Chapter 8: I Mean, Everyone Here Is Trash

Chapter 8: Chapter 8: I Mean, Everyone Here Is Trash

In order to salvage his bright future, Sha Lixin clearly didn’t plan to let this matter slide easily. He strode menacingly toward Ye Qingzhou, posing like a predator: "Was it you who injured my student?"

Although his aptitude was mediocre and his character awful, Sha Lixin, after all, was a genuine professional level martial artist. His physique was so robust, you could say he was like a bipedal humanoid rhinoceros, capable of punching through concrete walls and kicking down wooden stakes as thick as the mouth of a bowl. If he were in demolition work, he wouldn’t need tools, just his hands would suffice.

Just by approaching, Ye Qingzhou could feel the surging qi and blood within Sha Lixin’s body, the muscles as solid as refined steel, the overwhelming sense of power rushing at him.

With sharp instincts, Ye Qingzhou instantly estimated the gap between himself and Sha Lixin: ’Another professional level martial artist, albeit slightly weaker than Xu Lan and Lei Ying, but definitely stronger than I am now. If we were to face off, my chances of winning are less than thirty percent.’

Zhu Hanwen was not a martial artist, but he still stepped forward, standing in front of his student, protecting Ye Qingzhou behind him: "Sha Lixin, don’t act recklessly, this is a school!"

"Why are you so tense? I’m just here to ask him a couple of questions, is that not allowed?"

Though Sha Lixin seemed aggressive, his control was just right. In essence, he just wanted to intimidate Ye Qingzhou, to help Hee Weifang save face.

If it came to actual fighting, he definitely wouldn’t dare. For a martial artist to attack a non-martial artist, unless for self-defense or crime prevention, would result in having their license revoked by the Martial Arts Association, or worse, imprisonment.

"Tell me, was it you who injured my student?"

Suddenly, Sha Lixin shouted fiercely, like a tiger’s roar reverberating through a thousand mountains. He was secretly utilizing the martial arts internal breath secret technique, resonating with the qi of the dantian to produce sound, trying to use the sound attack method to break Ye Qingzhou’s courage and crush his spirit.

Lei Ying, listening nearby, frowned slightly, her disdain for Sha Lixin’s character growing: ’Using the Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound on a student, with such a mindset, no wonder he has been stuck at Martial First Rank for ten years.’

Just when she thought Ye Qingzhou had his spirit shattered by Sha Lixin and was about to intervene to save the situation, Ye Qingzhou spoke up in a calm tone.

"Is it Teacher Sha? Can we just talk normally? Why shout so loudly? Does having a louder voice make you right or something?"

Ye Qingzhou stood expressionless in place, evidently unaffected by Sha Lixin’s sound attack: "Let me stress once again, I didn’t fight with Hee Weifang. He insisted on asking me for pointers on his fist technique, and for the sake of our classmates’ relationship, I gave him some advice. I didn’t even charge him a guidance fee. We should have a conscience, yet you still want to report me? Is that something a person would do?"

"You’re clearly just making excuses!"

"Excuses for what?"

"You claim you didn’t hit Hee Weifang, so how did he get injured?"

"Teacher Sha, that’s unreasonable. How could a peerless genius like me lower himself to fight with garbage? If you keep this up, I’ll sue you for slander."

Sha Lixin was so furious after hearing this, his face was as fierce as ever. Among the hundreds if not thousands of students he taught, none were as arrogant as Ye Qingzhou.

"Hee Weifang is my student, how dare you call him garbage!"

"Eh~ Teacher Sha, don’t get me wrong, I wasn’t targeting him..."

Ye Qingzhou smiled, his gaze sweeping over the several body training students behind Sha Lixin, speaking with great sincerity: "What I mean is, your students, all of them are garbage."

Upon hearing Ye Qingzhou’s words, Sha Lixin was almost apoplectic with rage, his already menacing expression growing more so: "You’re asking for it!"

Just as Sha Lixin couldn’t suppress his anger and was about to lay hands on Ye Qingzhou, Lei Ying called out sharply: "Enough!"

