The two little lackeys forced Zhou Yunshen's mouth open, but he had already swallowed. There was nothing left.
The Second Prince flew into a rage and suddenly slapped him.
"You little cur! You dare defy my orders! Someone strip him naked and hang him from a tree!"
Anger surged through Zhou Yunshen. Strength flooded his arms, and he threw one of them to the ground.
"You filthy bastard! You dare hit one of my men! Just watch how I deal with you!"
"Enough!"
The Grand Tutor arrived just then. Luming pointed at the Second Prince and said loudly, "It's them! They're bullying a classmate again! Grand Tutor, you must punish the Second Prince properly. He's gone too far!"
One glance told the Grand Tutor exactly what had happened.
The moment the Second Prince saw the Grand Tutor, he behaved himself. Lies spilled readily from his mouth. "That's not true. I saw him acting suspiciously and wanted to investigate, but he refused to submit to discipline, so..."
The Grand Tutor snorted. "What an imposing air you have, Second Prince. I had no idea His Majesty sent you to the Imperial Academy to discipline your brothers. Nor did I know your learning was so extensive that you had even picked up words like 'bastard.' I have failed in my duties."
The Second Prince's cheeks flushed crimson as he glared fiercely at the Grand Tutor.
But he dared not talk back to the Grand Tutor. He could only stab him with his eyes.
The Grand Tutor shook his head. "If you were not a prince, I would have expelled you from the Imperial Academy long ago."
"Then expel me! What's so great about these lousy textbooks? All this archaic drivel day in and day out is maddening! I don't have to sit the