"Qiu Ping'an ignored the ban of Longyan College and dared to cheat in the enrollment election. He will be expelled from the election and will never be allowed to set foot in Longyan College again in his life." Gong Hongru said lightly.
"What? What Mu Hanyan said is actually true. Qiu Ping'an really cheated?" After hearing this, everyone reacted.
"Lord Gong, Mu Hanyan is clearly making false accusations and slandering you maliciously. You must not believe her lies!" Patriarch Qiu was shocked and quickly said to Gong Hongru.
"Hmph, do you really think I'm blind? How dare you lie to me!" Gong Hongru shouted angrily.
"I, I didn't." Qiu Ping'an was so scared that his face turned pale, but he still denied it.
"At this point, you still dare to quibble. Do you really think that our Longyan Academy is easy to bully?" Gong Hongru's eyes flashed with anger. He pointed at Qiu Ping'an and said, "Since you are young and ignorant, and it's your first offense, I wanted to forgive you this time, but I didn't expect you to be so stubborn. If I don't teach you a lesson, who will take our Longyan Academy seriously in the future! Destroy his meridians and qi sea, and throw him out of the capital!"
As soon as the words fell, the director in front of Qiu Pingan raised his hand and was about to slap him.
Qiu Ping'an was completely frightened. His previous high spirits had long since disappeared. He stood there stupidly like a wooden stake.
"Wait!" Seeing that his precious grandson was about to be killed by this man, the head of the Qiu family became very anxious and blurted out.
"What else do you have to say? If you are begging for mercy, please don't ask." Gong Hongru looked at the head of the Qiu family coldly.
"Lord Gong, as a tutor at Longyan College, you are well-known for your integrity. How can you believe the slander of a playboy today!" The head of the Qiu family really wanted to plead for mercy, but he was stopped before he could say anything, so he simply gritted his teeth and said.
For Qiu Ping'an, he didn't know how much effort he had put in and how many elixirs and magic medicines he had consumed. How could he bear to see his meridians and qi sea completely destroyed and his cultivation ruined?
"Are you accusing me of being biased and punishing others unfairly?" Gong Hongru was not angry and continued to speak indifferently.
"I dare not, but Lord Gong only relied on Mu Hanyan's words without any evidence, and then he said that my family Ping'an cheated. This is a bit biased." The head of the Qiu family said with some difficulty.
Under normal circumstances, he would never contradict Gong Hongru, but for the sake of his precious grandson, he could not care less.
"Well, since your Qiu family insists on humiliating themselves, then let it be as you wish." Gong Hongru shook his head and said to the instructor beside Qiu Ping'an, "Take off his sword and give him another half-minute to see how much he can comprehend."
Qiu Ping'an's face turned pale, and the head of the Qiu family's expression also changed.
After hearing this, everyone guessed that Gong Hongru concluded that Qiu Ping'an had cheated, and the key lay in the sword.
"Grandfather..." Qiu Ping'an had a sad face and looked at the head of the Qiu family pitifully.
"Ping'an, stop overthinking. Try to comprehend the profound meaning of the sword once more and prove your strength to everyone." This turn of events was completely beyond the Qiu family head's expectations. He could only bite the bullet and say this. As he spoke, he winked at Qiu Ping'an.
"Oh." Qiu Ping'an nodded weakly.
He understood what his grandfather meant by that look. At this point, only by passing one more test could he overcome this difficult situation, perhaps even turn a disaster into a blessing. But without the sword, could he truly withstand the test? He had no confidence at all.
"Mr. Qiu, get ready to begin." The instructor took off Qiu Ping'an's sword and said with a stern face.
As a mentor at Longyan College, he knew Gong Hongru's strength better than anyone else and had no doubts about his judgment. Thinking that Qiu Ping'an had actually committed fraud right under his nose, severely damaging his reputation, he wanted to strangle him to death.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qiu Ping'an quickly closed his eyes and began to comprehend the mysteries of the sword.
Patriarch Qiu looked at Qiu Ping'an nervously and expectantly, his clenched fists trembling slightly. After all, Qiu Ping'an was a third-level swordsman. Even without the sword, he had a good chance of passing the test based solely on his own strength. This was his only hope.
Unfortunately, he was destined to be disappointed.
Less than a fifth of half an hour had passed when Qiu Pingan suddenly opened his eyes, fell to the ground, and cried loudly, "I'm not coming anymore, I'm not coming anymore, I want to go home, Mom, help me, I want to go home..."
"Pfft..." Someone started laughing out loud, and then the entire square erupted in laughter.
It turned out that this was the true strength of the young master of the Qiu family. He only lasted for one-fifth of the time before he completely collapsed mentally. Not to mention compared with other children of aristocratic families, he was far inferior even to those children of humble origins.
It would be fine if he was just weak in strength, but he was also so cowardly that he cried and screamed for his parents in front of so many people. He brought shame to the Qiu family.
The head of the Qiu family looked ashen and stood in the middle of the square in a daze. Qiu Ping'an's miserable cries were like sharp knives stabbing into his heart, and the mocking sounds around him were like loud slaps in his face.
With a dull "bang", the instructor slapped Qiu Ping'an with his palm, and he collapsed to the ground like a dead dog, and his crying stopped abruptly.
Seeing Qiu Ping'an so miserable and such a waste, and that he himself was being toyed around by such a waste, the mentor felt extremely ashamed and attacked him without mercy. Not only did he destroy Qiu Ping'an's cultivation with one palm, but he also broke all his bones.
At this point, Qiu Ping'an couldn't even recover his cultivation, and it was even a question whether he could stand up again in this lifetime.
"The Qiu family has a poor education and has produced this rebellious son. From today on, no member of the Qiu family will be allowed to enter our Longyan Academy within two hundred years." Gong Hongru said in a deep voice without even looking at Qiu Ping'an.
"Master Gong..." Patriarch Qiu was shocked and looked at Gong Hongru pleadingly.
"If you say another word, I will expel all the Qiu family members from Longyan College." Gong Hongru said.
Patriarch Qiu looked so desperate that he couldn't utter a single word.
The reason why their Qiu family was able to leap from an unknown small family to one of the three major families in Dongzhou County in two hundred years was due to the Qiu family members who entered Longyan Academy. However, although their Qiu family had many masters, they did not have a single one who could be called a top master.
Once this two-hundred-year ban is issued, not only Longyan College, but the other three colleges will probably no longer accept the children of the Qiu family. After all, the four major colleges in Anyun are of the same origin. Qiu Ping'an's actions today are not only disrespectful to Longyan College, but also to the other three colleges.
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