Chapter 250

Chapter 250: Lawless!

Hearing Helian Yun’s words, Yang Jia slowly closed his eyes, hands clenched tight. He knew that everything had cause and effect — the choices made then had led to this moment now.

He had brought this upon himself.

Helian Yun studied Yang Jia for a moment. He knew he had to keep this young man calm, so he continued, “Your talent goes without saying — you made it through Guanxuan Road. But you should know very well that right now you have no backing, no support. If you refuse to read the room and offend this many noble families and sects, do you really think you’ll have a future?”

Yang Jia glanced at him. “If I back down now, will I have a future then?”

Helian Yun replied immediately, “You will. Rest assured — as the academy’s headmaster, I give you my word that we will never deceive you.”

He paused, then added, “Taking a step back now is good for everyone, yourself included. Do you understand what I mean?”

Yang Jia looked at him and said, “Is it right to go against the rules set by the Master of Guanxuan Sword like this?”

Helian Yun smiled. “Even the young master has broken the rules before — what is there to fear?”

Yang Jia’s hands tightened into fists. A complex emotion unlike anything he had ever felt quietly stirred from deep within him and spread rapidly.

Helian Yun continued, “If you make the entire academy conduct a self-investigation, you won’t just be offending the Zhou family — you’ll be offending countless noble families and sects, and even me, because a self-investigation will affect me too!”

Very direct.

He was afraid that if he wasn’t direct enough, this young man from a low-ranking family wouldn’t understand.

Yang Jia said nothing, but glanced at the Guanxuan guards outside.

Helian Yun seemed to know what he was thinking and smiled. “No need to look at them. By the rules, they are indeed supposed to protect you — but I’ll tell you, they won’t allow the academy to conduct a self-investigation either. Do you understand?”

Yang Jia nodded. “I understand.”

At this point, how could he not? Many of the rules his father had once established had clearly become nothing more than decoration.

Whose fault was that?

He, Yang Jia, bore the greatest responsibility.

If he hadn’t broken the rules back then — if he had strictly punished the Xiao family instead — would anyone dare to so openly disregard his father’s rules now?

He, the young master himself, had not followed the rules. How could those below him be expected to?

Helian Yun suddenly said, “So what do you plan to do now?”

He was running out of patience.

Yang Jia took a deep breath, then said, “The safety of my family……..”

Helian Yun said, “Rest assured. As long as you cooperate on your end, we can guarantee their safety.”

Yang Jia looked at Helian Yun. “How do you need me to cooperate?”

Seeing that Yang Jia had finally agreed, Helian Yun broke into a smile. “It’s simple — just sign some documents, and come out with us to speak with the students outside. Tell them you had no grievance, that you simply wanted to attempt Guanxuan Road to test your own strength.”

Yang Jia nodded. “Fine. But remember — guarantee my family’s safety, or else……”

“Rest assured!”

Helian Yun gave a slight nod. “I’ve already sent people to protect your family. Their safety is absolutely not in question……. I’ll have someone come to walk you through the details shortly. Just follow the process they lay out for you.”

Yang Jia nodded. “Alright.”

Helian Yun glanced at him, then turned and left.

After Helian Yun departed, Yang Jia said nothing at all. He sat down cross-legged and began to cultivate.

Cultivate!

In this moment, what he felt was no longer danger — it was death.

He knew that these people only wanted to keep him calm for now. Once this matter passed, it would surely be the day of his death.

Utterly lawless.

Yang Jia took a long, deep breath. He had to raise his strength as quickly as possible.

Outside.

After walking out, Helian Yun looked toward the Guanxuan guard commander beside him. “Let the Zhou family know — the young man inside has been handled……. Their own mess is theirs to clean up. And tell them not to make a move now. Wait until after the boy leaves, then……”

As he spoke, a cold gleam flashed through his eyes.

The Guanxuan guard commander bowed respectfully. “Understood.”

With that, he turned and left.

Helian Yun slowly closed his eyes. “Guanxuan Road……. one Ye Tianming was already enough. Another one……”

As it turned out, everyone who had made it through Guanxuan Road had a rebellious streak.

Having just spoken with the young man inside, he could tell — this one had a bit of that streak too.

He couldn’t be allowed to live.

An hour later, Yang Jia was led out of the main hall by an elderly man. Outside, the Guanxuan guard commander looked at Yang Jia. “Young master, has anyone threatened you?”

He said it loudly enough for all the gathered students outside to hear clearly.

Yang Jia glanced at him and shook his head.

The Guanxuan guard commander nodded. “Good. Rest assured, young master — we swear to protect your safety with our lives!”

Escorted by the Guanxuan guards, Yang Jia came before everyone. To convince the crowd that Yang Jia had attempted Guanxuan Road out of no grievance, the academy even deliberately broadcast the scene live using a cloud recorder.

