The Institute of Art was a quiet, peaceful place, where everyone could enjoy and admire the scenery or learn skills from each other. On hearing such a disturbing clamour, many people gathered around to watch.
Without them noticing, a large crowd had already surrounded Li Muyang.
Because Li Muyang spoke such strong and outrageous words, a great gasp of surprise came from the crowd.
Some people who knew Song Tinyun, stood beside him and made a joke.
âSong Tinyun, it seems heâs unwilling to submit, is it because youâre usually too low-key?â
âSong Tinyun, it seems that this argument has to end with a fightââI bet on you.â
âThat boy has guts, I like itââbut are you sure you can beat Song Tinyun?I still want to bet on Song Tinyun.â
Chu Ning glared at Li Muyangâs face with anger on her own, saying: âLi Muyang, youâre an annoying troublemaker. You think that just because you defeated Chu Xun, no one can do anything to you?
Li Muyang looked at Chu Ning, smiled and answered: âWho is the annoying troublemaker? First, you insulted me, and then he challenged me I refused, then you guys said Iâm a coward and shameless, when I accepted, you think Iâm an annoying troublemakerâif you were me, what would you do? Why donât you teach me.â
âYouâââ From what he said, Chu Ning suddenly felt that his words had a point. However, why did she feel more and more uncomfortable inside and more and more furious?
Song Tinyun flicked an amused glance at Li Muyang, saying: âYouâre angry.â
âI came to learn about paintings, but two idiots came to pick a fight with me. Shouldnât I be angry?â
âWhen I mentioned Cui Xiaoxin, you started to get angry. Why? Because you had hopes about her, you shamelessly chased after her. In the end, you didnât receive the response you want, instead she told you that itâs never going to happen between you twoââYouâre angry because of this, right? Youâre angry because of the cruelty of the truth, the unfairness of fate.â
Li Muyang looked Song Tinyun with fierce, piercing eyes. âYouâre provoking me?â
âNo.â Song Tinyun said, shaking his head: âIâm just telling you the truth, analysing your relationship with Xiaoxinâââ
âWhat does my relationship with Cui Xiaoxin have to do with you?â
âOf course it matters to him.â Chu Ning sneered aloud. âCui Xiaoxin is going to marry Song Tinyun, donât you know?â
ââââ Li Muyangâs pupils suddenly constricted, his face blanched while looking at Chu Ning, doubting the truthfulness of her words.
He was already aware that itâs impossible between him and Cui Xiaoxin. Besides the wide difference in status and the huge gap between their families, the fact that he killed Cui Zhaoren, signified he will never be accepted by the Cui family.
They would love to kill him as early as possible, just how would they marry off their daughter to him?
Cui Xiaoxin will have a different life, she will find a man who matches her in status and who really loves her. Like Song Tinyun.
This was something that he had already understood long ago; however, when the truth was plainly presented in front of him, when he heard Cui Xiaoxin is going to marry Song Tinyun, Li Muyangâs heart still felt empty.
The woman who he regarded as his first love, in the end, would no longer have anything to do with him? There would not even be a glimmer of hope left.
âOh, I know, Cui Xiaoxin hasnât told you, isnât that right? So you still donât understand the situation at all.â Taking notice of Li Muyangâs facial expression, Chu Ning immediately understood Li Muyangâs mind, and again fiercely stabbed him with another knife. âWhy didnât Cui Xiaoxin not want to tell you? Because she doesnât want you to feel inferior. In her heart, youâre nothing but an insignificant person. There are countless toads that want to eat swan meat, but guess what? The swan was married to another swan, and the toad was all skinned and left under the sun, its sinews and flesh trembling. So ugly.â
Qiandu eyebrows lifted, evidently disliking the way Chu Ning attacked Li Muyang with her words.
Uncovering the scars of others, pointing to the bleeding wounds and saying to people: look he has been hurt. This is in itself an extremely brutal form of wounding someone.
However, this was Li Muyangâs private matters and she did not get involved. She instead waited to see how Li Muyang would handle this.
Li Muyangâs eyes squinted up as he smiled and said to Chu Ning said: âWhy?â
âWhat do you mean why?â
âDonât you guys just hate me, and want to teach me a lesson?â Li Muyang said with a smile. âMaybe out of the one hundred people youâve bullied, ninety nine people would choose to stay quiet because of your status, swallow all the grievances and humiliation into their stomach. But there is a man like me, unwilling to compromise, unwilling to bow down to you, so you canât restrain your anger and annoyance and feel that your authority has been challenged, your dignity been insultedâââ
âYouâre a Princess of West Wind, but youâre unruly and obstinate, abuse your powers and bully people. Arenât you the worst Princess in Starry Sky Academy? As a citizen of West Wind Kingdom, Iâm really ashamed to have a princess like you.â
âLi Muyang, youâââ
Li Muyang was unafraid of offending these people, because it would have been useless even if he were afraid of them. The more you fear, the harder they stepped on you, and the more they bully you.
His sight again shifted to Song Tinyun. âI know you come from a noble family, live an extravagant life, I know youâre arrogant, your eyes are on your head and you never take notice of others. I also hope that Iâll have a similar family background to you, I also want to live an extravagant life, I also wish that Iâll be called young master, have the best teachers to impart knowledge, have the most powerful master to teach martial arts, have rare sacred books to read, and elixir and magical potion for me to eat. Unfortunately, I have none of these.â
âHowever, I feel that even if I had all of that, I wonât use it to bully or humiliate people. I believe that, since the heavens gave me so many good things, they must have other profound meaning. They must want us to turn to the virtuous side, do things that are more meaningful and more worthy of respect from others. Iâm an insignificant person, a little student in the shadow of your magnificence and nobilityââeven if you defeat me, mercilessly trample on me, would it add lustre to your name, would you be more respected and admired?â
âYou have many people, great forces and immense power. You can do what you want to do, many masters will jump out to have a chance to work under youâââ Li Muyang looked at both Chu Ning and Song Tinyun, continuing: âI have nothing, only this passable body. So, all I can do is, if you want to challenge me, then I accept. If you want to tread on me, I will fight back with all my strength.â
Li Muyangâs voice was firm and determined and his words powerful and resonating when he said: âTime, you pick. Location, you choose.â