Chapter 1257: You Still Sucking Milk?

"Pfft!"

A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out. Song Xuan's body swayed, and he forcefully fainted.

A dignified quasi-eight-star Master Teacher, arriving at the weakest Conferred Empire, had thought he would wield absolute authority, his every word commanding thousands.

Instead, all the Master Teachers were disobedient, and it was one thing for them to attack him, but he was beaten into a mess by a mere cauldron. What was most infuriating was that the other party still looked completely innocent.

You were giving instructions to the cauldron; although the movements were subtle, as an opponent and a quasi-eight-star Master Teacher, I could easily see them.

You directed your artifact to act, beat me so badly, and then pretended to be ignorant and innocent, as if it had nothing to do with you.

Could you be any more shameless?

Are you kidding me?!

Even though I'm ruined, it's still better than nothing, right!

Seeing the other party had fainted, Zhang Xuan shook his head. He put away his dagger, pinched Song Xuan's philtrum to revive him, then turned to look at the Golden Origin Cauldron, his face darkening: "This is truly outrageous. Why aren't you coming over to apologize?"

"Yes!"

Its bulky body waddled over like a duck. The Golden Origin Cauldron looked utterly sincere: "Master Song, it was my fault. How about... I let you kick me twice!"

After saying that, it spread its tripod legs wide, as if doing the splits.

"Pfft!"

Song Xuan spat out another mouthful of blood.

What do you mean, let me kick you...?

Furthermore, I, a dignified quasi-eight-star Master Teacher, was kicked in a sensitive area, and now you want me to kick you while you're spread-eagled... Where's my dignity?

"Zhang Xuan, you openly broke someone out of custody, disregarded Master Teacher punishments and rules, showed no respect for elders, and instigated an artifact to attack me. I will report today's events exactly as they happened..."

His face contorted with rage, Song Xuan shook off Zhang Xuan's supporting hand.

"Report as they happened?"

"Precisely!" Song Xuan gritted his teeth.

"Alright then! Golden Origin Cauldron, I'm entrusting Master Song here to you. Take good care of him..."

"Got it!" Filled with excitement, the Golden Origin Cauldron lifted its massive tripod leg, looking ready to kick out again at any moment.

"You..." Song Xuan staggered again, subconsciously retreating two steps. Just as he was about to circulate his true qi, ready to fight to the death, he heard a Holy Beast's cry echoing through the clouds, followed by a ball of fiery cloud flying over from a distance.

"It's a Saint 6-realm Holy Beast, the Fiery Cloud Sacred Bird!"

Song Xuan's pupils contracted. He realized something and was filled with excitement: "It's... Yao Mantian from the Empire Alliance, Master Yao!"

"Yao Mantian?" Zhang Xuan frowned. His Eye of Insight pulsed as he looked towards the fiery cloud.

Indeed, standing on the back of the Fiery Cloud Sacred Bird was a figure, a woman appearing to be around forty years old. Dressed in simple, unadorned clothing, her appearance wasn't particularly beautiful, much less so than Wei Ranxue, but her elegant demeanor gave her an otherworldly aura, like a celestial maiden.

Especially her Master Teacher emblem on her chest, with eight stars glittering brightly under the sunlight, it was dazzling.

"An eight-star Master Teacher?"

It was actually an eight-star Master Teacher!

This meant her strength was at least at the Saint 6-realm Domain, a truly invincible expert!

In his shock, the Fiery Cloud Sacred Bird arrived overhead. Master Yao's body swayed as she flew down from the beast's back, descending step by step through the void.

"I am Yao Mantian, an eight-star low-tier Master Teacher from the Empire Alliance. By order of headquarters, I have come to investigate the death of Hall Master Gou. Is Vice Hall Master Wu of Qingyuan Empire present?"

Before she even landed, her elegant voice rang out.

"Investigate Hall Master Gou's death?"

Zhang Xuan paused for a moment, then realized.

