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Chapter 35: There was nothing wrong with romance, yet the protagonist was beaten up by everyone.

Shiver~

A gust of autumn wind blew by, and the whole place fell deathly silent.

Only the Elders’ lips twitched uncontrollably whenever they looked at Ning Bei.

“You… shut up first!”

Wuyue’s aged face darkened, and he even forgot what he had meant to say.

“Grand Preceptor, Ning Bei killed Jiang Zhi in public,” the Disciplinary Elder reported, “We could not stop him, so please make a ruling.”

“…”

After glancing at the headless corpse on the ground, Wuyue lifted his eyes to the now-restrained Ning Bei, stayed silent for a while, and finally said, “Come with me.”

“Yes!”

Ning Bei had just moved when Qin Jiujiu grabbed him and whispered, “Do not worry, we can fight them all to the death.”

“Relax~”

Ning Bei smiled and patted her hand, telling her not to act rashly.

He trusted the girl’s strength; as the reincarnation of a Great Emperor she certainly had life-saving cards for a crisis.

Yet right now he could still control the situation.

Watching Ning Bei’s departing figure, Qin Jiujiu pressed her lips together and finally obeyed his decision.

“Jiujiu, are you out of your mind!”

“Ning Bei has made such a huge mistake; if you act like this you will be punished with him.”

Several Elders walked up and spoke to the girl with regret.

Many of them had high hopes for Qin Jiujiu; before Ning Bei rose to prominence, they had always treated her as the chief disciple.

Faced with their well-meant advice, Qin Jiujiu remained unmoved; at this moment she cared only about Ning Bei.

Anyone who opposed Ning Bei was her enemy.

At that moment two figures arrived…Lin Yueyao and Qin Yu.

After hearing that Ning Bei had killed an Inner Sect Elder, Qin Yu hurried to tell Lin Yueyao.

Upon hearing the news, Lin Yueyao immediately rushed over.

“Ning Bei was taken away by the Grand Preceptor?”

On learning this, Lin Yueyao felt a little panicked.

In contrast, Qin Yu gloated, “Heh~ Killing an Inner Sect Elder in front of everyone? He clearly disregarded the academy’s rules!”

“Even the Grand Preceptor stepped out; I bet Ning Bei will have his cultivation crippled and be expelled even if he is not executed.”

A sinister gleam flashed in Qin Yu’s eyes.

After all, anyone could see that if Ning Bei was not severely punished, the academy’s prestige would be gone.

“Why are you gloating?” Lin Yueyao asked with a frown.

“I…” Qin Yu froze, then forced a smile, “Yueyao, after how he treated you, you are not still worried about him, are you?”

Lin Yueyao parted her lips but said nothing, merely glaring at Qin Yu in displeasure.

Since it had come to this, Qin Yu dropped the act and said, “Yes, I am happy about it…why shouldn’t I be? Ning Bei brought this on himself. Think about it, Yueyao, you used to be admired by everyone, and if it hadn’t been for Ning Bei teaming up with others against you, would we have been mocked again and again?”

“You… stop talking.”

Lin Yueyao bit her silver teeth and did not want to listen.

Her mind was a mess.

“Why shouldn’t I talk?”

Provoked, Qin Yu raised his voice and shouted, “I will say it, and I will say it loudly. Ning Bei is paying for his own arrogance. Just because he has some talent he thinks no one matters. Now what? He dared kill an Elder in public. Yes, he is gifted, but does he know what it means to respect his teachers and the Dao?”

Qin Yu deliberately shouted so everyone could hear.

Only then, he believed, could he wash away the humiliation he had suffered because of Ning Bei.

“What are you barking at, you damn Crap King?”

“Damn it, we don’t even know what happened between Senior Brother Ning and Elder Jiang, so what are you so pleased about?”

Wang Teng, Zhao Ming, and the others rebuked him furiously.

“What, you want to hit me?” Qin Yu put on a shameless face. “Do you dare strike me in front of so many Elders? I am crying injustice for the dead Elder…how am I wrong?”

“You…”

Wang Teng and the others ground their teeth in anger.

Unfortunately the matter had not been settled and many Elders were gathered, so they could not refute him.

They did not want to offend those Elders.

Seeing this, Qin Yu became even more arrogant. “A bunch of muscle-brained brutes. Let me tell you, no matter how dazzling you were before, only those who last to the end are winners.”

