Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

280: Section 280”Yes, it’s me.” His voice was as cold and clear as pieces of jade clashing, devoid of any emotion. ”What do you want?”

As he spoke, his right hand subconsciously moved toward his waist. It was a habitual movement formed from years of wearing a sword.

Although his longsword was currently lying quietly inside his storage ring, this tiny action caused his aura to instantly become sharp and fierce.

A tangible, bone-chilling killing intent, like a sharp sword being unsheathed, flashed through his deep eyes! That killing intent was so pure and condensed that it felt as if it could freeze a person’s soul!

Bai Shan felt as if he were being stared down by a peerless, ferocious beast awakened from the primeval wilderness; a massive fear originating from biological instinct instantly gripped his heart!

The hair all over his body stood on end with a ’shua’ sound, and he subconsciously took a large step back, his face turning as pale as paper.

Strong! Too strong! This person... this person’s strength... was far greater than those two Xiao Family witches combined! This simply wasn’t on the same level!

The two lackeys behind him behaved even more disgracefully. They couldn’t even manage to step back; they only felt a massive pressure pressing down like a mountain. Their legs went soft, and with a ’putong’ sound, they collapsed directly onto the ground, their bodies shaking like sieves. The crotch area of their pants quickly became wet, emitting a foul, pungent smell.

However, even under such immense pressure, Bai Shan forcibly endured the trembling in the depths of his soul and the shaking of his legs, refusing to collapse like his lackeys.

The resentment and unwillingness accumulated over a long time supported his final shred of dignity.

He roared at Yun Xiancheng with feigned bravado, ”You... don’t get too ahead of yourself! Yun Xiancheng! I’m telling you, Xiao Mei and Xiao Yu, those two sluts, once stabbed me in the academy without cause!”

”You are their husband, so you should know what the consequences are for maliciously harming a classmate in Jia Nan Academy!”

Bai Shan’s arrival to pick a fight this time was naturally not an impulsive act of a fool overestimating himself.

Ever since the last time he was humiliated in public—when the Xiao sisters colluded with the Vice Dean’s granddaughter, Hu Jia, to use school rules to suppress him until he couldn’t voice his grievances—

He had gone mad, specifically researching the thick stack of Jia Nan Academy’s rules and regulations, trying to find a lethal rule within those tedious frameworks.

As the saying goes, hard work pays off; he actually managed to dig out an old school rule from a dusty corner regarding the protection of students’ rights to a fair duel. That was why he dared to be so confident and arrogant today.

He firmly believed that as long as he blew things out of proportion and brought it to the Law Enforcement Team, he could definitely use this school rule to ensure Xiao Yu, Xiao Mei, or even this Yun Xiancheng before him received severe punishment!

He was just about to pour out his carefully prepared rhetoric and use the power of ’rules’ to trample the man before him underfoot.

However, a brilliant sword light that was fast to the extreme and seemed to appear out of thin air directly interrupted all his words. ”Puchi!”

It was a slight sound, like cloth being torn. ”Waaaaaaah—!!!”

Bai Shan didn’t even see how the other party attacked before he felt a heart-wrenching pain in his lower abdomen! He looked down only to see a cold, glinting sword tip protruding from his dantian’s Qi sea, with several strands of broken, blood-stained meridians hanging from it.

The Fighting Qi inside his body was like a flood through a broken dam, frantically venting out through that hole! The Realm he had painstakingly cultivated for over twenty years and the strength he was proud of collapsed in an instant!

”My Fighting Qi... my... my cultivation...” His eyes widened in disbelief as he felt the empty weakness in his body, letting out a desperate, blood-curdling scream like a cuckoo crying blood.

Yun Xiancheng withdrew his longsword expressionlessly; not a single drop of blood was even stained on the blade. He looked calmly at Bai Shan, who was twitching on the ground like a dead dog, and slowly and clearly spat out two words:

Then, he raised his foot and kicked Bai Shan in the chest as if kicking away a stray dog blocking the path. ”Bang!”

An invisible gale erupted violently with his toes as the center!

Bai Shan’s body, which wasn’t considered frail, was sent flying high like a kite with a broken string. Along with his two already terrified lackeys, they were swept up by this gale, screaming as they flew hundreds of meters away, eventually turning into three tiny black dots on the horizon, falling toward parts unknown.

The entire world seemed to fall completely silent in this instant.

Ruo Lin stared blankly at all this, looking at Yun Xiancheng—who had decisively drawn his sword, crippled someone in one strike, and then kicked them away—her entire being still in a state of mental shock, unable to react in time.

He... what did he just do? He crippled Bai Shan?

