Chapter 50: The Lackey Oslo and the Fourth Prince Xue Beng

The duel between Nan Feihuang and Yu Tianheng ended; apart from a few, most people were satisfied to have watched a decent Spirit Fighting battle.

Even if many nobles who bet on Yu Tianheng lost money, it was only a few hundred or a thousand Gold Soul Coins; to these noble scions, it was no big deal, and it wasn't like the one million four hundred and forty thousand that Oslo lost in one go.

An interesting incident occurred among this: Nan Feihuang inexplicably became Oslo's biggest creditor.

The purpose of Xue Ke and Xue Qinghe participating in the bet was to bolster Nan Feihuang's standing, so even after winning, they only took back their principal.

As for the profits, the two placed them entirely under Nan Feihuang's name.

As for Ye Lingling, she had always insisted on not accepting rewards without merit; the portion of the profits that Xun Yu had originally prepared to donate to the academy in her name, she had Oslo change to a donation in Nan Feihuang's name instead.

In any case, she knew that Xun Yu and Nan Feihuang were in the same camp, so this could be considered paying them back.

Of course, Oslo currently could not produce such a large sum of funds at all.

Ye Lingling, who clearly needed money but insisted on obtaining it through proper means, would rather rely on her Nine Heart Begonia to heal the sick and save lives, earning small labor fees bit by bit like a doctor, than take a single cent from others for nothing; such character made Xun Yu admire her even more.

If it could be said that originally Xun Yu was only moved because she was the first to call his name correctly and by her beautiful appearance, then now, one had to add her excellent quality of remaining unmoved by wealth and holding fast to her beliefs.

Thus, this total of 1,440,000 Gold Soul Coins all fell under Nan Feihuang's name.

Subsequently, Oslo became Nan Feihuang's lackey; he certainly couldn't pay it back, so he could only work for Nan Feihuang to repay the debt.

Although Yu Tianheng and the others sympathized with Oslo, no one came to persuade Nan Feihuang to show mercy and waive the debt or anything of the sort.

After all, one must accept the outcome of a bet; Oslo had set up the stall himself, so he should be the one to clean up the mess.

However, Nan Feihuang did not make things too difficult for him, letting him be his lackey with a monthly salary of 10,000 Gold Soul Coins, which was already an absurdly high monthly salary—one must know that a one-ring Spirit Master's monthly subsidy was only one Gold Soul Coin; thus, Oslo only needed 144 months, which was 12 years, to pay it off.

During this period, if he could repay it early, he could leave his post early.

Oslo was immediately filled with gratitude toward Nan Feihuang; after his father found out, not only was he not angry, but he was very supportive, as his family's highest title was only Viscount, a low-level noble of the second-to-last rank.

If he could use this opportunity to build a relationship with the Gulei Royal Family and the Title Douluo of the Mysterious Ice Halberd, it would instead be a great opportunity.

"Young Master Feihuang, your senior has brought you breakfast." Oslo opened the door, carrying a sandwich and milk; he carried out the image of a lackey very well.

Sleeping later than the young master and rising earlier than the young master.

"Many thanks, Senior." Nan Feihuang took the breakfast, ate a few bites, and asked, "Senior, starting today, I will be training with you all, right? How do you usually train? Running laps, or visiting the Spirit Fighting Arena?"

After all, Qin Ming came from Shrek, so he subconsciously thought of running laps.

He was also a bit worried.

Of course, he didn't mind running laps, but he minded another point, which was that training including running laps and training consisting only of running laps were completely different things.

"Eh, Young Master Feihuang, how did you know our past training methods? When Teacher Qin first came to our academy to teach, it was running laps during the day and going to the Heaven Dou Soul Arena for actual combat at night," Oslo said in surprise.

Nan Feihuang sighed, "As expected."

Oslo saw what Nan Feihuang was worried about and laughed, "Hehe, Young Master, don't be so obviously disappointed. That was only Teacher Qin at the beginning. Over these years, Teacher Qin has immersed himself in the library, studying diligently, and has changed his teaching methods. Although he might not compare to a Title Douluo like your mother, different people will certainly be able to provide you with different help."

If Qin Ming's teaching style had always been only running laps, he wouldn't have made these noble youths of the Imperial Fighting Team admire him so sincerely.

Nan Feihuang became slightly interested; after finishing breakfast and calling for Xun Yu, the three of them walked to the Spirit Fighting Arena together.

Theory classes were not held every day; after all, for a Spirit Master, the most important thing was still combat. Like today, it was basically all practical combat classes.

As Nan Feihuang walked on the road, he drew the side-glances of many noble scions. His combat performance yesterday had won over many people, but it had also aroused the dissatisfaction of some.

After all, for someone who had just arrived at the academy to be so arrogant, becoming the chief of the Heavenly Ultimate Level and attracting the gazes of a whole bunch of senior and junior sisters, how could these guys be willing to accept it?

Especially one of them, a famous playboy among the Heavenly Micro Level, or rather, the number one playboy in this Heaven Dou Royal Academy: Prince Xue Beng.

Even if a large part of his playboy act was put on for self-preservation, being able to act it so realistically meant his true nature was probably just like that.

"Your Highness the Fourth Prince, look at this kid, how arrogant he is. He's only been at the academy for a few days and he's already so flamboyant. A mere crown prince of a small country, how can he compare to you, a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, right?" Xue Beng's lackey said flatteringly to him.

"Tch, then why don't you go teach him a lesson for me, or spend money to find a Tiandou Grade Student to take action?" Xue Beng curled his lips in disdain, pretending to be brainless as he spoke.

"Uh, this...?" The lackey was clearly hesitant; he hadn't expected his master to be so stupid, unable to see that he was just trying to curry favor with him?

It was fine to badmouth Nan Feihuang here, but to really go and cause trouble for Nan Feihuang—he wouldn't dare even if he had the guts of two men. Tiandou Grade Students would also never take such a job; putting aside whether they could win, one had to weigh the people behind Nan Feihuang.

Close by, the Crown Prince had such a good relationship with him and had clearly already acknowledged this brother-in-law; far away, they were afraid that one day their homes would be frozen by the Mysterious Ice Halberd.

Xue Beng looked at his lackey arrogantly, "What are you hesitating for? Go, are you afraid of his mother?"

The lackey was silent; he really wanted to say, "Your Highness Xue Beng, you're right, I am afraid of Nan Feihuang's mother."

That was a Title Douluo; even your father, Xue Ye, would have to be respectful upon seeing her. If it were you, wouldn't you be afraid?

No one noticed that on the face Xue Beng used to pretend to be a playboy and arrogant, a dark look flashed and vanished.

He hadn't gone to watch the Spirit Fighting yesterday, but he had heard about it later from Xue Xing Prince; such a monster must never be allowed to be obtained by Xue Qinghe.

Otherwise, he would be even further away from the position of Crown Prince.

He was Prince Xue Beng, who had great ambitions; he was not willing to really spend his whole life only pretending to be a playboy who only knew how to bully men and women just to save his life.

While everyone didn't notice Xue Beng's gaze, in fact, Xue Beng himself didn't notice that Xun Yu had also cast a glance toward him with a half-smile.

He thought to himself: "Is that the Fourth Prince Xue Beng that my lord mentioned? If, as my lord said, his playboy performance is all an act, then he is plotting something big. With the support of Xue Xing Prince behind him, what methods will he use to deal with my lord in the future? In any case, my lord doesn't have much interest in a small character like you. If there is leisure time, let me play with you."

(End of chapter)