Chapter 4: I’m Not The Protagonist Either!

Just as Zhao Yan was preparing to buy a ticket for the teleportation array to return to Qingyang City.

On the way back to the Prefectural Guard, a guard, with a look of confusion, asked the captain, “Captain, we’re just letting that person go?”

“He is indeed a rare heavenly pride, but even if he unintentionally disrupted the order of the city due to his epiphany, he should at least be registered.”

“Do you still remember the captain’s warning from a few days ago? An important figure from the Imperial Capital is coming to our Qingyang Prefecture for experience, and we’ve been told to act cautiously and mind our propriety.”

The captain said with a solemn expression.

“Captain, you mean that person is the important figure from the Imperial Capital?” A hint of surprise flashed in the guard’s eyes.

“In our Qingyang Prefecture, have you ever seen a Spirit Martial Artist break through seven cultivation realms in one go?”

The captain didn’t answer directly but asked a question instead.

“Then is he…?” the guard was about to guess.

“Enough, be careful what you say.”

The guard captain immediately interrupted him.

“The important figures in the Imperial Capital are not for us to speculate about casually; be careful, you might bring about a disaster.”

The guard captain’s expression was serious, and his eyes showed a hint of fear.

“Captain, I, I understand.”

Upon hearing this, the guard’s voice trembled, seemingly having thought of something.

In less than half a second, his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

One day later, in Qingyang City, Shangluo Academy.

The Great Xia Dynasty has thirteen prefectures in total, namely Changning Prefecture, Linchuan Prefecture, Yunhai Prefecture, Lindong Prefecture, Beicang Prefecture, Yanhai Prefecture, Dongchuan Prefecture, Tiandi Prefecture, Zhaoge Prefecture, Yueqing Prefecture, Fufeng Prefecture, Yong’an Prefecture, and Qingyang Prefecture.

Qingyang Prefecture is located at the southernmost tip of the Great Xia Dynasty, and Qingyang City is the prefecture capital of Qingyang Prefecture.

Shangluo Academy is a key academy in Qingyang Prefecture and is privately run.

In this world, Spiritual Martial arts reign supreme, and the education system is primarily built around the cultivation of Spiritual Martial arts.

The Li Clan had already made arrangements with this academy before Zhao Yan arrived in Qingyang Prefecture. Zhao Yan’s presence here is merely nominal; his actions are entirely up to his own will.

Why does he have such privileges? The four words “Holy Zhao Clan” are enough.

On the way to the academy, girls kept approaching Zhao Yan to ask for his contact information.

To be honest, in the eyes of passersby, Zhao Yan could be described as peerlessly handsome.

His face was fair and smooth, with well-defined angular features, exuding a stern temperament.

His eyes were like deep, dark ancient pools, yet they sparkled with brilliance.

His eyebrows were as dense as ink, his nose bridge as high as a peak, and his lips were exquisitely beautiful.

Coupled with his slender figure, he exuded nobility and elegance everywhere.

However, Zhao Yan mercilessly rejected these girls, among whom were many with attractive faces.

Because at this moment, he had firm beliefs and ideals in his heart, and he turned a blind eye to their advances.

Cough, cough, the topic has strayed a bit.

“Host older brother, how do you plan to find her?”

After entering the academy, Pai Xing asked Zhao Yan.

“Leng Ruoyao is a heaven’s proud daughter, I can just ask anyone.” Zhao Yan replied.

Coincidentally, there were a few people in front of Zhao Yan. They were crude and rough in their demeanor, their hairstyles were messy, and each of them had a shining long saber strapped to their backs.

Although Zhao Yan disliked their behavior, he always suspected others with the worst possible intentions.

“Hello, do you know a girl named Leng Ruoyao?”

“I’d like to ask, where is she usually in the academy at this time?”

Zhao Yan asked them.

“Why are you asking about Miss Leng? You, with your greasy hair and made-up face, are you even worthy of calling Miss Leng by her name directly?”

