So What If I Hit Them? It's No Big Deal

Gasps echoed through the hallway.

"He actually dared to admit it?"

"Dorm Manager Zhang is the fiercest, most overbearing dorm manager in our entire school!"

"No one even knows what his cultivation realm is, but his strength is immense. I heard even the principal treats him with three parts respect!"

"Ye Xiao is in trouble now; he's definitely going to get a disciplinary record!"

"..."

Ye Xiao heard the murmurs outside as well.

Regarding this Dorm Manager Zhang he was meeting for the first time.

An impression of someone mysterious, powerful, fierce, and overbearing had already formed in his mind.

But to everyone's surprise.

After staring at Ye Xiao for a few seconds.

Dorm Manager Zhang smiled, a faint smile: "If you hit him, you hit him. It's no big deal."

"It's normal for young people to get into a few fights."

As soon as these words were spoken.

Students from other dorms were dumbfounded!

You have to understand.

This male dormitory building wasn't just for freshmen.

Students from other years lived here as well.

They knew Dorm Manager Zhang's temper all too well.

Everyone was stunned.

They felt their worldview collapsing at this very moment.

Dorm Manager Zhang ignored the whispers outside.

He turned to look at Lin Yun, the smile on his face vanishing, leaving only a face full of wrinkles, cold and hard.

"Lin Yun."

Lin Yun stood straight: "Uncle Zhang."

Before coming to university, his family had already briefed him on the existence of certain "hidden masters" within Jiang University.

For example, the guardian of the Gravity Tower, Old Man Black, or the male dorm manager, Uncle Zhang.

So, even though it was his first time meeting Uncle Zhang, Lin Yun showed him absolute respect, bordering on fear.

Dorm Manager Zhang walked up to him. He was half a head shorter, yet Lin Yun didn't dare look down at him.

"You led people to block the door?"

Lin Yun didn't speak.

"You ordered people to beat someone?"

Lin Yun still didn't speak.

"Do you think that because you're an SS-rank and your family is one of the Twelve Great Families, you can run wild on my turf?"

Lin Yun's expression shifted: "Uncle Zhang, I didn't—"

"Shut up." Dorm Manager Zhang's voice wasn't loud, but it landed like a slap.

Lin Yun clamped his mouth shut, the smile on his face completely gone.

He was stunned, feeling an extreme sense of resentment!

Why was he being lectured by Uncle Zhang?

While Ye Xiao, the one who actually threw the punches, received the consolation that "it's no big deal"?

This wasn't fair!

Dorm Manager Zhang looked at him for a long time.

"You're not convinced?"

Lin Yun gritted his teeth, his chest heaving. Anyone with eyes could see he wasn't convinced.

"I am... convinced!"

He spat the words out through gritted teeth.

Dorm Manager Zhang gave a cold smile, seeing right through Lin Yun's thoughts.

Then he said something, very softly, yet everyone heard it.

"Many years ago, there was a genius student with an SSS-rank class who got into a fight on my turf. That person's name was Hong Jin..."

As this name was spoken, shock rippled through both inside and outside the dormitory.

"Hong Jin? Is that the renowned General of Demon Suppression?"

"The big shot at the twelfth realm?"

"So, General Hong Jin actually graduated from our school?"

"..."

Lin Yun's pupils dilated in shock; clearly, the name "Hong Jin" was like thunder to his ears.

Dorm Manager Zhang remained nonchalant. "Do you know what I made him do after he finished that fight?"

Lin Yun swallowed hard and shook his head with difficulty.

"I don't know..."

Dorm Manager Zhang snorted coldly. "I made him scrub every toilet in the entire dormitory building, and he scrubbed them for four whole years!"

Hearing this, Lin Yun's legs went weak, and he nearly collapsed to his knees.

That was General Hong Jin!

Even he had been forced to scrub toilets here for four years back when he was a student.

At the same time, this highlighted the unfathomable nature of Dorm Manager Zhang.

