EFB Chapter 46 Wang Hao's Counterattack
Chapter 46 Wang Hao's Counterattack
The infirmary smelled strongly of disinfectant.
Zhao Lei lay on the hospital bed, the school doctor setting his bones and bandaging him. His left arm was immobilized with a splint, bandages were wrapped from his wrist to his upper arm, a gauze pad was on his forehead, and the bleeding from the corner of his mouth had stopped.
"Fortunately, it's just a simple fracture; it didn't damage your meridians or dantian." The school doctor wiped his sweat. "It will heal after three months of rest and won't affect your cultivation."
"Thank you, doctor." Lin Chen breathed a sigh of relief, tucked the blanket around Zhao Lei, and turned to leave.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard a series of chaotic footsteps from the other end of the corridor.
Wang Hao arrived with a dozen or so of the Wang family's elite guards. His face was grim, and his eyes were filled with resentment. Beside him was a middle-aged man in the uniform of the Martial Arts Association's enforcement team—Zhang Tao, whom Black Tiger had mentioned. Zhang Tao was tall, with a silver enforcement team badge pinned to his chest. He had a businesslike expression, but his gaze towards Lin Chen was clearly hostile.
"Lin Chen! How dare you!" Wang Hao pointed at Lin Chen and shouted, "You injured my men without provocation and even severed their meridians. Are you tired of living?"
Lin Chen leaned against the door frame, arms crossed: "Your men ambushed my brother first and broke his arm. I acted in self-defense."
"Self-defense?" Wang Hao sneered. "You crippled Black Tiger and the other two, and you call that self-defense? Today I'll make you pay!"
After speaking, he turned to Zhang Tao, his tone becoming respectful: "Captain Zhang, you saw it all. Lin Chen intentionally injured someone with cruel methods. According to Article 37 of the Martial Arts Association Management Regulations, his cultivation should be revoked and he should be expelled from the school!"
Zhang Tao nodded, stepped forward, and showed his enforcement team badge: "Lin Chen, someone has reported you for intentionally injuring people and severing the meridians of three martial artists. Come with me to the Martial Arts Association for investigation."
"An investigation?" Lin Chen looked at him. "Captain Zhang, you didn't even ask what happened before concluding that I intentionally injured someone? Isn't your bias too obvious?"
"I'm biased?" Zhang Tao's face darkened. "Black Tiger and the other two are lying in the hospital now, their meridians all severed. That's irrefutable proof!"
"Ironclad evidence?" Lin Chen said, "Then why don't you ask them why they were beaten? Three mid-stage Qi and Blood Realm cultivators ambushed a student who had just broken through to the early stage of Qi and Blood Realm, and they attacked first. I was just defending myself."
"Nonsense!" Wang Hao shouted. "Black Tiger and his gang are all honest men. How could they possibly attack someone on their own initiative? You're clearly abusing your power!"
"Bullying the weak?" Lin Chen looked at Wang Hao. "Three mid-stage Qi and Blood Realm cultivators beating one early-stage Qi and Blood Realm cultivator, and you call that bullying the weak? Wang Hao, have some shame."
"You!" Wang Hao was speechless, then angrily said to Zhang Tao, "Captain Zhang, stop wasting your breath on him, arrest him!"
Zhang Tao nodded, emanating the pressure of the Meridian Opening Realm, and pressed down on Lin Chen. The surrounding students all took a half step back, their faces pale. Lin Chen, however, remained unmoved. His Star Martial Core automatically activated, and the silver star power circulated within his body, dissipating the pressure.
"You're welcome?" Lin Chen looked at Zhang Tao. "I'd like to see just how you're going to be 'impolite'."
As soon as he finished speaking, two clear voices rang out at the same time.
"stop!"
Su Qingyue and Su Muyue hurried over. Su Muyue, wearing a white dress and carrying an ancient book on formations, ran to Lin Chen's side and looked him up and down: "Lin Chen, are you alright?"
"It's nothing," Lin Chen smiled at her.
Su Qingyue walked up to Lin Chen, facing Zhang Tao, her icy aura slowly circulating around her. Her voice was cold: "Captain Zhang, we all saw what happened. Wang Hao's men attacked first; Lin Chen was only acting in self-defense. Your insistence on arresting Lin Chen is going too far, isn't it?"
"Su Qingyue, this is a matter for the Martial Arts Association. You'd better not interfere," Zhang Tao said with an unfriendly expression. "Otherwise, you'll be arrested too."
"I'm determined to take charge." Su Qingyue refused to back down. "Lin Chen didn't kill them; he's already showing mercy."
"That's right!" Su Muyue added, "I just checked, and Black Tiger and the others have strong evil internal energy in their bodies. They are practicing evil techniques. According to Article 108 of the Martial Arts Association Management Regulations, those who practice evil techniques should be killed without mercy. Lin Chen has already done more than enough by not killing them."
The surrounding students immediately erupted in an uproar.
"What? A demonic cultivation technique?"
"No wonder their moves were so insidious!"
"The royal family is colluding with evil races? That's a heinous crime of treason!"
Zhang Tao's face turned pale instantly, and a layer of fine sweat appeared on his forehead. He hadn't expected Su Muyue to be able to see through the evil race's internal energy—if things escalated, he himself would be implicated.
"Nonsense!" Zhang Tao shouted, forcing himself to remain calm. "Don't make baseless accusations! Black Tiger and his men are guards of the Wang family; how could they possibly practice evil clan techniques?"
"Whether it's nonsense or not, we'll find out with a simple investigation," Su Muyue said. "Send the person to the Martial Arts Association's testing room, and a test with a spiritual energy detector will make everything clear."
Zhang Tao's expression darkened further. He knew that if the test were conducted, Black Tiger and his two companions would definitely be exposed, and he and Liu Kun would also be implicated.
"I will investigate this matter thoroughly." Zhang Tao forced himself to remain calm. "However, it is a fact that Lin Chen intentionally injured someone. Here's what we'll do: you write a 5,000-word self-criticism and submit it to the school, and pay Black Tiger and the others one million yuan in medical expenses. That's it."
"That's it?" Lin Chen sneered. "Captain Zhang, Wang Hao ordered his men to injure people, and his men practice evil clan techniques. Are you just going to let it go like this?"
"Wang Hao was just lax in disciplining his children; there is no direct evidence that he ordered the beatings," Zhang Tao said.
"No evidence?" Lin Chen curled his lip. "Black Tiger just admitted that Wang Hao sent them. He also said that since you're from the Wang family, you'll cooperate with them to deal with me during the joint training."
"You're talking nonsense!" Zhang Tao's expression changed drastically. He suddenly drew the sword from his waist and slashed at Lin Chen.
The surrounding students gasped in surprise.