58 The Be (1/2)

Arnin looked at the Zesiro with mockery, however he was somewhat tense as well. He knew very well that his current strength was a far cry from being able to match a senior Moth student, let alone a Moth Teacher. He just wasn't strong enough to face this woman yet.

'Since I can't beat her in cultivation, what if I face her in something else?' Arnin wasn't going to go and pick a fight that he knew he would lose. He was able to become the strongest for a reason. He didn't act brave when he shouldn't; he knew his limits.

”Old hag, you really are stooping low, trying to face me, a five-year-old. Don't you have a conscience?” Arnin smirked as he spoke. He made sure that his voice was loud enough for the crowd in the store to hear.

All of them looked over with interest. Most were students, but there were a couple of teachers lurking in the crowd as well.

”Really, I am hundreds of years younger than you, and can even be considered the same age as your great-great-grandchild. Not only that, but your cultivation realm is at least a thousand times higher than mine, if not more. Shameless!” Arnin spoke sharp words, and made sure that everyone heard each and every one of them.

Zesiro's face turned ugly when she saw the crowd nearing. She had a reputation as a Moth Teacher. ”Don't try to play innocent, little boy. That vulgar mouth of yours spouts out a lot of bad things. I am just teaching you a small lesson. You must show respect to your elders!” She quickly came up with a valid reason to teach Arnin a small lesson, however she began to feel a little worried when she noticed Arnin's smile brightening.

”Then let me ask you, why did I speak in such a way? Isn't it because of you discriminating against me, and not allowing me to sell pills? I came here with no ill intent, and just wanted to sell some pills. That girl can be a witness to that.” Arnin that pointed at the pretty tanned girl. Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to affirm or deny Arnin's claim.

Seeing that she had become the center of attention, the girl hesitated before nodding her head slightly. ”It is true. He really only came to sell pills but I don't know what happened after.” She quickly spoke, and added a little more.

”You hear that? I only came to sell my pills, but was outright rejected without any good reason. Would anyone stay calm in such a situation? I am just a little boy. Of course I will have outbursts if I am treated wrongly.” Arnin made a pitiful and angry face, trying to showcase himself as a child who had been wronged.

Everyone looked over at Zesiro, and frowned. ”That little boy is right. This is wrong. Teacher Zesiro, you have no right to teach him a lesson.” An older Moth student was the first to speak out, and looked at Zesiro with some anger.

Although Moth teachers held a higher status than Moth students, that didn't mean that the former could anything they wanted. There were rules that people needed to follow, regardless of their status.

”Exactly. Little boy, do not worry. I will not allow for you to be wronged. Teacher Zesiro, as a fellow teacher, I am telling you that what you are doing is wrong.” A Moth teacher stepped forward and also spoke up for Arnin.

They didn't speak out without thinking. Initially, they didn't completely believe Arnin's claim, however when the girl verified that Arnin had come to sell pills, then how could they not believe him? Anyways, Arnin was not wrong. As a child, he was more likely to get mad than others, especially if he was discriminated against.

”Y-you! If you do not know the full story, then do not speak up. He ruthlessly beat up my mistress a couple of days ago, and she is still recovering in the medical department. Not only that, but he also showed little to no respect to me when I asked him about the matter. Even now, he shows disrespect. I was not going to kill him, or send him to the medical department. I was just going to teach him a lesson as his elder.” When Zesiro spoke, many people quieted down. It was natural for people to get mad if people they cared about were hurt.

All of them then turned to looked at Arnin. If what Zesiro said was true, then she could deny buying pills off of Arnin. She had the right to do so if Arnin had done something like that.

*Clap Clap*

Arnin began to clap his hands and smiled at Zesiro. ”I applaud you for your shamelessness, old Zesiro.” This time, Arnin did not even refer to Zesiro as a teacher. Many frowned at his actions, but didn't say anything about it.

”Child, what do you mean by that? Is what she said not true? If so…” The same teacher looked at Arnin with wrinkled eyebrows. He was very confused. Why would Arnin call her shameless again?He didn't think that Zesiro was making anything up because he knew that she didn't lie.

”You want to know what I mean? Well, let me call down one of the spectators of the whole situation back then. Teacher Xillar, would you mind coming out from the shadows?” Arnin looked behind him and spoke.

Many turned their heads, and saw Xillar appear with an ugly face. 'Why the hell is this kid bringing me into this?'

”Teacher Xillar? How long were you hiding there for?” The other Moth teacher looked at Xillar with some surprise, and then turned his head towards Arnin, his eyes brightening slightly.

Xillar waved his hand, and didn't speak about it. ”Alright, now that you are here, can you explain what really happened? Why did I beat up the young mistress?” Arnin looked at Xillar with a smile.

The latter's face went somewhat pale when he looked at Arnin's smile and Zero's glare. He then shook his head bitterly and decided to speak honestly.

”Well, Teacher Zesiro is right that Arnin ruthlessly beat up her young mistress, and even said harsh words to her,” Many people looked at Arnin. ”However, there was of course a reason behind all of this. Since all of you are here, let me ask a question. What does a person have to do in order to get an occupied house in the Moth residential area?”

Xillar decided that he would take Arnin's side for this one. Although Arnin was a little excessive back then, ultimately, he didn't do anything wrong. Plus, it was Zesiro that really went out of control.

”Well, you can either live with the person, trade something in exchange for it, or… duel!” Many people finally came to understand what had happened.

”As most of you have guessed, the reason Arnin beat up the young mistress was because of a duel. Although he was somewhat excessive, he didn't break any of the rules, and fairly won the duel.” The people who heard this nodded their head. That meant that Arnin was not in the wrong. They could already guess the next scene with Zesiro, so they shook their heads. As teachers, they should not lose their temper with students, unless they had broken the rules.

”Now then, Teacher Zesiro, will you still attack me?” Arnin looked at Zesiro with scorn. He would use the public to fight against Zesiro for now, but in the future, he would get rid of such a nuisance.

The crowd also looked at Zesiro with their eyes hardened. If Zesiro made a move, then they would intervene.

Zesiro's face was ghastly pale. She looked at Arnin, and then Xillar with hatred. ”Since so many of you are taking this brat's side, I will give you all face and back down, however I will not buy his pills. I still have the right to decline him.” Zesiro harrumphed as she continued to glare at Arnin. Although she couldn't attack Arnin, she still had the upper hand. It was her decision about whether she would buy the pill or not. No one else had any say in this.

The people in the crowd nodded their heads. People had to take a step back as well. Zesiro held her own hatred towards Arnin so they couldn't say anything about that. If she was unwilling to buy them, then that wasn't their problem.