Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

"Damn it..." Ye Shengxiong roared, cursing, "Why is everyone biased towards Ye Ge? It's one thing for my grandfather to be biased towards him, but even the principal of the War Academy is so biased towards him, even though he's clearly a mediocre good-for-nothing!"

"Young Master Shengxiong, please don't be in a hurry."

An old servant stood beside him and said in a low voice, "I think there must be a lot of strange things going on in this matter. Logically speaking, the inner sect of the academy should not accept demonized human students."

“But he not only entered the inner sect, but also became the principal’s personal student!” Ye Shengxiong clenched his fist, and the veins on his strong arms bulged clearly.

He knew very well what kind of people Lan Mi's four former students were.

One is the current Protector of the State of the Qin Empire, the Chief High Priest, the current head of the Yin-Yang School Company, the chairperson of a famous conglomerate, and the richest woman in the capital...

One is a wandering swordsman known as the strongest warrior of the human race, called the strongest weapon master, skilled in using all melee weapons, and currently traveling all over the land of the myriad races. It is said that he has fought against several dark race lords of the Holy Realm and was not at a disadvantage.

There is also one who is said to possess dragon blood, and is a princess of the dragon race! The friendly relationship between the human race and the dragon race for so many years has been maintained by the relationship between this princess and Lan Mi.

The last one is even more mysterious; almost no one knows her background or whereabouts...

Ye Shengxiong's face was gloomy. He had thought that after entering the inner sect, he would be firmly in the position of the head of the Ye family.

I never expected such an accident to happen!

"I really don't know what's wrong with that headmaster!" Ye Shengxiong's expression was gloomy: "Could it be that Ye Xiao secretly gave that headmaster some better and more precious gift?"

His father once told him that human relationships and the exchange of benefits are the most important things in the world.

Within the circles of imperial nobility, there are few things that cannot be accomplished if one is adept at utilizing these two elements.

The old servant reminded him, "Young Master Shengxiong, I think you shouldn't underestimate Young Master Yege."

"Hmm?" Ye Shengxiong glanced at him coldly: "What do you mean by this?"

The old servant said, "That night, you fought with Young Master Yege. Although he ambushed you and you didn't have time to defend yourself, you were indeed completely helpless, weren't you?"

"..."

Ye Shengxiong's face grew increasingly gloomy.

The words "without any chance to fight back" weighed heavily on his heart like several tons of heavy rocks!

"What do you mean?"

The old servant, head bowed, was unaware of the suppressed coldness in Ye Shengxiong's voice: "What I meant was, although Young Master Ye Ge's physical examination showed only average talent data, the fact that he, a second-level Xuan Realm Beast Tamer, could suppress you, a first-level Di Realm Immortal Cultivator, suggests that his talent might be more than what's shown on paper... uh!!"

Before he could finish speaking, the old servant was lifted up, his feet off the ground, his face filled with terror.

Ye Shengxiong grabbed the old servant by the neck, lifted him above his head, and stared at him expressionlessly: "Come on, tell me, what does 'no room for retaliation' mean?"

"I...uh...I didn't...mean that..." The old servant's deeply lined face turned red, and his words were already slurred, as if he was completely out of breath.

"Speak up! What do you mean by 'completely defenseless'?!"

"I......"

"He ambushed me! Ambushed me! Do you understand?!"

Ye Shengxiong's face was contorted with rage as he roared hysterically, "If he hadn't attacked from behind, a useless beast tamer like him could have been easily killed by me in one move! I'm an S-rank cultivator with exceptional learning ability!!!"

As he spoke, he suddenly tightened his grip on the old servant's throat!

"Crack!"

The old servant's body fell to the ground with a thud, like a kite with a broken string, and he could no longer move.

The other subordinates beside him all looked trembling with fear and dared not utter a sound.

"Alright, do any of you remaining have anything to say?"

Ye Shengxiong turned around and looked at them with a sinister gaze.

A young henchman rolled his eyes and quickly scrambled forward, saying with a smirk, "Young Master Shengxiong, I think you're right. Last time, it was just that kid being unethical and ambushing you. If you had faced him head-on, he would have been no match for you!"

"Do you even need to tell me that? Is this the kind of flattery I want to hear?" Ye Shengxiong sneered.

Although he said that, he did feel comforted and his anger subsided considerably after hearing it.

That's right, last time I was just ambushed by that cunning kid!

Ye Shengxiong told himself this in his heart.

"The problem now is, what should we do?" Ye Shengxiong said through gritted teeth, "He has become the principal's personal disciple, and with the great magician Lan Mi backing him up in the future, how can I compete with him for the position of head of the Ye family?"

The young subordinate smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? As long as he's dead, everything will be fine. A dead man won't compete with you for the position of family head."

"According to the information I've received, one of the students from the prodigy class, Chu Ruohua, the son of the City Lord of Ten Thousand Swords City, died in the assessment instance that Ye Ge and his group participated in this time! I think the Chu family must be in complete chaos now!"

"Such a thing exists?" Yoru Katsuhiro paused for a moment. "But so what?"

"Simple," the young subordinate chuckled. "Few people know what happened within the Black Abyss Secret Realm, but regardless of how Chu Ruohua died, you can pin the blame on Ye Ge. All it takes is a little provocation with the Chu family..."

Ye Shengxiong's eyes lit up immediately.

"Heh, you're so smart." Ye Shengxiong reached out and stroked his young subordinate's head, just like patting a dog's head.

The young subordinate chuckled and lowered his head, making it easier for Ye Shengxiong to stroke him: "Absolutely, absolutely."

Ye Shengxiong grinned, sneering as he looked ahead: "That's right, perhaps I can stand with the Chu family and deal with this brat. Not only can we eliminate a threat, but we might also gain a powerful future ally, hehe..."

......

"Now, everyone who stands with the Chu family is doomed."

Lan Mi sat in her office, twirling a pen in her hand, and quickly compiled a list.

This is a list of all Soul Crystal exports from Asen City over the past two years.

You don't know until you check; when you do check, you find that the numbers for several items don't match up.

The missing amount is at least several billion!

Chu Ruohua was clearly not doing this alone; he didn't have that much ability just because he was a student in the War Academy's elite class.

The real power behind him is the Ten Thousand Swords City!

"Give this list to the law enforcement officer of Asen City."

Lan Mi handed the list to Di Hai.

Dihai took the list: "Okay..."

"Oh, right, call my Little Night Song over here." Lan Mi pouted like a little girl, and said with dissatisfaction, "She's already become my personal student, and she hasn't come to visit me for so many days. That's really unacceptable!"

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