Chapter 327: Chapter 163: Beating Them into Submission

Coach Lu let out a wail and collapsed to the ground.

He frantically tore off his shirt, grimacing in pain. He didn’t dare touch the wound, so all he could do was grit his teeth and endure it.

Seeing this, Elder Zhang’s eyelid twitched. ’I can’t believe this young man is so ruthless.’

He immediately circulated "Dai Zongfu How" at full power, doing his utmost to dodge and counter Zhao Rui’s techniques.

He couldn’t help but shout, "I concede! Fellow Daoist, please stop! This is all a misunderstanding."

Seeing this, Zhao Rui didn’t press the matter. He immediately retracted his technique and stood tall, looking coolly at Elder Zhang.

"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"

Before Elder Zhang could speak, Dean Wang had already rushed forward, his expression urgent.

"Everything is a misunderstanding? Then what’s the point of having laws?"

Zhao Rui snorted coldly.

Hearing this, Dean Wang quickly said, "Young man, don’t be hasty. I will be sure to make this right for you."

At his words, Zhao Rui’s expression softened slightly. He gave the dean a cool glance and asked, "Are you in charge here?"

"I am the dean of the Martial Arts Academy. I can make the call on this matter."

Wang Huansheng reluctantly revealed his identity, his heart pounding with anxiety.

"You’re in charge?"

"My surname is Wang, and I’m the dean of this academy. I’m in charge here."

"You’re in charge? Does that mean you approved of that man attacking us just now? Dean Wang, is that what you’re saying?"

Hearing this, Wang Huansheng’s face stiffened. He glanced at Coach Lu, who was sitting cross-legged and circulating his energy to heal his wounds, then quickly said, "Absolutely not! I truly didn’t expect him to be so reckless."

"Rest assured, the academy has a zero-tolerance policy for this kind of thing. I promise I will give you a satisfactory resolution."

Zhao Rui just snorted again, saying nothing. He clearly wasn’t buying it.

Originally, he hadn’t intended to start another conflict, but the two of them had been attacked the moment they walked in.

Anyone would be furious.

No one would believe this happened without the dean’s tacit approval.

Seeing Zhao Rui’s attitude, Dean Wang was filled with regret. ’If I had known, I wouldn’t have tried to test him.’

The atmosphere turned awkward and tense.

Since Daoist Zhang had accepted the position of honorary professor, he couldn’t just stand by and do nothing.

Swallowing his pride, he stepped forward, bowed with his hands clasped, and said:

"I am Zhang Shilin of the Taishan Sect. Greetings, fellow Daoist. Your martial arts are so profound that I am far from being your match. I am ashamed, truly ashamed."

"I am Zhao Rui of the Qingcheng Sword Sect. Greetings, Daoist Zhang. Why have you come down from your quiet cultivation on Taishan to wade into these muddy waters?"

Zhao Rui replied coolly.

"So, you are an esteemed disciple of the Qingcheng Sect! I never imagined we would meet under such circumstances. It is truly embarrassing for me."

"’Esteemed disciple’ is too high a praise. You’re too kind, Daoist Zhang."

Zhao Rui wasn’t putting on airs, merely replying nonchalantly.

While the two were talking, Dean Wang quickly took out his cell phone and made a call.

A moment later, Zhao Rui’s phone rang.

It was Wang Zhanshan.

"You rascal, causing a stir all the way out in Zizhou, haha! That felt good!"

Wang Zhanshan opened with these baffling words.

"But still, Dean Wang is a public administrator, so don’t let things get too out of hand. Our vice-chancellor just called me..."

"I know you know how to handle yourself. I’ll have him treat you to drinks later. We still need to keep up appearances."

After hearing what Wang Zhanshan said, Zhao Rui didn’t say much more, just nodded in agreement.

’As long as I’ve vented my anger, that’s enough.’

Blowing things out of proportion wasn’t his goal either.

Seeing him hang up, Dean Wang hurried over. "Let’s talk inside. I will definitely give you a proper resolution for this."

Zhao Rui grunted in acknowledgment and strode toward the office.

Dean Wang breathed a sigh of relief. ’As long as he’s willing to listen, it’s fine.’ He had been genuinely afraid that Zhao Rui would act recklessly and refuse to give anyone face.

That would have been a disaster.

The team members secretly watching from a distance were stunned to see the group actually enter the office building.

’That guy is so overbearing! Even Daoist Zhang and Coach Lu couldn’t beat him.’

And from the look of it, the dean had clearly backed down.

The academy had lost all face this time, inside and out.

They couldn’t help but think of the students being punished on the training grounds and feel sorry for them.

’Their punishment was for nothing.’

Inside the office building, Dean Wang and Daoist Zhang accompanied Zhao Rui and his brother straight into the dean’s office.

After a staff member served tea,

Dean Wang finally spoke, his expression full of embarrassment. "I would like to formally apologize for what happened earlier, young man. Rest assured, I will hold Coach Lu strictly accountable."

"As for what happened this morning, I have a general understanding. It was indeed others who started the trouble, which is why your younger brother retaliated..."

"I will report this to the entire academy and have them conduct a thorough review... I will absolutely ensure that no similar incidents of bullying happen again."

For a dean to be this deferential was not only due to his wariness of Zhao Rui’s martial arts skill and young age, but also because the tone of a certain vice-chancellor from Dongqi University on the phone had forced him to yield.

A suspected Divine Void Realm master, a retired Chief Instructor from the military, an Elder of the Qingcheng Sword Sect.

In this day and age, any one of those titles was enough to make him lower his head and treat the matter with the utmost seriousness.