Chapter 298: Xu Green Tea

“Help me, President!”

“I’m just an ordinary person who came here with my junior sister to take the Alchemist Badge examination.”

“But as soon as we arrived at the Alchemy Tower, someone tried to forcibly take my junior sister away! The world has gone to the dogs, and human relationships are so cold... *cough*,”

“*Cough, cough!*”

*Achoo!*

Xu Xiaoshou choked on his words, immediately wiped his nose, and casually dried it.

Shi Ti: ???

*This is my most cherished Alchemist President's robe, and this guy...*

*He used it to wipe his nose?*

“Suspicion received, passive value, 1.”

*Also, what the hell just happened? What kind of person is this? You can say what you want, but can you please not cling to my leg?*

He instinctively tried to kick his leg to shake him off, but an unknown force directly bounced off the kid. His thigh felt as if it had been cut by a knife; the pain was unbearable.

“*Hiss!*”

Shi Ti's face turned pale, and he quickly used his spiritual energy to protect his body. *Is this guy... a hedgehog?*

“Let... let go!”

Xu Xiaoshou paid no attention. After wiping his nose, he pointed at Fu Xing, who was behind Shi Ti, and continued to cry, saying, “It’s him! It’s him!”

“This guy abuses his power; he not only covets my junior sister but also attacked me.”

“He hit me with ‘Purple Dragon’s Roar’! ‘Purple Dragon’s Roar’... Do you know how much that hurts?”

“Given his noble status, I didn’t even dare to fight back. I just took a punch from him, and I, I...”

“*Pfft!*”

Xu Xiaoshou spat out a mouthful of blood, but halfway through, the injuries he had self-inflicted were surprisingly healed by “Endless Life.” His voice immediately faltered.

*You rotten thing, why don’t you cooperate with me? Don’t be so efficient!*

Fu Xing's face was ashen. “Purple Dragon’s Roar” damage? *I suffered all of that myself, didn’t I? How much could you possibly hurt?*

*I’m the one who’s hurting!*

He wanted to speak, but Xu Xiaoshou pointed at him and interrupted, saying, “Tell me, be honest, am I telling the truth? Answer me seriously!”

“Cursed received, passive value, 1, 1, 1, 1...”

“I’m not...”

Before Fu Xing could finish, Xu Xiaoshou wailed again, crying out loud, “Fine, you dare to think it but don’t dare to admit it, you coward!”

“I’ll let you off for that question. Next, answer seriously: did you punch me?”

Shi Ti turned his head to look at Fu Xing.

Fu Xing sighed to the heavens, thinking to himself, *Just as I thought.*

*In front of this guy, I really can’t say a single word, can I?*

He nodded helplessly. It was a fact, there was nothing to deny. Even if he wanted to deny what happened, so many people were watching, and they weren’t all blind. Not everyone was biased towards the City Lord’s Mansion and completely without any sense of justice. Even if all these people wanted to speak on Fu Xing’s behalf, the justice in Young Master Fu’s heart would not allow him to lie, nor would it allow him to deny these established facts!

“See!”

Seeing his admission, Xu Xiaoshou held President Shi Ti even tighter, looked up at the old man, his face full of grievance. “He hit me, and I didn’t even dare to fight back...”

At this point, he turned to look at the crowd, “Did I fight back?”

Shi Ti looked at the onlookers.

Everyone in the crowd shook their heads.

*This kid, what he said was all true?*

Shi Ti was stunned.

“Suspicion received, passive value, 1.”

He looked at the young man beneath him, gave up struggling, and slowly said, “You said you didn’t attack, and Fu Xing only punched you once. Then what about all this?”

Shi Ti pointed at the large hole in the ceiling, his eyes once again overflowing with anger. No sooner had he spoken than another small stone slab fell down, followed by a charred alchemy cauldron.

Everyone: “...”

“That’s none of my business.”