Just like that... crippled him with one sword strike?

Xiao Yi Xian, Yun Yan, and Xiao Yan were very familiar with Yun Xiancheng’s swift and decisive style; one could even say they were long accustomed to it.

To them, this didn’t count as anything major, so there was no special reaction on their faces. Xiao Yan even commented with interest, ”Husband’s kick was even more elegant than before.” Meanwhile, the sisters Xiao Yu and Xiao Mei loathed the fly known as Bai Shan to the extreme.

Now, seeing Yun Xiancheng vent their frustrations so cleanly and decisively by crippling that disgusting guy with one sword strike, bright and sweet smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

Only Xiao Xun’er, after an initial daze, suddenly snapped back to reality. She laughed self-mockingly in her heart.

It seems I’ve lived these peaceful days in Jia Nan Academy for too long; I almost forgot... forgot exactly what kind of person my husband is.

He was the Little Butcher who, at the age of fourteen, could slaughter hundreds of people without batting an eye.

Now, merely crippling an offender’s cultivation instead of taking his life... to him, this really was a great, gentle mercy.

Thinking of this, the gaze with which Xiao Xun’er looked at Yun Xiancheng’s upright back became increasingly affectionate and burning.

In those beautiful eyes, it was as if countless invisible threads were being pulled out, tightly and obsessively wrapping around Yun Xiancheng’s body, unwilling to move away even for a fraction of an inch.

Ruo Lin looked at this strange and highly impactful scene, her head feeling a bit dizzy. She was at a loss, already subconsciously thinking about how to clean up after Yun Xiancheng and how to explain this to the academy’s higher-ups.

On the contrary, the instigator of the whole affair, Yun Xiancheng, still maintained that calm and normal expression. It was as if what he had just done wasn’t crippling a Great Dou Master, but merely swatting a bothersome mosquito.

He turned around and, under Ruo Lin’s panicked gaze, gently and naturally took her small hand, which was somewhat cold due to nervousness.

His warm palm instantly dispelled some of the chill in her heart. ”It’s alright, Teacher.”

Yun Xiancheng said softly, his voice not loud, yet carrying an irresistible, reassuring power.

This world is cruel, after all. Bai Shan naively thought he could rely on so-called ’rules’ to plot against an existence far stronger than himself.

But Yun Xiancheng used the most direct and purest violence to give him a painful memory he would never forget. As for whether Yun Xiancheng would be punished by the academy for this?

A Dou Master expert under twenty whose talent could be called monstrous, versus a Great Dou Master around twenty years old.

As long as the leadership of Jia Nan Academy wasn’t brain-dead, they naturally knew which side they should stand on.

Yun Xiancheng held Ruo Lin’s hand and felt the trembling in her palm gradually subside. The smile on his face became even gentler: ”Teacher, don’t we... still need to go grocery shopping? If it’s any later, the market will close.”

Chapter 271: The Frowning Young Girl, Hu Jia

Hu Jia never expected she would meet that Yun Xiancheng in such a way and at such a time, so abruptly... On his first day of enrollment, he had crippled a Great Dou Master with one sword strike. She walked along the bluestone path leading to the instructor’s reserved area, the evening breeze blowing her neat burgundy short hair, but it couldn’t blow away the thick, lingering solemnity between her brows.

Such competitiveness, such... unscrupulousness, was truly far too rare in the Jia Nan Academy’s Outer Academy, or even the Inner Academy.

As a premier institution on the Fighting Qi Continent, Jia Nan Academy was naturally not a garden in a greenhouse. The academy allowed, and even encouraged, martial combat between students to promote progress.

But all of this had an unspoken rule that everyone understood—leave a way out for others so you can meet again in the future.

You could defeat an opponent, let them get injured, or even let them lie in bed for ten days to half a month, but directly crippling someone’s cultivation... this kind of ruthless method of completely cutting off another’s path of cultivation was almost equivalent to a blood feud that wouldn’t end until one was dead. It was simply too much; it really didn’t need to reach such a rigid point.

She frowned, her beautiful brows tightly knit together. Finally, she stopped in front of an elegant independent courtyard and gently, with a hint of testing, knocked on the heavy wooden door.

Dong, dong, dong.

The knocking sounded exceptionally clear in the silent dusk. She looked up at the typical four-sided courtyard before her, with its high walls, wide gates, and overhanging eaves. Compared to the uniform instructor dormitories around it, it seemed out of place, in a league of its own.

Getting special treatment right away? While other students live in collective dormitories, he lives in a private courtyard... As a student, one should act like a student. What kind of behavior is this?

