Chapter 871: Chapter 41: Whoever Dares Slander Master Zhao Is a Traitor! (Part 6)
After gathering numerous pieces of intelligence, Zhao Xing was also digesting them.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, Zhao Xing opened his eyes, ceasing his analysis of the information.
Then he closed his eyes again.
At the same time, at the Xuantian Academy, within the Mirror Lake Courtyard.
Zhao Xing’s clone also opened its eyes and went back online.
Ever since the rebellion was quelled at Tianhe Prefecture, his clone in Tianyuan Prefecture had been offline, not even attending classes.
Originally, this wasn’t a big deal. Prince Liang had rebelled, who would care if a Doctor of Governance attended classes?
But today, outside his Mirror Lake Courtyard, suddenly many people came.
"Could it be that there’s trouble at the Tianyuan Prefecture branch of the Xuantian Academy? It’s unreasonable, Li Boqian and Wang Tianzhi are still here." Zhao Xing wondered aloud as he walked out of the courtyard.
"Doctor Zhao!"
"Teacher!"
"Sir, please come out to meet us!"
"Sir, mighty!"
"..."
The outside noise was chaotic, with some leaning against the wall, others perched on trees... Zhao Xing glanced around and saw at least several thousand people surrounding the Mirror Lake Courtyard, above and below.
"What’s going on?"
Zhao Xing couldn’t help but feel perplexed as he stepped out.
Seeing Zhao Xing come out, the crowd became even more excited.
"He’s out! Doctor Zhao is out!"
"The teacher is truly a divine figure!"
"Teacher, please take me as your disciple!"
"Mr. Zhao, I’m your long-lost brother!"
"Get lost, have you no shame!"
"..."
Looking at the excited faces outside, Zhao Xing finally understood the situation.
It turns out his feat of quelling Tianhe Prefecture and slaying the Tianxia King had spread to the Xuantian Academy in Tianyuan Prefecture!
As each county and prefecture immediately activated boundary stones to isolate themselves.
Even military Earth Mirrors functioned for fast communication, only a few high-ranking officials had this capability.
As for Yin Gods sending messages, that’s even harder across multiple counties; it requires high-grade Yin Gods to work across prefectures.
Thus, it wasn’t until March that the news of Zhao Xing slaying the Tianxia King reached the Xuantian Academy, known to those lower-ranked students and officials.
When information is relayed through rather primitive means, it’s easy for it to become distorted.
Zhao Xing slaying the Tianxia King should have been a detailed account of him using the Dream Walking Technique to cut down the king’s key generals.
Then deploying the Mixed Element Battleship to lure him into a trap, enduring for three days and nights.
Finally inviting the Tianyang True Monarch to possess him and using the Heavenly Thunder Finger for a fatal strike.
However, when the news reached the academy, many of the details were ignored.
Rumors said that the Tianxia King announced his rebellion on February 3rd, and Zhao Xing went out of the city on February 4th, using one Heavenly Thunder Finger to annihilate the king.
Especially Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui, the first students to hear Zhao Xing’s "Three Yin and Three Yang Six Qi Great Cycle Theory," spared no effort in spreading the word.
"Yunmen suppresses Tianhe, one finger extinguishes the rebel king! Master Zhao is mighty!"
"The Tianxia County’s three million army vanished in an instant! This is our Xuantian Academy’s Doctor of Governance, Marquis Yuan Rang Zhao Xing, Mr. Zhao!"
During Lin Yuejia’s promotion, someone questioned: "Who are you talking about? Never heard of him."
"What, you don’t know who Doctor Zhao is?" Lin Yuejia disdainfully looked at the questioner, "Have you heard of the Three Yang Three Yin Six Qi Great Cycle Theory?"
"This, vaguely."
"Hmph, not knowing this, are you from the countryside?"
"Damn it! Who does he think he is, that I must know him?" The questioned person was amused and tried to roll up his sleeves to tussle with Lin Yuejia. "Today I will..."
Just as he was about to speak, he noticed a crowd around staring at him with ill intentions.
Lin Yuejia pointed at this person from the platform and said: "This man doesn’t even know Master Zhao, yet dares to speak ill of him, surely a rebel!"
"Brothers, come quickly, apprehend him and deliver him to the Mirror Lake Courtyard for Master Zhao’s judgment!"
"Damn, what are you doing..."
"Hey, stop hitting me."
So this unfortunate soul named Xing Kai was apprehended by Lin Yuejia and Liu Hui.
He’s not alone, there were another dozen or so unfortunate souls.
Among them, three or four were fifth-ranking Preaching Masters!
They were tightly bound, with several hemp sticks tied behind them, kneeling at the entrance of the Mirror Lake Courtyard.
After Zhao Xing called Lin Yuejia over to get to the bottom of things, he couldn’t help but be dumbfounded.
When did his influence become so significant?
"Teacher!" Lin Yuejia knelt down again, "Please accept me as your disciple, I am willing to follow you to Tianhe Prefecture, to quell the rebellion!"
Liu Hui also knelt down, full of admiration: "Teacher, take me along too!"
"Me too!" Wu Chun knelt down as well.
Looking at these few people, Zhao Xing couldn’t help but be speechless.
Wu Chun was the young man scolded by Lin Yuejia in class.
And this Liu Hui, who was originally Zhou Cheng’s disciple, how did he ’defect’ too?
Wow~ the genuinely dense crowd all knelt.
At this time, no one mentioned Zhao Xing being Self Sect’s Minister of Agriculture, nor did anyone care about it.
They only knew that Zhao Xing used the Xuantian Thunder Skill to destroy the Tianxia King!
It was the Heavenly Thunder Finger!
It was an authentic spell of the Heavenly Time Sect!
Who dares claim that Master Zhao isn’t from the Heavenly Time Sect?
That must be the traitorous spy trying to sow discord!
As the crowd knelt, Zhao Xing suddenly saw the few still standing people.
Three Doctors of Governance.
They all held a book—"Three Yin and Three Yang Great Cycle Theory."
One of them was Liu Hui’s teacher, Zhou Cheng.
Well, it wasn’t Liu Hui ’defecting’, his teacher also ’defected.’
"Greetings, Marquis Yuan Rang." Zhou Cheng offered a respectful bow.
"Greetings, Marquis Yuan Rang." The other two Doctors of Governance also bowed.
Zhao Xing thought for a moment, understanding that there might be another reason behind this. Simply slaying the Tianxia King might not suffice to win over these three Doctors of Governance.
No matter how strong the combat prowess, what does it matter to them? Just brute strength!
Zhao Xing returned the gesture: "Doctors, please come inside for a discussion."