Zhang San, please behave yourself!
Chapter 706 - 646: The Imperial College - A Family Full of Love and Affection

Chapter 706: Chapter 646: The Imperial College - A Family Full of Love and Affection

As the students from the Cui Family who were not part of the Imperial College were led away by the personnel of the Town Martial Office, suddenly one of them turned and leapt onto the adjacent rooftop, attempting to flee.

Usually, in such cases, since everyone knew they were from the Cui Family, one would turn a blind eye.

After all, Cui Wenjun himself had come along, so missing just one person wasn’t really a big deal.

However, Zhang San, who was about to leave, became displeased upon seeing this.

"We’ve already killed two Protectors, and you still want to run."

"This is a slap in the face for our Town Martial Office before everyone’s eyes!"

Thus, Zhang San took action against the fleeing member of the Cui Family.

In reality, that person just thought it was necessary to have someone go back and report the incident immediately.

At that moment, he hadn’t realized that when the two Protectors of the Cui Family had been killed by the Town Martial Office’s men, how could the Cui Family possibly be unaware.

Of course, what he hadn’t expected at all was that Zhang San would immediately pursue him, not with the intention of capturing, but with the intent to kill.

Thump—

Zhang San directly pulled out a Horizontal Blade from his Gluttonous Bag, the blade edge wrapped with Blade Intent and Thunder Method.

With a single slash, he cleaved the person’s body in two.

One part lay on the rooftop.

The other lay on the ground.

Zhang San, looking at the fresh red on his blade edge, sighed and glanced at the few petrified people from the Cui Family, asking, "Anyone else planning to run? I can take care of you all in one go."

The faces of the members of the Cui Family turned ashen with terror.

Even though Cui Wenjun was a Martial Artist, having reached the True Core Realm by now, the sight of such a bloody scene incited deep fear within him.

After all, Zhang San’s previous targets were their official Protectors, strong individuals of the Spiritual Platform Realm Holding the Origin and Preserving Unity.

But now, Zhang San didn’t even spare a follower who was merely in the late period of the Primordial Qi Realm.

He struck with one blade.

Seeing that no one from the Cui Family tried running again, Zhang San finally felt relieved and had Wang Ziteng send them back, then went over to express his thanks to the Vermilion Bird.

The Vermilion Bird waved it off with a cold voice, "Don’t shoulder everything on your own, come to me if there’s trouble."

Left with such words, Zhang San felt a bit stunned.

Zhang San didn’t understand why the Vermilion Bird, who had been aggressive towards him before, was now showing such a favorable attitude.

Harboring his doubts, Zhang San walked back, turning over in his mind why the Vermilion Bird’s attitude had changed so completely from before.

Could it be because the Vermilion Bird knew that it was Heavenly Punishment Sect’s Saint Heir Zhang San who had indirectly caused the death of her child, not his current self?

Wait, what if the Vermilion Bird discovered that his body was the Heavenly Punishment Sect’s Saint Heir Zhang San, would she come to kill him, interest included?

The more Zhang San thought about it, the more frightened he became, even feeling as if the people in the street were looking at him with eyes full of fear.

Could fear be contagious?

What Zhang San, preoccupied with his thoughts about the Vermilion Bird, failed to notice was that he was still holding the Horizontal Blade dripping with blood onto the ground.

At this moment, in a hall of the Imperial College, Preceptor Situ was recounting something in public with indignation.

"In recent times, Zhang San in our Imperial College has corrupted the innocent study atmosphere! He even spread rumors and deceived Kaihuang in the court, hence, Kaihuang mistakenly made him a Preceptor! Can we tolerate such behavior?"

"We cannot!"

At this moment, many teachers below, along with a few student representatives with significant connections among the students, emphatically joined in the chorus of outrage.

"Grand Preceptor Ren Buqun was made ill by his infuriation, and yet Zhang San had the audacity to turn around and accuse Grand Preceptor Ren Buqun of falling sick due to old age, seizing the opportunity to even attempt to replace the Grand Preceptor. Can we stand for such an act?"

"No!"

The crowd shouted in unison again.

"Then what should we do?" Preceptor Situ had originally thought that the previous Grand Preceptor was done for, and it was his turn to ascend.

He never expected that after the former Grand Preceptor lost his head, Ren Buqun would take over as Grand Preceptor.

Then he thought he might as well be content with being second in command.

But now? He had actually become the third in command!

Even Zhang San could be the second in command!

Therefore, Preceptor Situ felt he must mobilize the strength of all teachers and students to fight against Zhang San.

But as he asked what they should do, everyone in the great hall became silent.

"What’s the matter? Don’t you have anything to say about resisting and dealing with Zhang San?"

After Preceptor Situ finished speaking, he noticed that many were not looking at him but were glancing to his right.

When he turned his head to the right, he saw Zhang San walking in with a Horizontal Blade in his hand.

In an instant, Preceptor Situ felt a slight twitch in his calves.

Of course, there was nothing to fear about Zhang San himself.

What was frightening was the Horizontal Blade in Zhang San’s hand, which still had blood on it.

"Everyone is here! Good timing. Just now, on the street, I came across some students from the Imperial College conspiring with the Cui Family, one of the Five Surnames and Seven Families. They were publicly humiliating other poor students of the Imperial College—it was outrageous."

"Those students should have been brought back by the people of the Town Martial Office by now. Afterward, I’ll have to trouble Preceptor Situ to punish them according to the rules of the Imperial College."

Preceptor Situ nodded repeatedly, not daring to say a word in opposition.

"Then there were a few from the Cui Family who tried to resist arrest. One Spiritual Platform Realm Protector practicing ’Holding the Origin and Preserving Unity’ was killed by me on the spot. Another True Core Realm Protector stood out to obstruct and was also killed by people from the Town Martial Office."

"In the end, there were even people trying to run away. See this..."

As Zhang San spoke, he glanced at the Horizontal Blade in his hand and only then realized he hadn’t even put it away.

"Preceptor Situ, since you’re here, could you help me wipe off this blade?"

Preceptor Situ, looking at the Horizontal Blade covered in fresh blood, broke out into a sweat.

These officials, who were regularly engaged in court struggles within the Capital, had always been in a state of ’bloodless killing.’ But in reality—and this is not an exaggeration—they may have caused the death or downfall of many, but they had never actually seen blood.

At that moment, Preceptor Situ felt as if many of his hairs were standing on end.

"This... I... I don’t have a rag..."

Hiss—

Zhang San directly tore off a piece from Preceptor Situ’s robe, then passed it along with the Horizontal Blade in his hand to Preceptor Situ.

Preceptor Situ, with a face full of reluctance, resentment, and a forced smile, began to wipe the blade for Zhang San.

And Zhang San, with a faint smile on his face, said softly to all the teachers and students in the hall who were filled with shock and horror, "Everyone, rest assured, although I know there is a portion of people in the Imperial College who hold the erroneous belief that wealthy scions and students from humble backgrounds couldn’t possibly study together or even look down on each other... But..."

"I believe, as long as we all work together, then we can indeed become a loving family."

"Why... aren’t you all clapping?"

The next instant, thunderous applause filled the great hall.

This was the moment when the Imperial College was about to step into glory.

It was also an important lesson in spreading "love" by the acting Grand Preceptor Zhang San to the Imperial College.