Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 130 - 126 Mysterious Person!

Chapter 130: Chapter 126 Mysterious Person!

"I’ll say this once, I really was sick,"

Li Ping’an responded.

Principal Leng Quanliang questioned, holding his chin,

"You say you were, and that’s that? Who can prove it for you?"

With a snap, the office door suddenly burst open, and Li Ping’an’s counselor, Bai Long, charged in:

"I can prove it for him!"

As soon as Li Ping’an saw his counselor Bai Long arrive and start speaking on his behalf, he knew that Yuan Furong, who had been eavesdropping outside, must have relayed the whole situation to Bai Long, allowing the counselor to join in so seamlessly.

"Ah, Second Master Li, you little beast, you even dare to smoke in the principal’s office!"

After saying this, Counselor Bai Long immediately rushed forward, slapped the cigarette from Li Ping’an’s hand, and stomped it out. While he was close, he whispered carefully to Li Ping’an:

"Li Ping’an, school is a society without cutting and killing, just human feelings and worldly wisdom. To dodge this bullet, keep your mouth shut!"

Li Ping’an merely smiled faintly, without saying a word.

"Bai Long, how did you get here?"

Principal Leng Quanliang felt a headache coming on as soon as he saw Counselor Bai Long, as Bai Long’s father was a big name in Hehuang City’s education sector, which even he, as the principal, could not provoke. He quickly got up to usher Counselor Bai Long out, persuading him:

"Little Bai, this doesn’t concern you, you’d better not stir up trouble!"

Counselor Bai Long, however, absolutely refused to leave and struggled to stand next to Li Ping’an, wrapping an arm around him and facing Principal Leng Quanliang, class president Li Tianyi, and the mysterious person as he shouted:

"I am Li Ping’an’s counselor, how can this not concern me?"

Seeing the situation grow more chaotic, Principal Leng Quanliang, caught in the middle, felt terribly uncomfortable. He couldn’t offend either side and immediately deeply regretted ever becoming the principal of this school.

With a helpless sigh, he sat back down, uneasily, ready to see how things would unfold.

"So, how should this matter be handled?"

Principal Leng Quanliang first glanced at the class president Li Tianyi beside him, then sought opinions with a glance at the mysterious person’s back.

"Counselor, isn’t that incorrect?"

Class President Li Tianyi, not knowing who backed him, but emboldened by the presence of Counselor Bai Long, directly confronted him:

"Counselor, since Li Ping’an has applied for sick leave through you, where is the leave form?"

Counselor Bai Long directly pulled it out from his sleeve and threw it in front of Class President Li Tianyi:

"Here, isn’t this it?"

Class President Li Tianyi was not angry but slowly opened it to check the date, and with a sneer, he questioned:

"Counselor, isn’t this wrong?"

"What’s wrong?"

"The leave form requests a sick day for today, yet Li Ping’an has been absent for seven consecutive days!"

"He was sick before and couldn’t find time to ask me for a sick leave note, so this is a supplementary sick leave note. Is there a problem?"

"Haha, counselor, I really can’t understand why you would rather offend me than protect him?"

Facing the class monitor Li Tianyi’s questioning, the counselor Bai Long was too lazy to explain and just hugged Li Ping’an, preparing to leave:

"If there’s no problem, I’ll take him back now. As for other issues, I’ll teach him a good lesson, have him write a self-critique later, and if there’s nothing else, I’ll be leaving first."

"..."

Principal Leng Quanliang and class monitor Li Tianyi did not speak but silently looked at the mysterious person who had been facing away from them.

Just as Counselor Bai Long was about to leave with Li Ping’an in his arms, the silent mysterious person suddenly turned around and walked towards Principal Leng Quanliang, who immediately made room for this person to sit down and quietly said:

"Bai Long, when your father brought you to see me in the past, you weren’t this reckless. What exactly is going on now? You don’t understand any rules."

"Who did you say you are..."

Upon hearing this, Counselor Bai Long casually turned around and instantly broke into a cold sweat, slowly releasing Li Ping’an and nervously swallowing, standing honestly in place, very respectfully said:

"Uncle Li, it’s you. Why didn’t you say anything when you arrived? That’s quite embarrassing."

Class monitor Li Tianyi immediately perked up, following up with sarcasm:

"Dad, our counselor even knows you. I thought earlier that Hehuang University was owned by our counselor’s family."

The mysterious person was Li Tianyi’s father, Li Youqing, the governor of Qingzhou, which has over thirty cities including Hehuang City as the provincial capital, and Li Youqing was indeed the one who called the shots in the entire province.

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"You have no right to speak here!"

Li Youqing signaled his son to not interrupt and to just stay quietly behind him. Class monitor Li Tianyi was happy to do so, quietly standing behind Li Youqing, waiting for the impending drama and the final judgment on Li Ping’an.

"Bai Long, I understand that you, as a counselor, care about your students and should be a role model, and you are doing it right, but..."

Li Youqing, being an official, spoke eloquently, offering a carrot before preparing to swing the stick:

"Are you sure that Li Ping’an notified you before he skipped classes? Was he truly sick? I’ve heard from your father that you’re an honest person who wouldn’t lie, but if you lie today, it might affect the province’s view of your father. He still has a chance to step forward. If you, his son, drag him down at such a crucial time, I’d really feel sorry for your father. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, I understand."

Counselor Bai Long lost his arrogance in front of Principal Leng Quanliang and instead became visibly uneasy after hearing the threat, continually fidgeting with his hands and sweating profusely on his forehead.

"The question you asked... the key to the problem is... finding the key issue... otherwise, we can’t resolve the key problem... what I mean is... it could be said this way or that way..."

Li Youqing did not interrupt, just listening to Bai Long’s nonsense, actually giving face to Bai Long’s father; otherwise, he would have directly fired Bai Long.

Counselor Bai Long, not daring to lie in front of Li Youqing, deliberately shifted the topic:

"By the way, Uncle Li, why did you suddenly come to Hehuang University? You should have mentioned it, and I would have organized a warm welcome from the students."

Li Youqing nodded in agreement:

"Bai Long, Principal Leng, I can’t be blamed for this. I heard there were problems with the morale at Hehuang University recently. Considering Hehuang University represents Qingzhou’s education frontline, if there’s an issue here, it means I still have much work to do properly. In line with the principle of identifying and solving problems, I specially came for a surprise inspection today. Fortunately, I came because I saw..."