My name is Wei Qing, and I want to fight the Xiongnu.

There was no struggle, no explanation, no cry for justice; only endless sorrow and despair.

All they hoped was that the young prince of the Holy Clan wouldn't take his anger out on his people because of his failure.

Humble and insignificant.

Chapter Thirteen: Overbearing, More Overbearing Than Barbarians

Inside the admissions plaza, the students from the minor tribes watched as Vice Dean Liu Shao killed the prince and the national advisor of the minor tribe, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of shared sorrow.

They had all guessed that the one who truly wanted to assassinate Wei Qing was not that minor tribal prince, but merely a tool in the hands of some Xiongnu barbarian.

But there's nothing we can do; reality is just that cruel.

After killing the person, Vice Dean Liu Shao scanned the crowd again, seemingly trying to find the mastermind behind it all.

However, there were too many people at Xinsheng Square, and the other party was cautious and did not give anything away, so they had no choice but to give up in the end.

Wei Qing knew that Liu Shao didn't actually intend to make a big fuss; otherwise, he could have arrested and interrogated the person first.

He believed that with the methods of the cruel officials of the Han Dynasty, they would definitely have a way to get the talk of a prince from a minor clan, but Liu Shao did not do so.

There's no need. Even if we find out who's behind this, we'll probably kill them anyway.

The fact that a prince from a minor clan would willingly die indicates that the other party's identity is clearly extraordinary; such people usually have powerful backers within the Imperial Academy.

Those who advocated for peace would never allow Liu Shao to use this as a pretext to execute an important figure from the Xiongnu tribe and damage relations between the two tribes.

The end result is often just endless wrangling.

After looking around, Liu Shao warned, "Once you enter the Imperial Academy, someone will teach you to abide by the academy's rules. At that time, apart from matters related to the logistics department, I will not interfere with anything you do."

Anyone who wants to kill Wei Qing can come out and sign a life-or-death contract with him, or go to the life-or-death arena. But if you still dare to use such underhanded and dirty methods, don't blame me for showing no mercy!

"At that point, it won't just be one or two people dying. Those two will serve as a warning to you; don't make the same mistake!"

Kill the chicken and the monkey!

Liu Shao's swift and decisive actions immediately quelled the ulterior motives of many people, and even Dong Kanwu was taken aback.

He had a similar thought earlier, but he didn't have any small tribes around him to use.

Looking back, it's fortunate that I didn't make a move; otherwise, given his conspicuous position, I probably would have been caught red-handed.

Who knows, I might be one of the chickens that gets killed.

As expected, none of the vice deans of any department in the Imperial Academy were easy to mess with.

Previously, Vice Dean Liu Shao always appeared amiable, giving the impression that he was kind and easy to bully. Unexpectedly, even a powerful figure like him, who could suppress mountains and seas, was powerless to resist him.

And then there's Wei Qing... he's really strange. He was cursed by a powerful figure who could suppress mountains and seas, yet he didn't suffer any damage whatsoever. Instead, he even managed to figure out who was behind it.

It seems that relying on curses to kill someone is a bit unreliable.

While Dong Kanwu was pondering, Wei Qing glanced at the Xiongnu barbarians hidden in the crowd and memorized them.

He didn't find out who was behind it, but he knew that the person was definitely in the crowd. So as long as he killed all the geniuses and those with very high status among the Xiongnu barbarians, he would eventually find the real culprit who had harmed him.

You think you can get away with offending me?

dream!

Wei Qing glanced around before turning to Dong Kanwu and Kong Gan: "Is this what they call the Xiongnu barbarians? Second-year students, with both arms cut off by me, who hasn't even enrolled yet, are crawling on the ground like dogs, needing money to ransom them to survive. Is that all they're made of?"

"puff!"

Upon hearing Wei Qing's mocking remark, the severely wounded Dan Party member, enraged, coughed up a mouthful of blood: "A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated!"

Wei Qing didn't even bother to look at the Dan Party: "You dare call yourself a scholar?"

Dong Kanwu reached out to stop Dan Dang. He could tell that Wei Qing in front of him was different from other humans.

People who don't care about face or reputation will never care what others say when they become shameless.

After figuring it out, Dong Kanwu suddenly laughed: "Wei Qing, you claim to be human, so why do you know the unique skills of my Xiongnu barbarians? Could it be that your mother was ridden by my Xiongnu barbarians?"

It's just cursing.

I can do that too!

Moreover, Dong Kanwu really wanted to know whether Wei Qing's ancestors had Xiongnu barbarian blood.

However, to Dang Kanwu's surprise, Wei Qing laughed when he heard him say that.

His smile was a little creepy, so creepy that it seemed to chill the surrounding temperature.

Standing on the stands, Vice President Liu Shao also sensed an uncontrollable killing intent emanating from Wei Qing.

This guy got angry.

He said something like "If you give birth to someone but don't raise them, you can repay them by cutting off your finger," but when he heard someone insult his mother, his murderous intent still couldn't be contained.

This guy is terrifying; he's never seen such intense killing intent before.

Wei Qing tried to keep his expression calm. He turned to Vice Dean Liu Shao and asked, "How does the Imperial Academy usually deal with publicly insulting someone's parents?"

