CH 112

Chapter 112: He is no longer a member of the Xiao family

"Whether he acknowledges it or not, it's none of your damn business!" A boisterous voice erupted from the entrance, capturing everyone's attention. They saw Long Jingze leaning against the office doorway, looking disdainfully at Xiao Honghui and Xiao Qinglan.

The person he cherished and doted on, the one he couldn't scold, the one he couldn't bring himself to speak harshly to, was being berated by others here. Did they really think he was dead?

Xiao Qinglan and Xiao Honghui, who were about to vent their anger at the person speaking, suddenly looked up and saw Long Jingze standing at the door. The words of anger were immediately stuck in their throats, leaving them speechless and on the verge of passing out.

"Your Highness, why are you here? Your Highness, please be aware that this stubborn person is my younger son," Xiao Honghui respectfully said to Long Jingze, but the implication was to inform him that it was their family matter and he shouldn't meddle.

However, Long Jingze couldn't stand seeing Xiao Qingyang being bullied, especially with baseless accusations.

"Your son? He doesn't quite look like it," Long Jingze said calmly.

Actually, he was quite puzzled. How could someone as gentle and sensible as Xiao Qingyang be the son of the cunning and treacherous Xiao Honghui? This genetic variation seemed too powerful.

"He takes after his mother in appearance," Xiao Honghui replied, lowering his head.

Since Long Jingze entered, Xiao Qinglan hadn't spoken again. After all, what happened at the school gate was still vivid in her mind, and she had great awe and fear towards Long Jingze. But she couldn't help but feel jealous of Xiao Qingyang.

How could that useless Xiao Qingyang have the privilege of knowing the Crown Prince, who had repeatedly come to his aid? It was truly hateful!

Xiao Qinglan silently harbored envy and resentment towards Xiao Qingyang in her heart, but she didn't dare to express it directly anymore.

"Teacher, may I ask if there's anything important for Yangyang to come here? We are currently training for the inter-school competition. If there's nothing significant, I'll take him back," Long Jingze asked the teacher directly.

"Inter-school competition?"

"Your Highness, you can't be on the same team as him!"

Xiao Honghui and Xiao Qinglan's words sounded simultaneously, causing the teacher, who was about to say something, to instantly shut their mouth.

Xiao Qinglan simply couldn't believe what she had just heard.

The inter-school competition was the focus of Xiao Qinglan's semester, and she had already been scouting for teammates. She wanted to form the strongest team and win the championship in the competition.

Naturally, the strongest student in their Royal Military Academy was Crown Prince Long Jingze. However, he did not participate in the previous inter-school competition, and no one knew if he would participate this time.

Although there had been rumors circulating in the school about the Crown Prince returning at this time, with a high possibility of participating in the inter-school competition, they were still just rumors. Long Jingze had never responded to any of them. But now, unexpectedly, he revealed that he would participate in the inter-school competition, and it was for Xiao Qingyang.

If Long Jingze also participated in the inter-school competition, Xiao Qinglan's first choice for a teammate would undoubtedly be Long Jingze. However, she wasn't sure if she could convince him to join her team.

But in the current situation, even if Xiao Qinglan wanted to invite Long Jingze, she was afraid she would be rejected.

If she were rejected by Long Jingze, Xiao Qinglan would feel regretful but not overly disappointed. However, everything would change if Xiao Qingyang joined Long Jingze's team.

Why was Xiao Qingyang allowed to join His Highness's team? What qualifications and abilities did he have?

Xiao Qinglan felt like she was going crazy with jealousy, her eyes turned red as she stared at Xiao Qingyang, as if she would pounce on him and bite him at any moment.

Sensing Xiao Qinglan's hostile gaze, Long Jingze immediately stepped forward, blocking her view of Xiao Qingyang. He stared at her with a warning, making her retract her gaze timidly.

"I can't be on the same team as Yangyang. Well, then, who do you think I should team up with? You?" Long Jingze sarcastically remarked to Xiao Qinglan.

Indeed, Xiao Qinglan had thought the same way. But in this situation, she couldn't speak her true thoughts, or she would only bring humiliation upon herself.

However, she refused to accept Xiao Qingyang joining Long Jingze's team no matter what.

Xiao Qinglan clenched her lips, looking like she had been deeply wronged, evoking pity from those who saw her.

Unfortunately, standing before her were Long Jingze and Xiao Qingyang. The former's emotions could not be swayed by anyone other than Xiao Qingyang, and the latter simply couldn't be bothered with Xiao Qinglan.

Xiao Honghui also stood to the side, but with Long Jingze present, he couldn't openly console his daughter, especially when her current state was caused by Long Jingze himself.

"Crown Prince, Xiao Qingyang lacks spiritual power and only has an F-level physique. Participating in the inter-school competition would only hold you back. This is my daughter, and she has an S-level spiritual power. She's already a certified pharmacist," Xiao Honghui hurriedly pulled Xiao Qinglan in front of Long Jingze and introduced her with a smile. While belittling Xiao Qingyang, he also tried to elevate his own daughter.

If his daughter, Xiao Qinglan, could catch the attention of Long Jingze, their position in the Xiao family would undoubtedly rise to a new level.

