"No way, am I dazzled or time has gone backwards? Is that Chu Xuan?"
"You saw it too, so it wasn't an illusion. It really was him. How could he be willing to come out?"
"Tsk, it's really not easy for the former number one in Dawn to fall to the point where he refuses to even leave the courtyard."
"He still has the nerve to come out like this! If it weren't for him, how could we, Dawnlight, be caught and have our reputation severely damaged?"
"What are you talking about? People outside don't know the truth, so how can we not know it? Senior Chu doesn't want to do this either. He's having a hard time. It's rare for him to come out, let alone make a mess."
"Whether you like it or not, it happened. I'd like to believe he was wronged, but will people outside believe it? They'll just laugh at him anyway, especially the elite high school across the street. How many times have they said this over and over again?"
"Don't tell me, Elite High School is pretty shameless. Oh, and by the way, I heard that Elite sent a letter of challenge to our school just yesterday. I don't know if Vice Dean Mu will agree."
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Amidst the chatter, Xie Xihe looked curiously at the young man who had approached.
He was about twenty years old, tall and thin, with a pale face from years of not seeing the sun. His features were three-dimensional and angular, and he exuded a sense of coldness and alienation from head to toe.
Chu Xuan had heard the discussions around him a long time ago, but he had heard too many similar voices two years ago and didn't take them to heart at all. The only person who made him care was the man not far away.
The corners of his lips were tightened into a straight line. Chu Xuan stood stiffly one meter away from Fang Xun and called out, "Teacher."
To be honest, Fang Xun was angry with him.
Not because of what happened two years ago, but because of his attitude of avoiding negativity in the past two years.
But now, in front of so many people in the academy, he didn't show it and just replied softly, "Yeah."
He then stepped aside, making way for Xie Xihe, who was standing behind him, and introduced, "This is Xie Xihe, my new student I accepted last month. This is the first time you're meeting each other, so let's get to know each other first."
Chu Xuan had heard Xie Xihe's name many times from Lin Jiangfei and Su Jinchuan. Although this was the first time they met, he was not unfamiliar with her.
In fact, one of the reasons why he came here today was to meet this junior sister.
His stern expression softened slightly, and he nodded towards Xie Xihe: "Junior Sister."
Xie Xihe smiled faintly in response: "Senior Brother Chu."
Just as he was about to speak, a voice sounded from behind him.
Dong Qiwen walked towards the five-person team of masters and apprentices while saying, "Chu Xuan, you're here! It's only been over a year since we last met. How come you've become so thin? Are you still recovering from the cheating incident two years ago?"
He said earnestly, "What happened is over. No matter what people outside say, everyone in the academy believes in you and knows that you are definitely not..."
He paused, glanced at Fang Xun, and then continued, "I know you definitely didn't cheat on purpose."
After emphasizing the word "intentionally", Fang Xun's face suddenly darkened.
Lin Jiangfei and Su Jinchuan's faces also darkened, but Chu Xuan's reaction was not very big except that his face seemed a little paler.
But Xie Xihe, who happened to be paying attention to him, did not miss the embarrassment and self-blame that flashed in his eyes, and his eyebrows moved slightly.
Before anyone could react, she turned sideways to face Dong Qiwen and said in a nonchalant voice, "Teacher Dong, are you fully healed?"
Dong Qiwen's expression changed, but he smiled in an instant. He glanced at Ji Danyun beside him and said with relief: "Thanks to Danyun, my injury has healed a long time ago."
"Teacher Fang." He looked Fang Xun up and down, a glint of mockery in his eyes. "How come you're still the same? It's been over a month, and your injuries haven't improved at all?"
Chu Xuan and the other two looked at Fang Xun at the same time, their nervousness evident: "Teacher, are you injured?!"
Fang Xun's expression remained unchanged: "No."
But now no one believed it.
Su Jinchuan frowned, his gentle features darkening as he said, "A month ago I asked you if you were feeling unwell, and you said you just had a cold. It's been a month, why are you still so pale?"
Before Fang Xun could answer, Dong Qiwen said with a smile, "I don't know whether to say that Master Fang was good at keeping it a secret or that you, his disciples, are too careless. He just said he had a cold, and you believed him?"
"Ancient warriors are naturally stronger than the average person and don't get sick easily. How can it take a month to recover from just a cold?"
He was full of malice, speaking word by word, "Teacher Fang has injured his Dantian."
Not to mention Lin Jiangfei's direct disciples, even the other people around were shocked and looked at Fang Xun in disbelief.
Fang Xun was calmer than anyone else present, and even had his usual gentle smile on his face.
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, he did not forcefully deny it. He looked at his disciples and said, "Don't think too seriously. It's just a small crack. It won't affect your body."
But it affects your cultivation!
For ancient martial artists, Dantian is the source of ancient martial arts power. Once there is a problem with Dantian, at best the strength will never improve at all, and at worst the strength may regress or even be lost.
The most troublesome thing is that, unlike injuries to meridians and bones, injuries to the dantian are extremely difficult to repair, or in other words, cannot be repaired at all!
Lin Jiangfei and the other two looked extremely unhappy, especially Chu Xuan. The remorse and remorse in his eyes were almost overflowing. He could no longer maintain his forced calmness and indifference. "Teacher..."
His fingertips trembled and he shouted in a hoarse voice.
As a disciple he had personally brought up, Fang Xun knew Chu Xuan very well. He could tell at a glance that Chu Xuan had run into a dead end again. He frowned and said in a calm voice, "I went into a place I shouldn't have gone into. It has nothing to do with you."
As soon as he finished speaking, another laugh was heard, still from Dong Qiwen.
He looked at Fang Xun and shook his head helplessly: "Fang Xun, as a mentor, it is indeed your duty to care for and love your students, but there are some things that you don't have to shoulder all by yourself, right?"
"What do you mean it has nothing to do with Chu Xuan? If it weren't for finding out the truth from two years ago, how could you..."
"Dong Qiwen!" A stern shout rang out, and even someone as gentle as Fang Xun couldn't help it.
He looked at Dong Qiwen coldly and said in a flat voice, "Are you addicted to finding fault? You won't be able to keep quiet for a moment?"
"Or," he said, looking directly at Dong Qiwen, his gaze seemingly penetrating him, "are you just so jealous of others' success that you'll find fault with anyone whose students outdo yours?"
Dong Qiwen's expression changed, and he subconsciously retorted: "Fang Xun, what nonsense are you talking about?!"
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