The crowd was utterly shocked!
No one expected Ye Xuan to strike so suddenly!
The woman, Xia He, glared at Ye Xuan. “What, a grand dean only knows how to use force to silence others?”
Ye Xuan shook his head with a smile. “I’m not trying to make you submit. I just wonder, what gives you the right to question me? And you think you’re speaking for Qin Guan… What makes you think you can represent her?”
Despite the sword in her forehead, Xia He showed no fear. “I’m from Huaxia Academy!”
Ye Xuan raised an eyebrow. “And?”
Xia He stared him down. “Your *Divine Dao Codex* was written by Dean Qin. It rightfully belongs to Huaxia Academy!”
Nearby, Xiao Lan suddenly snapped, “Nonsense! This book was personally given to Young Master Ye by the Pavilion Master!”
Xia He turned her glare to Xiao Lan. “You groveling lackey, don’t speak to me! A president, yet you have no spine, always ‘Young Master Ye’ this and that. Where’s your dignity? Your pride? You fawn over him, but can he even benefit you? Can’t you have some backbone?”
Xiao Lan looked at her, not angry, his expression calm.
He’d figured it out!
This woman was an idiot!
Too much book-learning!
Xiao Lan sighed inwardly. Young Master Ye was educated too, but his worldly skills were leagues beyond this woman’s!
Ye Xuan smiled. “This book was indeed given to me by Qin Guan.”
Xia He shot back, “Even if it was a gift from the dean, what right do you have to profit from it through lectures? On what grounds?”
Ye Xuan suddenly slapped out.
Boom!
Xia He’s physical body shattered instantly!
The crowd: “…”
Ye Xuan looked at her remaining soul, chuckling. “Me giving lectures is none of your damn business.”
Xia He raged, “Shameless! Shameless!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “The world’s full of all sorts of weirdos.”
He raised his hand to strike again.
At that moment, a voice came from the distant sky, “Dean Ye, show mercy!”
An elder appeared not far from Ye Xuan, Zhao Ruo, one of Huaxia Academy’s three vice deans, alongside Dean Qin Guan.
Landing, Zhao Ruo bowed deeply. “Young Master Ye, my student’s words offended you. I apologise on her behalf.”
Ye Xuan smiled. “Your student? A direct disciple?”
Zhao Ruo nodded quickly. “Exactly.”
Ye Xuan shook his head, laughing. “How did you take such a fool as your disciple?”
Zhao Ruo’s face darkened.
He wasn’t being given face!
In the distance, Xia He sneered, “You think I fear death? Kill me, and thousands more like me will rise!”
“Holy crap!”
Xiao Lan stared at her, dumbfounded, his eyes full of disbelief. What kind of bizarre woman was this?
The audience was equally stunned!
What was this nonsense?
Ye Xuan looked at Xia He, incredulous. “What kind of books have you been reading?”
Zhao Ruo hurriedly said, “Young Master Ye, she grew up in the academy, rarely venturing out, so…”
Ye Xuan cut him off. “So she studied herself into stupidity. Right?”
Zhao Ruo’s face grew uglier. “Young Master Ye, please use civil language. We’re both scholars!”
Ye Xuan shook his head.
Xia He opened her mouth to speak, but Ye Xuan waved his sleeve.
Boom!
Her soul was erased!
Dead!
Zhao Ruo froze, then roared, “Young Master Ye, you’ve gone too far!”
Ye Xuan turned and slashed down with his sword.
Boom!
Zhao Ruo’s body shattered, leaving only his soul, with a sword now at his forehead.
Zhao Ruo was stunned.
Ye Xuan smiled. “Vice Dean Zhao, do you know what your disciple just said?”
Zhao Ruo glared at him. “Young Master Ye, no matter what she said, free speech exists, doesn’t it?”
Ye Xuan frowned. “Free speech means you can maliciously attack others?”
Zhao Ruo met his gaze. “She was wrong, but she didn’t deserve death!”
Ye Xuan laughed. “Why not? She targeted me, I think she deserved it, so she’s dead! She’s not my woman, why should I indulge her?”
Zhao Ruo opened his mouth, but Ye Xuan flipped his palm.
Boom!
The sword at Zhao Ruo’s forehead plunged into his soul!
Just as Zhao Ruo was about to be erased, a furious shout came from the sky, “Stop!”
An elder appeared in the distant sky, then landed near Ye Xuan.
Xiao Lan whispered, “A guardian of Huaxia Academy, Upper Ancient God Realm!”
Upper Ancient God Realm!
Ye Xuan smiled, saying nothing.
The elder bowed slightly. “Young Master Ye!”
Ye Xuan grinned. “You know me?”
