Chapter Eighteen is the troublemaker!

  Facing the enthusiasm of junior disciples like a tidal wave, Tian Xiaodan seemed very adapted.

  She had a smile on her face, her footsteps were light and airy, and she walked in slowly.

  Innumerable eyes fell on her, including those of the red-robed disciples on the high platform and the two masters.

  At this moment, she is the focus.

  "Where will Xiaodan Shijie sit? It must be on the high platform!"

  Someone is whispering.

  Yu Tian on the high platform had already gone to fetch a tall chair and placed it beside Master Yan.

  Yu Tian's heart was also racing with excitement. Yunfeng and Xiaodan, the two senior sisters from Lingfu Hall, were her idols.

  Girls have many dreams, and Yu Tian has fantasized more than once about becoming an elite disciple, surrounded by all the male disciples in the academy, with everyone fawning over her. What a wonderful feeling that would be!

  Tian Xiaodan didn't move forward, her eyes fell on Zhu Yu's face, with a hint of a smile.

  Chen Zhong stared at Tian Xiaodan, his saliva flowing out.

  As soon as she walked over here, my heart almost jumped out of my mouth.

  He glanced at Zhu Yu and stuttered: "Boss, what's going on! It can't be that they're coming for us, right?! Th-th-that... I... I..."

  "Hey! You two, get out of here!" Tian Xiaodan's voice had already sounded in Chen's ear.

  Chen Zhonghe and Shi Xiaogang subconsciously turned their heads, their eyes staring at Tian Xiaodan, in a state of extreme tension, the two people couldn't say a word.

  "What are you looking at? I'm telling you two, one of you go this way, and the other go that way." Tian Xiaodan said angrily.

  She paused for a moment, glanced at Chen Zhong with a flicker of her eyes, and said: "If you keep staring at me with that sly look, be careful or I'll dig out your eyeballs!"

  Chen Zhong was shocked and grabbed Shi Xiaogang's hand, running away with his head covered.

  Tian Xiaodan slowly wiped the seat where they had just sat with a handkerchief, and then sat down beside Zhu Yu with a big smile on her face. She leaned in close to Zhu Yu and said word by word: "Zhu Yu, you dead cheat, today I finally caught you, don't think about escaping! Return my money immediately!"

  Zhu Yu awkwardly touched his nose, Tian Xiaodan was very used to this attention-grabbing feeling, but Zhu Yu still felt a bit stage fright.

  Especially on the high platform, there is also a mother tiger, with eyes that seem to be spitting fire, staring this way!

  Tian Xiaodan seemed to have realized this, and she suddenly spoke harshly to Zhu Yu, immediately smiling and standing up, lightly bowing to Gao Rou, saying:

  "Gao Rou Shizun, you can start now, I...I'm just curious, came over to take a look, hehe, let's see!"

  He was so angry that he almost burst with rage.

  The awards ceremony she had carefully prepared was ruined before it even started.

  Lingfeng Hall's low-ranking disciple was promoted to one of the top ten red robe disciples, an unprecedented achievement. Originally, through this award ceremony, Gao Rou thought he would show off his face within the sect, but today his face wasn't shown, instead his butt was exposed!

  "You! Tell me, what's going on!" Gao Rou was thoroughly enraged, her eyes fiercely staring at the ten red-robed disciples in front of her, like a hedgehog, with anger flames on every strand of hair.

  Several disciples were trembling with fear under Gao Rou's fierce outburst.

  Finally, someone couldn't hold it in anymore. Hou De Cai shouted in a shrill voice: "Reporting to the master, it's...it's Zhu Yu, Zhu Yu is the one who beat us..."

  "Boom!" The crowd below burst out laughing again.

  Gao Rou heard the name Zhu Yu and didn't listen to Hou De Cai's following words, immediately exploding like a ignited barrel of gunpowder, loudly shouting: "Zhu Yu! Come up here!"

  With this roar, her divine consciousness spread outwards. At the same time, she stretched out one hand and a powerful innate spiritual power suddenly burst forth.

  The vermilion fish sat on the seat still unaware of what was happening, and then suddenly rose into the air, the next moment, he landed steadily on the high platform.

  Tian Xiaodan sat in her seat, her eyes curved into small crescent moons, revealing two small tiger teeth, gloating.

  The scene quickly quieted down, and Zhu Yu became the focus of everyone's attention.

  The vermillion fish looked at Gao Rou coldly, its mouth puckered, and it was very displeased in its heart.

