A World Worth Protecting

After Wang Baole swaggered away, the surrounding students from the Dharmic Armament faculty all stood gazing at each other. That day had indeed been too strange. First, it was Cao Kun, who announced that he was going to humiliate Wang Baole; thereafter, there was the Head Prefect meeting, and then… before the proceedings of the meeting could be announced, they witnessed Wang Baole dragging Cao Kun out of the Dao College.

Following which… a beating!

And now, seeing the soaked, pale, and furious Cao Kun cutting a sorry figure as he covered his crotch, people could not help but form their own opinions.

Nobody could have predicted Wang Baole’s move. This was too illogical. Moreover, no one had thought that he would actually hit someone… and another Head Prefect at that.

Not only were the surrounding Dharmic Armament faculty students taken aback, but even Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun were also gritting their teeth, feeling aggrieved. Especially Cao Kun, whose crotch, while unbearably painful, was also… a little numb. There was no feeling, which made his heart palpitate, his gloom and rage surging to the skies.

“Wang Baole!” In his anger, Cao Kun was helped up by others and swiftly sent to the sick-bay. Lin Tianhao continued to stand, watching Wang Baole’s back, his gaze growing colder and colder for a long while. With a sneer, he finally left.

Seeing the three Head Prefects leave, the surrounding students inhaled and released a flurry of sounds.

“This Wang Baole is too aggressive!”

“With this incident, even Wang Baole won’t be able to save himself. Even beating up someone as a Head Prefect…”

While everyone was discussing the incident, many older students shook their heads. They were experienced and knew that unless they had betrayed the Dao College or done something extremely heinous, nothing would happen to the Head Prefects.

This was indeed the reality. Even if Lin Tianhao wanted to target Wang Baole, and even if the Vice-Chancellor was willing to support him, the moment the whole Dao College found out, it would be impossible to hide the truth.

Especially following the news of the two topics discussed at the Head Prefect meeting—that all the inspectors of Spirit Stones Hall close to Wang Baole had been stripped of their rank and the release of Zhang Lan’s group—this had shaken the entire Dharmic Armament faculty.

Thereafter, when Zhang Lan and the others were discharged, it was like throwing a huge stone into already troubled waters, creating an enormous wave. After all, the crimes of Zhang Lan and the others were abominable. To be found guiltless, especially with how the College Discipline Department explained how they had no power to discipline them as the four of them did not flout the rules within the Dao College, this was unacceptable to many students.

Once news spread, within the chaos, many people remembered the words Wang Baole had said when he beat up Cao Kun, and they understood his reasons.

“Well done! This Cao Kun has gone too far!”

“Even the Spirit Kernel Head Prefect agreed. It looks like the rumors of them being in cahoots is true!”

As the debate fermented, Liu Daobin and the others who had been fired—with deep anger in their hearts—joined in, constantly guiding the debate. As a result, Wang Baole only received a stern reprimand as punishment.

However, he was still unable to change whatever had been decided at the Head Prefect meeting.

These bullies have gone too far! Returning to his cave abode, Wang Baole felt resentful. Even though he had beaten up Cao Kun, he still felt that he had not released his anger. The kind of anger that came from being threatened and overwhelmingly humiliated by the two powerful Head Prefects made it hard for Wang Baole to remain calm.

He felt that he had already tolerated the first issue with much difficulty, but on the issue of Zhang Lan and the others, that was his limit. He had witnessed it and caught them personally, but Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun had actually distorted the facts and set all of them free.

To Wang Baole, this was unbearable. In the days following, he thought hard about various ways to resolve the issue and also instructed Liu Daobin to visit Sun Qifang’s family to ask after the little girl.

As time passed, Lin Tianhao and Cao Kun started to calm down and interfere with the debate. Their combined influence was larger than Wang Baole’s, so very quickly, alternative voices emerged within the Spirit Intranet and the Dharmic Armament faculty.

“Wang Baole no longer has any power at all. Because he has been completely overruled, he beat up someone like a cornered beast in desperation!”

“This Wang Baole, as a Head Prefect, how dare he hit someone? Humph…”

“We don’t have to worry about Wang Baole anymore. His status as Head Prefect is only in name, and from now on, he can only swallow his pride!”

These voices soon became dominant. At the same time, Liu Daobin and those who had been dismissed were in a sorry plight. This was because the two College Discipline Departments of Spirit Kernel and Inscriptions had started to investigate them following their dismissal. With the Spirit Stones College Discipline Department’s loss of influence because of Wang Baole, those people who were not dismissed had changed sides and joined the investigation.

These purging winds gained huge momentum. Every day, many students groomed by Wang Baole were taken away, especially Liu Daobin, who was the first one to be taken in for investigation. Despite, or maybe because of, Wang Baole’s unconventional action of beating up Cao Kun, the inspectors seemed vicious but were in actual fact very careful. After all… not only did Wang Baole beat someone up, he had gone too far.

These incidents made Wang Baole’s blood boil, and his eyes started to show his determination and frenzy.