Even an SSS-rank genius had been suppressed into total submission by him.

So, how could Lin Yun, an SS-rank Thunder Law Prodigy, possibly be more exceptional than Hong Jin?

A deathly silence filled the corridor.

Lin Yun trembled all over, his face pale.

This was the first time his lackeys had ever seen Lin Yun like this.

By contrast, Ye Xiao appeared much more composed, forming a sharp contrast with Lin Yun.

Dorm Manager Zhang also noticed Ye Xiao's reaction.

He suddenly asked with profound meaning, "Ye Xiao, if I punished you to scrub toilets for four years, would you do it?"

Ye Xiao responded calmly, staring straight into Dorm Manager Zhang's eyes.

"If it is a fair punishment, I will scrub. If it is an unjust verdict, I will not!"

As these words were spoken, a sharp contrast between Ye Xiao and Lin Yun instantly formed in Dorm Manager Zhang's heart.

Although Lin Yun was the recognized genius of this year's freshmen and a key protégé handpicked by the Dean, in Dorm Manager Zhang's eyes, talent and class did not necessarily determine everything. Over the years, he had seen far too many geniuses go astray; they were everywhere.

Dorm Manager Zhang looked at Lin Yun.

Lin Yun's eyes darted away; he no longer dared to meet his gaze.

"Still want to fight?"

Lin Yun hurriedly shook his head. "No, no more fighting."

"I won't report what happened tonight. But remember this—on my turf, there are no Genius Class, Elite Class, or Ordinary Class students. You are all students. You are all human. If I catch anyone bullying the weak again, don't blame this old man for being impolite."

"Do you understand?" Dorm Manager Zhang tapped his broom against the floor, the sound making everyone's heart skip a beat.

Lin Yun and the others all nodded obediently in agreement.

"Still not getting lost?" Dorm Manager Zhang barked.

Lin Yun stood there, his face livid.

He glanced at Ye Xiao, his eyes filled with hatred and rage, but also a trace of—fear.

He wasn't afraid of Ye Xiao; he was afraid of the words Dorm Manager Zhang had spoken.

He turned and left without saying a word.

However, the fear of Dorm Manager Zhang had completely transformed into hatred for Ye Xiao in his heart!

All the stifled anger he had endured needed an outlet, and that outlet could only be Ye Xiao.

"Let's go!"

Lin Yun led his group of lackeys away from the scene.

On the rooftop.

Ye Xiao stood by the railing. The wind was strong, making it difficult for him to keep his eyes open.

Footsteps approached from behind, but he did not turn around.

"Your father was the same back then." The voice came from behind him.

Ye Xiao turned his head to see Dorm Manager Zhang walking over, carrying his broom.

"Back in the day, he studied here too. On this very rooftop, he used to practice his punches."

"Just like you, he was a Martialist, but he refused to accept his fate."

"Every single night, he would throw a thousand punches right here, rain or shine."

Dorm Manager Zhang stopped to stand side-by-side with Ye Xiao.

The direction they were both gazing toward was the neon-lit Martial Arts Tower.

"Uncle Zhang, did you know my father?"

Ye Xiao addressed the dorm manager as "Uncle Zhang," just as everyone else did.

"I wouldn't say I knew him well, but he left a deep impression on me."

"That's why when I see you, I think of him." A look of reminiscence filled Dorm Manager Zhang's eyes.

Ye Xiao asked, "Uncle Zhang, what kind of person was my father, really?"

"It seems like so many people knew him."

"But I..."

Dorm Manager Zhang looked at Ye Xiao's bewildered expression and smiled.

"It's normal that you aren't familiar with him. After all, the time you spent together isn't even as long as the time I spent with him."

"Do you really want to understand him?"

Ye Xiao nodded firmly. "Yes."

Dorm Manager Zhang smiled slightly.

"Come, throw a punch at me!"

"What do you mean?" Ye Xiao was confused.

Dorm Manager Zhang said, "If you can shake my body, I will tell you everything about him."