Chapter 10: Astonishment As Qiong Cang walked up, a wave of jeers erupted from below. At first, there were only a few scattered voices, but as more and more people joined in, the sound swelled into a collective roar. A few teachers nearby tried to intervene, pulling back the students who had started it. Unfortunately, there were too many of them, and the teachers could not stop the overwhelming tide of "public opinion." By the time Qiong Cang stood in the center of the Rostrum, the jeers had…