"What?"
"He said that School Head Lu Feng is a talkative donkey?"
"He wants to challenge the Apothecary School?"
Hearing the quarrel between the two on the stage, the crowd below went into a frenzy.
Ever since the disappearance of the old principal, most of the matters in the Master Teacher Academy had been decided by School Head Lu Feng. Even though he wasn't the principal in name, he was more or less the same.
On top of that, he was the head of the Ten Great Master Teachers, a figure whom School Head Mo and the others viewed as the leader of the academy. For a freshman to insult him as a talkative donkey in public and even ask him to scram to the side, that was a huge crime!
"How can Zhang Shi be so reckless?"
Wei Ranxue, Zhao Bingxu, and the others staggered.
They thought that School Head Lu would be able to resolve the matter swiftly, but who could have thought that Zhang Shi would be so obstinate as to stand up to him?
School Head Lu had always been an upright person, and he viewed the rules as heavy as a mountain. For him to insult Zhang Xuan right to his face, it would be strange if he didn't fly into a rage.
As expected, before Zhang Xuan could finish his words, School Head Lu's face darkened, and his voice rumbled like thunder.
"What did you say?"
"Are you deaf or blind? Even if you can't hear, surely you can see! In a Life-and-Death Duel with You Xu, we are both 6-star physicians, so we can be considered as equals. There is no distinction between us as teacher and student … Thus, there is no need for you to pressure me with that.
"Also, we haven't even decided the victor between us yet, and yet, you barged in here to cause trouble … Are you trying to talk to me about the rules?"
Without the slightest hint of fear in his eyes, Zhang Xuan sneered coldly.
He was a student, and it was indeed a huge taboo for him to talk back to the other party. However, he was dueling with You Xu as a 6-star physician, so he could be considered as equals.
In other words, as long as the duel wasn't over, he would be a 6-star physician.
Even if the other party was a 6-star master teacher, he would still be considered as an equal.
What right did he have to stop him?
"You …"
With a livid face, Lu Feng's lips trembled in anger. "You sure have a glib tongue. No matter what you say today, I will definitely protect You Xu. I will personally report this matter to Mingshi Tang and have him mediate with the Physician Guild!"
"You intend to protect him?" Zhang Xuan narrowed his eyes.
Although it was a little strange that this guy would pay such a price to protect You Xu, it was understandable after thinking about it carefully.
Back then, when Zhang Xuan and Wei Changfeng were purchasing medicinal herbs, he had seen School Head Lu Feng sending someone over to purchase them.
Not only was the price cheap, but the transaction was also very smooth.
One of them was an apothecary while the other was a herbologist. Thus, the two of them must have a close relationship with one another. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen to offend the headquarters of the Physician Guild just to interrupt the Life-and-Death Duel.
"Not bad!"
Harrumphing coldly, Lu Feng flung his arm and commanded, "School Head You, follow me! I would like to see who in the Master Teacher Academy dares to stop me! "
"Yes!"
Seeing that School Head Lu Feng had stepped forward with a firm stance, You Xu heaved a sigh of relief and hurriedly followed behind him.
He had already lost the life-and-death duel. If he continued to stay here, he would definitely be unlucky. It would be best if he could leave.
"Leave? Who dares to leave without my permission? "
Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up as he harrumphed coldly. After which, he turned to You Xu and bellowed, "You caused Wei Changfeng's death, disregarding the dignity and morality of a master teacher. What right do you have to be a model teacher? Kneel down!"
"Kneel down?"
You Xu was taken aback. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt a surge of energy abruptly stimulating his acupoints, and an intense pain immediately assaulted him.
Putong!
Before he could reply, his knees caved in, and he fell to the floor.
With his Heaven's Path zhenqi hidden within the other party's body, Zhang Xuan had subdued him easily.
"You …"
With a livid face, Lu Feng felt as if the bottom of a wok.
Just as he said that he would bring Zhang Xuan back, he actually made You Xu kneel to the floor.
This was a direct slap to his face, and it was a resounding slap.
When did his title as the head of the Apothecary School become so worthless?
"Zhang Xuan, are you sure that you want to stand against me?"
Lu Feng glared at the young man with a sinister gaze, seemingly wanting to tear him apart.
"Stand against me?"
Zhang Xuan shook his head. "You aren't worthy of me standing against you! To tell you the truth, before you appeared, I didn't even know who you were! "
With the Library of Heaven's Path in his possession, there was nothing beneath the heavens that he couldn't overcome. As the head of a mere Apothecary School, if he didn't show himself, he wouldn't have known who he was. To think that you would dare to stand against me … You are really thinking too much!
"You …" Lu Feng was on the verge of going berserk.
"Enough, I can't be bothered to waste my breath on you. Before the Life-and-Death Physician Duel comes to an end, no one is allowed to take him away. Putting aside the fact that you are only the stand-in head of the Apothecary School, even if the head of the Apothecary School were to come here personally, it would still be futile! Otherwise … he would only be a corpse! "
Zhang Xuan waved his hands nonchalantly, not bothering to explain any further.
His Heaven's Path zhenqi had already seeped into the other party's bone marrow. You Xu's life was at his whim. No matter who you are, you can dream on if you want to take him away!
"You dare!"
Lu Feng gritted his teeth.
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Zhang Xuan shook his head. Turning to You Xu, he said, "He said that I dare not. Come, spit out a mouthful of blood for him to see!"
As soon as those words were spoken, You Xu, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly felt a peculiar energy churning through his internal organs. Unable to hold himself back any longer, he spurted a mouthful of blood, dyeing the ground crimson.
