23: Chapter 23 So what if she's a princess?

The next morning.

Mu Qingci emerged from his dormitory as usual and headed to the classroom to prepare for class.

Just as he was on his way to the classroom, a group of upperclassmen surrounded him.

"Are you Mu Qingci?" The young man in the lead was dressed in luxurious clothing; one look was enough to tell he was from a wealthy family.

Mu Qingci did not answer, simply continuing to walk forward on his own.

"Our boss is asking you a question, are you deaf?" A lackey beside the young man reached out, intending to shove Mu Qingci.

Mu Qingci casually slapped away the hand reaching towards him. The force was not great, but the sound was crisp and loud.

The lackey retracted his hand in pain. Although his face showed anger, he did not dare to make another move.

That casual move by Mu Qingci just now was enough for the lackey to see the gap between them.

"As expected of someone who can walk with Mengmeng, you really are arrogant enough."

The young man in the lead stepped forward, looking at Mu Qingci with a playful smile: "A mere commoner, don't you know the saying about a toad coveting swan meat?"

He reached out a hand and placed it on Mu Qingci's shoulder, secretly applying force, wanting to embarrass Mu Qingci.

"Let me introduce myself." As he secretly exerted force, he said, "My name is Xu Tianyu. My mother is the most beloved sister of His Majesty the Emperor of the Sun Moon Empire. Competing with me for a woman, I advise you to think clearly about the consequences."

It was only when he reached this point that he discovered he could not shake Mu Qingci in the slightest, no matter how much force he used.

Refusing to believe it, he even utilized his Soul Power, but the moment his Soul Power entered Mu Qingci's body, it retreated in fear, like a puppy encountering a monster.

Xu Tianyu opened his eyes wide in disbelief, scared into taking two steps back, losing all the composure he had just a moment ago.

You must know that he was only twenty years old and had already broken through to become a Spirit King. Although it was achieved by piling up massive resources, his talent could be considered quite good.

As a Spirit King, he was unable to shake the youth before him even with all his strength; the other party's cultivation must have already exceeded his imagination.

This time, the playful smile shifted to Mu Qingci's face. He walked slowly in front of Xu Tianyu and reached out to press down on the other party's shoulder.

"So you are the son of the Princess. Then I have truly been disrespectful."

He only applied a slight amount of force, and Xu Tianyu could not withstand the pressure coming from his shoulder, kneeling down on one knee.

"Brother Tianyu, what is the meaning of this? You are a noble relative of the imperial family. No matter what, it should be me kneeling to pay respects to you. Why are you kneeling?"

Xu Tianyu's face was as black as the bottom of a pot at this moment. He wanted to stand up, but no matter what, he could not. The pressure from his shoulder pressed down on him like a great mountain, rendering him unable to move.

His heart was filled with both shock and anger—shocked that the youth before him possessed such formidable strength, and angry that the other party dared to make him embarrass himself in front of so many people.

They were currently located in the square in front of the teaching building, and at this moment, quite a few students had gathered around to watch the spectacle.

"Look quickly, isn't that Xu Tianyu?"

"Yeah, why is he kneeling to someone else?"

"Do you guys think that youth looks a bit familiar?"

The crowd's gaze turned to Mu Qingci.

"Isn't he a good friend of Miss Hongchen? No wonder he would have a conflict with Xu Tianyu."

After the crowd recognized Mu Qingci, they were not so shocked by the scene before them.

Many in this academy knew that Xu Tianyu liked Meng Hongchen and had pursued her for two full years without any results.

He had been in seclusion for the past few months to break through to become a Spirit King, which had quieted things down for a while, but unexpectedly, he had appeared again now.

Xu Tianyu felt he was losing face and loudly shouted at the lackeys around him: "All of you, attack! Beat him until he's crippled!"

Those lackeys were also noble children; they didn't care at all whether this was an academy or not, and one after another, they released their Spirits and charged forward.

All of them had yellow and purple spirit rings, all optimal spirit ring configurations.

However, among these people, the highest cultivation was only at the Spirit Ancestor realm, and most were Spirit Elders.

Mu Qingci couldn't even be bothered to look up at them. Sword energy rampaged around his body, spreading outwards, and in just one encounter, he sent all those lackeys flying.

The entire process took no more than three seconds, and Mu Qingci hadn't even released his Spirit.

"As expected of Miss Hongchen's friend, his strength is truly formidable!"

"He seems to be a first-year student, right? To be able to defeat so many upperclassmen in an instant, he is truly too powerful!"

The astonishment of the surrounding students was endless.

Mu Qingci squatted down and looked at Xu Tianyu, who was kneeling before him, his face maintaining that expression of disdain and contempt throughout.

From the mouths of the people around him, he also gathered that the other party was merely a suitor of Meng Hongchen, and the persistent, pestering kind at that.

"So what if your mother is a Princess? The son she gave birth to is nothing more than trash."

Mu Qingci looked down upon such wealthy children who bullied others by relying on their status from the bottom of his heart. In the past, perhaps because of his status, he didn't want to provoke these people much, but now that he had a powerful teacher, all he needed to do was not look for trouble while not being afraid of it.

After all, Kong Deming certainly would not want to see his disciple be a coward, a timid person who feared death.

After saying this, Mu Qingci left in a dashing manner, leaving Xu Tianyu and the others behind to be pointed at and whispered about by others.

Having lost Mu Qingci's suppression, Xu Tianyu was finally able to stand up.

He gazed in the direction Mu Qingci had left, his eyes filled with anger, as if they were about to spit fire.

"Mu! Qing! Ci! You just wait for me!"

After leaving this harsh threat, Xu Tianyu didn't care about his lackeys and headed straight out of the academy.

In a luxurious mansion in Mingdu.

"Yu'er, what is wrong with you? Why are you so angry that you're not even attending classes?"

In the back garden, a beautiful woman dressed in very luxurious clothing was strolling leisurely, surrounded by a group of attendants.

Xu Tianyu's arrival made them stop.

"Mother, a lowly commoner actually insulted your status as a Princess! He said, 'So what if you're a Princess, you're nothing but trash!'"

Xu Tianyu told the beautiful woman before him everything Mu Qingci had done and said, after adding plenty of embellishments.

Xu Linxue frowned after hearing this. She had always trusted her son deeply; if he said so, then this matter must have happened.

"This is outrageous. A commoner dares to be this arrogant. Yu'er, just have your father accompany you; this justice must be reclaimed."

Xu Tianyu's father was naturally Xu Linxue's husband, the brother-in-law of His Majesty the Emperor.

Although he had married into the imperial family, he still held some status in the imperial court.

Xu Tianyu left to find his father after hearing this.

That afternoon, Mu Qingci finished his day's classes and was on his way back to his dormitory.

"Mu Qingci, stop right there!"