Chapter 4: Cleaning Up the Mess
"What did you say?!"
Hearing Lu An's indifferent mumble, someone immediately became anxious and slammed their hand on the table.
"I said the praying mantis directly triggered 'Isolated and Helpless' in your house."
"Alright, you trash, you've grown bolder after a few days, daring to oppose us. Just wait, after class, I'll call Young Master Liu over and see if you can still be so sharp-tongued."
The three of them never expected Lu An to dare to retort. While they were furious, their hearts were also pounding, wondering if this guy had taken the wrong medicine today or if something they didn't know about had happened.
Ignoring their shouting, Lu An yawned and continued chatting with the Assistant.
Only today did he discover that the Little Assistant had this function. When he was bored, a few retorts could provoke its crazy counterattack.
Seeing that Lu An ignored them, the trio glared at him hatefully and discussed how they would complain to their Master later.
"Is it okay for you to provoke them like this?" A female classmate in front of him turned around and looked at Lu An worriedly.
"What if you get bullied again later? Why don't you tell Teacher Lin first? They wouldn't dare to be too arrogant."
Hearing this, Lu An glanced at this female classmate. Her name was Wang Ran, a Spirit Cultivator at Spirit Base Level 6. She was usually very quiet and kind. She was the only one in this class who tried to stop the bullying when the original owner was being bullied, although it wasn't very useful. The others were either afraid of that Young Master Liu or waiting to watch the show.
"It's okay, let them come if they want to."
Lu An lowered his eyes indifferently and yawned.
He had no more than two purposes for coming to school today.
One was to listen to Shen Li.
The second was to clean up the original owner's mess.
"You! What time is it and you're still talking big? Go tell your sister, and they won't dare to come over." Wang Ran looked at him angrily, thinking he was a bit abnormal today.
The usual Lu An would never dare to talk like this.
Lu An said casually, "Don't worry, it's fine."
The original owner had used the trick of telling his sister before, but after Shen Li taught them a lesson, they vented their anger on the original owner and threatened to beat him every time he dared to tell his sister. The original owner, who was already cowardly, never told Shen Li that he was bullied again.
In Lu An's opinion, it was quite stupid anyway.
How can a man born between heaven and earth be depressed and live under others for a long time? It doesn't matter if you don't have strength, at worst, buy a few detonation talismans and go west together.
Anyway, he is a barefoot man, and it's not a loss to send off a few potential Spirit Cultivators, right?
Wang Ran looked at him speechlessly, turned around, and said nothing more.
"Ding-a-ling~"
As soon as the class bell rang, a woman in a teacher's uniform walked in with some materials.
She stood on the podium and scanned the room, her gaze falling on Lu An.
"Lu An, although your cultivation talent is not very good, don't give up on yourself. It's not just Spirit Cultivators in this world, many positions also need ordinary people as pillars. Learning more knowledge and finding a good job in the future is the same. If you have any problems, tell me. I still have the ability to help you at school."
Teacher Lin spoke earnestly, trying to guide this timid child.
"I know, Teacher Lin, don't worry, I won't be like this anymore."
Although he treated it as wind in his ears, Lu An still responded symbolically.
"Pfft."
At this moment, the voices of the three eunuchs came again.
"That's good." Teacher Lin nodded with satisfaction, then her tone became strict.
"What are you three laughing at? If I find out you're bullying Lu An again, you won't need to come to my class anymore. Go wherever you want. My small temple can't accommodate you three great buddhas."
As soon as these words came out, the three of them immediately shut up and sat up straight obediently. Teacher Lin always kept her word. If she said they couldn't come, they couldn't come, and no one could persuade her. By then, they would be peeled alive by their families.
"Now let's start the class. Today we will talk about the level division of Cultivation Techniques and Yuan Techniques."
"Generally speaking, they are roughly divided into one to nine stars, with one star being the lowest and nine stars being the highest. Of course, Yuan Techniques of the same level also have strengths and weaknesses, so they are further divided into elementary, intermediate, high, and top levels. This is a general division. The division after nine stars is not something you can know now. When you go to a major Academy, teachers will teach you these."
