“We suspect that he is involved with a crime of theft, so there is a need for us to search him and his room. Teacher Mo, you aren’t thinking of covering for a criminal, are you?” The green-clad young man said coldly, showing no respect to Mo Gao at all.
“Nonsense!” Mo Gao was instantly enraged. In his heart, the sword was the most sacred existence in this world, and Ling Han had such a high talent in the art of the sword. The sword would reflect the swordsman’s heart. How could such a person be a thief?
“Get lost!” He raised his hand and pointed at them furiously, almost about to draw his sword in ire.
“Mo Gao, even if you’re a teacher of the Academy, you still have no right to cover for a criminal!” The green-clad young man said, his eyes passing over Mo Gao to look into the courtyard, “Get out of my way, or else I will apprehend you on the basis of obstructing law enforcement!”
Mo Gao was so angry his whole body was shaking. He was a teacher of the Academy, yet he was actually now berated and insulted by a mere student! His right hand was already lying on the hilt of his sword, a cold light shining from his eyes, ready to make his move.
“Teacher Mo!” Ling Han walked over to them, smiled softly at Mo Gao, and said, “Since they’re here to look for me, then just let me deal with this matter!”
Mo Gao hesitated for a moment, but still lowered his right hand from the hilt of his sword. He would of course not simply watch as his own student was bullied by others, but he too wanted to know what was really going on here.
Ling Han’s eyes swept over the entourage, and a smile of realization played about his lips—in this group of over ten people, he had recognized two of them to be Feng Luo and Wei He Le. He opened his mouth to say, “These two should not be members of the Discipline Committee, right?”
“They are indeed not, for they are the ones who reported the loss,” the green-clad young man said, his eyes fixed in a stare at Ling Han. “Let me advise you not to have any delusions. In front of me, there is no one who can conceal their crime!”
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“And who are you?” Ling Han cast his eyes at the green-clad young man, his gaze becoming severe.
“How dare you speak to me this way! Heng, you are indeed a wicked character!” The green-clad young man said coldly. His eyes were sharp as swords, staring at Ling Han intensely, and a terrifying aura was circulating around his body.
He was an elite of Gushing Spring Tier, and now he was using his aura. This was a kind of domination on the spiritual level.
Ling Han acted as if he felt nothing. He had just taken seven Second Star Pills yesterday, and had greatly increased the strength of his divine sense. Anyone who intended to use his aura to dominate over him would have to be at least in Spiritual Ocean Tier.
The green-clad young man could not help feeling surprised. He had already circulated his aura, but why was there no reaction from Ling Han at all?
“This is An Xue Ming, Elder Brother Disciple An. He is the team leader of Team Seven of the Discipline Committee,” a young man dressed in black said, introducing the identity of the green-clad young man.
‘Another thing, he is also one of Elder Brother’s most faithful followers!’ Feng Luo added internally. Since it was such a good opportunity, he would of course make the most out of all resources available to him and deal with Ling Han once and for all.
The “proof” was already prepared well in advance, and there was still a lackey of his elder brother playing the part of executioner—how would Ling Han be able to escape from this calamity?
“I’m very busy, and I don’t have the time to waste with you! Take me to your place, I want to search it!” An Xue Ming said.
Ling Han placed his hands behind his back, and said, “What right do you have to do such a thing?”
“Are you trying to hinder the work of the Discipline Committee?” An Xue Ming said darkly. He was here on Feng Luo’s request, so of course he would also take Ling Han to be his enemy; there was no need for him to be polite.
Ling Han laughed loudly and said, “Don’t tell me that you people of the Discipline Committee just need to have a small suspicion, and you can simply rummage and search whoever’s living quarters? If that’s so, it seems like I have lost a bar of soap, and I suspect it was stolen by Wu Song Lin, so I’ll have to trouble you to search his place for it.”
“Pu!”
All of them choked in shock. Who was Wu Song Lin? Headmaster of the Alchemy Department, and a Black Grade high level alchemist. With regards to status, he was slightly higher than even the Headmaster of the Martial Arts Department, Lian Guang Zu. If they actually dared to search through his quarters, wasn’t that practically hoping to die early?
Ling Han really dared to say that. He even dared to make a joke about Wu Song Lin, did he not treasure his life at all?
An Xue Ming’s face twitched madly, feeling that this Ling Han was really a maniac. If the mocking words Ling Han had spoken about Wu Song Lin had actually spread out, he would definitely be beaten to death. How could he joke so casually about a powerful warrior of Spiritual Pedestal Tier? Not to mention that Wu Song Lin had another status in the form of the prestigious position of a Black Grade high level alchemist!
“You are trying to seek your own death!” He spoke coldly. Since Ling Han was such an arrogant fool, there was no need for him to have any more reservations. He said, “You actually dare to insult Master Wu, apprehend him!”
