Bad-tempered?
Merciless when killing?
Listening to what Gu Qingshan said, Su Qing couldn't help asking, "May I ask your honorable name, fellow cultivator?"
"Gu Qingshan."
That name sounded unfamiliar.
...And he hadn't heard of any murderous fiend appearing lately.
Muttering to himself, Su Qing asked again, "Brother Gu, I saw you use a Flying Sword just now. Are you a sword cultivator?"
"Yes," Gu Qingshan admitted.
Su Qing looked as though he'd expected as much. "You sword cultivators always resort to life-or-death duels at the drop of a hat. Of course nobody dares mess with you. I'm a spell cultivator, specializing in innovations in spellcraft. I'm not good at fighting, which is why people bully me."
Gu Qingshan laughed.
Sword cultivators generally felt the best way to solve a problem was to make people shut their mouths and pull back their hands.
There were plenty of ways to make someone shut up and back down.
The sword cultivator's way was the most direct.
He hadn't expected it to be the same in this world.
"Brother Su, what are you planning to do now? Tell me, and I'll help you think it through."
Su Qing sighed. "Brother Gu, after hearing what you said just now, I don't plan to die anymore. But I have no way to change the situation I'm in."
"What situation? The Elders criticizing you?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"That's right. After daybreak, the Discipline Elder will convene an academy-wide assembly. Everyone from the academy will be there, and they'll expel me in front of them all."
Gu Qingshan grew a little more serious. "Who exactly is trying to target you?"
"I'm not sure. It's those people who envy me, I suppose. They have a lot of influence," Su Qing replied.
"What's their relationship with the Discipline Elder?" Gu