Chapter 61 Be Discerning by Listening More!

Truth is like a shameless whore who always stands on the side where there are more people or where the rich are.

It is not the person who says what makes sense who is right, but the person whose voice is loud and his status is high.

Li Sinian was innocent and childlike. She was beautiful, smart and a little arrogant. She always thought that it was normal for her classmates to tease and bully each other.

“Doesn’t this always happen on campus? Isn’t this the meaning of youth?”

Others bullied her beloved brother, so she had to bully them back. She was worried that her brother had no ability to protect himself and her brother would feel aggrieved.

This thought was simple and basic.

However, she had underestimated the evil nature of humanity and the dangers of the world.

When she was still playing the game of avengers like a child, those senior members who were about to enter the best colleges, had already forced her to grow up in a mature and ferocious way.

They used their influence to manipulate the opinions of the public, forming an overwhelming storm of judgment that was hard to resist.

“Three people spreading reports of a tiger can make you believe there is really one around.” At this moment when everyone said Li Muyang was a poor student, these stories circulated among the people and became more and more credible.

In this way, how could Li Muyang, who was at the center of the storm, absolve himself? What judgment would Lin Zhengyin, who was under pressure from public opinion, make on him?

In fact, Li Muyang did not want to explain. He had fallen off the list and that was the truth. He would still be looked down upon by those people who had initially looked down upon him, even if he tried to explain thousands of times.

His body was getting stronger and his learning ability was getting better. He only needed to have extra tuition and work hard at it for another year. He still had the chance to go to a great imperial college.

As for the agreement with Cui Xiaoxin, although he took it very seriously, Cui Xiaoxin, on the other hand, broke the contract with him in advance, before she left Jiangnan City. So, it did not bother him anymore. Even if he thought about it, it would only make him feel disconsolate.

Li Muyang wanted to be calm and stay calm.

If he won, he would win with glory. If he lost, he would lose with dignity.

Just like he waved casually to Cui Xiaoxin and said, “Don’t worry, even if both of us are in Xifeng University, I will not ask you to be my girlfriend.”

But, why did things turn out like this?

What were they doing? They were going to destroy themselves now.

They were going to ruin their reputation, their images and their future.

Seeing Li Sinian crying and trying to drag him away, hoping to free him from this storm, Li Muyang’s heart was filled with rage, and warm blood rushed to his brain.

The anger was flowing through his body and his blood was boiling in his veins.

They attacked Li Muyang’s flesh and nerves. He felt that they wanted to break out at the top of his head, so that they could take a breath of fresh air easily.

There was a desire to destroy everything, in his heart. He did not know where that feeling came from and he could not get rid of it.

The scales on the back of his hands were as black as ink. His eyes were once again covered by a red haze.

He pushed Li Sinian behind him and then greeted the crowd around them.

“Run, everyone. He is going to hit people again,” Wu Man shouted. He was afraid. He wanted to run away, but there were too many people behind him. There was no way for him to retreat at all.

“Look at him, his eyes are red with anger. This kind of person is very fierce…”

“What do you want to do, Li Muyang?” Zhang Chen shouted, “Do you want to hit the headmaster?”

When they heard what Zhang Chen said, Lin Zhengyan’s guards were alerted and immediately came to their senses.

“This guy dares to hurt the headmaster?” They immediately rushed to Li Muyang, who was striding toward them.

The two guards grabbed both of Li Muyang’s arms, but he did not seem to care at all. As he strode forward, he pulled hard with both hands, and the two men flew off.

More guards rushed over and some students who had good skills in martial arts and who wanted to help the headmaster, were also present.

Lin Zhengyin stood there with his back straight and shouted sternly, “Let him come over.”

“Headmaster, you can’t let him get close to you.” Zhang Chen stood in front of the headmaster and said in a worried tone, “I have been his classmate for many years, and he is capable of pulling off dangerous stunts.”

“Get out of the way.” Lin Zhengyin was not convinced. He stared sharply at Li Muyang and shouted in a deep voice, “Li Muyang, what do you want to do? Are you still a student of this school? Do you want to go back to your studies? Do you still want to take the college entrance examination or not? Do you want to ruin your future?”

Li Muyang stopped in his tracks and the red cloud in his eyes faded away. His black eyes were like a pool of cold water, staring at Lin Zhengyin.

“One failure is not terrible. What is terrible is that you are so angry that you are unable to get up and even get jealous of others. Is there a general who has never had any wounds on his body? Who does not need to go through hardship in order to achieve great things?”

