Upon hearing this, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, then burst into loud laughter. Was this guy out of his mind?
The Prince of Qi's heir apologized to him? Who does he think he is!
Chu Youzhao was both angry and anxious. She had finally managed to ease the atmosphere by appearing, but who knew that this guy was so tactless, making all her efforts go to waste. Now, how could the Prince of Qi let him off the hook?
Murong Qinghe, standing beside her, also frowned. The Murong family was definitely on the side of Prince Qi. If it weren't for You Zhao stepping forward, she probably wouldn't have gotten involved in this matter.
Having fought against Zu'an at the Qin family's place last time, I was quite impressed by his cultivation. However, his arrogance in front of someone he shouldn't be is just that—arrogance. He seems more like a reckless brute.
Hmph, my Chu-gege is still the most gentle and refined, that kind of handsome young man is what I like the most.
As her eyes sparkled with hearts, the toothless stableman not far away secretly shook his head: "The little guy is still too young and impetuous."
At that moment, a soft laugh came from inside the carriage: "Is that so? I don't think so."
The toothless coachman was utterly shocked. He hadn't seen his wife smile in a long time, and now she was actually smiling for such a simple-minded, silly boy?
"Does Madam know him?" he asked tentatively. Madam's behavior today was very unusual; she seemed to be paying more attention to this Zu'an than usual.
Silence fell again in the carriage; clearly, the lady had no intention of answering.
At this moment, the Prince of Qi looked at Zu An with disbelief, then burst into laughter as if he had heard a joke: "You think you're worthy to apologize to me?"
Zuan sighed, "If you don't cherish this chance to apologize now, you won't have the chance later."
The Prince of Qi snorted, completely ignoring his words as if he were looking at a madman, and then looked at Chu Youzhao: "Young Master Chu, you saw it too, this guy is courting death, so he can't blame me."
Chu Youzhao panicked and rushed to Zu An, quickly lowering her voice to say, "Brother-in-law, why are you acting rashly? He is the heir of the Prince of Qi and a captain of the Yi Army. No matter which identity he holds, he is not someone you can afford to offend. Yes, I know you are very good at fighting, but the heir of the Prince of Qi is an eighth-rank cultivator, and he has so many experts under his command. How many of them can you defeat?"
Zuan smiled and patted her head: "Not bad, you still know to worry about me even at this point. Your brother-in-law has not spoiled you for nothing."
"Pah, who wants your pain?" Chu Youzhao's face flushed slightly, both ashamed and anxious, and for a moment she forgot what else to say.
At this moment, the Prince of Qi spoke up: "I seem to remember now. If I remember correctly, the Chu family has severed ties with this Zu An some time ago. He has been expelled from the Chu family and is no longer Miss Chu's husband, nor is he your brother-in-law. So, Young Master Chu, you don't need to worry about it."
Although he didn't care about the Chu family because of his status, the relationship between the Chu and Qin families was extraordinary. The eldest daughter of the Chu family and the third young master of the Chu family were deeply loved by the two dukes of the Qin family, and it was common knowledge that Murong Qinghe liked the third young master of the Chu family. He didn't want to affect the relationship between the two families because of this small matter, so he patiently explained to Chu Youzhao.
Just as Chu Youzhao was about to say something, Zu An grasped her hand and transmitted his voice through his inner energy, saying, "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Chu Youzhao was taken aback. Hearing the calmness in his tone, it seemed that he was not the kind of person who had been blinded by anger as she had imagined.
Thinking back on everything she knew about him, although he often made her angry, he was always as reliable as a mountain when they were in real danger. Thinking of this, although she still couldn't understand why he would confront the Prince of Qi head-on, she gave up trying to persuade him.
Only then did she realize that he was holding her hand. Her heart pounded, and she hurriedly pulled her hand back. She then hid next to Murong Qinghe. Only when she was with her usual playmate did she calm down a little.
Murong Qinghe looked at her strangely: "Brother Chu, why is your face so red?"
"Really? I must be a little worried, right?" Chu Youzhao touched her cheeks and found them a little hot, so she quickly said guiltily.
"Brother Chu, you don't need to worry too much. You've done everything you could. Even if your brother-in-law insists on doing that, there's nothing you can do to save him." Murong Qinghe secretly looked down on Zu An, thinking he was just a brute. He thought that a handsome young man like Brother Chu was much more attractive.
At this moment, the Prince of Qi spoke up: "Alright, for the sake of Miss Chu and the Third Young Master Chu, let's not make things too difficult for him. Let him cut off one of his arms and one of his legs, and let this matter pass."
Murong Qinghe nodded secretly. Although the Prince of Qi was quite ruthless, this was already the best outcome for Zu'an. At least his life was saved. As for the severed hands and feet, they would recover after a period of time.
Chu Youzhao looked anxious, thinking that it would be great if she had come out with her sister this time. With her here, there would definitely be a way to solve this situation.
Zuan picked at his ear and said impatiently, "Are you ever going to stop talking nonsense? Do you think you're someone who can get by with just words? Do you think you're me?"
The Crown Prince of Qi's face turned cold: "Very well, you have successfully provoked my anger. Come on, since he is unwilling to do it himself, then you can help him break it."
Zhao Zhi's anger level increased by 888!
"Yes!" The surrounding knights had already received the order, and they all grinned as they spurred their horses toward Zuan.
They were getting bored to death staying in the military camp for so long, and today they finally had something to do.
The prince said he'd break a leg, so we'll double down on that. You know, that thing is also called a third leg. We'll take the opportunity to cripple it and see how arrogant he can be then.
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