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A great uproar arose at Baiyun Martial Academy.
Fang Che had continuously beaten Huo Churan for three days, leaving him crippled. On the fourth day, when Huo Churan couldn't even attend class, Fang Che stormed into the infirmary to beat him again!
It was sheer madness!
"What kind of deep-seated hatred is this?"
The director of the academic affairs office slammed his desk, berating Li Changkong and the other three instructors.
"Is this still a martial academy?"
"Are you four eating shit?"
"Four days of continuous beatings!"
"Utterly outrageous!"
The four were scolded so harshly that they looked gloomy, but they had no retort.
After all, this matter was indeed true!
"This Fang Che must be punished!"
The director slammed the desk, cursing.
Li Changkong's expression changed: "Director, this punishment can't be handed out lightly. It's just students fighting, what's the big deal? Don't we have student fights every year at our martial academy? Don't a few students die every year from fighting? Huo Churan didn't even die..."
"Li Changkong!"
The director's face turned purple with rage.
"You listen to yourself, do you still sound like an instructor? What do you mean 'he didn't die'?!"
Li Changkong was sprayed with spittle and didn't dare to move.
"I do think this matter... is indeed serious, but punishing him might be a bit too much."
As these words were spoken, Overseer Meng Chizheng walked in, holding a dossier, looking righteous.
"The Overseer is here!"
Everyone stood up.
"Yes."
Meng Chizheng's blue beard fluttered as he said, "I've conducted a detailed investigation into this matter. Here are the facts."
Investigation?
Everyone perked up.
Meng Chizheng unrolled a document, glanced at it, and said, "During the grand competition, Fang Che extended goodwill. He said... Look here, Huo Churan said this... This is where the grudge began. Of course, this is just the beginning."
He turned another page and pointed out, "After the class division, Huo Churan repeatedly claimed that Fang Che's championship was undeserved. Qiuyun Shang conceded without a fight, suggesting behind-the-scenes manipulation. Such remarks were quite popular."
"Similar statements were made by Huo Churan multiple times, and he even said more than once that he would make Fang Che pay."
Meng Chizheng turned another page and said, "Look here, look here, look here... It clearly shows that Huo Churan harbored deep resentment. Meanwhile, Fang Che didn't retaliate until the conflict erupted in the cafeteria."
He closed the dossier and sighed softly, "Such long-standing grievances..."
Li Changkong and the others: ?????
"In summary..."
Meng Chizheng spoke righteously, "Although personal grudges between students are indeed serious, and Fang Che's actions were somewhat excessive, where there's smoke, there's fire. If Huo Churan hadn't been so obnoxious, would Fang Che have beaten him?"
"In other words, if Huo Churan had targeted you or me, could we have restrained ourselves? Wouldn't we have given him a beating too?"
"Fang Che just hit him a bit more. If we only punish one person for the mistakes of both, then what fairness can we talk about at our academy? If this matter spreads, what about the reputation of our Baiyun Martial Academy, which has been maintained for thousands of years... Have you considered that?"
"So, either we punish both, or we punish neither!"
Meng Chizheng said.
Hmm, each receiving fifty strokes.
Everyone was stunned.
Especially the four instructors from Class Eleven, who were utterly bewildered.
Is Huo Churan, after being beaten so much, still going to receive a punishment?
At this moment.
Meng Chizheng asked, "Instructor Li, you are a gold medal instructor of the academy. What do you think should be done in this matter?"
He spoke earnestly, "One should be magnanimous. In my personal view, Huo Churan should not be punished further."
Li Changkong, catching the hint, immediately said generously, "I agree with Overseer Meng. I also believe we should not punish Huo Churan."
The four instructors of Class Eleven felt their stomachs swell with anger.
You are really merciful!
To be honest, the four instructors didn't have a particularly good impression of Huo Churan either.
This student, indeed, was not very likable. Arrogant and somewhat violent in nature, his usual words and actions were full of hostility. He either hit or cursed at his classmates, acting with extreme ruthlessness and arrogance, considering no one worth his attention.
How could anyone like him?
But after all, he was their student.
Grudgingly, they said, "Then let's not punish either of them."
Everyone was happy!
Meng Chizheng turned to Li Changkong and the others and said, "You need to be more mindful as well. For students like Fang Che, don't resort to brute force in teaching. You have been teaching students for so many years, haven't you learned the principle of teaching according to the student's ability?"
Li Changkong repeatedly agreed.
"Fang Che's continuous beatings are indeed wrong. But you must find a way to address this as well."
Meng Chizheng earnestly said, "After all, he is just a student. If students are ignorant, surely our instructors shouldn't be as well, right?"
Li Changkong, Bing Shangxue, Bao Feiyu, and Duan Zhongliu looked ashamed and nodded repeatedly.
Meng Chizheng then scolded the director: "And you, if you're going to be the director, do it properly. You can't just hand out punishments willy-nilly. Is that how punishments should be used?"
The director also looked ashamed.
"And you, you need to focus on Huo Churan's moral education as well. This child has a lot of hostility."
Meng Chizheng also lectured the four instructors of Class Eleven.
The four instructors bowed their heads in agreement.
After lecturing everyone, Meng Chizheng finally left.
He never put down the dossier he was holding.
No one knew if the dossier he held contained the past grievances between Fang Che and Huo Churan...
...
