Chapter 314: Beating Someone【Climax Approaches】

Having spent more than half a month together, how could Zhang Xuan not recognize Zhao Ya's voice? The furious voice outside—if not hers, then whose could it be?

He straightened his clothes, pushed open the door, and walked out, immediately seeing the two hostile parties in the hall.

It was indeed them! Seeing many familiar figures, Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected them to arrive so soon after he reached Zhenwu Royal City, and even more surprisingly, they were staying in the same inn. Their luck was truly remarkable.

"Is that... Bai Chan?" After seeing Zhao Ya, Liu Ling, and the others, he then saw the person opposite them. Who else could it be but the guy he had knocked out in the alley?

"It seems this fellow wants to bully my students..." The scene before him was not complicated; a little attention was all it took to understand it. He knew what kind of person Zhao Ya was. Stealing? What a joke! On the other hand, this Physician Bai Chan was lecherous and greedy—definitely not a good sort. Since he had run into him, it was the perfect opportunity to teach him a lesson.

With a faint smile, he stepped forward and walked over.

"Zhao Ya, you can't go..."

"If you go with them, who knows what will happen..." Hearing Zhao Ya's decision, Zheng Yang and the others were all visibly anxious.

It was clear that this physician and the patrol team were colluding. If she went, who knew what charges they would fabricate?

"Can't you see? He's doing this on purpose. Even if we pay more money, it will be useless; he'll definitely keep raising the price!" Zhao Ya said. The others fell silent.

Indeed. It was obvious the other party was taking advantage of them as outsiders. If they paid, he would claim it wasn't enough, or even that he had lost other items. Rather than endure further humiliation, it was better to go along and prove their innocence.

Everyone had originally held great hopes for the capital of this first-tier kingdom, believing they could achieve their ambitions there. They hadn't expected to encounter such a situation right after arriving, and a sense of powerlessness welled up from deep within them.

"Going means falling into their trap!"

"But not going isn't an option either; the patrol team is here, insisting we stole his medicinal herbs. They'll definitely arrest us!" Their fists clenched, everyone seethed with anger but felt utterly helpless.

"Fifty million... fifty million it is! I'm still willing to... settle this privately!" Teacher Liu shook his head, his face full of humiliation.

It truly was a case of a dragon stranded in shallow waters being taunted by shrimp, or a tiger fallen into the plains being bullied by dogs. If this had happened in Beiwu Kingdom, this fellow would surely have been beaten to death on the spot. But here, even a venerable Master Teacher was helpless.

"Teacher Liu..." Everyone was filled with righteous indignation. Their fists clenched, their faces ashen.

"Alright, it's not a big deal. No one needs to go!" Just when everyone felt there was no other solution, a slightly languid voice rang out as Zhang Xuan walked over, his hands in his pockets.

"Ah... Teacher?"

"Teacher Zhang, how... how are you here?"

"Teacher Zhang, are you staying here too?" Seeing him emerge from the inn, everyone was stunned, then overwhelmed with joy. Everyone had gone out to search for him, but he had simply walked out from inside.

Ignoring the excited crowd, he took a few steps to Physician Bai Chan and looked at him with a beaming smile: "Are you bullying my students?"

Bai Chan was holding something and drinking tea, feeling self-assured. He was facing away from Zhang Xuan and hadn't looked closely, so he didn't recognize him. He waved his hand dismissively and snorted, "It's your student who stole my things. I'm just recovering lost property..."

"Steal my what?!" Before Bai Chan could finish his sentence, he heard a voice, followed by his vision going black as a teapot smashed down onto his head.

The teapot shattered, and scalding hot water splashed all over him. Burned by the hot water, Bai Chan convulsed violently, springing up as if having a seizure.

"You're asking to die!" These past few days, guild masters and royal nobles alike had shown him the utmost respect. But this fellow, to hit him on the head with a teapot? Who gave him such audacity?

