The pressure from a Martial Grandmaster powerhouse was absolutely terrifying; even Lan Haiping, a Half-Step Martial Ancestor, couldn't withstand it.
Zhang Hao's expression changed, feeling the mountain-like pressure bear down on him. Only then did he realize how vast the gap was between him and a Martial Grandmaster powerhouse.
"Is this all the so-called Deputy Alliance Leader of the Academy Alliance amounts to? I'm very disappointed!" Zhang Hao said while enduring the powerful pressure.
Zhang Hao's words nearly gave Lan Haiping a heart attack.
"Damn it, don't you know who you're talking to?" Lan Haiping was about to faint.
Rumor had it that Li Shibang was a man with a violent temper. Rumor had it that out of a hundred people who spoke disrespectfully to Li Shibang, ninety-nine were killed, and one went insane.
It was evident how terrifying it was to offend this Li Shibang.
"Good, I'll give you a chance to see how you explain yourself to me. If you don't give me a good explanation, this Alliance Leader will punish you for disrespecting your elders," Li Shibang said, looking at Zhang Hao with a cold smile.
Lan Haiping quickly stepped forward and said to Li Shibang, "Lord Alliance Leader, this young man is outspoken. I hope you won't hold it against him."
"Oh, what an outspoken person says is the truth. This Alliance Leader also wants to hear what's truly on his mind," Li Shibang said, looking at Zhang Hao with a faint smile.
Zhang Hao, however, felt no pressure at all. He looked at Li Shibang and said, "Alliance Leader Li, just now Gu Taiyi complained in front of you, and you didn't ask Young Master anything, just targeted Young Master. Isn't that listening to only one side?"
Li Shibang's brow furrowed. Zhang Hao's words were indeed the truth. He nodded and said to Zhang Hao with a sharp smile, "Were they injured by you?"
"That's right," Zhang Hao admitted readily.
"Alright then, you injured people from the Academy Alliance. What's wrong with this Alliance Leader personally apprehending you?" Li Shibang looked at Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao frowned and scoffed at Li Shibang, "Are people from our Tianwu Academy somehow inferior?"
Li Shibang said with a faint smile, "This Alliance Leader didn't say that."
"Although the Alliance Leader didn't say those words, his actions clearly indicate it. These three old fogeys ambushed Young Master. Couldn't Young Master fight back? Should I just stand there and let them kill me?" Zhang Hao used 'Young Master' in every sentence, showing no fear.
Lan Haiping was quite speechless. Couldn't this guy be a bit more low-key? Referring to himself as 'Young Master' in front of the Alliance Leader of the Academy Alliance, wasn't he afraid of attracting animosity?
"Is what he said true?"
Li Shibang looked at Gu Taiyi, Zhu Qingshan, and Zheng Hai and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Gu Taiyi shook his head repeatedly, denying it, and said, "Alliance Leader, don't listen to his nonsense, there's absolutely no such thing! If he hadn't ambushed us, how could the three of us have been injured by a young man?"
Lan Haiping was also choked with anger and pointed at Gu Taiyi, saying, "You are truly shameless."
"Alliance Leader Li, this Dean can testify that those three ambushed this Dean's student just now," Lan Haiping said in a deep voice.
"Heh heh, you mean to say that my three subordinates ambushed your student and were instead injured by your student? Who do you think I should believe?" Li Shibang looked at Lan Haiping with a half-smile.
Lan Haiping was taken aback. This was indeed difficult to explain. In fact, his student's combat power was sometimes high and sometimes low. When he erupted, he could even kill Gu Yunfei. But his cultivation wasn't high, which made it difficult for him to explain.
"Alliance Leader Li, you can look at the memory bead. I believe facts speak louder than words," Zhang Hao said with a faint smile.
The muscles on Lan Haiping's face twitched slightly. He looked at Zhang Hao with some surprise. Was this guy recording things all the time?
Zhang Hao recorded the previous footage from the System into a memory bead. Then he projected the footage from the memory bead into the air. The memory bead clearly recorded how Gu Taiyi and the other three had ambushed Zhang Hao.
"Gu Taiyi, how do you explain this?" Li Shibang glared fiercely at Gu Taiyi and the other two.
Gu Taiyi's expression changed slightly. He lowered his head, not daring to speak again. He knew that no matter how much he said now, it would only be self-humiliation. He just glared at Zhang Hao with venomous eyes.
Li Shibang looked at Zhang Hao and said with a strange expression, "Young man, are you recording every moment? Otherwise, how could you have used a memory bead in advance?"
Of course, Zhang Hao wouldn't tell Li Shibang that he had the System's help and could intercept recordings with a memory bead at any time. He just smiled faintly and said, "There's no other way. Young Master is afraid of being wrongly accused, so I always keep a hand ready."
Li Shibang's expression twitched, knowing that Zhang Hao was subtly mocking him. But he was indeed in the wrong earlier. At this moment, it wasn't appropriate to get angry at a Junior. He still had that much magnanimity.
Li Shibang said faintly to Lan Haiping, "President Lan, this was just a misunderstanding. When we go back, I will properly punish them. How about we let this go?"
Lan Haiping gave a wry smile, naturally knowing that Li Shibang's so-called punishment would likely amount to nothing. However, the Academy Alliance had a transcendental status, and as the Dean of Tianwu Academy, he couldn't pursue the matter, so he had to nod in agreement.
"Alright, now we should talk about the matter of Dean Gu Yunfei. Outside the Shenlong Secret Realm, it's rumored that your Tianwu Academy ambushed Gu Yunfei. Since he was the Deputy Dean of Tianba Academy and was killed in such a manner, this Alliance Leader also needs an explanation. Guo Kai has repeatedly submitted memorials to this Alliance Leader requesting the apprehension of the culprit, and this Alliance Leader also needs to give him an explanation."
"He brought it upon himself. He ambushed my student, so being killed was his just deserts," Lan Haiping said with a cold snort.
"You're talking nonsense! It was clearly people from your Tianwu Academy who ambushed him!" Gu Taiyi pointed at Lan Haiping.
Zhang Hao sneered, "Dean Gu, just now you kept saying 'ambush,' and now it's 'ambush' again. In your eyes, do people from our Tianwu Academy only know how to ambush?"
"Hmph, I'm just stating the truth," Gu Taiyi sneered.
"Young man, speak with evidence," Li Shibang stared at Zhang Hao.
Lan Haiping quickly said, "The people from the various colleges present at the time can all testify to this."
Li Shibang said faintly, "I've also asked. The Deans and students from the various colleges present at the time all said they had left long ago and didn't see the situation clearly."
Lan Haiping gave a wry smile. He naturally knew that they were protecting themselves. However, under such great pressure, being able to remain neutral and not distort the facts was already not easy.
"I have evidence," Zhang Hao said faintly.
"Hmph, I don't believe you. What evidence could you possibly have?" Gu Taiyi sneered.
Li Shibang also glanced at Zhang Hao faintly.
"I wonder, does a memory bead count?" Zhang Hao took out a memory bead once again.
Gu Taiyi, Li Shibang, Lan Haiping, and the others' faces twitched. Their expressions were strange. This young man was truly recording things at all times.