Qin Anlan's eloquent words drew silent sighs of admiration from the crowd at Heavenly Firmament Academy.
Quite a few female disciples looked at Qin Anlan with a peculiar gleam in their eyes.
This Young Lord of the Divine Marquis was still so young, yet whether in status, physique, appearance, or bearing, he was beyond comparison with ordinary people.
No.
Ordinary people did not even have the qualifications to be mentioned in the same breath as the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis.
This lofty great figure before them was like the blazing sun.
They, little ants that they were, were fit only to bow in worship.
"The Young Lord of the Divine Marquis possesses unparalleled strength. He is truly a celestial descended to the mortal world. Merely a wisp of his aura is enough to make us look on in awe."
"The Young Lord of the Divine Marquis is indeed a Heavenly Prodigy blessed with the Void God Body. At such a young age, he already possesses such ability. Given time, he will likely become an existence we can only watch from afar."
"I believe the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis's achievements will go far beyond this. In the future, he may even have a chance to glimpse the threshold of those legendary realms."
Seeing this, the elders of Heavenly Firmament Academy all chimed in with fawning words.
Such a large-scale display of bootlicking left the students of Heavenly Firmament Academy utterly dumbfounded.
Were these really the elders who usually radiated majesty, stood high above them all, and frightened them so badly that they scarcely dared breathe?
But on second thought, it made sense.
Who was standing before them?
That was the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, one of the few most honored figures in the Heavenly Flame Empire.
Even if they wanted to curry favor with the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, they would never have the chance.
Faced with the crowd's endless praise, Qin Anlan showed no expression on his face.
Yet inwardly, he felt a surge of sweet satisfaction.
Being a villain really was better.
Wherever he went, not only would no one provoke him, countless people would even rush over to kneel and flatter him.
Unlike Children of Destiny, who possessed a mockery aura.
No matter where they went, they would be ridiculed from all sides.
"Ding! The host has humiliated the Child of Destiny, Ye Qingyun. The host has received 50,000 Villain Points."
At that moment, the system notification also sounded in Qin Anlan's mind.
Fifty thousand Villain Points.
Today's scheme had not wasted Qin Anlan's painstaking efforts. He had reaped a full harvest.
This also temporarily extinguished the thought that had risen in Qin Anlan's heart of simply crushing Ye Qingyun to death.
This fat sheep had not even let Qin Anlan shear him to his heart's content before being sent to the grave.
That would be far too wasteful.
Although keeping Ye Qingyun alive could bring Qin Anlan many gains.
The other party was, after all, a Child of Destiny.
Keeping such trouble around was still a major problem.
A trace of killing intent rose in Qin Anlan's heart again.
Qin Anlan did not take Ye Qingyun himself, or the powerful Remnant Soul within his ring, seriously at all.
The only ones he worried about were the Left Prime Minister and the First Prince.
No matter what, Ye Qingyun was a member of Heavenly Firmament Academy, and he was also someone the Left Prime Minister valued.
If Qin Anlan used this incident as a pretext and killed Ye Qingyun outright.
It would amount to openly breaking with the Left Prime Minister.
Those unaware of the truth would only think Qin Anlan was killing some fool who did not know the height of heaven or the depth of earth.
But if someone with ulterior motives spread the matter.
It would send a signal throughout the imperial court.
The Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate had completely abandoned the First Prince in the struggle for the throne among the nine princes, and had even begun suppressing him.
That did not accord with the Divine Marquis of Zhenguo's Estate's usual way of doing things.
"Ye Qingyun acted boldly and recklessly, daring to openly provoke the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis."
"Where are the law enforcement disciples? Seize Ye Qingyun at once and throw him into the death prison to await punishment."
At that moment, the law enforcement elder spoke.
He had thick brows and a broad face, and his character was even more upright and impartial. He was renowned for being iron-faced and selfless.
Throughout Heavenly Firmament Academy, he possessed great prestige and authority.
Likewise, because this law enforcement elder had come from humble origins and had been promoted single-handedly by the Left Prime Minister.
He regarded the Left Prime Minister as his benefactor and was one of the Left Prime Minister's trusted confidants.
He usually thought very highly of Ye Qingyun and treated him with exceptional favor.
The reason he wanted to seize Ye Qingyun was naturally because the Left Prime Minister had secretly sent him word.
On the surface, Ye Qingyun was being thrown into the death prison.
In truth, the Left Prime Minister was using this method to spare Ye Qingyun's life.
"Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, how do you think Ye Qingyun should be dealt with?"
The Left Prime Minister turned his head and fixed his gaze on Qin Anlan.
Not a trace of emotion stirred on his face.
No one knew what the Left Prime Minister was thinking at that moment.
How could Qin Anlan fail to understand the Left Prime Minister's intentions?
Ye Qingyun was a rare talent.
The Left Prime Minister was also someone thirsty for worthy men.
He had surely taken a fancy to that talent and wanted to preserve Ye Qingyun's miserable life.
He was merely Ye Qingyun.
Crushing him to death would be as easy as crushing an ant.
As the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, Qin Anlan had no need to haggle over such a matter.
"Ye Qingyun is a member of Heavenly Firmament Academy. How he is dealt with is naturally an internal matter for Heavenly Firmament Academy."
"Although I am the Young Lord of the Divine Marquis, it would not be appropriate for me to interfere in your academy's affairs."
With that, Qin Anlan waved his hand.
The immense pressure vanished like smoke in the wind.
Only then was Ye Qingyun finally able to stand.
His resolute face was still covered in unwillingness and unprecedented humiliation.
His current feelings were exactly as Qin Anlan had expected.
He did not understand why, at the crucial moment, one of his greatest trump cards, Old Man in the Ring, had suddenly fallen silent and vanished without a trace.
What Ye Qingyun found even more unacceptable was this.
His master, True Person Ziwei, known as the Number One Female Expert of Heavenly Firmament Academy.
She had watched helplessly as he was bullied.
Not only had she remained unmoved, she had not even spoken half a word in his defense.
Could it be that even his master had betrayed him, Ye Qingyun?
Or was his master afraid of Qin Anlan's tyrannical power and did not dare make any rash move?
At that moment, Ye Qingyun's fragile heart had already gone completely cold.
What chilled Ye Qingyun's heart even more was not anyone else.
It was Liu Ruxue, one of the people involved.
Why had he stepped forward today, offended Qin Anlan, offended everyone at Heavenly Firmament Academy, and even suffered Qin Anlan's suppression?
What had it all been for?
Was it not all for Liu Ruxue?
Yet she had done well. From beginning to end, she had stood to the side and watched the show without revealing the slightest emotion.
Even when he was being suppressed by Qin Anlan.
She had stood beside Qin Anlan, serving him tea and pouring him water.
She looked utterly obedient to Qin Anlan.
One had to know that Qin Anlan had wiped out the entire Liu Family, killed Liu Ruxue's parents, and captured Liu Ruxue's younger sister.
All of Liu Ruxue's relatives had died at Qin Anlan's hands.
Facing such a mortal enemy, Liu Ruxue had not only shown no reaction, she had even been willing to submit beneath Qin Anlan's tyrannical power.
Old Man in the Ring's disappearance, his master's indifference, and Liu Ruxue's cold-eyed spectatorship.
All of it had already caused Ye Qingyun, this Child of Destiny, to begin questioning his life.
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