I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 114: Ye Qianning’s Lecture

Understanding dawned on Ye Qianning’s face. She gave him two more pats before pulling her hand back.

"You have to put in a good word for me with General Xiang. I practice my saber techniques at home sometimes, too," Qian Zhuye said with a serious expression.

’This is bad.’

Ye Qianning felt a sense of foreboding. ’The boy is serious. It would be fine if he were from any other family, but I really don’t want to provoke Qian Fanji’s nephew.’

’Besides, if Qian Fanji found out I’d incited his nephew to join the army, he would surely come after me.’

"You absolutely can’t forget," Qian Zhuye urged when Ye Qianning fell silent.

"Okay, okay. When I have the time, I’ll put in a good word for you," Ye Qianning said, her tone dismissive.

"Hmph. What’s there to brag about a mere boorish general for?" Sang Rui shoved Qian Zhuye aside and stood in front of Ye Qianning.

Ye Qianning, standing on a chair, was a full head taller than Sang Rui. She looked down at him, her eyes narrowed. "A mere general?"

"Savage, unreasonable, and insufferably crude." Sang Rui had met Xiang Minghou a few times. The man’s face was covered by a bushy beard, making him look like a bear. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"If Beili had no soldiers, how could you be attending this academy in peace?" The gaze Ye Qianning fixed on him grew sharp.

Sang Rui looked up, meeting her gaze head-on. The anger smoldering in his chest flared. No one had ever dared to stare at him like that.

"How dare you speak to me that way? Believe it or not, with just a single word, I can have your entire clan annihilated."

The other students in the classroom heard his threat and fell silent. The highest-ranking person among them was the Seventh Prince, and his mother was an especially favored imperial consort.

"Seventh Brother, she’s just a child speaking her mind. Don’t stoop to her level," Sang Zhi said, stepping in front of Ye Qianning.

Since Ye Qianning was standing on the chair, Sang Zhi, despite his height, couldn’t completely hide her. Her eyes remained locked on Sang Rui, her voice full of defiance. "Annihilate my clan? You dare?"

Sang Rui seethed as he stared at the two heads before him, one above the other. "Why wouldn’t I dare?"

"Then do it. I want to see."

"You just wait," Sang Rui snarled, his face flushed with anger.

Ye Qianning hopped off the chair and walked toward him. "A prince who looks down on soldiers? Do you have any idea that without soldiers, the people of this land wouldn’t exist? Without soldiers fighting and dying, there would be no Beili today. Soldiers on the front lines spill their blood so their families can live in peace. They dedicate their entire beings so the common folk can have a better life. And yet, the very people they risk their lives to protect look down on them. It makes their sacrifices feel worthless."

Sang Zhi stared at her, slightly surprised.

Qian Zhuye was thrilled as he listened. ’That was amazing! She said it so perfectly! She truly is the Great General’s daughter!’

"It is the duty of every citizen of Beili to lay down their life for the country," Sang Rui said, seeing nothing wrong with his statement.

"No one is obligated to sacrifice their life. They do it so their families, and all the common folk, can live a good life." Ye Qianning stood before Sang Rui, looking up at him with a mocking expression. "Seventh Prince, you enjoy the peace secured by our soldiers with one hand, while despising them as boorish and crude with the other. It seems you’ve learned nothing at Lou Mountain Academy."

’She hadn’t wanted to squabble with one child, but if she let it go, she would wound the heart of another.’

"You... You’re spouting nonsense! Guards!" Sang Rui flew into a rage.

Several Hidden Guards suddenly appeared inside the classroom. "Greetings, Seventh Prince."

Ye Qianning wasn’t surprised at all. She could also sense a few other guards in the shadows, and they didn’t seem to be with Sang Rui.

"Seize her for me! I’m going to have her head chopped off!" ’Sang Rui had never been scolded like this before. If he didn’t put her in her place now, how could he ever assert his authority at the academy again?’