Chapter 185 This Princess Knows a Little About Fighting
Li Chengxiu is indeed not a good person. Apart from pretending to be honest and obedient in front of his wife, he doesn't tolerate anyone else.
"Miao Laowu, you came here today to honor me. Was it your own idea or that of your entire clan?"
His eyes turned cold and murderous intent immediately burst out. He turned to look at the pale-faced Miao leader.
"Old Miao, I'll give you a chance to explain yourself. If you agree with your daughter and think that I, Li Chengxiu, have taken advantage of you all these years, then I will never come to your place again. Is that okay with you?"
"No, no, no, Your Highness, you misunderstood. I absolutely did not mean that!"
Chief Miao explained hurriedly.
"My daughter has a quick temper, and she certainly doesn't mean to disrespect you and our distinguished guests. It's just that there wasn't enough rain last year, and our crops yielded much less. Miao Yue is naive, and she's afraid that I'll make another deal with you, and that we'll all go hungry."
The old man pleaded bitterly.
"Your Highness, Prince Qi, please be magnanimous. Don't be so rude to a weak woman like her."
"Your daughter is not a weak woman. When she was killing people on the battlefield as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, why didn't you say she was a weak woman?
This prince came to the banquet to congratulate you with good intentions, and now you're biting me like this? Ha, isn't it the time you sent people to ask for help a while ago?
It's clearly an unspoken exchange of interests between the two sides. You provide food and I send troops to protect your peace. It's a good deal, but now you're talking like I'm a bandit! Lao Miao, isn't what you did a little dishonest?
"I……"
The Miao leader had nothing to say.
Li Chengxiu stood up with a sneer on his lips.
“Since you think I’m a bandit and no longer want to trade with me, I won’t force you.
Let's break up today. I won't come to collect food from you anymore. Don't come to me for help after you get beaten up!
Let's see who will die of starvation first, or will you be devoured by the Li and Liao people first?"
He gently pulled his wife up, then waved to the two people opposite.
"Let's go home!"
"As ordered by His Highness."
"yes!"
Liu Yitong and Qiao Yuwu also stood up and left the table immediately. No matter how they had quarreled with the King of Qi at home, they were absolutely dignified after coming out and responded to the call immediately.
The children's faces changed drastically and they all came forward to plead for mercy.
"Master Liu, this is all a misunderstanding!"
"Brother Qiao, weren't we just enjoying a drink? Can you help persuade His Highness the Prince of Qi to come?"
"Your Highness, Prince Qi, we really didn't mean that!"
"Yes, yes, it's all because the clan leader didn't explain things clearly to Miao Yue. That's why she started talking nonsense. This really has nothing to do with us..."
They had just fought a big battle with the Li people two months ago and have not yet recovered. If they offend King Dayuqi and lose their support at this time, how could the Liao people not come and attack them when they get the news?
Every child who could understand Dayu's words began to panic at this time. They apologized repeatedly and blocked Li Chengxiu and the others' way, refusing to let them leave.
When Miao Yue saw that her tribesmen had changed their words and no longer complained and blamed behind her back like before, her eyes were filled with strong emotional fluctuations.
After thinking it over and over again and finding no other solution, he turned around and ran to his brother, casually pulled out the big knife he had placed behind him, picked it up and walked over to Li Chengxiu and handed it to him.
"Don't embarrass my people. I think you're a bandit myself. This is my opinion alone and has nothing to do with them! If you're really angry, just kill me with a knife. As I said before, I'm willing to pay off my debt with my life."
"I already have a wife, why should I ask you to pay off my debt?"
If it weren't for the need to maintain the appearance of a magnanimous gentleman in front of his wife, the petty-minded Li Chengxiu really wanted to take the knife and help Miao Laowu.
No wonder she always looked down on him before. At that time, he simply thought that she looked down on him for coming here to beg for food. Now he realized that after all this time, she thought he was here to rob?
Humph, I'm so pissed off.
Li Chengxiu, who was too cautious to react immediately, snorted coldly and turned away. Miao Yue glanced at the delicate and frail Princess Qi and pursed her lips before finally speaking.
"Don't worry, I won't compete with you. I'll be his mistress."
There was some determination in Miao Yue's eyes.
"I heard that you Dayu people have to give a large amount of betrothal gifts to marry a wife, and men are not allowed to touch the girls' dowries, right?
I don't want a betrothal gift, but my people are my dowry. If he comes to help fight in the future, he will be doing a favor for my father-in-law's family. I can't accept such a high reward! "
Okay, now everyone understood what this girl was planning. It turned out that Tong Ren was planning to use the beauty trap to get something for nothing for the King of Qi!
Jiang Wan, whose smile had faded from her face, said nothing, but simply raised her delicate hand to take the machete.
He glanced at the girl in front of him again, then he turned his wrist with an extremely graceful movement, and immediately a flash of knife flashed out. Then he chopped down the table beside him with his knife, and the table was shattered into pieces with a single blow of his knife.
Cups and plates shattered to the ground, and the entire bamboo building fell silent. Everyone saw the angelically beautiful Princess Qi, twirling a large sword gracefully in her hand.
With a clang, the machete was thrown to the ground.
The table top on the other side was split cleanly, and one could tell at a glance that the craftsman had great skill.
Jiang Wan pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her delicate fingers with it politely, with that dignified and polite smile on her face again.
"Miss Miao, my husband is tall and strong, and it's really difficult for him to spar with a delicate girl like you. But I, the princess, also know a little bit of martial arts. If you still want to compete, why don't I accompany you for a few moves?"
He then casually touched the whip at his waist.
"I'm not very comfortable using knives and swords. I'm more used to using whips. How about we go out and have a competition?
You don't know that when my husband proposed to me, he promised that we would live our lives wholeheartedly as a couple and there would never be a third person involved.
Of course, there are always unexpected things.
So I made a rule that anyone who wants to enter the Prince Qi’s Mansion can do so, but they just have to defeat me.
If you can defeat me, I will come back with all the betrothal gifts to take a concubine for my husband. If you can't defeat me, then everything that happened between my husband and you will be written off.
We can sit down and have a good chat. I have some things that you might be able to discuss with me."
"W-what is it?"
Miao Yue was a little unable to keep up with the actions of the person in front of her. Where did such a beautiful and delicate woman get so much strength in her hands?
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