Chapter 141 - An Apology That Was Worth Three Coins (2/2)

Zhou Yunchan’s speech angered a lot of people, especially Luo Guxue and the student who had lost against Xiong Lei’s “sub pet.” Although, there was not much they could do right then. Asking for a rematch? That would be laughable.

However, this didn’t mean they would see Su Ping getting accused without helping.

Lu Guoxue said, “Mister Zhou, we should talk based on facts, don’t you agree? Professor Su doesn’t usually come here. Perhaps you saw someone else attacking your students—”

Dong Mingsong lifted a hand to stop her. He did wish to back Su Ping up as the vice princ.i.p.al, yet he couldn’t allow this matter to escalate further. If someone careless got the wrong message and claimed that Phoenix Peak Academy had ambushed their rivals before the contest just to have the upper hand, the consequences would be worse than losing the matches.

Dong Mingsong shook his head at Luo Guxue and addressed the other vice princ.i.p.al using the best att.i.tude he could manage. “Zhou… I know Professor Su hurt your students, we admit that. But wasn’t it started by one of your students who provoked Mister Su first? As an advanced teacher, it’s just right for Su Ping to teach some manners to… the unruly young generation. I asked Mister Su to come today just because that ‘lesson’ was unfortunately prior to the contest. But you shouldn’t overstep the line.”

Zhou Yunchan saw Dong Mingsong getting angry for real and decided not to further fuel up the situation. They had obtained a complete victory that day. As long as they received an apology, there was nothing else to ask for.

“Right. Since you said so, we’ll end this matter with the apology you owe us.” Zhou Yunchan sat back. Dong Mingsong nodded and looked at Su Ping with a look mixed with different sentiments.

Su Ping sighed, took out an object from his pocket, and tossed it to Zhou Yunchan.

“Here, your ‘tape’.”[1]

Zhou Yunchan gazed at the tape roll on his lap with an opened jaw. So did Fei Yanbo, and everyone else watching.

Ta-tape. As in, real tape.

“Come on, I had to stop midway to get it from a shop,” said Su Ping. “It cost me three coins. Do I need it to seal your mouth or something?”

Zhou Yunchan bounced up from his seat. His beard stood stiff due to great rage. “This disgraceful, disrespectful rascal!”

Fei Yanbo also stood up. “What an outrageous joke!”

“Su Ping!” Dong Mingsong lost his calm. He expected Su Ping to smooth things out, not to make them worse!

Su Ping didn’t look concerned. “That’s the only ‘explanation’ you’re getting from me today. Take it or leave it. I dunno, is this how the Berserking Blade Academy usually acts? You sent your students to bug me, they got beaten up big time, and they asked some old men for help, who want me to give them some tape. Man, the shame.”

“WHY YOU—” Zhou Yunchan and Fei Yanbo were so infuriated that they started trembling.

Su Ping continued with a smirk, “Don’t give me that ‘accident before the contest’ sh*t. These guys knew there was a contest coming, shouldn’t they have stayed somewhere safe instead of sticking their stupid noses at me? Okay, now they got into trouble for their foolishness, and you expect others to answer for them?

“I mean, what were they thinking? Just imagine what will happen to them once they graduate. Say, they’re gonna get sent to an expedition mission on the next day. Before that happens, they go to some illegal underground arena, inflame someone they can’t handle, and get their teeth beaten out. What are they, a suicide squad? “They should feel lucky that it was me who dealt with them. Why isn’t anyone thanking me?”

Luo Guxue and Lan He listened with widened eyes. They had never seen and would never have believed this side of Su Ping.

Zhou Yunchan felt his heart aching in rage. It had been decades since somebody had talked to him in such a manner. Not even Dong Mingsong could insult him like this.

Fei Yanbo bellowed out, “As a teacher, you unethically a.s.saulted our students and failed to see the injustice of it! Fine. Let’s fight it out and see which part of you deserves that lousy att.i.tude! Your Inferno Dragon, or your pathetic tongue?”

“Hmph. A fight? Are you serious?”

Fei Yanbo’s eyes almost gleamed in extreme anger. “I DO NOT care who you are or who’s your advocate. You either take back those words right this instant, or you’re going to leave inside an ambulance! I’ll make sure of it!”

While speaking, Fei Yanbo glared at Luo Guxue and Lan He to warn them not to make any sudden moves.

[1] “duct tape” in Chinese is p.r.o.nounced in the same way as “an explanation.”

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