Chapter 126: Etiquette (2/2)
Qin Mu walked out of Scholar's Residence and a youth appeared in front of him. The youth was travel-worn and was carrying a huge luggage that was as tall as a human. The backpack was squarish and a few weapons were stabbed in it. Even though he was travel-worn, he looked very martial and had an air of slaughter on his body, giving off an invasive feeling.
The two of them met face to face and Qin Mu was invaded by his invasive feeling thus his body automatically gave a defensive pose. Under the pull of the qi activity, that youth also had no choice to stop in his steps.
Even though this youth had an air of slaughter, his actions were very formal. He bowed in a greeting, ”Newly arrived junior brother?”
Qin Mu returned the greeting, ”I've just entered. Senior brother has just returned from outside?”
”I've taken the chance to go to the frontlines of the army during my vacation.”
That youth smiled, ”I'm called Chen Wanyun, since junior brother has newly arrived, you can find me if you need anything.”
Qin Mu reported his name and the two of them parted ways. Until the qi activity tangled up with them had vanished did they feel at ease and walked away with wide steps.
”This new junior brother is very strong…” Chen Wanyun looked back and gave another glance at Qin Mu as he thought to himself.
”Big brother is back!”
Scholar's Residence was in jubilation. Numerous scholars walked out from their own residences and welcomed Chen Wanyun. Chen Wanyun smiled, ”Ladies and Gentlemen, we have merely parted for a month, is there a need to miss me so much? Eh, why do all of you have injuries? Senior Sister Qu, even you are hurt? What's going on?”
The scholars of Scholar's Residence all looked ashamed.
That Senior Sister Qu was called Qu Ting who replied shamefully, ”Big brother you have no idea, recently an abandoned person of Great Ruins came to the school and he has a very strong power. During the entrance examination, Daoist Ling Yun was injured by him using a wooden sword and got embarrassed in front of the emperor. The emperor allowed him to enter our Imperial College. We were angry about that decision so we wanted to force him to leave Imperial College. How can a slave be our classmate…”
Chen Wanyun said, ”Daoist Ling Yun is very extraordinary. He is able to hurt Ling Yun; it means that his capability is astonishing! You went to provoke him, of course, you would be beaten. At the same realm, how could any of you be Ling Yun's opponent?”
Qu Ting argued, ”What kind of identity do we have? In our Eternal Peace, abandoned people are slaves and slaves are the same as livestock. Having livestock as classmates, aren't we going to be livestock in the eyes of others? Imperial scholars are eighth ranking officials after all, is an abandoned person also worthy? How would we save Imperial College's face? Furthermore, junior brother, we got beaten by this abandoned person and it is not us beating him. We even got beaten twice!”
Chen Wanyun was flabbergasted and said, ”All of you have gone to beat him so it's natural for him to beat you. You can't blame him. When you had lost, he didn't let you go but beat you again, that is his fault.”
All the scholars were even more ashamed and didn't say a word.
Chen Wanyun saw their expressions and asked in suspicion, ”He didn't give you a hassle. You went to pick on him again because you were indignant in losing and ended up being taught a lesson again by him. Am I right?”
Qu Ting immediately said, ”Now it's no longer a personal grudge but the face of our Scholar's Residence! How can scholars of Eternal Peace lose to a barbarian from outside the sphere of civilization? This matter has already been spread throughout the whole mountain! It was this abandoned person who had spread the news out, making it hard for us to back down! He even robbed us and pillaged all our valuables, making us have no choice but to redeem them back, shaming us even further!”
Chen Wanyun's expression turned grim, ”Where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them. Isn't what he has done a little too overboard? Don't worry, I'll handle this. Also, all of you are too useless, to be actually beaten so miserably by a newly arrived scholar, useless!”
All the scholars lowered their heads and Qu Ting muttered, ”If he hadn't schemed us, we wouldn't have…”
Chen Wanyun sneered, ”I had met a junior brother outside just now who is called Qin Mu. This person is very remarkable. There is still a murderous aura around my body after leaving the battlefield and he could already detect it before I even came in front of him. His qi activity was locked on to me and forced me to go into a defensive position, stopping to return greetings with him and reported our names to ease the enmity. This is the state which an imperial scholar should have!”
He continued with a deep voice, ”I had once gone traveling with Teacher Ba Shan and met the sect master of Heavenly Flag Sect. Back then Teacher Ba Shan and Heavenly Flag Sect Master moved closer and closer to each other before finally stopping in their footsteps to greet each other and parting their ways. I always didn't understand why was there such a sight and at that moment where I met Junior Brother Qin Mu, only then did I understand what Teacher Ba Shan had experienced when he met Heavenly Flag Sect Master.”
”In the martial world when you meet etiquette, it might not be as you expected and a fight is secretly concealed in it. If you don't go out for experience and only hide away here, you will never understand that feeling. When you are unable to see that kind of battles, you will definitely lose!”
All the scholars became more and more ashamed and Qu Ting muttered, ”Junior Brother Chen, the abandoned person that had beaten us is called Qin Mu…”
”So it was him!”
Chen Wanyun was slightly stunned and looked pensive, ”No wonder… all of you didn't lose wrongfully. Defeating you, what's the need for him to sneak attack?”
Suddenly a surprised cry sounded out, ”Senior Sister Qinghong is back!”