Whose Fault?

"Alright, tell me, what exactly happened?" Director Long looked at everyone with a serious expression.

Almost everyone had a relatively calm expression, especially Wu Yang Jin and the others, since it wasn't their fault to begin with.

"Director Long, hello. I... I just wanted to compare my forging skills with Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, because they are so amazing and strange," Mu Xi said.

I genuinely wanted to compete, based on that mindset.

"Strange? Only you, senior, are a genius? And you just want to compare? Then why are you guys... no, your lackeys, messing with us? What do you want if we don't fight back? We just don't want to compare now," Wu Yang Jin said.

"That's right. Do we have any obligation to compete with you? If you want to have a contest, why don't you just do it yourself, fair and square?" Tang Wu Lin said.

"Hmph, you brought a bunch of lackeys to ambush people here and poison my brothers. Is this how you senior students find people?" Xie Xie said again.

Director Long continued speaking in a series of sentences. He had originally planned to speak after Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin finished, but Xie Xie suddenly appeared. Moreover, he had almost figured out that the problem lay with Mu Xi, Wu Yang Jin, and Tang Wu Lin.

"What are you saying here? Did you try to slit her throat with a knife just because of this? Even if that's the case, the problem is with them, not with you, Xie Xie! If they don't stop, are you really going to kill her?" Director Long said.

Although Mu Xi is definitely in the wrong in this matter, it would be troublesome if Xie Xie and Hu Meier really hurt Mu Xi.

"Oh...that's hard to say," Xie Xie said.

"Director Long, it's clearly her fault," Hu Meier said.

"Oh?"

"Look, Yang Jin and Wulin are both Level 2 Forging Master, which is truly impressive, especially considering they're only nine years old. They're also incredibly skilled as Soul Master, as you can see from their records. Yet this person doesn't acknowledge their abilities and insists on comparing them. Yang Jin and Wulin aren't cheating; it's all a fact. Besides, shouldn't comparisons and exchanges be discussed properly? Wulin and Yang Jin aren't bad people. Furthermore, slitting one's throat is dangerous, and we can apologize for that, but can't you guarantee that she and her group of junior followers won't do anything to Yang Jin and the others, Director Long?" Hu Meier said, launching into a long speech.

Unexpectedly, whether it was Xie Xie, Wulin, or Wu Yang Jin, Hu Meier could say so much.

"Oh? You're quite the smooth talker," Director Long said.

Then, he looked at Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin.

"Okay, what do you all want to say?" Director Long asked.

"Director Long, when I was little, my father told me this principle, which was when Yang Jin and I entered the junior academy. My father said that bullying others is wrong. I didn't provoke anyone, but someone bullied me, so I should fight back without hesitation. My father also said that he would never blame me. Moreover, if someone wants to kill you, shouldn't you protect yourself, even if it's like what just happened? Shouldn't I just keep quiet when others bully me?" Tang Wu Lin said.

Looking at Tang Wu Lin, Long Hengxu suddenly realized that he wasn't stupid, including what he had just said. The problem mainly lay with Mu Xi. However, he was also at a loss for words regarding Tang Wu Lin's remarks.

"Then you..." Director Long hesitated for a moment, wondering what to say next.

"Director Long, I know you don't want this to happen in the academy either, but in this situation, someone has come right up to us and is already showing their disrespect. Are we just going to pretend nothing happened? Of course, we can't look down on or bully others; that's wrong. At a time like this, as a person, I won't offend others unless they offend me. From the beginning, no matter what, I've always addressed her respectfully as 'senior sister' and haven't done anything wrong. Wasn't using my Soul Skill entirely in self-defense? The other party can't deny it, can they? But the result is repeated again and again, so I have every reason to retaliate in full!" Wu Yang Jin looked at Director Long, then glanced at Mu Xi.

Director Long was speechless again.

"If my words were too impulsive just now, I apologize. But regarding this matter, I don't believe that I, or even we, did anything wrong except for slitting our throats. I've always believed that I won't offend others unless they offend me, and if they do, I will retaliate." Wu Yang Jin bowed and said.

"You... well..." Director Long was about to say something when he was interrupted.

"Good, well said! I don't think my student Wu Yang Jin did or said anything wrong, and neither did they."

A cold voice rang out as Wu Zhangkong walked in.

"Teacher Wu, can't you even do the most basic courtesy, like knocking on the door?" Director Long said, frowning.

"Oh... sorry," Wu Zhangkong said expressionlessly.

"Are you being polite...?"

Long Hengxu's facial muscles twitched instantly. He thought to himself, "This Teacher Wu's apology has no sincerity at all. It's just like a machine. Even a little bit of sincerity would be better."

"Furthermore, if my students are bullied, is it wrong for them to fight back? And who is the instigator? Who is the one who violated the academy's rules? And who is the one who, driven by comparison, lost their conscience and still thinks they did the right thing!" Wu Zhangkong continued.

The air was extremely cold at that moment, just like the instant before Wu Yang Jin finished speaking and Wu Zhangkong entered.

"Bullying the weak, ignoring the rules, acting unilaterally, losing your minds—you students are quite something!" Wu Zhangkong said these words with icy eyes, looking at Mu Xi and her group.

"Teacher Wu, please have some self-respect!" Director Long said.

"If you can beat me, I'll respect myself..." Wu Zhangkong said.

"You..." Director Long said.

"Of course, I won't bully anyone, nor will I bully the weak. But if it happens again, I'll beat up your Homeroom Teacher! Whoever tries to stop me will get beaten up!" Wu Zhangkong said.

Then, while everyone remained silent, he uttered one last sentence...

"Let's go back to class," Wu Zhangkong said.

With that, he grabbed Wu Yang Jin and Tang Wu Lin, gestured to the others, and left, leaving behind this sentence.

"By the way, Wu Yang Jin is my brother... He made a mistake, so I will naturally teach him a lesson... But!" Wu Zhangkong suddenly released an extremely cold aura.

"If you continue to cause trouble for my brother, I, Wu Zhangkong, will go after whoever it is," Wu Zhangkong concluded.