YM778.TV Chapter 182: Brother!
The words had come from Ye Guan.
Ye Guan and Cao Bai walked toward Li Chuan.
Li Chuan gulped, and his face was painted with terror upon seeing Ye Guan. Ye Guan wasn’t a swordsman whom Li Chuan could provoke.
Ye Guan stared at Li Chuan and asked, “Are you trying to bully him?”
Li Chuan was fearful, but he did not back down. “Ye Guan, we’re in the Martial Department.”
Ye Guan glared at Li Chuan and said, “Yeah, so go ahead and try me if you want to see whether I’ll kill you or not.”
Li Chuan was terrified, and he clenched his fists. Try?
Of course, he wasn’t dumb enough to try!
He supported Lu Tian, but he wasn’t dumb enough to purposely seek death. He could wave Lu Tian’s banner and cheer, but would he risk his life for Lu Tian? No way.
Li Chuan’s eyes softened a bit as he scoffed, “Ye Guan, rashness will get you into trouble one day. I hope that you won’t be so arrogant in the future.”
With that, he turned around and left.
Ye Guan suddenly called out to him. “Hold on!”
Li Chuan turned toward Ye Guan and snickered, “What? Do you want to kill me? If you kill an innocent person without justification in the Academy, it’ll be tantamount to giving up your life.”
“I know. Ye Guan nodded and said, “I won’t kill you, but I will beat you up.”
Ye Guan flicked his sleeve.
Slap!
The flat of a sword slapped Li Chuan’s face, and he flew a few meters away upon being struck. He landed harshly on the floor.
Everyone was flabbergasted.
Li Qian looked at Ye Guan and thought to himself. He’s so arrogant!
“Ye Guan!” Li Chuan jumped up. He glared at Ye Guan and roared, “You actually dare to beat an innocent student of the Academy?”
Ye Guan turned toward Cao Bai and asked, “Brother Cao, what punishment will I receive for beating people up in the Academy?”
Cao Bai calmly replied, “You will be fined.”
Ye Guan asked, “How much?”
Cao Bai said, “It depends on the situation. However, it normally wouldn’t exceed three hundred thousand gold spiritual crystals.”
Ye Guan opened his palm, and a storage ring landed in front of Li Chuan.
The storage ring contained three hundred thousand and one gold spiritual crystals.
“I’m generous.” Ye Guan stared at Li Chuan and said, “Keep the change.”
“Ye Guan!” Li Chuan flushed red in fury.
Ye Guan flicked his sleeve once more.
Slap!
Another sword slapped Li Chuan’s face, and the force threw Li Chuan a few meters away. He struck a stone wall, and the stone wall crumbled upon impact.
“How dare you!” An enraged voice boomed throughout the Martial Department.
A group of Martial Department students appeared. In the blink of an eye, the grounds became filled with a few hundred Martial Department Students. They were all glaring at Ye Guan, and one of them boldly chided, “Ye Guan, how dare you bully us!”
Ye Guan flicked his sleeve.
Slap!
The bold student was sent flying.
The students were furious.
They were about to attack, but Ye Guan shouted, “Those daring enough to move will die!”
The students’ expressions darkened. There were only two people in the Martial Department capable of fighting Ye Guan—Chen Ge and the Chosen One.
A female student boldly stepped forward. She stared deeply at Ye Guan and said, “Young Lord Ye, I’m sure your grudge is against Senior Brother Lu. Why are you bullying the students of the Martial Department?”
Ye Guan made a sidelong glance at the young woman and laughed. “I bullied the students of the Martial Department? A student of the Martial Department caused all of this.”
The young woman frowned.
Ye Guan explained, “My opponent is Lu Tian, but Li Chuan is trying to curry favor with Lu Tian by bullying my brother. Do you really think that’s acceptable?”
The Martial Department students stared at Li Chuan with disgusted looks.
The students of the Martial Department were supporting Lu Tian, as they were students of the same department. However, they weren’t fanatics blindly supporting Lu Tian, and many students were aware of the bottom lines that had to be avoided.
The students were disgusted by what Li Chuan had done.
Li Chuan’s expression was ugly as he glared at Ye Guan. “Ye Guan, you attacked a Martial Department student in public, and you’re disrespecting the Martial Department. You even said that you’ll annihilate the Martial Department!”
Li Chuan wanted to rally the students of the Martial Department to him. He was too weak to compare to Ye Guan, and he was aware that he would only stand a chance against Ye Guan if the entire Martial Department were to stand by his side.
The expressions of a few students turned sour. It was indeed a great insult for someone to declare that they would annihilate the Martial Department.
Ye Guan simply smiled at the students and said, “If the Martial Department is unhappy about what I did today, you can go ahead and look for me anytime. I can fight you guys in a deathmatch.”
“From now on, I’ll beat you up every time I see you in the Academy,” Ye Guan said to Li Chuan before turning to look at Lin Qian. “Let’s go.”
Lin Qian scowled at Li Chuan and mocked, “Keep on licking those boots.”
With that, he turned around and followed Ye Guan.
Li Chuan’s expression was as dark as the bottom of a pot. He turned toward his classmates and said, “Why did you let them go? How are we supposed to lift our heads up high in the future now that you’ve let them go?”
