Chapter 148: Demanding an Explanation
That man sat slumped outside the stone chamber, his entire body stiff and rigid.
At this moment, heads kept poking out from the surrounding rooms. Seeing this scene, they couldn't help but cast contemptuous looks at him, filling him with immense shame.
He had arrived arrogantly, believing that with his teacher's orders, he could swagger about with authority. Yet he never expected such a miserable outcome, subjected to the pointing fingers of the crowd.
As for Lin Feng, upon hearing the other party's words, he had already guessed what had happened. That man had come with ill intentions and had mentioned the Prison Battle Arena, demanding that Lin Feng go there. The matter was already very clear.
Lin Feng had long anticipated that the people from the Prison Battle Arena wouldn't let him off so easily.
Returning to his own room, Lin Feng changed into an academy robe, then stepped out of the stone chamber.
"Creak."
A soft sound rang out—the sound of the door opening.
"Wait."
A voice came through, still so indifferent, without any fluctuation. The speaker was, naturally, Meng Qing.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Feng turned his head to look at Meng Qing, only to see that she had already covered her face with a light veil and was slowly walking toward him.
"From now on, when you go out, I will follow by your side."
Meng Qing's voice was cold. Hearing these words, a bitter smile appeared on Lin Feng's lips, but in his heart, a warm current flowed gently.
"Alright!" Lin Feng nodded, silently thinking to himself, *This woman—clearly her words are caring, but can't she say them more gently?*
The two of them came out of the stone chamber together and closed the door. Lin Feng glanced at the man he had blasted out and said indifferently, "Lead the way."
That man looked at Lin Feng and Meng Qing, then said in a low voice, "What about those two slave martial cultivators?"
"Lead... the... way." Lin Feng's voice turned cold. Instantly, the man's heart trembled. He dared not say anything more and stepped forward.
The crowd pointed and whispered around him, making his expression extremely ugly. He kept his head low, unable to face the people.
At this moment, outside the ancient castle where the General Star System residents lived, on the vast open square, quite a few figures had already gathered.
The blue-robed middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, facing the crowd, still exuding an air of authority.
"He's here, Lin Feng is here."
At this moment, a voice rang out. Immediately, many people turned their gazes toward the castle direction, and then they saw Lin Feng's figure slowly approaching.
By Lin Feng's side, there was also a graceful figure following. Although this figure had a light veil covering her face, just her sacred temperament and perfect posture were enough to make people marvel, making them want to peek beneath the veil to see what kind of exquisite beauty lay hidden.
However, it seemed that the slave martial cultivators the blue-robed middle-aged man had mentioned were not by Lin Feng's side.
Seeing Lin Feng and the others, the green-robed long-robed man frowned slightly and asked the man in front of Lin Feng, "What's going on?"
That man kept his head low, not daring to answer.
"Useless, can't even handle a simple task." The green-robed long-robed man said coldly, then looked at Lin Feng and asked, "You broke into the Prison Battle Arena and brought two slaves into the Heavenly One Academy?"
"I did break into the Prison Battle Arena, but what I brought are my friends, not the slaves you speak of."
Lin Feng swept his gaze over the green-robed long-robed man. Just because of the other party's words, a feeling of disgust immediately arose in his heart.
"Slaves are slaves. What friends? How can my Heavenly One Academy allow any slave to casually step inside?" The green-robed long-robed man saw that Lin Feng didn't seem to give him any face, so his voice turned slightly cold.
"Then I would like to ask the teacher, what exactly is a slave?"
"One whose face is branded with a slave mark is a slave," the other party replied.
"Then let me ask the teacher again: you keep saying that slaves are not allowed to step into the Heavenly One Academy, yet right in front of you, there is a so-called slave. Why are you still unmoved, allowing others to swagger about in the Heavenly One Academy?"
Lin Feng stared directly at the other party, speaking coldly.
"Hmm?" The crowd's gazes all froze. *This guy has some nerve, daring to be so arrogant, talking back to the academy teacher, completely unrestrained.*
The green-robed long-robed man was also stunned for a moment. His eyes narrowed slightly as he said coldly, "Where do you see a slave?"
"Hmph."
Lin Feng sneered, pointed his finger, and aimed it behind the blue-robed middle-aged man, at the person wearing a mask, saying, "Have him take off his mask and see if he's a slave."