Screw him, this is like pushing me to the cliff’s edge. How vicious. So, to solve this problem… there is only one way!

Get rid of Inscriptions Head Prefect Cao Kun!

Once I replace him, I will be the Spirit Stones Head Prefect and the Inscriptions Head Prefect, so I will have two votes! In the Head Prefect meeting, I will gain the complete advantage!

Although Wang Baole thought that this was a good idea, it was not enough to relieve his anger, and he gritted his teeth again.

Getting rid of one isn’t satisfying. I will get rid of both of them. Then, I will be all three Head Prefects of the Dharmic Armament faculty, and I will be the Dharmic Armament faculty’s only Head Prefect, having the final say without contradiction!

If I manage to do this, then there will no longer be a need for any Head Prefect meetings. In the College Discipline Department, only I will make the decisions!Wang Baole raised his head furiously, with a little redness in his eyes. This was the plan that he thought could completely resolve the problem.

Ignoring the difficulty of his plan, this was the only way Wang Baole could—after pondering for a long time—get rid of the danger to himself, punish the scum Zhang Lan and his friends, save Liu Daobin and the others, and reestablish his position.

It is settled!

Wang Baole would give it his all. After making his decision, he immediately contacted Xie Haiyang and told him that he wanted buy as many memory-aiding pills as he could, regardless of the consequences.

At the same time, he walked out of the cave abode to buy a large amount of food, in preparation for his seclusion.

If I can do this, then I, Wang Baole, will continue to be in command of the Dharmic Armament faculty. But if I can’t… damn it, I must still think of a way to save Liu Daobin and the others.

Wang Baole, who had always had a wonderful mood, was cheerless for the first time. Now, his expression was pained. Walking in the Dharmic Armament faculty, all the students who saw him no longer greeted him. Clearly, they were worried that if they were too close to Wang Baole, the College Discipline Department would investigate them.

Nevertheless, there were still a few students who saluted Wang Baole amid sighs. For these people, Wang Baole remembered all their faces. After nodding in acknowledgment, he purchased a large amount of food and hurried back to his cave abode.

Alas, the paths of enemies always seem to meet. On the way back to the cave abode, Wang Baole stopped mid-step and saw seven or eight students ahead of him, laughing and talking. Four of them were actually Zhang Lan and his friends.

Seeing Zhang Lan and his friends smiling and laughing smugly, Wang Baole’s expression grew even darker. He had no mood to care and continued walking forwards, in preparation for his seclusion.

But Zhang Lan and his friends were extremely proud of their success. Not only had they been found innocent, they were also made inspectors. Thus, in their hearts, they felt that what happened before was in fact a silver lining. Upon seeing Wang Baole, Zhang Lan and his friends’ expressions changed. At the thought that he had fallen from grace, they could not suppress their smugness and started ridiculing him.

“Isn’t this Head Prefect Wang? Head Prefect, your expression doesn’t look too good—do you want to go to the sick-bay for a check-up? You don’t want to die if it’s a serious disease.”

“Exactly. The Head Prefect seems to be very angry lately—you have to look after your body, or else if you have a mishap, that will be our Dao College’s loss.”

“There is also that little girl. I’ve been thinking lately if I should go talk to their family…”

Faced with these people’s malicious teasing, Wang Baole looked at them coldly. Pausing, he placed the bought snacks in his hand onto the ground.

Seeing Wang Baole stop, Zhang Lan and his friends—who had satisfied their mouth’s addiction—noticed Wang Baole’s look and unconsciously stopped breathing. Without waiting for them to speak, Wang Baole took a step out in an instant, till he stopped in front of Zhang Lan. In front of Zhang Lan’s widened eyes, he swept Zhang Lan’s feet out from under him.

With a bang, Zhang Lan screamed. Wang Baole had hit his crotch. The sound he made was pitiful, and his body was sent flying.

“Wang Baole, you…”

The expressions of the others changed. As they all gaped, Wang Baole’s body did not stop, and in a flash, he kicked continuously. In a string of three kicks, he sent all four released people flying to the ground with pained screams before adjusting his clothes.

“Firing you guys is a pity. So, from today onwards, the moment I see you, I will kick you once. And… if you dare take it out on other people, then… I will kick you to pieces. I will kick you to death,” Wang Baole said blandly. He picked up his food and continued to walk far away.

The expression of Zhang Lan and the three others darkened. Amid their screaming, they heard Wang Baole’s words. Upon hearing the words ‘to pieces’, all their expressions changed madly, large amounts of sweat dripping down their heads. The words ‘kick to death’ were even more of a deterrence, and a huge wave of fear permeated their hearts.

There was no way they would even dare harbor any notion of revenge. After all, if they wanted to continue living in the Dao College, they couldn’t help but wail. The inspectors around them also laughed bitterly. Previously, they had already felt that the four of them had not thought things through before speaking.

“That is a person who even dared to beat up Cao Kun. Even though he has lost influence, he is not someone you can trifle with!”