Fang Che returned to the classroom to a hero's welcome from Mo Ganyun.
"My brother!"
Mo Ganyun looked at Fang Che with idolizing eyes, "You're incredible! Rushing into the infirmary to beat someone!"
Fang Che smiled, "Just a minor matter, nothing worth mentioning."
"Idol!"
Mo Ganyun said with admiration, "Next time, let me go! This is so thrilling, absolutely thrilling... To think that I, a noble family scion, can't bully people as well as you. It's embarrassing."
Fang Che looked at Mo Ganyun silently.
With a crisp slap, Li Changkong smacked Mo Ganyun to the ground and kicked him twice: "You damn well want to do this big thing too?! Mo Ganyun, let me see how tough your bones are!"
Mo Ganyun begged for mercy repeatedly: "Instructor, I won't dare! I really won't dare."
But the four instructors didn't stop.
We can't discipline Fang Che, but we can certainly discipline you, Mo Ganyun!
Moments later.
Mo Ganyun lay sprawled on the ground, occupying nearly three square meters.
Mo Ganyun was barely breathing, looking utterly defeated and lifeless.
It must be said, the martial academy instructors were very experienced in beating people.
Not a single injury was visible.
But... they could make you feel unbearable pain for a long time.
"Fang Che! Come here!"
Fang Che was called for another round of criticism and education.
However, this time, surprisingly, he wasn't beaten.
Instead, he was given various heartfelt lectures.
Especially from Bing Shangxue, whose eyes even turned red.
Fang Che had to repeatedly promise not to be so impulsive in the future.
After all, the trouble he had caused so far was almost enough.
As the saying goes: put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Fang Che thought for a moment, if he were bullied like this, he felt that not digging up the other person's ancestral grave would already be an act of mercy on his part.
If the Huo family could still endure this, Fang Che would be willing to call them the Ancestors of Endurance.
"This time, I lost my temper. I thought I would get punished."
Fang Che said sheepishly, "Thanks to the efforts of the four instructors, I'm deeply grateful."
Based on Fang Che's experience in the martial world, an incident this big shouldn't have been easily resolved. Even if Li Changkong and the others could protect him, it would have taken days of wrangling.
But the fact that it settled down immediately wasn't just due to the instructors' influence.
So Fang Che needed to know who was behind it.
He was well aware that there was an undercover agent from the One Heart Sect within the upper echelons of Baiyun Martial Academy.
And this person knew about his presence.
They were fully aware of his true identity.
So...
Fang Che's uproar wasn't just aimed at Huo Churan and Wei Zihao.
There were other reasons too.
He wanted to see who in the academy was protecting him.
Now, the high-level officials in the academy, who were qualified and of high status, should all know he was from the One Heart Sect, especially with Yen Meng by his side.
He needed to quickly identify a few key targets.
And the person who suppressed this matter might not necessarily be the undercover agent, but there was at least a 30% suspicion.
Fang Che wouldn't know that, due to certain high-level maneuvers, very few people in the academy's upper echelon were actually aware that he was from the One Heart Sect.
"This wasn't our doing; we don't have that kind of pull!"
Bing Shangxue rolled his eyes, "It was Overseer Meng who stepped in that calmed things down. Moreover, the academy's upper management didn't really step in, obviously not wanting to punish you, which is why it passed so easily."
Fang Che nodded repeatedly, "I would like to thank Overseer Meng."
"Hehe..."
Duan Zhongliu looked at him, "Get back to your training. You haven't even reached the Grandmaster level, and you have the face to meet Overseer Meng?"
"..."
Fang Che looked crestfallen.
But he firmly remembered one thing: Overseer Meng!
That afternoon.
Fang Che returned to his courtyard, where Yen Meng was practicing her swordsmanship.
"Master, master, I think I've broken through to the ninth rank of Warrior."
Fang Che didn't even lift his eyelids, "Just the ninth rank, and you're proud of it? Get back to training! Every day, you eat endlessly, can't practice properly, and only grow fat without growing brains. I think you're turning into a pig!"
Yen Meng's face fell immediately.
Ever since coming to the Fang family, Yen Meng had never seen a kind expression from Fang Che even once!
This situation was quite frustrating.
Besides, where did I gain weight?
I haven't gained any weight at all.
It's just that certain parts are a bit higher and others a bit more pronounced, and he noticed?
Her face couldn't help but blush.
She snorted, rolled her eyes, and continued practicing her swordsmanship.
Unconsciously, although Fang Che still didn't show a kind face, Yen Meng had relaxed a lot in her interactions with him.
"Hey!"
Fang Che called out, "Don't sleep like a dead pig at night. There should be some action these days, like an assassination attempt or something."
Yen Meng was startled, quickly sheathed her sword, and walked back.
"What's going on? How can there be an assassination?"
Yen Meng frowned.
Could it be an assassination from the Guardian side? It shouldn't be. If the Guardian Hall wanted to kill Fang Che, they would just give me a message, and that would be it.
So, it's an assassination from the demonic sect? But Fang Che himself is from the demonic sect.
Why would the demonic sect want to kill him?
...…
[My blood sugar is high. I haven't had anything sweet for a long time, but I like it, so I sneaked a melon. I put the melon rind in a small plastic bag to throw away, but it was found when the cat dragged it around.
Now I've been assigned a week of oatmeal. It's simply miserable.]
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