Qian Renxue: Aemeath Academy?! You're This Fierce? Doesn't That Make Me Look Like an Idiot?

Meanwhile.

"Dad."

Aemeath was clinging to Xu Qing's arm, looking pitiful.

"If you like it, do it. As long as Little Ai is happy."

"Really?" Aemeath's eyes fluttered, sparkling brightly.

"Really, Snowball Demon King."

"Hmph, stinky Dad."

"If I'm stinky, then don't cling to me."

"No way. I'm going to cling to you for the rest of my life, hehe..."

With that, Aemeath kissed Xu Qing on the cheek again.

After finishing her meal, Paimon lay sprawled on the table, her belly round and bulging. Only now did she come slightly to her senses, staring at Aemeath with wide eyes.

"Little Ai, you're not really going to rename Heaven Dou Royal Academy Aemeath Academy, are you?"

Arrogant. This was simply the height of arrogance!

Whatever else it was, it was a country's royal academy.

"Oh? Paimon, do you have a problem with that?"

Aemeath turned to stare at Paimon, a dangerous look appearing on her face.

Stinky Dad.

Besides the title of Rover, he actually has the title of Traveler too.

Just how much more is he hiding from Little Ai?

And he isn't going to find her even more moms, is he??

No way! Dad is mine!

Noticing Aemeath's expression turning unhinged, Paimon's face stiffened, and she decisively gave in to her heart. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare."

"Phoebe." Phoebe Chibi looked at the mocker, Paimon.

Paimon glared at her.

"There's no time to lose. Let's get moving now. I bet Qian Renxue won't sleep well tonight."

Seeing how excited Aemeath was, Xu Qing pinched her cute cheek and smiled.

"Hehe, if Qian Renxue can't sleep, what does that have to do with Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire?"

Aemeath took Xu Qing's finger and gave it a gentle bite.

"You always have an answer, don't you?"

Xu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or be angry. This Demon Pill, Little Ai.

"What did you say?!"

The next day, inside the crown prince's residence, Qian Renxue stared at Ci Xue Douluo in disbelief.

"Say that again?"

Ci Xue Douluo steeled himself and spoke.

"The sign at Heaven Dou Academy has now been changed to Aemeath Academy. There are even two seal statues on either side of the gate."

Qian Renxue sucked in a breath of cold air.

Wait, you really dared to do it?

Your guts are positively plump!

"What about the academy's education committee members?"

The three members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's education committee were all Soul Douluos. In a single night, they had replaced the academy's sign and put two seal statues at the gate.

There was no way such a commotion could have gone unnoticed.

Even Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, couldn't have done it without making the slightest disturbance!

"And, and what about Xue Xing? He's the one in charge of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There's no way he wouldn't react to something like changing its sign."

Just who are those two?

Making such a huge commotion?

If they can get away with something like this, wouldn't all those years I spent undercover make me look like an idiot?

"Uh, Xue Xing is inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy right now. But judging from what the scouts observed, he's not in very good shape."

Qian Renxue: "???"

"Prepare a carriage. We're going to the academy."

When she arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qian Renxue's vision went dark again and again.

The once solemn and imposing Heaven Dou Royal Academy sign really had been replaced with one that read "Aemeath Academy."

The lettering was pink, surrounded by a decorative sprinkling of stars, giving it a thoroughly girlish style.

On either side of the gate stood an enormous, round snow leopard statue, each one adorably endearing.

A large crowd of students and members of the public stood around them, staring dumbfounded at the former Heaven Dou Academy, which had undergone a complete transformation.

"What happened to the academy? Why did it suddenly change its name?"

"No idea. Aemeath is a pretty name, though."

"But isn't that a girl's name? Why would the royal academy change its name to that?"

"How strange. And those two statues at the gate are snow leopards, right? They look pretty cute."

"I mean, anyone who didn't know better would think Heaven Dou Royal Academy was being renamed Girls' Academy. Just look at these decorations!"

