Chapter 96: Shrek: Is Qin Zhuo Speaking for Us?
Just when Qin Zhuo was thinking about whether he should confront Dugu Bo to protect the Crown Prince's face as the Crown Prince's most trusted confidant, Xue Beng arrived with Prince Xuexing and Dugu Bo.
As soon as he came in, Xue Beng saw Qin Zhuo. The arrogance and hatred on his face froze for a moment, but he concealed it well. He turned around and directed his hatred on Shrek and others.
Compared to Qin Zhuo's expressionless face and the three education committee members' compliance, Shrek and others were a little surprised. It was not because of the arrival of two royal members, nor because of seeing the young man who was beaten by them.
Before the three people came in, whether it was the weakest Ning Rongrong or the strongest Flender, they only heard the footsteps of two people, but there were actually three people coming.
What does this mean? This means that the old man with green hair and beard is extraordinary! Very strong!
Dugu Bo followed beside Prince Xuexing, his hands hidden in his robe sleeves, and was very indifferent to the people in the Education Commission office. However, when he noticed Qin Zhuo, although his eyes were only slightly narrowed, he also paused for a moment.
The last time Qin Zhuo defeated the Royal Fighting Team led by Yu Tianheng in Tiandou City, many soul master families wanted to contact him afterwards. The Dugu family was one of them, but they were stopped by Qian Renxue.
"My Lord Prince, why are you here?"
Meng Shenji, the Education Commissioner, bowed slightly and saluted Prince Xuexing. Although he was respectful, he also seemed a little impatient.
Originally, Tiandou Royal Academy was under the jurisdiction of Prince Xuexing. Later, when Xue Qinghe became an adult, he took charge of the academy, and Prince Xuexing assisted in its management.
For various reasons, the prince has always held the management power of the academy. Although the crown prince has the title of supervisor, he does not have much management power.
However, because the prince was attacked, Emperor Xue Ye eliminated some of the royal family's forces and took back most of the power in the hands of the royal family.
Although Prince Xuexing was not implicated, his power to assist in the management of Tiandou Royal Academy was greatly reduced. He was even worse than Xue Qinghe before. He really only had the title of assistant manager. That was when the crown prince was too busy, he would show up in the academy on behalf of the royal family.
Therefore, the Education Commissioner's respect was only because he was a member of the royal family. As for his impatience, it could be traced back to the previous events.
"Why? Does the Education Committee not welcome me? Or is it because we have guests here and you feel that my visit has spoiled your fun?"
Meng Shenji couldn't help but frown when he heard this. Since his power was taken away, Prince Xuexing hasn't been so strong for a long time.
But no matter what, the person in front of him still had the title of assistant administrator of the academy, so Meng Shenji had to briefly explain the matter and introduced Shrek and others.
Flender just stood up and wanted to salute Prince Xuexing, but the latter didn't even look at him, snorted coldly and said:
"Hmph! Shrek Academy? I've never even heard of it. It must be a low-ranking academy! Chief Meng Shenji, the Crown Prince has a lot of things to do, so he asked you to manage the academy. How could you allow these people of unknown origin to come to our academy?"
Hearing this, the people from Shrek Academy, who were already furious with Qin Zhuo, could no longer sit still. They stood up in anger, but were forcibly held down by Flender.
Although Flender was also very angry, he thought of the favorable conditions provided by the other party during the negotiation just now, and he made himself a punching bag.
"Your Highness, you can't say that! The soul masters trained by Shrek Academy are all excellent. Take Teacher Qin, for example, who has already become a Soul Emperor at such a young age. The young people standing here also have the strength of the third ring. They are not rare talents!"
Meng Shenji also saw that Prince Xuexing was here to cause trouble, and his words became a little more impolite. As a powerful Soul Douluo-level warrior, he was not at all intimidated even if the other party was a prince.
"Even if they are talented, they can't be arrogant, right? These talented people you mentioned beat up Xue Beng as soon as they arrived at the academy. After all, Xue Beng is the fourth prince of the empire and represents the dignity of the royal family. How can he be easily humiliated?"
As soon as these words came out, the three members of the Education Committee immediately understood why the prince came. Seeing Xue Beng staring at Shrek with hatred on his face, they sighed in their hearts. The quality of students in the academy is getting worse and worse because there are too many brainless nobles like him.
Everyone at Shrek also understood. They had not expected that the man they beat up in the morning was actually the Fourth Prince of the Tiandou Empire. Moreover, judging from the Fourth Prince's appearance, he was a petty-minded person.
Flender sighed secretly, stood up and wanted to ask if there was any solution to this problem. Besides wanting to stay here to retire, he also didn't want to delay the Seven Monsters' cultivation.
"Ahem... Your Excellency, are you calling on me?"
Before Flender could even open his mouth, Qin Zhuo's calm voice floated over, breaking the tit-for-tat atmosphere between the three.
"You said Xue Beng represents the dignity of the royal family. May I ask what kind of dignity you see in him? Eating, drinking, and having fun? Bullying others? Not doing his job properly? If this is what Your Excellency the Prince means by royal dignity, then I need to have a serious conversation with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Qin Zhuo walked slowly towards Prince Xuexing. Dugu Bo opened his eyes but did nothing and just watched.
"This king... This king certainly doesn't mean that! But Xue Beng is from a royal family, and he himself..."
When Prince Xuexing saw Qin Zhuo, his expression became a little abnormal, especially after hearing what Qin Zhuo said, his heart was in his throat.
"You're born into a royal family, but you're the one getting involved in fights between your peers. You can't even handle your own problems. What will others think? They'll think that the princes of the Tiandou Empire are the kind who can only rely on others to handle their own affairs. Is that dignified?"
"If you want others to respect the royal family, first of all, you royal family must have something to be respected! He has no shame, and yet he expects others to respect him. Do you think that's possible? Honestly, with Xue Beng's personality, if he wasn't born into the royal family, he would have been abandoned long ago!"
Qin Zhuo said this and glared at Xue Beng. He didn't use any strength, but he made the fourth prince's legs go weak.
Everyone at Shrek looked at Qin Zhuo in bewilderment. They didn't expect this guy to actually stand up and speak for them. Could it be that he really didn't mean it before?
"You...don't be so arrogant! Even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince values you, you can't treat me, a prince..."
"You still have the nerve to mention His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Prince Xuexing heard Xue Beng being belittled, he became furious and immediately wanted to attack Qin Zhuo, but was rebuked by a loud roar.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already appointed three members of the Education Committee to oversee the affairs of the academy. You have no reason to ask them to change what has already been decided. Where do you place His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? If you don't even respect the Crown Prince, how can you uphold the dignity of the royal family you speak of?"
With just a few words, Prince Xuexing was made to feel uncomfortable both inside and outside. The three members of the Education Committee gave Qin Zhuo a thumbs up in their hearts. It was so satisfying to criticize him!
Shrek still looked at Qin Zhuo with a confused expression, but at the same time, there was a bit more admiration in their eyes. In short, their expression was very complicated!
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