  Congenital masters are indeed awesome, with divine consciousness and spiritual energy that can be released externally, they truly have the capital of awesomeness.

  But others are awesome, Zhu Yu feels comfortable in her heart, only Gao Rou this ghost woman, Zhu Yu's heart is not satisfied.

  "Hou Decai, what did you just say?" Zhu Yu glared at Hou Decai, saying angrily.

  Hou Decai was like a startled bird, quickly opening up the distance with Zhu Yu, and hid behind Gao Rou, with a crying tone, saying: "Gao Rou Shifu, it's him, it's Zhu Yu, he hit us..."

  "Haha!" The crowd burst into laughter again.

  Hou De Cai's appearance is nothing like a Red Robe Disciple's demeanor.

  It's just like a three-year-old kid who got beaten up outside and came back to tell his mom, "So-and-so hit me", it's ridiculously funny.

  The vermilion fish also smiled, because Gao Rou's face turned red.

  What a shame! What a great shame! Is this what her Red Robe Disciples have been taught?

  Still thinking of showing off like this, can't even show your butt.

  Zhu Yu sneered and said, "Old Hou, you're speaking nonsense with your eyes wide open! High Priestess Gao, please judge this for me. I'm just a low-ranking black robe disciple, how can I be a match for the new red robe disciples of our Lingfu Hall? This is Hou De's frame-up, openly slandering me!"

  Zhu Yu quickly turned his head, looking at Zhang Shang and several others, his eyes fell on Liu Qing's body, saying: "Liu Qing, you say, is it slander? So many of you have bruised noses and swollen faces, was it all done by me?"

  Liu Qing's face turned red, and she let out a cold hum, but tightly pursed her lips, saying nothing.

  Hou Decai has no shame and no skin, but Liu Qing can't do this.

  The Red Robe Disciple was beaten by the Black Robe Disciple, and it was a one-to-nine defeat, which is a humiliating thing to lose face at home. Don't mention this matter, just thinking about it makes my face red.

  "Zhu Yu, you this disobedient and ungrateful person, usually do not study or learn, never listen to the teacher's lecture. Today at the awards ceremony, you again speak nonsense, what is your intention?" Gao Rou said coldly.

  She almost instantly believed Hou Decai's words.

  She was shocked in her heart, but also felt humiliated, yet her hatred for Zhu Yu became even deeper.

  In her eyes, Zhu Yu was a complete rascal, a despicable and shameless scoundrel who had repeatedly opposed her and made her lose face.

  What can be tolerated and what cannot be tolerated, today she cannot let this kid go no matter what.

  With a decision in her mind, several red-robed disciples were thrown aside by her and directly stabbed at Zhu Yu's weak point.

  She glanced at Yan Jing and said: "Yan Jing, as the Dean of Studies, Zhu Yu is a person who is ignorant and disobedient. He has been absent from the Master's lecture hall for a long time, does not study diligently, disrespects his teachers, and repeatedly violates the school rules. As the Master of the lecture hall, I request that you issue an order to expel this person and rectify the academic atmosphere of Lingfu Hall!"

  Gao Rou's words were sonorous and impressive, revealing his innate dignity and majesty, completely exuding an aura of overbearingness.

  A complex expression flickered across his face.

  He and Gao Rou are at odds, today's award ceremony organized by Gao Rou will become a farce, he is secretly pleased.

  But he didn't like crucian carp either.

  Zhu Yu's son is indeed a stubborn and unrepentant person, unlearned and untalented, a low-ranking disciple who harms the group. In Yan Jian's view, such a disciple should be expelled.

  "Hmm... Zhu Yu... what do you have to say?" Yan Jing said solemnly and sternly.

  As a deacon, he handled things in a way that made people convinced and satisfied, but at this moment, he was being overly cautious and speaking in an official tone.

  Zhu Yu's smile quickly disappeared, and he looked like a different person. He said, "Master Gao is right, I haven't attended Master's lecture for several months, and I am willing to accept the punishment!"

  He paused, and his tone changed as he said: "However, the reason I didn't listen to Master's lecture is that I dare not forget the teachings of my strict master from back then. You have always taught us that the study of spiritual symbols emphasizes practical application, it is a practical art. Your disciple has always regarded this as words of great truth."

  "What the disciples have learned from me is all practical Taoist techniques taught by my strict teacher. I...I think that Master Gao's Taoist techniques are too focused on showy and extreme methods, blindly pursuing quick results. If we cultivate in this way, I worry that our foundation will be unstable, with a heavy head and light feet, so..."

