Chapter 382: The Storm Is Coming

A good teacher who would risk offending the Lin family for his students—they too could not stand by and do nothing.

"Alright, since everyone has decided to help Teacher Liu, our own strength alone won't be enough. I know you all have deep backgrounds behind you. I hope you can mobilize them—that's the only way to truly make a difference!"

Though she wished she could rush over to help the teacher immediately, Mu Xueqing knew that recklessness would be useless and would only bring trouble.

These classmates of hers were few in number, but each had a formidable background.

Not to mention others, like Meng Tao, whose father was the president of the Calligraphers Guild, the three-star Grandmaster Meng Yuan.

The same went for the rest. If they could unite these forces behind them, even the Lin family would be terrified and dare not harm their teacher.

"Alright!" Hearing the senior's words, everyone knew this was the best approach, far better than charging over directly. They all nodded in agreement.

"Then let's begin. Speed is essential!" Having given her instructions, Mu Xueqing led the way toward the Alchemists Guild.

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"Zhao Ya, I've got good news!"

At the same time, at the residence Physician Bai had prepared for Zhang Xuan, Yuan Tao walked over with an excited expression.

"What good news?" the girl asked curiously.

At this moment, Zhao Ya's aura was steady and calm, carrying a power that inspired fear. Even standing quietly in place, she gave off an intense sense of oppression!

Mid-stage Grandmaster!

As expected of a fourth-grade pill. After using the Cold Yin Pill to activate her constitution, her strength had surged, advancing from the Aperture Opening realm through several major levels to reach this stage.

Such progress, if spread, would frighten people to death.

Through this transformation, her Pure Yin Constitution had also been successfully activated to about twenty percent.

Her entire demeanor became more ethereal, and her appearance, as before, grew even more beautiful.

If before she was a beauty among a thousand, now she was definitely one in ten thousand. Even if Mo Yu stood before her, she would likely feel ashamed and dare not compare.

Special constitutions are the darlings of heaven; once activated, they immediately reveal astonishing talent. Without this ability, they wouldn't be the envy of countless people.

Of course, activating a constitution is very troublesome. Many people know they are different, but go their entire lives without activating it even a little, and die in frustration.

Take Zhao Ya, for example. The reason she could activate twenty percent so quickly was that the Po Yin Pill and Cold Yin Pill were only aids. The most important factor was that she had cultivated the simplified version of the Heavenly Way cultivation technique, making her true qi pure and allowing her power to perfectly connect all the meridians and acupoints in her body.

With this foundation, she advanced rapidly without the hidden dangers that come with quick improvement.

Otherwise, for anyone else, all sorts of problems would have arisen.

"That... shameless Teacher Liu is in trouble!" Yuan Tao's eyes flickered.

After poisoning him, he had been inquiring when this Teacher Liu would be poisoned... but instead of news of poisoning, he heard about this huge incident.

"What trouble?" Zhao Ya was puzzled.

"He has a student named Lu Chong, whom we've never seen! Somehow, he offended the Lin family, and they wiped out his entire family. As his teacher, he's seeking justice for his student and is currently making a scene at the Lin residence!"

Yuan Tao laughed.

"The Lin family? The number one family in Tianwu?" Zhao Ya's expression turned serious.

Having been in the royal city for so long, she had heard many times about the power divisions within it.

This Lin family was extremely formidable, with not only overt power but also the backing of the Xuan Yuan Kingdom.

It was said that even the Tianwu royal family dared not offend them. How could this Teacher Liu go and make a scene there?

"It's that Lin family. He went to their gate, made a huge racket, and demanded an apology..." Yuan Tao chuckled.

No matter how impressive you are, you're just an ordinary teacher, only at the initial stage of Tongxuan realm. Going to make a scene at the Lin family, which has half-step Zunshi experts—isn't that asking for death?

"You say... he went to seek justice for his student?" Ignoring his gloating, Zhao Ya frowned.

The Lin family was so powerful—even they knew that as soon as they arrived. This Teacher Liu couldn't possibly be unaware!

Knowing this, yet still going unflinchingly for his student... what kind of courage, what kind of spirit was that?

How could someone with such noble teacher ethics be unreasonable and deliberately biased?

Could it be that they had misunderstood him all along?

"That... yes!" Not expecting her to focus on a different point, Yuan Tao scratched his head after a moment's thought.

"Call the others over and explain this matter to them in detail!" After a moment's hesitation, Zhao Ya instructed.

She was now the highest in cultivation among the five students, taking on the demeanor of a big sister. With Zhang shi absent, everyone deferred to her.

"Alright!" Yuan Tao went out, and before long, Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, Liu Yang, and the others came over.

"Zhao Ya, what do you think?" As soon as he entered, Zheng Yang asked. Clearly, Yuan Tao had already explained the matter in detail on the way.

