Chapter 63

Hua Wenfeng hesitated in his heart. Blue light flickered on his body, and he gripped the long sword in his hand even tighter. As long as he was willing, the "Sword" character charm in the Divine Palace could be activated at any time. He certainly didn't dare to kill, but scaring the new student was definitely no problem.

"I really will take it! If you don't apologize to me in public, I won't return it to you. I'll give you a lesson to let you know who's in charge here!"

Hua Wenfeng's head was a bit flushed, and he quickly made a decision. Even if he couldn't take the Qiankun Bag, he couldn't let this go so easily.

"Divine Palace's talent, 'Sword'!"

Hua Wenfeng shouted, and blue light surged from his body. The long sword in his hand, as if it were alive, quickly rushed over, swift and shadowy, piercing directly at Yue Heng's chest. He wanted to scare this new student so badly that he would run away in fear.

"Live!"

Yue Heng, of course, wouldn't back down. He knew that if he was bullied on the first day of school, he would never be able to hold his head up in the future.

With the "Live" character charm protecting him, as long as his head wasn't cut off, he wouldn't die. What was there to be afraid of?

Whoever touches a single hair of mine will have to face my revenge in the future!

Seeing Yue Heng's body also flash with blue light, and his body not moving an inch, not even taking a defensive stance, and facing Hua Wenfeng's sword without blinking, Yue Heng's fearless and cold expression frightened everyone around.

Even Hua Wenfeng himself was a bit startled, and his grip on the sword became unstable.

Why isn't this new student dodging?

A sword piercing the chest means death or serious injury. Is he really scared out of his wits?

If this continues, Hua Wenfeng won't be able to stop, and there will definitely be bloodshed today!

Some people were so scared that they closed their eyes, shouting in their hearts, "It's over, it's over!" Intentionally harming a fellow student in the academy is a serious offense. If it results in serious injury or death, the offender will be punished by the Fuxi divine penalty!

Yue Heng gritted his teeth and glared at the other side. Today, it was a matter of who had the bigger胆子, who was more ruthless!

Whoosh!

In a flash, an arrow whistled and flew over, accurately hitting Hua Wenfeng's long sword. With a "ding," the sword was deflected.

Hua Wenfeng was knocked down by the force, lying on the ground and holding his wrist, screaming in pain. His right hand was bleeding profusely, clearly injured by the arrow, cutting his tendons and blood vessels.

Yue Heng remained calm, sidestepping. The sword, still carrying some momentum, pierced through his chest robe and fell to the ground, bouncing twice.

His body was still filled with the "Live" aura, every inch of his skin full of perception, his mental strength at the highest level. This dodging move was a piece of cake!

Everyone looked in the direction the arrow came from. Four people stood proudly, the leader lowering his long bow and sneering, "Hua Wenfeng, if you want to die, just tell me. I, Ji Jingyu, will definitely fulfill your wish."

It was actually Ji Jingyu!

Many people recognized this academy celebrity. The Ji family was a prominent family in Chu State that had flourished for a hundred years, with the highest level of scholars and warriors. They reached their peak during Ji Jingyu's grandfather's generation, but suddenly declined thirty years ago, rumored to have been abandoned by the previous king of Chu, and the entire Ji family was exiled to a corner of Qi Prefecture.

But even a once-prominent family, no matter how fallen, was not to be trifled with.

Ji Jingyu held a bow named after him, the "Jingyu Bow," and most of the Divine Palace charms he used were enhanced by the bow's power. He had studied at Qi Prefecture Academy for four years and had already cultivated three charms, about to break through to the fourth and become a third-level scholar. In terms of strength, he should be among the top few of all second-level students.

Hua Wenfeng, holding his bleeding right wrist, was in pain but couldn't say a word. He dared not offend Ji Jingyu, because Ji Jingyu represented the noble families in the academy, not just himself!

"Ji Jingyu, Hua Wenfeng didn't do anything, and you injured him so severely. Isn't that a bit too much?"

Several more people appeared behind Hua Wenfeng, bending down to help him up and picking up the Qiankun Bag that had fallen to the ground, casually tossing it as if it were their own.

Ji Jingyu and his four companions walked over, and Yue Heng noticed that Ji Cong was among them, smiling at him. He nodded slightly in response.

"Xiao Molin, don't try to confuse the issue. After Hua Wenfeng activated the 'Sword' charm and held a sword to the new student, is that not doing anything?" Ji Jingyu sneered.

"Ji Jingyu, how do you know Hua Wenfeng wasn't just scaring the new student? It's just a spring greeting, a tradition in Qi Prefecture Academy every year. I've never seen you intervene every time. Why are you deliberately targeting Brother Hua today? Oh, I get it, you just don't like us commoners and are looking for an excuse to hurt us!" Xiao Molin, with his quick tongue, seized the key point and countered.

