336: Oh no! She's really stupid!

It was a gentle and refined voice, yet it carried a trace of undisguised contempt.

Everyone looked toward the source and saw a well-dressed, scholarly young man slowly closing a thick leather-bound book in his hands.

He looked sophisticated, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and exuding a strong scholarly aura that was completely out of place among the fierce-looking Transferred Ones around him.

"What did you say?!"

"Kid, who are you calling a frog at the bottom of a well?"

The crowd's anger was instantly ignited.

They didn't dare provoke the Black Armor Guard, and they didn't dare provoke that crazy-looking Little Girl, but they wouldn't dare provoke a scholar who looked like he couldn't even truss a chicken?

The refined young man showed no fear; he simply brushed the dust off his book and looked around at the indignant crowd.

"Is it not so?"

He spoke unhurriedly, "The strongest young person you've ever seen might be Zhao Tianyang, so your perception is boxed into the 'Zhao Tianyang' level."

"You have never seen what a true genius is."

"So when an existence far beyond your scope of understanding appears, your first reaction isn't awe or curiosity, but using your shallow perception to label her a 'fool' or a 'madwoman'."

His words were like fine needles, pricking the hearts of everyone present.

"Because admitting her strength is equivalent to admitting your own insignificance and ignorance. That feels worse than death to you, doesn't it?"

These words left everyone flushed with embarrassment.

"You!"

"Bullshit! You talk a big game, so why don't you tell us how this Little Girl is a genius?"

"Exactly! Stop acting all mysterious. If you can't give us a clear explanation, don't even think about walking out that door today!"

The refined young man's words added a hint of absurd tension to the already volatile atmosphere.

Being lectured in public by a frail-looking scholar was more infuriating than being held at gunpoint by the Black Armor Guard.

"Who do you think you are? You think you're qualified to lecture us?"

"Yeah, if you're so capable, why don't you step up! Don't just stand there and criticize!"

Facing the angry mob, the refined young man didn't show a hint of panic.

He simply adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and unhurriedly posed a question.

"In this year's Linzhou City College Entrance Examination awakening ceremony, how many red Mythic Ranks appeared in total?"

This question left everyone stunned.

Does this have anything to do with the matter at hand?

But the question was like a thorn, piercing deep into everyone's memory.

Red Mythic Rank!

That was an existence standing at the very top of the pyramid for all Professionals!

In the whole of Linzhou, how many years had it been since a red Mythic appeared?

This year, two appeared all at once!

This news had already spread throughout Linzhou and was the ultimate topic of conversation for all Transferred Ones.

"Two!"

Someone in the crowd answered subconsciously.

"That's right, two." The refined young man nodded, his leisurely manner annoying yet somehow capturing everyone's attention.

He continued.

"One of them is the 'madman' you speak of, the current poster child of the Organization, the God-level Asura, Zhao Tianyang."

"So, what about the other one?"

He looked around, throwing the question to everyone.

"Do you still remember who the other one is?"

The other one... who was it?

A strange, deathly silence fell over the hall.

Everyone's brain was working at high speed at this moment.

They had all seen that official announcement.

They had all heard of that awakening ceremony that shook the whole city.

They knew the name of a Mythical-grade professional.

It was just that the name had been blurred by two reports on the morning after the awakening day.

One was Wind Travel Technology's 'New Star Project', which was massive in scale and dominated everyone's information feeds.

The other was the sensational 'Mad Family'... wait!

Mad Family?

A thought struck everyone present like a bolt of lightning!

Their gazes began to uncontrollably shift back and forth between the girl who was ready to take on the Black Armor Guard alone and the man who had been excessively calm from beginning to end.

The girl's surname was Lin.

In the newspapers, that Mythical-grade professional's surname was also Lin!

Lin... Yao!

*Boom!*

That name exploded in everyone's minds.

They looked at the bright-eyed, arrogant girl before them, then thought back to the name in the reports... and her brother.

Instantly, everything clicked!

This girl was the other Mythical-grade profession from Linzhou City!

No wonder she was so arrogant!

In the crowd, a weak voice spoke up again.

"But... that report said..."

This "but" was like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone who had just started to get excited.

Right!

That report!

"I have it here! I just finished reading it!"

A Class-switcher frantically pulled up his virtual screen, making the "in-depth report" public.

[Genius on the Left, Madman on the Right! Exclusive Reveal of the 'Mad' Family Behind Mythical Professional Lin Yao! Both Siblings Have Severe Mental Issues!]

The bold black headline looked particularly jarring at this moment.

"According to Mr. Lin Yu's biological second uncle, Lin Yu has behaved strangely since he was a child..."

"Miss Lin Yao's biological aunt wept during the interview, accusing Lin Yu of not only falling into depravity himself but now even coercing and controlling his own sister..."

"The Lin family's mental issues have a long history and can even be traced back to the previous generation..."

Piece after piece of "evidence" and accusations from "insiders" were brought up again.

The atmosphere in the hall became strange once more.

Everyone's eyes focused on Lin Yao again.

But this time, there was less awe and more scrutiny in those gazes.

There was less fear, and more of the sympathy and curiosity one would have when looking at a rare mental patient.

So... she dared to challenge the Black Armor Guard not because her strength gave her confidence, but because... her brain really wasn't normal?

"I... Holy crap, so what the newspapers wrote... is true?"

"Both siblings have mental issues... Hiss, then this brother being so calm the whole time, could he also be..."

"This is bad! Something big is happening!"

A rather burly man suddenly slapped his thigh and looked at the Black Armor Guard in horror.

"Brothers! Don't do it! Whatever you do, don't attack!"

His shout left everyone confused.

The Black Armor Captain's cold electronic visor also turned toward him.

The burly man was sweating profusely. He pointed at Lin Yao and lowered his voice, shouting in a way he thought was quiet but was loud enough for half the hall to hear:

"These two siblings are truly stupid! If you fight her, what if you trigger them?!"

"Right, right, right!" someone nearby immediately chimed in. "It's not illegal for mental patients to commit crimes! If you hurt her, it'll be your responsibility!"

"If you win, it's the strong bullying the weak, picking on a mental patient! If you lose, where will the Organization's face go?!"

"This... this is a damn dead end!"