The dissatisfaction in Hu Jia’s heart grew a bit more.

As the granddaughter of the Vice Dean and an important member of the Student Council, she possessed an almost instinctive desire to uphold the academy’s rules and order.

Just as her thoughts were racing, a crisp, melodious, yet incredibly unfamiliar voice drifted out from behind the door. ”Is that Hu Jia? Please come in; the door isn’t locked.”

Hu Jia froze at the sound. That voice... was it Xiao Xun’er? But the lightness and warmth in that tone were things she had never heard before. She hesitated for a moment before reaching out to gently push open the wooden door.

The door hinges gave a soft ”creak,” and the scene behind the door left Hu Jia standing there in a daze.

Xiao Xun’er stood not far behind the door, dressed in an ordinary, elegant light-green loungewear. Her jet-black hair cascaded loosely over her shoulders like a waterfall. On her fair face, which bore no makeup, was a heartfelt smile as warm and gentle as spring sunshine.

That smile was so radiant and pure that the entire courtyard seemed to brighten instantly. Hu Jia stared blankly at her, feeling as though her brain couldn’t quite process what she was seeing.

This... this was Xiao Xun’er? How was this possible?!

In her impression—or rather, in the impression of everyone in the Jia Nan Academy’s Outer Academy—Xiao Xun’er was an iceberg snow lotus growing atop a ten-thousand-foot snowy peak, a cold and lonely moon hanging high in the nine heavens.

She was beautiful, powerful, and noble, yet also cold, solitary, and kept everyone at a distance.

Over the past three years, Hu Jia considered herself her only friend, yet she had never seen her with such... such a ”human” expression, one so full of happiness that it seemed ready to overflow!

How was this still an iceberg snow lotus? This was clearly a sunflower bathed in sunlight, nourished into stunning beauty by the rain and dew of love!

Hu Jia’s brow furrowed even deeper, nearly leaving permanent creases on her smooth forehead. She felt that her perception of this best friend over the last three years was being completely overturned at this moment.

The smile at the corners of her mouth deepened as she moved with graceful steps to Hu Jia’s side, placing her hands on her hips.

”What are you dazing off for? Don’t recognize me anymore?” Xun’er’s voice held a hint of teasing. ”Come on, Hu Jia, everyone is waiting for you in the Main Hall.”

Sensing the faint warmth and the pleasant fragrance of purple lotus emanating from the other girl, Hu Jia finally snapped out of it. She allowed Xun’er to lead her through the elegant courtyard toward the brightly lit Main Hall.

”Xun’er, that husband of yours... he—”

Hu Jia followed behind Xiao Xun’er and lowered her voice, her tone carrying a hint of urgency and worry. ”On his very first day, he crippled Bai Shan in public. This matter... it’s causing a huge stir right now. Several leaders of the Outer Academy are worried sick, completely at a loss for how to handle it.”

”Yes, I know.” Xiao Xun’er’s pace didn’t falter in the slightest, her voice remaining calm. ”You know?”

Hu Jia grew anxious. ”Then do you know that Bai Shan’s family, the Bai Clan, has a Dou Zong backing them?! Their family has sponsored the academy with a massive amount of gold coins and resources. Now that their precious son has been treated like this at school, the Bai Clan has already sent people to pressure the academy, and their language is extremely aggressive!”

Xiao Xun’er finally stopped. She slowly turned around, her eyes—once as cold as an ancient well—now looked quietly at Hu Jia. Her gaze was calm, yet it possessed a depth that saw through everything, a look Hu Jia had never seen before.

”Hu Jia, before my husband took action, he already knew all the consequences of doing so. He is also willing to accept any decision the academy makes regarding this matter. He has no objections to it.”

”Whether your academy decides to expel him to appease the Bai Clan’s anger or keep him and bear the pressure from the Bai Clan, it doesn’t matter to him.”

Xiao Xun’er’s face once again wore that faint, all-encompassing smile as she replied softly. Hearing this, however, Hu Jia felt a surge of anger.

”It doesn’t matter? How can he say it so lightly!” she said, half-annoyed. ”Isn’t he being too reckless? Has he not considered at all how much trouble his actions would cause for you and Instructor Ruo Lin? He might not care about being expelled, but what about you? You still have to stay in the academy!”

Upon hearing this, the smile on Xiao Xun’er’s face finally faded slowly.

She looked at Hu Jia, her gaze becoming cold and sharp bit by bit, like a peerless divine weapon being unsheathed, its edge fully exposed.

”Hu Jia, let me ask you: according to the rules of Jia Nan Academy, what kind of punishment should Bai Shan receive for provoking and harassing students without cause, and even speaking insolently and insulting an instructor in public?”

