This male teacher was named Jiang Gang, and he was in charge of student logistics at the academy, so today's dormitory assignments were overseen by him. Just a moment ago, he had finished organizing the dormitory records in the hall and was preparing to return to his residence. On his way, he happened to pass by this dormitory area, noticed a commotion ahead, and walked over.
Seeing Gao Dashan's face covered in blood, and Lu An also bleeding from the corner of his mouth, Jiang Gang frowned, and anger flared up in his heart.
"Speak! Who was it!" Jiang Gang roared again, like a clap of thunder in the dead silence, making everyone tremble!
However, no one dared to come forward and point out the culprits.
Zhou Chengkun was the Young Lord of the renowned Xinghuo Merchant Guild in Starfire City, controlling all auctions and important resources in the entire Starfire City. No matter how strong other merchants were, they needed the help of the Xinghuo Merchant Guild, and no one would be willing to offend Zhou Chengkun for the sake of two poor people.
Jiang Gang looked at this scene, his brows furrowing deeper. This was why it was so difficult for him to handle. Without anyone to point out the culprits, he couldn't administer punishment. He was just a teacher, and everything he did required evidence.
"Teacher Jiang, don't be angry." Zhou Chengkun, who was standing nearby, thought for a moment, then stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's not worth getting angry over two poor people! Besides, they must have done something wrong for someone to want to punish them. Otherwise, why would only they be beaten and not others?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Gang immediately turned to look at Zhou Chengkun, his brows tightly furrowed, his gaze like a vulture, instantly startling Zhou Chengkun!
How could Jiang Gang not know that the instigator of the beating was certainly Zhou Chengkun? He also knew whose son Zhou Chengkun was, because just today, the Xinghuo Merchant Guild had sent people through the academy to find him and ask him to take good care of him.
Although Jiang Gang didn't care about the Xinghuo Merchant Guild in his heart, the academy had no choice but to care. Moreover, even if he wanted to deal with it, no one dared to come forward and point out the culprits!
"Teach...er." Suddenly, a weak voice came, making Jiang Gang's eyes widen, and he quickly turned to look.
The surrounding people also looked over, only to see Lu An struggling to get up from the ground, holding his stomach as he slowly stood. After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he looked at Jiang Gang and slowly said, "Teacher, I'll tell you who it was!"
Zhou Chengkun was stunned at the sight, and then his face instantly darkened! He hadn't expected this kid to be able to stand up after such a beating. He couldn't help but say, "Kid, I advise you to speak less, lest disaster strike from your mouth!"
"Shut up!" Jiang Gang roared fiercely, his gaze stern as he stared at Zhou Chengkun, saying, "Zhou Chengkun, do you have no respect for me?"
Seeing that Jiang Gang was truly angered, Zhou Chengkun had no choice but to shut up and say nothing, only staring at Lu An, his eyes revealing a sinister threat.
Lu An saw that look, completely unafraid, a cold sneer even appearing at the corner of his mouth. He turned his body and pointed at a person dressed in blue behind him, saying, "Him."
Then, he pointed to another person next to him, saying, "Him."
"Him, him, him, him..."
Under Zhou Chengkun's ashen face, Lu An pointed out nine people in a row, not missing a single person who had laid a hand on him earlier. After he finished pointing around, he finally turned around, his gaze cold as he looked at Zhou Chengkun, raising his hand and saying, "And him!"
"You!" Zhou Chengkun was enraged and about to shout loudly, but he was interrupted by an even louder voice!
"Shut up!" Jiang Gang roared, scaring Zhou Chengkun into instantly closing his mouth. Jiang Gang's eyes were wide as he shouted, "Everyone Lu An just pointed out, follow me!"
Those people, seeing Jiang Gang like an enraged lion, were too scared to disobey and slowly moved their feet to follow Jiang Gang away. Only Zhou Chengkun's face was so grim it looked like it could drip water. He turned back to Lu An, gritting his teeth and saying, "Your name is Lu An, right? Tonight's matter, I will make your life worse than death!"
Lu An's brows slightly furrowed, and he narrowed his eyes at Zhou Chengkun's threat, watching the group leave.
After these people left, the surrounding crowd also dispersed. At this moment, a group of people ran out from a corner; it was Li Dongshi and his group, with whom Lu An had spoken earlier today.
"Quick! Quickly take Brother Dashan to the infirmary!" Li Dongshi said, quickly helping others lift Gao Dashan, then turning back to Lu An and anxiously asking, "You come with me too!"