After he successfully challenged the hall, Hall Master Gou had applied to headquarters once, resulting in the dispatch of the quasi-eight-star Song Xuan who was beside him. Later, Hall Master Gou died, and several other seven-star Master Teachers also died, making the matter too significant. Master Wu had also applied once.

This time, Qianchong Empire couldn't make the decision either, so they reported to the Empire Alliance and invited this person.

Due to the time difference, the flying Holy Beasts they rode were both very fast, exceeding the communication range of ordinary messaging jade tokens. Therefore, they were unaware of each other's impending arrival.

"Song Xuan, a seven-star Master Teacher from Qianchong Empire, greets Master Yao!"

Stepping forward, Song Xuan quickly cupped his fists.

"Quasi-eight-star Master Teacher" was merely a common term, a form of awe and respect for powerful individuals. In reality, he still belonged to the seven-star category; he was a seven-star Master Teacher.

"I've seen you before, when I last went to Qianchong Empire to give a lecture..."

Turning around, Yao Mantian looked somewhat puzzled: "What are you doing here? And your injuries..."

With her eyesight, she immediately saw the injury to his groin.

How could a dignified quasi-eight-star Master Teacher, a peak Spirit Severing realm expert, be injured *there*?

"Reporting to Master Yao, I was ordered by headquarters to investigate the hall challenge. Upon arrival, I discovered that not only Hall Master Gou and Vice Hall Master Tian Qing were murdered, but even Emperor Chu Tianxing of the empire was killed. The murderers escaped and were not caught... However, their accomplices, who aided in the crimes, did not escape. According to Master Teacher Hall rules, they were to be publicly executed! Who knew that Master Zhang Xuan here, not only failed to comply with the hall's regulations but instead abducted the individuals, defied his superiors, and severely injured me..."

After quickly recounting the detailed events, Song Xuan gritted his teeth: "I implore Master Yao to render justice for me!"

"Abducted the individuals? Injured you?"

Frowning, Yao Mantian looked at Zhang Xuan: "You are Zhang Xuan? Is what he said true?"

"It was I who abducted the individuals. The one who injured him was my artifact, the Golden Origin Cauldron!" Zhang Xuan cupped his fists, not denying it.

So many people below had witnessed it firsthand; denying it would be pointless. It was better to admit it readily.

"Master Song came here by order. Regardless of his status, he is a special envoy, representing headquarters. Disobeying the special envoy's judgment, disrupting the execution, and injuring someone—do you know... how severe a crime that is?"

Yao Mantian stated.

She had heard about this Zhang Xuan before arriving; he was indeed the one who successfully challenged the hall in Qingyuan Empire.

To be so young and successfully challenge an entire Master Teacher Hall, his talent was unimaginable.

Such a person, as long as he didn't fall, had boundless prospects... Given that, why would he do something so reckless and foolish, ruining his own future?

"Reporting to Master Yao, this matter involves significant implications. As a seven-star Master Teacher, I naturally know the gravity of the crime, but... I was forced to do this out of helplessness. I didn't want our Master Teacher Hall to be deceived and ridiculed!"

Zhang Xuan bowed.

"Deceived?"

Yao Mantian was puzzled.

"Yes!"

Nodding, Zhang Xuan explained: "Vice Hall Master Tian Qing is a member of the Qingtian lineage of the Otherworldly Demonic Tribe, Qingtian Emperor, reincarnated through his consciousness. He colluded with King Zhongqing and Emperor Chu Tianxing of Qingyuan to wantonly disrupt the stability of humanity..."

He explained in detail the matters concerning Tian Qing and the Otherworldly Demons.

However, he omitted the part about the ruthless individual.

"This..."

After listening to the explanation, Yao Mantian was filled with shock and couldn't help but look over: "This matter involves immense implications. Do you have evidence?"

It involved a Vice Hall Master and an emperor of a Conferred Empire. If there were any mistakes, the entire Master Teacher Hall would lose its reputation and credibility.

