"Good!"
"Then I'll trust you this once."
Prince Xue Xing said excitedly, "As long as we deal with Qin Xiao, we still have a promising future!"
A cold smile also appeared at the corner of Xue Beng's mouth. "Heh, I'm really looking forward to seeing Xue Qinghe's expression when he learns that the man everyone has been courting was wiped out by the Clear Sky Sect."
At that, Prince Xue Xing burst out laughing too. "Hahaha! I'm sure it'll be spectacular."
However.
The very next moment, their laughter stopped abruptly.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has sent someone with an imperial edict."
The voice of Xue Xing's personal guard came from outside the door.
"Send them in."
Prince Xue Xing's expression suddenly darkened.
A while later.
Xue Xing slowly folded the imperial edict in his hands.
His face was so dark it looked ready to drip water.
"Royal Uncle, what did Father say?"
Xue Beng asked cautiously.
"What else could it be? The same business as before," Xue Xing snapped. "Because I failed to recruit Qin Xiao, he stripped me of my authority over Heaven Dou Royal Academy. From now on, the Crown Prince will hold sole authority over it."
"What? Father acted that quickly?"
"Then won't all of Heaven Dou Royal Academy become Xue Qinghe's private garden?"
"If we want to recruit outstanding Soul Masters from there again, it'll be harder than climbing to heaven."
Disbelief appeared on Xue Beng's face.
At the same time, he realized that their situation would become even more difficult in the future.
After all, no matter the circumstances, Soul Masters were their true foundation.
"Yes."
Prince Xue Xing sighed, then added, "It seems my imperial brother's condition has worsened. He wants to sweep away the obstacles to Xue Qinghe's ascension."
"Royal Uncle, why don't