”This... according to the rules, in serious cases, one should be expelled from the school,” Hu Jia answered subconsciously.

”Very well.” Xiao Xun’er nodded, her voice so cold it seemed it could freeze. ”In that case, if the leaders of your academy—given that Bai Shan was the provocateur and the one who insulted the instructor—not only fail to punish him but instead choose to punish our side simply because my husband’s disciplinary methods were too severe... then we will consider Jia Nan Academy to be acting unfairly and showing favoritism.”

She took a step forward. Her petite frame now radiated a powerful aura that made even Hu Jia’s heart skip a beat. ”Furthermore, let me tell you one more thing.”

”If you find the Bai Clan’s pressure troublesome and difficult to handle, you can just give us three days off. We will personally pay a visit to where the Bai Clan is located.”

”And then, we will thoroughly wipe the Bai Clan off the face of the Fighting Qi Continent.”

There wasn’t a trace of a smile on Xiao Xun’er’s face now. Her beautiful eyes flashed with a chilling, sharp glint as she stared coldly and directly at Hu Jia.

She had already, through subtle influence, completely accepted Yun Xiancheng’s philosophy of life: be as warm as spring to those you love, and as cold and ruthless as winter to enemies who dare to offend. Everything prioritized one’s own family, and that was all.

Hu Jia looked into Xiao Xun’er’s eyes, seeing the undisguised, cold killing intent within. Her brain went ”buzz,” and for a moment, it was completely blank.

She knew Xiao Xun’er wasn’t joking. Every word she said was serious. Wi... wipe out an entire family?

Just because of a student’s provocation?

272 Hu Jia’s First Visit to the Yun Residence

As a student raised in a peaceful environment, Hu Jia’s way of thinking had never experienced such a terrifying leap. In her view, a conflict between students was, at most, a fight or something for the academy’s higher-ups to mediate.

But jumping directly from ”crippling someone’s cultivation” to ”wiping out their entire family”—this kind of thinking was simply too far beyond her imagination.

This was no longer simple competitiveness; it was a kind of... tyranny that she completely could not understand, one that treated human life as if it were grass.

She opened her mouth but found her throat too dry to make any sound. Looking at Xiao Xun’er before her, she suddenly felt that this best friend she had known for three years was so incredibly strange.

After a long while, she found her voice again, though it was dry and raspy.

”There must be a way to resolve this. Tomorrow, can... can Classmate Yun Xiancheng come to the Dean’s Office and talk face-to-face with several Elders of the academy?”

Hu Jia asked with difficulty, her tone carrying a slight plea that even she hadn’t noticed.

”Talk face-to-face?” The sharpness in Xiao Xun’er’s eyes slowly receded, and she returned to her indifferent manner. ”It’s possible. However, you’ll have to talk to him about it yourself.”

With that, she turned around, pushed open the carved wooden door to the Main Hall, and stepped aside with an inviting gesture. ”Please come in, Hu Jia.”

Hu Jia took a deep breath, forcing down the emotions churning in her heart, and stepped into the Main Hall.

Through the wide-open door, her gaze was immediately drawn to the figure sitting in the seat of honor. Or rather, she was drawn to the owner of that figure, specifically those eyes that were beautiful to the extreme, as if they contained the entire starry river of the universe.

Those eyes also seemed to notice her arrival immediately. The gaze that had been resting on the teacup in his hand slowly lifted, focusing its full attention on her.

Just a single glance.

Hu Jia felt her breath completely stop at that moment. ”Is it Hu Jia?”

A voice as gentle as the sound of a clear spring, yet with a slightly magnetic quality, rang out in the warm room. ”Since you’re here, don’t be in a hurry to leave. It just so happens that dinner is about to be served; stay and have a simple meal with us before you go.”

Yun Xiancheng looked at the red-haired girl frozen in shock at the doorway and spoke to her with a smile. ”Um, okay... okay.”

Hu Jia’s brain was still in a state of crashing. She had seen portraits of Yun Xiancheng through intelligence reports and had heard countless rumors about how breathtakingly beautiful his appearance was. She believed she had already made sufficient mental preparations.

But when she actually saw this person with her own eyes, she realized how pale and powerless those portraits and rumors were.

A painting can only capture the form, not the spirit. Words, even more so, were unable to describe even a fraction of his grace. She was dazed, frozen in place.

It wasn’t that she fell in love with Yun Xiancheng on the spot; she was simply stunned into speechlessness by that peerless face. The young girl’s face flushed slightly, and her speech became somewhat stuttered.