The elder nodded. “Young Master Ye is a friend of the Pavilion Master.”
Ye Xuan nodded. “Then you should know the *Divine Dao Codex* was given to me by Qin Guan, right?”
The elder nodded slightly. “Yes.”
Ye Xuan looked at him. “Since it was a gift from Qin Guan, it’s mine. If it’s mine, my lecturing has nothing to do with your academy, does it?”
The elder hesitated, then said, “Young Master Ye, I’m not here to blame you but to ask for mercy!”
He paused, adding, “For the sake of Pavilion Master Qin!”
Ye Xuan shook his head. “I’m not giving that face today.”
The elder froze.
Ye Xuan pointed at Zhao Ruo. “I’m killing him now. If you interfere, I’ll kill you too!”
His voice fell, and a sword light shot out, aimed at Zhao Ruo!
Seeing this, the elder’s face changed. Without hesitation, he blocked Zhao Ruo and threw a punch.
Boom!
The sword light shattered!
Ye Xuan looked at the elder, who hurriedly said, “Young Master Ye…”
Ye Xuan opened his palm, the Great Dao Pen appearing. He swung it.
Swoosh!
A stroke of penlight slashed out!
He wasn’t the same as before. With the Great Dao Pen now, its power was far greater, especially since he was in the Ancient God Realm!
As the penlight struck, the elder’s face changed. He raised his arms to block.
Swoosh!
Before everyone’s eyes, the penlight pierced through the elder’s body.
Boom!
His body shattered, his soul rapidly fading!
The crowd was dumbfounded!
An Upper Ancient God Realm cultivator, gone just like that?
Nearby, Zhao Ruo suddenly opened his palm, and a token shot into the sky.
Boom!
A starlight appeared in the starry depths, and a figure emerged from it!
Calling for backup!
Zhao Ruo glared at Ye Xuan. “Let’s see how you explain this to the dean!”
Ye Xuan shrugged. “Even Qin Guan can’t save you today!”
At that moment, Qin Guan appeared from the starlight.
She stood at the foot of a mountain, her short hair and casual short-sleeved long dress slightly out of place in this world. The small pouch at her waist was still eye-catching.
Seeing Qin Guan, Zhao Ruo and the fading elder hurriedly bowed.
Xiao Lan also bowed deeply.
Qin Guan smiled. “What’s going on?”
Zhao Ruo quickly recounted Ye Xuan’s “crimes.”
Qin Guan’s brows gradually furrowed.
When Zhao Ruo finished, Qin Guan suddenly said, “You’re embellishing, aren’t you?”
Zhao Ruo’s expression froze.
Qin Guan shook her head. “Young Master Ye can be a bit flamboyant, but he doesn’t kill indiscriminately. You’ve been pointing out his faults but haven’t mentioned your own. Why did your disciple anger him? You didn’t say. Why did your conflict escalate? You didn’t mention that either… Do you think I’m stupid and easily fooled?”
Zhao Ruo’s face paled, and he knelt, trembling. “Dean, I meant no such thing!”
Xiao Lan spoke up, recounting the events honestly.
Qin Guan shook her head. “The *Divine Dao Codex* was my gift to Young Master Ye. Since I gave it to him, it’s his. How he uses it is his business. Why should he need your approval?”
She looked at the fading elder. “You’re innocent in this and shouldn’t die.”
She opened her palm, and a black light shot through the galaxy, reaching the elder. It entered his fading soul.
Boom!
His soul stabilised.
Qin Guan turned to Ye Xuan, smiling. “Angry?”
Ye Xuan nodded. “I just think, why are they meddling in our business? Who do they think they are?”
Qin Guan nodded slightly and looked at Zhao Ruo. “He’s right. Why are you interfering in our affairs? Don’t you know Young Master Ye and I are friends?”
Zhao Ruo trembled. “I… I know.”
Qin Guan frowned. “If you knew, why cause trouble? Your disciple was wrong from the start. Why didn’t you apologise sincerely when you arrived? And why didn’t you restrain her when she kept making mistakes?”
Her eyes narrowed. “No, you’re not that foolish. You deliberately provoked Young Master Ye, wanting him to kill a Huaxia Academy student to sour things between him, me, and the Immortal Treasure Pavilion…”
Ye Xuan’s brows furrowed.
Qin Guan snapped, “How bold of you!”
Suddenly, Zhao Ruo’s body ignited, turning to ash in an instant!
Killing to silence!
“Outrageous!”
Qin Guan roared, “You dare scheme against me, you…”
She stopped, blinking, her face flushing. “Ladylike! I must be ladylike! No cursing…”
The crowd: “…”