The people around them were all discussing it.

They really hadn't expected the once supremely imposing Heaven Dou Royal Academy to change so much.

Suddenly, someone sharp-eyed spotted Xue Qinghe approaching and respectfully called out to His Highness the Crown Prince.

At once, every eye turned toward him. The others also lowered their heads and called out respectfully.

The corner of Qian Renxue's eye twitched. She took several deep breaths to calm herself, then headed straight for the dean's office.

When she opened the door, Qian Renxue spotted Aemeath at once, sitting in the seat of honor with her legs crossed and a fried chicken drumstick in her hand.

Xu Qing was sitting in the same chair as her, whispering with her as though they were discussing something.

There was also a white-haired woman standing behind Xu Qing, with a graceful figure, a black-and-red dress, and fox ears and a fox tail.

Paimon and Phoebe Chibi were floating by the window, watching curiously.

Qian Renxue frowned deeply and looked around at the people present, spotting Xue Xing.

The prince of the Heaven Dou Empire and direct administrator of Heaven Dou Royal Academy was standing timidly by the corner.

His face was black and blue, making it clear that he had suffered an extremely severe beating.

The three Soul Douluo education committee members were also present, but they too didn't dare breathe loudly.

When they saw Qian Renxue enter, they raised their heads slightly before lowering them again.

"Your Highness." Paimon, that mouth of a god, noticed Qian Renxue's arrival immediately.

The corner of Qian Renxue's mouth twitched.

She looked at the flying, detached Martial Soul before her, then at Aemeath and Xu Qing. At that moment, the importance she placed on the two of them reached its peak.

"Oh, the crown prince is here." Aemeath raised her head and flashed a sweet smile.

"Have you had breakfast? Chef Guga sent over some stinky chicken fry-fry-fry this morning. It's still hot."

Qian Renxue took a deep breath and looked around at everyone. "Aemeath, Xu Qing, what is the meaning of this?"

Aemeath held her head high, a smile on her lips. "I made it very clear yesterday. We're renaming Heaven Dou Royal Academy Aemeath Academy."

The veins on Qian Renxue's temple throbbed.

You also said you were joking yesterday.

Who knew you'd move with such thunderous speed and get it done in one night?

And judging by how everyone here looks, they've clearly all been beaten up.

This is a confession extracted by torture, plain and simple.

"Besides, Your Highness, don't you think this is sacred?" Aemeath asked with a grin, staring at her.

Qian Renxue's face darkened. Sacred, my ass.

"Little Brother Qing." Qian Renxue simply couldn't understand how Aemeath's mind worked, so she turned her gaze to Xu Qing. She had a constant feeling that the key to breaking this impasse lay with him.

After all, from what she had observed over the past few days, Aemeath seemed to listen to Xu Qing.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy was established by the imperial family, and its name was chosen by our ancestors. Doing this, are you going to change the imperial family too?"

"Oh?" Xu Qing raised his eyes to look at her.

"And?"

"Your Highness, are you in your right mind?"

"You!"

Qian Renxue was just about to raise a hand and point at Xu Qing when a red light flashed in Aemeath's and Hsin's eyes, giving Qian Renxue a terrifying feeling that made her Martial Soul tremble.

It was as though, if she raised her hand to point at Xu Qing, she would fall into a place of eternal damnation.

"Weakness is the original sin."

"Right now, my Little Ai only wants an academy. I imagine the Heaven Dou Empire can bear to part with it?"

The words were delivered lightly, but their meaning made Qian Renxue want to curse aloud.

Damn it, you bunch are playing the pig to eat the tiger?

I've worked my ass off undercover here for years, and you're just going to come pick the fruit?

But the voice transmissions from the two Titled Douluos beside her, along with the feeling she had just experienced, made her expression turn extremely ugly.

"You win."

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, turned, and left.

"Come visit often, Your Highness." Aemeath waved cheerfully. Qian Renxue staggered and nearly fell to the ground, then could only leave with a dark expression.

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