Chapter 266: Chapter 266 You’ve Gone Too Far
With a melon-seed face, a high nose bridge, phoenix eyes, a graceful figure, and skin like snow, this Head Senior Sister wasn’t just beautiful—she was, unfortunately, also too fierce. It was said that a man had deceived her in the past, and she had despised men ever since.
Lin Yuexin swept her gaze over the male disciples’ area. Among the thirty or so people, she recognized almost everyone except for one unfamiliar face: Chen Pingping. She narrowed her eyes and walked over step by step. "Are you new here?"
Chen Pingping nodded. "Yes."
"Name!" she asked again.
"Chen Pingping!"
"You’re the one who caused the commotion just now, right?" She stared intently at Chen Pingping.
"No!"
A standoff ensued. Lin Yuexin’s gaze was intense, her mouth curled slightly in what was hardly a smile, as though she had seen through Chen Pingping. He, however, remained calm and appeared indifferent. Everyone else backed away, not daring to get close to him, not even the young man from before.
After a long moment, she finally spoke. "Come up here, let me have a look!"
"..."
"Why aren’t you coming up?"
"Senior Sister, I can’t get up!" Chen Pingping’s complexion wasn’t good.
"Why?"
"I’m naked!"
Oh, oh! That was indeed a problem.
Lin Yuexin nodded and turned slightly. But the next moment, a giant sword, huge and thick and wreathed in black mist that gave it an eerie appearance, came slashing over.
Chen Pingping yelped and leaped from the Holy Pool, cursing, "You have no Wu De!"
Everyone was stunned. Over in the female disciples’ area, faces turned red; Chen Pingping was, indeed, stark naked.
Lin Yuexin was no longer calm. Her hand shook, the giant sword nearly slipping from her grasp. She cleared her throat. "Put your clothes on."
"Are you testing me?" Chen Pingping demanded angrily.
"I told you to put your clothes on."
"I’m not putting them on!" He was going all out, his face set with determination.
After all, I’m the culprit, he thought. If Lin Yuexin investigates further, it’ll lead back to me. Better to change the subject and distract everyone.
Lin Yuexin’s body stiffened. "Wear them or not, it’s up to you." With those words, she turned and walked away, giant sword in hand.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop right there!" Chen Pingping yelled. "You’ve seen my body; you have to take responsibility for me!"
Lin Yuexin, already some distance away, staggered and almost fell. She seemed to have forgotten what had just happened, her mind unable to recall anything but the image of Chen Pingping naked. Hmm, his figure isn’t bad—fair-skinned, tender flesh, and well-proportioned. Chen Pingping? I’ll remember you.
Only after Lin Yuexin had completely left did Chen Pingping jump back into the Holy Pool. The young man from earlier approached him and gave a thumbs-up. "Impressive!"
Chen Pingping’s face turned red. "I had no choice. If she’d really started investigating, we’d all have been in trouble."
"The culprit... it couldn’t be you, could it?" the young man asked, narrowing his eyes.
"How could it be?" Chen Pingping said, panicking.
"Fellow Daoist, you’re formidable!"
"Fellow Daoist, you’re awesome!"
"May I ask, fellow Daoist, what were you feeling just now?"
"The last person who teased Head Senior Sister probably has grass a meter tall over his grave by now," a male disciple commented somberly.
Chen Pingping was speechless. That can’t be right, can it? I didn’t even actively tease her; Lin Yuexin was the one who overreacted. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have left.
CLUCK! CLUCK! CLUCK!
The Earth Chicken hopped into the Holy Pool and began to play joyfully. Hei, not to be outdone, jumped in too.
Everyone looked confused. "Where did a chicken come from? And a dog?"
"Wow, Pingping actually has such a great figure!" Lan Xiuzhi said with envy.
The Saintess: What...?
Only as she was walking away did Lin Yuexin recall the root of the problem. She was supposed to be investigating a murderer, but Chen Pingping’s antics had thrown all her plans into disarray. Damn it! That bastard! The murderer is definitely you! she concluded. Out of the more than thirty people at the scene, only Chen Pingping is new. He isn’t even an academy disciple, which means he wouldn’t know the rules of the Holy Pool. Or perhaps it was deliberate.
