With no one to help mediate, Jing Zhe had to do it himself!
"Holy Maiden, please stop hitting her!"
"Holy Maiden, I'm doing this for your own good!"
"Holy Maiden, look, you're sweating!"
"Holy Maiden, you must be tired. Take a rest and let me explain."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the Holy Maiden Yueyao indeed stopped. Jing Zhe was overjoyed; it seemed that his words had worked!
But his joy lasted only a few seconds before the Holy Maiden Yueyao sneered, "Explain? Explain to my spear! Die!"
Then he grabbed the spear and thrust it at me.
"Oh...you..."
Jing Zhe was getting angry. "Holy Maiden, if you continue to be so stubborn, I might take action!"
"You should have acted like a man a long time ago, otherwise I would look down on you, ptooey!"
You can hit me, but you can't call me a man!
Your gun can't stab me, but my gun can make you cry!
That's men for you!
Dare to question me?
I'm furious!
Jing Zhe's expression turned cold, and when the Holy Maiden Yueyao's spear thrust at him again, he did not dodge!
Like a live target, waiting to be stabbed.
Knowing she couldn't stab anyone, the Holy Maiden Yueyao fought with all her might. This time, however, as the spear drew ever closer and he made no attempt to dodge, she panicked…
Although she said she wanted to kill someone, the two had no grudge against each other, and they came to Anguo seeking help...
I don't want to kill anyone!
She panicked completely, but panicking was useless, because the spear was already at his face and was no longer under her control.
She could only close her eyes...
However, something shocking happened.
Her spear, which she had wielded with all her might and carried with the force of thunder, stopped instantly, and the power that she had previously been unable to control vanished completely.
It was pretty sudden...
She opened her eyes and found the man in front of her grinning. In his hand was the muzzle of his gun. Seeing her open her eyes, he said smugly, "See? Didn't I act like a man? Bah, I am a man, okay? The reason I didn't fight was because I was afraid of losing face if I defeated you! I was doing this for your own good!"
"..."
The Saintess Yueyao, whose mood had just calmed down, instantly became irritable again.
Is this... even human language?
Based on his performance in the arena just now, he might as well have just defeated her! What would that look like? Letting everyone see that he was better than her, and then deliberately losing, would only make her look more humiliated!
How dare you now confidently claim that you're doing this for her own good?
Where's my gun?
"..."
"You can't tell right from wrong!"
Jing Zhe was displeased and threw the spear forcefully. The spear "whooshed" into the wall, half of its shaft embedded in the wall. The Holy Maiden Yueyao was dumbfounded.
Is this the force of a casual toss?
How strong must this person be?
Looking up at Jing Zhe again, her expression became complicated.
Jing Zhe noticed this and said with some smugness, "See what I told you? The difference in our cultivation levels is more than just a little bit. I'm not making a move for your own good!"
"..."
When Jing Zhe said that just now, Saintess Yueyao felt that he was insulting her and wished she could stab him to death. But now, after hearing what he said, she felt that, well, it seemed to make some sense...
This seems to stem from awe of the strong.
The Holy Maiden of Yueyao did not show this "awe," but instead looked at Empress Yueyao with a complicated expression.
Empress Yueyao's gaze remained cold, but there was a hint of curiosity hidden within that coldness.
"You are very strong."
"Hehe, where—"
"But teasing people is no fun!"
Upon hearing the Empress praise him, Jing Zhe intended to be modest, but to his surprise, she changed the subject and began to question him directly.
"this…"
Jing Zhe looked at Liu Jinghong and felt that this kind of explanation was something only she could do.
Liu Jinghong then stepped forward: "Your Majesty, he is right, this is indeed a misunderstanding."
"Misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding would lead someone to knowingly participate in a martial arts contest to choose a husband? After going on stage, they would humiliate Chu Xia and then deliberately lose? Isn't this a deliberate slap in the face to our Yueyao Kingdom?"
Empress Yueyao was aggressive and seemed very angry. Jing Zhe also learned that the Yueyao Saintess he had beaten and made cry was named Chu Xia.
"Your Majesty, this is my younger brother, Jing Zhe. He just arrived in Liangzhou today. By some twist of fate, he thought I was the one holding the martial arts contest to choose a husband, which is why he rushed onto the stage in such a panic. Later, when he realized it wasn't me on the stage, and since he had no intention of participating in the Holy Maiden's martial arts contest, he could only deliberately lose..."
After hearing her explanation, Empress Yueyao looked at Liu Jinghong, then at Jing Zhe, then at Jing Zhe again, and then at Liu Jinghong again, until Liu Jinghong blushed. Only then did she ask, "Really?"
Yueyao Kingdom and An Kingdom are not in the same country. Although Jing Zhe felt that he was famous enough, in reality, apart from the people of Jingzhou, very few people knew him, let alone the Queen of Yueyao.
"Yes, really."
"Why did he think you were holding a martial arts contest to find a husband, and that's why he went up on stage? Aren't you siblings?"
Human beings are inherently gossipy, and even the Holy Maiden Yueyao Chuxia raised her head to look at the two of them, pricking up her ears to wait for an explanation.
"Your Majesty, the relationship between us siblings is... somewhat complicated, so I won't explain it all to you. But please believe me, everything I said just now was true; it was indeed a misunderstanding!"
Then he turned to Jing Zhe and said, "Zhe'er, you were so reckless today, and you even made the Holy Maiden cry. You should apologize to the Empress and the Holy Maiden!"
Jing Zhe quickly cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "I was reckless today. I rushed onto the stage without properly inquiring, which led to this embarrassing incident. I hope the Empress and the Holy Maiden will forgive me!"
The saintess pursed her lips and remained silent, while the beautiful empress didn't pursue the matter any further: "I believe General Jinghong's words, let's leave it at that!"
Hearing this, Jing Zhe was delighted, thinking that although Empress Yueyao seemed aloof, she had a pretty good temper and forgave him with just one sentence. He had originally planned to flatter her a bit more.
Unexpectedly, Empress Yueyao suddenly looked at him with a sharp gaze and said coldly, "Even if this young master really did enter the martial arts contest stage due to a misunderstanding, why didn't you explain the situation and step down, or voluntarily admit defeat, after you discovered that the person on the stage was not General Jinghong? Why did you have to humiliate us? For this reason alone, I will not forgive you!"
"..."
Well, Jing Zhe is overthinking it. An empress is an empress; she's not so easy to talk to.
"We're about to leave Liangzhou, and we're afraid we won't see you again. So let's leave this unpleasantness in Liangzhou and never meet again!"
After Empress Yueyao finished speaking, she gave Liu Jinghong a slight nod and prepared to lead Saintess Yueyao back into her room.
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