The scalding water had singed the hair off his entire face. His head was steaming, looking like a freshly stewed pig's head, all red and emitting a faint smell of cooked meat.

"Teacher..."

"This... this is too brutal!" Zhao Ya and the others gawked, their jaws nearly dropping from shock.

They knew Teacher Zhang would stand up for them, but they never dreamed he would do it like this! A teapot smashed onto his head, hot water splattering his face. Good heavens! Teacher Zhang clearly didn't regard the other party as human!

Liu Ling and Lu Xun, standing to the side, twitched at the corners of their mouths, nearly fainting. If it could be resolved by force, why would he, a venerable Grandmaster and Master Teacher, have been so humble? The other party was fearless, clearly of no low status, and had the patrol team guarding him. To openly slap him so viciously... It seemed today's matter would definitely not end well.

"This is far too reckless..." Liu Ling shook his head with a bitter smile. His senior disciple brother had always been calm and acted only after careful planning. Why was he so rash today? This was Tianwu Kingdom, not Tianxuan Kingdom. To assault someone, especially a person of considerable status, immediately upon arrival... It seemed this trip to the kingdom would be fraught with difficulties.

"Has this brat gone mad?"

"That's Physician Bai Chan..." Captain Yao and the other patrol members also hadn't expected such a sudden turn of events. They were all utterly bewildered.

"Are you just going to watch the show? This fellow attacked me! Quickly, apprehend and kill him!" Having finally recovered his wits and seeing the patrol team members standing idly by, Physician Bai Chan roared, gnashing his teeth in fury.

"Yes, sir!" The others finally reacted. Captain Yao drew his long sword and charged forward, taking the lead. "Brat, how dare you attack Physician Bai Chan? Do you know who he is? How dare you act out in the royal capital, you've got guts... Ouch, damn it!"

Before he could finish speaking, he let out a miserable shriek, his face instantly contorted into a twisted mess, and he flipped several times in the air, landing more than ten meters away.

"Captain..." The entire patrol team went mad. Holy hell! They were the royal patrol team, representing the dignity of the kingdom. Wherever they went, people trembled in fear and dared not offend them. Yet they had just charged forward and were smacked back by a single slap...

"Brat, you're defying the kingdom..." With a furious roar, he intended to charge forward and avenge his captain. Before he could finish speaking, a series of crisp smacks rang out. Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! With equally contorted faces, several other guards also lay on the ground, groaning in pain.

"It's over, it's all over..." The inn owner and the waiter, who had thought the matter would quickly settle down, saw this scene and nearly tore their hair out.

Attacking members of the patrol team hadn't happened in many years. The only precedent was a rogue Grandmaster in the initial stage who had caused trouble and fought ten years ago; he was hunted down by the entire city and killed on the spot within a day! But this fellow was something else; not only did he beat up the patrol team, but he also scalded Physician Bai Chan into a pig's head...

They had thought it was a simple matter that the patrol team could resolve. But it had escalated so much! If only they had known whom to call earlier... Now, if the authorities investigated and found they had harbored such a hooligan, the inn wouldn't need to stay open; they could just close it down...

"You're asking to die..." Physician Bai Chan finally recovered from the searing pain. His eyes were still somewhat swollen. Seeing the patrol team members sprawled on the ground, he erupted in a fit of rage and turned to Zhang Xuan: "You're finished! This time, you're truly finished! No one can save you for daring to attack the patrol team..."

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through his neck, his throat tightened, and he was lifted off the ground. Slap! Slap! Slap! His face burned with pain as he was mercilessly slapped repeatedly, over a dozen times, from both sides.

"No one can save me? Are you sure?" Zhang Xuan looked over with a beaming smile.

"Wuwu..." Physician Bai Chan started crying. The pain was just too intense. He had never been beaten like this in his entire life.

Daring not to utter another word, he slowly opened his swollen eyes to look at the person who had beaten him. He wanted to remember the man's face, to find a chance later to tear him into ten thousand pieces. But one look, and his face instantly turned ghastly pale.

