"But is what they said wrong?"

Yu Huaijin's voice overwhelmed everything else.

Surprisingly, this senior in the school did not correct Xiao Hongyu's swearing immediately.

Xiao Hongyu and the other students were speechless for a moment, then they looked at each other, then they all lowered their heads in shame, and finally had to return to their seats.

Yu Huaijin turned around, looked at everyone, and said word by word:

"In this exam, in terms of etiquette and calligraphy, the Justice Hall was far ahead. More than half of the students scored full marks in etiquette, and the calligraphy was even ahead by a large margin. Our calligraphy master said that we could not compare with them, and even the Monastic Hall next door could not compare with them. Just now, Mr. Zhu in the Quiet Dust Hall was surprised and asked me what was going on."

"And the only one who can save some face is the only one who got full marks in calligraphy in our school. You all know who it is."

She took a deep breath:

"And they are taught by the same assistant teacher. I'm curious, why is there such a big difference in calligraphy scores? Are you dumber than the students at Justice Hall, or is Brother Ziyu biased? I've watched Brother Ziyu's class at Justice Hall. Both schools have the same calligraphy class, but are half of you listening?"

The prim girl looked around at everyone.

Most of the students avoided her gaze when her eyes swept over them, afraid to look into her eyes.

Yu Huaijin asked softly, "Do you want to know what it's like for those students from Justice Hall to take Brother Ziyu's calligraphy class?"

The whole place was dead silent, no one responded. Yu Huaijin waited for a very long time, so long that the atmosphere in the hall seemed to have frozen, but no one spoke.

Yu Huaijin lowered his eyes, as if talking to himself, as if in a trance:

"So, why should I be angry? Isn't what Brother Gu said the truth? He just repeated what you did."

"You did it, but you don't allow people to talk about it?"

"Some of you don't respect Brother Ziyu, don't respect the classroom, don't respect the school rules, look down on others, and aim too high... Brother Ziyu can't teach you, and I have limited ability, so I can't control you..."

After saying that, Yu Huaijin went straight back to the first row of seats with his back to the crowd.

This disappointed tone was like pouring a bucket of cold water into a frying pan, causing the entire lobby to explode.

"Senior Yu!"

"Senior...it's us who didn't live up to our expectations. Don't be angry with yourself!"

"Xuan Ji, we correct our mistakes, please don't say such angry words, it makes everyone feel uncomfortable. It's all our fault, don't be angry."

"Xuan Ji, don't be angry..."

Students including Li Xueyu, Xiao Hongyu and Jia Tengying stood up and admitted their mistakes and begged for mercy, but Yu Huaijin said nothing and just lowered his head to flip through the book, pretending to be deaf to all the noise.

Just as everyone was getting anxious, a voice suddenly rang out.

"Senior Yu, I am the leader who is the most disobedient, and I am also the most hateful one in Brother Zhao's eyes. I have high expectations but poor skills, and I have offended Brother Zhao. Everything is my fault."

Wu Peiliang, who had been keeping his head down and keeping silent, suddenly stood up, walked up to Yu Huaijin and said seriously.

"And me." Brother Qingpu suddenly came over, looking frustrated, "I shouldn't have taken the lead in stirring up trouble and making trouble with Brother Wu. I also bear a lot of responsibility for what happened."

"Senior Yu, I am the same. I used to laugh the most happily, but now I think it's a bit hateful."

"Senior, count me in as one..."

One after another, the dejected students stood up and admitted their mistakes together with Wu Peiliang and Brother Qingpu.

Yu Huaijin, who had not raised his eyes all this time, finally raised his eyelids, but he still did not look at the students who were repenting.

Xiao Hongyu's face also turned red. She looked at both parties, then sighed and took a step forward. She whispered in front of Yu Huaijin, "Huaijin, count me in too. Xueyou and I are the most suitable to ease the conflict, but I have been standing by and watching, and only Xueyou has been helping to put out the fire from beginning to end. And I still made sarcastic remarks..."

"Red fish..." Li Xueyu whispered and pulled her friend's sleeve.

