An Encounter by Sea God Lake

The Academy's decision caused a huge uproar as soon as it was posted on the Outer Court Notice Board.

Most students had been watching for the outcome. The instant it was posted, a large crowd gathered to read it.

Dai Huabin squeezed to the front and carefully read the contents. He suddenly froze, muttering to himself:

"Xu Sanshi bullied a New Student, causing serious damage to the Academy's reputation. His credits for this term are deducted, and he is given a warning."

"Qian Chaoyun acted righteously to protect a New Student. The two settled their grievance in the Soul Fighting Arena, and he was not at fault. However, his actions were excessively harsh and nearly seriously injured Xu Sanshi. He is confined in the Inner Court for three days. At the same time, he is appointed Enforcement Captain. All Senior Students are urged to take this as a warning and must not bully New Students."

"Th-this... Does Qian Chaoyun's family own this Academy?"

He had never expected Qian Chaoyun's punishment to be so light. Xu Sanshi had nearly died in the Soul Fighting Arena. Qian Chaoyun had clearly intended to kill him, yet nothing happened to him. He had even become the Enforcement Captain, specifically responsible for handling disputes within the Academy.

How was that a punishment? It was just a verbal warning.

As for being confined in the Inner Court for three days?

Was that supposed to be punishment? Wasn't that obviously a reward for Qian Chaoyun? The Resident Elders believed he had done well. Not only had he done nothing wrong, he had even earned merit.

At that thought, Dai Huabin's face reddened with fury.

This was blatant backing!

Not even the Xuanming Sect had as much influence as Qian Chaoyun. No wonder the Academy had simply let the matter drop when he was taught a lesson.

Just who was backing Qian Chaoyun?

Did the Qian Family really still exist?

Nearby, Ning Tian and Wu Feng burst into laughter, never expecting the outcome to be so amusing.

Wu Feng said, "Sister Ning, the Academy's punishment is truly satisfying!"

Ning Tian said softly, "The Academy's thinking isn't wrong. There are too many troublesome students like Xu Sanshi, and they have sects and families backing them, so the Academy can't punish them too harshly. That is why they need someone capable of keeping such students in line.

"Qian Chaoyun is an Angel Soul Master. He doesn't care whether you have a sect behind you or not. Do you understand now?"

Wu Feng nodded. "I figured it out. The Academy needs an enforcer who doesn't play by the rules to teach thorns like Xu Sanshi a lesson, especially people like Dai Huabin."

Behind them, Dai Huabin's expression darkened as he glared viciously at Wu Feng.

He remembered this girl!

During the New Student Competition, he would definitely teach Wu Feng a proper lesson and let this savage brat know that the second young master of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was no empty title.

It was one thing for Qian Chaoyun to bully him, but this Wu Feng wanted to crap on his head too? Did she really think that if a tiger did not show its might, it was a sick cat?

At that moment, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong arrived as well.

Wang Dong looked at the notice and burst out laughing. "Yuhao, I'm dying! The Academy's punishment notice is so satisfying. If Xu Sanshi dares come overturn our stall again, we'll go find Senior Chaoyun."

"We can't beat people like him, but someone can always put him in his place."

Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "All right, we'll be late selling Grilled Fish today. Too bad Senior Chaoyun is confined in the Inner Court and can't have any."

Wang Dong grinned and rubbed his hands together. "I can have some, though. But Yuhao, why don't you acknowledge Senior Chaoyun as your Elder Brother? Then no one will dare bully you anymore. Even Old Woman Zhou gets headaches over him."

"Would Senior Chaoyun agree?"

Huo Yuhao spoke quietly, without much confidence.

"Um..."

As Wang Dong walked, she thought it over and whispered, "Probably? Just talk to him a little more. It's not like you'll lose a piece of flesh."

"That's true..."

Night.

Shrek Inner Court, Lake Heart Island.

Qian Chaoyun had been confined, so he could not go to the Outer Court for the time being. He could only remain in the Inner Court, so he simply sat meditating by the lake to cultivate.

He calmed his mind and circulated his Soul Power.

After only a few cycles, his Soul Power had visibly increased.

This was when the benefits of having a system became apparent.

Every battle with an Evil Spirit Master could increase the Soul Power within his body, and the improvement came swiftly.

As for whether he had recognized his mistake?

Qian Chaoyun believed he had done nothing wrong. An Angel Soul Master would not wrongly kill an Evil Spirit Master, nor would he let one go.

At that moment, a fiery red figure drifted over from Sea God Pavilion in the distance.

It was Ma Xiaotao, her aura in disarray.

One look was enough to tell that something had gone wrong due to excessive cultivation.

Ma Xiaotao threw her arms around Qian Chaoyun and said in a trembling voice, "Chaoyun, quick... help me Suppress Evil Fire."

"All right."

Qian Chaoyun paused, then circulated his Soul Power to help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire.

He had nearly mistaken Ma Xiaotao for an Evil Spirit Master just now.

A mere Evil Aura was suppressed in an instant.

If he could kill more Evil Spirit Masters above Five Rings and improve his attributes, he could reach the Ultimate Attribute without activating Angel Domain or using his Soul Bone skills. Then he would be able to eradicate this Evil Fire.

However, Qian Chaoyun would not do that before becoming a Titled Douluo.

A potential danger was still a danger.

Yan Shaozhe was fully capable of discarding someone once they had outlived their usefulness.

Very soon, the black flames on Ma Xiaotao's body gradually vanished. She immediately felt comfortable all over and let out a long, drawn-out moan. "Mmm... so comfortable. This is exactly the feeling."

Qian Chaoyun's heart was as cold as the weather in the Extreme North.

Such temptation was still not enough to move him.

During his missions, he had encountered countless situations like this, yet he had still used his Holy Sword to slit their throats.

An hour later, Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire had been completely suppressed. Her long lashes trembled as she opened her fiery Beautiful Eyes.

Only then did she realize how improper she had been.

It was not entirely Ma Xiaotao's fault. The feeling had simply been too comfortable. She had never felt this comfortable before.

After being tormented by Evil Fire for more than ten years, she could finally cultivate freely and experience the sensation of the Evil Fire disappearing. Ma Xiaotao had even become addicted to it.

But her image as a normal woman had been utterly destroyed. Once, she had nearly pounced on him and torn off her own skirt, almost believing herself to be a desperately lustful woman.

Ma Xiaotao's thoughts were a mess. Sometimes, she even thought about what her Teacher had told her.

If she and Qian Chaoyun got married in the future, and her Evil Fire erupted on their wedding day, would this guy, given his personality, draw his sword on the spot, point his Holy Sword at her, and shout:

"Bold demon! I could tell at a glance that you weren't human! You're an Evil Spirit Master! Accept the judgment of justice!!"

Suddenly, Ma Xiaotao came to her senses.

How could she be thinking about so many things? There was not even the slightest sign of anything yet, and she was already imagining life more than ten years from now.

Sure enough, her Teacher had led her astray!

Ma Xiaotao, Ma Xiaotao, you mustn't let your thoughts run wild.

With that in mind, Ma Xiaotao looked at Qian Chaoyun and asked softly, "Chaoyun, do you think the Resident Elders' punishment was severe?"

"Not severe."

Qian Chaoyun nodded, looking out over Sea God Lake as he continued, "Even if the Resident Elders had sent me on missions to make up for my mistakes, I still would not believe I was wrong, because I only trust my own heart."

"Even if the Resident Elders believed I was wrong, I would not believe so. I only trust my true heart."

"Wrong is wrong, and right is right."

"Even if I were wrong, I would not admit it, because not a single Evil Spirit Master who died by my hand was innocent. They all deserved to die."