Chapter 399: Mountain Storm Approaching

They, too, could not stand by and do nothing when a good teacher was willing to risk offending the Lin family for his students.

"Alright, since everyone has decided to help Teacher Liu, our individual strength certainly won't be enough. I know you all have very influential backgrounds. I hope you can leverage these connections; only then can we truly make a difference!"

Although Mu Xueqing longed to rush over immediately to help her teacher, she also knew that recklessness would be useless and would only cause more trouble.

Her classmates were few in number, but each had a powerful background.

For instance, Meng Tao's father is Grandmaster Meng Yuan, a three-star master and the president of the Calligraphy and Painting Masters Guild.

The others were similar; if they could pool these underlying forces, even the Lin family would be terrified and wouldn't dare harm their teacher.

"Good!" Hearing their senior's words, everyone knew this was the best approach, much better than rushing in directly, and they all nodded in agreement.

"Then let's begin, and be quick!" After giving instructions, Mu Xueqing led the way towards the Apothecary Guild.

"Zhao Ya, I have good news for you!"

At the same time, at the mansion Physician Bai had prepared for Zhang Xuan, Yuan Tao walked over, his face filled with excitement.

"What good news?" The girl looked over curiously.

At this moment, Zhao Ya's aura was calm and steady, carrying a terrifying power. Even standing still, she exuded an intense oppressive feeling!

Grandmaster realm mid-stage!

As expected of a Tier-4 pill, after using the Frigid Yin Pill to stimulate her physique, her strength immediately soared, advancing all the way from the Aperture Opening realm and breaking through several major levels consecutively to reach this realm.

Such a tremendous improvement, if word got out, it would shock people to death.

After this transformation, her Pure Yin Physique had also successfully activated by about twenty percent.

Her overall demeanor became more agile and spirited, and her appearance, as before, became even more beautiful.

If she was a beauty among a thousand before, now she was definitely a beauty among ten thousand. Even if Mo Yu stood before her, she would likely feel ashamed of her own appearance and not dare to compare herself.

Special physiques are favored by the heavens; once activated, they immediately display astonishing talent. Without this ability, they wouldn't be envied by countless people.

Of course, activating a physique is very difficult. Many know they are different from others, but throughout their lives, they cannot activate even a fraction of it and can only live out their days in frustration.

For Zhao Ya to activate twenty percent so quickly, the Yin-Breaking Pill and Frigid Yin Pill were only supplementary. The most important factor was that she cultivated a simplified version of the Heaven's Path Divine Art; her pure true qi allowed her to perfectly connect all the meridians and acupoints throughout her body with its power.

With this advantage, she made rapid progress without the hidden dangers typically associated with quick advancement.

Otherwise, anyone else would certainly encounter various problems.

"That… shameless Teacher Liu is in trouble!" Yuan Tao's eyes sparkled.

After administering the poison, he had been inquiring about when Teacher Liu would be poisoned. But he hadn't heard any news of poisoning; instead, he learned of such a major incident.

"What kind of trouble?" Zhao Ya asked, puzzled.

"He has a student named Lu Chong, whom we've never met! Somehow, Lu Chong offended the Lin family, and his entire family was wiped out. As a teacher, Teacher Liu is seeking justice for his student and is currently making a scene at the Lin family mansion!"

Yuan Tao chuckled.

"The Lin family? The number one clan in Tianwu?" Zhao Ya's expression turned solemn.

Having been in the royal city for so long, she had heard about the distribution of power within it many times.

This Lin family was terrifying; not only did they possess overt power, but they also had the Xuanyuan Kingdom as their backing.

It was said that even the Tianwu royal family dared not offend them. How could Teacher Liu go there and cause such a ruckus?

"Yes, that Lin family. He ran to their gates, shouting and causing a scene, and demanding an apology…" Yuan Tao chuckled mischievously.

"No matter how formidable you are, you're just an ordinary teacher, only at the initial stage of the Spirit Severing realm. To cause a commotion at the Lin family, which has a half-step Supreme expert—isn't that just seeking death?"

"You said… he went there to seek justice for his student?" Ignoring his gloating, Zhao Ya's delicate brows furrowed.

The Lin family was so powerful that even they, having just arrived, knew this. Teacher Liu couldn't possibly be unaware!

Yet, knowing this, he still acted without hesitation for his student. What kind of courage, what kind of spirit is that?

How could someone with such noble teaching ethics be unreasonable and intentionally show favoritism?

Could it be that she had misunderstood him all along?

"Well… yes!" Unexpectedly, her focus was different from his. Yuan Tao thought for a moment, then scratched his head.

"Call everyone else over and tell them about this in detail!" After a moment of hesitation, Zhao Ya instructed.

Among the five students, she now had the highest cultivation and implicitly displayed the demeanor of an elder sister. With Teacher Zhang absent, everyone looked to her.

"Alright!" Yuan Tao left, and before long, Zheng Yang, Wang Ying, Liu Yang, and others arrived.

"Zhao Ya, what do you think?" As soon as he entered, Zheng Yang asked. It was clear that Yuan Tao had already explained the matter in detail on their way over.

"Well… although Teacher Liu was unfair during the match between Mu Xueqing and me, to be able to defy powerful forces for his student, he is definitely a rare good teacher!" Zhao Ya said.

