of 'teacher'!"

She was a master teacher and had students, and had taught lessons, but the relationship between her and her students was limited to the transmission of knowledge and the explanation of difficult problems.

She had never understood why Zhang Xuan's students could fight fiercely over a single word, refusing to yield. Only now did she understand... it was the students' heartfelt admiration for their teacher!

A teacher leads by example, setting a model for others, so that students willingly follow, even striving to defend his reputation.

"Impressive!"

Mo Tianxue also nodded.

As the king of Tianwu Kingdom, he had seen many teachers and many students, but it was rare to see such mutual trust between teacher and student!

Many teachers and students, for the sake of profit, become strangers, never interacting again.

No wonder he could win the complete trust of his students in just a few days at Tianwu Academy. This personal charisma was something many teachers, even master teachers, could not achieve.

"To receive sincerity from others, one must first be sincere oneself..."

He also sighed.

This Teacher Liu treated his students with sincerity, without deception or concealment, never abandoning them, treating them with his heart, and naturally received their sincere support and respect.

After sighing, he turned to look at the guards lying all over the ground and Elder Lin Hui, who was still twitching unconsciously even in a coma. He felt a headache again and couldn't help speaking.

"Ahem, not that I want to ruin this atmosphere, but President Liu, this time you were really... too reckless!"

The people you and your disciple beat were not ordinary; they were the Lin family, which even he found troublesome!

Even if the Lin family fears you as the president of the Physician Guild and dares not do anything to you, what about your students? Your relatives and friends?

The Lin family not only has the support of the Formation Master Guild, but more importantly... behind them is the Crown Princess of Xuan Yuan Kingdom!

Lin Lang's unreasonable elder sister!

That was what worried him most.

Two years ago, the Qu family was destroyed when his sister came home for a visit, a conflict erupted, and she personally ordered a Sovereign subordinate to do the deed.

The royal family knew about it, but under the pressure of a Sovereign expert, they dared not say a word!

Now, his disciple ambushed Lin Lang, severely injuring him, and even threw him into a cesspool, disfiguring him; the teacher castrated the Third Elder, making him like a eunuch...

This meant an irreconcilable enmity with the Lin family, with no room for mediation!

"Reckless?"

Zhang Xuan was noncommittal about his words and looked over: "Even if I didn't act today, do you think the Lin family would drink and chat with me?"

"This..." Mo Tianxue was stunned.

If this Lu Chong had really been captured, with the Lin family's resources, it would be very simple to find out who his teacher was.

Even if they didn't take revenge for this incident, the fact that he had treated the Golden-tailed Male Lion and pointed out the poison had already broken the Lin family's deployment against the royal family... He had probably already become a thorn in their side, and a direct conflict would come sooner or later.

Now, he had merely brought the conflict forward.

"As long as Lu Chong calls me teacher, I cannot stand by with folded arms!"

Snorting, Zhang Xuan didn't dwell on the issue and said calmly: "Handle the rest yourselves. I haven't finished reading my books, so I'm going to read a bit more. As for Lu Chong, wait for me here and don't go out for now..."

With that, he walked straight toward the book repository and soon disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Reading?"

"At a time like this, he still has the mood to read?"

Seeing him turn around to read, Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu looked at each other, feeling dizzy.

Brother, that's the Lin family! Even the royal family is worried and trembling when facing them. You beat up their elder and left him on the ground without a care...

Reading?

This repository has millions of books. If you really want to read them all, it would take ten or eight years. What use is reading a little more?

"This... guy, maybe... just likes reading!" After a long pause, Mo Yu finally squeezed out a sentence.

She had known this Teacher Zhang for a long time. Back in the Beast Hall, he also clamored to read;

Later, in Honglian City, the reward he demanded for treating the Great Medicine King was books.

Now, with the Lin family about to attack, he still wants to read... How passionate he is about books!

No wonder he was so proficient in so many professions at such a young age; it might have a lot to do with this reading habit.

The two of them had random thoughts, each with their own ideas.

In fact, Zhang Xuan was not indifferent or putting on an act; the Lin family, which dominated Tianwu Kingdom, was really nothing to him.

Although his strength was only at the peak of Grandmaster, with the library, the Eye of Insight, and his abilities, he was not much weaker than a Half-Sovereign!

