Chapter 83: The Arrogant Zhu Hong

“Will Teacher Zhang be all right?”

In the classroom, Zhao Ya, Wang Ying, and the others had worry in their eyes.

Teacher Cao Xiong had applied for a Mind Inquiry to deal with Teacher Zhang. Although this matter hadn't caused a stir, as students, they had still heard some news.

“Don't worry, we've all attended Teacher Zhang's classes and are full of admiration. Liu Yang must have been convinced long ago; there's no way anything will go wrong!” Zheng Yang said.

He was actually the most unconvinced of Teacher Zhang among the five students, but after two classes, he was already utterly impressed. Even if Wang Chao wanted to take him as a student now, he would directly refuse.

If he himself felt this way, Liu Yang must be similar.

With this level of trust, how could it fail?

Boom!

As they were speaking, the iron door of the room was kicked open from outside, and then a young man walked in with great arrogance.

“Where is your esteemed Teacher Zhang Xuan? Let him come out!”

With his hands behind his back, the young man raised his eyelids.

When he mentioned Teacher Zhang Xuan, he deliberately emphasized the tone, and his expression showed not the slightest respect, but rather a hint of mockery.

“Who are you? This place doesn't welcome you. Please leave!” Seeing that the other party showed no respect for Teacher Zhang and had even kicked the door open, Zheng Yang's expression turned unpleasant.

“Zheng Yang, don't be rash. He is... Zhu Hong, ranked fourth in the entrance exam!”

Recognizing the young man, Yuan Tao's fat body kept shaking as he pulled Zheng Yang and lowered his voice.

“Zhu Hong?”

Not only Zheng Yang, but even Zhao Ya and the others couldn't help but darken their expressions.

They had heard of this name before. His strength had already reached the peak of the Breath Gathering realm, and he could break through at any time—extremely powerful.

Being able to rank fourth in the entrance exam showed that both his strength and talent were far beyond theirs.

“Being able to recognize me shows you have some insight. This is a challenge letter from our Teacher Lu Xun, challenging him to a [Teacher Evaluation] at the new student competition half a month from now. Who among you will accept it on his behalf?”

Seeing that everyone recognized him, the young man curled his lips, looking down on everyone with an air of superiority.

This was precisely Zhu Hong, who had come from Lu Xun's classroom.

He had long heard of Zhang Xuan—just the worst teacher who scored zero in the teacher qualification exam. As a favored disciple of Lu Xun and a proud son of heaven, he naturally looked down on him.

“Teacher Evaluation? Teacher Lu Xun?”

Everyone's expressions changed.

The Teacher Evaluation, though carried out by the students, was a comparison of the teachers' teaching levels, involving the teachers' dignity. It was rarely held. Lu Xun... the most famous teacher in the academy, with students as numerous as clouds and experts like forests—why would he challenge Teacher Zhang?

“That's right. Zhang Xuan made underhanded moves behind the scenes, making Teacher Lu unhappy. He plans to teach him a lesson. I've left the challenge letter here. Give it to him later. If he doesn't dare to accept, he'd better admit defeat early and go to Teacher Lu's classroom to apologize. Otherwise, just wait to be humiliated!”

With a wave of his hand, Zhu Hong casually tossed the challenge letter onto the table and turned to leave.

“Hold it!”

Before he could walk out the door, Zheng Yang blocked his way: “You kicked open the door of our classroom and showed no respect when addressing Teacher Zhang. You must apologize now, or don't blame me for being rude!”

As a student, he had to uphold the teacher's dignity. This guy showed no respect and wanted to leave after dropping the challenge letter—how could he be allowed to act so casually?

“You want me to apologize? That depends on whether you have the ability!”

With a cold laugh, Zhu Hong looked at him disdainfully and kicked out.

Zheng Yang was skilled with the spear but mediocre in hand-to-hand combat, and his strength was far inferior to the opponent's. Before he could react, he was kicked in the chest and flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground.

“How dare you!”

