Chapter 53

Back in the dormitory, Lu Li took out the small piece of lightning-struck wood from the drawer, pondered for a moment, and then, with a heavy heart, cut it into three segments.

Lightning-struck wood, as the name suggests, is wood that has been struck by lightning. The piece in his hand was of the highest quality among lightning-struck woods—lightning-struck jujube wood.

Lightning-struck jujube wood is hard and resilient, extremely yang in nature, and is commonly known as the "warding-off-evil wood." It is the top material for making ritual objects in Daoism or by celestial masters.

The piece of lightning-struck jujube wood that Lu Li obtained, however, had been used as the focal point of a先天阴阳阵 (先天 yin-yang array) for several hundred years, consuming a large amount of energy, making it far from perfect. Nevertheless, it was still one of the best materials for making amulets.

Therefore, Lu Li decided to use the lightning-struck wood to make an amulet for Shen Muqing.

The idea was good, but the actual carving was extremely difficult, especially since the 500-year-old jujube wood was incredibly hard. He broke two knives in just ten minutes of carving.

If it weren't for his astonishing strength, even the fastest knives would have been useless.

He worked until midnight but couldn't even carve out a rough shape. Helpless, Lu Li had to put away the lightning-struck wood and decided to buy a suitable carving knife first.

The final exams arrived as scheduled.

After finishing one subject in the morning, the afternoon exam had just begun when the invigilator suddenly walked up to Lu Li and whispered, "Student, are you Lu Li?"

"What's the matter?" Lu Li asked, puzzled.

"Vice President Gao wants you to go to his office."

Lu Li's brows furrowed, and he glanced at his half-completed test paper. "Let him wait. I'll go after I finish the exam."

The invigilator was stunned. Let the vice president wait?

"It's the final exam right now. Doesn't the vice president know that?"

Lu Li added, then buried himself in the exam. As for the vice president's invitation, he was very clear about the reason—wasn't it because Liang Jun had beaten his son? So what!

The invigilator looked helpless but, considering the importance of the final exam to students, even the biggest matters seemed to be no big deal for a moment. If this student, Lu Li, failed the exam because of meeting the vice president, who would be responsible?

A week of continuous review had proven effective. Lu Li quickly finished the exam, checked it once, and then submitted it and left.

As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, the invigilator who had reminded him asked another person with a strange look, "Teacher Li, why did the vice president call him now?"

Teacher Li asked in surprise, "You don't know?"

"Know what?"

Teacher Li looked around and leaned in, lowering his voice. "Gao Liang was beaten last night, and it's said that Lu Li was the one who ordered it. Hey, even if he scores full marks this time, it won't matter. With Vice President Gao's temper, he might just expel him directly."

"Ah?"

The invigilator was stunned. He looked down at Lu Li's test paper, which was neat and beautifully written, and sighed. "This student is really good, what a pity."

...

After leaving the exam room, Lu Li walked straight to the administrative building.

He paused in front of the office layout on the first floor, found Vice President Gao's office, and then took the elevator up.

After knocking on the door and hearing a response, he pushed the door open and said calmly, "I'm Lu Li. Vice President Gao, you called for me?"

Vice President Gao was tall and more like a butcher than a teacher.

After hearing Lu Li's first sentence, his face immediately darkened.

"Fighting and brawling on campus, the impact is extremely negative, and it seriously violates school discipline. Lu Li, have your parents come to the school."

"Sorry, my mother is busy with work. You can tell me directly."

If it were really about fighting and brawling, it was Liang Jun and Gao Liang, not him, Lu Li. Ultimately, it was because they couldn't afford to offend Liang Jun, and Gao Liang was his own son, so they were picking on the weaker one.

Moreover, the students at Haicheng University came from all over the country. It was unreasonable to call parents when something happened; this wasn't primary or middle school.

"What kind of attitude is this? You know you're wrong but refuse to admit it. A student like you will be a menace to society even after graduation."

