Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's Second Team

Xue Fu suddenly ran over and said those words, and made a gesture as if she wanted to protect him, which was something Lin Luo didn't expect.

"Princess, you..."

Xue Fu suddenly turned around, opened her arms and hugged him, crying as she said, "I can't help but observe you, and I can't help but try to guess what every word you say to me means. I'm stupid, and I don't understand a lot of things, but I want to be your friend forever!"

Xue Xing was shocked, while Xue Qian was completely distraught.

Lin Luo felt that the little girl's tears were incredibly warm, as if they could scald his chest.

Yu Luoyi was right about one thing: this little girl from the Prince's family was too naive.

Lin Luo didn't respond. He gently pushed Xue Fu away, turned around, picked up the bouquet of flowers from the ground, dusted it off, and gave it to her again.

"I don't need friends, but I don't regret giving you these flowers. Take them."

Seeing the little girl crying with tears streaming down her face, Lin Luo grabbed her hand and put the flowers back into her arms.

Lin Luo turned to walk to his seat when Xue Fu's voice suddenly came from behind him.

"You're not a bad person, so why are you deliberately trying to make everyone hate you!"

Because we didn't really need to have much interaction... but using this little girl was one of the few things Lin Luo felt guilty about.

He pretended not to hear and sat back down in his seat.

Xue Xing snorted coldly, "Meng Shenji, there's this troublemaker in Class One, and you've all just pretended to ignore him from beginning to end?"

Although he didn't come to the academy, he learned about everything that had happened since the start of the semester through various communication channels.

Xue Xing was actually quite happy to see Lin Luo's troublemaking nature, because it didn't benefit the Crown Prince at all. That's why he didn't come to the academy to suppress Lin Luo, but instead chose to let him develop freely.

However, since her grandchildren were involved this time, Xue Xing had to step in.

As the person in charge of the academy, he could certainly punish Lin Luo.

Just as Meng Shenji hesitated, a chief steward who had rushed from the palace suddenly appeared at the classroom door.

"Your Highness, His Majesty has decreed that even you are not permitted to interfere in any matters concerning Lin Luo within the academy."

"What?!"

Xue Xing immediately turned her head, and bowed slightly upon seeing the steward. With the emperor's decree, the steward's appearance signified Xue Ye.

Xue Xing is indeed the one in power at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, but only on the condition that Xue Ye doesn't interfere.

Once Xue Ye intervenes, Prince Xue Xing will instantly lose his voice.

So it seems Xue Ye was also secretly watching what was happening at the academy, and therefore he had seen everything Lin Luo did?

No objections at all?

Xue Xing narrowed her eyes, becoming even more curious about Xue Ye's reasons for agreeing to appoint Lin Luo as heir.

If it's because of Martial Soul, even the most top-grade Martial Soul shouldn't be able to pave a path to this extent, right?

"Your Highness, did you hear that?"

"The head steward at the door asked."

Xue Xing frowned, lowered her head, and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The palace steward smiled and said, "Then this servant will take his leave."

Xue Xing glared at Lin Luo and then followed him away. He wanted to enter the palace and meet the emperor!

"Phew--" Meng Shenji silently breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't want Lin Luo to be punished either; conflicts between children are harmless.

If it weren't for the fact that the Crown Prince was a political enemy, Xue Xing certainly wouldn't have made such a fuss.

At that moment, he said to Qin Hanyu:

"Hanyu, assemble a team as soon as possible. The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy will need a second team for the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament."

Hearing this, Qin Hanyu exclaimed in surprise, "Four years is too long for these kids to get into an advanced academy?"

Meng Shenji smiled and said, "The talent of a few individuals is enough to get them into an advanced Soul Master Academy two years early. Yu Tianheng's team is already the Royal Team One, but I'm even more looking forward to the Second Team."

"No free team formation, you assign the teams." Meng Shenji finished speaking with a knowing look.

Qin Hanyu's lips twitched slightly; she understood.

Meng Shenji is trying to force Lin Luo to be paired with the prince and his sister, making them work out their relationship. It seems that Meng Shenji doesn't want the three children to be at odds with each other because of their elders.

In other words, they were all geniuses of the empire, not victims of factional strife.

The school bell rang, Xiong Chumo finally ran into the classroom with her mouth full of grease and sat down next to Lin Luo.

Xue Fu, clutching the slightly withered bouquet, sat down in her seat with tears still wet on her face, head bowed in a daze.

Xue Qian, the older brother, was finally able to sit back in his seat, but he couldn't be happy at all.

He frowned and turned to look at his sister several times, but refrained from saying a word.

This was the first time Xue Qian had ever seen her younger sister so heartbroken.

Did I do something wrong? He reflected to himself.

In his heart, his sister's happiness always came first.

As the class ended, Qin Hanyu spoke from the podium.

"Lin Luo, Xue Qian, Xue Fu, Xiong Chumo, Yu Luoyi, the five of you, come with me to the office."

The five of them were all confused. If it was just because of the conflict they had just had, then why had they called Xiong Chumo along?

Should we call him for dinner?

Xue Fu carefully placed the bouquet in the drawer, then silently left her seat. Xue Qian immediately followed, this time quietly lagging behind her sister by a step, instead of walking side by side.

Xue Fu turned to look at Lin Luo and softly called out, "Lin Luo ~"

Lin Luo didn't respond, or even look at her. Xiong Chumo blinked her innocent eyes, licking her greasy fingers like she was eating melon seeds, curiously watching the two of them, not understanding what she had just missed.

Suddenly, he heard a "crack" sound, followed by Yu Luoyi's shrill scream.

Xiong Chumo immediately looked down and realized that he had accidentally broken Yu Luoyi's almost healed leg again!

Yu Luoyi, sweating profusely from the pain, cried out, "You fatso! Can't you see where you're going?!"

He swung his crutch hard and struck Xiong Chumo's leg. Thud! The crutch broke in two.

Yu Luoyi was dumbfounded.

Xiong Chumo: "I'm sorry."

Yu Luoyi yelled, "You fat bastard! Will an apology make my leg heal?!"

Lin Luo turned around and said coldly, "If you make another sound, I'll break your other leg too, believe it or not?"

Yu Luoyi could only grit his teeth and temporarily endure this humiliation.

Left with no other option, Xue Qian had to step forward and carry his plastic brother on his back.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Ouch, ouch, that hurts."

"Shut up!"

Xue Qian was already in a bad mood, and he rebuked her coldly.

Upon arriving at the office, five people stood in a row in front of Qin Hanyu —no, one of them was sitting on the floor. Qin Hanyu glanced down at Yu Luoyi, only to hear him speak expressionlessly, "My leg is broken again. Director, you don't need to worry about me. You can continue with your business."

His face is so pale, is he really alright? Qin Hanyu looked at him in surprise.

P. S. I've been out of town for the past two days, so updates have been delayed. Chapter 2 will be updated before 2 AM today.