"Shrek Academy? What kind of academy is that? How come I've never heard of it?" Dugu Bo asked doubtfully. Without waiting for the leading soldier to answer, he continued, "Forget it. I don't care what academy it is. I'd like to see what gives them the nerve to beat up the Empire's Fourth Prince! Lead the way!"
"Yes!" The soldiers did not dare delay. They immediately got up and led Dugu Bo toward the Prince's Mansion within the city.
Prince's Mansion! The Prince's Mansion was one of the most luxurious buildings in Heaven Dou City. Its magnificent gates and vast estate could accommodate nearly ten thousand people, while its extravagant architecture displayed the prince's status in every detail.
In the central hall of the Prince's Mansion, Prince Xue Xing, a medium-built, slightly plump man dressed in a large yellow robe, sat in the seat of honor. To his right sat a young man around eighteen or nineteen, handsome and bearing some resemblance to Prince Xue Xing. His goose-yellow clothes were embroidered with the words Heaven Dou Royal Academy and its emblem. He was the Heaven Dou Empire's Fourth Prince—Xue Beng!
"Uncle, you have to avenge me! And we can't let Xue Qinghe recruit those Soul Masters under his command. Otherwise, your influence in Heaven Dou Royal Academy may only grow weaker," Xue Beng said seriously. Had anyone seen him now, they would have been astonished to find that Xue Beng showed none of his usual playboy demeanor. Instead, he radiated the bearing of a man in power, every word and gesture carrying the grace of a prince.
"How could I not know? Although my elder brother handed Heaven Dou Royal Academy over to me to manage, those three members of the Education Committee favor your elder brother, Xue Qinghe, even