When Tong Shuyao saw Jiang Fan looking over, she immediately became affected and coquettish, brushing the stray hairs from her temples behind her ears and swaying as she walked towards Jiang Fan.
Seeing this, Wei Qi felt utterly disgusted and regretted that he had been so blind to have regarded such a woman as a goddess.
"River--".
"Shut up!"
Tong Shuyao was about to speak, Jiang Fan's cold words ruthlessly interrupted her, leaving her standing there awkwardly.
Jiang Fan spoke again, "Don't think I don't know what you're trying to say, and don't think I don't know what kind of trouble you're up to. You just see my bright future and want to curry favor with me."
These words undoubtedly ripped away the last veil of pretense covering Tong Shuyao's face.
"Let me tell you, even if a woman like you stripped naked and offered herself up, I wouldn't even glance at her. I'd probably just throw her out," Jiang Fan said, looking at Tong Shuyao with the eyes of someone looking at trash.
Tong Shuyao felt as if not only her last veil of shame had been torn away, but she also felt as if she had been slapped countless times, leaving her feeling utterly ashamed and indignant. Even without looking at the eyes of those around her, she knew how everyone was pointing fingers at her.
The more she thought about it, the deeper Tong Shuyao's hatred for Jiang Fan became.
Finally, enraged, he started hurling insults at Jiang Fan.
" Jiang Fan, what makes you so great! Don't think you're superior just because you're Spirit Master! Let me tell you, you'll regret saying those things to me today! And even if you regret it and kneel before me, I will never forgive you!"
"Tch!" Wei Qi scoffed dismissively.
" Tong Shuyao, are you out of your mind? Who do you think you are? And who do you think my Brother Fan is? Would he kneel down in front of you and beg for mercy? You're dreaming! Don't you all agree?"
Led by Wei Qi, the onlookers burst into laughter.
Tong Shuyao's face turned red and then purple as she roared in uncontrollable fury.
"What are you all laughing at!" After shouting, he suddenly turned to face Jiang Fan, his expression ferocious.
"You just wait! Given the chance, I'll make you regret offending me! I'll tear you to pieces!"
As soon as she finished speaking, two uniformed public officials appeared.
"Student, you should have received the notice that you are not allowed to publicly or discuss Jiang Fan's status as Spirit Master. Please come with us."
The two men took out handcuffs as they talked.
Tong Shuyao was so frightened that her face turned pale, and she retreated repeatedly.
"No, I--"
"Stop talking nonsense! Cooperate obediently, or we can kill you on the spot without any consequences," the public official said coldly.
Tong Shuyao was now completely terrified, and she cast a pleading look at Jiang Fan.
" Jiang Fan, I know I was wrong, please plead for me."
Jiang Fan was speechless, looking at Tong Shuyao with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot.
" Tong Shuyao, have you lost your mind? I haven't. You just threatened to tear me to pieces at the first opportunity! You hate me to the bone, you want to chop me into eight pieces, why would I save you? Don't be ridiculous."
After he finished speaking, he looked at the two public officials.
"Please take her away, and it would be best if she were never allowed to see the light of day again. After all, it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in the dark. Who knows, I might be tricked by her in the future."
"No, no! How could I? I'm just an ordinary person, while he's a Spirit Master! What ability could I possibly have to scheme against him? Don't listen to his nonsense!" Tong Shuyao desperately defended herself.
Jiang Fan said seriously, "You can. Look at how you keep revealing that I'm Spirit Master, so you can sell this information to my enemies, or even to the Church of Justice, so they can deal with me."
Tong Shuyao's heart clenched with shock, "I... I wouldn't... I absolutely wouldn't tell anyone you're mentally unstable..."
Before she could finish speaking, she was knocked to the ground by public officials and completely knocked unconscious. They dragged Tong Shuyao into the car like a dead dog.
In fact, public officials don't need to be so harsh. The reason they do this is to make an example of someone and deter others from similar incidents.
As Tong Shuyao was dragged into the car, the onlookers fell silent, not daring to utter a single word, their faces all turning pale.
The male student who almost blurted out that Jiang Fan was Spirit Master was particularly pale. After the car drove away, he collapsed to the ground, sweating profusely and trembling.
I'm so glad I didn't say anything, otherwise I would have ended up like Tong Shuyao.
As for Tong Shuyao's final fate, it's easy to guess—it's definitely tragic!
The little incident passed, and the school assembly soon began. The students gradually came to terms with what had just happened.
The principal stood on the stage and spoke into the microphone, "First, let's invite this year's martial arts champion to come up to the stage and say a few words. Let's give Jiang Fan a warm round of applause!"
"Clap clap clap clap clap clap--" Thunderous applause erupted, and some male students even whistled.
Jiang Fan walked onto the stage from the very last row.
The principal smiled and looked at him. " Jiang Fan, why don't you say a few words to everyone?"
Jiang Fan's gaze fell on the stack of speech drafts on the podium. Needless to say, he knew that this was the principal's preparation for the upcoming speech.
Speaking of which, the most agonizing part of every school assembly is the principal's long, clichéd speeches, which can go on for one or two hours without even taking a sip of water.
Suddenly, Jiang Fan had an idea.
"Ahem, you didn't tell me about this part beforehand, so I didn't prepare a draft."
"Uh... well... how about I just say a few words?"
"Say whatever you want? That's not a good idea. After all, you asked me to come up here to set an example for them, so it should be done in a more official way."
That makes sense, but—
"By the way, Principal, didn't you prepare a draft? Let me take a look and get some reference."
"Well... alright then." The principal handed the manuscript to Jiang Fan.
The students below were completely baffled.
What is Jiang Fan up to?
Who knows?
"Hey, did you guys notice? That looks like the principal's speech for this year. My goodness, it looks even thicker than usual!"
"I think so too, it's at least twice as thick. It must be because Jiang Fan did well on the exam today, plus Lan Shengxue, so the higher-ups gave him a lot of praise, and he got so excited that he wrote so much."
"We're doomed, we're going to suffer terribly today."
"Awooooo--"
Just when everyone was feeling hopeless, Jiang Fan suddenly crumpled up his speech and threw it into the trash can.
"This isn't for me, but I'll just say a few words anyway," Jiang Fan said, looking at the principal.
The principal looked pained; this was something he had specially prepared, and now it had been thrown into the trash. He couldn't very well pull the speech out of the trash in front of so many students, could he?