Chapter 2474
2474 Causing Trouble
Heaven and Earth Academy, legacy ground.
Not far away, a sword beam sped over and descended in front of the entrance of the cave abode of Yue Hua—it was the legacy disciple, Xiao Li.
“Greetings, Senior Brother Yue Hua.”
When Xiao Li saw the figure standing in front of the cave abode, he bowed hurriedly.
“How are the arrangements going?”
Sword Immortal Yue Hua asked indifferently.
“Don’t worry, senior brother. I’ve already instructed Fang Qingyun and the others to step in and cause trouble for Tao Yao.”
Xiao Li sent a voice transmission, “I heard that Su Zimo has never recruited any servants before. Now that he has taken Tao Yao under his wing, he must think highly of the latter.”
“As long as Su Zimo receives the news, he will definitely not reject Fang Qingyun’s challenge in his rage.”
“Although that lad’s cultivation speed is fast, he’s only a Grade 6 Heaven Immortal right now. Once he’s on the Sword Discourse Arena, Fang Qingyun will be ruthless and cripple him!”
“Cripple? That won’t do.”
Sword Immortal Yue Hua shook his head gently with a cold expression and sent a voice transmission, “I want him dead!”
Xiao Li’s blood ran cold.
Ever since he heard the news of Fairy Mo Qing coming out of seclusion for Su Zimo and heading to Cangyun Mountain, Sword Immortal Yue Hua seemed to have woken up from a dream and was enraged!
Xiao Li hesitated for a moment. “However, life and death battles are not allowed on the Sword Discourse Arena. If Fang Qingyun kills Su Zimo, he’ll probably be severely punished by the academy as well.”
“Don’t worry.”
Sword Immortal Yue Hua said, “This time round, not only am I going to kill Su Zimo, I’m going to ruin his reputation and have him removed from the academy!”
“Senior brother, are you intending to make use of Tao Yao’s identity?”
Xiao Li frowned slightly. “However, Tao Yao shouldn’t be the Dao child of Desolate Martial from the Fiend Domain, right? No matter how bold Su Zimo is, he wouldn’t dare to keep Desolate Martial’s Dao child by his side.”
“Whether or not he is is not important.”
Sword Immortal Yue Hua sneered, “Back then, most of the people in the Jade Firmament Immortal Domain who saw that Dao child were killed by Desolate Martial and there’s no evidence. If I say that he is, he is!”
Xiao Li pondered for a moment and nodded. “Once Su Zimo is killed by Fang Qingyun, he won’t be able to explain himself no matter what we accuse him of.”
“How dare a b*stard of the lower worlds try to lay his hands on Junior Sister Mo Qing!”
A cold glint flashed through Sword Immortal Yue Hua’s eyes as he murmured, “Today, I’ll show you my capabilities. Even in the academy, I can do whatever I want!”
“Senior brother, let’s take a look at the inner sect.”
Xiao Li said, “I reckon that Fang Qingyun has already attacked by now.”
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The inner sect of the academy.
A dense circle of cultivators surrounded the square in front of the Essence Spirit Pavilion. Most of them were inner sect disciples of the academy and there were even some immortal servants.
“What’s going on?”
“Don’t you know? An immortal servant of Senior Brother Su attacked someone in the academy. Senior Brother Fang appeared and is prepared to kill that immortal servant of Junior Brother Su on the spot as a warning to others!”
“Your news is not accurate enough. I heard that Senior Brother Fang has already attacked. However, Junior Brother Su’s immortal servant seemed to have some defensive Dharmic treasure that blocked it and saved his life.”
There were also many cultivators sprinting over in the surroundings, discussing fervently as though they wanted to join the hype.
In the square.
Two groups of cultivators were in a stand-off.
On one side, there were only three people—Princess Scarlet Rainbow, Liu Ping and Tao Yao.
On the other hand, there were thousands of people on the other end with a massive might. Their leader was the number one of the inner sect of the academy, Fang Qingyun, who was ranked 10 on the Heaven Ranking Prediction!
Fang Qingyun had cultivated in the inner sect for many years and was the number one of the inner sect. After so many years, he naturally had many followers.
