On the way from Heaven Dou City to Dragon's Glory City, a large group was advancing in an orderly manner. Although they all looked like students, they moved with great discipline and looked like an army.
These people were naturally the students from the Shrek Academy who had escaped with Qi Ling. However, what was surprising was that they were not only from the Shrek Academy, but were clearly divided into three academies.
As for the other two academies, they were naturally the Four Elements Academy and the Heaven Dou Academy. Qi Ling was surprised, but even more delighted, that these people were willing to leave with him.
" Feng Xiaotian, and the three education committee members, can you tell me why you chose to believe me and leave Heaven Dou City with me?" At the front of the group, Qi Ling said to Feng Xiaotian and the three education committee members of the Heaven Dou Academy beside her.
Upon hearing Qi Ling's words, Meng Shenji couldn't help but smile and said, " Qi Ling, the fate of the Heaven Dou Academy was already tied to yours the moment we decided to join you in rescuing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
" Xue Qinghe is now attempting to become emperor, but he is clearly not a ruler who can inspire confidence. Rather than placing our hopes on him, we would rather trust you."
"Thank you all for your kind words," Qi Ling said with a smile. "And Feng Xiaotian, what about you? We've never been comrades-in-arms."
Feng Xiaotian sighed helplessly and said, "Alas, there's nothing I can do. I've met Xue Qinghe and Qi Ling. To be honest, I'm more inclined to believe you than him. Perhaps it's just a kind of intuition."
"Thank you, Feng Xiaotian. I promise you, you won't regret this decision later," Qi Ling said.
Upon arriving in Dragon's Glory City, such a large group naturally attracted attention. Ning Rongrong, along with a group of officials from Dragon's Glory City, were already waiting at the city gate. Upon seeing Qi Ling's return, they all shouted, "Welcome back, Lord!"
Everyone who came to Dragon's Glory City for the first time was stunned by the magnificent city before them. How could Dragon's Glory City look even more impressive than Heaven Dou City?
"Please excuse my poor appearance. Dragon's Glory City is still under construction. It will be even more prosperous once it's finished," Qi Ling said with a smile. " Lan Xiang! Why don't you take everyone to arrange their accommodations first?"
Under Lan Xiang's guidance, the people from the three academies were settled in. At the same time, Tang San was surprised to find that the Defense Clan and the Strength Clan were also in Dragon's Glory City, busily constructing buildings in the city.
"Thanks to the Defense Clan and Strength Clan, the city's construction has progressed much faster," Ning Rongrong said. "Furthermore, the construction of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School is also proceeding smoothly."
"Well, that's good. I wanted to see the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect rebuilt," Qi Ling said. "By the way, where's Uncle Ning? Is something wrong?"
Ning Rongrong sighed helplessly and said, "After Dad found out what Xue Qinghe had done, he was so angry that he fell seriously ill! He never imagined that his student would do such a thing."
" Uncle Ning is sick?" Qi Ling asked in surprise. " Rongrong, you must take good care of Uncle Ning. If he falls ill at a time like this, it will be a great loss for us."
"Yes, I know," Ning Rongrong said. "Dad is fine, he just needs to rest."
"Hmm, what else happened while I was away?" Qi Ling asked.
" Qi Ling, don't worry about anything else, but there's someone you absolutely must see as soon as possible! And he said he only wants to see you, no one else." Ning Rongrong said.
"Oh? Who is it?" Qi Ling asked. For Ning Rongrong to value someone so much, they must be an extremely important person.
"Someone Xue Qinghe has been searching for!" Ning Rongrong laughed. "I'm afraid it's also someone you've been searching for, Qi Ling."
Upon hearing this, Qi Ling exclaimed in surprise, "The person Xue Qinghe and I are both looking for? Could it be Prince Xue Xing?"
"You guessed right, it's Prince Xue Xing!" Ning Rongrong said. "He arrived suddenly three days ago, and it seems he was being chased by Xue Qinghe; he looked quite miserable."
"But no matter what we asked him, he wouldn't say anything. He insisted on waiting for you; he didn't trust anyone else."
The sudden appearance of Prince Xue Xing was undoubtedly a great gift to Qi Ling, because he might possess a secret edict from Xue Ye, something that could deliver Fatal Strike to Xue Qinghe.
So Qi Ling, disregarding everything else, immediately went to see Prince Xue Xing, led by Ning Rongrong.
Upon seeing Prince Xue Xing again, Qi Ling was taken aback. The once arrogant and domineering prince had become so miserable, making Qi Ling sigh at the unpredictability of life.
Upon seeing Qi Ling, Prince Xue Xing actually burst into tears, leaving Qi Ling at a loss for what to do. He was good at comforting women, but seeing a greasy middle-aged man crying there, Qi Ling just wanted to kick him.
" Prince Xue Xing, you can speak slowly. Please calm down first," Qi Ling said helplessly. "Don't worry, no one here can hurt you, not even Xue Qinghe."
" Qi Ling, save the Heaven Dou Empire! Only you can save it now!" Prince Xue Xing said. "If Xue Qinghe becomes king, he will bring utter destruction to this country!"
At that moment, Prince Xue Xing told Qi Ling what had happened, and it was basically the same as what Qi Ling knew. In order to obtain the throne, Xue Qinghe forced Xue Ye to abdicate, and Xue Ye seized the opportunity to hand over the secret edict to Prince Xue Xing, who then took it out of the palace.
It's easy to imagine the torment Prince Xue Xing endured along the way, which explains why he had to wait for Qi Ling to appear before he was willing to say these things.
"This is the secret edict my elder brother passed on to me!" Prince Xue Xing said, taking a box from his robes. "When my elder brother gave me the edict, he said that he would only hand it to you personally after meeting you, because he knew that only you could save the Heaven Dou Empire."
Qi Ling took the box from Prince Xue Xing, then slowly opened it and took out a piece of paper. Although the handwriting was messy, it was certain that it was a letter written by Xue Ye himself.
The letter essentially stated that Xue Qinghe was utterly rebellious and defied the will of Heaven, committing such a crime for the sake of the throne. Now, Xue Ye was stripping him of his title as crown prince and passing the throne to someone else.
As for the successor to the throne, after Xue Beng's death, only Xue Ke remained. Xue Ye knew that Qi Ling cared deeply for Xue Ke, so he asked him to help Xue Ke reclaim the throne and uphold justice.