My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

what?

Jiang Xiaobai stood to the side, his face so shocked he could barely contain himself.

The pageboy finally realized what was happening and looked at Zhang Xinnian with a mixture of shock and anger: "No, you... are you sick in the head?"

"How dare you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinnian was furious and suddenly raised his foot.

But before his foot could land, Zhang Xinnian seemed to remember something and abruptly stopped: "No, I can't step on it, otherwise this place will surely collapse a hundred feet!"

"It doesn't matter if you get hurt, but it would be much worse if you injure my young master!"

"Kid, you're lucky you're alive. Now get lost..."

"..."

The pageboy was dumbfounded when faced with Zhang Xinnian's cold expression.

Jiang Xiaobai finally realized what was happening.

His guard...

He's pretending to be an invincible master!

But this act is just too awkward, and such behavior is practically humiliating someone right in the face!

That's much harsher than a slap in the face!

While he was both amused and exasperated, the pageboy, clearly angered, exclaimed, "Fine, fine, you knocked things over, and instead of apologizing, you humiliate me like this?!"

"Humiliation? What a joke!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinnian immediately sneered. He glanced at the broken wooden plate on the ground, his expression full of disdain: "To tell you the truth, this wooden plate..."

Zhang Xinnian paused slightly at this point, then said calmly, "It wasn't my young master who smashed it; it couldn't withstand my powerful aura and collapsed on its own!!"

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai finally couldn't help but raise his hand and press his temples.

That's a lot...

Even he thought it was outrageous.

Just then, a cold voice rang out from behind: "What's going on?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a figure strode quickly towards them, her skirt swaying gently, creating a light breeze.

The newcomer was a woman who appeared to be in her early twenties. She was tall and slender, wearing a light blue long dress. The slight sway of her dress exuded an indescribable air of cool elegance.

The woman's eyes, in particular, were exceptionally beautiful, yet they possessed a coldness that made one hesitant to harbor any disrespectful thoughts upon first glance.

"Teaching Assistant, this fellow isn't watching where he's going and has knocked over the abacus the Master is using for his lessons!"

When the page saw the woman approaching, his eyes lit up. He immediately pointed at Zhang Xinnian, who was standing next to Jiang Xiaobai, and said, "That's bad enough, but they also verbally insulted me!"

As she finished speaking, the woman landed on Jiang Xiaobai, her voice calm: "You, apologize!"

Before Jiang Xiaobai could speak, Zhang Xinnian beside him had already raised his chin: "Apologize?"

Zhang Xinnian sneered, then stood there and began to shake his shoulders back and forth.

Jiang Xiaobai's forehead creased with annoyance upon seeing this.

Finished!

he came.

This guy...he's at it again!

Sure enough, the next moment, Zhang Xinnian spoke up: "Hey, you've got some skills, huh? You took a few slaps on the shoulder and still managed to keep a straight face!"

"It seems that not everyone in your Imperial Academy is a good-for-nothing."

"..."

Jiang Xiaobai lowered his head upon hearing this.

The woman was clearly taken aback by this sudden turn of events, her delicate brows furrowing slightly.

"Enough. A true master wouldn't easily lay a hand on a woman!"

Zhang Xinnian looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Young Master, perhaps... we should forgive them both!"

As Zhang Xinnian finished speaking, the pageboy looked at the woman and said, "Assistant Instructor, you see, they're clearly here to cause trouble!"

The woman then came to her senses, glanced down at the broken plates on the ground, and said, "I don't care who you are."

"If someone is hit or property is damaged inside the Imperial Academy, compensation and an apology should be made. Otherwise... this matter will not be left unresolved."

"May I ask a question?"

Before Zhang Xinnian could speak, Jiang Xiaobai asked, "What is this thing used for?"

"Hmph, this is the counting board used for arithmetic in class today!"

Upon hearing this, the pageboy's voice was filled with grievance and anger: "The Master needs this for his lesson today!"

"Now that you've ruined everything, how am I supposed to explain this to the Master?"

Hearing this, Jiang Xiaobai finally looked enlightened and, smiling, asked the page, "So, is it possible that this bookplate... was already broken before it was hit?"

In his opinion, the pageboy was clearly up to no good.

If no one was behind this, then it means the pageboy broke the book and is looking for a scapegoat!

"What...what gives you the right to say that!"

Upon hearing this, the pageboy's expression changed slightly, then he angrily demanded, "What proof do you have?"

"Proof? Heh, this young master doesn't need proof!"

Jiang Xiaobai shrugged and chuckled, "So what if I broke it?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Xinnian suddenly realized something, his eyes widened, and he stepped on the broken plate on the ground.

Snapped!

The already cracked wooden plate was crushed even more thoroughly by his stomping, turning into a pile of dust.

"I thought it was some kind of amazing treasure, but it turns out it's just a piece of junk."

Zhang Xinnian sneered, "Send your tutor to me! I want to see what kind of tutor dares to cause trouble for my young master over a broken plate!!"

Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

Zhang Xinnian's arrogant attitude this year was spot on!

"You, you..."

The pageboy stared in shock at the completely crushed plates.

The woman's previously calm expression turned completely somber.

"Hmph, young master, let's go!"

Zhang Xinnian acted as if nothing had happened, hummed again, and then pulled Jiang Xiaobai along, walking forward.

As he passed the woman and the pageboy, Zhang Xinnian's voice rang out again: "Remember this, if it weren't for the presence of my young master, you wouldn't even have the right to stand and speak today!"

"So... you should properly thank my young master!"

After speaking, Zhang Xinnian turned his head, his expression indifferent, his back view exuding an air of retiring after achieving success.

The pageboy stood there, staring blankly at the departing figures of the two men, before finally speaking in a trembling voice, "Assistant Instructor..."

"What should we do now?"

"Don't worry, I explained it to the Master!"

As the woman spoke, her cold eyes were fixed on the direction Jiang Xiaobai had left. Her hands trembled with anger, her chest heaved, and her voice was as cold as ice.

"These two have been causing such a ruckus at the Imperial Academy; I will also report them to the Master!"