The Mirror Master

Lu Bai let out a quiet sigh of relief at his words.

’It went fairly smoothly.’

Luo Ben, however, grew anxious. He glared at Xing Ying and shouted, "Tutor, on what grounds are you expelling Brother Xiaolu? Sun Shuchen and the others drew their weapons first! Why aren’t you punishing them? I’m going to report this to the Dean!"

Xing Ying sneered. "Beating his fellow disciples to this state? Even if the Dean came, he wouldn’t keep such a deranged and vicious person in the academy."

Just then, a disciple came running over in a hurry.

"Tutor, the Dean and the Lord County Captain are here."

Xing Ying frowned.

’The commotion here was so big, it’s normal for it to have alerted the Dean.’

’But why would it have alerted County Captain Li Tianxing as well?’

In the various counties of the Wu Dynasty, the Prefect was the head of the local region, holding both military and administrative power.

The County Captain was responsible for defense and public order, commanding a host of constables and government officers, their status second only to the Prefect.

’He probably just happened to be visiting Bluestone Academy, and since he stumbled upon this matter, he came over to see what the fuss was about.’

Xing Ying mused to himself.

As he pondered, the sound of light laughter and conversation drifted over from not too far away, and a group of people began walking toward them.

Lu Bai looked in their direction.

Two men led the group. The one on the left was over fifty, with a slender build, his graying hair tied back, and he wore a wide scholar’s robe.

The man on the right was in his forties, with a chiseled face, tightly pressed lips, and eyes as sharp as a hawk’s. He wore a set of black, close-fitting official robes, a standard-issue saber hanging from his waist. He walked with a powerful stride, exuding a commanding, martial aura!

"Dean, Lord Li."

Xing Ying hurried forward to pay his respects.

Li Tianxing merely gave a slight nod.

Feng Yang glanced at the chaotic martial arts training ground not far away and couldn’t help but frown. "What’s going on here?"

Xing Ying quickly recounted what had just happened, carefully picking and choosing his words.

Luo Xiao couldn’t stand to listen any longer and interjected, "Dean, it was Sun Shuchen and Sun Shufei who tried to bully the few with their numbers and the small with their size. They even drew their weapons! Brother Xiaolu was forced to fight back."

Luo Xiao was articulate, conveying the key information in just a few words.

Xing Ying quickly retorted, "This Lu Bai, at such a young age, is already so vicious and merciless! He used lethal force against his fellow disciples without a shred of hesitation. Keeping someone like him in Bluestone Academy will surely be a scourge and will damage our academy’s reputation!"

Feng Yang’s expression darkened, a look of displeasure on his face.

’For Li Tianxing to suddenly pay a visit today, only to have such a scene break out in the academy...’

Feng Yang was well aware of Xing Ying’s relationship with the Sun Family, and he also understood the feud between the Luo Family and the Sun Family.

After a moment’s thought, he could guess the general gist of the situation.

However, he was quite surprised that this Lu Bai possessed such Divine Power.

’According to academy regulations, there would be no issue with expelling Lu Bai.’

’But Sun Shufei and Sun Shuchen, having improperly drawn their weapons, would have to be expelled as well.’

At that moment, Li Tianxing walked over to Lu Bai, looked him up and down, and asked, "You are Lu Bai?"

"Greetings, Lord Li."

Lu Bai couldn’t discern the man’s intentions. He bowed while remaining secretly on guard.

"Not bad, not bad at all."

Li Tianxing smiled.

This left everyone present completely bewildered.

’What did Li Tianxing mean by that?’

Lu Bai genuinely didn’t sense any hostility from Li Tianxing.

On the contrary, a hint of admiration seemed to flash in the man’s eyes.

Seeing this, Feng Yang’s thoughts stirred, and he decided not to state his position just yet.

"How are those few over there? Are their lives in any danger?"

Li Tianxing glanced at the three—Sun Shuchen and the others—lying on the ground and asked.

"Let me take a look."

Feng Yang stepped forward and examined each of them in turn.

By now, Sun Jifang had regained consciousness, but his head was still throbbing painfully, his eyes dazed.

Feng Yang stood up and said, "Lord Li, there’s no need to worry. The three of them are not in any serious danger. Sun Jifang lost a few teeth and took a blow to the head; he’ll need to rest at home for ten to fifteen days.