Even though she had a poor impression of Teacher Liu and disagreed with some of his actions, facts were facts. This could not be erased or ignored.

"Indeed!" Zheng Yang nodded.

"How about… we go and see? A good teacher who considers his students and doesn't hesitate to offend the Lin family… if we just stand by and watch him get into trouble without doing anything, Teacher Zhang will definitely blame us when he returns!"

After a moment of thought, Zhao Ya stated her decision.

Teacher Zhang was exactly such a good teacher; if he knew Teacher Liu, he would certainly feel a kinship with him.

Now that Teacher Zhang was undergoing his trial, these matters had to be handled by his students.

"That's right, Teacher Zhang would do anything for us, and this Teacher Liu, for his student, can also disregard everything else… A good teacher like this cannot be allowed to suffer harm. We must go and see, no matter what!"

Zheng Yang nodded.

Although their strength was insufficient and far from comparable to the Lin family's, they represented Teacher Zhang. Presumably, even if the Lin family wanted to make a move, they would have to think twice.

"Alright, let's go together!" The others also understood and nodded in agreement.

He wasn't even afraid of the Lin family for his students. No wonder Mu Xueqing and the others could fight them for his sake without holding back at all.

Such a teacher truly deserved respect.

He possessed the same charismatic appeal as Teacher Zhang!

"Too reckless, truly too reckless…" Hearing his subordinate's report, Mo Tianxue nearly fainted on the spot.

He was the ruler of a kingdom, and every action represented the will of the kingdom. Therefore, when Zhang Xuan had left earlier, he hadn't followed. He had continuously sent people to gather information, and as soon as the news returned, he was stunned!

He had thought the fellow would only go to the Lin family to reason. No one expected him to run directly to their gates and start cursing loudly, and even tell their master to get out…

Oh, for heaven's sake!

Isn't that just courting death?

"Guards! Assemble all soldiers and generals in the royal city and await my command!" Gritting his teeth, he turned and ordered.

President Liu must not be harmed. Aside from the gratitude for healing the Nation-Guarding Demonic Beast, just his identity as the President of the Physicians Guild meant he could not be allowed to get into trouble.

Moreover, the Lin family had already crossed his bottom line. If push came to shove, they would just have to fall out completely…

Even if he tried to appease them, the other party would never treat him well anyway.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" A general-like figure withdrew.

"Mo Yu, come with me to the Lin family now. If they truly lay a hand on President Liu, we can try to stop them…"

After giving a few more instructions and ensuring all contingencies were in place, Mo Tianxue then called to Mo Yu, and the two quickly headed towards the Lin family mansion.

As the royal city's foremost clan, their mansion was not far from the imperial palace. In a short time, they arrived nearby. Before they even reached it, they saw a dense crowd of people gathered ahead.

Seeing the appearance of these people clearly, both of them couldn't help but be stunned.

"Is that… the Heaven-Piercing Demonic Hand, Chen Jianze? A Grandmaster realm peak expert, very eccentric, who once cut off and cooked his enemy's hands… Doesn't he usually stay out of worldly affairs? Why is he here?"

"Is that… Meng Yuan, the president of the Calligraphy Masters Guild? Didn't they say he was out on a sketching trip and hadn't returned?"

"The President of the Apothecary Guild, three-star Apothecary Grandmaster Hong Yun? And Apothecary Mu Yangfeng?"

"The owner of the Tianwu Bank…"

Seeing the group of people gathered ahead, Mo Tianxue and Mo Yu were both bewildered.

Each of these individuals was a prominent figure in the royal city, each holding a revered status. Normally, even their royal family would find it difficult to assemble them. How did they all end up here at once?

"Could it be… the Lin family gathered them to deal with President Liu? No… they wouldn't need all these people to deal with him, would they?"

An idea popped into his head, but Mo Tianxue immediately shook his head.

The Lin family was so powerful that dealing with one Teacher Liu would be effortless. They certainly wouldn't need such a grand display.

"Father, these people are… here to help President Liu!"

Hearing this, Mo Tianxue then noticed that all these people were standing behind President Liu, looking to him for guidance.

In other words… they were all here to support President Liu?

What… what was going on?

Even if their royal family were to fight the Lin family, they wouldn't be able to gather this many people. How could a teacher at the initial stage of the Spirit Severing realm, who had only been at Tianwu Academy for less than six days, have such immense rallying power?

Mo Tianxue felt his head spin, and he was almost losing his mind.

"This might be… his unique charisma as a teacher…"

Mo Yu sighed softly.

Even though she was a proud princess and a genius, she had to admit that Zhang Xuan seemed to possess a special kind of magic, gathering those around him and everyone he met, like a snowball, growing increasingly powerful!

This charisma was something no one else could imitate, not even Mo Hongyi.

"Look, the Lin family head is coming out!"

"So many elders. It seems the entire Lin family has mobilized…"

"That makes sense. Being cursed at so openly at their own gates, no one could tolerate that…"

While deep in thought, he heard a commotion ahead. He looked up to see Lin Ruotian, the head of the Lin family, striding out with a group of elders. His face was as grim as ice, looking as if it could drip blood.