"What!?"

Zhao Fang's face turned ashen with rage, his body trembling. He gritted his teeth, glared at Qin Heng, and barked furiously, "What did you just say? Say it again!"

He was about to explode with anger! I'm the Dean of Students! Although I was newly transferred, everyone has been extremely respectful towards me this past week. Especially those delinquent students. They wouldn't even dare to look me in the eye, like mice before a cat, quivering and not daring to utter an extra word. And those girls, they look like frightened little rabbits when they see me. So helpless and pitiable, a sight that is very pleasing to my eye. Now, this guy who had skipped class for ten days actually dares to confront me! He simply must be tired of living!!

"Qin Heng! You've got some nerve! Come to the Dean's office with me right now!" Zhao Fang's fists were clenched tightly. He stared at Qin Heng and said sternly, "I'm going to properly 'educate' you!"

Zhao Fang's roar attracted many students, who gathered around to watch.

"Hey, isn't that Qin Heng? Haha, Dean Zhao caught him. I've freaking hated that guy for ages! Hahaha, this is so satisfying!"

"Exactly! Why should we have to attend classes while this kid can skip whenever he wants, and the homeroom teacher doesn't even care? Now that Dean Zhao has caught him, he's sure to be in big trouble!"

Many students began whispering among themselves.

Hearing this, Zhao Fang felt even more pleased with himself; he relished this power to punish students.

"You want to 'educate' me?" Qin Heng sneered.

In his previous life, he had attained the state of Eternal and was known as the Immortal Emperor. Even Yuan Shi wouldn't dare speak of educating him, yet this mere mortal dared to make such an audacious claim.

Zhao Fang, seething at Qin Heng's attitude, pointed a finger at him and shouted furiously, "You dare to speak to a teacher like this, with no moral sense whatsoever! It seems there's a problem with your parents' upbringing too. Now I'm going to—"

SMACK!

Qin Heng slapped Zhao Fang across the face, knocking his head to the side and making his cheek swell high. Then, he said indifferently, "If you dare, repeat what you just said."

Insulting his parents had crossed Qin Heng's bottom line.

Silence!

Dead silence. All the students watching were utterly dumbfounded, staring at Qin Heng in disbelief.

Holy shit! Qin Heng just slapped the Dean of Students across the face!! In front of so many people! This is unbelievable! Things are out of control! He's too badass!!

Any student knew that the Dean of Students was the one person you absolutely couldn't provoke!

In the entire school!

To the students, the Dean of Students was like a Great Demon.

Anyone who saw the Dean of Students would try to walk the other way, terrified of being caught for misconduct and facing a public reprimand, or even having their parents called in.

It's fair to say that nearly everyone, during their school days, had entertained the thought of defying the Dean of Students.

After graduation, stories of former students ambushing the Dean, putting a sack over his head, and giving him a beating were not unheard of.

But while still a student?

To directly slap the Dean of Students in front of a dozen people!?

This kind of thing had never been heard of before!!

Qin Heng's audacity was just too great!

"It's over! Qin Heng is done for! He actually dared to hit Dean Zhao!!" a student gasped, his face full of terror, muttering, "This is the new Dean of Students! He was parachuted in, supposedly has powerful connections, and is a strong candidate for the next principal!"

"Oh my God! Qin Heng actually hit Dean Zhao!!" Someone was even so scared they collapsed to the ground, staring at Qin Heng in disbelief. This is suicide! It's over! This guy is definitely finished!!

Reactions varied greatly.

Most people were too shocked to speak; Qin Heng's actions had exceeded everyone's imagination.

This is heaven-defying!!

"Aah!!" Zhao Fang roared, his eyes turning bloodshot. Since becoming Dean of Students, he had never encountered anything like this. "Qin Heng! You! You you!! Come to the Dean's office with me! I'll take the place of your parents and give you a good— Ah!"

Qin Heng, hands in his pockets, kicked out, striking Zhao Fang squarely in the chest.