Zhao Ya's face turned ugly with anger. With a sharp cry, she charged forward.

She and Zhu Hong were both at the peak of the Breath Gathering realm, but her combat strength was slightly inferior. After a few exchanges, she was hit on the shoulder and staggered back.

Then Wang Ying and Yuan Tao also charged forward. Even Zhao Ya, the strongest among them, was no match, so how could they possibly stop him?

Soon, the four of them were all injured, their faces full of anger but helpless.

Although they had learned many profound theories from Zhang Xuan, they had been training for too short a time and were no match for this fourth-ranked entrant.

“A bunch of trash!”

After defeating them, Zhu Hong flicked his sleeves: “This is just a small punishment! If you dare to challenge our Teacher Lu, you should have expected this outcome... Go tell Zhang Xuan 'Teacher' that if he doesn't dare to accept, he'd better apologize quickly, or else...”

“Or else what?”

Just as he was about to finish, a calm voice came from outside the room.

Zhang Xuan walked in with Liu Yang.

“Or else...”

Regardless of whether this Zhang Xuan was trash or not, he was still a teacher with the dignity of a master. Seeing him look over, though not angry, Zhu Hong still shrank his neck and gritted his teeth: “Or else... just wait to lose in the [Teacher Evaluation]!”

“Win or lose, it's not for you to judge! Go back and tell Lu Xun, I accept the challenge!”

Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeves.

Actually, he was a bit annoyed.

He had finally managed to send Huang Yu and Bai Xun away, planning to come back and continue the lecture, but before he even entered the room, he heard this guy's shouting.

Lu Xun challenging him...

You have hundreds of students, and only one Wang Yan wanted to audit my class—there's no need to fall out over this!

And even if you send a student to deliver the challenge letter, at least find someone reliable. This guy, not old but incredibly arrogant... If it weren't for maintaining my status, I would have slapped him to death long ago!

Would he still be here throwing his weight around?

“That's best. Farewell!” Zhu Hong was about to leave.

“Don't go!” Zheng Yang struggled forward and looked anxiously at Zhang Xuan: “Teacher Zhang, he spoke rudely, broke our door, and beat us up. If we let him go like this, won't everyone bully us in the future?”

“What? Haven't I beaten you enough? Hmph! Weak in strength but big in talk—you don't know when to die!”

Raising his head, Zhu Hong glanced disdainfully at Zheng Yang, Zhao Ya, and the others, and sneered: “With this shabby place and these few students, it doesn't matter whether you have a door or not. You don't think anyone would come to steal your lectures, do you? Don't dream! And if you want to keep me, show your skills. I'm standing right here. If you can keep me, go ahead!”

With that, he paused, cupped his fists toward Zhang Xuan: “Teacher Zhang, as a teacher, you wouldn't stoop to attacking a student, would you?”

A teacher has a teacher's dignity and status. If he actually attacked a student, he would lose face and be despised.

In other words, soldiers fight soldiers, generals fight generals. Even if a general defeats a soldier, it's not glorious.

He was sure Zhang Xuan wouldn't make a move, and the remaining students couldn't beat him, so he was fearless.

“Teacher Zhang...”

Seeing his arrogance, Zhao Ya, Zheng Yang, and the others were so angry their faces turned pale. They clenched their fists, itching to charge at him.

But they also knew they were indeed no match for this Zhu Hong. They had already been thoroughly defeated; if they fought again, they would only be more despised.

“You want to teach him a lesson?”

Ignoring this self-righteous guy, Zhang Xuan looked at them.

“Yes!”

They all nodded at once.

Seeing their expressions, Zhang Xuan casually waved his hand and said seriously: “Regardless, he's still Teacher Lu's student. It wouldn't be good if he got beaten to death. How about this: Yuan Tao, you have the lowest strength and the best sense of proportion. Go over and beat him into a pig's face, and make sure he pays for the door. Don't be too harsh! Also, when you fight, be fair, just, and stop at the point of showing skill. Don't hurt the harmony!”