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Chapter 72: The protagonist discussed his mother’s figure, shattering everyone’s worldview.

The speaker was Yu Xuan.

And the head that had been tossed into the inn actually belonged to Kui An?

Whoosh!

The inn instantly erupted in an uproar.

“Isn’t this that Prince?”

“Who chopped off his head, and why bring it here?”

In a flash the atmosphere turned eerie and oppressive, and the Elders reacted as though facing a great enemy, shouting, “Yu Tong, what is the meaning of this?”

“…..”

Yu Tong, Grand Preceptor of Great Yu Academy, gave no reply and simply glared at Qin Yu with a chilling gaze along with Yu Xuan and the others.

“Godfather…?”

At that moment, Qin Yu felt as though struck by five bolts of lightning.

Kui An had clearly gone to kill Ning Bei’s parents, so how had someone brought his severed head here instead?

The next instant he stared at Yu Xuan in confusion and asked, “Little Prince… w-what is going on?”

“You’re asking me what’s going on?”

Yu Xuan spoke through clenched teeth, his voice edged with fury, “That question should be for you; what exactly did you have Kui An do, and why was he killed outside the city?”

No one could blame him for raging.

The Prince’s Estate had gone to great lengths to recruit this Prince, but before they could even use the sword they had so carefully sharpened, Kui An suddenly died.

Anyone would have lost their temper under these circumstances.

“I-I don’t know… I don’t know anything!”

Qin Yu shook his head again and again, panic and guilt written all over his face.

His mind turned into mush; he had sent Kui An to kill Ning Bei’s parents, so how had Kui An ended up dead himself?

What exactly had happened in the previous hour?

He had planned to kill by proxy and watch Ning Bei lose his parents in agony, so why were Yu Xuan and the others questioning him instead?

What on earth was happening?

At that moment Yu Tong turned to the Elders of Heavenly Martial Academy and said, “Hand Qin Yu over to us, and we will leave the inn right now.”

“Outrageous! You break into our inn and still want to take away a disciple of Heavenly Martial Academy without explanation?” several Elders roared in anger. “If word spreads that we cannot even protect our own disciples, how will we save face in the future?”

You think we don’t care about our reputation?

“Heh~”

Yu Xuan let out a cold laugh and said pointedly, “Are you worried about losing face, or are you afraid that certain deeds of yours will be exposed?”

“What do you mean by that?”

“You know better than anyone!”

Yu Xuan swept his gaze around the room and gritted out, “Kui An was a mighty Prince; unless your academy secretly helped Qin Yu avenge himself, who could lure him outside the city and slaughter him? Within the capital, only your Heavenly Martial Academy and perhaps Qitian Academy have that level of power.”

“Are you saying Qitian Academy would kill Kui An when they had no feud with him?”

Yu Xuan spoke without reservation.

After all, anyone could see how absurd that sounded.

“That statement is off the mark.”

Just then Ning Bei stepped forward, barely suppressing his laughter, and continued to muddy the waters, “Everyone knows about the conflict between the Prince’s Estate and the royal family; ever since Kui An sided with the Prince’s Estate, he became an enemy of Qitian Academy, so isn’t it normal for them to want him dead?”

“Taking a step back, you claim our Heavenly Martial Academy attacked Kui An, but do you have proof? Without evidence your accusation is slander.”

As he spoke, Ning Bei almost failed to keep a straight face.

He had indeed informed Qitian Academy, intending for Kui An to suffer a little so he could settle accounts with Qin Yu later.

He never expected Qitian Academy to actually kill Kui An.

And the Prince’s Estate even suspected Heavenly Martial Academy.

“Evidence… heh, we may lack proof against Heavenly Martial Academy, but we certainly have proof to suspect him, correct?”

Confronted by Ning Bei’s challenge, Yu Xuan suddenly pointed at Qin Yu. “Kui An tied your mother to a garret window and violated her; I have every reason to believe you hated him to the bone and therefore colluded with others to kill him. Isn’t that plausible?”

Whoa…

The moment those words landed, everyone gasped in shock.

“Damn, didn’t that mean she was exposed for everyone to see?”

“Good grief, I never thought Kui An was that perverted… could Crap King’s mom really handle that?”

“Isn’t it all because of Crap King, who insisted on exposing Kui An’s Golden Vajra Scripture… what a filial son!”

“?”

Facing the crowd’s scorching stares, Qin Yu was stunned as well.

He had no idea about any of this.

The moment he imagined that indescribable scene, shame and rage surged, and he instinctively kicked at Kui An’s head…

Damn it, how dare he bully my mother like that!

Seeing this, Yu Xuan chuckled. “See? I hit the nail on the head.”

“Enough.”

At that point Ning Bei said solemnly, “Even if Qin Yu really wanted Kui An dead, how could he mobilize our academy to act for him? Moreover, if he sought revenge for his mother tonight, would he not want to witness Kui An’s death with his own eyes?”

“Besides, he has been with me the entire night up to this moment, leaving him no chance at all to lure Kui An outside the city.”

As he spoke, Ning Bei patted Qin Yu’s cheek. “Right, Crap King?”

“…Y-yes, that’s right.”

Qin Yu paused for a beat, then hurriedly nodded once he came to his senses.

He had not expected Ning Bei to help him, but at this point he could only focus on distancing himself from Kui An’s death.

After all, Qitian Academy already wanted to kill him; he could not afford to have the Prince’s Estate target him as well.

Otherwise he would truly be finished.

Yu Xuan raised an eyebrow at Ning Bei. “He was with you all night? Since when were you two so close?”

“We weren’t that close before, but tonight is different,” Ning Bei admitted calmly, then added meaningfully, “After all, Qin Yu has been discussing his mother’s figure with me all evening, sharing many… rather private details, so I feel he’s actually a friend worth having.”

The crowd: “???”

Qin Yu: “Huh?”

Qin Yu looked bewildered, but before he could speak he caught the look Ning Bei shot him… it was all to clear his name; so play along!

After deciphering Ning Bei’s gaze, Qin Yu cursed inwardly.

What kind of mess is this?

What normal person would discuss his own mother’s figure with someone else!

Couldn’t he have thought of another excuse?

Yet under the current circumstances he had no choice but to nod obediently. “Yes… we were talking about my mother’s figure… but that’s beside the point; the point is I never had the chance to find someone to kill Kui An, and I have no one who could help me.”

Murmurs immediately rippled through the crowd.

Hearing the increasingly lewd chatter, Qin Yu wished he could crawl into a hole… damn Ning Bei, did he have to use that excuse?

At this point, Yu Xuan and the others were rendered speechless and had no desire to truly fall out with Heavenly Martial Academy, as that would only hurt the Prince’s Estate.

Thus they had to drop the matter.

Yet before leaving, Yu Xuan sneered at Qin Yu, “Such filial devotion… discussing your mother’s figure… I’ll be sure to let her know.”

“?”

Qin Yu stood there dumbfounded.

“Alright, everyone, back to your business!”

The Elders breathed a long sigh of relief and dispersed the crowd.

“No need to thank me; we are all fellow disciples.” Ning Bei patted Qin Yu’s shoulder and turned to leave.

“Damn!”

Watching Ning Bei’s departing back, Qin Yu trembled with anger and cold.

Although Yu Xuan and the others had left, he could not feel the slightest bit happy.

And in the next moment another disciple sidled up and asked, “Qin Yu, mind making a friend?”

Qin Yu: “???”

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