Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 690 - 630: It’s Over, Zhang San is Surrounded by the Army!

Chapter 690: Chapter 630: It’s Over, Zhang San is Surrounded by the Army!

The students of Law Class A, upon seeing their own teacher smile, knew that matters weren’t so simple.

Just as expected, they watched as Zhang San took out a small porcelain bottle from his storage bag, poured out several pills, and stuffed them directly into the Great Scholar’s mouth.

Although the Great Scholar wanted to clamp his mouth shut and prevent Zhang San from inserting the pills,

once he closed his lips, he found he had no teeth left inside to stop the intrusion.

After successfully stuffing the pills into him, Zhang San reached for the Great Scholar’s back and then helped circulate the Qi within his body.

In an instant, the Great Scholar was forcibly advanced to the Primordial Qi Realm by Zhang San.

Even though it was just the beginning stage of Refining Qi into the Body, and this method of forced breakthrough had significant hidden risks,

at least from the perspective of cultivation, the Great Scholar was now a Martial Artist.

"Congratulations, you are now a Martial Artist."

At this moment, the Great Scholar was in utter despair.

Yet, what was even more despairing was that Zhang San’s hand, which had plucked the teeth, reached in again.

Can the mouth really be so easily intruded upon by anything?

"Don’t worry, I won’t waste these teeth. Later on, I’ll have someone polish them and string them into a bracelet to send to your grandson!"

The moment the Great Scholar heard this sentence, he was completely panicked.

"You... you can’t touch my family!"

Hearing this powerless outcry, which also whistled with gaps, Zhang San laughed.

"What nonsense are you speaking? When you publicly slander and vilify soldiers who have shed blood and sweat for the country, did you ever think about their families?"

"When you were manipulated into accepting benefits you shouldn’t have, did you consider that your family, enjoying these benefits you brought home, would also have to bear the consequences they bring?"

"In this world, everyone has their weaknesses. If you don’t want others to take advantage of your vulnerabilities, then you must think clearly about whether every action you take is just and in accordance with your conscience!"

"So, are you still unwilling to say who exactly asked you to spread rumors about me?"

At this time, Grand Preceptor Zhang Qingwen knew he had to act.

If he did not intervene now, he feared the Great Scholar would truly give up the conspirators behind the scenes.

"Zhang San, how audacious! Do you realize what you are doing? You are threatening a current Great Scholar of the dynasty! You are..."

As he spoke, Zhang Qingwen stepped onto the stone bridge once again.

At this moment, the Preceptor Situ behind him admired the Grand Preceptor’s courage immensely.

Only you dare to step on this stone bridge!

I am afraid of death!

However, just as Zhang Qingwen was walking towards Zhang San with a fierce look in his eyes,

Zhang San drew the Horizontal Blade from his Gluttonous Bag and struck with a proper cut.

With a ’plop,’ Zhang Qingwen fell onto the stone bridge, with fresh red blood beneath him.

This moment, all the teachers and students watching in amazement were dumbstruck.

Even the students of Law Class A, who thought their teacher was awesome, were shocked for a moment.

This man, just like that, was killed!?

And the Great Scholar, who was being held by the collar by Zhang San and witnessed this scene, turned even paler with fright.

Zhang San looked down at the Grand Preceptor lying on the ground, who was trying to raise his hand in accusation, and smiled slightly.

"Worthy of being the Grand Preceptor, your vitality is so tenacious. I originally thought one cut would be enough."

With a ’plop,’ Zhang San struck with another cut, reversing his grip.

This time, the Preceptor Situ watched as Zhang Qingwen’s head, which died with eyes wide open, rolled down the stone bridge to his feet. Looking towards Zhang San, he remained completely still.

While the surrounding teachers and students hastily retreated in panic, Preceptor Situ stood firm and unmoved.

As everyone was shocked that Zhang San truly dared to kill, and to kill the Grand Preceptor at that, they were even more stunned by Preceptor Situ’s courage.

But only Preceptor Situ was filled with confusion in his heart.

If people were afraid, shouldn’t they be so scared that they couldn’t even move their legs?

Why could they all retreat, yet my legs wouldn’t obey?

Zhang San, holding the Great Scholar by his collar, said cheerfully, "I am the Military Chief of the Town Martial Office, the Longyun Path’s Duzhi Military Envoy of the Divine Martial Army, and it was very normal for the Grand Preceptor to attempt to assault me and for me to kill him in self-defense."

As he spoke, Zhang San turned his head to glance at the Great Scholar in his hands.

At that moment, the Great Scholar’s previously somewhat bent knees instantly thudded as he knelt on the ground.

Meanwhile, Zhang San noticed a pale yellow stain spreading from below the Great Scholar’s abdomen.

"It... It was the Minister of Rites... Kong... Kong Youde who... who told me to spread it," the Great Scholar stammered.

What shocked people more than the death of the Imperial College’s Grand Preceptor was that someone had indeed been manipulating a Great Scholar to publicly spread rumors about Zhang San!

To many students of the Imperial College, everything said about Zhang San, all the rumors, were true.

It was just that some details had been exaggerated in the telling.

Yet in reality, Zhang San indeed was the traitor colluding with the Tujue; he truly was a corrupt official!

All the accusations were righteous appeals!

But at this moment, many people’s beliefs collapsed.

They thought Legalism was full of cruel officials and Confucianism was full of sages.

Therefore, what these Great Scholars said must be true.

And everything that happened today on the stone bridge outside the Literature Class A, was just a result of Zhang San lashing out after being provoked.

Everything was just Zhang San making a fuss without reason.

But now, the Great Scholar had just admitted with his own mouth that indeed someone had instructed him to slander and defame Zhang San in public.

How... how could this be possible!?

People... people only want to believe what they want to believe.

Even now, many still felt that it must be because Zhang San had threatened him, and so the Great Scholar of Confucianism had no choice but to randomly accuse someone.

Pathetic.

Regrettable.

Detestable!

Infuriating!

At this time, the Great Scholar sighed deeply and said, "Kong Youde said that you belong to Legalism, you were naturally the enemy of us Confucians. More importantly, you are bloodthirsty by nature; letting someone like you gain power would surely bring disaster to the common people. Therefore, we called the Tujue invasion, the ’Dragon Operation’ war, specifically to undermine the fact that you alone pushed back armies on four fronts."

"The reason we spread those rumors about you was that some of the things you did were naturally easy to be misunderstood, so we added fuel to the fire."

"As long as we can make you unable to stay in court, even prevent you from being promoted."

"That would be a fortunate event for all scholars in the world! It would be a blessing for the Great Sui!"

Knowing he had already spoken, the Great Scholar simply decided to lay everything out.

After all, ever since he had started doing this, he had firmly believed that what they did was not wrong.

Everything was for Confucianism, and even more so for the Great Sui!

How could someone as despicable as Zhang San be listed among the dukes?

How could Legalism, so harsh in its teachings, be allowed to remain in the court?

"I only ask for a swift end, but please do not harm my family," he pleaded.

Though the Great Scholar feared death, he feared even more for his family’s safety.

Now that he had revealed everything, Confucianism would not spare him, and he could only hope to die so that Confucianism would spare his family.

And just then, the clattering of armor caused by running, the sounds of footsteps and horse hooves approached.

Without knowing when, the army that had entered the Imperial College suddenly arrived en masse, surrounding the stone bridge.

Although now everyone knew the truth.

They knew even more that Zhang San, as a teacher of the Imperial College, had beaten the Great Scholar and killed the Grand Preceptor with a knife.

He was doomed!