“Victory is not won by swaggering around but by respecting one’s teachers and the Dao. First learn to respect the Elders who guide our cultivation, understood?”

“…”

Watching Qin Yu’s arrogant attitude, Wang Teng and the rest seethed inside.

On a normal day they would have already beaten this part-time disciple up, but now Qin Yu was borrowing the Elders’ prestige to speak grandly.

If they used force, they would inevitably offend the Elders present.

Besides, the matter was unresolved, and they did not know what to do.

“Heh, a bunch of fence-sitters.”

Qin Yu crossed his arms and said, “A life for a life…this law has never changed since ancient times!”

Elsewhere.

Ning Bei stood respectfully and recounted the events to Wuyue; of course, embellishment was never his style.

“He told you to break up with Qin Jiujiu… you refused… and then he said he would wipe you out?” Wuyue raised a brow and stared into Ning Bei’s eyes.

Ning Bei replied righteously, “Old sir, every word came from Jiang Zhi’s mouth. I can swear to heaven!”

“…”

Wuyue fell silent.

From the subtle changes in Ning Bei’s expression and aura, he could tell the boy was not lying.

Naturally, he did not ask whether Ning Bei had quoted out of context, and Ning Bei had no need to volunteer that.

After all, Jiang Zhi had indeed said those words.

A moment later, Wuyue stroked his silver beard and said gravely, “Although you are extraordinarily gifted and a chief disciple with many merits, killing an Inner Sect Elder in public is an extremely serious matter for the academy.”

“I know.”

“Knowing that, why did you still show no mercy?”

Thud…

Ning Bei knelt on one knee and said solemnly, “If the old sir must have an explanation, this junior is willing to cripple his cultivation and be expelled from the academy.”

“Humph.” Wuyue narrowed his old eyes. “Do you think I will fall for your trick of self-sacrifice?”

“No!”

Ning Bei shook his head and asked the system in his mind, “If I cripple myself, will he stop me?”

System: [He will stop you one hundred percent.]

That was enough.

While Wuyue was still scrutinizing him, trying to see through the ploy, Ning Bei suddenly raised a power-charged palm and swung it toward his own dantian without hesitation.

“What the…!!”

Wuyue was shocked, and with quick reflexes he stopped Ning Bei and cried out, “Brat, what are you doing?”

“Old sir, I do not want to make things difficult for you. Even if I cripple myself today, I will not regret it.” Ning Bei lifted his reddened eyes. “Jiujiu trusts me, and as a man how could I allow an enemy who tried to drive us apart to live?”

“I do not regret what I did tonight, nor do I wish to trouble you, so I can cripple my cultivation myself.”

“You…”

Seeing the earnest look on Ning Bei’s face, which showed he was not joking, Wuyue no longer dared to test him.

This was no trick.

It was clearly a passionate youth who would defy the world’s shackles for his beloved.

Ning Bei’s loyalty, coupled with his extraordinary talent, was irresistible; anyone in Wuyue’s place would feel the same.

The next moment Wuyue said directly, “Enough of that. Answer one question for me and I will spare you this time.”

“What question?”

“Why has your cultivation risen so quickly?” Wuyue asked seriously. “At your current speed, you are unprecedented across the Cangxuan Continent. How did you suddenly awaken?”

“To be honest, old sir… I am actually a reincarnated Great Emperor.”

Wuyue: “???”

Not long after.

When Ning Bei and Wuyue returned.

The once noisy scene fell silent in an instant.

“What is going on?”

Seeing the two chatting and laughing, Qin Yu froze.

This was not what he had expected.

By contrast, Wang Teng and the others, who were nursing a bellyful of rage, suddenly saw an outlet and hurriedly stepped forward to ask, “Senior Brother Ning… what is the situation?”

“Grand Preceptor, may we ask how you decided this matter?”

The Elders were also curious.

After glancing at Ning Bei, Wuyue announced, “I have investigated the matter fully; Jiang Zhi brought it on himself… Ning Bei did nothing wrong!”

Whoosh…

The crowd erupted in amazement.

“Damn, we can finally swing our fists!”

At that moment Wang Teng and the others were so excited they almost cried.

Ning Bei looked touched and thought they wanted to hug him, but in the next second… why were they all charging at Qin Yu instead?

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