“The sharpness of a sword comes from repeated grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes only after the bitter winter. I have told you this sentence repeatedly and even taken this as the school motto, but you have never read it, have you? Have you ever thought about the deep meaning in it?”

“Sir, don’t talk nonsense with him. He won’t listen to you at all.” Zhang Chen “kindly” reminded the headmaster, hoping that Lin Zhengyin would make a judgment as soon as possible.

Lin Zhengyin glanced at Zhang Chen and said with a stern expression, “What grudge do you have with him that makes you want to destroy him?”

Zhang Chen was shocked and hurriedly explained, “Sir, I did not mean to ruin him. Although there has been a little trouble between us, every word I say is the truth. As you can see, the cheating matter has been confirmed by everyone, not only me.”

“Eyes are not only used to look at things, but also used to distinguish right from wrong. Ears are not only used to hear, but also used to find the truth. Did you see his eyes? His eyes are full of grief and indignation. Will a student who has the intention to hit others with bricks, have such eyes? Did you hear what he said to his sister? The brother is kind and the sister is virtuous. When dangers and punishments come, they desperately wanted to push the other party away and solve each other’s problems. How could such a person who takes care of his relatives so well, have such a bad character?”

However, you easily swear on the health and safety of your parents and elders, and often confuse people with such poisonous oaths, such as your parents’ bad ending, which makes people feel fearful. You do not even respect and love your parents, so how hardhearted will you be with others?”

“But, sir…”

“In the beginning, when you said that his character was bad and he attacked people, I believed it. But on a closer check, things are becoming more and more suspicious. You all say the same thing. You want to set off a storm and make Li Muyang speechless and indisputable. You want to stop his mouth and also stop that little girl’s mouth. It proves that you are afraid of the truth being revealed. It is bad enough for you to bully kids using such a little trick. Do you even want to hoodwink me? ”

“Sir, you misunderstand. We did not mean to bully him at all. We just told the truth.” Zhang Chen lost his confidence this time. “Why doesn’t this old guy go by common sense?”

Lin Zhengyin glanced at all the students and pushed back the sleeves from his wrists. He was so angry that the veins on his forehead stood out. He shouted, ”Guoyu says, ‘Only those who are virtuous can receive many blessings. And those who do not have blessings but have many followers will hurt themselves eventually. You are still young, but your minds are so vicious. Where is your virtue? How will you carry on your tasks in the future? You have studied in school for many years. Have you have understood any of these four words: propriety, justice, honesty and honour?”

“And you, you… You think you did nothing, but by standing aside without saying a word, you will not feel guilty? When you saw kindness, you did not follow. When you saw evil, you did not stop them. You are also murderers, the accomplices of these ruffians.”

“…”

The entire place was so silent that one could hear a pin drop.

Zhang Chen’s face turned red, so too with Wu Man and the others, and they avoided each other’s eyes. Most of the students were ashamed and dared not look at Lin Zhengyin.

“It is my fault.” Lin Zhengyin looked at Li Muyang and bowed deeply to him, with his hands folded in front of his chest. He said in a hoarse voice, “As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a teacher. As your teacher and the headmaster of this university, I failed to educate them well. It is my fault that they did such a shameless thing. It is my fault that I, the headmaster, did not do my job properly. It is my incompetence. I will punish myself by resigning from the position of headmaster immediately”

“Headmaster, it has nothing to do with you!” Someone exclaimed.

“Headmaster, I want to testify.” Zhao Mingzhu squeezed out from behind the crowd. She was panting because she had run hurriedly to the scene.

Standing next to the headmaster, Zhao Mingzhu looked at Li Muyang and said, “I used to be prejudiced against him. After he got a good score, I suspected that he cheated in the test. The reason why there is a rumor that he cheated in the school exam is also because of my suspicion and arbitrariness. Therefore, I want to apologize to Li Muyang in public.”

“After doing my investigation, Li Muyang did not cheat in the exam. He obtained his score through his own efforts. Although he did not appear on the Hero List this time, in my mind, he is still a good student.”

Zhao Mingzhu looked at Li Muyang sincerely and said, “Li Muyang, if you are still willing to stay in my class, I will do my best to help you get on the list next year.”

Yes, it should be like this.

This was the approval that he wanted, and this was the respect he wanted.

This was the attitude that he had fought hard for and never got. It was neither preferential treatment nor special care. He just wanted to be treated like a normal student.

Li Muyang was no longer angry, but his blood was still hot.

He clenched his fists time and time again.

His emotions were running high and suddenly he wanted to cry.

“Thank you, sir.” Li Muyang bowed deeply and lowered his head.