They had to use every means available to minimize the damage this Guanxuan Road incident had caused.

Helian Yun glanced at Yang Jia. Yang Jia slowly stepped forward. Facing the crowd, he paused briefly in thought — then suddenly raised his head and roared at everyone, “The headmaster of this academy threatened my family to silence me and prevent me from seeking justice. I have been gravely wronged!!”

The moment those words fell, the entire scene erupted in an uproar.

Yang Jia’s expression remained blank.

Back down?

He would never back down. That was out of the question. Backing down now would be the same as accepting death — he knew full well that Helian Yun only wanted to keep him calm temporarily. The man had no intention of letting him live. Everyone in the academy was in on it together. Once this storm passed, he would die without a doubt — and not just him, but his family too.

Besides, he had no desire to back down.

He was of the Yang family!!

A Yang could die, but never cower.

The moment Yang Jia’s words rang out, Helian Yun and the others froze. They stared at Yang Jia in disbelief, completely unable to fathom that a disciple from a low-ranking family would dare do something like this.

Who gave him the nerve?

How could he dare?

Helian Yun was stunned.

But just then, Yang Jia suddenly drew a sword and held it across his own throat. He looked toward Helian Yun and the others in the distance. “I have made it through Guanxuan Road, yet the academy is now pressuring me and refusing to let me continue seeking justice…… I demand to see my parents immediately. Otherwise, I will die right here.”

What he feared most right now was the Ye family, because he knew they were very likely to use his parents against him.

Helian Yun stared hard at Yang Jia. “Do you know what you’re doing?”

At this moment, he truly wanted to kill someone.

He had never imagined this person would dare to play him like this.

His mind went completely blank.

He had only one feeling — it was over.

Completely and utterly over.

At this point, he was at a loss. And not just him — the powerful figures of Guanxuan Academy in the crowd were also standing there dumbstruck, none of them having anticipated that Yang Jia would pull a move like this.

What in the world?

Kill him now?

Clearly too late for that.

Force him down?

Could they even manage it?

Everyone was stunned.

Helian Yun suddenly said, “Young master Ye is feeling unwell. Please escort him to rest.”

The Guanxuan guard commander immediately understood and personally stepped in front of Yang Jia, ready to make his move. Yang Jia fixed his eyes on him. “If you turn over a new leaf right now and protect me, you’re still fulfilling your duty. Whatever punishment comes later will be lighter. Think carefully — there are countless eyes watching right now.”

The Guanxuan guard commander’s expression shifted uncomfortably. He knew full well how serious this was. Once someone made it through Guanxuan Road, the guards’ duty was to protect that person. If he were to lay hands on this young man in front of everyone right now, the consequences——

He had to admit, Yang Jia’s words moved him somewhat, because at this moment, he himself wasn’t sure Helian Yun and the others could contain the situation.

Seeing the guard commander hesitate, Helian Yun’s expression darkened. He transmitted his voice through his qi, “Thinking of jumping ship at a time like this? Is it even too late?”

The guard commander fell silent.

Helian Yun continued, “Take him down. With all of us working together, settling this is easy. Losing your nerve now would be truly foolish. And even if there’s a full investigation, won’t the young master end up taking our side anyway? What are you afraid of?”

Hearing this, the guard commander no longer hesitated. He looked at Yang Jia. “Young master Ye, please go rest.”

With that, his right hand shot out toward Yang Jia.

At this point, he had no choice. As Helian Yun said, he had no way out — he could only press forward with the rest of them.

But Yang Jia had no intention of sitting still. He suddenly stepped forward, pointed with one finger, and a sword in the hand of a nearby guard flew out, transforming into a streak of sword light that slashed fiercely toward the Guanxuan guard commander.

Boom!

As the sword light exploded outward, the Guanxuan guard commander was sent flying back several zhang.

The guard commander was stunned. He stared at Yang Jia in disbelief. “How is that possible, you……”

Yang Jia suddenly turned to face the powerful figures of Guanxuan Academy, a ferocious look flashing through his eyes. “Do you people truly intend to act without any law or restraint? Openly killing someone who completed the trial — you……”

“Take him down now!”

In the distance, Helian Yun suddenly roared.

The Guanxuan guard commander no longer hesitated and charged forward to seize Yang Jia — but at that very moment, a terrifying aura descended from the sky, and the next instant, the guard commander was slammed directly into the ground.

Everyone froze.

At that moment, an elderly man appeared in the sky above Guanxuan Academy. Everyone looked up at him with confusion written across their faces.

The elderly man looked down at those below. “By order of the young master, all personnel of this academy are hereby relieved of their duties on the spot and are to submit to investigation.”

Boom!

As his words fell, dozens of terrifying auras descended into the scene.

All of them were Guanxuan guards — and they had come from the Guanxuan guards of the real world.

“The young master?”

Yang Jia looked at the elderly man in the distance, his face full of confusion.