Ye Xiao slowly stood up, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and lit it without a second thought, drawing a deep breath and greedily enjoying the sensation as nicotine swirled in his lungs!

"How old are you this year?"

Tang Xuewen was taken aback by Ye Xiao's sudden and inexplicable question, clearly unable to understand why Ye Xiao would ask such a thing!

"What's that to you?"

"If I'm not mistaken, you should be around eighteen years old, right?" Ye Xiao said, "Eighteen, that's the age of adulthood. That means, in this year, you've become an adult. For an adult, what you want isn't an apology, it's dignity!"

Tang Xuewen immediately said, "What I want is dignity!"

"Dignity?" Ye Xiao couldn't help but smile slightly and said, "What gives you the right to talk about dignity? If it weren't for me just now, if Weii Yang beat you up in front of the class, would you still have any dignity?"

"I will make him apologize!"

"You think that would give you dignity?" Ye Xiao said, "What you'll get won't be an apology but his more powerful beatings, until you lose consciousness, or even die!"

Hearing Ye Xiao's words, Tang Xuewen looked at him as if he had heard the world's biggest joke and said, "You don't have to scare me. If he really hurts me, he'll have to face the law!"

"Is that so?" Ye Xiao turned his head to look at Tang Xuewen with a piercing gaze and said, "Are you really that confident that if you die, he will face legal action?"

"Yes!"

"And the reason?"

"I believe the law is just!" Tang Xuewen declared righteously!

Hearing Tang Xuewen's words, Ye Xiao's mouth twitched, and he swiftly moved in front of Tang Xuewen, not giving him a chance to react. He grabbed Tang Xuewen's throat with one hand, squeezing slightly, and Tang Xuewen immediately struggled to breathe!

"With just a little more effort, you would die a miserable death. But I can assure you, no one would be able to touch me!"

Tang Xuewen looked at Ye Xiao with a face full of surprise, astonished at how fast Ye Xiao was and even more at his confidence!

"Justice will prevail!" Tang Xuewen struggled to say these words.

Ye Xiao burst into laughter and said, "Then please, define what is just and what is evil? Isn't it foolish to judge right and wrong based on worldly views? In this world, many good people live in poverty, while many scoundrels live at the peak of society. Tell me, who should apologize to whom, who is right, and who is wrong?"

Tang Xuewen was immediately at a loss for words!

Ye Xiao slowly calmed down and let go of Tang Xuewen's throat, saying, "This is a world where the strong prey on the weak. If you want to earn respect from others, you need to show your strength. It's not about stubbornly demanding an apology; you might get humiliation or even punishment beyond your imagination. You're smart, I hope you can understand that. If you insist on sticking to your views, then from now on, you'd better avoid Weii Yang and the others. Of course, if you think you want a more exciting life, you can become friends with Weii Yang!"

After finishing his piece, Ye Xiao didn't linger any longer and slowly walked out of the pavilion.

Tang Xuewen slowly sat on the stone bench, watching Ye Xiao leave. He didn't stand up for a long time; Ye Xiao's words clearly struck the deepest chord in his heart!

…

When Ye Xiao came to Su Yun's office door again, the door to Su Yun's office was locked, obviously, Su Yun wasn't there!

Ye Xiao was rather puzzled. Su Yun didn't have a class next, so where had she gone? Could it be she went back to her place?

Then, Ye Xiao went directly to the staff residential area of Minghai Academy!

Having been there several times before, Ye Xiao quickly found his way to Su Yun's door.

He knocked on the door, and Su Yun's voice soon came from inside.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Ye Xiao!"

Hearing it was Ye Xiao, Su Yun was evidently startled, then said, "Wait a moment!"

After a full three minutes, Su Yun finally opened the door and, seeing Ye Xiao at the doorway, said, "Why aren't you in class?"

At this moment, Su Yun's face was even paler, looking somewhat worse than before at school!

Ye Xiao, not one for pleasantries at this point, said, "Sister Su, do you feel unwell?"

Su Yun immediately shook her head and said, "No, maybe I just didn't rest well last night!"

Su Yun stood at the door but didn't seem to invite Ye Xiao inside.

"Sister Su, are you hiding a man inside?" Ye Xiao looked at Su Yun with a hint of suspicion.

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's words, Su Yun immediately said, "What are you saying? Why would you say something so unpleasant?"

Ye Xiao just chuckled and said to Su Yun, "If you're not hiding a man, why not invite me inside?"

Su Yun had no choice but to say, "Alright, come in then!"

Ye Xiao had just arrived at the doorway of Su Yun's house when he smelled a strong scent of medicine, but he did not mention it. Once inside, the smell was even stronger!

