"Ye Li, don't go too far..."
More than ten years of being together had formed a habit in Shen Lian. At this critical moment, she actually instinctively tried to threaten him.
But she quickly realized that she had nothing she could use to threaten him with... No, she still had something!
Shen Lian suddenly recalled the novels she had read. Even if the female lead was weak, she could still smear a powerful Senior Disciple Sister, leaving her unable to defend herself and driven to suicide by grief and indignation...
As long as she made good use of the rules, Ye Li would surely be forced to hold back, not daring to act rashly!
"Ye Li, don't forget your reputation at school. If you dare touch me, you can forget about ever clearing your name!"
Shen Lian retreated as she shouted calmly.
Sure enough, the moment he heard her words, Ye Li stopped in his tracks.
A trace of bewilderment even appeared on his handsome face.
It can work!
Seeing this, Shen Lian's heart pounded ever faster as she continually reassured herself.
Don't panic, this is the meeting room.
The School Team members are all around us, and even the guidance teacher is watching!
As long as Ye Li dares lay a hand on me, those rumors about him bullying classmates at school will be confirmed!
No matter how talented he is, the school will reconsider his School Team qualification!
It really can work!
As long as I hold the moral high ground, Ye Li will absolutely not dare attack me!
"You should apologize now, or—" Shen Lian had just begun to speak when her eyes abruptly widened.
In her field of vision,
Ye Li's figure vanished from where he stood in an instant.
Almost at the same time, Shen Lian felt a palm lightly press against her chest.
The stench of death rushed straight at her.
Suddenly, a muffled boom rang through the entire meeting room!
Bang!!
The heavy wooden door exploded with a thunderous crash. Amid the flying debris, Shen Lian's body was sent flying backward, blood spraying wildly from her mouth.
A horrifying depression appeared in her chest, and more than half the ribs protecting her internal organs had shattered.
Her body slammed heavily onto the bluestone floor, rolling more than a dozen times before barely coming to a stop!
Yu Qianqian's throat had gone dry as she watched the scene in silence.
Liu Yangde trembled all over. He did not even dare turn his head, merely staring fixedly at the table before him.
Jiang Qingzhu nodded slightly, as though she had anticipated the young man's actions, then calmly sat back down.
Repaying violence with violence and virtue with virtue was precisely his style.
Wang Yongfeng's expression stiffened. Then his throat bobbed as he looked with complicated eyes at Shen Lian, who lay outside the room, barely clinging to life.
He said nothing more.
He had seen it clearly. If Shen Lian had not jumped out to make trouble herself, Ye Li could not even have been bothered to acknowledge her.
If he had endured it until the end without striking back, it would instead have made him seem somewhat lacking in edge.
Martial arts were not academic research.
For a Martial Prodigy Ye Li's age, a blade-like sharpness was a necessary quality.
Moreover, he could tell that Ye Li had held back a little at the very end.
Otherwise, that punch just now could have taken Shen Lian's life outright.
Rather than merely breaking a few ribs, as it had now.
Ah, a youth who is not wild is no youth at all... Wang Yongfeng sighed inwardly.
Before Shen Lian's eyes,
Ye Li rolled his wrist and walked toward her unhurriedly with a smile on his face.
At the sight, Shen Lian shook violently, overwhelming fear and regret surging from her heart.
Ye Li was a madman!
Did he not care about his reputation at all?!
Damn it, damn it, damn it!
Why did I have to provoke him again?!
Now, forget eight hundred thousand and the Qi and Blood Pill—even two hundred thousand... No! Even my Martial Exam results will be affected... No! Even my future cultivation may be left with hidden injuries!
"Ahh..."
Shen Lian's features twisted as she writhed painfully on the ground, blood continually spilling from her mouth.
Then Ye Li's calm, mocking voice sounded beside her ear:
"Classmate, get up already. You're not allowed to sleep here."
[Severely injured and humiliated the childhood sweetheart who had secretly loved you for ten years. Malice Points +3000!] [Current Malice Points: points]
Shen Lian's vision went black, and amid the agonizing pain sweeping through her body, she fainted on the spot.
"Teacher Wang, she publicly spread rumors about me first, then humiliated me to my face afterward."
Ye Li turned around and looked at Wang Yongfeng, whose expression was complicated, then said mildly, "I merely taught her a small lesson. That shouldn't count as violating school rules, right?"
To be honest, he was also quite puzzled about where Shen Lian had gotten the courage.
Did she not know what his cultivation was?
Those three thousand Malice Points had practically been stuffed straight into his arms...
"...Of course not."
Hearing this, Wang Yongfeng took a deep breath. His expression gradually turned helpless as he said with a bitter smile, "Running into someone like that when you're young really does make it easy to lose your temper."
"One less substitute will not matter much for this Exchange Competition."
"Then today's meeting ends here."
As he spoke, Wang Yongfeng took out his phone and dialed emergency services. Before the call connected, he said seriously to everyone:
"You should all go back and make preparations. We set off tomorrow!"
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