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Chapter 66: The protagonist lifted a rock only to crush his own foot… does he really want his mother to be bullied for nothing?

“You mother… …”

Qin Yu instantly fell apart.

The grating word “big” instantly sent his imagination into overdrive, and the harder he tried to stop, the clearer the visuals became.

No!!

Smack…

Ning Bei slapped him across the face and said, “You dare curse me? Someone, drag him out of the banquet and don’t let him back in.”

Yes, sir.

The next moment, Wang Teng and the others rushed over together.

No… wait.

Qin Yu immediately backed down and said, “Senior Brother Ning… I wasn’t cursing you… I was thanking you for your keen observation… I was grateful for your concern about my mother!”

“You weren’t cursing? Then what did you mean by ‘you mother… ’?”

“You misunderstood… that was just an abbreviation.”

Unable to hold back his anger, Qin Yu explained with tears in his eyes, “I meant that your care for other people’s mothers moved me so much that, in my excitement, I shortened the phrase… you care about my mother, how could I possibly curse you?”

“Really?”

“Really, really.”

…..

Seeing Qin Yu’s expression, which looked worse than crying, Ning Bei could not help but laugh.

“All right, you guys can stand down.”

Ning Bei waved his hand and dismissed Wang Teng and the others;

As for chasing Qin Yu away?

There was absolutely no need!

After all, if Qin Yu were truly expelled from the venue, never mind whether the Prince’s estate would change its mind and refuse to bring out the thousand-year spirit herb.

If Qin Yu were not present, how could he suppress the Heavenly Dao’s protection around the other party?

“In the future, finish your sentences; look how ugly this misunderstanding was,” Ning Bei said, spreading his hands.

“Yes… Senior Brother Ning, your lesson is correct.”

Qin Yu forced a smile and echoed him.

But the moment Ning Bei turned away, the smile vanished from Qin Yu’s face and was replaced by hatred.

The revenge for stealing his sister!

The humiliation of his mother!

The agony of being suppressed!

Watching Ning Bei’s departing back, Qin Yu gnashed his teeth in anger…

Sooner or later, he would make Ning Bei wish he were dead, along with Kui An and everyone else who had ever humiliated him; he would trample every one of them under his feet.

But for now, he did not forget that the most important thing was to seize the thousand-year spirit herb.

He could not let his mother suffer in vain!

Before long.

The banquet reached its midpoint.

The various factions had long been itching to act, continually using the guise of games to toss olive branches at the disciples on stage.

After several rounds of games.

Yu Xuan also stepped onto the platform.

“The banquet has gone on for a while, and you all look a bit tired, so on behalf of my royal father I would like to present you with a surprise… what do you think?”

As Yu Xuan spoke, he looked around.

Once these words left his mouth. the crowd’s curiosity was instantly piqued.

“Does he mean a surprise from the prince?”

“Little Prince, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what the surprise is!”

…..

Seeing the crowd so engaged, Yu Xuan chuckled and said, “Bring up the surprise my father prepared for everyone!”

Immediately afterward, a chest as tall as half a man was carried up.

“What’s inside that chest?”

“Since it’s a surprise from the prince, it must be priceless!”

…..

Seeing everyone grow even more curious, Yu Xuan stopped teasing them and said, “There’s no need to guess; I can tell you directly that inside this chest… is a stalk of Xuanmai Grass!”

“Xuanmai Grass? The kind said to grow only on spirit veins?”

“Good grief, Xuanmai Grass is a rare herb; even a 100-year-old stalk is worth a fortune!”

“Little Prince, is this stalk at least 100 years old?”

“Haha.”

Facing their questions, Yu Xuan laughed heartily and said, “100 years? You all underestimate our Prince’s estate… this stalk inside is a millennial supreme specimen!”

Hiss…

The entire hall drew in a sharp breath.

There were many millennium-old spirit herbs, but everything depended on the species, and Xuanmai Grass, which grew only on spirit veins, was already extremely rare… add to that its millennium age.

One could imagine how shocked everyone was.

Even Xu Yunyang looked at Yu Wuying and said, “Your Majesty, with such extravagance, it seems Yu Fei and the others are aiming for the two chief seats of Heavenly Martial Academy.”

Yu Wuying frowned slightly but said nothing.

Inside the hall everyone was asking Yu Xuan who exactly the millennial Xuanmai Grass was for.

At this moment, disciples and elders from Qitian Academy, Great Yu Academy, and Heavenly Martial Academy alike could not calm their hearts.

It was truly a millennial Xuanmai Grass… unheard of!

Facing everyone’s burning gazes, Yu Xuan said solemnly, “It seems you have misunderstood. As I said earlier, this is a surprise from my father for everyone, not for any one person in particular.”

“The Xuanmai Grass is right here; no matter which academy you belong to, if you can unlock the golden lock on the chest with wit instead of brute force, the grass inside… will be yours!”

Hiss…

Upon hearing this, the entire banquet boiled over.

“What? We have a chance too?”

“I never thought such overwhelming fortune would fall on me one day.”

“Don’t get cocky just yet; see that golden lock? Ordinary people definitely can’t solve it.”

“To keep things fair, I won’t join the unlocking.”

The next moment, Yu Xuan glanced at Qin Yu and added, “Anyone who wants to try, please come up!”

“Me, me, me…”

Disciples from the three academies scrambled onto the platform.

Amidst such chaos, the elders not only failed to stop them but even regretted being born too early… otherwise they, too, could have given it a shot.

A millennial Xuanmai Grass was priceless!

As time passed.

Those who had rushed up the platform walked back down one by one.

The expectations on their faces had all turned into undisguisable disappointment.

“I stared at it for ages and still couldn’t recognize the rune on that golden lock.”

“No wonder it’s called a test of wit… if we can’t even read the question, how can we solve it?”

“Even Great Yu Academy couldn’t open it, which means it’s a fair competition. If no one gets the Xuanmai Grass… we can only blame ourselves.”

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Watching the dejected crowd, Qin Yu was actually excited.

This Xuanmai Grass had been prepared for him; no one else would be allowed to touch it!

He was in no hurry to mount the platform because, after learning the method from his mother, he believed no one could solve the lock.

It was truly as hard as reaching the heavens!

All he had to do was stay patient and let their hope turn to disappointment and finally to despair, until they believed no one could open the lock; that would be the perfect moment for him to step onto the stage.

When he amazed everyone with a single feat, he would definitely earn their admiration!

From then on, no one would have the right to laugh at him again.

However, Ning Bei had not moved from start to finish, leaving Qin Yu greatly disappointed.

After all, in his mind, suppressing anyone else was nowhere near as satisfying as suppressing Ning Bei, who always kept him under his thumb.

Now, when he finally had a chance to outshine Ning Bei, the man refused to compete?

How could that be allowed?

After thinking it over, Qin Yu decided to provoke him and said, “Ning Bei, as the chief of Heavenly Martial Academy, won’t you come up and give it a try?”

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