BANG!

With a muffled thud, Zhao Fang was cut off mid-sentence and sent flying. With a loud CLANG, he crashed into a lamppost four or five meters away.

PFFT!

He spat out a mouthful of blood, clutching his chest, his expression twisted in extreme agony.

Zhao Fang felt as if he'd been hit by a large truck; his entire skeleton felt like it was about to fall apart, as if his bones could shatter at any moment.

The surrounding students were shocked once again.

What the hell! Wasn't a slap just a moment ago enough? Was that kick meant to kill the Dean of Students?

Qin Heng slowly walked up to Zhao Fang and looked down at him without saying a word.

Zhao Fang trembled all over. With enormous difficulty, he lifted his head, his eyes fixed on Qin Heng, and said, "Kid, you're done for! I'll make you suffer for this your entire life— Aaah!!"

Screams erupted.

Qin Heng had grabbed Zhao Fang's hair and lifted his entire body. Countless strands of hair pulled at his scalp, causing an unprecedented, intense pain. He felt like he was about to pass out.

"I'll wait for your revenge," Qin Heng said indifferently. "But before you try anything, you'd better ask Li Hecai who I am."

Li Hecai was the principal of Tianhai No.1 Middle School.

Having said that.

BANG!

Qin Heng casually tossed Zhao Fang into a nearby trash can, then dusted off his hands as if nothing had happened and walked towards the classroom, leaving behind a group of stunned classmates.

A short while later, they finally snapped out of it, and their minds were blown!

Damn! Qin Heng was so badass! Beating the Dean of Students like that and then casually tossing him into a trash can... that was just heaven-defying! This is huge news!

However, just as they were whipping out their phones to share the news in various chat groups and forums, a dozen or so members of the student council's disciplinary committee, who had appeared out of nowhere, surrounded them, glaring fiercely.

"Students, you all know that bringing cell phones to school is not allowed," a stern-faced boy in a school uniform said coolly. "Now, please hand over your phones."

"Oh, and about what just happened, none of you are to speak of it to anyone else. If word gets out, prepare to be expelled. These are Principal Li's orders."

Some had wanted to object, but upon hearing that last sentence, they all shut their mouths.

In the school, the principal's word was like an imperial edict!

No one dared to defy it!

And so, the dozen or so onlookers obediently nodded and handed over their phones without the slightest dissent.

Expulsion! For a student, that was the most terrifying punishment.

None of Qin Heng's classmates were among the onlookers, not even any from the senior year. After all, senior classes had morning self-study from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. It was barely a quarter past seven, so no senior students were outside their classrooms yet.

When Qin Heng promptly returned to the classroom, the Chinese teacher, Su Xiao, was leading the students in reciting an ancient text.

Qin Heng's entrance immediately drew the gaze of all the students and Su Xiao herself.

Su Xiao was a recent postgraduate, only twenty-six, with a pretty face and a stunning figure. She wore a professional white blouse and a black skirt, complemented by flesh-colored stockings and black high heels, perfectly embodying the allure of a uniform. Her round glasses only added to her intellectual charm.

At Tianhai No.1 Middle School, countless male teachers and students fantasized about her.

Qin Heng, however, was unmoved. He merely glanced at her before heading towards his seat.

"Stop right there!"

Su Xiao suddenly called out sharply. "Qin Heng, before you went on leave, you promised me that even if you weren't in the classroom, you would study hard. Now, before you sit down, recite the full text of 'The Free and Easy Wandering' for me."

"Recite 'The Free and Easy Wandering'?" Qin Heng paused at her words, then shook his head and said, "That's absurd. In terms of seniority, Zhuang Zhou would be considered from my grand-disciple's generation. In terms of cultivation, even his grandmaster, the Supreme Heavenly Sovereign, is not my equal. And you want me to recite his essay? That would be utterly ridiculous! Even if I were to agree, would Zhuang Zhou himself dare to have me recite his work?"