Five minutes later, at the entrance of Gymnasium No. 9, the doctors in the school's infirmary were busy.
Because Zhao Liang's leg injuries were too serious, there was no way to carry him to the infirmary for treatment, so they had to treat him on the spot.
For the Federation, who had mastered the Advanced Cultivation Method, a comminuted fracture was not too big of a problem. It could be healed in a few days. At most, the process would be a little … painful.
"Ahhhhhhh!" Wave after wave of Zhao Liang's screams came from the gymnasium, making everyone's scalp go numb and their knees hurt incomparably.
As for Li Yao and his best friend Meng Jiang, they were squatting on the flower bed outside the gymnasium. The two of them seemed to be surrounded by an invisible aura, causing the other students of the Ordinary Class to hide far away, not daring to approach them.
Meng Jiang had a conflicted expression as he hesitated to speak.
Li Yao glanced at his best friend. "What do you want to know? Go ahead and ask. If you don't, I'm going to be taken away by Teacher!"
Meng Jiang spat out a mouthful of foul air, and said with a bitter smile, "My mind is in a mess, and I haven't reacted at all. You little monster, when did you become so powerful?"
Li Yao thought for a while and said, "I've always been practicing a top notch technique. Before I mastered it, my strength was very weak, no different from a normal person. But once I mastered it, I could soar into the sky and my strength would explode! Yesterday was a crucial moment, so I didn't come to school. But now, I have already mastered the initial stage! "
"So powerful!" Meng Jiang's eyes lit up, but he didn't continue asking.
According to the unwritten rule of the Federation, it was taboo to ask about the origins of other people's martial arts and Cultivation arts. Even the most powerful Cultivators were not allowed to ask about the heritage of other people's secret arts.
Otherwise, wouldn't the federal army be able to surround the mountains of the Cultivation sects with a million soldiers and force the Cultivation sects to hand over their ultimate arts if a Cultivation expert could interrogate the weak Cultivation sects today?
In every world, there was a basic rule to protect the weak from being bullied by the strong, or at least in theory.
It was because of these rules that society could be established, and the strong and the weak could be united!
The Xing Yao Federation relied on such rules to unite the self-cultivators and the ordinary people to fight against the demon beasts and the Diabolism together. Without these rules, the Federation would have collapsed a long time ago. The self-cultivators and the ordinary people would be hostile to each other and would be reduced to a pile of loose sand. How could they be a match for the demon beasts and the Diabolism?
Therefore, when Li Yao came up with this excuse to explain his sudden increase in strength, he wasn't worried about being exposed. Even if others knew that he was lying, they wouldn't expose him — in the world of cultivation, who didn't have some unspeakable secrets?
Meng Jiang nodded, accepting the fact that his best friend had suddenly become stronger. He frowned and said, "But, do you have to be so fierce? He had already knocked Zhao Liang down, yet he still wanted to smash his left knee. Wasn't that too ruthless? You don't even know how terrifying you looked when you lifted the barbell. You looked like a … bloodthirsty monster! "
"It was necessary." Li Yao explained, "In the morning, you told me that Helian Lie has great power in the school and has many henchmen. Since I've offended him, his underlings will certainly come looking for trouble with me. Zhao Liang is only the first!"
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Zhao Liang is the last in the Important Class. If I only knocked him down, do you think others would be afraid? Wouldn't they come looking for trouble with me one after another? No matter how good I am at fighting, I can't stand up to them in a battle of attrition! And now, these people have seen Zhao Liang's two knees and heard his blood-curdling screams. Before they come looking for trouble with me, they'll have to think twice. I'm afraid that eight or nine out of ten of them will shrink back. "
Meng Jiang stared blankly. He didn't think that far. He simply felt that Li Yao was too heavy-handed.
Li Yao patted his best friend's shoulder and said seriously, "Little Jiang, you know my background. I grew up in a junkyard. In the world I grew up in, even if it was for half a rotten banana, people would fight to the death. Once, I even saw two groups of people fighting over half a bag of cold meat buns. In the end, two lives were lost. Half a bag of meat buns, two lives! Believe me, growing up in this kind of world, I know how to deal with threats and troubles! "
"But, but …" Meng Jiang's mind was a mess. It seemed that only today did he see the other side of his best friend.
Perhaps, this was the most genuine side.
Li Yao said indifferently, "My ten years of experience in the junkyard told me that when faced with other people's threats, it's not that you can't reason or compromise. But first, you have to beat them until their parents can't recognize them. Then, you can reason and compromise. Otherwise, it's not being reasonable or compromising. It's just putting yourself in a pot and letting others steam or braise you! Take today's matter as an example. Zhao Liang came and wanted me to kneel and beg for mercy. He also wanted to break ten of my bones. I didn't want to kneel or break ten of my bones. Other than fighting him to the death, what else could I do? "
Meng Jiang was stunned for a long time and said, "I heard you say before that you had a nickname in the junkyard called 'Vulture'. I didn't believe it and thought that you were bragging. Now, I believe it."
Li Yao smiled and said, "Yes. At that time, I was ten times fiercer and a hundred times crazier than I am now. There was no other way. At that time, I was still a child. I couldn't even hold a knife steadily. If I wasn't fierce and crazy, how could I snatch food from the mouths of adults? Later, I met my old man. He taught me many things, including how to follow the rules and integrate into normal society. Only then did I become a bit more restrained. However, my old man is already dead. When faced with this kind of situation, I can only deal with it according to the instincts of a 'Vulture'! "
Meng Jiang sighed. "I understand. Little Devil, you have no other choice. But other than me, other people will definitely think that you're a petty person intoxicated by success and too arrogant."
"Arrogant? Of course I'm arrogant! " Li Yao's nose twitched. He said disapprovingly, "We scavenger worms who make a living in the 'Artifact Graveyard'. Today, there's no tomorrow. Maybe one minute we dig up some priceless treasure, the next minute we'll be blown to smithereens by a spiritual energy explosion and not even dregs will be left! So, for us, once we have power, we must immediately be arrogant. If we can be arrogant in this second, we won't wait until the next second. If we can be arrogant ten times, we won't be arrogant only nine times! If we have power but don't be arrogant, what's the point of keeping a low profile? If by any chance we die in the next second, wouldn't that be a pity? It's like you won five million in the lottery, but you didn't indulge in debauchery. Instead, you went to the bank to deposit it. In the end, just as you left the bank, you were hit by a flying shuttle and died. You'd be wronged even if you became a ghost! "
Meng Jiang admitted defeat. "Okay, okay. You're confident enough. You're arrogant enough. But have you ever thought about what would happen if Helian Lie used his family's influence to force you to drop out of school? What would you do then?"
"If this place doesn't hold me, then there will be other places to hold me. Chixiao No. 2 High School isn't the only school under the heavens. If worse comes to worst, I'll just switch to another high school. Even if I don't go to a high school, the Federation still allows citizens to apply for university as individuals. It's just that the procedures are a bit more troublesome, that's all! If Helian Lie really does force me to drop out of school, then what's wrong with letting him get what he wants? As the saying goes, the future is long. He and I still have a lot of beautiful youth! "Li Yao's eyes flashed with an ominous glint as he spoke as if nothing had happened.
While the two of them were talking, a short and thin figure walked towards them shakily.
"Teacher's here!" Meng Jiang said in a low voice. He pulled Li Yao to his feet and jumped down from the flower bed.
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