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led Plum Blossom Thirteen for +666 Rage!

“Teacher, if you don’t believe me, you can check his pouch.
The ki stones he stole from us were distributed by the academy, so there’s an index number inscribed on every single one of them.”

In order to prevent corruption within academies, the royal court had a strict quota as to how much cultivation resource each student was entitled to.
This was enforced by inscribing an index number on each of the ki stones so that they could trace it down if anything were to occur.

In order to avoid trouble, whenever the black market dealt with such ki stones, both parties would sign an agreement to ensure that it was a fair trade.
Otherwise, they would at least make sure to erase the index numbers on the ki stones.
However, Plum Blossom Thirteen wasn’t familiar with the ki stone market, and he was also too preoccupied with discussing the failure of the debt note plan with his sect master that he ended up getting careless.

“Bastard, you scammed me!”

With things coming to this point, there was no way Plum Blossom Thirteen wouldn’t get what was going on.
This explained why that fellow was so forthright with handing his money over to him.
As it turned out, he had just plans in mind!

You have successfully trolled Plum Blossom Thirteen for +777 Rage!

Zu An was tempted to rebut with a ‘You aren’t as dull-witted as I thought’ to earn another wave of Rage points, but in view that Lu De was still standing right beside him, he put on the looked of a wronged victim and cried, “Are you saying that I’m lying? How awful! I’m lucky that there’s an eye-witness here who saw everything that happened earlier! He can testify for me!”

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He grabbed Cheng Shouping’s arm and pulled him forward, “Am I right?”

Feeling the immense force on his arm, Cheng Shouping immediately reacted.
“Indeed, this fellow stole our young master’s ki stone! Uwaa, young master, why do you lead such a tough life? You get bullied no matter where you go!”

Cheng Shouping’s convincing act surprised Zu An.
He was still worried that Cheng Shouping would let him down at this critical moment, but this fellow was really a born actor!

I shall add a chicken drumstick for him for dinner!

“Of course he’s going to speak up for you; he’s your servant!” Plum Blossom Thirteen cried out anxiously.
This master-servant pair is really the very embodiment of shamelessness!

A tight frown formed on Lu De’s forehead.
Instead of questioning Cheng Shouping, he turned o Chu Huanzhao and asked, “Chu Second Miss, is that really the case?”

Lu De could still address Chu Huanzhao directly by her name in the academy, but now that they were outside, he had to show some respect to the Brightmoon Duke.

“That’s right! Not only did this Plum Blossom-something steal his ki stone, but he also stole mine as well! Teacher, if you don’t believe my words, you can check his pouch.
One of the ki stones in there should have my index number…” Chu Huanzhao further fanned the flames with her sharp words.
Her beautiful appearance was much more efficient at evoking pity than Zu An, allowing her to easily rile up a man’s desire to protect.

A couple of students who had just gotten off classes heard what Chu Huanzhao said, and they suddenly felt a strong urge to dash forward and tear the vile criminal, Plum Blossom Thirteen, into shreds.

Zu An’s lower jaws nearly fell right onto the ground.
Out of fear that things would go awry, he prepared a long, passionate monologue to convince Lu De, but his partners turned out to be much more reliable than he thought.

As Chu Huanzhao pitifully complained to Lu De about how he got bullied, for a moment there, Zu An thought that he saw a pair of devil’s horns on top of her head.
He told himself that no matter who he offended in the future, he must make sure to never offend this lass.

Meanwhile, Plum Blossom Thirteen found himself feeling so stifled that he felt that he was going to suffer from a hemorrhage soon.

Despite this Chu Second Miss’ innocent appearance, she’s able to lie so smoothly without batting an eyelid! Aren’t ladies of noble clans supposed to be upright and dignified?!

My godfather was right! Nobles are all downright scums who engage in deception and debauchery!

Sensing Lu De’s gaze turning to him, Plum Blossom Thirteen felt a shudder run down his spine, and he hurriedly explained, “It’s not like that…”

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But before he could explain everything, Lu De had already cut him short.
“There’s no need for words here.
The truth will be out once we check your pouch.”

Plum Blossom Thirteen still had words to say, but a ruler that felt as heavy as a mountain suddenly pressed down on his shoulder, squeezing the air out of his lungs.
Even breathing was difficult to him, let alone explaining himself.

Such a situation alarmed him.

One must know that he was the strongest one of the Thirteen Guardians of the Plum Blossom Sect.
He was the Plum Blossom Sect’s sharpest knife when it came to fights in the underworld, and rarely had he ever failed his mission.
Yet, this bald man was actually able to render him completely powerless with just a ruler.

It was no wonder why the sect master had warned him strictly not to mess with those in the academy.

But I didn’t do anything at all!

Plum Blossom Thirteen had done a lot of bad things in his lifetime, and he was prepared to face any enemies who tried to get back at him.
Yet, this was the one time that he was left feeling so frustrated.
It was all that scoundrel’s fault!

You have successfully trolled Plum Blossom Thirteen for +888 Rage!

Zu An noticed that Plum Blossom Thirteen was glaring at him furiously, so he responded with an embarrassed smile, which only brought about another offering of Rage points.

Meanwhile, Lu De examined the 8 ki stones in the pouch carefully before casting them aside angrily.
He eyed Plum Blossom Thirteen coldly and harrumphed.
“These ki stones are from our academy, and the index numbers indicate that they have only been issued earlier today.
What do you have to say for yourself?”

The ruler pressing his shoulder down finally loosened a little, giving Plum Blossom Thirteen a chance to catch his breath and explain himself.
“I was wronged! The two of them gave the ki stones to me on their own accord! Zu An owed me 1000 silver taels from gambling, and they were using the ki stones to offset the debt!”

Zu An immediately refuted his argument with a cold sneer, “Don’t you think you should at least try harder when searching for an excuse? Who in the entire Brightmoon City doesn’t know that the Chu clan punishes their clan members harshly for gambling? Just last year, there was a fellow who got his legs crushed by the Brightmoon Duke for fooling around in the casino.
As a drafted son-in-law, no matter how brazen I might be, there’s no way I would dare to dabble in gambling, let alone incur a debt of 1000 silver taels!”

“Indeed! Who doesn’t know that our Chu clan is extremely strict on gambling?” Chu Huanzhao placed her hands on her waist as she agreed sassily.
“You should at least do your homework first before coming up with a lie!”

“Bloody hell!” Plum Blossom Thirteen nearly suffered a stroke right there and then.
This pair of adulterous couple!

You have successfully trolled Plum Blossom Thirteen for +999 Rage!