62 The Face Slap

Lu Xun slid back several steps after blocking the latest kick from Lu Fengyi. By now, he was almost halfway through his zhenqi reserves and his breath came out in ragged pants. If it were any other cultivator, he would not have been as shocked, however, this power that came from a child who had reached the Pixue realm only minutes before completely overturned all his existing knowledge.

Thankfully, it did not seem that he would lose the battle. Even though he was thoroughly exhausted by the constant clashes against Lu Fengyi, it was evident that Lu Fengyi was feeling it as well, more seriously at that. If he were to continue drawing out the battle as long as possible, it would almost be guaranteed to be his win.

Earlier, when Lu Fengyi showed that unnatural grin, his senses had all gone off, telling him something was not right, however even after so many clashes, nothing had happened yet.

'Hmph! It's still too early for you to by pulling bluffs with me!' Lu Xun snorted inwardly before stepping forwards to engage once more. Within two or three more passes, it would be his win.

No different than before, Lu Fengyi evaded the sword strike with simple manoeuvres before moving close to attack, however instead of sending a kick towards Lu Xun, he moved even closer towards the opponent, practically contacting his robes.

'Shit!'

Seeing the change in attack pattern, Lu Xun knew that a powerful attack of some sword was coming up. Focusing all his senses upon Lu Fengyi's legs, Lu Xun prepared himself for anything that would be thrown at him.

Lu Fengyi grinned to himself before muttering in a low, yet menacing tone, "Hidden Technique - Kick to Order!"

It wasn't much of a name, and it certainly wasn't flashy either, however hearing the mutterings caused Lu Xun to instantly go pale and instantly activating his trump card, an unmovable defensive technique to even those of higher cultivation. Swinging his sword in a perfect arc to block everything from the chest down, Lu Xun watched in shock as not only did the attack from Lu Fengyi not occur, before he knew it, a fist appeared before his face.

'Shit! It was a feint!'

Activating Illusory Shadow Steps once more to escape backwards, Lu Xun tried to get a chance to breath, however Lu Fengyi was upon him once more, fist flying towards his face. Raising his sword just in time to block the fist, Lu Xun was about to use the moment of confusion to obtain an advantage when the crisp sound of one being slapped rang in his ears. A sharp pain upon his right cheek quickly followed before he realised what had just happened.

"Lu Fengyi! Even if I am your opponent, that does not warrant your actions! His the arrogance from being an Elite Student rushed to your head?" Lu Xun raged. How dare a student slap him, publicly as well.

Lu Fengyi did not apologise, but instead stepped away from Lu Xun before walking towards the centre of the duelling ring.

"You dare ignore me? I'll have you know that my father is something that you cannot dare to offend right now! Now explain your actions!" Lu Xun shouted. Raised upon a golden spoon and making it big the moment he entered the teaching business, Lu Xun had never known the word humiliation before, however this boy who had been an Elite Student for a mere month dared to slap him. If it were anyone else, he would definitely beat the other party up and impose severe punishments upon them, however since he couldn't even defeat Lu Fengyi in a duel, he could only rely on his father's authority to resolve the situation.

"Hmph. You really want me to explain myself?" Lu Fengyi scoffed.

Lu Xun gritted his teeth as he indicated for Lu Fengyi to go ahead, "I'd like to see you try!"

Lu Fengyi turned towards Lu Xun before responding, "Lu laoshi! Have you done anything morally wrong as a teacher in the last 24 hours that you need to confess to everyone here?"

"I, Lu Xun, am a upright teacher that would never commit any wrongs that you may speak of!"

Lu Fengyi's smile widened, "Then how do you explain the Insane Demon Breakthrough Pills that you fed each of your students who were to participate in duels today?"

Although Lu Xun already had a spiteful response ready to release at any time, they were now caught in his throat, unable to move at all. Without realising, his entire body began to shake with fear and before long, his mind cleared of the anger that he had earlier, finally realising the unforgivable wrongs that he had committed.

"That won't do, Lu laoshi. The Insane Demon Breakthrough Pill is a forbidden medicine which forcefully raises one's cultivation. Even though it can induce a rapid rise in cultivation, the remnant toxins of the pill will sink into one's meridians, causing one's cultivation speed to become increasingly slower, affecting the future growth and achievements that the user can achieve for the rest of their lifetimes. You basically crippled their talent!" Lu Fengyi ranted in a single breath.

Lu Xun put his head in his hands as he realised what he had done. In fear that Zhang Xuan had something up his sleeve, he had specially prepared every single one of the participating students with an Insane Demonic Breakthrough Pill. At the time, he had been clouded with arrogance and anger, unable to see further into the future for his students, however now the damage had been done. From what he had planned, he would request for the master teachers to help him remove the student's pill toxins, however given the fact that he did not even win the Teacher's Evaluation, not to mention his current beaten down state, who in the right mind would reach out to help him.

"If my slap still isn't justified, Lu laoshi, please feel free to report my actions to the higher ups." Lu Fengyi clasped his hands together.

The thoughts of punishing Lu Fengyi had completely gone now, along with his anger. Finding a method to cure his students was the only thing on his mind right now. Even if he were to fail, he could only request the master teachers for help, "Senior, Master Teachers. I have blundered, however, is it possible for seniors to remove the pill toxins from my student's bodies."

Lu Xun's heart fell as he watched the three master teachers exchange glances before shaking their heads, "This is out of our reach."

Just as Lu Xun was about to lose all hope and go mentally insane with guilt, Lu Fengyi's hand landed upon his shoulder and a strict, yet oddly comforting tone sounded out, "While the master teachers do not have the means to help your students, I know someone who does."

A spark of hope appeared once more within Lu Xun's consciousness as he looked around frantically, "Who? Who can help my students?"