As long as Fang Qingyun waved his arm, many inner sect disciples would naturally follow his orders.
“Senior Brother Fang, what exactly are you trying to do?”
Princess Scarlet Rainbow asked in a deep voice.
Fang Qingyun had an indifferent expression. “This has nothing to do with you. Hand over that servant behind you. What will happen to the discipline of the academy if I don’t teach him a lesson today?!”
Tao Yao stood behind Princess Scarlet Rainbow and Liu Ping with a panicked and lost expression.
He had not expected that his actions would cause such a huge commotion in the academy.
Furthermore, if not for the badge on his waist earlier on, he would have been killed by Fang Qingyun!
Tao Yao looked aggrieved and uneasy as he looked at the increasing number of cultivators around him. He tugged at Liu Ping’s sleeves gently. “Pingping, did I cause trouble for Young Master?”
“It’s not your fault. They were the ones who provoked us first!”
Liu Ping glared at Fang Qingyun angrily and clenched his fists, questioning the latter loudly, “Senior Brother Fang, earlier on, in front of the Essence Spirit Pavilion, your servants were the ones who provoked and insulted Tao Boy continuously. That was the reason why he attacked and hit one of them.”
“Furthermore, Tao Boy did not use any strength at all and did not injure him!”
“Oh?”
Fang Qingyun raised his brow slightly. “So what? The academy’s rules forbid fights in private. Even disciples of the academy have to be severely punished for disobeying them. How can a servant like him avoid responsibility?”
“A servant is so arrogant as to injure others casually in the academy. Does he think that his master is all that great?”
Fang Qingyun’s last sentence was clearly intentional.
The surrounding cultivators felt their hearts skip a beat and were secretly speechless.
“Senior Brother Fang, aren’t you making a mountain out of a molehill?” Someone in the crowd whispered.
“Shh!”
Another person shook his head hurriedly and gestured for the other party to keep quiet. He explained in a low voice, “Don’t you understand? Senior Brother Fang is intentionally making a mountain out of a molehill.”
Many people who understood could already tell that Fang Qingyun’s attack was not targeted at the servant, but Su Zimo!
In the crowd, a disciple of the academy sneered, “Senior Brother Fang is right. If we don’t teach him a lesson and the other servants imitate him one after another, won’t our academy be in chaos?”
“In my opinion, it’s because Senior Brother Su did not discipline him properly!”
“Senior Brother Su has been quite arrogant ever since he joined the academy. To think that his servant would be like this as well.”
In the crowd, many academy disciples cheered, causing a commotion.
Princess Scarlet Rainbow swept her gaze and recognized that the few people who were the first to cheer were Fang Qingyun’s followers—it was prearranged!
“I-It’s not my Young Master’s fault. It’s mine.”
Tao Yao’s face flushed red as he looked at the surrounding disciples of the academy, wanting to try and explain.
However, the surroundings were noisy and no one heard what he said. Even if they did, no one would care.
Furthermore, disciples of the academy were all elites and thought highly of themselves.
These people did not even take Yang Ruoxu who came from the lower worlds seriously back then—who would care about the life and death of a servant?
Princess Scarlet Rainbow and Liu Ping exchanged glances and were sweating profusely.
The two of them did not have high cultivation realms and had almost no backing in the inner sect of the academy. They could not defend against Fang Qingyun’s attacks at all.
“Senior Brother Fang, I was in the wrong.”
Tao Yao stood out and pursed his lips. Tears the size of beans welled up in his reddened eyes as he bowed and apologized to Fang Qingyun.
“It’s all my fault, I didn’t know the rules. Please don’t blame my Young Master…”
Tao Yao bowed to Fang Qingyun repeatedly.
“Just bowing to apologize? How insincere!”
“You think that you can escape punishment just by bowing and apologizing? Do you think that the academy’s rules are just for show?”
“If apologies work, what’s the use of us having a Disciplinary Elder?”
“Hahahaha!”
The many academy disciples on the other end spoke one after another as they looked down at Tao Yao. Their eyes were filled with mockery and disdain as they burst into laughter.
“Tao Yao, get up.”
Right then, someone appeared beside Tao Yao and helped him up.