"Sister Su, are you boiling medicine?" Ye Xiao turned to look at Su Yun and asked.

Su Yun immediately replied, "Oh, just some medicine to regulate the body."

"Really? May I have a look?" Ye Xiao asked.

Su Yun responded, "There's nothing to look at. It's not food, after all."

Ye Xiao said, "Sister Su, one shouldn't take medicine too frequently. All medicines have side effects."

"I know. I won't overdo it. You should hurry back to class," Su Yun implored Ye Xiao, "It's almost time for exams. You need to review thoroughly!"

However, Ye Xiao was no fool. Su Yun's eagerness for him to leave surely hid a secret—a secret he suspected was exactly what he wanted to uncover!

"Alright," Ye Xiao said, "but I'm still worried about you. Let me take your pulse to see how you really are doing."

"Take my pulse? You know how to do that?" Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao skeptically.

Ye Xiao replied, "I learned a little before. I can certainly give it a try. If you don't let me take your pulse, I won't leave!"

Upon hearing Ye Xiao's somewhat rogue words, Su Yun, resigned, said, "Fine, then."

At this moment, Su Yun truly wanted Ye Xiao to leave quickly. If she did not drink the boiled medicine soon, it would become troublesome. Moreover, she really didn't believe that Ye Xiao could take a pulse!

To get Ye Xiao to leave, Su Yun said again, "Alright."

The two of them settled down, and Ye Xiao touched Su Yun's pulse, looking quite professional. The last time Ye Xiao helped Su Yun cool down, he truly did so without checking her body, especially her meridians. But this time, as soon as his hand touched Su Yun's pulse, he immediately activated the Nine Yang True Qi!

As the Nine Yang True Qi made contact with Su Yun's pulse, it rushed into her body as swiftly as water entering the sea, and Ye Xiao truly detected something amiss!

Severe meridian damage, the Eight Extraordinary Meridians were misaligned!

That was what Ye Xiao found from Su Yun's condition!

The only explanation for this was internal cultivation gone awry, leading to a mishap. Timely treatment had saved her life.

The pulse diagnosis took just a minute!

But even in that minute, Ye Xiao had learned everything.

Ye Xiao looked up at Su Yun, who, upon seeing the diagnosis concluded, immediately said to Ye Xiao, "Go back to your class. I just need to rest a bit and I'll be fine!"

"Besides taking the Heart Cleansing Pill, no amount of rest, even a hundred times, will repair your damaged meridians to their original state!" Ye Xiao said solemnly to Su Yun.

Su Yun, hearing what Ye Xiao said, paused briefly, then replied, "What are you... what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

Ye Xiao stood up and headed straight to the kitchen, following the scent of the medicine, finding a bowl of boiled medicinal concoction.

Ye Xiao smelled it. It was similar to the scent of wild ginseng!

He carried the concoction back to the living room and said, "This medicine can only temporarily alleviate your damaged meridians but can't restore them fully. To truly recover and become a Martial Artist again, you must take the Heart Cleansing Pill."

Heart Cleansing Pill!

The name of the pill stirred excitement within Su Yun, but she knew the Heart Cleansing Pill was exceedingly precious, and, more importantly, it was hard to find even if one had the money to buy it.

"I..." Su Yun, with her secret exposed by Ye Xiao, lowered her head and fell silent.

"I can give you a Heart Cleansing Pill," Ye Xiao said.

Upon hearing this, Su Yun looked up at Ye Xiao in a puzzled manner and asked, "What did you say?"

"I can give you a Heart Cleansing Pill," Ye Xiao repeated.

"You have a Heart Cleansing Pill?" Su Yun looked at Ye Xiao in astonishment.

"I don't have one on me right now," Ye Xiao said, "but I can make one for you."

"Are you joking?" Su Yun found it hard to believe Ye Xiao's words. A Heart Cleansing Pill wasn't something that could just be made on a whim. Besides, knowing about pills was rare enough, let alone having the formula to craft a Heart Cleansing Pill.

That's why Su Yun thought Ye Xiao must be mocking her!

"Do you really think I'm joking with you now?" Ye Xiao asked seriously.

Seeing the earnest expression on Ye Xiao's face, Su Yun realized he indeed didn't seem to be joking. But could Ye Xiao really craft pills? That seemed impossible. Ye Xiao might know about pills, which was rare enough, but his ability to craft them was utterly unbelievable.

After hesitating briefly, Su Yun didn't want to give up hope and queried, "Can you... can you really craft a Heart Cleansing Pill?"

Without speaking, Ye Xiao merely nodded slightly.

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