"People's words reflect who they are. This is the first time I've ever heard someone dress up robbery in such grand and righteous terms. Teacher Qin truly deserves to be called the number one person on the continent."
Wu Qi's expression was cold, showing Qin Ming no respect at all.
Qin Ming stopped in his tracks and sneered repeatedly. "How dare you disrespect a teacher? Someone like you, with no regard for hierarchy or authority."
Wu Qi interrupted him with a cold snort. "Enough. Don't try to pin labels on me. Whether I respect His Majesty or not is for the Crown Prince to decide. Or are you planning to act in the imperial family's name on your own authority, Teacher Qin?"
"And your behavior right now is no different from a robber throwing a tantrum. If the academy's teachers are all at your level, then I'd say the empire's future is in serious danger."
"I will report your exact words to the Crown Prince. Teacher Qin… heh, this may be the last time I call you that. Take care of yourself."
After speaking, Wu Qi casually waved his hand. Wind suddenly stirred inside the room and slammed the door shut.
To avoid getting caught by the closing door, Qin Ming hurriedly stepped back.
After stumbling a few steps, he raised his head and shot the room a vicious glare before storming off in fury.
As a teacher, he refused to believe he couldn't deal with a mere troublesome student.
Hearing the door shut, Feng Xiaotian and the others immediately came over to see what had happened.
Wu Qi explained the situation to them.
Huo Wu spoke bluntly, "If this place won't keep us, there are other places that will. Captain, my grandfather said Blazing Academy's doors are always open to everyone."
"With Qin Ming acting like this, the three education committee members must be silently approving it. Staying here and getting caught up in all this scheming will seriously affect our training. Let's go to Blazing Academy. I guarantee we'll have a peaceful environment there."
Huo Wushuang agreed with her proposal and added a few supportive remarks.
Feng Xiaotian, however, fell into thought. After a moment, he asked, "Captain, do you know people from Shrek Academy?"
If Wu Qi had no connection to Shrek Academy, then even the three committee members would not allow Qin Ming to behave so recklessly.
Clearly, the two sides had some prior contact, and the three committee members likely wanted to help make things work, which was why they let Qin Ming handle the matter.
The moment Shrek Academy was mentioned, Ning Rongrong immediately spoke up. "That academy is complete trash—"
There was practically no end to the things she could complain about regarding Shrek Academy.
Wu Qi added, "Qin Ming graduated from Shrek Academy. I'm not surprised he would say something like this."
Every teacher's background information was stored in the academy records, so finding out wasn't difficult.
Feng Xiaotian did not dwell on the Shrek matter and instead asked, "For some reason, the three committee members seem to trust Teacher Qin unconditionally. They've even covered for him time and time again."
What he meant was obvious continuing to fight Qin Ming would bring them no benefit.
The three committee members were all Spirit Douluo-level experts and held considerable influence within the Heaven Dou Empire. Even if the imperial family wanted to punish Qin Ming, they would still have to consider the committee's opinion.
Under such circumstances, even with Dugu Bo backing them, competing against Qin Ming would not be easy.
Besides, Team Emperor Dou Second Squad had only been formed recently, and they still needed to focus on training. Dragging this matter out would only hurt them.
"I also think Sister Huo Wu's suggestion is good. Why not join Blazing Academy?" Feng Xiaotian proposed.
With Feng Xiaotian and the others rapidly growing stronger, the Feng, Shui, and Huo families would undoubtedly be making moves soon.
If the three families joined Wu Qi's side, then transferring to Blazing Academy would not be a problem.
As for whether the three families had ulterior motives, Wu Qi was not worried.
The three families had already been abandoned by the Heaven Dou imperial family and were also facing pressure from the Elephant Armored Clan. If they still dared to waver at a time like this, Huo Lie and the others knew perfectly well what the consequences would be.
Earlier, Wu Qi had already decided to use the Qin Ming incident to help Prince Xue Xing rise to power.
Since Qin Ming was determined to recruit Shrek Academy, he would inevitably expose weaknesses.
And since Prince Xue Xing stood to benefit the most, it was only fair for him to contribute some effort as well.
With that thought in mind, Wu Qi said, "Everyone should rest well for the next two days. If Qin Ming gives up here, then there's no need for us to leave. But if he keeps pushing, I already have a plan."
Feng Xiaotian and the others trusted his judgment and said no more.
Prince Xue Xing's residence.
Xue Beng hurried inside. "Royal Uncle, great news!"
Xue Xing put aside the "work" he had been occupied with, quickly got dressed, and immediately headed toward the main hall.
"Beng'er, how many times have I told you to act calmly? Shouting and panicking like this is completely improper!"
Xue Beng scratched his head and quickly replied, "Royal Uncle, this really is huge news."
"The three education committee members want to revoke Heaven Dou Second Team's position, and they even sent Qin Ming to negotiate with Wu Qi."
"I heard from Ning Rongrong that things turned very unpleasant between them. Wu Qi and the others are already considering leaving the academy."
"What?" Xue Xing had heard him clearly. He simply found the situation absurd.
The three committee members were people aligned with Xue Qinghe. Why would they target Wu Qi like this?
After questioning him further, he finally understood the reason.
"Heh, so their real goal is recruiting Shrek Academy. Heaven Dou Second Team is already very strong, so they want to split the team apart and strengthen both squads at the same time."
"What a pity. They're trying to take too big a step and are bound to trip over themselves."
Logically speaking, the correct solution would have been to split Shrek Academy's members and distribute them between Heaven Dou First and Second Teams.
He did not know what Qin Ming had told the three committee members, but the fact that they made such a foolish decision was enough to prove they were getting old and were no longer fit to remain in their positions.
"Royal Uncle, this is a perfect opportunity. Should we make our move?" Xue Beng asked eagerly.
Xue Xing did not answer immediately and instead asked, "Who else knows about this?"
Xue Beng replied, "Earlier, I noticed Rongrong was in a bad mood, so I started chatting with her. She accidentally let some things slip."
"After that, I bribed Wu Qin. That kid is close to Wu Qi and is always running around doing errands, so I managed to learn the full story."
The fewer people who knew, the less likely the information would leak.
They absolutely could not give the three committee members time to react. Once they struck, it had to be decisive enough to crush them completely.
"Beng'er, we can't act rashly. While you're at the academy, find a way to gather evidence showing that Qin Ming and the three committee members are colluding together and harming talents valued by the imperial family. Once the time is right, this prince will personally make a move."
At this moment, Qin Ming had no idea he was already being watched.
As usual, he arrived at the academy's resource storage hall. The teacher guarding the warehouse was already used to seeing him.
"The usual. I'm here to collect this month's cultivation resources for the team."
The warehouse teacher did not think much of it and immediately brought out a large amount of cultivation supplies.
Qin Ming then signed the names of each Heaven Dou First Team member on the collection form.
Coincidentally, just as he was leaving the treasury, Chen Ping arrived at the warehouse.
The two met face to face.
Ignoring the hostile glare from Chen Ping, Qin Ming simply walked away as if nothing had happened.
When Chen Ping received this month's resources, he noticed the signatures on the form and could not help asking a question.
"Dugu Yan still hasn't returned from hunting a Spirit Beast. How did she collect her resources today?"
The warehouse teacher casually replied, "Teacher Qin collected them for the team. He's their leader after all."
Chen Ping seemed to realize something and immediately followed up.
"Then can I help our captain collect resources too? He's currently in seclusion and probably doesn't have time to come himself."
"Of course. Just sign his name on the form."
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