Petty Men and Gentlemen

The guard captain glanced at the place they had emerged from and discovered that the person who had arranged this in secret had already fled without a trace.

Damn it! I bought your life, and you just abandoned me!

When I get the chance, I'll definitely settle this score.

"Teacher Xue Yue, my injuries are nothing!"

"We should go look for Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai!"

"They wandered off and got separated from us. We didn't think much of it before, but now that I think about it, there might have been something suspicious about that too!"

"Xiao Dong and Xiao'ai?"

Xue Yue's expression immediately darkened. Before this, those two had been her most outstanding students. Even with Wang Sheng and Mei Hu now in the picture, their place in her heart had never diminished in the slightest.

The three of them began searching from the place where the pair had gone missing.

Before long, they found Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai in a remote corner.

The two had already fallen unconscious. The traces of blood on their bodies showed that they had also been through a fight.

Fortunately, whoever had come only injured and knocked them unconscious rather than dealing a killing blow.

Even so, boundless fury flashed in Xue Yue's eyes!

Half a month later, in Wang Sheng's Courtyard No. 1.

Wu Xiaodong wore an angry expression. "Damn it, I was stuck in bed for half a month. I, Wu Xiaodong, will definitely settle this score!"

Wu Xiao'ai gave him a deeply disdainful look. "Tch. You don't even know who did it. How are you going to settle anything?"

"Hey, are you really my biological sister? Do you feel uncomfortable if you don't mock me for a day?" Wu Xiaodong looked utterly miserable.

"Look at you. Both of you have older brothers, and both of you were ambushed! Meier didn't suffer even a scratch with Brother Sheng protecting her... Hmph!" Wu Xiao'ai looked dissatisfied, but as she spoke, her little hand took hold of Wu Xiaodong's.

Clearly, what she truly felt was the complete opposite of what she said. She still remembered that Wu Xiaodong had shielded her firmly until the very moment he collapsed.

"Giggle!"

The siblings had completely amused Mei Hu.

Wang Sheng was also somewhat helpless before these two siblings, who bickered every day yet cared deeply for each other.

"Alright, you two, stop messing around. We should first find the person targeting us. Otherwise, everything we say is pointless!"

It was not just Wu Xiaodong. Wang Sheng would never let that person go either.

After all, the people they cared about most had been harmed and threatened. That was something they could never tolerate.

Wu Xiaodong said, "Xiao'ai and I are usually at the academy and rarely spend time outside! We haven't offended anyone!"

Wang Sheng said, "Mei Hu and I only just arrived at the academy. That was even our first time going to the streets! It's even more impossible for us to have offended anyone outside."

Wang Sheng and Wu Xiaodong looked at each other and said in unison, "Then it must be someone from the academy!"

However, Wu Xiaodong immediately rejected the idea. "No! We haven't made such a huge enemy at the academy either!"

"Such a huge enemy? Heh, you're thinking too simply."

"Making enemies doesn't just depend on how badly you offend someone. It also depends on how broad-minded the person you offended is."

"If you run into someone petty, even the tiniest matter can be treated as a life-or-death grudge!"

"You may not even have offended them intentionally. As long as you get in their way, or you're more talented than them, or you're better-looking than them! To some people, that alone is an unforgivable grudge, and they have to get rid of you!"

A few sentences from Wang Sheng left Mei Hu, Wu Xiaodong, and Wu Xiao'ai dumbfounded.

Seeing their expressions, Wang Sheng could not help sighing. At their age, how could they understand the sinister nature of the human heart?

"Think about it. There's one key figure in this incident: the Wind City guard captain. He's a five-ring Soul King, not someone just anyone can command! As long as you think about who in the academy can command him, we won't be far from the truth."

Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai immediately thought of two people and shouted together, "Li Feng and Huang Yuan!"

"There really are suspects?"

Wang Sheng was surprised, but he could not help feeling delighted. This meant they could immediately narrow down their target.

"Yes. One is the only son of Wind City's City Lord, Li Zhen, while the other is the second son of Deputy City Lord Huang Changchun! Both of them can command the guard captain, I think..."

Before Wu Xiaodong could finish, Wu Xiao'ai immediately jumped up. "It must be Huang Yuan! It's definitely him! There's no mistake!"

"Come on, let's settle the score with him!" As she spoke, Wu Xiao'ai grabbed Wu Xiaodong and tried to drag him outside.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you be so sure it's Huang Yuan and not Li Feng?" Wang Sheng looked completely confused.

Wu Xiaodong looked helpless. With a younger sister who mocked her brother every day and charged ahead so recklessly, he was exhausted.

"Huang Yuan is a notorious despicable villain at the academy, and the key is that he's ugly! Li Feng, on the other hand, is a handsome guy full of righteousness! Who do you think it is?"

Wang Sheng: "..."

Mei Hu: "..."

Wu Xiaodong: "..."

The three of them fell silent for three seconds.

Wang Sheng could not help complaining inwardly, Sure enough, women in every world judge by appearances.

Mei Hu giggled.

Wu Xiaodong covered his forehead, looking as though he wanted to say, "Don't tell people you're my sister when we go out."

If Huang Yuan were here, he would definitely cry himself to death. Just because I'm not that good-looking? Just because Li Feng has a pretty-boy face? Is that enough reason to discriminate against me so openly?

"Ahem. Let's put looks aside for now. But the academy's opinions of those two really are as Xiao'ai said. One is a despicable and exceedingly sinister villain; the other is upright and openly praised by everyone."

"See? Even my brother says so! Hmph! Senior Li Feng is so sunny and so handsome. How could he possibly harm us?"

At the mention of Li Feng, Wu Xiao'ai's face was full of admiration.

Wang Sheng could not help narrowing his eyes. It was not difficult to be cursed by everyone, but earning everyone's praise was as hard as ascending to the heavens. Human hearts were unpredictable, and it was impossible to please everyone!

Therefore, such a person was often a hypocrite.

"What? You still believe that?"

Seeing Wang Sheng's expression, Wu Xiao'ai became unhappy!

Wang Sheng did not answer. He merely smiled meaningfully.

"Hmph! If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see for yourself. Then you'll naturally know what kind of person Li Feng is."

"See Li Feng?"

"The two City Lords of Wind City don't get along. It would be more accurate to say they've reached the point of wanting each other dead!"

"And one of them is the City Lord's son, while the other is the deputy City Lord's son. Naturally, they fight fiercely at the academy too! They even agreed to fight once every month!"

"And today is the day of their scheduled duel!"