As for Sun Shuchen and Sun Shufei...

...both have fractured arms. They’ll likely need three to five months of rest to fully recover."

Noticing Li Tianxing’s peculiar expression and unable to gauge his thoughts, Feng Yang asked tentatively, "Regarding this matter... what is your opinion, Lord Li?"

"Dean Feng, this is fundamentally a matter for your Bluestone Academy. As an outsider, it’s not my place to interfere."

Li Tianxing paused here, his gaze shifting to Xing Ying. "However, just now, this gentleman here..."

"I am Xing Ying, a Tutor in the academy’s Basic School."

Xing Ying quickly stepped forward to introduce himself.

"Oh, so this Tutor Xing was saying something about Lu Bai using lethal force... Heh heh!"

Li Tianxing suddenly chuckled.

The disciples present exchanged glances.

’Why is this Li Tianxing also laughing so strangely? Lu Bai gave a weird laugh just like that a moment ago.’

Xing Ying sensed that something was amiss and quickly explained, "Lord Li, you may not be aware, but while the academy tacitly allows private duels between disciples, they are always meant to stop once a victor is clear. In the entire history of Bluestone Academy, no one has ever been so vicious toward a fellow disciple. It’s simply too egregious!

"If we don’t expel him, it will truly harm the academy’s reputation."

Li Tianxing said with a grin, "Tutor Xing, do you know why I came to Bluestone Academy?"

"This... I do not know."

Xing Ying gave an awkward laugh.

Feng Yang spoke up from the side. "Lord Li came to me and said that our Bluestone Academy has produced a young hero who, with just one sword, has already slain Zhao Wuji’s entire gang of villains, a total of eighteen men."

The entire crowd erupted in an uproar!

Lu Bai’s eyelid twitched as he heard this.

’I’ve been exposed already?’

"I heard the leader of that group of bandits, Zhao Wuji, was an Inner Martial Artist! To be able to kill all eighteen of those vicious criminals while surrounded... his strength is just too immense!"

"Our Bluestone Academy is going to be famous now!"

"Which senior brother from the Advanced Academy was it?"

"It might be Sun Bohan. I heard Senior Brother Sun has already opened his Eight Acupoints and is out gaining experience in the Jianghu."

Most of those present were disciples from the Basic and Middle Schools, not yet qualified to venture out into the Jianghu.

Hearing this news, all of them wore expressions of shock.

Seeing Li Tianxing address him directly, Xing Ying was both surprised and delighted. He quickly asked, "May I ask, Lord Li, which disciple from the academy was it? Could it be one that I taught?"

"Lord Li, please don’t keep us in suspense."

Feng Yang chuckled. "When I asked you earlier, you wouldn’t say, insisting that you had to meet this young hero in person."

"The person... I have already met him."

Li Tianxing gave a cold little smile. "It’s just that, your Bluestone Academy apparently has no room for this young hero. Tutor Xing here was just making a mountain out of a molehill, wanting to have him expelled."

As soon as his words fell, the previous murmuring discussions instantly vanished.

The entire area fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Every single gaze landed on Lu Bai.

The only person Tutor Xing wanted to expel just now was Lu Bai.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded, their faces a mask of horror.

The two brothers, Luo Ben and Luo Xiao, looked at Lu Bai, a flicker of shock in their eyes.

"This... this... this..."

Xing Ying was completely stunned. His mind was in chaos as he subconsciously asked, "Lord Li, could there be a mistake?"

"Are you questioning me? Hmm?"

Li Tianxing’s gaze swept over him, sharp and menacing, his tone unfriendly.

Xing Ying’s heart trembled. Realizing his blunder, he quickly shook his head and stammered incoherently, "No, I didn’t... It’s just... I... I..."

Li Tianxing scanned the surroundings and said slowly, "An eyewitness saw Lu Bai, with one sword, slay a host of villains and execute their leader, Zhao Wuji!

"Upon receiving the report, I immediately led my men to the scene to verify it. I have only just returned today.

"I came here today hoping to meet this young hero in person and to congratulate Bluestone Academy on producing such a genius. I never expected... heh, that a Tutor of Bluestone Academy would so thoroughly open my eyes!"

"If this Young Hero Lu had truly used lethal force, would those disciples from the Sun Family still be alive?!"

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