"You …"
Lu Feng's body swayed weakly, and he nearly went insane.
This was a blatant provocation!
"Why? You aren't convinced? Come, You Xu, continue vomiting until he submits to you! "
Zhang Xuan placed his hands behind his back and commanded.
Pu! Pu! Pu!
Hearing his command, You Xu spurted mouthful after mouthful of blood. But barely after a few mouthfuls, his face had already turned ghastly pale, and it seemed as if he would die at any moment.
"Stop!"
Seeing that his old friend would surely die if he continued vomiting, Lu Feng clenched his teeth so tightly that they nearly fell off, but there was nothing he could do.
At this moment, it was clear that Zhang Shi had used an extremely potent poison on him during the Life-and-Death Physician Duel. Otherwise, there was no way the latter would have been so obedient, kneeling and vomiting at his command.
He didn't even have the courage to refute Zhang Xuan's words.
"Stop!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
Only then did You Xu stop spurting blood. His body went limp, and he panted heavily. He felt as if half of his life had been sucked out of him.
He had lived for nearly a thousand years ever since he became a master teacher, and he had never suffered such humiliation before.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan had stopped, Lu Feng hurriedly took out an antidote and fed it to him.
You Xu panted a few times, and he shook his head.
Even though the antidote was formidable, it was completely ineffective against the poison in his body.
The poison that the other party had left in his body had already seeped into the most secretive parts of his body, places that even zhenqi cultivation was unable to reach.
"Damn it!"
Standing up, Lu Feng turned to Zhang Xuan once more, and with gritted teeth, he said, "Very well, you are indeed capable! However, I have to remind you that even though you have won the Life-and-Death Physician Duel, as a 6-star pinnacle master teacher, You Xu is under the protection of the Master Teacher Academy. Given your standing, you don't have the right to decide his life or death! "
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Even though the other party's tone was impolite, he knew that he was right.
The Life-and-Death Physician Duel would, at the very most, cause the other party's reputation to be tarnished. Killing the other party wasn't just a physician, he was also a master teacher.
Every single master teacher was a pillar of society, and Mingshi Tang had paid a huge price to groom them. On top of that, as a 6-star pinnacle master teacher, as long as they hadn't committed any heinous crimes or gone against mankind, no one of the same rank as them had the right to sentence them to death.
Unless … a Seven Star master teacher made the request personally or the Tribunal of Teachers.
This was precisely the reason why Zhang Xuan had used Impartation of Heaven's Will to beguile the other party into committing suicide.
If the other party had really died, he could have said that he had committed suicide out of shame. But now that he had suffered a setback, it would be difficult for him to beguile the other party again.
"I can spare his life, but I will be taking him away. As for whether others make a move on him or not, that has nothing to do with me! "Zhang Xuan waved his hands.
As much as he wanted to kill Zhang Xuan, he would have preferred for Wei Ruyan to kill the man who had killed his father.
"Take him away? This is the Master Teacher Academy. Aren't you being a little too naive for you to take a vice principal away? "
Lu Feng sneered coldly.
"Are you intending to disregard the rules of the Life-and-Death Physician Duel?" Zhang Xuan frowned.
"Of course I will. However, even after the Life-and-Death Physician Duel, you are still a student of the Master Teacher Academy. As the acting principal of the academy and the head of the Ten Great Master Teachers, I believe that it isn't against the rules for me to stop a student!"
A glint flashed across Lu Feng's eyes.
It was against the rules for him to interfere in the Life-and-Death Physician Duel, but now that the duel was over, the other party had reverted back to his student status. As the esteemed principal of the academy, it wasn't against the rules for him to interfere or teach the other party a lesson.
On the contrary, he was still speaking righteously.
Zhang Xuan's complexion turned incredibly awful.
The other party was right. No matter what, he was still a student. There was a hierarchy between a teacher and a student, and there was nothing he could do if a teacher interfered in the academy.
It was one thing to threaten Xu with poison, but if he really poisoned him to death, that would be equivalent to a 4-star master teacher trying to kill a 6-star master teacher. That would be insubordination, and he would surely be investigated by Mingshi Tang.
Things would be even more troublesome then.
As expected of the head of the Apothecary School, a 6-star pinnacle master teacher, he was even more adept at playing by the rules than him.
"Make School Head You stay and neutralize the poison. As for winning the duel, I'll have him compensate you for it … After that, I'll let you go and pretend that nothing has happened today. Otherwise, if I, as a teacher, teach a disobedient student a lesson, no one will speak up for you when word reaches Mingshi Tang! "
Lu Feng harrumphed.
"Are you determined to cause me trouble?"
Seeing that the other party was determined to make a move on him, Zhang Xuan glared at him coldly.
As expected, a master teacher was even more shameless than him.
What was truly frightening was a cultured one!
"Cause me trouble? I'm not here to cause you trouble, I'm just teaching a junior a lesson. If your seniority is higher than mine, you are free to teach me a lesson as well! "Lu Feng chuckled.
The difference in seniority was too great.
You are a student while I am a teacher. Just this identity alone is more than enough to make you unable to lift your head!
Zhang Xuan wanted to say something, but he didn't know how he should respond. Just as he was conflicted over how he should deal with the situation, he suddenly heard the anxious shout of an elder beneath the stage.
"Elder Zheng, Elder Wang, and Elder Liu, you are here as well. Don't go up …"
Following which, a gust of wind blew, and several figures leaped onto the stage.
Following which, an impassive voice sounded. "School Head Lu, the three of us are newly recruited guest elders of the Martial Arts School, and we enjoy the privileges of the academy. May I know … if we are of the same generation as you?"
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