"Who's there?!"
Xue Ye was startled and hurriedly rose to his feet, staring vigilantly at the figure outside the door.
"Why did you do this?"
The moment Xue Ye heard the voice, his heart skipped a beat. "Imperial Tutor, you're back."
With a sharp slap, Lin Xiao appeared before Xue Ye without anyone knowing when, then sent him crashing to the ground with a single blow.
Xue Ye spat out a mouthful of blood, along with three or four teeth.
"I quelled rebellions and war for you, yet you stripped me of my marshal's rank. Fine, stripping it was one thing—but you even guarded against me and barred me from entering the imperial palace. Xue Ye, how could you be so muddleheaded?!"
Xue Ye crawled back to his feet. "Imperial Tutor, Prince Xue Xing feared that you would rebel. I truly had no choice."
Lin Xiao kicked him flying. Fortunately, the soldiers outside did not dare enter. Otherwise, their jaws would have dropped at the sight of Xue Ye in such a state.
"Prince Xue Xing again? Why is it always him?!"
"Xue Ye, I covet nothing from your empire. I only became the Imperial Tutor for amusement, yet you listened to slander and evidently intended to kill me. You've truly disappointed me."
Lin Xiao sat in a chair and looked down at Xue Ye. He truly wanted to kill this ungrateful fellow, but killing an emperor would surely stir up public outrage.
At present, his identity was not yet known to the world.
"Xue Ye, you have truly disappointed me. From this day onward, I am no longer the Imperial Tutor of the Heaven Dou Empire. Whatever happens to the empire in the future, I, Lin Xiao, will not intervene again."
Xue Ye's expression changed drastically upon hearing those