Melee archer with maxed-out Douluo luck

Chapter 261 The best way to solve a problem is to get rid of the person who caused it.

With the battle over, the host announced the end of the event.

At this moment, the spectators in the venue below began to walk out one after another.

Originally, they were somewhat dissatisfied with the abrupt end of the battle, but after Han Li's words, the atmosphere became quite lively.

The battle was personally analyzed by the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, including brilliant tactical explanations. This is much more interesting than simply watching Soul Masters fight in the Great Soul Arena on ordinary days.

The combination of elites and tactics—that's the Soul Master Competition.

Although they only found out afterward, that doesn't stop most of them from bragging about it when they get home today: "I actually knew all along."

Doesn't this mean I am the Holy Son?

This is what is meant by great minds thinking alike.

This ticket price is absolutely worth it!

On the stands, Xueye was about to leave after giving instructions to the three education committee members.

Then, a Soul Master from the Heaven Dou Empire in charge of this competition hurriedly walked towards the stands. After bowing, he approached Xue Qinghe and whispered something to him.

Xue Qinghe is the nominal person in charge of the competition, so there is no problem reporting to him.

The group of people who were about to leave stopped in their tracks upon seeing this, wanting to know what had happened.

He would never have been so rude if it weren't for something important.

Listening to his report, Xue Qinghe's face gradually darkened.

Han Li, who was eavesdropping on the report, blinked and thought, "Brother, good acting. It's like you just found out."

The person was reporting on nothing other than the two disputes that Huangdou Team 2 had with other academies before the start of the competition.

He didn't even take Canghui Academy seriously, even after the example of Lanba Academy. He maintained the same attitude because the big shots would definitely take measures.

But most importantly, there's Tianshui Academy. The dispute is one thing, but the key issue is that the information that Dugu Yan revealed earlier has been circulating after some time.

Just now, a nobleman who knew him well came to him in a very gossipy manner to confirm the news and ask him if it was true. So he quickly sent someone to investigate.

Upon checking, he broke out in a cold sweat and rushed towards the stands.

If this isn't reported immediately, it could damage the empire's reputation, and he'd be lucky to even have a whole corpse left.

Fortunately, his superior was His Highness the Crown Prince, so he shouldn't make things too difficult for him, which led to the scene just now.

Seeing that Xue Qinghe, who was usually known for his gentleness, had a gloomy expression, Emperor Xue Ye also frowned.

"Qinghe, what happened again?"

Even Emperor Xueye was somewhat helpless. How could so many things happen at just an opening ceremony? When he asked questions, he kept adding the word "again".

Hearing Xue Ye's question, Xue Qinghe looked up at him, but glanced in Han Li's direction.

Emperor Xueye pondered for a moment, recalling Han Li's attitude after his appearance, and shook his head slightly:

"It's alright, Qinghe. There's nothing that can't be said. Everyone here is a distinguished guest; they might even be able to help resolve the issue."

"Yes, Father."

Xue Qinghe bowed slightly and then recounted the news reported by the visitor in detail.

When Tianshui Academy was mentioned, everyone's eyes turned to Han Li, but he was still smiling and didn't react much.

That's how it is.

After Xue Qinghe finished speaking, she sighed slightly and looked in Han Li's direction.

"Your Majesty and the Crown Prince need not take it to heart; it's just a quarrel. I have some connection with the Dean of Tianshui Academy. She is a very rational person. Disputes between students are just disputes; she won't bring those grudges into the competition."

Han Li, however, acted as if it had nothing to do with him and that he would go back and give them a good talking-to.

Those present couldn't help but twitch at his words, having witnessed his blatant lying once again.

However, I understood what he meant: it's a small matter.

Xueye turned her head and glanced at Han Li, then at Ning Fengzhi.

"Is what Dugu Yan said about Flanders true?"

Ning Fengzhi didn't want to get involved, but when he saw Han Li staring at him, he thought for a moment and then spoke up: "When Rongrong enrolled, I had someone investigate, and there were basically no discrepancies."

He did investigate, and being somewhat uneasy at the time, he even sent a letter, which, although intended to help discipline his daughter, also contained a warning.

Hearing his words, Xueye took a deep breath.

You really are a good ally, aren't you? As long as he doesn't threaten your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, that's fine, right? You just watched this huge bombshell get sent to the academy, didn't you?

Looking at the three education committee members and the crown prince, who also had guilty expressions, Xue Ye knew that apart from the two from the Xingluo royal family who had been given special attention at the time, the background checks on the others were not so strict, and there was no follow-up check afterward. The main reason for this was that they were influenced by Ning Rongrong in the team.

Who would have thought that the darling of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, her academy, team, teachers, and teammates would be so incompetent?

Well, there's also a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan mixed in. Even if he's a scapegoat, he's still one of their people.

So, all you're missing is someone from the Haotian Sect, and all three of you sects are gathering at my Tiandou Royal Academy, is that it?

Fortunately, that guy named Tang San, although his surname is Tang, has Blue Silver Grass as his martial soul; otherwise, Xue Ye would have really questioned her life.

"In that case, expel Flander and Zhao Wuji from the academy. No, all the teachers who came in later should be expelled as well. And investigate that Qin Ming thoroughly."

"I will issue another statement in my name, stating that there were malicious people who interfered and caused the royal family to be deceived, and then properly appease those nobles."

