Chapter 502: A Woman's Heart in a Man's Appearance: Xue Qinghe

"How about it? Still opposed to the naming rights?"

The entire Council Hall fell into a deathly silence; Poison Douluo even closed his eyes, preferring not to see, lest his old face continue to be slapped.

Thump, thump, thump...

At this moment, the sound of Qin Jian tapping the back of the chair seemed exceptionally clear.

He was starting to love this action; it was full of pretentiousness...

"Opposed! How could I not be opposed?!"

Xue Beng jumped up and roared: "Don't think we will submit to your lewd might!"

That's enough, brother; your acting here is barely satisfactory.

Qin Jian smiled and said indifferently: "Then, shall we fight?"

Once these words were out, Dugu Bo suddenly opened his eyes and quietly gave Xue Beng and Xue Xing a look, the meaning within which was very clear: I can stand by you, but I am not responsible for risking my life!

"They are just a group of ordinary Spirit Douluo, and we still have three Education Committee Members! They are also all Spirit Douluo!" Xue Beng said loudly.

This remark made the faces of Meng Shenji and the other two turn ashen, black as the bottom of a pot.

No, we are just three wage earners; we don't want to wade into this muddy water...

However, they could no longer say this out loud; after all, they were the academy's Education Committee Members, so they should at least stand on the academy's side.

Qin Jian glanced at Xue Beng again, seeing his flushed face and his look of refusing to surrender, and smiled again.

This guy is indeed smart; since confrontation is unavoidable, he might as well drag the three Education Committee Members down with him, so that no matter the result, there will be people on Xue Qinghe's side to share the blame.

Things had reached a point where they could no longer be discussed; it seemed that a real trial of strength was necessary.

Qin Jian sighed, considering whether to use Fusion with Na'er to show off and crush their confidence entirely, which might be faster.

But if he did that, it wouldn't be the best outcome.

Armed suppression is, after all, a minor path; a peaceful resolution is the result he most wants to achieve.

So, should he throw out some benefits?

Just as he was indecisive, another uninvited guest walked in from the entrance...

"Xue Qinghe?!"

Seeing the figure walking in surrounded by guards, not only was Qin Jian quite surprised, but Xue Beng and the others were also shocked.

After all, no matter how you look at it, he shouldn't have come at this moment; isn't sitting back and reaping the rewards better? He could escape the trouble and, by the way, splash some dirty water on Xue Xing and Xue Beng—how delightful.

And since he came now, he was also wading into the muddy water.

Not only that, he even shifted Xue Beng's responsibility away; didn't you see that Xue Beng over there was already secretly smiling?

With the Crown Prince here, naturally, all the responsibility shifted to him.

"Big brother, hurry and call people to beat them up!"

Xue Beng called out impatiently: "They want to forcibly take over our Heaven Dou Imperial Academy!"

The playboy persona was back on; for him, this was quite easy to act out—just be brainless and reckless, and that's it.

"Don't talk nonsense; I am not here to oppose Little Brother Qin."

Xue Qinghe just waved his hand and smiled, then walked straight toward Qin Jian.

"Not here to oppose me?"

Qin Jian rested his head on his hand and smiled: "Could it be that you've come to give yourself away for free?"

Xue Qinghe smiled elegantly and, to everyone's surprise, said: "Yes, I am here to give myself away for free."

"Don't, you aren't Zhu Yingtai, and even if you gave yourself away for free, I wouldn't dare take it." Qin Jian said directly, as if he hadn't grasped the meaning.

"Little Brother Qin seems to especially hope that I am Zhu Yingtai?"

Xue Qinghe was not annoyed, just continued along that line, smiling with grace and gentleness.

Qin Jian rested his head on his hand, looking him up and down: "If His Highness the Crown Prince really were Zhu Yingtai, then I wouldn't be unable to accept what we agreed upon back then."

"And if I'm not?"

Xue Qinghe remained calm, giving Qin Jian no hints.

Qin Jian sighed: "If not, then I can only regret that I have no fate with His Highness the Crown Prince in this life."

"Actually, Little Brother Qin is just too fixated..."

Xue Qinghe... gave a charming smile: "Don't you know that there are people in this world with a woman's heart but a man's appearance?"

Once these words were out, the originally tense atmosphere became comical.

These two were actually chatting seriously about feelings between men; do you not care about the occasion at all?

"His Highness the Crown Prince is, after all, the heir to the Heaven Dou Empire; don't you need to worry about your reputation?"

Qin Jian smiled: "Tomorrow, the entire Heaven Dou City will be full of our anecdotes."

Xue Qinghe chuckled: "Hasn't this reputation been ruined long ago? Besides, being able to drag the Chief Judge of the Spirit Hall into the water isn't bad either!"

"Your Highness, a question, perhaps a bit offensive."

Qin Jian suddenly said: "Emperor Xue Ye chose you as Crown Prince; is he not afraid of having no successor?"

This was very serious; everyone's expression changed, especially Xue Beng's, whose expression was strange for a moment—one wondered if he had thought of some underhanded trick.

"What does personal preference have to do with the inheritance of the Empire?"

Xue Qinghe said nonchalantly: "When necessary, there will naturally be heirs."

If this were in the ancient times of my Great Celestial Empire, you could stop playing the game of succession; this is a fatal attack point.

Qin Jian wasn't necessarily trying to bicker with him here, but he always wanted to see if he was a woman; even a slight slip of the tongue would do...

But this guy's camouflage ability was truly heaven-defying; finding a flaw in this regard was too difficult.

As expected, does he still have to go to bed...

"Let's talk business; His Highness the Crown Prince arriving at this time must mean you have a solution for the naming rights of the Spirit Academy?" Qin Jian stopped probing.

Xue Qinghe looked at him and slowly raised the corners of his mouth: "As long as Brother Qin agrees to one small request of mine, then the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy can change its sign immediately and serve as a branch of the Spirit Hall Academy."

"What request?" Qin Jian asked curiously.

He had originally thought that Xue Qinghe had already obtained the approval of Emperor Xueye, which was why he had come over.

After all, it was a matter concerning the Spirit Hall, so it was possible that he was secretly putting in effort to help.

But listening to this now, it seemed there were still complications?

"Brother Qin, don't be nervous; this is very simple for you." Xue Qinghe smiled very... peculiarly.

"Let's hear it."

Qin Jian propped up his head, looking very calm.

"As long as Brother Qin lets me... kiss you."

Xue Qinghe was also very calm.

"Clatter, clatter..."

Eyeballs rolled all over the floor of the hall; almost everyone thought they had misheard.

Even the hand Qin Jian was using to prop up his head slipped, and his head nearly knocked against the table.

This was a major matter for an academy directly under the royal family, was it really this rash?

"Crown Prince is joking."

Qin Jian's calm expression was already on the verge of collapsing, while the way Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who were standing behind him, looked at Xue Qinghe had already shifted into rival-in-love mode.

It is truly difficult; not only are there women as rivals in the palace struggle, but even men want to come and get a share of the spoils...

"I'm not joking, oh..."

Xue Qinghe leaned in closer, a fleeting smile seemingly appearing on his delicate face: "Brother Qin, I am the Crown Prince; once words are spoken, I will not go back on them. As long as you agree, you can take over the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy without any effort."

(End of this chapter)