As soon as Xue Qinghe entered the palace, he reported the matter of the Imperial Fighting Team to Xue Ye.
Not long afterward, the chief eunuch hurried out of the palace and "invited" Prince Xue Xing over.
All the way there, Xue Xing could not figure out why Xue Ye had suddenly summoned him when he had been doing perfectly fine.
When he stepped into the imperial study in confusion, he was greeted by a memorial hurled at him by Xue Ye.
Smack!
The memorial struck Xue Xing on the forehead and fell to the floor.
"Take a look for yourself at the wonderful mess you've made!"
Xue Ye slammed his hand against the imperial desk and roared.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is about to begin, yet Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling of the Imperial Fighting Team both withdrew from school this morning!"
Xue Ye was so furious that his beard trembled and his eyes bulged.
"Explain to Me clearly what is going on!"
Xue Xing clutched his forehead, completely dumbfounded.
They withdrew?
I didn't know!
Lowering his head, he caught sight of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe standing calmly nearby, and instantly understood.
No wonder the chief eunuch had looked so frantic when he came to summon him.
So Xue Qinghe had stabbed him in the back and poisoned the Emperor's ears!
"Your Majesty, this subject... this younger brother did not know about it."
"You didn't know?"
Xue Ye sneered.
"Education Committee Meng Shenji made it perfectly clear. You forcibly stuffed several students expelled from Blue Tyrant Academy into the team, angering Dugu Yan so much that she dragged Ye Lingling away and withdrew in outrage. Poison Douluo himself even came to handle the paperwork!"
This time, Xue Xing truly had a grievance he could not