Seeing the three Education Committee members unable to speak, Xue Qinghe simply walked into Xue Beng's dormitory. He saw Xue Beng sitting on a chair in the corridor with his legs crossed, looking nonchalant and acting like a loafer.
"Xue Beng, stand up for me! What exactly happened? Explain it clearly!" Xue Qinghe directly roared at Xue Beng. He despised this nominal younger brother from the bottom of his heart. If Xue Beng had possessed the talent of the Second Prince and Third Prince, Xue Qinghe would have eliminated him long ago.
"Oh, brother, don't be so angry. It's just a small matter. Look at these alarmist maids, they even brought you here." Xue Beng said seemingly unruly, "I just accidentally killed a commoner, what's the big deal?"
"What did you say?" Xue Qinghe pushed open the door and saw a girl lying on Xue Beng's bed with blood seeping from the corner of her mouth, her body barely covered. On the ground was a coarse linen garment, indeed the clothes that commoners would wear.
This girl must have been snatched by Xue Beng, and Xue Beng deliberately killed her because he received the news today that Xue Qinghe was coming to the Academy.
Tianlin glanced at Xue Beng coldly. Of course, he knew that this Prince Xue Beng was not as simple as he appeared on the surface. However, if it was just to show off his playboy image, why would he go this far? The Xue Beng in the original work didn't seem to reach this level.
However, from Xue Beng's perspective, this matter was not a big deal because he would not be punished in any way. After all, Xue Beng was a prince and a Soul Master, his class was far too high compared to a commoner girl.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was an Academy full of degenerate nobles. Even if this matter spread, the other playboys would not only not blame Xue Beng for his cruelty, but would also say that he was impressively virile and unrestrained.
As for the discussions among the commoners, Xue Beng didn't care at all. His reputation was already bad enough. Moreover, in a fantasy world, the hearts of the people were not that important. Winning the hearts of the people does not apply in Douluo Continent, power is everything.
The only impact would be to cause dissatisfaction among the three Education Committee members. However, these three Education Committee members were already Xue Qinghe's loyal followers. His Xue Beng's evaluation in their hearts was already zero, how much lower could it go? Could it become negative?
Seeing Tianlin's chilling gaze, Xue Beng didn't care. He was just another loyal follower of his elder brother. What could he do to him? "Xue Beng, kneel down for me!" Xue Qinghe walked out of the room and glared at Xue Beng.
"Why does His Highness the Crown Prince have to be so angry? It's just a commoner." At this moment, Prince Xue Xing slowly walked over, "The Fourth Prince was just a little excessive. Give the cheap girl's family some compensation, and then reprimand Xue Beng a little, and that's enough. If this matter goes to His Majesty, no one will benefit. Don't forget His Majesty's warning to you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
The deaths of the Second Prince and Third Prince were related to Xue Qinghe. This matter could not be concealed from the higher-ups. Because Xue Qinghe's abilities were outstanding, the Emperor Xue Ye was too lazy to investigate further. However, he had indirectly warned Xue Qinghe that his position as Crown Prince was completely secure now, and that he should not touch the last one, Xue Beng.
Xue Qinghe had not completely grasped the power of the Heaven Dou Empire. If it weren't for the Emperor Xue Ye's words, would he have let Xue Beng go just because he was a good-for-nothing?
"Then I'll have to trouble Royal Uncle to take Xue Beng back and teach him well. Such things must not happen again." Xue Qinghe said with an extremely ugly expression.
"Alas, it seems that I'm going to be confined for a few days because of this trivial matter." Xue Beng sighed helplessly, walking past Xue Qinghe and Tianlin with a smile.
Just then, a hand suddenly reached out, grabbed Xue Beng's neck, and lifted him up directly.
"Jun Tianlin, what are you doing? Are you defying your superiors?" Prince Xue Xing exclaimed in shock. He didn't expect Tianlin to suddenly attack.
With his roar, the surrounding guards pointed their spears at Tianlin.
"Xiao Tian, quickly put Xue Beng down!" Xue Qinghe was also taken aback by Tianlin's actions and subconsciously stopped him. In fact, if Xue Beng died at Tianlin's hands, it would maximize her benefits, both eliminating the scourge of Xue Beng and causing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to become hostile to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, which would be beneficial to her Spirit Hall in every way.