Yue Heng rolled his eyes. Hua Wenfeng didn't pierce him, and this could be said to be just scaring him?

Does it have to pierce his body and see him bleed and get injured to be considered intentional harm?

The law has a charge for attempted intentional harm. This Xiao Molin clearly wasn't a good person, full of twisted words. Yue Heng didn't like this kind of person and secretly remembered his name and appearance, determined to find an opportunity to repay him in the future!

Ji Jingyu laughed, "If I don't like you, I'll just hurt you. Why would I need other excuses?"

Xiao Molin was furious, seizing on this sentence, "Then you are disregarding the academy's rules and deliberately harming a fellow student! I will definitely report this to the Criminal Hall and hold you accountable!"

Ji Jingyu said calmly, "Do as you please. Have I ever been afraid? Even if I accidentally kill a few people during the spring hunt, so what?"

Sigh...

The entire scene was deathly silent, even Xiao Molin was speechless.

The spring hunt would start in a month, and all students who hadn't graduated would participate. It was a real battle in the demon beast mountains, not a safe simulation. If Ji Jingyu accidentally killed a few people, it wouldn't be a big deal as long as he wasn't caught on the spot. He could easily deny it.

With a slap, Ji Jingyu snatched the Qiankun Bag from the dazed Xiao Molin and handed it to Yue Heng, smiling, "Brother Yue, don't give these bastards any spring greetings. I am Ji Cong's third brother, you can also call me big brother. If anyone in the academy dares to make things difficult for you, just mention my name, and I'll stand up for you, no one to fear!"

Hmm?

Everyone was stunned. Were they acquainted? Could this seemingly naive new student really be worth Ji Jingyu's full protection?

Xiao Molin's face was dark, and he said nothing. Hua Wenfeng, lowering his head to bandage his bleeding wound, didn't dare to make a sound, filled with regret at the mysterious Yue Heng. Every year, hundreds of new students enter the academy, how did they pick such a troublesome one?

Many neutral senior students were secretly laughing. Hua Wenfeng and his group thought they would get the first spring greeting of the year, but they kicked a steel plate!

Seeing Ji Jingyu's friendly gesture, Yue Heng had no choice but to respond, "That's not good, Senior Ji?"

Ji Jingyu smiled slightly, glanced at Xiao Molin and Hua Wenfeng, and pointed to the side, saying lightly, "This Hua Wenfeng intended to hurt you, his intentions are despicable. Why don't I help you deal with his aftermath?"

This death threat, spoken with such contempt, made Hua Wenfeng, who was bandaging his wrist, sweat all over his back, his face pale, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, feeling the cold of winter, a deathly chill.

"Ji Jingyu, you dare!" Xiao Molin shouted, furious that Ji Jingyu was repeatedly threatening his people in front of everyone.

Yue Heng's mind was rapidly turning. He was somewhat suspicious of Ji Jingyu's true intentions. Was he trying to drag him into this?

He put away the Qiankun Bag and said, "Thank you, Senior Ji, but I am just a commoner student, entering the academy to study hard. I will not provoke trouble, and no one should make things difficult for me in the future."

Ji Jingyu pouted, glanced at Xiao Molin, and sneered, "That's not certain. This Senior Xiao in front of you, who claims to be a commoner, is actually a hypocrite. This so-called Senior Hua, also from a commoner background, only dared to rob you because you had no support. Some people, seeing the Qiankun Bag, were driven by greed and bullied you, a commoner student, discarding so-called righteousness and morality, turning black into white. If someone bullies me, there is only one outcome: death. Today, I am willing to help you and send some people on their way!"

"Ji Jingyu! Stop spouting nonsense!"

"I only speak the truth. We are all scholars, and the divine Fuxi is watching. Do you dare to swear a divine oath?"

"You always talk about the divine Fuxi, but you focus on trivial matters. That is a desecration of the divine Fuxi!"

"You claim to be from a commoner background, but you still do bullying and cowardly deeds. How are you different from the academy's bullies? Cao Zhi's divine spirit said, 'We are of the same root, why be so eager to harm each other?' You ignore this!"

"Ji Jingyu, you bastard! The spring greeting is a tradition that has lasted for a hundred years in the academy. You are slandering it!"

"..."

Both sides argued, and more and more people gathered. Time was approaching noon, and Yue Heng sighed. He had wanted to enter the academy quietly, but he was still caught in the vortex of factional struggles.

He watched coldly, roughly guessing the identities of both sides.

The Ji family belonged to the noble families, and Xiao Molin represented the commoners. There should be another neutral faction in the academy, consisting of ordinary families and wealthy merchants. Struggles between different classes were common, and they did not respect each other.

Arguments were not a solution. When the Criminal Hall enforcement team arrived, everyone scattered.

Yue Heng once again became a solitary figure, and no one dared to provoke him. As for the so-called new student spring greeting, Hua Wenfeng was a warning. Who would dare to have ideas about him?

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