"Master Wu and others have already reported this matter to the Alliance Branch. If Master Yao doesn't believe it, you can contact them! We have the Qingtian Emperor's corpse as proof!" Zhang Xuan said.

Although Qingtian Emperor and Tian Qing were both dead, if their consciousness was indeed reincarnated, the Master Teacher Hall headquarters could definitely investigate and find out if they wanted to.

Seeing his confidence, Yao Mantian nodded: "I will contact headquarters about this matter and inquire in detail! A clear answer will be given regarding the rights and wrongs. However, even if Chu Tianxing was problematic, it still needed to be reported to headquarters beforehand for the Master Teacher Hall to take action. Your students killed him and, in collusion with Poison Masters, poisoned everyone in the entire imperial palace... Although Master Song's judgment to publicly execute them was biased, it was done to stabilize public sentiment and was harmless! For you to rush over and have your artifact injure him—wasn't that a bit too disrespectful?"

The Master Teacher Hall's purpose was to stabilize all of humanity.

Sun Qiang and the others poisoned an entire imperial palace and killed an emperor. Even if the person killed was a human traitor, it still violated regulations.

It's like a murderer being subject to legal punishment; no matter how much you hate them, you cannot take action yourself, otherwise, you would also be committing a crime.

That's how they were now.

Even if killing Chu Tianxing was a good deed, it still went against the rules. Executing them to stabilize public sentiment, though biased, was not a big deal... Yet, you, a seven-star Master Teacher, rushed over and beat up a special envoy... Defying a superior like that is also a very serious crime.

"Master Yao, this Zhang Xuan, is arrogant due to his talent, not only disrespectful but also lawless. He has completely disregarded the Master Teacher Hall's rules. He must be severely punished, otherwise, how can we gain the trust of the masses... "

Hearing Master Yao speak on his behalf, Song Xuan gritted his teeth.

His male identity was ruined; anyone in his place would consider it an unforgivable grudge.

"Shut up!"

Before he could finish, Zhang Xuan's face on the side darkened.

"You..."

Song Xuan was so angry he nearly exploded.

"Master Yao didn't ask you to speak; is it your turn to interrupt? Interrupting an eight-star Master Teacher so casually, is that what you call polite?"

Interrupting the other party, Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"I..." Song Xuan's face turned pale.

Master Yao hadn't asked him to speak; interrupting rashly was indeed a great disrespect.

Seeing he had nothing to say, Zhang Xuan ignored him and continued to cup his fists: "Master Yao, this matter is not as Master Song described; there's another hidden truth!"

"Master Song just kept claiming that Sun Qiang collaborated with Poison Masters from the Poison Hall to launch a sneak attack on the imperial city... In reality, Elder Xu You and the others are no longer Poison Masters from the Poison Hall but rather... Combat Masters from the Combat Master Hall!"

"Combat Masters?"

"Precisely. Elder Xu You and the others were indeed Poison Masters previously, but they had a sincere desire for good and have already been recruited by the Qingyuan Empire Combat Master Hall. This matter has long been reported to the Combat Master Hall headquarters, and the new Combat Master Son has also agreed. This can be verified..."

Zhang Xuan stated with conviction.

The Combat Master Son was Zheng Yang, and his agreement was a mere word. Furthermore, Elder Xu and the others indeed reported their joining the Combat Master Hall and received approval.

They were no longer Poison Masters but true Combat Masters of the Combat Master Hall.

"Oh?"

Yao Mantian looked at Song Xuan: "Master Song, did you investigate this matter?"

"I... they did join the Combat Master Hall, but... it's hard to change one's nature, and secretly refining poisons is proof..."

His face flushed, Song Xuan quickly said.

He knew a bit about them being recruited as Combat Masters, but he hadn't taken it seriously.

"Hard to change one's nature? As a Master Teacher, how could you say such a thing, Master Song... If 'it's hard to change one's nature,' then when you were a child, drinking milk... are you still doing it now?"

Zhang Xuan flicked his sleeve.

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