"I'm fine." Lu An gritted his teeth, holding his ribs, and slowly shook his head, saying, "You all go quickly!"
Li Dongshi glanced at Lu An, sighed, and could only carry Gao Dashan and quickly run out.
Lu An felt relieved after seeing Li Dongshi and the others leave. Just as he was about to turn and walk towards his dormitory, he was stopped by a voice.
"Lu An?"
Lu An froze, turning to look at the beautiful young lady who had remained still in front of him.
"You're quite interesting." Chu Ling looked at Lu An, unable to resist scrutinizing him from head to toe, and said, "Do you want to be my servant? I can guarantee Zhou Chengkun won't dare to retaliate against you."
Servant?
Seeing Chu Ling's casual tone, Lu An knew that children from such wealthy families were long accustomed to being high and mighty and controlling the fates of others. He was indeed worried about Zhou Chengkun retaliating against him, but he still shook his head.
"No need." Lu An took a deep breath, which caused a sharp pain in his chest, and he said with a frown.
With that, Lu An no longer paid attention to the girl and turned to walk towards his dormitory.
Chu Ling was stunned to see Lu An simply say a word to her and then walk away. Her beautiful face showed some bewilderment. In the past, men had always flocked to her, even Zhou Chengkun was the same. She hadn't expected such a result the first time she took the initiative to speak to a man.
"Damn it!" Chu Ling's delicate brows furrowed, and she said angrily, "Then let Zhou Chengkun kill you!"
With that, Chu Ling also turned and left.
Lu An naturally didn't hear what Chu Ling said. In fact, he was truly in a lot of pain. He felt that his ribs might have cracked. He lowered his head, gritted his teeth, and walked step by step towards the dormitory. When he reached the dormitory steps, he found Fu Yu leaning against the doorframe, looking at him.
Lu An showed a slight smile, though it was a very strained one.
"The bird that sticks its neck out gets shot." Fu Yu looked down at Lu An from above and said lightly, "Didn't you just say that only a fool would act tough and that one should bide their time?"
Lu An smiled bitterly upon hearing this and said, "I couldn't help it, he's my friend."
Fu Yu's eyes flashed with a cold light upon hearing this, and she sneered, "You are a strange person. You don't resist when you are insulted, but you are the first to rush out when your friend is beaten. Didn't you see his companions hiding in the corner, only daring to come out and carry him away after everyone had left?"
"I saw them." Lu An felt a sharp pain in his ribs and couldn't help but gasp, saying, "But you also told me that a person should always have some ambition, didn't you?"
Fu Yu's willow-like brows were tightly furrowed as she looked at the battered man in front of her.
"Come in." Fu Yu turned and entered the room, saying, "I have some trauma medicine. You'll get better quickly after applying it."
Lu An was stunned, then a look of gratitude appeared on his face. He struggled to take a step and walked into the room.
The next day, in the morning.
Starfire Academy's speed was very fast. Recruitment had just ended yesterday, and classes officially began today. All the first-year students who had just enrolled were now sitting in a large classroom. Fortunately, the classroom was big enough, so it didn't feel particularly crowded.
Perhaps it was the effectiveness of the trauma medicine, or perhaps it was due to Lu An's own Physique, but when he woke up today, he no longer felt pain, and there were no bruises visible on his body. Gao Dashan was not so lucky; he had a plaster on his head during class. He was a child from a poor family and didn't want to miss even the first class.
After entering the classroom, Lu An originally wanted to find Gao Dashan and the others to sit together, but he suddenly found Fu Yu sitting alone in an unoccupied corner. After thinking for a moment, he walked over and sat next to Fu Yu.
Fu Yu only glanced at Lu An and said nothing.
Students gradually walked in, including Zhou Chengkun and his group. They had been punished to stand outside for a full two hours last night, and each person also had to pay one hundred gold coins, otherwise they would be expelled. And when his friends found out about all this, they almost died laughing!
As soon as Zhou Chengkun entered the classroom, he searched for Lu An. When he found him in the corner, he revealed a sinister smile. After saying something to his companions, he sat down in a seat at the front of the classroom.
After everyone was seated, a female teacher quickly walked into the classroom. Lu An had seen this person before; she was the female teacher who had tested him.
"Good morning, everyone. My name is Han Ying, and I will be teaching your first lesson." The female teacher scanned the room, a smile on her face, and said, "For this most basic first lesson, I will explain in detail what Tian Yuan Power is, as well as the distribution of forces on the Eight Ancient Continent."