"The Prince said it! The Prince said it! The Prince also said it!!" Zhao Cheng looked at Tuo Tiewuhua with disdain and shouted, "Can the Champion King say so much to you? And every single thing he said could answer my question?"
"In my opinion, this isn't something a champion would say; it's clearly just your own thoughts!"
Zhao Cheng clasped his hands in a fist salute to the south and said solemnly, "Champion King is not only a general guarding the border, but also the emperor's own uncle. How could his considerations be as incomplete as yours? How could his vision be as short-sighted as yours? How could his heart be as narrow as yours?"
"Don't slander Champion Wang! I, Zhao Cheng, admire Champion Wang greatly and don't believe your nonsense!"
"It was clearly your own initiative that led you to take off your military uniform, put on civilian clothes, and sneak into Yunmeng City to ask me for favors!"
Zhao Cheng rubbed his fingers together and laughed, "Tell me, how much protection money do you want from me? Just name your price in front of these bosses!"
With his blackened teeth flared up and down, he was both angry and anxious, and roared, "I didn't! I'm not! I'm not here to extort money!"
"So what are you here for? Oh... I see!"
Zhao Cheng's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the black flower pattern on the plaque, saying, "You've come here on purpose to smear the champion!"
Upon hearing this, Tuotie Wuhua panicked even more and quickly waved his hands, saying, "No!! My loyalty to the Prince is as strong as an eagle's reverence for the sky!!!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" Zhao Cheng retorted. "Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. What's so strange about you, a Western Regions person, smearing the Champion King?"
Seeing the merchants' skeptical looks, Zhao Wu, standing behind Zhao Cheng, swallowed hard.
Ah... this long-lost scene, this familiar feeling...
I'm almost completely fooled by my master...
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