One of the male students looked at him and said, “Weren’t you the one who sought trouble for yourself first?”
Li Chuan roared in rage, “We are all from the Martial Department! How come you guys are speaking up for Ye Guan? Where does your heart lie, huh?!”
The male student shook his head and corrected, “You sought trouble on your own, so don\'t you dare drag the rest of the Martial Department into your matters.
”It is unacceptable that you led a group to bully Lin Qian. Your actions were truly distasteful.”
Someone chimed in and said, “Li Chuan, we all support Senior Brother Lu Tian because he is a part of the Martial Department. However, this doesn’t mean that other people cannot support Ye Guan.
”You are staining the reputation of Senior Brother Lu Tian and the Martial Department. Don’t let your selfish acts tarnish the Martial Department.”
Everyone glared at Li Chuan in disgust. At first, they thought that Ye Guan had come here to kick up a fuss, but after learning about what had truly happened, they were furious at Li Chuan.
He was shameless and with no dignity!
They disliked Ye Guan, but they were disgusted with an idiot like Li Chuan.
They glared coldly at Li Chuan before leaving.
Li Chuan’s expression slowly turned pale. He knew that he was done.
Just then, the few people behind Li Chuan hesitated for a while before one of them said, “Li Chuan, we will not involve ourselves with you anymore. From now on, we are no longer tied to you!”
They departed, leaving a speechless Li Chuan by himself.
Meanwhile, Ye Guan was quietly staring at Lin Qian.
Lin Qian grinned and said, “Brother Ye.”
The Shangxiao Clan had decided to support the Chosen One, leaving him in an awkward position.
Lin Qian had decided to stand on Ye Guan’s side, but it wasn’t like he had any choice in the first place. Everyone knew that he and Ye Guan were sworn brothers, so he couldn’t support Lu Tian at all. If he were to betray Ye Guan to support Lu Tian, it would be the end of him because Lu Tian wouldn’t dare to take a traitor like him in.
Of course, Lin Qian didn’t really mind, as he and his father were quite fond of Ye Guan. Lu Tian was also a sore loser who had summoned the Heavenly Dao upon realizing that he had lost. He was a shameless man.
Lin Qian talked about it with his father, and they reached the conclusion that Lin Qian should keep on supporting Ye Guan. Unfortunately, the price that Lin Qian had to pay was expulsion.
Still, he and his father felt that it was worth it.
Ye Guan suddenly chuckled and asked, “Brother Lin, what are you trying to do here?”
Lin Qian chuckled and replied, “Nothing. I’m genuinely supporting you.”
Ye Guan stared at Lin Qian for quite a while before quietly smiling.
Lin Qian said, “I don’t have any ill intentions toward you.”
Ye Guan nodded. “I know.”
Lin Qian’s voice deepened, and he said, “Brother Ye, my father wants me to tell you that the factions standing behind Lu Tian have created a massive alliance. The vested interests have become too huge, so they can’t let the Chosen One lose.
“He has to win the battle or—”
Lin Qian didn’t finish his sentence.
“I know,” said Ye Guan.
On the other side, Cao Bai suddenly said, “Brother Ye, don’t worry, the Sword Sect will escort you safely.”
Ye Guan smiled warmly and then looked at Lin Qian. “For now, you have to keep a low profile in the Academy. Don’t let them find trouble with you.”
“All right.” Lin Qian nodded. He took out a storage ring and gave it to Ye Guan. “My father told me to give this to you. The Lin Family is a small clan, and we can’t give you much support, so I hope you don’t mind.”
Ye Guan examined the storage ring. There were a million immortal spiritual crystals in it. Ye Guan smiled and said, “I appreciate it, but—”
Lin Qian stopped Ye Guan from returning the storage ring. He shook his head and said, “Brother Ye, don’t turn it down. We know that you’re struggling financially.
”A million immortal spiritual crystals are not much in the grand scheme of things, but they should be able to help you get some pills. Anyway, I’m sorry that we can’t give you more than that, and I hope that you’ll keep it.”
Ye Guan was silent.
Lin Qian continued. “I’ll keep a low profile and avoid them, but I’ll go and cheer for you in the battle one month later.”
With that, Lin Qian turned around and left.
Ye Guan stared silently at Lin Qian’s departing figure.
Cao Bai chuckled lightly and commented, “He’s not too bad.”
Ye Guan smiled in response.
Just then, a young man appeared in front of Ye Guan and Cao Bai. The young man quickly shuffled towards Ye Guan and gave him a storage ring. There were three million immortal spiritual crystals in it.
Ye Guan was stunned. “Who are you?”
The young man replied, “I’m working for Elder Qin Feng.”
Ye Guan was astonished.
The young man hurriedly said, “Aside from the three million immortal spiritual crystals, there are also thirty Divine-grade recovery pills and thirty Divine-grade healing pills inside of the storage ring.
”Elder Qin said that he can’t meet you personally, and he hopes that you’ll understand. He also said that he regards you as his brother forever.”
The young man turned around and left after saying his piece.
Ye Guan stood rooted in silence.