Since someone like Xiao Qingyang, who was considered useless, could become friends with Long Jingze, Xiao Qinglan, who was outstanding, should have a chance as well.

However, Xiao Honghui had underestimated Long Jingze.

Long Jingze didn't even spare a glance at Xiao Qinglan, as if he hadn't heard their words or seen them. His gaze fell on the teacher instead.

The teacher, under Long Jingze's gaze, immediately broke out in cold sweat, finally remembering the question Long Jingze had asked earlier. He hastily said, "There's nothing else. Student Xiao, you can go back."

In fact, it was Xiao Honghui's intention to bring Xiao Qingyang here. Although he was a dean of the Royal Military Academy, he was nothing in front of the Xiao family. This time, the patriarch of the Xiao family personally intervened, so he naturally couldn't disrespect them.

But the teacher never expected that Xiao Qingyang would know the Crown Prince, and that the Crown Prince would personally vouch for him. If the teacher had known about this connection beforehand, they would never have called Xiao Qingyang.

"Yangyang, let's go," Long Jingze turned around and said to Xiao Qingyang with a smile.

"Okay," Xiao Qingyang nodded and prepared to leave with Long Jingze, never once giving Xiao Honghui a glance.

Xiao Honghui was already angered by Long Jingze's disregard, but he didn't dare to express it openly due to Long Jingze's status. However, now that Xiao Qingyang was also treating him as if he were invisible, he couldn't hold back his anger any longer.

"Xiao Qingyang, if you dare to walk out that door, don't ever think about returning to the Xiao family again," Xiao Honghui threatened, confident that Xiao Qingyang would never dare to leave.

This kind of situation had happened many times before. As long as he invoked the name of the Xiao family, Xiao Qingyang would obediently comply.

However, this time, Xiao Honghui was bound to be disappointed.

Xiao Qingyang acted as if he hadn't heard a word. He didn't pause his steps for a moment and walked all the way to the office door. Only then did he stop, but he didn't turn around or look back. He simply said, "You already drove him away. He is no longer a member of the Xiao family."

Although Xiao Qingyang didn't name anyone, everyone present knew that he was addressing Xiao Honghui, and the "he" he referred to was himself.

But only Xiao Qingyang knew that when he referred to "him," he was talking about the original host.

Indeed, as Xiao Honghui had suspected, the original host's greatest fear was being driven out of the Xiao family.

However, the original host's fear of being expelled from the Xiao family was not because he coveted the family's power and status. It was simply because he would be left without any relatives.

His mother had passed away, and now Xiao Honghui was his only family. Once he was driven out of the Xiao family, his relationship with Xiao Honghui would be completely severed, leaving him all alone.

This was also the main reason why the original host fell into despair and ultimately met death after being sent to the Aland Star.

From a young age, especially after the death of the original host's mother, he endured the bullying from Xiao Qinglan and her brother. He simply didn't want to leave the Xiao family.

Every time someone threatened to drive him away, he would immediately compromise, only to receive even more intense mistreatment.

However, the original host, who longed for family affection, was already gone. Standing here was Xiao Qingyang, who held nothing but grudges against the Xiao family, without any love.

He occupied the body of the original host and would surely seek revenge for him.

After uttering those words, Xiao Qingyang didn't give Xiao Honghui a chance to respond. He turned around and left, leaving Xiao Honghui infuriated, grinding his teeth. He wanted to smash something but remembered that this was a school, not the Xiao family, so he had to restrain himself. He almost suffocated himself in frustration.

Throughout the journey, Xiao Qingyang didn't say a word, and surprisingly, Long Jingze remained silent as well.

Watching the desolate figure of Xiao Qingyang ahead, Long Jingze felt a deep pain in his heart. He wished he could go back now and give Xiao Honghui a good beating.

He had investigated Xiao Qingyang before and knew that he had been driven out by Xiao Honghui. At that time, he was furious, but luckily, he managed to keep his composure, and Xiao Qingyang appeared as if he didn't care. This was why Long Jingze didn't immediately annihilate the Xiao family.

But today, witnessing how Xiao Honghui and Xiao Qinglan treated Xiao Qingyang, he almost lost control of himself.

Xiao Honghui, Xiao Qinglan, and all those who had bullied Xiao Qingyang in the past would not be spared!

After leaving the office, Xiao Qingyang walked silently ahead, without any destination in mind. He wandered aimlessly, not even realizing where he had walked to.

Long Jingze didn't say anything to remind him. He silently accompanied Xiao Qingyang, walking beside him aimlessly, as if they were strolling through the campus together.

After about ten minutes of walking, Xiao Qingyang finally snapped out of his thoughts and said to Long Jingze, "Should we still go to the training ground?"

"Let's not practice today. We can continue tomorrow," Long Jingze said, concerned about Xiao Qingyang's mood.

"Okay, your combat skills are really amazing. I will definitely work hard to learn," Xiao Qingyang said with a smile, as if the presence of Xiao Honghui and Xiao Qinglan before was just an illusion.

Seeing that Xiao Qingyang didn't bring up the matter of the Xiao family, Long Jingze didn't bother to bring it up either. They chatted about other things, going along with his lead.