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Chapter 50: The protagonist’s younger sister loved too deeply, and the villain simply could not withstand it.

“Elder Li, don’t scare me!”

Qin Yu felt as if thunder had struck him.

Li Shen reiterated, “Your meridians really are severed, and the breaks are complete; from now on it will be hard for you to cultivate again.”

“No!”

Qin Yu lost control in an instant.

Tears gushed from his eyes as he gripped Li Shen’s hand and cried, “Elder Li, you personally declared me the top part-time disciple, you can’t ignore me!”

“Qin Yu, calm down.”

Helpless, Li Shen could only soothe him, saying, “Rest assured; although your meridians are severed, I guarantee that I will petition the Grand Preceptor right away to promote you from senior part-time disciple to a better chief part-time disciple position.”

Chief… yet still a part-time disciple?

Qin Yu went numb.

How could this damned part-time disciple label spawn so many ridiculous titles?

“Elder Li, I don’t care about being chief…”

Before Qin Yu could refuse, Li Shen cut him off and said, “No need to thank me; you were injured because of the academy, so we will certainly not treat you unfairly.”

“No, that’s not what I meant…”

He never had the chance to explain, and he had never wanted that damned chief part-time disciple post in the first place.

Yet Li Shen had already stood up and strode toward the crowd.

“Damn!”

At that moment, Qin Yu truly broke down.

He had finally glimpsed a chance to turn things around; why, why had it ended up even worse than before?

Being a part-time disciple was humiliating enough, and now they wanted to make him chief part-time disciple?

Damn it, was the part-time disciple label going to stick with him his whole life?

“Congratulations!”

Before long, Ning Bei walked over with a smile and said, “When Elder Li asked the Grand Preceptor to make you chief part-time disciple, the Grand Preceptor hesitated, but don’t worry, I persuaded him to agree.”

“What? You?”

Qin Yu nearly spat blood in anger and protested, “Who asked you to speak for me? You could have just kept quiet!”

Ning Bei feigned ignorance and asked, “What do you mean? Aren’t you happy?”

“Happy? I really thank you.”

Qin Yu ground out the words through clenched teeth.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to lunge forward and bite Ning Bei to death, convinced that Ning Bei was doing it on purpose.

Damn this chief part-time disciple nonsense!

“Crap King, how can you repay kindness with enmity?”

“Senior Brother Ning made you get better treatment, shouldn’t you be thanking him?”

At that moment, Wang Teng and Zhao Ming walked over.

As Ning Bei’s lackeys, they naturally knew he was at odds with Qin Yu, so they seized the chance to give Qin Yu trouble.

The two could always come up with a nickname that killed the body and crushed the spirit.

Hearing the term “Chief Menial,” Qin Yu’s already fragile heart finally gave out, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood in fury.

“Whoa, damn.”

Caught off guard, Wang Teng and Zhao Ming recoiled two steps in fright.

A spark flashed in Ning Bei’s eyes and he ordered, “What are you two standing there for? Qin Yu was injured by Xu Yunyang and still has stagnant blood in his chest; hurry up and pound it out.”

“Rest assured, Senior Brother Ning, leave it to us.”

Wang Teng and Zhao Ming exchanged a knowing smile.

“N-no, there’s no need… ah!”

The next moment, Qin Yu’s miserable screams rang out…

Ning Bei, sooner or later I’ll make you wish you were dead!

Elsewhere.

Ning Bei went to find Wuyue and said, “Old man, it seems I can’t get you first place after all.”

“It’s already enough.”

Wuyue’s aged eyes looked at Ning Bei with kindly satisfaction as he said, “The academy’s 30 years of humiliation have been washed away in a single day.”

“Besides, even though the tournament didn’t reach the end, I think that in everyone’s hearts you are already number one.”

Wuyue spoke from the bottom of his heart.

These were his true feelings; he had never dreamed that in his lifetime he would enjoy such admiration.

All of it had been brought about by the young man before him.

Truly worthy of being the reincarnated Great Emperor!

Ning Bei hinted, “So shall we continue to stay in the capital?”

Though the recent incident had ended, it was clear that the palace intrigue had only just begun and the real storm was still brewing.

Could Heavenly Martial Academy, as a major faction, really stay above it all?

Understanding Ning Bei’s meaning, Wuyue pondered for a moment before smiling and saying, “With these old bones of mine around, I can keep us safe!”

“Understood.”

Ning Bei also gave a knowing smile.

Afterward, he left.

Ning Bei went to find Qin Jiujiu.

Before he could speak, Qin Jiujiu asked first, “You had someone beat Qin Yu again?”

Ning Bei paused, then chuckled and said, “He had congestion in his chest; I helped him disperse it.”

Qin Jiujiu pouted and huffed, “You’re still lying to me; you clearly wanted to hit him yourself but couldn’t because of your chief status, so you had Wang Teng and the others do it, didn’t you?”

“Ahem~”

Ning Bei gave an awkward yet polite cough.

He had to admit that Qin Jiujiu was right, but the reason he hadn’t struck personally was the protagonist’s plot armor, not his status.

Until he was absolutely sure, it was better not to challenge the will of heaven.

Looking into the girl’s eyes, Ning Bei tentatively asked, “Jiujiu, do you think I’m too cruel, that I’m being too hard on Qin Yu?”

“Hm?”

Qin Jiujiu’s delicate face froze for a moment.

Then she swatted Ning Bei in annoyance and said, “What are you talking about? I never really treated him as an older brother, so why would I think badly of you over an outsider?”

“Then why did you suddenly ask?”

“I…”

Qin Jiujiu glanced around, made sure no one was looking, then leaned close and said, “I know you don’t get along with Qin Yu, but I’m afraid that if you take revenge on him in public, it will damage your reputation.”

“That’s all?”

Meeting Qin Jiujiu’s gentle gaze, Ning Bei smiled warmly.

“Isn’t that important?”

“Do I look like I care about reputation…”

“I care!”

Before Ning Bei could finish, Qin Jiujiu interrupted, “I don’t want you to lose the hearts you’ve worked so hard to win over some worthless people; I want you to be admired forever!”

“Jiujiu…”

Seeing her earnest expression, a warm current surged in Ning Bei’s heart; he took her hand and said, “I shouldn’t have said that…”

“No,” Qin Jiujiu shook her head and replied with a sweet smile, “I didn’t explain myself clearly.”

At that moment, Ning Bei’s heart nearly melted.

With such a considerate and breathtaking beauty at his side, even if he had to live on celestial pills and wine forever… he would gladly do so!

Qin Jiujiu and Lin Yueyao were polar opposites.

Ning Bei could clearly feel that no one could replace his position in Qin Jiujiu’s heart.

There had never been one before, and there never would be!

Even if he stopped caring about his image, even if one day he had to kill Qin Yu, Qin Jiujiu would still support him without hesitation.

Suddenly, Ning Bei wrapped an arm around her supple waist and said, “Jiujiu, I want you.”

“Eh? Now?”

“Yes!”

“Um…”

Qin Jiujiu’s face flushed instantly.

She shyly bit her rosy lips, then whispered like a mosquito, “Let’s go back to the room… I’ll set up a barrier for you.”

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