  Yan Jing was taken aback for a moment, his expression changed, and his eyes suddenly widened. A hint of radiance appeared on his originally withered face as he said:

  "Oh? Not bad, not bad. The Tao is a practical study, and when the foundation is solid, this is exactly what I said. I didn't expect you to be so mischievous normally, yet you can remember these words so clearly. A child is teachable, a child is teachable..."

  He carefully raised his goat-like whiskers, gently twirling them with his hand, feeling deeply satisfied in his heart.

  These past few days, the discussion in the teaching hall has been intense, and Yan Jing has almost become everyone's target of criticism. Especially Gao Rou, who is being aggressive and confrontational, bringing up this time's promotion of ten low-ranking disciples to red robe disciples as a topic, publicly questioning whether Yan Jing was just going through the motions when he was previously in charge of the lecture hall.

  But Zhu Yu just said that Gao Rou's way of cultivating Tao is flowery and radical, pursuing quick success, which has hit his weak point.

  Not pursuing quick success, pulling seedlings to make them grow taller, how can one possibly be promoted to the top ten red robe disciples in one go?

  For a moment, he took a closer look at the red fish in front of him and found it more pleasing to the eye. He even felt that this rotten person who used to be so annoying seemed to have a hint of redemption.

  A prodigal son's return is worth more than gold; expelling this child from the academy would be a waste...

  Strictly speaking, this remark was very unpleasant to Gao Rou's ears.

  She snorted coldly and said proudly, "A black robe disciple dares to claim to be a symbol of the Tao? Truly ignorant of the heights of heaven and the thickness of the earth! I ask you, what is a practical symbol? What is a quick and easy way of the Tao? If you can't answer, it's just stirring up trouble between masters, immediately get rid of you from the school!"

  "Zhu Yu burst out laughing and said: 'Let's put aside the matter of the Rapid Success Symbol for now, I'll just mention the practical symbols taught by Master Yan!'"

  The vermilion fish gathered its smile and made a deep bow, saying respectfully: "Please instruct me, venerable teacher!"

  Zhu Yu stretched out his hand, and a flash of light appeared in his palm. He drew out the "Peach Wood Symbol Sword".

  The Zhu Fish Hand Sealing Method, with feet treading on the "Peach Wood Talisman Sword" while hovering in mid-air.

  The "Tao Mu Fu Jian" immediately spewed out dazzling flames behind it, and the Vermilion Fish stepped on the Fu Jian and actually started playing a game of "Yi Jian Er Xing" in the conference hall.

  The mysterious flame behind the sword seems to possess extraordinary power, allowing the red fish to fly in mid-air without falling.

  "Ah...... How is this possible? Is this the Flying Sword?"

  Everyone stood up and stared at this scene in disbelief.

  The use of talismans, the flying devices used are not uncommon, ranging from simple "Wind-Resistant Paper Cranes" to complex giant "Airborne Talisman Ships" that can carry hundreds of people.

  But nobody has ever seen anyone who can make a flying sword symbol.

  The sword flies, at least a strong man with half-step innate cultivation can achieve this.

  A low-ranking black-robed disciple, with a sword under his foot, was wandering around in the air, and although it looked very fake...

  "Awesome! Too awesome!"

  Sitting in the back row, Tian Xiaodan, who had been gloating over others' misfortunes all along, was visibly moved and stared blankly at Zhu Yu's bizarre "performance", with a look of incredulity in her eyes.

  The vermilion fish clothes fluttered, flew three circles and returned to the high platform, landed elegantly and put the symbol sword into his palm, proudly saying: "Highly respected Master, this is the practical symbol that I learned from Shenzhen!"

  He paused, saying: "Also, on that day you had me demonstrate the control method of the sword symbol, we exchanged moves, I successfully comprehended the fourth group of symbols within the inner wall of the sword symbol, this is also a practical control symbol method!"

  His face turned serious, and he said solemnly: "A strict teacher teaches his disciples that the path of cultivating symbols cannot be too ambitious, and we must emphasize the foundation, step by step, and progress gradually. Moreover, a single symbol sword contains profound and subtle meanings. The respected teacher's teachings to his disciples are never forgotten. Now there are many cultivators who only pursue so-called advanced cultivation methods, abandoning the fundamental symbol path like worn-out shoes. This kind of cultivation method that abandons the basics and pursues the peripherals, pulling up seedlings to help them grow, is not something my disciple will learn..."