Chapter 220: Looking Up
Fights and brawls among sect disciples happen all the time, even if they’re picking on their elders or superiors.
Typically, the Law Enforcement Hall would handle these issues themselves, but this time, Master Qin Wushuang personally gave a special instruction.
Some members of the Law Enforcement Hall, who weren’t quite in the know, felt very puzzled about being only able to catch one person when clearly, there were ten involved. Were the other nine just victims?
But… When they arrived, only Yun Zhonghe was intact while others were badly beaten.
Obviously, those folks must have been the victims, right?
But Master Qin is sharp-eyed, as meticulous as a spider spinning a web.
Who says the fallen one must be the victim? Have any of you seen a single disciple threaten a group of disciples, even going after the Inner Gate Manager?
Master Qin insists on fairness and justice, suspecting there’s more to the story. He demands a full investigation by the Law Enforcement Hall to uncover the truth.
Initially, some of the Outer Gate disciples were skeptical about Yun Zhonghe’s character and wondered if he was faking it. But when it came out that the Outer Gate elder had extorted the new disciples and a representative stood up for them, everyone felt ashamed. Yun Zhonghe’s image became even more heroic!
d*mn, what kind of godly representative sticks his neck out and gets into it with an elder, for crying out loud?!
Setting aside who’s right or wrong, just the sheer chutzpah alone makes him worthy of total respect.
Yun Zhonghe’s popularity soared in the Outer Gate.
However, resolving disputes between students isn’t too hard; the fault lies with those seniors. Still, Yun Zhonghe overreacted—grabbing even the Inner Gate Manager was pretty excessive. Moreover, this Inner Gate Manager claimed he was just there to mediate when the fight broke out; Yun Zhonghe jumped straight into it.
Clearly, this guy was bitter and wanted to drag Yun Zhonghe down with him.
But Yun Zhonghe had his own explanation: “There were tons of them, and suddenly, a Golden Core came running over! I panicked so much that I thought some senior from the Inner Gate was backing them up, so I acted first!”
“I genuinely didn’t recognize him as the Inner Gate Manager; he never said. If I knew, why would I do it?”
“Honestly, I was terrified. Nervous like never before—I swear I didn’t mean to offend anyone. I always hold our elders in high regard.”
Yun Zhonghe felt deeply wronged, saying he was scared and forced into it.
“It was a complete misfire, plus I didn’t expect the Inner Gate Manager to be such a pushover…”
His words made that official want to vomit bl**d.
Sure, the Inner Gate Manager might be lacking in combat skills—they’re mostly non fighters, after all. It’s normal for them to be weak.
But still, the insult stung.
In the end, things got sticky. With Qin Wushuang’s orders to look deeper, no matter what, the Law Enforcement Hall found itself in a bind.
So, they decided to temporarily let off those involved and wait for further instructions.
That Inner Gate Manager, naturally, was furious. Seeing Yun Zhonghe leave unharmed nearly drove him mad.
So he got the beatings for nothing!
He couldn’t take it!
…
Yun Zhonghe already had an inkling this would happen—he’s supposed to be the Master’s favored disciple, after all.
After leaving the Law Enforcement Hall, Yun Zhonghe received a message from his father on his sound-transmitting jade pendant, expressing worry about his situation. Yun Zhonghe assured him everything would be fine.
Yun Zhongtian couldn’t help but worry; his only son had gotten into trouble within a month at the Xuantian Sect. If it got out of hand, they’d bring him home—no more hassle!
Yun Zhonghe explained that with Uncle Qin around, there’s nothing to worry about. So Yun Zhongtian calmed down but still asked which brats did this.
Yun Zhonghe, after learning about them in the Law Enforcement Hall, mentioned they were from prominent families in Suzhou City with some backing stronger factions than his own family, making things tough.
This humiliated Yun Zhongtian, feeling his weakness had caused his son to suffer.
“Father, I’m not the one who suffered. They had it rough. My hits weren’t light.”
Yun Zhongtian chuckled, figuring Yun Zhonghe saying it wasn’t light meant it truly wasn’t.
This kid never liked losing!
The next day, freed temporarily, Yun Zhonghe could go back to school like normal.
To everyone’s surprise, all classmates gathered earlier, waiting for Yun Zhonghe.
Without any notice, they just showed up, forming a spontaneous crowd.
Su Xiaoxiao, slightly ahead, was surrounded like a star, getting various inquiries, sweating.
As people saw Yun Zhonghe arrive, they all swarmed him, chattering away.
“Representative! I heard it all from Xiaoxiao, it was self-defense! Those guys tried to extort her!”
“What sc*m! Not even sparing Xiaoxiao. How dare they call themselves seniors? A bunch of thugs!”
“How archaic, how can the Xuantian Sect allow this?”
“Everyone, remember? Xiaoxiao brought us spell notes, which these jerks messed up. If we fail the test, it’s on them!”
With vested interests at stake, everyone aligned. Su Xiaoxiao was their beacon, representing their success.
They cherished all she did, which made them angrier when someone bullied her. They cheered for Yun Zhonghe’s actions.
A true-to-life hero, stepping up in every bind!
Su Xiaoxiao, surrounded, felt her head spin.
So many ready to defend her, unbelievable!
Her mind buzzed as she looked at her gentle classmates and then at that golden-haired boy with shiny eyes…
An indescribable emotion welled up inside.
“Thank… thank you all…”
She cried.
A moment of perfect serenity.
Though her tears blurred vision, sincerity shone through.
The support from her friends was unconditional, sincere, heartwarming.
Finally, more stood up for her!
Their light shone through her dark shadows, brightly.
Among them, brightest light came from Yun Zhonghe.
Like the sun, brilliant, warm.
