Chapter 545: Chapter 544: Upholding Justice

The scene was chaotic!

The martial arts training ground was nearly deserted at noon, as everyone had finished and gone for lunch.

However, one or two disciples passed by, saw the fight, and immediately went to report to Pei Wanmu. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

There was no choice—everyone knew that the Thirteenth Princess was under his protection...

With the martial arts skills of the few disciples, they couldn’t hold on for long.

Qinglian, along with Chun Xing, was hiding behind a round vat, observing the battle. Just as Li Rourou was about to strike with her sword, a stern voice rang out: "Stop, what are you doing, what kind of behavior is this?"

The two women seemed to be in a frenzy and couldn’t stop fighting.

By now, several junior disciples had already sustained injuries.

Pei Wanmu moved with lightning speed, using ten percent of his power, striking their shoulders to separate them. He continued coldly, "What are you doing?"

Only then did Li Rourou and Chu Luoyi see him, halting their impulsive fight, their faces full of indignation.

Qinglian, too, rushed out with the palace maid, deciding to complain first. She stepped forward, grabbing Pei Wanmu’s hand, her delicate brows filled with fear as she said, "Wanmu, you must stand up for me, these two ruffians wanted to fight. Luckily, Xiao Wu and Xiao Liu stopped them with their lives, otherwise, with their whips and swords, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have survived."

The disciples in light cyan attire looked miserable, their faces full of grievance.

The man in the brocade robe with hidden peony patterns swept a glance at the two female disciples and asked, "What’s going on here?"

He was clearly biased towards the Thirteenth Princess. Li Rourou felt aggrieved, tears welling up in her eyes, as she choked out, "She was abusing her power as a princess and hit us, Luoyi and I just wanted to seek justice."

She didn’t forget to include her companion.

The more people, the better the chances.

Chu Luoyi nodded in agreement, also lodging a complaint: "She was the first to hit us, Rourou and I only acted in self-defense. The princess harmed us unjustly; we hope Second Martial Uncle will handle this fairly."

Pei Wanmu’s scrutinizing gaze turned to the seven disciples.

Xiao Wu scratched his head, stepping forward again as a representative, saying sheepishly, "It was Senior Sister’s disrespectful words that made the princess act first."

Silence fell.

No one dared speak; everyone was waiting to see how the martial uncle would handle this.

Looking at the ethereal presence of the Little Princess, Pei Wanmu hardened his heart and said, "These two spoke disrespectfully; you could have come to me for justice without taking matters into your own hands and causing such chaos. Fighting between colleagues is forbidden within Dragon Tiger Mountain."

The Little Princess’s long, slender eyes seemed to brim with endless grievance, fixed on him, but she remained silent.

Chun Xing, standing by, couldn’t bear it any longer and spoke forcefully: "State Preceptor, it was they who spoke disrespectfully to the princess first. It’s not the princess’s fault; the Emperor’s marriage decree has already come down. As the Prince Consort, you should naturally stand up for the princess."

Pei Wanmu’s gaze never left the Little Princess, and he said indifferently, "Qinglian, do you have anything to say?"

Feeling wronged, Qinglian replied without thinking, "Yes, what I have to say is that I can’t stand you. I’m going back to the Capital City to find Ah Zhi, I’m not staying at Dragon Tiger Mountain, let’s go, Chun Xing."

She turned with the palace maid and ran off, leaving the crowd with the view of her elegant, sheer dress trailing behind her.

Pei Wanmu had just lifted his foot to leave when Xiao Wu urgently called out to him, "Martial Uncle, what about here?"

He was referring to the matter of several disciples being injured by the Senior Sister, and the fact that the Senior Sister also bore two marks.

Who was right and who was wrong needed to be clarified; they couldn’t just leave it unresolved...