She suddenly stepped in front of Ye Qingzhou, her graceful figure exuding a powerful qi and blood flow like a mighty river, overwhelming all in its path.

At that moment, Lei Ying’s face was displeased, her beautiful eyes slightly angry: "Teacher Sha, this is the infirmary, not a martial arts arena. Have you considered the consequences of making a move? The rules of the Martial Arts Association are not just for show."

Stopped by Lei Ying, Sha Lixin regained his senses, but he still couldn’t swallow his anger, his tiger eyes still showing some fury: "Ye Qingzhou, right? I’ve got my eye on you."

Seeing Sha Lixin not taking action, Ye Qingzhou secretly lamented: ’I thought I’d have the chance to test the weight of a Blue Star professional martial artist.’

From the start, he was intentionally provoking Sha Lixin, luring him to strike.

The skill level of a Blue Star professional martial artist was basically equivalent to the Transformation Force martial artist on Earth, but their physical quality was vastly superior. Their strength was likely several times that of the Earth’s Gang Force masters, essentially a scaled-down version of a native. Even Ye Qingzhou didn’t have the certainty of victory.

No way around it, even the strongest Gang Force expert couldn’t win against a full-sized adult Asian elephant, whose intelligence was akin to a four-year-old human child, simply because the strength difference was too great, this is one force subdues ten associations.

After Sha Lixin led Hee Weifang and the others away, only then did the class teacher react. He quickly thanked Lei Ying, then on the way back, glared fiercely at Ye Qingzhou: "Kid, you’re really causing me trouble. If Teacher Lei hadn’t stopped just now, you’d be dead, you know that? Sha Lixin’s character might not be great, but he’s a genuine professional level martial artist."

Ye Qingzhou acknowledged Zhu Hanwen’s judgment, nodding in agreement: "Teacher Sha’s aptitude might be average, but he’s indeed stronger than I am at present. But rest assured old class, I planned everything just now."

"Hmm? What did you plan?"

"In my plan, in the worst-case scenario against Teacher Sha, I’d just get a few hits and suffer some superficial injuries. With Teacher Lei around, I was never in any mortal danger, so both the process and outcome were under control, everything was in my hands."

Ye Qingzhou appeared serious, exuding confidence as if he held all the wisdom.

After hearing this, Zhu Hanwen felt a sinking feeling, almost wanting to just give up on life.

What’s up with this student?

Is it that the pressure from studies is too much, causing mental issues?

I’m just an ordinary high school homeroom teacher, I can’t treat mental illness!

Forget it, this walking disaster is beyond handling, better just accommodate him in the future.

Returning to the classroom, as soon as Ye Qingzhou sat down, Huang Liwen leaned over: "Pig Head Ye, didn’t the old class tear you to pieces?"

"No, Teacher Zhu’s tone was indeed a bit harsh at first, but on the way back he realized the truth, so he started speaking gently to me, showing care and concern. Truly a teacher who loves students, I have great admiration for him."

"???"

Huang Liwen was utterly confused, his eyes filled with doubt: "Old class speaking gently? Impossible, he’s infamously hot-tempered in our First High School, nicknamed Great Evil Zhu. Whenever a student makes a mistake, no matter boy or girl, he harshly criticizes them. This time you put Hee Weifang in the infirmary, and he didn’t scold you to tears?"

"You people, jumping to conclusions, must have preconceived notions forming stereotypes in your head. I find Teacher Zhu to be very kind and amiable, where’s the aggressiveness? Don’t speak irresponsibly with your eyes wide open..."

Just as Ye Qingzhou was defending class teacher Zhu Hanwen, two students playing around in the corridor happened to be caught by Zhu Hanwen.

Soon after, the sound of his loud and energetic scolding resounded through the entire building: "What are you two doing? Don’t you know running in the corridor is not allowed? What if you bump into someone? Write a hundred-word reflection immediately!"

Huang Liwen looked at Ye Qingzhou speechlessly: "Is this what you call kind and gentle-speaking?"

Ye Qingzhou: "..."