25: Chapter 25 No problem, watch me swindle him.

Mu Qingci, supported by Meng Hongchen, returned to the dormitory.

"Qingci, are you alright?" Meng Hongchen asked, her face filled with worry as she looked at the wounds covering Mu Qingci's body.

She had seen with her own eyes that he had been attacked by a Spirit Saint; how could Meng Hongchen not be worried?

Seeing that there was no one around, Mu Qingci stopped pretending.

He stood up on his own, no longer needing Meng Hongchen's support.

The fine wounds on his body were nothing more than superficial injuries, and under the healing effects of the Blade of Living Beings, they recovered as if new in just a few seconds, leaving only bloodstains on his torn clothes.

"I'm fine, Sister Meng."

Mu Qingci gave her a smile that said there was no need to worry.

"That Xu Tianyu fellow is really something. I've already told him I don't like him, yet he still insists on pestering me. Qingci, I'm sorry, it's all my fault that you got hurt." Meng Hongchen's face was full of guilt.

Mu Qingci shook his head indifferently, stretched out his fair hand, and patted Meng Hongchen's head.

"It's fine, Sister Meng. I don't even take that kind of guy seriously."

"But his mother is the current Princess, the sister most favored by His Majesty the Emperor. I fear he won't let this go easily."

Xu Tianyu's own strength was not terrifying; what was terrifying was the family behind him, which was the true royal family.

"You don't need to worry about that. If he dares to come and provoke me again, I won't mind scamming him out of a fortune."

A calculating smile appeared on Mu Qingci's handsome face, as if Xu Tianyu was already within his grasp.

In a luxurious mansion, Xu Tianyu was tearfully recounting Mu Qingci's arrogance and Jing Hongchen's aiding and abetting to his father, Lin Feng.

"My lady, you must make the decision for me and Yu'er!" Lin Feng put on an extremely aggrieved look, and together with Xu Tianyu, he clung to Xu Linxue's arm to pour out his grievances.

He painted Mu Qingci as an arrogant, heinous existence who insulted the royal family.

He even painted the Master of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen, as an accomplice who aided in the evil.

Xu Linxue looked at the tearful father and son, her face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

She gently stroked Xu Tianyu's cheek, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes: "Yu'er, Mother will seek justice for you."

Afterward, Xu Linxue left the mansion in a rage.

"That kid is going to have a hard time now. Yu'er, we just need to wait for the final result."

As soon as Xu Linxue left, the grievance on Lin Feng's face vanished, turning into a smile of successful scheming.

Xu Tianyu was also full of excitement; he knew his mother's methods best, and dealing with a commoner was more than enough.

"Mu Qingci, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for wanting to snatch my Mengmeng. Everything is your own doing!"

A few days later, one afternoon, Mu Qingci had just walked out of the academy, intending to go to the street to buy some daily necessities.

A team dressed in uniform walked towards him.

"Stop. We are from the Royal Inspection Team. You are suspected of insulting a member of the royal family. Please come with us."

Mu Qingci shook his head helplessly: "I was wondering why Xu Tianyu had been so quiet these past few days. So he was waiting for me here."

Being able to invite the Royal Inspection Team meant they had pulled some strings.

Mu Qingci naturally was not afraid; he wanted to see what they were planning to do.

Therefore, Mu Qingci did not put up any resistance, allowed them to put on the shackles that sealed his Soul Power, and followed them.

Mu Qingci was taken to a building, which was the headquarters of the Royal Inspection Team.

He was taken to an interrogation room, where three people stood; two of their faces were incredibly familiar—they were Xu Tianyu and Lin Feng.

"Sir, the person has been brought here."

The members of the inspection team retreated after reporting.

"Hahaha, Mu Qingci, didn't expect this, did you? There would come a day when you would fall into my hands!" Xu Tianyu revealed a ferocious smile on his sinister and cunning face.

Lin Feng's face was also filled with an evil grin.

He said to the third person beside him: "Captain Li, let him taste the might of the Royal Inspection Team!"

The middle-aged man called Captain Li looked at Mu Qingci and licked the corners of his mouth.

"This kid certainly has a good appearance!" Afterward, he violently tied Mu Qingci to a pillar nearby and took out a spiked leather whip stained with water.

"Kid, if you want to blame someone, blame yourself for provoking the royal family."

He swung the long whip in his hand and struck Mu Qingci's body.

In an instant, a large hole was ripped in Mu Qingci's chest, along with his clothes.

The thorns scraped across his chest, tearing off a large swath of flesh.

Originally, these minor external injuries were nothing to Mu Qingci, who possessed the Blade of Living Beings, but he chose not to use the Blade of Living Beings and even began to suppress his body's self-healing ability.

This was not because Mu Qingci had lost his mind, but because he wanted to stage a bitter scheme.

The spirit tool Silver Moon Guardian given by Kong Deming was a trigger-type spirit tool, and it had already stored Soul Power, so Mu Qingci was not worried about losing his ability to protect himself because his Soul Power was sealed.

Feeling his blood flowing out, Mu Qingci acted as if it didn't matter.

He only used the life force of the Blade of Living Beings to protect his internal organs, ignoring the external injuries.

"Hit me, hit me. The more miserable I look, the better!" Pain stimulated Mu Qingci's nerves, and he shouted wildly in his heart.

"Did you not eat?"

Mu Qingci's seemingly casual question completely angered Captain Li.

"Arrogant! I'll show you arrogance!"

The whip fell on Mu Qingci's body like a storm.

Not long after, Mu Qingci's body became a bloody mess.

The massive blood loss made him feel a bit unable to hold on, and his brain became dizzy.

If it were a normal person, they would have died long ago from such a beating, but Mu Qingci had the Blade of Living Beings, which kept him hanging by a thread; it was hard to die even if he wanted to.

Xu Tianyu watched Captain Li sweating profusely from the beating, feeling restless.

After obtaining Lin Feng's consent, he stepped forward.

Xu Tianyu looked down at the bloodied Mu Qingci.

"Mu Qingci, this is the price for going against me! Don't worry, I will take good care of Mengmeng. Now, you can go on your way!"

His right hand was wrapped in Soul Power, and he reached for Mu Qingci's heart.

Mu Qingci's life was threatened. Just at this critical moment, a dazzling silver light lit up at Mu Qingci's chest.

It was the Silver Moon Guardian given by Kong Deming.

The Level 8 defensive spirit tool had been triggered!

A powerful shockwave sent Xu Tianyu flying, and even Captain Li and Lin Feng, who were on the side, were sent flying and embedded into the wall.

"How is this possible? Aren't you a commoner? How can you have such a high-level spirit tool?!"

Lin Feng, who had the highest cultivation, was the first to come down from the wall, looking at Mu Qingci, who was wrapped in a silver shield, his eyes splitting with rage.

Xu Tianyu and Captain Li also struggled to get out, both looking at Mu Qingci and the silver shield enveloping him in disbelief.