Xu Xiaoshou stopped his wailing act, clapped his hands, and stood up. Seeing that the old man could speak and realizing he wasn't someone who would casually twist facts just because Young Master Fu's surname was Fu, Xu Xiaoshou no longer needed to deliberately act. He looked at Fu Xing.

“This question should probably be asked of him, shouldn’t it? Why did you punch me and then fly away yourself?”

Fu Xing: ???

Now he couldn’t stand it anymore. His face immediately darkened, and he grumbled, “I also want to ask you that question: Why did I punch you, and *I* flew away!”

“You flew away yourself, and you’re blaming me?”

Xu Xiaoshou's eyes widened, and he retorted angrily, “What kind of principle is that? If you can’t cut someone with a kitchen knife, can you blame them for being hard? If you want to blame someone, blame your kitchen knife for being substandard!”

“Where’s your knife?”

Xu Xiaoshou changed his tone, baffling everyone, who didn't understand why. The next second, the young man sighed, “Oh, you don't have a knife, you're just... useless...”

“Useless, and you're still blaming me?”

“Being useless is the original sin! If you can’t beat your opponent, then train harder. Don’t come asking me why *you’re* the one who flew away.”

“You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask?”

The scene fell silent.

“*Pfft!*”

Finally, someone couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. This was like lighting a fuse, leading to a chain reaction of snorts and giggles erupting everywhere. The crowd whispered to each other, each one greatly enlightened.

“Wow, who is this kid? He’s so aggressive when confronting people, mocking and belittling them. I’m thoroughly impressed this time!”

“Is this guy tired of living? Doesn’t he know the person he’s facing is the Young Master of the City Lord’s Mansion? He must have eaten a bear’s heart and leopard’s guts!”

“Shh, I watched the whole thing, I know... This guy actually understands everything; he’s clearer than anyone else in his mind. It’s just his mouth; it probably can’t be stopped!”

“Oh my god, although he’s a bit aggressive, how is it so satisfying to hear?”

“Yeah, exactly! I’m so annoyed by these noble young masters. If they can’t beat someone, that’s fine, but they still blame themselves for flying away?”

“What did you say?!”

“Heh, you’re on Young Master Fu’s side, aren’t you? Today, I’m siding with this young man!”

Fu Xing’s face turned purple, as if a layer of eggplant skin had been stuck to it. At first, he couldn’t fully process Xu Xiaoshou’s words, but the way people around him made him realize almost made him wish he could find a hole to crawl into.

“Useless...”

“Yeah, what he said makes so much sense. If I can’t beat him, it’s my fault. Why bother asking such a redundant question?”

Fu Xing felt as if his world had turned dark.

Shi Ti could see that Young Master Fu was deeply affected. He was equally astonished by this kid’s sharp tongue. After this fellow’s spiel, even Shi Ti himself felt that Xu Xiaoshou was the victim. But then he thought of Fu Xing’s arm, which had almost been crippled, and then looked at this guy’s completely unharmed state... The Alchemy Tower had been perforated; how could this kid bear no responsibility whatsoever?

“Don’t you know the rules of the Alchemist Association? How dare you attack inside the Alchemy Tower? Who gave you the courage!”

He made one last struggle. After all, attacking in the Alchemy Tower was a major offense in itself.

“Courage...”

Xu Xiaoshou tilted his head and, under the terrified gaze of the guards, pointed a finger at one of them, “He gave it.”

The guard immediately slumped to the ground.

Xu Xiaoshou said calmly, “Who would dare to attack after knowing Young Master Fu’s identity?”

“I wouldn’t dare. I am but a humble commoner... I just wanted to play a little game with him and flirt a bit, to let him vent his inner depression.”

“But they...”

Xu Xiaoshou covered his face again, his voice laced with a whimper, and said in a saccharine, manipulative tone: “One of them guaranteed this fight could happen, where one could punch inside the Alchemy Tower, and another actually punched me...”

“I, I didn’t even attack! I’m the one who got hit!”

“Why, why are you all questioning me?”

“Clearly, I’m the victim here... *sob, sob, sob*...”