Chapter 88 - The Battle Art Of A Thousand Troops
Ye Xiao was serious, “Let’s do it this way and the only thing we need to do is talk. Isn’t it much safer than going through the motions?”
“It will never hurt our relations. An old man shouldn’t count on his weak strength. I believe you have been feeling weak since long ago. Let’s just solve this thing by talking. I don’t think there will be anyone saying I am taking advantage of you. After the verbal combat, there will be no more enmity between us. Isn’t it a perfect solution…”
Guan Zheng-Wen and the Crown Prince looked at this wretched guy and were left speechless.
[You actually believe that we only want to go through the motions?
Verbal combat?
How on earth did you come up with such an idea?
And after all, it actually turns out that we are the ones taking advantage of you!]
“Heh heh… You have a truly interesting mind. It is a practical way.” Guan Zheng-Wen smiled and said, “However, a verbal combat instead of striking seems to be something only women would do… Besides, I have admired your father’s martial arts for years. I have always been wanting to learn something real from his official heir…”
“Do we really have to fight?” Ye Xiao frowned.
“It would be better to…” Guan Zheng-Wen had a reluctant look on his face. He actually gave Ye Xiao a hint with his eyes and spoke in a lower voice, “Besides, it could also solve the enmity between you and the Mu Clan. The Crown Princess is already here to watch… No matter what, we need to make it happen for the Crown Prince’s sake.”
Ye Xiao glanced at the corner of the middle hall and found that the Crown Princess was standing nearby, staring at him.
In her eyes, there was nothing but killing intent.
[Why does this chick stare at me with such hatred in her eyes every time…] Ye Xiao thought, [A Crown Princess, huh. Can’t she just show some generosity… I have done nothing but kill her brother. I didn’t break into her ancestral graves or kill her whole family. No big deal…]
Thinking of that, he curled his lips.
“Since you insist, then I will have a fight against you.” Ye Xiao nodded and smiled, “Take care. Don’t wrench your arms or hurt your waist… Hmm. I mean, I am surely not a match to you, so you don’t have to be too serious… Heh heh. Let’s go through the motions.”
It seemed Guan Zheng-Wen didn’t understand Ye Xiao’s ‘warm suggestion’ because he was pretty much focused on his own troubles. He only smiled peacefully and spoke gently, “Thank you for your kindness. We both know what we are doing.”
The Crown Prince was calm.
The Crown Princess’s eyes were filled with delight.
She thought she was finally going have her revenge and felt excited.
“Please.” Guan Zheng-Wen was still acting like a an old man who could barely walk steadily. He reached out his hand elegantly and walked out of the middle hall with Ye Xiao.
In the yard, many people were waiting as they stood in a circle.
Obviously, the Crown Prince had arranged for many people to watch the fight as eyewitnesses.
Ye Xiao looked around and discovered many acquaintances.
“Why is Xiao Xiao suddenly participating in a fight?” A voice came over from the crowd, “Were you not invited to dinner by the Crown Prince? Are you not here to discuss some national affairs? How come it has turned into a fight? That… You are really capable at creating trouble, are you not?”
It was Zuo Wu-Ji who spoke.
Ye Xiao looked over and found Lan Lang-Lang and Zuo Wu-Ji standing together. They were both stretching their necks to look at Ye Xiao. Even in the crowd, Lan Lang-Lang’s favus-plagued head remained conspicuous.
Lan Lang-Lang and Zuo Wu-Ji were actually part of the crowd too. They must have been invited by the Crown Prince. It was a reasonable thing to do.
If they were not here and Ye Xiao died during the combat, there would be no one who could testify that the Crown Prince was innocent. A stranger’s words would be, after all, unbelievable.
In fact, the perfect witnesses were not these two foppish lords. The perfect choice would have been Prince Hua-Yang or Su Ye-Yue. But the Crown Prince would never dare to invite these two, because if any of them were here, a fight would never happen. They would definitely stop them from fighting. So the Crown Prince had no other choices other than inviting these two foppish lords to come.
Lan Lang-Lang and Zuo Wu-Ji were worried for Ye Xiao, so they came without hesitation.
When they saw Ye Xiao coming out, they knew it was true that he would be fighting. They were so worried, and they tried their best to give Ye Xiao some support with their eyes.
Ye Xiao nodded and waved his hand to tell them not to worry.
A group of guards from the Crown Prince’s Palace came out and stood in a circle. They separated Ye Xiao and the crowd, creating a spacious fighting ring in the yard.
Ye Xiao couldn’t help frowning. His instincts were screaming at him, warning him of danger.
It seemed like he had to abandon his title of a foppish lord from now on.
However, he really didn’t want to abandon this charade. He was just having fun in being the foppish Lord Ye…
How could he give up on that title so casually?
But when he looked at his opponent, he couldn’t help but laugh, “Hahahahaha…”
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