Another Ruthless Person

Qiu Changfeng, disturbed by the commotion outside, pushed open his window. He intended to assert his authority as the dean and reprimand them, but upon seeing the two figures chasing each other in the sky, he was utterly stunned.

My heavens, how did these two little troublemakers end up fighting?

Without a second thought, Qiu Changfeng used his divine abilities. The two in the sky felt a momentary dizziness, and when they came to their senses, they were already in the dean's office.

Ning Rong, holding her silver sword, trembled with anger, her delicate face contorted in fury.

Meanwhile, Xiang Tian was in a sorry state, holding Little Huang. The dog was still dripping black liquid, its tongue lolling out, and its eyes were rolling back. Xiang Tian had been flying too fast, not holding it securely as he usually did.

Xiang Tian's heart pounded in his chest, and the trickle of blood under his nose was comically absurd. Only after clearly assessing the situation and feeling relieved did he finally notice Little Huang in his arms.

"Oh no, Little Huang, are you okay? Wake up!"

Xiang Tian picked up the dog and rubbed its head vigorously, managing to bring Little Huang back around.

As for the academy, the bewildered onlookers who hadn't witnessed the event were utterly confused, wondering where the people had suddenly disappeared to.

Qiu Changfeng looked at the explosive tension in the room with Ning Rong and felt helpless. The situation clearly put Xiang Tian at a disadvantage; he could only steal glances at Ning Rong while cradling the dog.

"Well... both of you students, students should be friendly and help each other. There's no need for fighting."

Qiu Changfeng struggled to find the right words, and after a long pause, this was all he could muster.

"Right, right!"

Xiang Tian quickly nodded in agreement.

However, the murderous glare Ning Rong shot his way made not only Xiang Tian but even Qiu Changfeng shrink back. Women, after all, were not to be trifled with.

Qiu Changfeng felt a headache coming on. "You two need to explain what happened so I can help mediate."

Ning Rong gritted her teeth, her face flushing. As a young lady, how could she possibly bring herself to say such a thing?

But Xiang Tian was different. He cleared his throat twice, thinking it best to explain the situation clearly.

"Uh... it's nothing much, really. I just wanted to take Little Huang to the mountain to take a bath."

"Shut up!"

Ning Rong shrieked, cutting him off before he could finish. Her face was now red all the way to her neck, and her eyes blazed at Xiang Tian, her hand gripping the silver sword so tightly it trembled.

A... bath?

Qiu Changfeng suddenly understood. This... brilliant! Student Xiang Tian is truly brilliant!

Xiang Tian felt incredibly awkward and muttered under his breath, "Well, that hot spring is on my mountain. How was I supposed to know you'd be there?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Rong froze.

"You live on that mountain?"

Xiang Tian pouted. "If I didn't live there, why would I go there?"

Ning Rong was dumbfounded. When had someone moved onto her mountain?

"You live on the north side?"

Hearing Ning Rong's question, Xiang Tian also sensed something was off. Her words clearly indicated a misunderstanding. He was indeed on the north side, but could it be... she was also on his mountain?

Instantly, both of them turned their gaze to Qiu Changfeng.

Qiu Changfeng broke out in a cold sweat. You two are both precious treasures. Is it wrong for me to give you the best mountain in the academy? It's only natural! I did nothing wrong!

Even though Qiu Changfeng felt he was in the right, he now felt a bit shaky.

"Uh... uh... Student Xiang Tian, Student Ning Rong, this was for your own good. After all, you both know that mountain has the most abundant spiritual energy."

After a long silence, this was all Qiu Changfeng could offer as an explanation.

But upon hearing Xiang Tian's name, Ning Rong began to scrutinize him. "You're that arrogant and notorious Xiang Tian everyone talks about? Heh, just as they say. People's words are not false."

Ning Rong sneered. She had heard about Xiang Tian's misdeeds, like crippling Ding Yang over a dog. In her eyes, this was the behavior of an utterly useless scion of a prominent family, something that disgusted her from the bottom of her heart. The hand holding her sword tightened.

Xiang Tian: ...

Arrogant and notorious? Did all sorts of bad things?

Heaven knows, besides beating up Ding Yang that one time, what else have I done? Although his actions were a bit heavy-handed, he felt he was in the right. Otherwise, would his Immortal Sword have pierced him? They can be ruthless, but I can't? Xiang Tian isn't that kind of pushover.

Xiang Tian looked at Qiu Changfeng again. He felt that the entire Immortal Academy had serious problems, very serious problems.

"Uh... Stu-Student Ning Rong, I think there's some misunderstanding. Don't believe rumors. Student Xiang Tian's performance at school has been quite good. He respects his teachers, is friendly, helps others, and has received consistent praise from both teachers and students."

"I know. Isn't he the one Changning Immortal King has taken a liking to? I can understand your favoritism towards him."

Ning Rong sneered again, her words silencing Qiu Changfeng completely.

Xiang Tian was shocked. Someone in the Immortal Academy dares to speak to the dean like that? Moreover, from her tone, she seemed completely unafraid of Changning Immortal King. Who exactly is this girl?

Qiu Changfeng couldn't help but lift his sleeve to wipe his sweat. This Student Ning Rong was too fierce; he didn't know how to respond.

"Tell me, are you going to do it yourself, or should I gouge your eyes out?"

Ning Rong stared at Xiang Tian, her stance unyielding. This made Xiang Tian somewhat annoyed, and he blurted out, "How about I take off my clothes and you have a look? Then we'll call it even?"

Ning Rong was furious at his words and shouted, "Shameless!"

With that, he directly raised his sword, and a burst of sword energy shot towards the sky.

"Boom!"

Everyone watched as the dean's office exploded, and two figures flew out from within. They were familiar faces: Xiang Tian and Ning Rong.

The crowd watched with great interest. As expected of the academy's two fiercest individuals, they had actually demolished the dean's office. Truly amazing!

Xiang Tian fled in a sorry state, leaving the academy without a word. He tore open a void and plunged in. This method greatly surprised Ning Rong, who was chasing him.

She reacted with anger, jumping up and down. How could someone in the Deity Transformation realm tear open the void? Shouldn't such a technique belong to the Void Shattering Realm? Xiang Tian must have some kind of treasure.

Now, the chance of finding Xiang Tian if she pursued him was slim. Although Ning Rong was unwilling, there was nothing she could do.

With this escape, Xiang Tian traveled a hundred miles. He stopped halfway up a mountain. Seeing Little Huang rolling its eyes again, Xiang Tian, still panting, gave it another rub.

He inwardly cursed his bad luck. Ning Rong was indeed beautiful, but he had seen far more beautiful women. Not to mention his two older sisters, even any one of the goddesses who bore a Divine Office could easily outshine her by a hundred thousand miles, right?

But the problem was that he was indeed in the wrong, which was why he was chased and attacked all the way. He didn't dare to fight back even once.

Xiang Tian dared not go home. After all, he had made a military pledge that he would not return until he reached the Ascension Realm.

With nowhere else to go, he could only head to the Linglong Treasure Pavilion, planning to freeload for a while.

Inside Immortal Academy, Ning Rong returned to the dean's office. Qiu Changfeng was still frowning, contemplating the large hole in the wall. Fixing the large gap wasn't the problem; the problem was how to reasonably explain this incident to the entire academy.

"Dean, what exactly is Xiang Tian's identity? Can you tell me now?"

Suddenly hearing a voice from behind, Qiu Changfeng turned his head and saw Ning Rong. His headache immediately worsened.