Previously, because of past mistakes, his family had always warned him not to provoke Jing Zhe, after all, he had won first place in the Mid-Autumn Poetry Competition and made great contributions to Anguo, and he would surely rise to prominence in the future.
Wu Pin was indeed somewhat wary of him.
When he suddenly heard that he had been rewarded with the position of a fifth-rank official, Wu Pin almost burst out laughing.
With such a great achievement, an ordinary person would surely be promoted to the fifth rank, right?
It seems His Majesty doesn't think much of him either!
If that's the case, what's there to be afraid of?
"Heh, I thought he was some important figure, but he's just a lowly fifth-rank official! Bah!"
After saying this dismissively, Wu Pin spat directly at Jing Zhe's robe, which Jing Zhe dodged, but it seemed to have grazed a corner of his robe.
Jing Zhe frowned, and his eyes turned cold.
Standing opposite him, Wu Pin immediately felt a chill. He had thought he shouldn't be afraid of such a minor official, after all, he wasn't even afraid of those fifth or sixth-rank Grand Secretaries...
But for some reason, he was afraid.
The people behind him weren't as perceptive as he was, and when they heard Wu Pin cursing, they also became bolder.
"Exactly, what's with this pretense from a mere fifth-rank official?"
"Look at those fools, they're sixth-rank officials and Grand Secretaries, only half a rank below you, and they're all staying put, aren't they?"
As he spoke, he pointed to the corner of the wall, where the Grand Secretary of the Baohe Academy, who was standing there, lowered his head, daring not to speak out despite his anger.
"Hehe, let alone them, even if a fifth-rank scholar of the Wenhua Academy came, when have you ever seen Young Master Wu afraid?"
"That's right—"
"-Bang-"
Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud "bang" as Jing Zhe kicked Wu Pin away with lightning speed.
The poor, burly man finally managed to get up from the ground, only to see a dark shadow flying towards him.
"Boom!"
He was then tragically knocked to the ground again, suffering a second injury that left him deeply hurt.
Everyone around was stunned.
He kicked two people without saying a word. Are you a civil official or a military general? That's too violent!
Upon seeing this, the Grand Secretaries of the Imperial Academy clenched their fists, secretly cheering for Jing Zhe.
Just then, Chen Jiannan, who had finished facing the wall, walked in and saw this scene. Startled, he quickly stepped forward and whispered, "Brother Jing, you're too reckless! You don't even know who he is, yet you dare to hit him?"
Jing Zhe said calmly, "I never ask who someone is when I hit them, because if I want to hit them, I'll hit them no matter who they are!"
"..."
Chen Jiannan was speechless for a moment, but still tugged at him: "You've really messed up! We're new here, how can we afford to offend these local bullies? Do you even want to stay here anymore? Don't say anything later, I'll apologize for you, and then let them scold you a bit!"
Chen Jiannan didn't kick me when I was down, so it seems I can treat him a little better in the future...
He patted him on the shoulder, smiled, and said nothing more.
...
Fortunately, Wu Pin had a cushion to protect him, preventing him from getting too badly hurt. He only felt a tightness in his chest and it took him a lot of effort to stand up.
He swayed and staggered toward Jing Zhe, looking as if he wanted to tear him apart alive. Seeing this, Chen Jiannan quickly went up to him and said, "Young Master Wu, my brother here doesn't know you and has offended you. I apologize on his behalf, and I hope you won't be angry!"
"Smack!"
Wu Pin couldn't hit Jing Zhe, but this guy came over and slapped him across the face, making him feel much better.
Who do you think you are?
Chen Jiannan covered his face, feeling a sharp pain.
Jing Zhe pulled him back and took a step to stand in front of Wu Pin. Wu Pin instinctively tried to dodge, but how could he dodge?
She grabbed his collar and slapped him across the face.
A slap delivered by someone with internal energy is far more powerful than one delivered by someone without it, and Wu Pin was instantly stunned.
After a long pause, he finally reacted and said fiercely, "Do you know who my father is?"
Jing Zhe looked at him speechlessly. Why are there so many people recognizing fathers lately?
"Don't look at me, I'm not your father."
Wu Pin's face flushed red instantly, but he couldn't beat him, so he could only swallow his anger and say, "Let me tell you, my father is a fourth-rank scholar of the Wenyuan Academy, your superior! If you offend me, you're dead!"
"Fuck you!"
Jing Zhe kicked him again, but fortunately Wu Pin was prepared this time and was not kicked away. He only took a few steps back and dared not go forward again, looking at Jing Zhe with anger and fear.
"You don't even know what my official rank is, yet you dare to say that a Grand Scholar of the Wenyuan Academy is my superior?"
"..."
Wu Pin gritted his teeth, thinking that he had to use his trump card.
"Do you know who my grandfather is?"
"I'm not your father, and I'll never treat you like a grandson. You'll have to give up on that idea sooner or later!"
"..."
After Wu Pin was stunned for a moment, someone spoke up for him: "Young Master Wu's grandfather is the current Vice Minister of War of Anguo!"
"Vice Minister of War?"
Jing Zhe was taken aback. "Your grandfather is Wu Xianyong?"
"Exactly!"
Wu Pin finally straightened his back.
"Damn, you dare to mess with me?"
Jing Zhe was completely convinced.
He's practically beaten up the entire Wu family, from top to bottom, young and old. Why is this guy still so reckless and keeps sending himself up there? Doesn't anyone in his family tell him that he's not someone Wu can mess with?
Or rather, do you look down on me?
Well, he needs to be taught a good lesson.
"So your grandfather was Minister Wu!"
Jing Zhe smiled.
Seeing this, Wu Pin was overjoyed: Scared now? Too late!
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