Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

"What? You want me to go and beat up the eldest prince of Xingluo?"

Lu Mingfei slammed his hand on the table, the sound almost breaking his composure.

The Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince Xue Qinghe ordered someone to beat up the Star Luo Empire's prospective Crown Prince. In his world, this was no less than a nobody in Missouri sending someone to slap a corncob on the head.

"Don't get so excited, Brother Lu, calm down, calm down." Xue Qinghe gently pressed his hand.

"Calm down my ass... Go ask them if they can calm down!" Mingfei pointed at Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng beside him, glaring angrily.

Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng scratched their heads, each looking away from Lu Mingfei, appearing as if it were none of their business.

"Damn it, are you guys really that disloyal?" Lu Mingfei felt a chill run down his spine. They were all arm in arm while drinking, and now that his buddy is in deep trouble, they're just pretending not to see it? Drinking buddies are so damn unreliable!

Give me three cuts and six holes, you guys!

"I'm a faculty member, I can't possibly intervene," Qin Ming replied seriously.

"I am a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The other side definitely won't attack me without a reason. It would have a bad impact, and the plan can't be implemented." Yu Tianheng said stiffly and methodically, "Moreover, judging from His Highness the Crown Prince's words, it might not be safe for me to fight him, so it's more appropriate to leave it to you, the strongest one."

"Hey, hey, hey, did I hear that right? You're backing down, aren't you? Even the true dragon soul of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus is crying!" Lu Mingfei held his forehead, unable to accept it.

"Brother Lu, you're exactly who everyone's been waiting for." Xue Qinghe, always eager for a good show, found Lu Mingfei's bizarrely angry expression increasingly amusing.

"Tell me first, what does 'popular support' mean?" Lu Mingfei immediately grasped the key word. Who was this idiot who came up with such a brainless suggestion?

What does it mean that because the Star Luo Empire won the Soul Master Competition last year and became arrogant, they sent an academy student to severely dampen Star Luo's arrogance during the Star Luo Crown Prince's state diplomatic visit?

That's a bit too hasty!

It's not like elementary school kids are fighting; if you can't beat the older person, you bully the younger one.

And why did they have to choose me? There are hundreds of students at the Royal Academy, aren't there any other students? What about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? Don't they care? Lu Mingfei roared inwardly.

Xue Qinghe spoke up: "In fact, this was a suggestion from our teacher. This diplomatic visit involves a lot of content, which I cannot disclose here, but you should know that the fact that the other side sent the eldest prince, who has the highest probability of succession, is enough to prove that this matter is extremely important."

"However, Xingluo has always been arrogant, especially after they won the Soul Master Competition last year. They openly and secretly despised the abilities of Tiandou Royal Academy and even our royal family. This visit will definitely seize on this sore spot and make our royal family lose face."

"And this is actually a responsibility that the Royal Academy should bear. It just so happens that news of your defeat of classmate Yu Tianheng, Brother Lu, came out, and Father and Teacher immediately had this idea."

"After all, in the end, our royal family does deserve the current situation, but the Royal Academy also bears some unshirkable responsibility. Brother Lu, you are a student of the academy, and it is your duty to share the burden for the academy."

Xue Qinghe gave Lu Mingfei a meaningful look at the end.

Lu Mingfei slumped back into his chair, drew his sword, and looked around in bewilderment.

This is definitely a case of a backlash against one's carefully constructed image!

He used to talk about repaying kindness all the time, but now it's time for him to do his part. He should have known better; what goes around comes around!

He originally thought that the "karma" might be that he was directionally challenged and wouldn't find him so quickly, but who would have thought that the karma would come so suddenly and be so terrible.

"Relax, Mingfei is just having a soul-fighting match. Treat it as regular training, just practice a bit," Qin Ming said. After all, this concerned the reputation of the Royal Academy, and he had received great favors from the three committee members, so he felt obligated to help.

"That's right, it's just a level 29 White Tiger Martial Soul, right? It's probably about the same as mine. Just perform normally." Yu Tianheng also spoke up.

The White Tiger Martial Soul is considered one of the most powerful Beast Martial Souls, second only to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Considering all this, the outcome of the battle should be evenly matched. If he weren't representing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and unable to take action, he would have already volunteered.

"Moreover, judging from the current situation, he will definitely be the opponent you encounter in the Soul Master Competition seven years from now. You'll have to fight him sooner or later." Xue Qinghe nodded with a smile.

"You make it sound so easy!" Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes, looking completely resigned to his fate. If this were a mass grave, he would have dug a hole and buried himself in it, with a tombstone that read "Fei is dead, burn paper money if you need anything."

For such a major diplomatic matter between the two countries, it's incredibly stressful for a mere Great Soul Master like him to have to save face.

As you can see, Archduke Ferdinand, the world's number one loser, directly ignited World War I. He has no intention of replicating his predecessor's achievements.

More importantly, this is just the beginning. If the main storyline were to explode like this earlier, would he even have a chance to go home?

Thinking of this, Lu Mingfei regretted that he should have shamelessly asked for some wine earlier, so that he could at least face this cruel reality later.

"Alright, alright, just tell me, how are you going to do it? Should I pull his hair or throw wine in his face?" Lu Mingfei leaned back in his chair, feeling utterly hopeless... A torrent of nonsensical words welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"No need for that." Xue Qinghe couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle. "Being too arrogant isn't good either. In fact, we can just give Brother Lu a nickname when we introduce him."

"What nickname?" Lu Mingfei blurted out, "If you're a brother, come and chop me down? One hit for 999?"

"Pfft." Xue Qinghe couldn't hold back his laughter any longer. How come he never knew that Lu Mingfei had such an interesting side!

Even Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, even though they didn't understand the meaning behind these rubbish words.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around, Brother Lu, let's get serious." Xue Qinghe spoke up, his smile fading. "The Xingluo delegation will surely come with an air of arrogance. Therefore, as long as we add a title like 'Number One Genius of the Heaven Dou Empire' or 'Invincible among those of the same rank' to your profile, the Xingluo Crown Prince, wanting to maintain his superiority, will definitely take the bait and challenge you to a fight. So, our side won't have to bear the consequences of provocation."

"Of course, if the other party acquiesces, then you won't need to intervene, Brother Lu," Xue Qinghe added.

Lu Mingfei felt that the latter situation could be ignored, but the fact that he didn't have to provoke them was the only good news.

As the saying goes, one must learn to find joy even in hardship.