I Am a Scholar

"Shark... dick?!"

Disbelief flooded Shen Lin's face. The next second, she completely snapped and pointed at Fang Bai in fury. "Y-You dared to insult me?!"

The surrounding students were equally dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! Did my ears malfunction?! Fang Bai just cursed out the school beauty?"

"Damn! He's got guts! He actually swore at such a cute girl!"

"My Brother Fang is a real man!"

"But weren't they pretty close? How did they end up arguing?"

"Ha! You don't know, do you? I heard Shen Lin got herself a boyfriend. Supposedly, he's a student from the Martial Arts Academy!"

"The Martial Arts Academy?! Damn! No wonder. Anyone who becomes a Martial Arts Academy student is destined to become one of those legendary Martial Artists!"

"I'm so jealous! I want to become a Martial Artist too. Studying is about to rot my brain!"

"..."

Fang Bai calmly looked at the girl before him, impatience gradually appearing on his face. "Do you need something? If not, move aside."

Shen Lin had not expected Fang Bai to treat her like this. For a moment, she did not know what to say.

In her panic, she spoke again. "Fang Bai, I know you're angry, but there's no need to be so cold. You may be the top student, but you're still only an ordinary person. Gao Wang is different. He's a Quasi-Martial Artist who awakened the Water Element! His future is bright beyond measure—not something a frog at the bottom of a well like you can compare to."

Fang Bai picked at his ear and said without a care, "Oh, so what?"

Pride surfaced on Shen Lin's face again. "We're not people of the same world, so don't keep pestering me in the future. Otherwise, my boyfriend will get angry. This is for your own good too."

Hearing that, Fang Bai could not help laughing. "Shen Lin, Shen Lin... you don't actually think I like you, do you?"

Shen Lin frowned. "Don't you?"

If he didn't like me, why had he always taken such good care of me? Wasn't he secretly in love with me?

Fang Bai sneered. "If our parents didn't know each other, I wouldn't have bothered with you at all."

The two families had always gotten along fairly well. However, Shen Lin's family were ordinary people, and they did not know Fang Bai's parents were Martial Artists.

After saying that, Fang Bai glanced at her. "And whoever you date has nothing to do with me. Like you said, we're not from the same world. Don't come bother me again. Understand?"

With those words, Fang Bai calmly returned to his seat.

Shen Lin stood where she was, utterly bewildered.

The strange looks from all around made her feel as though her face had been pressed to the ground and rubbed raw. It burned fiercely!

Damn Fang Bai! He actually disregarded her dignity like that!

Hmph! If you don't apologize to me, I'll never speak to you again for the rest of my life!

Fang Bai returned to his seat, propped up his chin, and looked out the window.

So Shen Lin's boyfriend was a Martial Arts Academy student. No wonder she had been acting so full of herself.

The Martial Arts Academy was different from schools like theirs. It was a place specifically meant to train Martial Artists!

Anyone who awakened Martial Talent could join the Martial Arts Academy and receive training.

There were two ways to study at the Martial Arts Academy. The first was to pay tuition every year, after which the academy would train you into a powerful Martial Artist. Such people could generally choose their own career after graduation. The second was to study for free. The academy would still train them, but after graduating, these students would need to join the Monster Slaying Army and head to the front lines to kill enemies.

It was worth mentioning that Fang Bai's parents had graduated from the Martial Arts Academy. They were graduates of the Third Session!

If he could join the Martial Arts Academy, he would be like a fish returning to water.

While Fang Bai was lost in thought, he did not notice Shen Lin casting a venomous look at him from not far away. She then took out her phone and began texting someone.

The dismissal bell rang. Fang Bai was in quite a good mood, and he grabbed his backpack, ready to leave.

"Wait!"

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Shen Lin suddenly blocked his path and ordered, "Fang Bai, walk me home!"

Fang Bai raised a brow. "Didn't you tell me to stay away from you?"

He thought back over his past behavior. He had not acted like some pathetic simp, had he? Why was this woman so absurdly confident?

Was her brain full of shit?

Shen Lin stubbornly said, "Can't you tell I'm giving you a chance to apologize?"

Fang Bai gave a dry laugh. "No need, thanks."

He walked around Shen Lin and left the classroom.

Shen Lin froze, then gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and chased after him.

The moment Fang Bai stepped out of the school gates, a burly boy blocked his way.

"Who are you?"

Fang Bai looked at him in confusion.

Although he did not know who this person was, he could sense hostility from him. That gaze seemed as though it wanted to carve him up with a knife.

More importantly, Fang Bai sensed fluctuations of Exotic Energy from him!

This visitor had come with ill intent!

"Heh! Let me introduce myself. I am Gao Wang!"

The burly boy lifted his nostrils toward the sky and spoke with wild arrogance.

Understanding appeared in Fang Bai's eyes. "Oh! So you're that... what-was-it guy..."

Gao Wang was taken aback and asked in surprise, "You've heard of my story?"

Fang Bai nodded heavily. "Testicles, right? Of course I know you. There's a story about you in biology textbooks."

Gao Wang blanked out, then flew into a rage from humiliation. "Fuck you! My name is Gao Wang! Not testicles!"

Fang Bai nodded. "Got it, got it, Brother Balls."

Gao Wang: "..."

"Fang Bai!"

Shen Lin had caught up by then. She intimately wrapped her arms around Gao Wang's arm and said smugly to Fang Bai, "He's my boyfriend!"

Fang Bai swept his gaze over the two of them, then nodded sincerely. "The two of you really are a fine pair of jackals, wolves, tigers, and leopards!"

Gao Wang's expression stiffened. "The hell? It's supposed to be a talented man and a beautiful woman!"

He turned to Shen Lin with some suspicion. "Are you sure this guy is first in your grade?"

Shen Lin opened her mouth, beginning to doubt it herself.

She said awkwardly, "His grades are very good, but as a person..."

Gao Wang understood. He then looked at Fang Bai and said in a low voice, "Hey, kid, listen carefully. Shen Lin is my girlfriend. Stay away from her from now on, or I'll beat you up every time I see you!"

As he spoke, he swung his muscular fist around, his face full of menace.

Fang Bai immediately found it amusing. So Shen Lin had called this guy over to threaten him?

Fang Bai crossed his arms and said teasingly, "Good grief! How long has it been since you brushed your teeth? Your breath is huge. You're a Martial Arts Academy student, so you should know that Martial Arts Academy students aren't allowed to lay hands on ordinary people, right?"

"According to Martial Arts Academy Regulation Article 366, anyone who uses force to pressure ordinary people shall be expelled from the Martial Arts Academy and fined 100,000!"

"Tell me, young man, do you have 100,000 in savings? Answer me!"

Gao Wang was left utterly dumbfounded by Fang Bai's barrage.

He stared at Fang Bai in disbelief. "Y-You... how do you know the Martial Arts Academy regulations so well?"

Fang Bai smiled brightly. "I am a scholar. It's perfectly reasonable for me to enjoy reading widely, isn't it?"