“Lin Xun, why did you mess with Her Highness Princess Linghuang and Qi Yu? Those two have impressive backgrounds and very few people in Qinglu Academy dare to anger them.”
“I didn’t mess with them. They messed with me first.”
“You are still so young, so you might not know that the consequences of angering them are terrifying,” Shen Tuo sighed.
His face was clouded with worry on the way back to the Rune Department. Lin Xun’s action was a huge shock to him. He had lectured Princess Linghuang and forced Qi Yu to his knees. He was too fearless!
Looking unconcerned, Lin Xun said leisurely, “Elder, I’m a victim. I’m already being very generous to not pursue them for their faults.”
Shen Tuo gave a wry smile. “That’s true but...aren't you worried about retaliation?”
Lin Xun raised his brows. “Would they dare to act violently in Qinglu Academy?”
“Of course not! Are you kidding? This is Qinglu Academy. Let alone them, even the powerful figures of the imperial family wouldn’t dare to act recklessly here.”
“Then, that’s enough.” Lin Xun said with a smile.
“Elder, you don’t have to worry too much. Ever since I have come to the Forbidden City, I have offended many people. I don’t mind offending a few more.”Shen Tuo smiled wryly again. He couldn’t understand Lin Xun. He was too brave and bold like he didn’t know what fear was.
When the two returned to the Rune Department, they resumed serious business. Shen Tuo informed Lin Xun that he had done everything he could to help him exchange for the rune materials he required. He predicted that they would acquire all the rune materials within three days.
After learning about that, Lin Xun immediately headed to the ninth floor of the Refinement Tower to start the preparation for the making of the rune armament!
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The news that Lin Xun had suppressed Qi Yu and reprimanded Princess Linghuang spread throughout Qinglu Academy and set off huge waves.
Lin Xun craves to be in the limelight so much that he created such a huge scene in the martial arts arena of the Dao Martial Department on the first day he returned to the academy. He even defeated genius figures such as Lan Yu, Jin Zhuliu and Xue Yun.
On the same day, he ascended to the top of the Spirit Sea Gold Rankings and overshadowed the disciples in the Dao Martial Department.
On the next day after his return, he lectured Princess Linghuang and forced Qi Yu to his knees in front of everyone. He is so crazy.
Is that guy Lin Xun not afraid of death!?
Everyone had the same question in their minds. They couldn’t understand how Lin Xun could act so recklessly and without restraint like he had nothing to fear.
“No matter what, Lin Xun is a remarkable young genius. He not only has a magnificent mastery in the art of runes but he could also suppress genius talents in terms of strength. He is simply a monster!”
Many people echoed.
“Indeed, I thought he was already amazing to make it to the first place of the Spirit Sea Gold Rankings, but after just one day, he passed the Sky Stairs Assessment that no one had ever passed in hundreds of years. He’s too terrifying.”
“Not only that, but did you see him suppress Qi Yu? As a Spirit Sea Cultivator, he fought against someone of a higher cultivation level and didn’t lose. How many people can do that in the entire Qinglu Academy?”
“That guy makes me speechless. He is so savage and arrogant, but he has such amazing talent and aptitude. It’s unbelievable.”
Lin Xun had sparked uproars once again. His feats widely circulated Qinglu Academy and alarmed many powerful and influential figures.
However, there were mixed opinions about him. Some were positive, and some were negative. He was a controversial figure.
Some people sneered at his situation because they felt that he would be killed sooner or later. This was because he had offended too many people and clans.
Among the seven high clans of the empire, he had angered six of them—the Hua, Song, Qin, Zuo, Chi and Qi Clans...all except the Xue Clan!
It was too unbelievable. Who would have imagined that a sixteen-year-old boy could anger so many powerful clans one after another after only spending one year in the Forbidden City?
Most importantly, Lin Xun had offended the imperial family more than once!
The first time, he had forced the Marquis of Rising Sky to kneel and sparked outrage. The second time, he had lectured Princess Linghuang in public and embarrassed her.
Understandably, Lin Xun had enemies and opponents everywhere he went.
Some people even joked that Lin Xun was the best at angering and offending people in the Forbidden City!
Many people believed that Lin Xun would face a lot of hostility and suffer retaliation in the future. Perhaps, he might even be killed soon.
In truth, that was indeed the case. On the day after Lin Xun forced Qi Yu to his knees, students from the Dao Martial Department and True Martial Department came forward one after another to condemn Lin Xun’s disgraceful behavior and reported him to the higher-ups of the academy.
“Lin Xun humiliated Her Highness Princess Linghuang, insulted the dignity of the imperial family, and forced a student to kneel. Everyone is outraged by his actions. We will not leave the matter until he is punished!”
Students expressed their righteous indignation and spoke as though they couldn’t live under the same sky as Lin Xun. They felt that he had tarnished the reputation of teachers by bullying students and adopting cruel means. They demanded the academy to strip him off his teaching qualification and expel him from the academy.
Once the storm broke out, it didn’t subside and instead intensified. More and more students joined in to condemn Lin Xun.
All of a sudden, Lin Xun seemed to have become the most heinous person in the world. Many students joined hands to denounce him and caused turmoil in Qinglu Academy.
The higher-ups of the academy didn’t dare to sit back anymore and do nothing. They had to resolve the turmoil.
Therefore, some suggested that it might be better to remove Lin Xun’s teaching qualification and expel him from the academy to quell the students’ fury.
Many refused and argued that Lin Xun had never violated the rules of Qinglu Academy. Many people would be disappointed if he was stripped of his teaching qualifications.
Simply speaking, the turmoil worsened, and ultimately, the question revolved around whether or not to fire Lin Xun.
Some people were excited to know that Lin Xun would be rightly punished and expelled from Qinglu Academy.
Some people were enraged as they felt that Lin Xun had been framed and that all accusations against him were nonsense.
Of course, anyone with a little brain would realize that someone was behind the storm for it to grow so tremendously.
In other words, from the start, someone had been manipulating the storm in the dark!
Would the academy fire Lin Xun?
Many students and teachers were curious.