She stopped and looked back, her beautiful face grim, killing intention radiating from her. But she didn’t return. She would wait.
About an hour later, Chen Pingping and the others finally emerged from the Holy Pool. From a distance, he saw Lin Yuexin’s gloomy face, and his heart thumped.
BUZZ!
She drew her sword directly. "You dare to deceive me?"
She hated being deceived more than anything, especially by men. Chen Pingping’s actions had crossed her line. Wielding the giant sword, she slashed down mightily.
Chen Pingping cried out in alarm, turned, and fled. The force of the giant sword slammed down behind him, causing wall after wall to collapse with a thunderous roar, sending dust flying everywhere. Before long, the area was a ruin. The spectators were stupefied.
AAAHHH!
After dozens of attacks, Lin Yuexin still hadn’t dealt with Chen Pingping. She went on a rampage, her long hair disheveled. "You dare to dodge?" She sheathed her giant sword and summoned a seventh-order Demon Beast.
A snow-white wolf with an extraordinary bloodline burst from the depths of the academy, its roar earth-shattering.
"No way! Did Head Senior Sister really summon her mount?"
"This guy is really tough, blocking Head Senior Sister’s attacks so many times!"
"Head Senior Sister is ranked third among the younger generation, after all..."
They fell silent, awestruck.
Lin Yuexin’s identity and background were already astonishing. Combined with her talent and the academy dean’s guidance, she had become a peerless powerhouse of the younger generation. With a sword in hand, she was unbeatable among them; even the geniuses ranked first and second wouldn’t dare face her alone. Yet, Chen Pingping had repeatedly dodged her attacks, which surprised everyone. It wasn’t until Lin Yuexin summoned the white wolf that they sensed real trouble. Head Senior Sister seemed truly furious.
"The one whom the Golden Cicada of the Purple Gold Divine Clan wants to challenge is indeed extraordinary," someone murmured.
"But... it’s just that his dodging skills are remarkable. Without substantial fighting ability, he’s bound to die when he battles the Golden Cicada a year from now," another person added.
"Indeed!"
Since Chen Pingping had entered the academy, all he had demonstrated was perception, perception, and more perception, along with agile movements. As for combat strength, it didn’t seem very promising. His Dantian was lifeless, his Sea of Consciousness not strong enough. Facing the Golden Cicada with such strength meant almost certain death.
But Lan Xiuzhi didn’t think so. Chen Pingping blocked so many of Head Senior Sister’s attacks; he must have real strength! Her eyes shone as she yelled excitedly, "Go, Pingping! Go, Pingping! Beat Head Senior Sister!"
WOOF!
Hei barked towards the white wolf, its dark eyes fixated on it. The white wolf, about to charge into battle, suddenly froze. It sensed a terrifying fluctuation of aura and an oppressive force on its Divine Soul. It panicked. Its imposing body trembled uncontrollably, and raw fear showed in its strange eyes. Then, it turned and fled.
Lin Yuexin’s eyes widened in shock. "Bai, where are you going? Bai, don’t run! Come back!"
In her moment of distraction, Chen Pingping seized the opportunity. He launched a Six Tao Reincarnation Fist that blasted Lin Yuexin away, sending her slender body crashing hard against an earthen wall.
The spectators’ mouths hung agape. Just then, senior members of the academy and the elderly dean hurried over. They witnessed the scene, the devastation, and the ruins. A group of the senior members started spitting blood.
"This is too much!" Chen Pingping declared furiously. "You people from the academy, relying on your higher cultivation realms and greater power, have attacked me repeatedly! Just now, you even summoned a Demon Beast to kill me! Is there no justice left? Is there no law?"
Everyone: ???
Thinking back, the situation did seem to unfold that way, yet everyone felt something was off.
The Saintess almost burst out laughing. A mere white wolf daring to face a Spiritual Beast? A little girl at the First Heaven of Emperor Tao thinking she can seriously injure Chen Pingping? Dream on!