Matsushita Kudai was also taken aback, and asked with great doubt, "Beauty, are you really going to fight on behalf of the Ninth Prince?"
“The Ninth Prince doesn’t need anyone to fight for him; it’s just that you’re not qualified to challenge him.” Ji Fengyao calmly stepped onto the arena, facing Matsushita Kudai head-on, and said casually, “Originally, I wouldn’t easily take action, but considering that you are a prince of a country, it would be embarrassing for you if a maid came up and hit you. So I have no choice but to do it myself.”
Matsushita Kudai understood this: "I'm hitting you to save face."
Being publicly ridiculed and belittled by a woman like that, even if Matsushita Kudai had the heart to pity her, he couldn't bear it.
But he still managed to feign a bit of masculine magnanimity, crossing his arms and standing with his legs spread apart: "Beautiful lady, you have quite the nerve. Since you insist on challenging this prince, I won't refuse you. How about this, I'll give you three moves. If you can push me back even half a step within those three moves, then I'll consider myself the loser!"
"Okay!" Ji Fengyao smiled broadly upon hearing his words. "What if you lose?"
"If I lose, I will naturally spare the Ninth Prince and will not challenge him again," Matsushita Kudai boasted shamelessly.
"Tsk tsk, what's the difference between you and a shrewish woman arguing in the street, all talk and no action? A prince of a nation, so petty," Ji Fengyao shook her head in disdain.
"What does the beauty say?" Matsushita Kudai still crossed his arms, looking determined to win her over.
Upon hearing Matsushita Kudai's words, the magpie's eyes immediately lit up with golden light.
Miss is about to make a fortune again.
Shang Xiye also twirled her fingers, grabbed a tuft of white wool, and pulled it off to Shang Xiche's astonishment.
Shang Xiche: "!!!"
I vaguely remember that the Ninth Prince had made similar gestures in front of him a few times;
When was that?!
"The Second Prince probably doesn't know that before I married into the Ninth Prince's mansion, I was a bandit. We bandits have a rule: we don't do business at a loss. Whenever we make a move, we always ask for money." Ji Fengyao cleared her throat seriously and said, "As the saying goes, this road is mine, this tree is mine. If you want to pass, leave your toll."
Matsushita Kudai: "..."
Shang Xiche: "..."
The officials lowered their heads and covered their faces: "..."
Do you think bandits are some high-class status and profession?
You dared to shout your bandit slogans in front of a prince from a neighboring country? Aren't you ashamed?!
Some self-righteous officials standing nearby were so ashamed they were practically crawling under the table, but Ji Fengyao felt no embarrassment whatsoever.
She raised her right hand, extending her slender, fair index finger, her smile radiant, and her tone light: "If I win, you give me ten million taels as a prize; if I lose, I'll pay you double, twenty million taels."
Pfft! Pfft!
The judges nearby immediately burst into laughter, and even the emperor and empress widened their eyes slightly.
This bandit is really bold. Isn't she afraid of actually losing and bankrupting the Ninth Prince's Mansion?
Everyone looked at the Ninth Prince, who remained seated upright, without moving an inch.
He seemed completely unaffected by the bandit's words, as if the bandit had only mentioned two thousand taels, not twenty million taels.
When Matsushita Kudai heard Ji Fengyao mention such an enormous number, he was also taken aback.
Ten million taels of silver—that's almost two years' worth of taxes for their Gaoqiu Kingdom.
Look at this beautiful woman, so delicate, as if she could be shattered with a single slap. She must be deliberately trying to scare him, hoping he'll back down without a fight!
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