Everyone in the hall looked outside and immediately saw three people walking in.
One of them was Xue Beng, the bright-red slap mark on his face still not gone, his expression full of intense hatred.
In the center was Xue Beng's uncle, Prince Xue Xing, his demeanor incomparably arrogant.
The last person was an old man—hair, beard, and eyes all dark green, extremely terrifying. After entering, he closed his eyes directly, not even looking at anyone inside the hall, yet he gave off a sense of extreme danger.
The three Teaching Committee members hurriedly stood up, and the Grandmaster's group also rose, unable to remain seated.
"Your Highness, what wind has brought you here?" Meng Shenji stepped forward to greet him.
A prince! The Grandmaster and the others were shocked. They hadn't expected that on the first day of arriving, they would actually alarm a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.
This man was Emperor Xue Ye's own younger brother, one who held tremendous power.
From the moment he came in, Xue Beng's gaze was locked on Dai Mubai. Earlier, Dai Mubai had kicked him, and he had not forgotten.
Xue Xing ignored Meng Shenji and instead turned to ask Xue Beng, "Is it them?"
As he spoke, he pointed at the group from Shrek.
Bad!The Grandmaster and the others felt their hearts sink. This is trouble.
They immediately understood—the youth and the prince clearly had a special relationship. They had come seeking revenge.
Xue Beng nodded heavily, voice full of venom: "It's them. Last night four other people from their academy injured me, and earlier one of them even kicked me again."
Xue Xing nodded and shouted sternly, "Men!"
Uniform, heavy footsteps immediately sounded. The ground trembled as a group of armored soldiers rushed in.
There were more than a dozen soldiers, all radiating soul power fluctuations, though not very strong.
Xue Xing waved his hand and ordered coldly, "Arrest them!"
The soldiers charged toward Shrek's group.
Seeing this scene, Xue Beng's face showed intense satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Shrek's group began to panic.
Fortunately, the three Teaching Committee members from the Royal Academy stepped forward, blocking the soldiers.
"Your Highness, what is the meaning of this?" Meng Shenji said coldly.
He had already witnessed Tang San's peerless talent just now, and the existence of the legendary external soul bone. There was no way he would let Xue Xing take Tang San away.
The Grandmaster remained the calmest. He recalled Xue Beng's earlier words and suddenly detected something suspicious.
He quickly raised his voice: "Your Highness, there must be some misunderstanding. Last night all our students stayed inside the hotel, we absolutely did not injure this student."
"Still trying to argue?"Xue Beng sneered and took out a badge, smashing it hard into the Grandmaster's face."Old bastard, open your eyes wide and see what this is!"
"You dare insult him?!"Tang San roared and charged toward Xue Beng.
Throwing something at the Grandmaster's face and calling him an old bastard—this had already pierced Tang San's逆鱗.
The Grandmaster and Tang Hao were Tang San's逆鱗. Touch them, and you die.
With a prince present, Tang San wouldn't kill anyone today, but he would absolutely make the other party remember this.
If they were in the wilderness somewhere and this youth dared insult the Grandmaster like that, he would already be a corpse.
Even with a prince backing him—so what?Earlier at the foot of the mountain, this youth had provoked first. Tang San believed his side held the moral advantage.
"Xiao San, come back!" the Grandmaster shouted anxiously.
But—It was already too late.
Standing beside Xue Xing, the old man with the messy hair slightly lifted his eyelids and let out a cold snort.
Tang San, mid-charge, felt as if his chest had been smashed by a hammer. His entire body flew backwards. Puff! A large mouthful of blood sprayed out.
The Grandmaster's expression changed drastically and quickly caught Tang San.
The old man's expression did not fluctuate at all. He closed his eyes again.
"Many thanks, Senior Dugu," Xue Xing said respectfully.
The old man gave a slight nod and said nothing.
Hearing "Senior Dugu," the three Teaching Committee members—Meng Shenji, Zhi Lin, and Bai Baoshan—showed shocked and uncertain expressions, as if they had recognized the old man's identity.
"Xiao San, what's wrong?" the Grandmaster shouted anxiously.
Tang San's face had turned deathly pale, blood constantly pouring from his mouth. This scene nearly terrified the Grandmaster out of his soul.
Oscar quickly produced a large sausage for Tang San to eat.
The three Teaching Committee members spread out once again, blocking Shrek's group.
"Your Highness, if you don't explain everything clearly today, don't even think about touching them," Meng Shenji said.
"Not clear enough?" Xue Xing pointed at Xue Beng's face and sneered. "Last night in Yijue House, Xue Beng was beaten, lost several teeth, and the slap marks can't be erased. Just now he was kicked again by one of them. Striking a prince—this is a felony worthy of immediate execution!"
He's a prince?!Shrek's group was stunned.
Dai Mubai's expression turned particularly unpleasant. Though he himself was a prince, this was the Heaven Dou Empire—and their prince had a prince backing him right here.
A dragon that crosses into another's territory can't overwhelm the local snake.Today, he might really be in trouble.
Ma Hongjun grew frightened. Previously standing next to Dai Mubai, he quickly stepped away and rushed to Tang San's side to check on him.
Seeing Tang San gradually stabilize, the Grandmaster stood up. Holding the academy badge in his hand, he said, "I believe you have misunderstood."
Everyone's eyes fell on him.
The Grandmaster looked at Xue Beng and asked, "The ones who attacked you last night—were they one man and four women?"
Xue Beng sneered, "Exactly them. This is the badge they left behind by accident. If you tell me where they are, I'll spare you. If not, none of you will survive today."
"It was Aotian—it must have been Aotian and the others!" Ma Hongjun suddenly shouted.
"Dean Flender, what exactly is going on?" Meng Shenji frowned.
Flender gave a bitter smile: "The four people His Highness mentioned were formerly students of our academy, but yesterday afternoon they left Shrek Academy. What they did afterward has nothing to do with us—we have no knowledge of it."
"You say they left, so they left? Old bastard, don't think you can fool me with some story. If you don't tell me where they are today, none of you will leave alive!" Xue Beng roared.
Right now, he had truly become a laughingstock of Heaven Dou City. How could he not hate them?
Even the emperor would probably summon him later to give him a scolding.
Qin Ming stood up and said, "I can testify. Those students indeed left Shrek Academy yesterday afternoon. Among them was Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. If Your Highness does not believe me, you may contact the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
Hearing that, Xue Xing mostly believed it, though he still said coldly, "Those people behaved so viciously—this cannot be separated from your academy's teaching."
Meng Shenji said, "Your Highness, it's clear that Xue Beng's injuries have nothing to do with these people. If you continue to push like this, I will enter the palace and ask His Majesty to judge this personally."
"Meng Shenji, are you rebelling?!" Xue Xing roared.
Only now did the arrogance on his face begin to crack, replaced by unease.
If this matter reached His Majesty, things would become troublesome.His real purpose today was not just venting Xue Beng's anger—but to drive these outsiders out of the Royal Academy.
Meng Shenji and the other two elders were all loyal to Xue Qinghe. Naturally, Xue Xing didn't want them to recruit talented individuals.
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