Chapter 91

"Wow!"

As Jiang Yi's words fell, there was an instant uproar. Who was Jiang Niliu? He was the Crown Prince of the Divine Martial Kingdom, whose father was the kingdom's first strongest warrior, the guardian deity of the kingdom, and the Marshal of the Western Defense Army!

Even without mentioning his status, he himself was a prodigy, reaching the Fifth Level of the Purple Mansion Realm at just nineteen years old. Such talent was outstanding even across the entire continent. He became a genius student in the academy within three months and was highly regarded by Chancellor Zhuge, who made an exception to take him as a personal disciple.

Zhuge Liuyun's status was even more exalted. With Jiang Niliu as his disciple, even the vice-chancellors of the academy dared not act arrogantly in front of him. This was why Jiang Niliu could pursue Su Ruoxue so recklessly.

And at this moment—

An unknown registered student dared to challenge him in public? And at the critical moment when he was pursuing Su Ruoxue, he dared to embarrass him? His words were extremely offensive, clinging and纠缠不休? Shameless?

Many people's first thought was that Jiang Yi didn't want to live anymore, or that he was mentally unstable. Would a normal person do such a thing? Even Qian Wanguan, with his status, had to speak politely to Jiang Niliu.

"Oh no!"

Qian Wanguan's face changed, and he cursed under his breath, his gaze instantly sweeping toward Jiang Niliu. At a glance, he realized the situation was indeed troublesome. Jiang Niliu was smiling, a bright and radiant smile. Qian Wanguan, who was very familiar with the Crown Prince, immediately knew something was wrong. Whenever Jiang Niliu smiled like this in the past, it meant his inner killing intent was no longer hidden, and Jiang Yi had become his target for certain.

Su Ruoxue was also taken aback, and her expression changed. She looked at Jiang Yi with concern. She saw him standing proudly, unafraid, his eyes filled with fighting spirit, like a young lion challenging a tiger king. At that moment, Su Ruoxue felt a moment of dizziness. She wanted to say something but couldn't find the words.

Jiang Niliu sheathed his long sword, quickly pressing his finger to his chest to stop the bleeding. He then looked at Jiang Yi calmly and said, "Very good! This student is quite impressive. I wonder if you could let Niliu know your name?"

Jiang Yi replied without backing down, "Jiang Yi! A registered student, an orphan. What? Does His Highness the Crown Prince want to kill my entire family?"

"Ha ha ha!"

Jiang Niliu burst into laughter, his gaze sweeping over Su Ruoxue's face. He said calmly, "Student Jiang Yi, you underestimate my magnanimity. Rest assured, I won't do such despicable things. However, those who make mistakes must pay a price. You dared to stand up today, so you must bear the wrath of Jiang Niliu."

Jiang Yi smiled faintly and countered, "Those who want to kill me, Jiang Yi, must also bear my wrath!"

Dominant! Arrogant!

All the students secretly marveled, but the former referred to Jiang Niliu, and the latter to Jiang Yi. For those with strength, being arrogant was impressive; for those without, it was foolish. Clearly, in everyone's eyes, Jiang Yi was a fool.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Niliu leaped onto the ancient divine war chariot, his gaze locking onto Jiang Yi from a distance. After a long laugh, he controlled the chariot and flew straight toward the academy, quickly disappearing as a streak of light.

"Boss, you were too rash!"

After Jiang Niliu left, Qian Wanguan immediately approached Jiang Yi and whispered. Jiang Yi's face remained calm, and he shook his head, "There's no such thing as being too rash or not. We were bound to face off eventually. I caused such a big commotion last night; Jiang Niliu will definitely pay attention to me. Moreover, Jiang Qilin will never let me off. Rather than being killed by them one day, it's better to confront them now. This way, he won't dare to move against me in the short term, or everyone will suspect him."

"Alas..."

Seeing Jiang Yi's stubborn expression, Qian Wanguan sighed helplessly. There was nothing more to say. He could only do his best to protect Jiang Yi. Fortunately, the academy was extremely safe. With Su Ruoxue as their mentor, Jiang Niliu wouldn't dare send people to assassinate them while they were hunting demon beasts, at least not for the time being.