The group was stunned at first. Then, the leader stepped forward. He wore a silver necklace around his neck, which looked quite valuable – it was a spirit-gathering necklace.

Leng Ruoyao was the undisputed goddess of Shangluo Academy; almost ninety percent of the boys in the academy fantasized about her beauty late at night.

Coupled with Zhao Yan’s exceptional handsomeness, among the boys the leader had seen, he had never encountered someone so elegant and extraordinary.

This made him feel inferior, and naturally, a bit displeased. These thoughts, similar to those of campus thugs in Blue Star, are understandable to those who know.

Seeing this, Zhao Yan turned to leave.

He didn’t really want to stir up trouble.

He had read many texts before, where protagonists were always mocked and harassed, attracting trouble from superiors after dealing with subordinates.

Although he could always escape danger, for a normal person, enduring such situations repeatedly would be unbearable.

Secondly, due to a series of foolish actions he had taken, his clan had explicitly stated that they would not provide him with any assistance during this experience; he had to rely entirely on himself.

If he violated the regulations, the stern old fellows in the clan’s Elder Council would immediately take him back to be questioned.

Once taken back, he would never be able to come out again.

Therefore, he didn’t intend to get entangled further; he could just ask someone else if needed.

“Stop! Didn’t you hear me? Are you leaving without answering why you’re looking for Leng Ruoyao!”

At this moment, the man with the silver necklace and his companions blocked Zhao Yan, their voices suddenly rising a few decibels.

“What is Li Wuchen up to again? Why has this guy provoked him?”

“Exactly, this Li Wuchen often uses force to compel others to do things for him.”

“If it weren’t for his high strength and his being from the Li Clan of Qingyang, someone would have dealt with him long ago.”

“This guy is in for bad luck; he’ll either lose money to avoid disaster or get beaten up.”

The commotion around Zhao Yan attracted the attention of many students. Some sighed, some gloated, and some considered whether to step forward and help.

“Brothers and sisters, today’s protagonist is this handsome guy in front of me, but this handsome guy is not having good luck today.”

“He got into an argument with Li Wuchen. Everyone knows Li Wuchen, right?”

“Next, I will broadcast this entire incident. Bosses with spare change can give me a reward, thank you!”

Some people even used projection jade talismans to broadcast the scene to everyone on the academy forum.

Not long after the broadcast began, a large number of viewers poured in.

“Didn’t you hear what I said?”

Seeing the growing crowd, Li Wuchen became even more excited.

For him, the more people he could showcase his strength to, the more impressive he would appear.

“Sigh, I’m in a hurry, so if you’re going to fight, do it quickly.”

Zhao Yan knew that this trouble was probably unavoidable, so he decided to end it quickly.

Zhao Yan was somewhat depressed, thinking that he wasn’t the protagonist, so why were these minor villains all coming to trouble him? They were all “unfortunate souls,” so why make things difficult for each other?

“Good, very good! You two, go get him!”

Li Wuchen was just looking for an excuse to make a move, and now the opportunity had come.

Overjoyed, he quickly ordered his two underlings to go first.

As soon as Li Wuchen finished speaking, the two beside him swiftly drew their long sabers and charged fiercely at Zhao Yan.

In the blink of an eye, the two reached Zhao Yan. In an instant, blade light flashed like lightning.

“This person is finished. Two Concealed Pressure Realm third-level slashes, how can he block them? He’ll probably be heading to the Instructor of Pills after this.”

A student shouted. Those among the onlookers who heard this lowered their heads, unable to bear witnessing such a brutal scene.

Seeing the broadcast, many people were anxious for Zhao Yan.

“Bang!”

Just at this critical moment, accompanied by a loud noise, a figure flew out.

Just as a student was extremely anxious and preparing to take Zhao Yan to the academy’s infirmary, he looked closely and was astonished to find Zhao Yan completely unharmed.

And the figure that flew out was actually the two who had attacked first.

They were lying on the ground, bleeding from the corners of their mouths, their faces contorted in pain.