To be honest, when Gao Xiaoguang first heard that his son was beaten, he was indeed shocked. After all, everyone knew Gao Liang's identity, and the person who dared to do it was clearly not an ordinary person.

He carefully questioned his son, Gao Liang, but Gao Liang was dazed by Liang Jun's slap and only remembered that Liang Jun was very afraid of Lu Li, without hearing the rest.

Puzzled, he reviewed Lu Li's file and found that he came from a single-parent family, had excellent grades, and applied for financial aid every year. This student was as ordinary as could be.

Combining this with Liang Jun's behavior, Gao Xiaoguang speculated that Lu Li might be very skilled, making Liang Jun too afraid to act.

But what good is being skilled? This is a school, and he is the vice president. If he can't deal with Liang Zhenbang, can't he deal with you?

However, he didn't want to go too far. As long as Lu Li admitted his mistake, he would give him a probation and a school-wide reprimand, and the matter would be over. But he didn't expect this kid to refuse to admit his mistake, which made Gao Xiaoguang somewhat angry.

After listening, Lu Li sneered. "What a joke! Fighting and brawling, violating school discipline, how do I know about it? I just watched a good show."

"Hmph. Go back. A student like you, Haicheng University can't afford to teach."

Gao Xiaoguang waved his hand in anger, his words implying that he should prepare to leave.

Lu Li shook his head and a mocking smile appeared on his lips.

There were many fights on campus. The last time he broke Liang Jun's nose, nothing happened, and he didn't even know Xue Renzhi then.

And Gao Liang was just slapped a few times, and now he was being expelled. How ridiculous!

Seeing Lu Li's contemptuous expression, Gao Xiaoguang trembled with anger.

But as a principal, he still had some principles and wouldn't resort to physically hitting a student.

"Get out."

He took a deep breath and added, "If you admit your mistake, the school will give you another chance. I'll be in my office tomorrow. Come see me when you've thought it over."

"No need."

Lu Li opened the door, waved his hand, and said, "Goodbye, Vice President Gao."

If it weren't for his mother's disappointment, he wouldn't have much interest in staying in school. As for whether he would be put on probation or expelled, the results were different, but it didn't affect his exam mood at all.

The next day, Lu Li was the first to submit his exam paper again.

As he walked out of the teaching building, he noticed a crowd gathered at the bulletin board. He went over and saw several new announcements posted.

The first announcement read: "Decision on the Punishment of Lu Li, Class 1, Grade 13, Economics and Management Department."

"Lu Li, a student in Class 1, Grade 13, Economics and Management Department. Last night, he had a conflict over seating with Gao Liang, Wang Tian, and five others from the Physical Education Department. He then instructed Liang Jun from the Automation Department to assault his classmates. The situation is confirmed to be true, with serious consequences, and he refuses to admit his mistake. After discussion by the school committee, according to Article 10 of the 'Haicheng University Student Management and Punishment Regulations,' Lu Li is expelled from the school. Students are advised to take this as a lesson, strictly abide by school rules, respect teachers, and strive to become morally and ethically sound college students."

"Liang Jun, ... , reprimand."

"Gao Liang, ... , severe warning."

"Wang Tian, ... , severe warning."

"..."

Lu Li stood in front of the bulletin board, staring at the punishment decision, and suddenly smiled.

"Expelled from the school! Not bad, I don't have to go to the afternoon exam."

When he turned to leave, a student who recognized him called out, "Isn't that Lu Li?"

"Oh, it's him. He ordered Liang Jun to beat Gao Liang, tsk tsk, how tough!"

"How tough, but he's expelled."

"..."

Back in the dormitory, he took out the carving knife he bought at noon and continued to carve the amulet, as if he didn't know he had been expelled.

Just as the first amulet was taking shape, the dormitory door was kicked open, and Liang Jun, Zhang Jian, Shen Muqing, and others appeared.

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