Chapter 132

Chapter 132: Spraying the Crown Prince’s Mouth—A Stench Like an Overflowing Latrine

“Careful!”

Jiang Tea Tea flashed forward, shoved Cheng Lin Yue aside, and met Sui Xuan Chu’s violent kick head-on. She caught his ankle and yanked, using his own force to fling him away without letting him hit Cheng Lin Yue.

Zhang Ting Zhou transformed in an instant, becoming a massive octopus beast form. Eight thick tentacles whipped out, wrapping around Sui Xuan Chu and locking his thrashing body in place.

Yan Yu blinked behind him, lunged onto his back, and hooked an arm around his neck, pinning him down with brute pressure.

Ju Que stepped in front of Huang Da Zhuang and Cheng Xiao Ting, shielding them—one focused on the ground vibrations, the other kept sniffing the air.

Cheng Lin Yue hit the ground hard. Ignoring scraped palms and aching knees, she crawled for the spray canister. “Sister Tea, dragon-luring agent is specifically for dragon clan members under thirty.”

“It makes a dragon lose all reason. It’ll attack and kill anything alive that it can see. If there’s nothing left to kill, it’ll tear off its own scales, cut itself, make itself bleed—just to satisfy the bloodthirst and madness the drug triggers.”

“This stinky spray is the antidote. Spray it into his nose and mouth. It’ll restore his reason. Catch!”

Jiang Tea Tea caught the canister, blink-shifted forward, and sprayed Sui Xuan Chu full in the face.

The smell was unbearable—like rot and sewage all at once. Sui Xuan Chu threw his head back and roared. His eyes sharpened into slit pupils, and instead of calming down, he grew even more violent, struggling so hard Yan Yu was nearly thrown off.

“It didn’t work,” Jiang Tea Tea snapped, turning to Cheng Lin Yue. “Do you have anything else?”

Cheng Lin Yue shook her head. “No. That’s the only one.”

Jiang Tea Tea’s brows knitted. “Fine. Back up.”

Cheng Lin Yue scrambled away and started gathering her water-element ability, ready to react.

Jiang Tea Tea slammed the spray canister to the ground and crushed it under her foot.

The nozzle snapped. A wave of stench burst outward, spreading like an overflowing latrine.

Jiang Tea Tea stepped right up to Sui Xuan Chu. Her hand flared with magic power.

She slapped him across the face.

The crack rang out like a gunshot.

Half his face swelled instantly, puffing up like dough. The feverish red in his disguised eyes dulled.

His body stopped struggling. The roar died in his throat.

Jiang Tea Tea’s voice was icy. “Sui Xuan Chu. Better?”

“Are you back in your right mind?”

Under the oppressive pressure—so similar to his uncle’s—Sui Xuan Chu shuddered. His voice trembled. “A little. Not fully. Slap me again.”

Smack.

Before he even finished the sentence, the second slap landed on the other side of his face, even harder than the first.

His whole face ballooned into one giant swollen bun. Not a trace of his original good looks remained.

Sui Xuan Chu shook in pain, but his eyes cleared, focus returning. He struggled once, then spoke hoarsely. “Octo… Yan Yu… let go. I’m fine. I’m back.”

Yan Yu released his arm and hopped off his back, still watching him warily.

Zhang Ting Zhou withdrew six tentacles but kept two wrapped around Sui Xuan Chu’s legs, just in case.

Jiang Tea Tea shook out her stinging hand and eyed him critically. “You sure? Want another one, just to be safe?”

Sui Xuan Chu didn’t even dare touch his burning face. He waved frantically. “No, no, no. I’m fine. I’m back. I don’t want you knocking my teeth out.”

Jiang Tea Tea still didn’t trust him. She stepped in and said, “Open your mouth.”

Sui Xuan Chu obeyed without thinking.

Jiang Tea Tea shoved a fistful of old tea leaves into his mouth. “Chew. Hard. Chew them up and swallow.”

His mouth was stuffed full. As her hand withdrew, he chewed furiously.

The taste exploded across his tongue—bitter, astringent, faintly sweet, the sharp green fragrance of crushed leaves. Combined with the pain in his face, it forced his mind clearer and clearer.

Cheng Xiao Ting, who’d been listening with wolf ears pressed to the earth, rolled up to his feet, face grim. “Classmates—this is bad. The direction of the back mountain… countless aberrant beasts, all different levels, just woke up. They’re rushing toward the school in huge waves.”

Huang Da Zhuang added, nostrils flaring, “The dragon-luring agent is getting stronger. It’s not just Sui Xuan Chu. I can hear it—other dragon clan beastfolk are being affected too. They’re roaring. They’re raging.”

Cheng Lin Yue hurried over. “It’s upgraded. This is an improved version of dragon-luring agent. The old stinky antidote spray doesn’t work on this one.”

“We’re not dragon clan, so we’re fine. But the school has nearly a thousand dragon clan students under thirty. If they breathe this, they’ll go berserk like Sui Xuan Chu did.”

Ju Que counted on his fingers. “Upgraded dragon-luring agent. Back-mountain primeval forest beasts. It’s close to ten at night—when students and teachers are the most exhausted.”

He looked up, eyes narrowing. “Does this look like targeted sabotage to anyone else?”

Zhang Ting Zhou frowned. “Who would be that bold? Causing trouble at the Royal Military Academy is a serious crime.”

Yan Yu’s gaze slid toward Sui Xuan Chu. “This feels like it’s aimed at the dragon clan cadets.”

Jiang Tea Tea cut in, voice sharp. “No. It’s aimed at the Royal Military Academy’s Crown Prince.”

“The people pulling this are subordinates of the Insect Clan Crown Princess. They’re acting on her orders.”

Cheng Xiao Ting and the others sucked in a breath. “The Insect Clan Crown Princess… I saw the news a few days ago. She’s on our capital planet, supposedly to pick up the Insect Clan’s Eldest Prince, Agris.”

“So if she can’t pick up Agris smoothly, she goes after our Crown Prince?”

“And she doesn’t know who the Crown Prince is, so she uses dragon-luring agent—”

“Right. Dragon-luring agent makes dragons go berserk, kill, tear off their scales, make themselves bleed.”

“They can’t find the Crown Prince, so they’ll force every dragon in the academy to rip off scales and bleed. Then they’ll look for golden blood to identify the Crown Prince.”

“And once they find him, they’ll kidnap him and use him to threaten Commander-in-Chief Chong Ming!”