225: Chapter 225 The Department of Punishments, Cang Hai's Doubts!

Wait, what?

What is going on here?

Earlier, Li Fan's audacity to talk back and curse at Fang Tong was already enough to leave him dumbfounded.

He never expected that Li Fan would actually dare to slap Fang Tong's face?

And by the look of it, Fang Tong seemed to have been slapped unconscious!

"How is this possible?"

Sha Li felt something was wrong again.

Fang Tong was the third-ranked New Student.

He had experienced Fang Tong's combat power before; it was definitely superior to Li Fan's.

Moreover, compared to Li Fan's pure physical combat style, Fang Tong's Greatsword and mysterious Pupil Techniques were much more powerful.

No matter how you looked at it, it should have been Fang Tong slapping Li Fan?!

This scene before him was simply too unreasonable!

The only thing he could think of was that Duan Linger or Duan Ping must have intervened together.

But regardless of the situation,

Fang Tong was his "master."

He couldn't just sit by and do nothing.

"Li Fan! Do you know what you're doing?"

"Let go of Brother Tong right now!"

Sha Li rushed forward and questioned Li Fan loudly.

Sha Li's appearance and questioning were indeed a bit unexpected for Li Fan, Duan Linger, and Duan Ping.

They had almost forgotten that someone like Sha Li even existed.

However, Sha Li's words were quite effective.

Li Fan indeed let go of Fang Tong, and he even tossed the unconscious Fang Tong to Sha Li as if he were throwing away trash.

"You're quite the good lackey, knowing to come and take your master back."

"Take him away. I've hit him enough anyway, and my anger has mostly subsided."

Li Fan patted the dust off his hands and gave Sha Li a playful, mocking glance.

"You!"

Hearing Li Fan call him a lackey, Sha Li's face immediately turned ashen.

But remembering he was no match for Li Fan,

He wanted to say something harsh, but the words stopped right at the tip of his tongue.

"Li Fan, you injured Brother Tong and violated the academy's rules. You definitely won't have a good ending!"

"Don't worry, your good days are coming to an end soon!"

Leaving behind those two sentences,

Sha Li hurriedly carried the unconscious Fang Tong and left at high speed, fearing that Li Fan would chase after him and give him a beating as well.

Li Fan obviously had no intention of chasing him.

Firstly, he had already finished the fight.

Secondly, there wasn't much point in it.

Once Sha Li had left,

Li Fan's gaze returned to Duan Ping and Duan Linger.

"Li Fan, right? You're quite the dark horse!"

"You did a great job!"

Duan Linger immediately leaned in, her face beaming like a flower, showering Li Fan with praise.

Compared to the beginning, her attitude had improved significantly.

"Brother Li, I'm truly sorry. I originally just wanted to have you over for a spar; I didn't expect to accidentally involve you in this matter."

"Don't worry, Brother Li. If the academy blames you, I will explain it to them. I will take full responsibility for all the consequences."

Unlike the carefree Duan Linger, Duan Ping's face was filled with apology, without a hint of joy.

Although Li Fan had vented some frustration for him,

He had also gotten himself into trouble.

As a Sparring Partner, Li Fan was not allowed to have conflicts with Formal Students.

Once discovered, the punishment could range from a severe reprimand to direct expulsion.

Judging from the situation just now,

If nothing unexpected happened, Li Fan's punishment would likely reach the level of expulsion.

"And me! I'll help take responsibility too!"

Duan Linger chimed in quickly.

Hearing their words,

Li Fan's impression of the two of them indeed improved quite a bit.

But facing their kindness, Li Fan waved his hand, "No need. I'll take responsibility for my own actions. If a punishment comes down, I'll just accept it."

He admitted that he had acted on impulse just now to settle a grudge.

But regarding the academy's punishment, he wasn't overly worried.

Just as he had said,

As long as the potential he showed was strong enough,

Rules could be broken.

He had defeated Fang Tong, the third-ranked New Student.

He didn't believe the academy would expel him so easily!

And in fact, it was just as Li Fan had surmised.

In an Iron Tower Building not far away,

A hunched, White-haired Old Man and a meticulous-looking Middle-aged Man were quietly watching the footage on a virtual screen.

This footage showed exactly where Li Fan and the others were.

That's right.

In fact, from the very beginning, the two of them had been paying attention to the situation here.

"I didn't expect there to be such a talent among this batch of Sparring Partners?!"

"Although he defeated Fang Tong through trickery, he's still very strong. His talent is already higher than many Formal Students."

The Middle-aged Man looked at Li Fan on the screen, his eyes filled with appreciation.

Originally, the reason the two were watching this place was purely because of Fang Tong and Duan Ping.

Or rather, because of Duan Ping.

The name Duan Ping of the Sword Abyss Sea had already caught Huangchen Academy's attention more than ten years ago.

At that time, several Immortal existences in the academy had high hopes for him. It could be said that almost the entire senior management of Huangchen Academy had a very deep impression of him.

Originally, the academy even wanted to make an exception and let him enroll early.

Unfortunately, a strange illness had taken away almost all of Duan Ping's talent, causing him to fade into mediocrity.

At the same time, this also caused the academy to drop the idea of having him enroll early.

Now,

Duan Ping had barely entered Huangchen Academy with talent and strength that just met the threshold.

This caused the senior management of Huangchen Academy, who hadn't heard Duan Ping's name for a long time, to remember this fallen genius again, wanting to see if he still had some of his former glory.

What the two didn't expect

Was that as soon as they opened the footage regarding Duan Ping, they saw Fang Tong coming to cause trouble.

Then came Li Fan's arrival.

They had seen the entire process.

"He is indeed not bad, but rules are rules. While expulsion isn't necessary, he did lay hands on a Formal Student. We must give him a severe punishment to give the other Formal Students an explanation and to serve as a warning to the other Sparring Partners. Who recruited this person?"

The White-haired Old Man nodded slowly and spoke.

After hearing this, the Middle-aged Man remained silent for a few seconds before immediately replying, "I've checked. This person was brought in by Cang Hai."

"That kid recruited him? No wonder his personality is so aggressive, unwilling to suffer even a slight loss. Have him come over." The White-haired Old Man's brow furrowed slightly upon hearing Cang Hai's name.

And then,

Not long after,

Cang Hai appeared before the two of them.

His face was full of confusion.

Why did the two from the Discipline Department suddenly look for him?

He hadn't done anything recently, had he?

Or was it that someone from the batch of Sparring Partners he brought in had a problem?