However, she didn't want Tianlin to be the fuse for this matter. If it were someone else, she would be happy to see it happen.
Tianlin ignored them and said coldly to Xue Beng, "Xue Beng, Fourth Prince, I don't care what kind of person you are, but I hope today's incident is the last time. Otherwise, I can chop you up with just one finger."
"You, you dare to threaten me?" Xue Beng looked at Tianlin in horror. The gap between his strength and Tianlin's was too great, and he had no power to resist.
"Threaten? You're thinking too much. I'm telling the truth. Since my debut, I've killed countless bandits, bullies, and evil Soul Masters. Don't forget how I got the title of Sword Prince. Do you think I'm joking when I say I can kill people?" Tianlin threw Xue Beng against a nearby wall with force, causing Xue Beng to be dizzy and disoriented. Then, he left without looking back.
"Rebellious, truly rebellious! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect actually dares to provoke my Heaven Dou Imperial Family." Prince Xue Xing said angrily.
"One Sect Four Douluo, why wouldn't they dare?" Xue Qinghe retorted, "Royal Uncle, I advise you, let this matter end here. To use your words, if this matter is reported to Father Emperor, you won't benefit either."
Seeing that Tianlin didn't really kill Xue Beng, Xue Qinghe breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it didn't reach that point, Xue Qinghe's current power could completely cover it up.
"Order it to be carried out, give that woman a proper burial, and send someone to give the woman's family 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, and protect them to prevent them from being coveted." Xue Qinghe ordered to the maid beside her, then turned to look at Xue Beng, "Xue Beng, take care of yourself. If there is a next time, I may not be able to stop Xiao Tian."
"Damn it, damn it!" After Xue Qinghe left, Xue Beng could no longer suppress his anger and kept punching the ground.
"Xue Beng, what's wrong with you? You've been getting more and more violent lately?" Xue Xing looked at Xue Beng strangely, "I know your behavior this time is aimed at your elder brother, but it's just pretending to be a good-for-nothing, do you really have to go to this extent?"
"Uncle, don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Xue Beng stood up and walked straight to another room. No one noticed that his condition today was very different from usual, with traces of black air permeating his eyes.
Leaving the dormitory building, Xue Qinghe quickly caught up with Tianlin, "Thank you for what happened just now, Xiao Tian."
He now understood the reason why Tianlin did that just now. Tianlin was definitely not someone who acted so rashly. He was helping him.
Today's incident was aimed at him. Xue Qinghe did have an excellent reputation among the common people, but his reputation among the nobles was gradually deteriorating.
The relationship between the imperial family, nobles, and common people is like big fish eating small fish, and small fish eating shrimps. Xue Qinghe has repeatedly stood up for the common people, which has already violated the interests of many nobles.
Once this matter spreads, if Xue Qinghe insists on punishing Xue Beng, it will inevitably arouse the dissatisfaction of the nobles and the Emperor Xue Ye, because in their eyes, the lives of the common people are not as important as the face of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
And if Xue Qinghe simply let Xue Beng go, his reputation among the common people would deteriorate, leaving them with the impression that he was helping relatives instead of reason, and that officials were protecting each other.
But Tianlin's actions at the end greatly changed the situation. Everyone knew that Tianlin was Xue Qinghe's best friend.
In the eyes of the common people who don't know the inside story, this must have been instructed by the Crown Prince. The Crown Prince actually wanted to stand up for them, but he was powerless to turn the tide.
On the contrary, the nobles who knew the inside story understood that Tianlin, as a disciple of a Titled Douluo, could not be commanded even by the Crown Prince. This must be his own idea. Attacking a prince for the sake of a commoner was a betrayal of his own class.
It can be said that the spearhead originally aimed at Xue Qinghe was now pointed at Tianlin. This was the only thing Tianlin could do for Xue Qinghe in that situation.
He could deal with Spirit Hall, but he could no longer bring himself to deal with Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe.
-----------
This high quality machine translation is powered by: https:// randomtranslator.com/
To read the full translation, as well as more than 444+ fanfic and original translations or request new translations, check out: https:// randomtranslator.com/
You can also join the RandomTranslator community on Discord to connect with other readers: https:// discord.gg/NSWvfN7vua
-----------