Xueye was genuinely furious. This was digging up the very foundation of the Heavenly Dou Empire, and he strongly suspected that it was Ning Fengzhi's doing, with Ning Rongrong being a smokescreen he had released.

"Nephew Han Li, what about the Spirit Hall?"

After the order had been issued, Xueye suddenly realized that the Spirit Hall might also be involved.

"Your Majesty need not worry. Just proceed as you have instructed. After all, they are still teachers at the Royal Academy. As for the wanted notice, Salas, I'll leave that to you. Is that alright?"

Han Li turned his head to look at Salas behind him.

Salas was somewhat bewildered. With his years of experience, he simply couldn't tell whether His Highness was ordering him to conduct a thorough investigation or to go easy on him.

However, he naturally wouldn't ask in front of outsiders, but instead nodded decisively.

Meanwhile, Xueye was also very satisfied.

Indeed, the best way to solve a problem is to get rid of the person who caused it.

In his view, Han Li handing things over to Salas was tantamount to relinquishing control. Moreover, he only mentioned the wanted Zhao Wuji, while Flander didn't mention him at all, which was clearly giving him face. In this respect alone, he was much better than Ning Fengzhi.

Qinghe is a good friend; he really gives us face when we need him. Perhaps one day, when the two of us take over the highest power, we can ensure the Tiandou Empire's safety for a hundred years.

Just as both sides were in high spirits, Ning Fengzhi suddenly spoke up: "Saint Han, if I remember correctly, Zhu Zhuqing was a member of the Royal Fighting Team 2, right? She mysteriously disappeared before, so how did she end up in the Tianshui Academy's team?"

"Oh, you mean Zhu Qing? I found her in the Star Dou Great Forest. Judging from her route, she was probably planning to return to the Star Luo Empire through the forest. However, she was quite seriously injured at the time, and I rescued her. I only learned her true identity later."

"However, this shouldn't be related to Sect Master Ning, right? This is a matter between me and the Star Luo Empire. Do you perhaps have some insights? Or are you well-connected with the Star Luo Empire? Could you help me make a connection?"

Han Li first spouted some nonsense, then looked at Ning Fengzhi with anticipation, seemingly hoping that he would help him make the connection.

"No, I was just curious. After all, Rongrong had mentioned her before. Han Shengzi saving the beauty is quite a story."

"Your storytelling skills are really terrible, and your methods of sowing discord are too low-level," Ning Fengzhi thought to himself, but smiled and praised you on the surface.

As for the people from the Heavenly Dou Empire, they were also pretending to be stupid. Didn't they notice that they never mentioned Zhu Zhuqing, the one who caused the incident, from beginning to end?

Han Li was willing to openly bring Zhu Zhuqing into the public eye, which was exactly what they wanted.

Even after today, they will proactively send this news to the Star Luo Empire. Ideally, a war would break out, although that's somewhat unrealistic. But even if a war doesn't happen, the worse the relationship between the two sides, the better—that's their thinking.

As for the stories Han Li made up, they treated them as true regardless of whether others took them seriously or not.

Of course, his actions in taking Zhu Zhuqing away from the academy still need to be thoroughly investigated, as there might be an inside job involved.

You know, if he can abduct Zhu Zhuqing today, he might be able to take Xue Qinghe tomorrow. Xue Ye didn't even dare to think about what would happen after that.

They probably wouldn't dare to enter the palace without permission, but while the Crown Prince's residence has more guards and a higher density of personnel, in terms of actual combat strength, it might actually be inferior to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, which has three major education committees and numerous teachers stationed there.

"Alright, let's decide on this then. You guys will draft a plan, and Qinghe will make the final decision."

Xue Ye said this to Xue Qinghe and the three major education committees.

He has begun to gradually delegate authority, although the degree is still relatively small, but this is also a signal he is sending to the outside world.

"Yes, Father/Your Majesty."

Xue Qinghe and the three education committee members bowed respectfully, while the others greeted each other and then dispersed.

A lot happened today, and we all need to go back and sort out our thoughts, especially Yu Yuanzhen.

He's not skilled in this area and needs to go back and discuss it with the elders who came with him, lest he get dragged into it. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is currently relying on him alone; they absolutely cannot fall.

Blue Tyrant Academy.

He sighed, thinking of his second brother's illegitimate daughter, Liu Erlong, and also of his rebellious son.

Living in the house he gave him as a coming-of-age gift, and with Yu Tianheng having already relayed the message back, did they really think he knew nothing?

Should he go see him? Yu Yuanzhen was torn.

After a long while, he sighed and walked back towards the family's residence.

Let's talk about it later. His disciple Tang San is involved with various parties, and Xue Ye is clearly paying close attention. With Yu Xiaogang acting as a bridge, there's no need to rush into intervention. Perhaps waiting a bit wouldn't be a bad thing.

If he can play a decisive role in this matter, he can naturally return to the family, Yu Yuanzhen thought with some hope.

No matter what, even if he's a good-for-nothing, he's still his son.

Han Li, on the other hand, had already gone straight home after the event ended, without even giving Salas a chance to ask him a question.

Anyway, he had already taken advantage of Flander's good fortune, and he didn't care what to do with it afterward. The attraction of this matter to him was not as great as the four girls' Tianshui Academy uniform show.

Just as he expected, he had barely sat down when he heard their voices coming from outside, and the courtyard gate was pushed open.

(End of this chapter)