When Lin Feng arrived, he had been feeling a vicious, icy gaze fixed on him—it was precisely that masked person. How could Lin Feng not know that this man was Bai Ze?
Sure enough, seeing Lin Feng's finger pointing at him, Bai Ze's pupils beneath the golden mask contracted slightly, his gaze growing even colder.
"So imposing. So this is the Heavenly One Academy—a disciple can be so arrogant, not even putting a teacher in his eyes."
The blue-robed young man flicked his sleeves, speaking with sarcasm.
Indeed, upon hearing this, the green-robed long-robed man's expression stiffened, his gaze icy cold. In front of so many people, Lin Feng's actions undoubtedly damaged his authority and put him in an awkward position.
"I order you to bring those two slaves here. Do you hear me?"
The green-robed long-robed man stared at Lin Feng, a faint chill emanating from his body, his icy gaze fixed tightly on Lin Feng.
Lin Feng paused, a hint of cold mockery appearing at the corner of his mouth. He said, "For the Heavenly One Academy to have a teacher like you is truly a disgrace. Others come to the academy to flaunt their power, yet you only dare to act tyrannically toward your own people, losing all face for the academy and becoming a laughingstock, all while thinking you're so imposing."
Lin Feng's indifferent words made everyone's pupils contract. *This guy really dares to say it.*
Lin Feng paused, then continued, his mouth opening again as he stared at the green-robed long-robed man, saying, "If you really have any guts, first drive away those who have trespassed into the academy, let everyone see the teacher's authority, see the academy's authority, and then come punish me. If you don't have the courage, then don't fart around here. At best, you're nothing but someone else's dog."
"Boom."
A blaze of fury surged from the green-robed long-robed man's body. The entire space carried a hint of killing intent. Lin Feng actually dared to insult him like this—he deserved to die.
"You're asking for death." Staring fixedly at Lin Feng, the green-robed long-robed man was enraged.
"Asking for death? I don't want to die that soon." Lin Feng said coldly, reaching into his bosom. Then, on his palm, a token appeared, causing everyone's eyes to freeze.
"That day, I had no intention of joining the Heavenly One Academy, because when I first arrived at the academy, I encountered a despicable teacher. But the vice dean personally invited me, granting me privileges, allowing me to cultivate freely in the academy and bring anyone I wanted inside. Only then did I step into the Heavenly One Academy. I never expected that today, I would encounter another such shameless teacher, willing to act as an outsider's dog to interrogate someone from the academy. I truly feel ashamed for the Heavenly One Academy."
Lin Feng said coldly. The crowd's hearts trembled. Many people now learned that Lin Feng had actually been personally invited by the vice dean and granted privileges, which was why he could freely bring people in and out of the academy without restrictions.
The green-robed long-robed man's expression stiffened. That token was indeed the vice dean's, carrying special privileges.
"If I back down now after being humiliated like this, how can I still hold my ground in the academy?"
The green-robed long-robed man thought to himself, his gaze as cold as a knife.
"Since the founding of the Heavenly One Academy, there has never been a case of someone who is not an academy disciple yet still enjoys special privileges." The green-robed long-robed man shouted coldly, "Lin Feng, you have quite the nerve. You even dare to steal the vice dean's token, flaunting your authority here. I never thought the Heavenly One Academy would produce such a scoundrel. Today, I will clean house for the academy."
"Steal?" Lin Feng was stunned. Seeing that many people actually nodded in agreement, believing the other party's words, he couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Only an idiot would say something like that. What level of cultivation do you think the vice dean has? Do you think I could steal his token?"
Lin Feng said with a sneer, but the other party was already determined to deal with him. What need was there for a reason?
"Clever tongue and smooth talk, trying to escape punishment—dream on."
The green-robed long-robed man's body trembled, and a surging, fierce aura burst forth. He actually launched an attack at Lin Feng. He didn't care about anything else—he would cripple Lin Feng first.
Seeing this scene, the crowd froze for a moment, silently thinking that Lin Feng was finished. How could he be so foolish as to provoke an academy teacher like this? Such behavior was utterly reckless.
However, Lin Feng's gaze remained completely calm. Behind him, the sacred figure took a light step forward, standing in front of Lin Feng.