How Can One Slander Innocence Out of Thin Air?

After seeing the so-called "geniuses" of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Wriothesley and Sigewinne had to head back too.

There were still many patients at the clinic waiting for treatment. If they did not return soon, Sigewinne would have her hands full.

For someone who did not know how to refuse, being busy seemed to have already become routine.

Especially for an angel like Sigewinne, who would only ever put other people's requests first.

As for what came next, naturally, Wriothesley and Sigewinne would deal with it themselves after returning.

Xue Qinghe parted ways with Wriothesley at the gates of Heaven Dou City. Of course, the guards from the Crown Prince's Residence had already been waiting there for quite some time. It was said that a steward surnamed She from the Crown Prince's Residence had sent men to wait at the city gate early that morning.

"My lady, the Shrek Academy group has entered Blue Tyrant Academy inside the city," She Long reported.

"Mm. Don't bother with them. Let them do their own thing," Xue Qinghe said with a nod, paying it no mind.

"Yes," She Long replied.

"Have Salas keep an eye on them. Blue Tyrant Academy? That should be the academy opened by Yu Luomian of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's illegitimate daughter, right?" Xue Qinghe said mildly.

She also knew a little about the Golden Iron Triangle's affairs. Aside from the relationship between that Master and that "sister" of her family's being rather unclear, she understood most of the rest well enough.

Blue Tyrant, Blue Tyrant—when this academy appeared in Heaven Dou City, she already knew who was backing it.

Land in Heaven Dou City was worth its weight in gold. Basically, no academies opened within the city, while most of the land outside the city had been taken by Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The remaining parts were divided among other academies and the royal gardens.

How could someone open an academy inside the city without some kind of background?

So Xue Qinghe had people gather intelligence at the time.

And once she looked, she truly found something!

The illegitimate daughter kept outside by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's second-in-command. Although her martial soul had mutated, she still counted as fairly good talent.

A level 75 Soul Saint had actually opened an academy?

But compared with their boss Flender, Blue Tyrant Academy seemed much more proper.

At least it did not scam people.

"Yes. But, my lady, should we arrange some people around Blue Tyrant Academy?" She Long asked.

"No need. Just a Soul Saint, nothing to worry about," Xue Qinghe said, shaking her head. She was almost a Soul Saint herself, so why would she fear one Liu Erlong?

As for them going after Wriothesley, there was even less need to panic.

If their trinity fusion skill could hurt Wriothesley, she might as well hand this crown prince position over to Xue Beng.

"Yes, understood." She Long nodded and accepted the order.

The group slowly left.

That night, at the clinic.

"All done. Don't let the wound touch water for the next few days, eat more light foods, and be careful not to eat anything you shouldn't. Otherwise, if you get diarrhea, you can't blame me!" After Sigewinne finished bandaging the last patient's wound, she smiled and reminded him.

"Okay, okay!" the patient agreed repeatedly.

Then he carefully walked out of the clinic.

"Whew~ I can finally rest." Sigewinne stretched lazily.

"Thank you for your hard work, Head Nurse." Wriothesley closed his book and looked at her with a smile.

"If you really think it was hard work, Your Grace could come help too," Sigewinne said, puffing out her cheeks with a fierce little expression.

"Yes, yes, yes. I'll pay attention next time. I definitely will next time," Wriothesley said, nodding again and again.

Fortunately, Heaven Dou City had plenty of "kindhearted people." Otherwise, with Sigewinne's way of treating patients without charging money and dispensing medicine without charging money, they probably would have gone bankrupt long ago.

"Hmph, hmph!"

Sigewinne pouted unhappily, then smiled as she looked at Wriothesley and said, "Seriously, Your Grace, how are things outside now?"

"That? Nothing major. Although some people want to deal with me, they don't have the guts. Anyway, I don't really care. I'll take my time dealing with it when I'm free," Wriothesley said unconcernedly.

"As long as nothing's wrong!" Sigewinne let out a breath of relief. "You should still resolve it when you have time. What if it affects us later?"

"I know. Don't worry, it won't affect us. They don't dare make a move," Wriothesley said with a faint smile. "Right, Dugu, who comes here to freeload without doing any work?"

Off to the side, Dugu Bo, who had been called out by name, trembled slightly while holding his teacup. Only then did he set the cup in his hand down, his eyes widening a little as he said, "How can you slander an innocent man out of thin air like that..."

"What innocence? You've been here so long and haven't lifted a finger, only eating and taking things."

Dugu Bo's face flushed red, and veins stood out one by one on his forehead as he argued, "What freeloading? How is this not working? How can medical exchange be called doing nothing? I'm observing. I'm thinking."

What followed was a string of obscure, hard-to-understand words, things like observing medical skills would make one stronger, and this was basic procedure, making the surrounding patients burst into laughter, not caring at all that he was a Title Douluo.

Instead, after seeing his medical skills, they respected him even more.

"All right, all right, stop with that for now. Why are you here again, old boy?" Wriothesley asked.

"To get medicine!" Dugu Bo answered casually.

"You got the medicine, so why haven't you left?" Wriothesley was speechless.

"Of course I'm leaving!" Dugu Bo said.

"Then that settles it. Hurry up and go," Wriothesley said. "At this point, I don't even know whether you're here to pick up medicine or mooch tea."

Wriothesley found it strange too. Dugu Bo's home was hardly close to this place, yet the man came by every few days. Saying he was here for medicine made sense, but every time he came, he had to drink several cups of tea. If you said he wasn't here to mooch, that made no sense either.

Why was this guy so hard to get rid of?

"Compared with Xuexing's bootlicking, your place is still a bit more peaceful." Dugu Bo shrugged without the slightest shame. "Mainly because you've gotten too close to Xue Qinghe. Over on their side, I'm the only one holding the fort. You know how it is—my debt to Xuexing is basically repaid, so naturally that old bastard has to start buttering me up."

Wriothesley understood perfectly. Today, he had fallen into Xue Qinghe's little trap.

They had originally been a pair who stayed out of both sides in Heaven Dou City, yet today they had toured the Royal Academy with the Crown Prince. What were certain nobles supposed to think?

Though Dugu Bo was a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, anyone with eyes knew he stood on Prince Xuexing's side.

Now that Wriothesley, this "wild Title Douluo," had suddenly taken the Crown Prince's side, the previously stable balance of power began to ripple again.

As for whether Wriothesley could beat Dugu Bo, one only had to think about whether Dugu Bo's body was harder than Heaven Dou City's walls.

So now, some formerly wavering neutral nobles were already showing signs of currying favor with Xue Qinghe.

The situation gave Wriothesley a bit of a headache. Though he had been dragged into a small pit, there was nothing he could do about it.

What was done was done.

"Dugu Bo, outside the city. Let's talk!"