Too familiar. In the Crimson Lotus Mountain Range, this was the very person who, along with Princess Mo Yu, had knocked him unconscious with a single punch... And his current status was also due to this person impersonating him...

"That's right, it's me!" Casually tossing Bai Chan back onto the ground, Zhang Xuan said indifferently.

"I..." Bai Chan's face contorted. If he were to say who he most wanted to see in this world, it would certainly be the man before him, because it was this man's impersonation that had granted him his current status. And if he were to say who he least wanted to see, it was also this very man, because once they met, it would be revealed that he was a fake, that he hadn't truly cured the Great Pharmacist King.

Without that incident, who in the Physician Guild would still respect him? Who would still treat him with importance? He had thought that as long as he kept away from Princess Mo Yu and avoided places she frequented, he could successfully evade him. He never dreamed they would meet in such a setting.

And he had even been so infatuated as to harass his student... Wasn't that just asking for death? Even if Zhang Xuan hadn't attacked, merely revealing that Bai Chan hadn't cured the Great Pharmacist King, Bai Chan would likely be beaten to death by countless physicians before he even left the inn.

"Senior Brother, this is trouble..." Seeing the mess on the ground and Physician Bai Chan beaten into a pig's head, Liu Ling walked over, unable to help but shake his head.

"Trouble? There's nothing to be troubled about!" Zhang Xuan was unconcerned. Since he had acted, he had naturally already thought of a countermeasure. It would be best if it could be resolved properly. If not, then at worst, he would poison them all. He didn't believe they would dare cause trouble under the influence of potent poison.

Unaware of his thoughts, Liu Ling hesitated, wanting to speak but holding back: "Perhaps I should go to the Master Teacher Pavilion to seek asylum. With my Master Teacher status, Tianwu Kingdom shouldn't dare to cause trouble for now. However, doing so might lead to a trial by the Master Teacher Pavilion..."

The Master Teacher Pavilion had the duty to protect Master Teachers, but also the right to judge them if they erred. Originally, the other party was causing trouble, and they were in the right. But now that they had beaten them to this state, their righteousness had vanished.

"No need!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand and pointed at Bai Chan, who had been beaten into a pig's head: "I believe he'll settle this for us."

"Him?" Liu Ling was bewildered. Even Zhao Ya and the others looked over with confusion.

This fellow was originally here to cause trouble, and upon arriving, Zhang Xuan had smashed a teapot on his head and then beaten him into a pig's head... The animosity was almost irreconcilable. And he would help them settle it? What a joke!

Even Lu Xun, standing to the side, couldn't help but shake his head. This Uncle Master Zhang had exceptional talent in all professions, but his only flaw was being too reckless. Such a personality would sooner or later lead to major trouble.

"Physician Bai Chan, about this matter... what do you think we should do?" Ignoring the bewildered gazes of the others, Zhang Xuan looked at the physician he had already beaten once, with a beaming smile.

"Ahem, well..." Seeing Zhang Xuan's half-smile, half-sneer gaze, Physician Bai Chan recoiled slightly. "This matter is my fault. I was blinded by lust and caused trouble for your student. Don't worry, I'll handle it quickly..."

Having said that, Physician Bai Chan stood up and with a look of righteousness, walked over to Captain Yao and the others. He flipped his wrist and produced a bottle of medicine: "This is medicine for external injuries, Captain Yao, take it. And here are one hundred thousand gold notes for you all. Take them and treat your brothers to a good meal..."

"Physician Bai?" Seeing this fellow actually take money from his own pocket to speak up for the person who had just beaten him, Captain Yao and the numerous patrol members were nearly driven mad. As they wondered what was going on, they heard Physician Bai Chan's hushed voice in their ears.

"Shh, the person before us has an unusual relationship with Princess Mo Yu. They travel together... you should know what to do with the rest of this information..."

"An unusual relationship with Princess Mo Yu?" Their pupils contracted. Captain Yao and the others all froze.