“Oh, let me see, who dares make a move?” Ling Han looked at the others contemptuously, smiling slightly, and said, “You people must consider carefully, and not be made use of by others! Otherwise, if you dare make a move against me, I will not be merciful at all!”
The others hesitated at this. Actually, aside from An Xue Ming, the others did not have much of a relationship with Feng Yan. Furthermore, when they saw the absence of fear in Ling Han’s expression, it seemed as if he had some powerful background. It’d be best if they distanced themselves from this matter, for if they got involved in a fight between two big bosses, minor characters like them would be easily killed.
In that moment, no one dared to take another step forward.
“How dare you! You not only dare to shoot your mouth off, you even dare to threaten members of the Discipline Committee! You are really out of control!” An Xue Ming said darkly, and pointed at Ling Han, “Zhong Lin, apprehend him!”
“Yes, yes!” A young man reluctantly stepped out.
He naturally knew that An Xue Ming was a lackey of Feng Yan, and now this matter involved Feng Luo. Then it was more than obvious that this was a clash between Feng Luo and Ling Han… or it could be considered as a clash between Feng Yan and the person standing behind Ling Han.
And now, he was trapped in between these two powerful parties. Whoever came out the winner of this clash, there was no benefit for him, so of course he was extremely displeased.
But An Xue Ming was the team leader, so unless he intended to resign from the Discipline Committee, he would have to obey the former’s commands.
“Younger Brother Disciple Ling Han, I advise you to surrender!” Zhong Lin moved into an attacking stance. He was in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier while Ling Han was only in the fifth layer, so he had absolute confidence he would be able to apprehend Ling Han within ten moves.
Ling Han shook his head and said, “You still do not have the ability to apprehend me!”
Zhong Lin could not help becoming infuriated. Indeed, he did not have much of a background, but his power of the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier was authentic. Otherwise, he would not have been qualified to join the Discipline Committee in the first place. And now a younger brother disciple with cultivation in the mere fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier actually said that Zhong Lin was not capable of apprehending the former. This doubtlessly was a blow to his pride.
“Why are you still blabbering? Apprehend him now!” An Xue
Ming urged.
“Excuse me then!” Zhong Lin made his move, and charged towards Ling Han.
Mo Gao wanted to make his move. He knew that this only student of his had an exceptionally high level of comprehension in the art of the sword, but the gap in cultivation levels was a big disadvantage. Six flashes of Sword Qi would grant him an extra three Battle Stars of battle prowess at most. But that still did not matter much as a martial artist of the eighth layer of Element Gathering Tier would still be unable to match an opponent in the ninth layer.
However, Ling Han had already stepped forward to take this attack head on. He did not even draw his sword; instead, he directly threw out a punch.
“Peng!”
The two of them clashed head on, and a visible shock wave spread out from the point of contact. The two figures retreated at the same time.
What!
When they saw this happen, everyone’s eyes widened in shock, wearing disbelieving expressions.
Zhong Lin was in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier, yet he did not manage to get the upper hand in a head-on clash? How was that possible! How could there be such a powerful martial artist of the fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier? Are you sure you really are in the fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier?
“I’ve underestimated you!” Zhong Lin instantly looked serious. Though he had no desire to become someone else’s weapon, martial artists would of course have their own pride. As a martial artist in the ninth layer of Element Gathering Tier, if he could not even apprehend an opponent in the fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier, what would be left of his pride?
He took a deep breath and formed his hands into claws. He stretched out his arms to two different directions, bent and raised his left leg, looking like an eagle that was stretching out its wings in preparation for flight.
“Eagle Soaring in the Sky!”
He gave a furious shout, and his figure sped forwards, his battle prowess spiking instantly.
Battle prowess and cultivation level were two completely different matters. From the moment he used his martial arts technique, his battle prowess had spiked up to ten Battle Stars.
Ling Han only smiled softly, his eyes turning serious, and suddenly, a powerful aura emanated from his figure.
What!
Zhong Lin could only feel his heart trembling, as if he was a little lamb that had caught the eye of a fierce tiger, and he was left with nothing but endless fear. This move ‘Eagle Soaring in the Sky’ suddenly lost its accuracy, and the deviation from his real target was excessively large.
Ling Han nonchalantly aimed a kick at Zhong Lin’s behind, and “peng”, the latter instantly fell onto the ground with a heavy thump, causing a large disturbance to the dust on the ground.
Complete silence.
In Hu Yang Academy, Zhong Lin could not be considered an elite, but among those of Element Gathering Tier, his ability was enough to rank him within the top hundred martial artists of Element Gathering Tier. Yet now, he was actually defeated by a mere martial artist in the fifth layer of Element Gathering Tier in one move, how were they supposed to believe their eyes?
