"Young Master Qin, he was the one who mocked us this morning, and he was the first to attack!"
A student holding a banner pointed at Xue Beng.
"How dare you point at me?! Do you know who I am?!"
Xue Beng's face was full of arrogance.
In the novel, this Fourth Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire had concealed his true nature for years because of Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue), so the arrogance and tyranny he displayed now were naturally an act as well.
Yu Tianheng's identity was no secret at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. As the empire's Fourth Prince, Xue Beng would naturally never pass up an opportunity to win him over.
As early as when Yu Tianheng mentioned visiting Blue Tyrant Academy, Xue Beng had begun scheming and sent his subordinates to investigate.
When he learned that Blue Tyrant Academy's dean was actually Yu Tianheng's aunt, he immediately sensed trouble.
Everyone in Heaven Dou City knew that Blue Tyrant Academy admitted only commoner Soul Masters. To those commoner Soul Masters, mastering the arts of war and letters to sell their talents to an emperor's household was far more than an empty saying. A large proportion of them would surely serve the empire and join its army of Soul Masters.
But if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect took over, Blue Tyrant Academy might well become a cradle for training the sect's outer disciples.
The art of ruling lay in maintaining a balance. Nobles could be powerful, because that helped them control the commoners, but they could not be too powerful, because the throne also had to guard against rebellion.
The Seven Great Sects had always stood together like branches sharing the same roots. If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect raised its arm and rallied them, even