New and returning students: "..."

No, wasn't it you, Wei Qing, who started cursing first?

So... you, Wei Qing, are allowed to insult other people's mothers, but others aren't allowed to insult yours?

That's such a double standard!

This time, everyone was right; Wei Qing was indeed a hypocrite!

He never claimed to be a righteous person, nor did he say that he possessed all the virtues of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and trustworthiness.

When Wei Qing introduced himself, he explained that he was the illegitimate son of a slave, a slave who had a mother but no father.

Since they are slaves, why bother with double standards?

Double standards?

Hehe, isn't the difference between the sons of slaves and the sons of nobles a clear case of double standards?

A double standard called enslavement!

Vice Dean Liu Shao coughed lightly as he looked at Wei Qing. To be honest, this domineering personality really is somewhat similar to that of the Xiongnu barbarians.

No, he was even more domineering than the Xiongnu barbarians!

That's good. What the Imperial Academy needs most right now is this kind of domineering human youth.

"The first option is an apology, or a private deal to ask for forgiveness; second, if the two parties cannot reconcile, they can challenge the person who insulted their parents to a duel, with the younger brother succeeding the elder brother, the son succeeding the father, and the father succeeding the grandfather; finally, if the person who insulted someone's parents refuses the duel, they will be punished, at best, by three months of solitary confinement as a warning to others, and at worst, by twelve years of imprisonment."

This rule dictates that the strong prevail, which is a very realistic situation.

It's just as realistic as the fact that the prince of a small tribe just died.

Wei Qing nodded after listening, and watched as Dong Kanwu's expression gradually turned ferocious and terrifying: "Dong Kanwu, is it? I know that the Imperial Academy has always been lenient in punishing students from the Xiongnu barbarians, so are you planning to spend three months in solitary confinement, or will you accept my challenge?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Gan's eyes widened, and he pointed at Wei Qing: "You just now..."

Wei Qing glanced at Kong Gan and said, "I gave you a chance, but you were useless. What nonsense are you spouting here! Dong Kanwu, now it's your turn. Don't disappoint me!"

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There are five more chapters today. The remaining updates should be coming up quickly, and I expect to finish posting them before 10 PM.

Chapter Fourteen: The Two Princesses

Dong Kanwu's face was gloomy. He had originally thought of learning from Wei Qing and using his own methods against him, but he still underestimated Wei Qing's domineering nature.

This guy is even less reasonable than me.

Dong Kanwu definitely won't fight Wei Qing. In a duel, if the insulted party isn't afraid of being accused of bullying the weak, they can always ask their elder brothers or fathers to teach those who spoke rudely a lesson. That's the rule of the Imperial Academy.

However, the party who speaks rudely has no choice but to bite the bullet and take action themselves; this is also a rule of the Imperial Academy.

If it were really necessary to make Dong Kanwu face Wei Qing, he would definitely not be willing. Among the group, the strongest fighter was the one in the group. The others were from non-combat departments such as command or divination. How could they fight Wei Qing?

Especially before figuring out how Wei Qing was able to use the unique skills of the Xiongnu Holy Clan, Dong Kanwu was determined not to confront Wei Qing head-on.

Dong Kanwu took a deep breath and said, "As I said before, I am a student in the Department of Command."

"What? You mean if we're going to fight, you'll only choose to fight me in a legion command battle?"

Dong Kanwu straightened his back and said, "That's right, all the battles between the command system are resolved in the martial arts world."

That's not entirely wrong, but it only works if both sides are students majoring in command.

If it is a conflict between students from two departments, it is mainly between the department of the person who was insulted.

Wei Qing had not yet entered the Imperial Academy, nor had he chosen which department to join, so theoretically he was not required to follow this unwritten rule.

Conversely, since Wei Qing had not yet entered the Imperial Academy, Wu could even choose not to accept Wei Qing's challenge.

So... what reason did Wei Qing have to refuse?

The outcome of this kind of thing is nothing more than: you dare to die, I dare to bury you!

Wei Qing put away his wood-chopping knife and said, "You want to fight me in a legion command battle? Fine, I'll grant your wish."

Is this a real legion war?

Not to mention Vice President Liu Shao, even Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, and others were dumbfounded, and the onlookers couldn't figure out what Wei Qing was up to either.

Legion battles are not one-on-one fights; they are not simply a contest of individual strength.

Could it be... could it be that... Wei Qing was a student taught by Cao Can, which is why he had enough confidence to challenge Dong Kanwu, a top student in his second year of the command department?

"Could he be a student of Prime Minister Cao?"

"Impossible, right? As the second most meritorious official in our Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Cao has never had any students, not even a few. How could he suddenly take a slave as a student?"

"It's something that can't be said for sure; otherwise, I wouldn't be able to figure out other possibilities."

"Is it true or not? If he is Cao Xiangguo's student, then this is going to be quite a show."

"What's so interesting to watch? Aren't there plenty of so-called chosen ones these days? When they encounter the Xiongnu Holy Clan, they all have to keep their tails between their legs. Think about it, who was the last person who could stand on equal footing with the Xiongnu Holy Clan? Marquis Jiang, Grand Commandant Zhou. Count how many years that has been."