Chapter 6: You Did What to Our Young Lady?

Zhao Ya had done everything necessary; she was determined to make this guy look like a fool!

With a thought, a recording jade crystal appeared in her sleeve.

A recording jade crystal could capture images and sounds. She planned to record his "crimes" so that when she exposed him later, he would have no way to defend himself.

"Just you wait and see how you embarrass yourself! Comparing yourself to Teacher Lu Xun? You must be dreaming!" Thinking about how the recording jade crystal would soon capture his "crimes" and how she would finally get a chance to teach him a lesson and vent her frustration, Zhao Ya's eyes sparkled. She almost burst out laughing, barely containing her joy as she waited to hear his nonsense, when she suddenly saw a pair of bright, lantern-like eyes stop right in front of her.

"Ah…"

Zhao Ya jumped back in surprise, taking a hasty step backward. Only then did she clearly see it was Teacher Zhang Xuan. Gritting her teeth in anger, she snapped, "What do you want?"

"Don't worry, I'm just looking!" Zhang Xuan said, hands clasped behind his back. He circled Zhao Ya once, shook his head, then suddenly stopped less than a foot in front of her.

Feeling the warmth emanating from him, Zhao Ya's face flushed. No man had ever been this close to her in her entire life. Her heart pounded nervously, and before she knew it, she heard his slow voice say, "You're sick!"

Hearing this, Zhao Ya nearly exploded and almost fainted on the spot. "You're sick! Your whole family is sick!"

She was going mad.

Was something wrong with this guy's brain? She had performed a martial art for him to point out its flaws, but he straight-up told her she was sick. How could there be such an infuriating person in the world!

"Why are you cursing?" Zhang Xuan frowned, then understood that his words had been ambiguous. He smiled slightly. "I meant that you have a physical ailment, not that I was insulting you!"

"I'm not sick!" Zhao Ya snorted coldly. "I think you're the one who's sick! Is there something wrong with your brain?" She was as strong as an ox, capable of unleashing over a hundred kilograms of force with a single punch. She knew perfectly well whether or not she was sick.

"Don't be so quick to deny it. Do you often feel a dull ache in your Tanzhong and Juque acupuncture points? Especially on full moon nights, when the damp wind blows, your whole body turns red, you become irritable, and there's also a kind of..." At this point, Zhang Xuan hesitated, seemingly unable to express it in words, so he just said, "No matter how you cultivate, you can't calm your mind?"

"How… how did you know?"

Zhao Ya, who had been furious and planning to directly reject anything he said, flushed and instantly froze upon hearing this.

It wasn't that he was wrong; it was… too accurate!

Recently, during her cultivation, she had indeed felt a dull ache in her Tanzhong and Juque acupuncture points every day. Of course, the pain wasn't severe; for her, it was bearable. The crucial thing was… every full moon night, when a cool breeze blew, her body would feel strange, producing a strong longing. Her entire body would turn red, and she would find it hard to control herself, wishing she could be held by a man…

She was just a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, inexperienced in such matters. She had no idea what this was, only feeling immense shyness. She had thought she could just endure it, but to her surprise, it grew worse and worse. As her body matured and her chest became fuller, the urge seemed to become increasingly intense.

Previously, she could manage it by circulating her cultivation twice, but now, even ten or eight times wouldn't work. She had no choice but to cultivate continuously until dawn.

Because this matter was so strange, she hadn't dared to tell anyone—not even her closest friends or her father, the City Lord, had any idea!

No one knew… so how did this guy know?

It was precisely because she could no longer bear it that she had come to the academy, hoping to find the root cause and completely resolve it.

"I'm a teacher. I could tell just by watching you perform that set of boxing moves," Zhang Xuan said calmly.

Of course, these things couldn't be discerned from boxing moves alone. The Library of Heaven's Path was different; as long as there was a flaw in her, even if it wasn't related to cultivation techniques, it would be recorded. It was precisely because he saw her problem that Zhang Xuan's expression had seemed odd.

"Is there… a solution?"

Zhao Ya's face flushed as she gritted her teeth.

Just moments ago, she had been aggressively trying to expose him, but now that he had pinpointed her current problem, she felt embarrassed instead.

"There is a solution. Come to class tomorrow, and I will explain it to you!"

Zhang Xuan waved his hand.

"Really?"

Zhao Ya's eyes lit up, unable to believe it.

She knew her own body very well. It was precisely because she was losing control that she had become irritable and anxious about everything. She had thought this matter could only be kept secret and that there was no solution. She never dreamed that this teacher, ranked last in the entire school's faculty assessment, would expose it with a single sentence! And… he even had a way to treat it!

"If you don't believe me, you can go find other teachers in the academy!" Zhang Xuan said, flicking his hand dismissively, his expression calm, adopting the air of an expert.

"No, no… it'll be you, Teacher!" Zhao Ya quickly nodded.

