Do You Have to Be So Ruthless

The audience cheered loudly, shouting the names of the Heir and Su Li. Su Li looked down at the crowd, breathing a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, "Luckily, Li Yanhao was here today to hold Zhang Zhuzi down."

Of course, if Xiao Zitian had handled it, he could have quietly resolved it as well, but Su Li preferred today's straightforward approach.

Simple and brutal, but very satisfying!

Li Yanhao's appearance stirred up a wave of excitement. The parents learned that the academy's backing was actually the Heir of Huainan, and they were overjoyed.

Parents flocked to register their children. The Village Mayor nervously approached, trembling slightly, then knelt before Li Yanhao, kowtowing and saying, "A humble villager pays respects to the Heir, thanking him for his righteous help in saving the academy."

Li Yanhao hurriedly helped the Village Mayor up, but the Mayor dared not stand and insisted on kneeling. Several nearby villagers who hadn't left also knelt respectfully beside Li Yanhao.

Li Yanhao immediately frowned into a sour face and said to Lingdang beside him, "Little Lingdang, look at them again. A Li will scold me for showing my face."

Lingdang giggled and pulled the hood over Li Yanhao's head, saying, "Today, Master made an exception and let you cover your face, so you should be grateful!"

Li Yanhao mumbled quietly but still put on the hood, thinking to himself that today he had barely gotten Su Li's permission to come see the academy's opening excitement on the condition of wearing the hood, but Zhang Zhuzi ruined it.

Now that his identity was exposed, wherever he went, people knelt beside him. This kind of attention was unbearable!

So Li Yanhao was even more annoyed with Zhang Zhuzi.

Hmph, once he finds out who was behind the mischief that made Zhang Zhuzi become the Village Mayor, he would make that person's whole family suffer!

Li Yanhao really didn't want the Village Mayor and villagers kneeling to him like this, so he quickly slipped away, with Lingdang following.

Li Yanhao said, "Little Lingdang, why have you been following me these past few days instead of your Master?"

Lingdang smiled cheekily, tilting her head to reveal two cute dimples: "Because my Lord said, since Xiao Yun isn't here, I should watch over the Heir instead, so he won't cling to my Master."

Li Yanhao immediately made a miserable face: "Xiao Zitian, do you have to be this insanely ruthless?!"

Over there, Su Li and Xiao Zitian were looking around the academy together. Su Li smiled and looked back at Li Yanhao and Lingdang, saying, "Today was all thanks to the Heir being here."

Xiao Zitian hummed and said sourly, "Even if I were here, Zhang Zhuzi wouldn't be able to act smug tonight."

Su Li chuckled and said, "Since the Heir wants to handle this, leave it to him. You should use your injury as an excuse not to return to court and try to use your influence less, so no one can twist things against you."

Xiao Zitian said, "Hmm, it's fine to let him handle such a small matter."

Meanwhile, the academy had already restored order. Those who wanted to tour did so, those who wanted to register signed up, and those taking their children to the dormitories went to settle in. Everything was running smoothly and orderly.

Over there, Zhang Zhuzi lay on the stage, beaten for a long time without getting up. Qin Sanniang sat on the ground, stunned, not quite recovering. She pushed Zhang Zhuzi and said, "Zhuzi, why didn’t you tell me Su Li still has such a powerful backing at home?"

Zhang Zhuzi groaned in pain, "Everyone in the village knows. How would I know but you don’t? But no one has seen the Heir for a long time; they all thought he had returned to the capital. Who knew he was still living at Su Li’s place? Sigh, Sanniang, do you think I still have a chance here?"

Qin Sanniang glared fiercely at Zhang Zhuzi, "You good-for-nothing troublemaker! Offend the powerful and still want to be Village Mayor? It’s a miracle you’re still alive!"