That Is Not My Sister But Bibi Dong?!

"Hmph, how dare you adults question Brother Ye's words?"

"At our school, everyone knows that Brother Ye is the smartest person!"

A bold little girl stepped forward and stuck her tongue out at the group led by Chief Aude.

This made Aude and the others gnash their teeth in frustration.

But there was nothing they could do. After all, she was just a little girl.

It wouldn't be appropriate to argue with a child.

Doing so would lower their dignity.

Qian Renxue, who had been watching the scene, was also quite surprised.

She blinked and looked at Ye Tian in astonishment.

Never in a million years did she expect Ye Tian to win the bet!

It turned out that he wasn't an arrogant person, after all.

Rather, it was she and her subordinates who were too ignorant!

This made Qian Renxue's chest heave slightly.

Her pride made it hard for her to accept this fact at the moment.

Just then, Xiao Shunzi's voice rang out.

"No way! You must have tampered with it! How else could this broken furnace refine fine iron?!"

He glared fiercely at Ye Tian.

Taking a step forward, hammer in hand, he barked, "Confess! Did you tamper with it?!"

Xiao Shunzi was already secretly regretting his bet with Ye Tian.

If he really had to hop around East Sea City a hundred times, he'd lose face completely!

So at this moment, he had to insist that Ye Tian was cheating.

After all, the judge was the Crown Prince.

No matter what, he had close ties with the Crown Prince.

And Ye Tian was just an outsider.

In the end, he would have the upper hand in any ruling.

"You handled everything from molten iron to testing. I didn't interfere. Or do you just not want to honor the bet?"

Ye Tian showed no fear, his expression calm, and casually curled his right index finger.

This was actually a signal to a sniper far away.

From the moment they entered East Sea Academy, the hidden sniper had been closely observing Qian Renxue and the others.

If there were any moves threatening Ye Tian, the sniper wouldn't hesitate to pull the trigger.

However, Ye Tian didn't want any conflict with Qian Renxue.

Given Qian Renxue's dual identity, any incident involving her would spell trouble, not just for him but for the entire East Sea City.

Just as Xiao Shunzi was about to step forward and threaten Ye Tian again,

Qian Renxue spoke coldly.

"Enough! Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough already?"

This Xiao Shunzi had clearly gone too far.

A person with such a character wasn't worth winning over.

Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Xiao Shunzi instantly froze, like a cicada in winter.

He hadn't expected her to speak up on behalf of an outsider.

For a moment, he didn't know what to do.

At that moment, an elementary school student stepped forward: "Brother without integrity, you should be an honest child."

Other students chimed in: "Didn't your teacher ever teach you to be honest?"

Hearing this, Xiao Shunzi trembled in anger and looked pitifully at Qian Renxue.

He could only hope that the Crown Prince would speak up and spare him from this ordeal.

If he had to hop around East Sea Academy a hundred times, he might lose half his life.

However, Qian Renxue completely ignored him, her gaze still fixed on Ye Tian.

She took out a lifelike jade pendant and handed it to Ye Tian: "As the Crown Prince, I admit my loss. This jade pendant is now yours."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Tian feigned 'surprise' and caught the jade pendant.

Then, he casually waved it in Xiao Shunzi's direction.

Seeing the jade pendant, Xiao Shunzi was filled with shame and wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Today had been the most humiliating day of his life!

Ye Tian said calmly: "Eunuch Shun, a bet is a bet. There are so many children watching. Don't set a bad example of dishonesty for them."

Xiao Shunzi trembled and pleaded: "Ye Tian, can't you reduce the number?"

"If I had lost, would you have reduced the five thousand gold coins for me?"

Ye Tian narrowed his eyes and asked indifferently.

As he finished speaking, he glanced nonchalantly at Qian Renxue.

He was curious to see what she would do next.

Faced with this situation, Qian Renxue fell into deep thought.

On one side was keeping the bet, and on the other was winning over Xiao Shunzi.

Although Xiao Shunzi's character wasn't worth much,

he was, after all, a man of the Emperor Xue Ye and held a significant position.

If Xiao Shunzi was humiliated here, the idea of winning him over could be forgotten.

But if she broke the bet, any hope of recruiting Ye Tian would also be gone.

After all, no one would follow a master who didn't keep their word.

At that moment, Aude stepped forward to mediate.

He approached Ye Tian and patted him on the shoulder, whispering:

"A bet is just for fun. East Sea Academy is such a big place. If Xiao Shunzi has to hop around it a hundred times, you're practically asking for his life."

"Take it from me: when possible, forgive and forget. Don't make things difficult for yourself."

Ye Tian could hear the hidden message in Aude's words.

This was a warning: Ye Tian was merely a commoner, while Xiao Shunzi, as a palace eunuch, held a much higher status.

While it would feel good to win this time, the inevitable result would be retaliation.

Xiao Shunzi had earned the favor of the Emperor Xue Ye and been assigned to the Crown Prince's side. He wasn't a fool.

Seeing that Aude had stepped in to mediate, Xiao Shunzi once again stepped forward to bow and apologize to Ye Tian:

"I must admit, Ye Tian, you are very talented."

"It's my ignorance. I'm willing to accept the punishment from the bet."

With that, Xiao Shunzi really did leave to begin his hundred hops.

But he moved slowly, clearly waiting for Ye Tian to speak.

Ye Tian glanced indifferently at Qian Renxue, who still seemed deep in thought.

He chuckled softly, walked over to Xiao Shunzi, and grabbed his shoulder.

"I was only speaking in the heat of the moment earlier. How could I really make Eunuch Shun hop a hundred laps?"

Hearing this, Xiao Shunzi was filled with gratitude and bowed his head in shame, cupping his hands: "Thank you."

At this moment, Qian Renxue finally emerged from her thoughts and walked over to Ye Tian.

Her beautiful eyes gleamed slightly: "Ye Tian, the Crown Prince sees that you are talented. Are you interested in serving under me?"

Ye Tian looked slightly surprised at this sudden invitation.

He hadn't expected Qian Renxue to recruit him.

But without much hesitation, he bowed and declined:

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. I've grown used to living by the shores of the East Sea and have no grand ambitions. I'm afraid I cannot accept such an honor."

Qian Renxue appeared a bit disappointed, shaking her head: "With your talents, it's a pity you don't seek official positions."

In her heart, she felt another wave of surprise.

Ye Tian was completely unmoved by her offer to recruit him?

Could it be that she had been wrong earlier in assuming he was someone greedy for fame and fortune?

This left Qian Renxue momentarily confused.

Just then, a soldier in armor arrived at the elementary school division.

"Report!"

The soldier dismounted swiftly and walked up to Qian Renxue, kneeling as he spoke.

"Your Highness, Lord Qian Gu Shizhen reports that he has found the whereabouts of Admiral Black Spear Douluo."

(End of Chapter)

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