Hearing those words, Zhao Ya and the others glanced at one another hesitantly.
They hadn't interacted with Zhang Shi for long, but they knew that the other party disliked trouble.
If he were to learn that they had caused a ruckus in Tianwu Academy, nearly falling out with a teacher, he would surely be displeased.
But how could they swallow the rage in their hearts if they were to leave just like that?
"Mo shi, as a master teacher, you should be our judge. If not for his interference, Mu Xueqing would have surely lost the duel. It's one thing for him to deny his loss, but to claim that it was a draw..."
Zheng Yang said angrily.
"Alright, no matter what, Liu laoshi is still a teacher. Spare him some face. As for Zhang Shi, I'll explain it to him. He won't be angry, and he won't blame you! "
Seeing how the other party was going on, Mo Yu hurriedly sent a telepathic message to him, fearing that it would only worsen the situation.
"I'll be troubling Mo shi then!"
Zheng Yang wanted to continue speaking, but Zhao Ya interrupted him.
"Un!" Mo Yu nodded.
Turning to look at Zhang Xuan, Zhao Ya said, "Liu laoshi, I'm addressing you as teacher out of respect for Tianwu Academy. Since you said that it was a draw, I'll consider it a draw then! However... Mu Xueqing, I'll challenge you to a duel three days later. Do you dare to accept it? "
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Mu Xueqing gritted her teeth.
"That's good. I hope that Liu laoshi won't interfere in the duel three days later. I also hope that you won't deny your loss!"
Flinging her sleeves, Zhao Ya clasped her fist toward Mo Yu and said, "Mo shi, farewell!"
After which, he shot a cold glare at Zhang Xuan before leading the crowd out of the room.
"Ah..."
He didn't expect that not only did he fail in stopping them, he even caused them to challenge him to a third duel. More importantly... he even ended up being hated by his own students. Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella bitterly.
What in the world was this!
This was too much of a scam, wasn't it?
"Why didn't you warn me before..." Frustrated, he turned to look at Mo Yu.
"I..." Mo Yu's face reddened.
She had thought that it would be harmless for the two students to play around. She did not expect the atmosphere to be so awkward …
Just as Zhang Xuan was at a loss as to how he should respond to Zhang Xuan, an idea suddenly struck him, and he sent a telepathic message over. "Actually, this is a good thing as well. With competition, your two batches of students will surely work hard on their cultivation. Look... Zhao Ya and Mu Xueqing, look how fast they are improving..."
She only said this to get rid of the awkwardness, but when Zhang Xuan heard this, he was stunned.
Needless to say, now that the two of them were competing with each other, they cultivated with all their might and improved greatly.
Even though the sword art and saber art that he had imparted to them were simplified versions that were more suitable for them to cultivate, it would take at least half a month for them to grasp and comprehend their Sword Intent and Saber Intent. Yet, in just two short days, they were able to accomplish it. From this, it could be seen how hard the duo had worked.
More importantly... after this duel, Mu Xueqing's trust in him had increased rapidly.
"Alright, let's do it this way … Don't leak my identity!"
After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to say anything more.
What was done could not be undone, and there was no point in saying anything more. After all, he couldn't possibly go around announcing that Liu Cheng was Zhang Xuan and that the both of them were from the same lineage, right?
If that was the case, there was probably no need for the 2-star master teacher examination to continue.
"Teacher, I'm sorry..."
Mu Xueqing walked up to Zhang Xuan with an embarrassed look on her face.
Zhang Xuan shook his head. Just as he was about to console Mu Xueqing, the crowd was pushed aside, and an elder rushed in. "Where is the elder who executed the Saber Intent? Please accept me as your student. I am Bai Xin, and I have a deep understanding of saber art. I will definitely not bring shame to teacher's name... "
"..." Zhang Xuan and Mu Xueqing.
"..." Mo Yu.
"..." The crowd.
...
"Damn it! Damn it! "
On the way back to the residence, the faces of Zheng Yang and the others were livid, and they were terrifyingly livid.
Recalling Liu laoshi's despicable face, they couldn't help but burn with rage.
"Zhao Ya, why did you stop me? Honestly speaking, if not for you, I would have applied for the Teacher Dueling Platform as well! "
Zheng Yang harrumphed.
"Teacher Dueling Platform? That Liu laoshi was able to break my sword with a casual flick of his finger. His grasp of timing and his eye of discernment are probably on par with Zhang Shi. Even if he suppresses his cultivation, we won't be a match for him! "
Zhao Ya shook her head.
"So what if he isn't a match for him? He is clearly bullying us! To shield his own student and refuse to admit defeat, this is the first time I've seen such a shameless teacher. Even if I can't defeat him, I won't let him off easily! "Zheng Yang gritted his teeth.
"Zheng Yang is right. It's just that I'm not strong enough. If I were strong enough, I would definitely teach him a lesson!"
Yuan Tao stood by the side to lend a helping hand.
"Alright, even though that Liu laoshi is shameless, he is indeed capable. If not for my powerful constitution and grandteacher's swordsmanship, I would have been the one to lose! The urgent matter at hand isn't to insult him, but to raise my cultivation. Otherwise, if we were to lose three days later, we would be the ones embarrassed! "
Zhao Ya interrupted the duo's discussion.
"That's true..." The others nodded their heads.
Otherwise, the other party would surely think that they were pushovers and disregard Zhang Shi's reputation.
Yet, in just three short days, Liu laoshi was able to raise Mu Xueqing to a level that Zhao Ya was barely a match for. This showed just how fearsome Liu laoshi was.
Now that Zhang Shi wasn't around, if Zhao Ya were to lose the duel three days later, there would be nothing they could say anymore!