‘What a great brat, no wonder he was so arrogant! So it seems that he does indeed have some ability!’ A cold light gleamed in An Xue Ming’s eyes. He stepped out and walked forwards. He had decided to make a move himself.
Ling Han looked slightly serious at this. An Xue Ming was in the Gushing Spring Tier, and if you converted his battle prowess to the level of Element Gathering Tier, that would at least be twenty Stars. Furthermore, this estimate had still not included the upgrade granted from the use of Black Grade martial arts techniques.
Of course, An Xue Ming may not possess any kind of Black Grade martial arts technique.
“Back down!” Mo Go stood in front of Ling Han, his eyes wide with rage. He had not stepped in previously, but as Ling Han’s teacher, he would definitely not just stand by and watch as his own student was humiliated by another!
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An Xue Ming hesitated slightly.
No matter how much of a piece of trash Mo Gao was, he was still a teacher of the Academy; how could he be so easily insulted?
Against Ling Han, he had a just cause on his side. Moreover, the stolen goods were already planted well in advance, so Ling Han would have no way to escape. Then, even if he used any rough movements in the process of apprehending Ling Han, so what? Who would actually defend the innocence of a person who had fallen from grace?
Mo Gao, however, was a completely different matter!
“Teacher, allow me!” Ling Han pushed Mo Gao gently to one side. An Xue Ming was indeed very strong, but the second layer of Gushing Spring Tier…. he could still manage an opponent of this level.
“Ling Han!” Mo Gao was extremely astonished. The reason why he had interfered was because he knew that An Xue Ming would never dare do anything against him. But Ling Han did not have any trump card to protect himself—no matter how much of a monster he was, he still would not be able to match an opponent in the second layer of Gushing Spring Tier, right?
“Don’t worry, Teacher!” Ling Han said with a smile, and walked boldly forwards.
“Hahahaha, I have to admit that you are indeed quite brave!” An Xue Ming saw that his dilemma was solved without him doing anything and so could not contain his joy.
Ling Han shook his head, and said, “You are just a lackey, what right do you have to bark? Let us see if I won’t shatter your whole mouth of teeth!”
“Insolence!” An Xue Ming’s eyes widened in rage, and he was about to make his move.
“Being so noisy in the Academy, what a scandal!” A dignified voice filled with displeasure was heard.
Everyone turned around to look at this newcomer, and saw that the speaker was a tall, sturdy man. The man was dressed in embroidered robes, exuding a powerful aura that caused anyone who dared to look upon him feel as if they should take a step back.
The Third Imperial Prince, Qi Feng Yun!
There was also a crimson-haired beauty following at his heels. She had a very shapely figure, and her lips were the shade of fire. However, this was the Third Imperial Prince’s woman; who dared to look at her voluptuous bosom, or spare another look at her slightly raised behind?
“Greetings, Third Imperial Prince!” Everyone fell down onto one knee to pay their salutations to this man who may one day inherit the throne.
Yet Ling Han still stood as straight and upright as a spear. There was no one in this world that was qualified to make him kneel. This was the pride that belonged to the powerful warrior of Heaven Tier he was in his last life. Even if he had changed bodies, even if his cultivation level had dropped drastically, there was no way to change that.
…He would only keep his temper in check, but would never break his pride.
“Rise!” The Third Imperial Prince lifted his hand slightly, and then asked, “What’s going on here?”
“In reply to the Third Imperial Prince…” An Xue Ming was cheering secretly in his heart. The violet-shaped badge was something that the Third Imperial Prince had gifted to a select few in the first place, and now that the main character was here, Ling Han’s punishment would only be even more severe.
Most importantly, when they found the violet-shaped badge among Ling Han’s belongings later, Ling Han would have no way to deny it, because how could the Third Imperial Prince not recognize his own token?
An Xue Ming immediately began to recount the facts of the matter. Of course, according to him, he had received a report from Feng Luo about having lost the token, and so, following “the trail of clues” left behind, went on to suspect Ling Han, which was why he was here with members of the Discipline Committee to search Ling Han’s room and arrest him for theft.
When the Third Imperial Prince finished listening to this tale, an odd expression played about his features.
Others may not know, but how could he not know
that he had presented Ling Han with a violet badge just the day before, so what need was there for the latter to steal another? Based on his intelligence, he very quickly came to the realization that this matter was an attempt to frame Ling Han for a crime he had not committed. Furthermore, the mastermind behind this trap was very likely Feng Luo.
Feng Luo watched all this happen from one side, and when he saw the odd expression on the Third Imperial Prince’s face, he thought that the latter was angered, and so he quickly fanned the flames by saying, “Your Highness, it’s all my fault. I asked for the token from my Elder Brother, yet did not take care of it properly, which created an opportunity for it to be stolen by a thief. Please punish me, Your Highness!”
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