"Spirit Cultivators also have different focuses. For example, some people focus on offensive Yuan Techniques, and their Cultivation Techniques are also inclined towards offensive ones. Some people focus on defensive aspects. There are different types, but for geniuses who are born with awakened Bloodline talents, it is best to choose Cultivation Techniques and Yuan Techniques that are the same as their talents. For example, with fire talent, cultivating fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques and Yuan Techniques will yield twice the result with half the effort because their affinity for fire elements far exceeds others. The most typical examples are Zhao Yanjun from the Lingdao Class, and Shen Li..."
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Teachers of various subjects took turns giving lectures. Lu An, who was already a poor student, was dozing off. After suffering for a whole morning, he finally waited until lunch break.
The teacher on the stage stopped speaking abruptly, dropped a "class dismissed," and hurried out of the classroom.
Seeing the teacher leave, the three lackeys glared at Lu An fiercely and immediately ran to the Lingdao Class office building, preparing to complain to their Master.
Lu An calmly watched them leave, leaned against the wall, and closed his eyes to rest...
His appearance showed no fear of them causing trouble.
"Yo, not bad courage, you finally came to school, you made me wait so hard."
After a few minutes, Lu An heard a sharp, overbearing voice. He opened his eyes and looked at the person in front of him calmly.
He had a scumbag perm and a somewhat effeminate and handsome face, but his eyes made him look a bit gloomy.
Seeing that Lu An didn't respond, Liu Zunming reached out to grab Lu An's collar.
"Slap." The wrist of the hand he reached out was suddenly grabbed. Liu Zunming was slightly stunned, then used force to try to pull his arm back, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't break free from Lu An's hand, which was as strong as iron pincers. His five fingers were like steel claws, pinching five red marks on his wrist.
"Let go!" Liu Zunming's grabbed arm trembled slightly, and he couldn't help but curse in a stern voice.
This appearance shocked the group of people who were waiting to watch the show and the five lackeys behind him. Lu An shrugged his shoulder, and his right elbow gently moved outward. Liu Zunming, arm and all, was thrown to the ground two meters away by this huge force.
Shocked and angry, Liu Zunming quickly climbed up from the ground, clenched his right fist, and attacked Lu An again fiercely: "I said why you had the courage to come to school, turned out you've grown capable."
Unexpectedly, the punched fist was grabbed again. This time, Lu An used a little force and repeated the same trick, grabbing him and slamming him hard against the desk.
"Bang crash, Ah!!"
Liu Zunming had a close encounter with the desk, and the desk beneath him shattered. The intense pain in his back made him twist his body wildly on the ground but he couldn't get up for a long time.
"Is this all, and you still want to learn from others and mess with society?"
Looking at Liu Zunming, who was lying on the ground unable to get up, Lu An pouted and was about to get up and leave. However, at the moment he got up, his figure paused, and he slowly said, "Boring, if you want revenge, let's do it in the martial arts arena. I'll give you time to prepare, feel free to publicize it widely. It's lunch break now, so there should be quite a few people at school."
"Oh, and you guys, you're welcome to fight if you want. Whether you go up together or have a Round Battle is up to you. I hope you don't disappoint me."
After Lu An finished speaking, he didn't even look at them, treating them as air, and swaggered out of the classroom, walking slowly towards the martial arts arena.
"Lu An! I want you dead!!" Liu Zunming, who had climbed up from the ground, had terrifying eyes, his whole body trembling with anger, and he let out low growls from time to time.
"Go, do as he says. I want everyone to know what happens when you anger me. I want Gu Mengmeng and Shen Li to see him trampled under my feet like a dead dog!"
Saying that, Liu Zunming rushed out. Today, he wanted to make Lu An miserable and utterly defeated, to make him the laughingstock of the entire school.
In his completely irrational mind, being thrown to the ground twice by Lu An just now was just a moment of carelessness, and he didn't expect Lu An to have such strong power. Moreover, he was a Naling Level 4 Spirit Cultivator, and he hadn't used his best various Yuan Techniques yet. No matter how strong Lu An was, it was impossible for him to reach a level comparable to Naling Level in just one week.