"Since Zhang Shi isn't around, we can only plead grandteacher to give us some pointers... In the next few days, all of you should cultivate diligently. If the other party were to refuse to admit defeat, we'll just challenge the Teacher Dueling Platform and wreak havoc!"
Flinging her hands, Zhao Ya's eyes glowed valiantly. Back then, when she heard others saying that Lu Xun was inferior to Miss Zhang, she immediately rushed over to provoke them. From this, it could be seen that she was a fearless person.
It was one thing for the other party to be shameless once, but if he were to do it twice, they shouldn't blame him for not giving them any face!
In Tianxuan Kingdom, Lu Xun laoshi was a formidable fighter. At the very most, they would just have to gang up on Liu laoshi!
"Alright, I've been waiting for those words..." Zheng Yang nodded. Turning to Wang Ying, Yuan Tao, and the others, he asked, "How about it? If that Liu laoshi continues to be so shameless, do you dare to blow this matter up? "
"Why wouldn't I dare? What Liu laoshi? Screw him! "Yuan Tao roared.
"I won't be afraid either!" Liu Yang nodded.
"Count me in!" Wang Ying's eyes were also filled with determination.
"Alright, it's decided then..."
After the discussion, the mood of the group lifted. Thus, they walked toward the residence with widened strides. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the residence, they saw two figures standing outside.
"I'll have to trouble the two of you to report that I'm an old friend of the Red Lotus City, and I'm here to pay respects to Physician Bai!" A butler stood before the guard and said.
"Yes!" Upon hearing that it was an old friend of Physician Bai, the guard hesitated for a moment before walking in. Not too long later, he saw Physician Bai following behind him.
"Physician Bai, we meet again!"
Upon seeing Bai Chan, the duo was excited. On the other hand, Bai Chan was confused. "You two are..."
"Hmm?" Seeing that the other party didn't recognize them, the duo was perplexed. The butler couldn't help but ask, "Physician Bai, I am Butler Lu, and this is our old master, the Great Herb King. Why are you..."
These two were the Great Herb King and Butler Lu of the Red Lotus City.
After the incident at the Poison Temple, as a friend of the envoy's' senior granduncle ', the Great Herb King was placed in greater regard. No one dared to feed him a Contract Gu anymore.
Others might not know who the envoy's' senior granduncle 'was, but the Great Herb King knew it very well. It was Tianwu Royal City's Physician Bai Chan.
It just so happened that there was a medicinal herb trade going on in the capital, so he brought Butler Lu along. He wanted to make use of this opportunity to build a good relationship with the other party.
As a famous person in the capital, Bai Chan had managed to get acquainted with Master Teacher Zhang Xuan, so it wasn't too difficult for him to find the other party's residence. Thus, it didn't take him long to find the other party.
Just that... Their appearances hadn't changed, so why didn't Physician Bai recognize them?
"Great Herb King?"
Bai Chan shuddered.
The reason why he was so respected in the capital was because Zhang Shi had used his appearance to save the Great Herb King. He didn't expect the other party to be here in person.
"Great Herb King, actually, the one who saved you back then wasn't me. It was... Zhang Shi. It's like this..."
Not daring to hide anything, Bai Chan explained the matter in detail.
"So it's Zhang Shi... May I know where he is now? Is it convenient for us to pay him a visit? "Upon hearing the matter, the Great Herb King and Butler Lu were taken aback.
This was especially so for the Great Herb King. He had seen Zhang Xuan changing his appearance, so he was even more convinced.
"Zhang Shi is taking the 2-star master teacher examination, and he isn't in the residence..."
After explaining the matter, Bai Chan was just about to continue speaking when he suddenly saw Zhao Ya and the others walking over. He hurriedly introduced them, "These are Zhang Shi's students. If you have any words for Zhang Shi, feel free to tell them!"
"Zhang Shi's students?" The Great Herb King and Butler Lu hurriedly clasped their fists.
Zhang Shi was the senior granduncle of the envoy, and his seniority was extremely high. Even though his students were young, the duo didn't dare to slight them.
"Great Herb King?"
Upon hearing the introduction, Zhao Ya and the others were astonished. "The Great Herb King of Red Lotus City?"
On the way to Tianwu Kingdom, they had heard Liu Shi's detailed introduction of the Great Herb King, and they knew of his standing and authority.
They didn't expect him to be so respectful to their teacher.
"Teacher is out for a training, and it will be another five to six days before he returns. May I know if the Great Herb King has any words for us? We'll inform teacher once he returns!"
Zhao Ya said.
"Oh, it's nothing much. I just happened to be passing by Tianwu Kingdom, so I came to pay a visit!"
Upon hearing that Zhang Xuan wasn't around, the Great Herb King was slightly disappointed. "Since Zhang Shi isn't around, we'll be taking our leave!"
"Wait a moment..."
Yuan Tao hurried forward and looked at the Great Herb King curiously. "I heard that... you have a close relationship with the Poison Temple. Do you have some poison in your hands?"
"This..." The Great Herb King didn't expect the other party to be so direct. Smiling awkwardly, he replied, "I do have some!"
"In that case, do you have any poison that can inflict pain on a Tongxuan realm expert without risking his life? I would like to buy some... "
Yuan Tao's eyes lit up.
"Inflict pain on a Tongxuan realm expert without risking his life?"
The Great Herb King didn't know why Zhang Xuan wanted the poison. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded his head, "I do have some... If you want to use it, I'll give it to you! However, you must be careful. The poison is extremely potent, and even a Zongshi realm expert would suffer greatly if he were to consume it carelessly! "
After which, he flicked his wrist and a jade bottle appeared in his hands.
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