Su Ruoxue glanced at Jiang Yi, her eyes flashing with a complex look, quickly returning to her cold demeanor. She waved her hand and said, "Let's go!"

The group silently descended the mountain, but their gazes toward Jiang Yi became more complex. They all instinctively kept their distance from him, as if afraid of being implicated.

Jiang Yi focused on the journey, feeling a mix of emotions. He wasn't regretful, nor was he afraid. He was somewhat annoyed and frustrated, but mostly heavy-hearted.

At that moment, he had been so impulsive, partly because he saw Su Ruoxue so helpless and panicked, and instinctively wanted to help her. Although he didn't interact much with this beautiful mentor, she had helped him on the first day of Blood Refinement. Jiang Yi always remembered this favor. For those who had helped him, he was willing to risk his life in return.

Of course, the main reason was his innate animosity toward Jiang Niliu. Seeing Jiang Niliu like that made him uncomfortable, and he naturally acted without hesitation, ready to face any consequences.

As for why he disliked Jiang Niliu, Jiang Yi himself couldn't fully explain it. Perhaps it was because they were half-brothers, with one living a life of luxury and the other being treated like a worm, mocked and bullied for over a decade. Or perhaps it was because Jiang Bie Li abandoned his mother and chose Jiang Niliu's mother, and he felt a sense of injustice for the woman who died young. He deeply hated Jiang Bie Li, and thus instinctively viewed his son with hostility...

The group soon arrived at the foot of the mountain where they would hunt demon beasts. Su Ruoxue gave the order, and all the students quickly climbed the mountain to hunt. Qian Wanguan, unsure of the situation, didn't dare to act rashly and led Jiang Yi up the mountain.

"Jiang Yi, wait a moment. This student, go hunt demon beasts first," Su Ruoxue suddenly called out to Jiang Yi. Although her face remained cold, her gaze was evasive, clearly agitated.

Qian Wanguan gave a suggestive look, secretly poking Jiang Yi's waist and whispered, "Boss, seize the opportunity, good luck."

"Get lost!"

Jiang Yi pretended to be angry and kicked Qian Wanguan away. He then turned to Su Ruoxue and saw her blushing. He grinned and said, "Mentor Su, this guy just needs a beating, ignore him! Do you need something?"

Su Ruoxue nodded but remained silent for a while before biting her lip and said, "Jiang Yi... thank you just now, but what you did was too impulsive. Jiang Niliu's status is different from others; you will have big trouble in the future."

Jiang Yi smiled faintly and said nonchalantly, "No problem, I'm not afraid of trouble."

"Alas!"

Su Ruoxue's beautiful eyes flickered, and she stomped her foot, "How can I make you understand? Jiang Niliu is the Crown Prince of the Western Defense Kingdom..."

"Mentor Su, please don't say more. I understand everything you're saying."

Jiang Yi looked at Su Ruoxue seriously and said, "Mentor Su, you helped me before. I, Jiang Yi, may not have many strengths, but I know how to repay kindness. Don't worry! I, Jiang Yi, am a cheap life, and ordinary people can't take it away."

Seeing Jiang Yi's serious gaze, Su Ruoxue finally shook her head and didn't say more, only sighing, "Is it worth it?"

"It's worth it!"

Jiang Yi nodded firmly and, looking at Su Ruoxue's beautiful face, suddenly smiled charmingly, "As the ancient saying goes, to win a beauty's smile, a king would light beacons to deceive his vassals. A king would abandon his kingdom for a beauty. What do I, Jiang Yi, have to lose with my cheap life?"

"Ha ha!"

Su Ruoxue had heard such flattering words countless times, but this time she didn't feel disgusted. Instead, she looked both amused and exasperated, reaching out to tap Jiang Yi's head and scolded, "Smooth talker, wait until you grow up to say such things. Now, go hunt demon beasts!"

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(PS: Readers from the Book City and QQ Reading Center, can't the book reviews reach 5,000? Readers from the main site, please give more recommendations. Starting July 1st, I will burst for a month...)

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