Rabbit Must Die
Chapter 124: I, the Schoolmate You Cannot Afford to Bully!【Part 2】_1

Chapter 124: Chapter 124: I, the Schoolmate You Cannot Afford to Bully!【Part 2】_1

"Difficult? Hehe, if one can’t produce a brilliant essay, they’ll never leave the mountain in their lifetime. Every year, there’s a batch of students who can’t graduate and are left behind to do menial work, and of course, there are also those talented scholars who, after achieving success in their studies, choose not to leave the mountain and stay on as lecturers. These people stay here, marry, have children, and that’s how we get a lot of ordinary people here—the immortals. The immortals settle here, run small businesses to make a living, and that’s how Shushan City came to be," Immortal A explained patiently.

Another immortal, Immortal B, said, "It’s not the only way. I’ve heard that historically, there was this guy who..."

"Ahem, don’t talk about that," Immortal A quickly interrupted Immortal B, who promptly shut up.

The freshman asked a couple more questions, but the two of them refused to discuss the previous topic any further.

"I see, to be born and study in such a scholarly haven is indeed an honor," the freshman could only sigh.

"Not everyone loves reading, you don’t understand the pain of being forced to study. Here in Shushan City, if you don’t study, you’re doomed to have no way out, nothing but dry bones in the end, alas..." Several immortals said this with a long sigh, showing a hint of helplessness.

At that moment, Second Brother Jiang started to make a fuss again, "You girl, you ate my buns and didn’t pay, are you bullying the Jiang family because you think we have no one to defend us?"

Li Zhenying quickly shook her head and said, "Not at all..."

"If that’s not it, then pay up!" Second Brother Jiang stretched out his hand and stiffened his neck, as if to say, if you don’t pay, I’ll take action.

Li Zhenying shook her head and said, "Not at all, you said to try it, so I..."

"What do you mean, you? Just because you tried it means you don’t have to pay? I didn’t say it was free to try! Give me the money!" Second Brother Jiang took a step forward, aggressive and intimidating, which made Li Zhenying instinctively step back.

"Isn’t he afraid of kicking an iron plate?" the freshman asked, puzzled.

"No, he won’t. Second Brother Jiang’s eyes are sharp. This girl is too honest; she deserves to be bullied. Scholars need to have the integrity of scholars, to stand firm on principle, and not to be afraid of heaven or earth. Her timidity, it’s certain that she will be bullied," Immortal A stated.

Immortal B nodded and added, "Yeah, Second Brother Jiang is notoriously unscrupulous. He doesn’t understand the concept of chivalry toward the fairer sex. Moreover, this girl looks ordinary, doesn’t have a remarkable presence and seems very unfamiliar—surely she must be a new student. The students from the inner courtyard have strong backgrounds and are arrogant, not willing to mingle with the students from the outer courtyard. Even during class time, they stick to the inner courtyard, and after classes, they return home to practice their cultivation techniques and magic. When do they have time to wander around here?

Those people generally come for just two or three years, learn some poetry, etiquette, and then leave; none of them really intend to pursue the path of study too seriously.

So anyone showing up here in Shushan City is basically from the outer courtyard. These students... they keep out of trouble..."

Immortal C added, "Second Brother Jiang only dares to bully the new students, and he never messes with students from Wenchang Palace. Those he dares to bully are surely from the outer courtyard of Wenqu Palace. This way, even if things get out of hand, Wenchang Star Monarch would just turn a blind eye... or even support him."

Immortal A nodded in agreement, "Indeed, in recent years, students from Wenchang Palace have certainly taken advantage of Second Brother Jiang’s actions and grown more arrogant."

Not understanding, the freshman asked, "This is Shushan, don’t the two Star Monarchs know about his behavior? They just let him be?"

"Logically, the Star Monarchs should be aware, but indeed, they’ve never intervened. Not sure if Second Brother Jiang has strong connections or what. We are just minor immortals; how could we fathom the intentions of the Immortals?" Immortal B stated.

The newcomer was dumbfounded...

"Look, Big Brother Jiang and San have arrived, hehe, there’s going to be a good show now!"

"These two are no simple matter... I’m afraid this is going to blow up into a big fuss."

Hearing this, the newcomer looked over and saw that one was tall and burly, while the other was slim and holding a folding fan, looking every bit the delicate scholar with a touch of acidity, but his eyes were cold and flashing, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

From a distance, the brawny Big Brother Jiang began to rant, "In Shushan, who doesn’t know our Jiang family’s dumpling shop is top-notch in credibility? For this lady to outright say our dumplings are bad is simply uncouth."

"Since ancient times, life is redeemed by life and purchases are made with money—it’s only natural. Not paying for dumplings after eating them, what sort of farce is this? Since when did the people of Wenqu Palace stop caring about their reputation?" the scholarly-looking man said indifferently.

At these words, Li Zhenying became even more embarrassed and hastily shook her head, "I didn’t... "

"If not, then pay up. Once you’ve paid, who can fault you? Otherwise, not paying for what you eat, hehe... don’t blame us if we take this to Wenqu Star Monarch!" Second Brother Jiang called out.

Some disciples from the outer courtyard of Wenchang Palace started to jeer along, and in an instant, Li Zhenying blushed with shame, her small fists clenched tightly, and her big eyes foggy as if she was about to cry.

Just then, in the sky, sitting atop a white cloud were Wenchang Star Monarch, with his three-foot-long beautiful beard, and the handsome Wenqu Star Monarch.

Wenchang Star Monarch chuckled and said, "Wenqu, I’ve told you before, scholars pursue the vast energy of heaven and earth; they must be firm! Look at your disciples, each one so fragile and easily bullied... alas... each generation is worse than the last."

Wenqu Star Monarch retorted angrily, "You know well enough that one should harbor integrity, but integrity is not for you to act haughtily and bully others; rather, be righteous in oneself and refrain from evil acts. Look at your disciples, what mess have they become over these years!"

Upon hearing this, Wenchang Star Monarch instantly flared up, "A mess? At least I’ve taught humans. Look at what you’ve taught—a bunch of tortoises, rabbits, chickens... And you’re criticizing me? I hold the energy of advancement and officialdom; if everyone became weak and lacked scheming, how would they govern a country?"

Wenqu snorted, "Nonsense. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom ones will be crooked; a crooked body will sooner or later lead to disaster! A true master of governing does so by inaction; leading by example and influencing the common folk to be wholeheartedly kind and righteous, not resorting to petty tricks and deceit! Your disciples, selling fake dumplings and swindling, do you even care? If you don’t, I will!"

Seeing his own disciples being bullied, Wenqu could not just sit by and do nothing; he was about to descend.

Wenchang Star Monarch quickly held onto Wenqu Star Monarch and said, "Wenqu, you’re really regressing the more you live, eh? Have you forgotten our original agreement? If you go down now, does that mean you’re not planning to keep your word? Besides, let the disciples sort out their own matters; it also adds to their life experience. Only through hardships can they grow within, becoming strong. If you intervene in everything, can you stay with them forever?"

Hearing this, Wenqu stopped his stride, knowing all too well that Wenchang was just looking for excuses to prevent his interference.

Yet, he had to admit that these excuses made sense...

Right at that moment, Wenqu’s eyes lit up, suppressing a belly full of smug laughter, he said, "Fine, that’s what you said, eh? We both won’t intervene; let’s see how they make a mess of things."

"That’s how it should be!" Wenchang Star Monarch laughed.