Even if his strength was insufficient, he still had the Ironclad Roar Beast as a trump card. At worst, he could reveal his identity as Teacher Zhang!

As a genius master teacher, the junior brother of Hall Master Jiang Shu, and a student of Master Teacher Yang Xuan... with these identities, no matter how bold the other party was, they probably wouldn't dare to do anything to him!

Therefore... the Lin family, which made Mo Tianxue and others so wary, was nothing in his eyes.

Rather than waste time, it was more practical to go read books.

...

The Lin family estate.

In the most luxurious and spacious hall, where the Lin family elders usually held meetings, ordinary people were not allowed near, and even elders had to apply in advance to enter. But now, the place was crowded and chaotic.

Two young men lay flat on the ground, their faces swollen like pig heads, making it hard to tell who was who from their appearance.

They were Lin Lang and Young Master Ji Mo, who had been beaten up by Lu Chong.

The filth on them had been cleaned off, but the stench had seeped into their skin, impossible to remove no matter how many times they washed. Green bottle flies circled around them incessantly, as if finding a delicacy, making onlookers want to vomit.

Several people stood in the room, including Lin Ruotian, the head of the Lin family.

"Head Lin, what exactly happened? My son just went to the Jade Pavilion, how did he end up like this?"

Amidst the noise, a tall middle-aged man strode in, full of anxiety.

Ji Feng, the head of the Ji family!

Entering the hall and seeing his son lying on the ground like a dead man, his face turned ashen, and a surge of anger churned within him, as if about to explode.

He knew that Young Master Ji Mo had gone to find Lin Lang to plead for leniency.

In fact, he had even encouraged it; otherwise, how could his son, who was under house arrest, have left openly in a carriage with servants?

He had thought that by finding Lin Lang and relying on the Lin family's intercession, the matter could be easily resolved and his son spared from blame. He never dreamed that before even meeting Teacher Zhang, his son would be beaten into a pig head.

The Jade Pavilion was Lin Lang's establishment, a den of pleasure in the royal city.

Even nobles dared not cause trouble there, yet Ji Mo was beaten unconscious, unaware of anything... Who did this? Was there no justice? Was there no law?

Too arrogant!

"Head Ji, don't worry. Third Elder has already taken people to arrest the culprit; we should have results soon."

Lin Ruotian said: "Moreover, it's not just your son who was beaten; Lang'er also suffered."

"Young Master Lin Lang was also beaten?"

Ji Feng had only received news that his son was beaten and knew nothing else. He couldn't help but be startled and quickly asked: "Where is Young Master Lin Lang? Is it serious?"

"Isn't he lying there with your son?" Lin Ruotian's face darkened.

What kind of eyesight do you have? You only see your son's injuries, but my son is also lying there—how did you not notice?

"This is... Young Master Lin Lang?"

Only then did he notice another person lying beside his son. Ji Feng was startled.

Although his son was severely injured, at least his general appearance could be made out, vaguely recognizable. But this Young Master Lin Lang had been beaten beyond human shape, and on top of that, his whole body stank. If the head of the Lin family hadn't admitted it, he would never have imagined that this pig-headed creature was the number one young master of the royal city.

From appearance alone, it was impossible to tell...

"What exactly happened?"

Swallowing his saliva, Ji Feng couldn't help asking.

Earlier, he thought that beating his son was lawless enough. Now, knowing that even Young Master Lin Lang had been beaten, he realized it wasn't just lawlessness—it was a complete disregard for heaven and earth!

"When I received the news and arrived, it was already like this." Lin Ruotian shook his head.

He couldn't say exactly what had happened; he would have to wait for the Third Elder to return to confirm.

"Then... they are seriously injured and need immediate treatment..."

Seeing that he didn't know either, Ji Feng didn't dwell on the issue and said hurriedly.

"Their injuries are very severe and somewhat unusual; ordinary physicians will find it hard to treat. I have already invited Physician Mu Hong from the Physician Guild. According to the schedule, he should be arriving soon..."

Lin Ruotian nodded.

"Mm." Ji Feng nodded.

Among physicians, aside from the most famous President Liu, probably only Physician Mu Hong was left.

As the former president and a three-star physician, even though he held a high status and was very arrogant, he dared not refuse an invitation from the Lin family.