She had been suffering for more than just a day or two. Countless healers in the city hadn't detected it, and even her father, City Lord Zhao, hadn't noticed anything unusual. Yet, Teacher Zhang Xuan had confirmed it with just one glance. His discerning eye was simply incomparable to anyone she had met before!

Because of this, she was certain he would have a way to cure her.

"Are you still planning to keep that recording crystal?"

Zhang Xuan pointed a finger.

"Ah…"

Zhao Ya jumped in surprise. Only then did she remember she had deliberately left the recording crystal to catch him in the act. If the content of their conversation really got out, how could she face anyone?

"No, no…"

With force, her palm crushed the recording crystal into powder with a "crack!"

After crushing the crystal, Zhao Ya looked at Teacher Zhang again. His face no longer seemed hateful, but rather profound and unfathomable.

She had hidden the recording crystal very well, yet he had still discovered it. He could also detect her physical ailment. How could such a capable person have scored zero on the faculty assessment?

"He must be indifferent to fame and fortune, not caring what outsiders say! I heard that all true experts are like that…"

A thought popped into her mind, and in an instant, Zhang Xuan, who had been a charlatan in her eyes, was elevated to the ranks of a peerless master.

"Take your identity token, go get your bedding and books, and find your living quarters. Be on time for class tomorrow…"

Seeing another student fall into his net, Zhang Xuan waved his hand, making arrangements, when he suddenly heard a furious roar outside. A figure rushed in like lightning.

Whoosh!

The newcomer was a middle-aged man who exuded a fierce, awe-inspiring aura as soon as he entered the door. It was clear at a glance that his strength was considerable.

"Young Lady!"

Entering the room, the middle-aged man stopped and bowed to Zhao Ya.

"Uncle Yao, why are you here?"

Zhao Ya was startled.

It was none other than Yao Han, the chief steward of White Cloud City, whom her two friends had gone to invite!

He had brought Zhao Ya to the academy and had intended to return, but before he could leave, he saw her two friends rushing after him, claiming that the young lady intended to acknowledge a teacher who had scored zero on the academy's faculty assessment as her master, and that the fellow had even made the young lady scrub toilets…

Hearing this, Steward Yao Han almost exploded on the spot.

The Eldest Young Lady, the City Lord's daughter! At home, no one dared to order her around, let alone make her clean or scrub toilets… This was simply outrageous!

If this guy were one of the academy's renowned teachers, perhaps it would be understandable within regulations, but the crucial point was… this guy was last in the faculty assessment and had even taught people to go berserk through cultivation…

How could the Young Lady possibly learn from such a person? Even if she stayed in the city and he offered casual guidance, it would surely be far superior to anything this man could teach!

"Young Lady, you didn't…" Yao Han glanced coldly at Zhang Xuan, then hurriedly asked the Young Lady in front of him.

"I've already acknowledged Teacher Zhang as my master!" Zhao Ya replied.

He had thought he'd rushed here quickly enough, but to his surprise, he was still a step too late. Yao Han's face instantly darkened. He pulled Zhao Ya behind him and coldly glared at Zhang Xuan. "Quickly withdraw our young lady from your class! And then apologize, or else, today I will blow this matter up and let everyone know that you, a supposed teacher, are bewitching underage girls into joining your class!"

"Bewitching underage girls? That's a strong choice of words!" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

If others heard that, they might misunderstand and think he had done something to Zhao Ya. Heaven knows, he had only accepted a student; it was all very innocent…

"Don't try to play dumb with me! Our young lady is a favored daughter of heaven, not someone a teacher like you is qualified to instruct. Quickly withdraw her from the class, and I can overlook this. Otherwise, I will definitely take this to the Dean and have you expelled…" Yao Han roared, but before he could finish, he was interrupted by Zhao Ya behind him.

"Uncle Yao! What are you doing? I willingly acknowledged Teacher Zhang as my master! Why are you causing trouble?" Zhao Ya stamped her foot.

Her purpose in coming to the academy was to resolve her physical ailment, and this teacher had just said he could help. She was inwardly delighted, so why was this guy interrupting? What was going on?

"Willingly?" Yao Han glanced at the young lady. "Can he really guide your cultivation and make your strength increase rapidly?" He knew the young lady was proud and arrogant. Could it be that this teacher, who was called a good-for-nothing, truly had the ability to guide her? Was that why she was so impressed?

"Make my strength increase rapidly? Not exactly…" Zhao Ya shook her head. He had accurately stated her illness but hadn't guided her cultivation.

"No? Then…" Yao Han was utterly bewildered.

"Alright, Uncle Yao, please stop asking!" Thinking of her medical condition, Zhao Ya's pretty face flushed.

Seeing the young lady's expression, Yao Han was first stunned. Then he noticed the shattered recording crystal on the ground, and his face immediately turned icy cold. He instantly transformed into a raging lion.

"You brat, what exactly did you do to our young lady? Do you believe I'll kill you right now…"

Boom!

Amidst the furious roar, a powerful aura swiftly surged, and a wave of qi swept forth. The ground creaked, seemingly unable to bear the immense pressure.