"This... Teacher Liu, though he was unfair during my match with Mu Xueqing, is definitely a rare good teacher for standing up to the powerful for his students!" Zhao Ya said.

Although she had a poor impression of this Teacher Liu and disagreed with some of his actions, facts were facts—they couldn't be erased or ignored.

"Indeed!" Zheng Yang nodded.

"How about... we go take a look? For a good teacher who cares so much for his students that he doesn't hesitate to offend the Lin family, if we just watch something happen without any action, Zhang shi will surely blame us when he returns!"

After thinking it over, Zhao Ya voiced her decision.

Zhang shi was exactly that kind of good teacher. If he knew this Teacher Liu, they would surely appreciate each other.

Now that Zhang shi was on a trial, it was up to them, his students, to handle these matters.

"Right, Zhang shi would do anything for us, and this Teacher Liu is the same for his students—he doesn't care about consequences. We can't let such a good teacher come to harm. We must go and see, no matter what!"

Zheng Yang nodded.

Although their strength was insufficient and they were far inferior to the Lin family, they represented Zhang shi. Even if the other side wanted to act, they would have to think twice.

"Alright, let's go together!" The others also understood and nodded in unison.

For his students, he didn't even fear the Lin family—no wonder Mu Xueqing and the others fought against them without any hesitation.

Such a teacher truly deserved respect.

He possessed the same personal charisma as Zhang shi!

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"Too reckless, truly too reckless..." Hearing his subordinate's report, Mo Tianxue nearly died of fright on the spot.

As the ruler of a kingdom, every move he made represented the kingdom's will. Therefore, when Zhang Xuan left earlier, he did not follow but sent people to gather information. As soon as the news came back, he was stunned!

He thought the fellow was just going to reason with the Lin family, but no one expected him to go straight to their gate, curse loudly, and demand that the person in charge come out...

Damn it!

Wasn't that asking for death?

"Someone, gather all the troops in the royal city and await my orders!" Gritting his teeth, he turned and commanded.

President Liu must not come to harm. Not only because of the favor of treating the guardian beast, but also because of his identity as the president of the Physicians Guild—he could not be allowed to have problems.

Moreover, the Lin family had already crossed his bottom line. If it came to it, they would just have to tear off all pretense...

After all, even if he tried to please them, they wouldn't give him a good face anyway.

"Yes!" A general-like figure withdrew.

"Mo Yu, come with me to the Lin residence now. If they really make a move against President Liu, we can stop them..."

After giving a few more instructions and arranging all contingencies, Mo Tianxue called Mo Yu, and the two quickly headed toward the Lin residence.

As the number one family in the royal city, it was not far from the palace. Before long, they arrived nearby. Before they could get close, they saw a dense crowd gathered ahead.

When they saw who these people were, both of them were stunned.

"That's... Chen Jianze, the Demon Hand of the Heavens? A peak Grandmaster, very eccentric, once cut off a foe's hands and boiled them... Wasn't he always aloof from worldly affairs? Why is he here?"

"That's... Meng Yuan, president of the Calligraphers Guild? Wasn't he supposed to be out sketching and hadn't returned yet?"

"The president of the Alchemists Guild, three-star alchemist Grandmaster Hong Yun? And Alchemist Mu Yangfeng?"

"The owner of Tianwu Bank..."

Seeing the crowd gathered ahead, Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu were completely bewildered.

Each of these was a figure who shook the royal city, highly respected. Even the royal family would find it hard to gather them all at once. How had they all come here?

"Could it be... the Lin family gathered them to deal with President Liu? No... they wouldn't need these people to deal with him either?"

A thought arose, but Mo Tianxue immediately shook his head.

The Lin family was so powerful; dealing with a Teacher Liu would be effortless, requiring no such grand display.

"Father, these people... have come to help President Liu!"

Mo Yu spoke.

Hearing this, Mo Tianxue noticed that these people were all standing behind President Liu, looking to him as their leader.

In other words... they were all here to support this President Liu?

What... was going on?

Even if the royal family fought with the Lin family, they couldn't gather so many people. How could a teacher who had been at Tianwu Academy for less than six days, at the initial Tongxuan realm, have such appeal?

Mo Tianxue felt his head spin, as if he were going mad.

"This might be... his unique teacherly charisma..."

Mo Yu sighed softly.

Even as a proud princess and genius, she had to admit that this Zhang Xuan seemed to possess some special magic, drawing everyone around him, everyone he met, together, growing stronger like a snowball!

This charisma was something no one else could imitate, not even Mo Hongyi.

"Look, the head of the Lin family is coming out!"

"So many elders—the Lin family must have mobilized everyone..."

"Makes sense. Being insulted at their own gate like that, no one could stand it..."

As they were deep in thought, a commotion arose ahead. Looking up, they saw Lin Ruotian, the head of the Lin family, striding out with a group of elders, his face as dark as ice, as if about to drip blood.