Xiao Hongyu shook her head, and like Wu Peiliang and others around her, her eyes were still fixed on the silent, old-fashioned girl.

Most of the students from Ruxing Hall stood up. The remaining Jia Tengying, Zhong Delu and others looked at each other, sighed one after another, and stood up to join in. "Senior Yu, we also have responsibilities. As you have always said, brothers and classmates should help each other. Standing by is also a passive attitude. What's more, we did underestimate Brother Zhao before... We all let you down."

So Fan Yushu was the only one left sitting in the audience. He looked around, then glanced at Yu Huaijin's lonely back, and reluctantly stood up and walked over, muttering, "Well, actually I might also be a little responsible. Wu Peiliang and I don't like each other, and Ziyu had just come to the academy and had a good relationship with me, so naturally he didn't like Ziyu either, which was also the fuse of the conflict between the two of us."

Wu Peiliang couldn't help but take the initiative to say: "Brother Fan, I was wrong before. Brother Zhao and you are both members of our Ruxing Hall, just like other classmates. I shouldn't have prejudiced myself."

Fan Yushu curled his lips, but didn't say anything. He just nodded and, like everyone else, looked at the old-fashioned girl.

In the entire Suixing Hall, everyone stood up except for the prim and proper girl who was silently flipping through a book with her eyes lingering on the same page.

Yu Huaijin pursed her lips and was silent for a while. Then she finally looked up and glanced at them.

The two sides looked at each other quietly. Xiao Hongyu, Li Xueyu, Wu Peiliang, Brother Qingpu and others looked serious and hopeful.

The prim and proper girl looked at them quietly for a while, then suddenly stood up and walked outside. The students immediately became anxious and hurriedly grabbed her:

"Where are you going, Senior?"

"Xuan Ji, calm down."

"Senior Yu, what do you need to do to forgive us..."

Yu Huaijin walked to the door with his hands held high, stopped, turned around and asked, "I'm going to bring Brother Ziyu back. He is a student of our Ruxing Hall. You said that we are brothers and classmates, so how can you let him be taken away by outsiders?"

Seeing Yu Huaijin's frowning and impatient face, the students were stunned at first, and then immediately breathed a sigh of relief. They were not worried or afraid at all. On the contrary, they became happy.

Senior Yu has calmed down!

Wu Peiliang took a step forward and said in a firm tone: "Senior, I will go. I will go and invite him back. Everything started because of me, so I should go."

"Let Xueyou and I go. With Xueyou here, Brother Ziyu will definitely come back with him." Xiao Hongyu volunteered. Li Xueyou behind her nodded actively at first, but then she was stunned when she heard what came next and quickly shook her head and wanted to say something. Fortunately, Fan Yushu spoke up soon after, which saved the situation.

"You can also let me go. Just like Brother Xue You, Ziyu still gives me face." Fan Yushu was confident.

Even the most inactive Fan Yushu took the initiative to interrupt, and the others also took the initiative and begged to go to the Hall of Justice together to take back "Mr. Zhao".

This scene of everyone in the hall being united as one, which had not been seen for a long time, made Yu Huaijin at the door stunned for a moment, and then he became silent.

"Okay." Yu Huaijin nodded and said seriously, "Let's go together."

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside the door, and a tall and slender figure reappeared at the door of Ruexing Hall.

"Uh, what do you mean by going together? Where are you going?" He paused and asked, "You're not taking me with you?"

I saw a young Confucian scholar with his hands in his sleeves, leaning slightly, and curiously poking his head into the room.

The students of Ruxingtang and Yu Huaijin, who were originally full of morale, were stunned, looking at the young Confucian scholar who had returned with their mouths open.

The man laughed again, "Wait, isn't that right? The get out of class hasn't ended yet? Mr. Kuiben felt guilty halfway through the class, so he sent Brother Gu away and ran back to continue the class. You guys actually wanted to run away early?"

As he said this, he cupped his hands and walked into the silent school as if no one was around. "You are indeed worthy of me. However, since I am here, forget about it today."

Yu Huaijin and the other students stared at Zhao Rong as he walked up to the podium and picked up the lesson plan again. They were all speechless for a moment.

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