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Published at 13th of July 2019 10:00:03 AM


Chapter 108

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"Eh? Even when you were fighting?" she asked him, to which he nodded. "Ah, I see." She replied nonchalantly. "Let's go then." She turned around. Rong Jian followed her as they walked back to where they were staying.

...

The next day was the day of Shen Tianyu's battle with the Crown Prince. As usual everyone gathered. Some thought she would give face to the Crown Prince and let him win, while others thought she wouldn't. Regardless, the two still had to fight, even if just fro appearances.

Like yesterday's pair, the two did some perfunctory greetings before officially starting the duel. The Crown Prince Jing Yiqiu, arguably the most talented of the kingdom and the next Emperor. He was born of Empress Cheng, who is still alive. The fact that the mother and son pair had managed to survive and hold onto their positions for this along attests to both of their intelligence level. In the battlefield of women known as the glorious Imperial Harem, where even princes could die under "mysterious circumstances", it really is admirable they have both managed to come so far.

Shen Tianyu licked her lips and smiled. 'Let's see how good you are, oh Crown Prince.' She held her wooden sword in front of her. Jing Yiqiu launched himself at her, striking from her left. She deftly blocked the blow and jumped back several steps to create distance. He charged at her again, and this time, she also charged at him. This time, Shen Tianyu attacked first, striking straight down while still in midair. However, Jing Yiqiu blocked her with both of his hands holding the sword. She then proceeded to kick him with her left foot. Caught off guard, as that usually doesn't happen in sword duels, Jing Yiqiu was sent flying to the right of the stage.

"Hey! She;s cheating! Referee! Referee!" someone shouted from the crowd. Others began to follow denouncing her.

She put her wooden sword on her shoulder and turned to the direction of where the instigator came from. "Last I heard, this was a duel, not a sword fight." She said in a loud enough voice that carried across the whole plaza. She then turned to the Official with a domineering aura masked in questioning eyes.

"Ehem. Yes, this is to help everyone get used to real world fights as some do not have adequate experience. It is good to experience many different fighting styles." Though it sounded flowery, he did admit her fighting style was... "different" from the norm. But he didn't plan on condemning her, not yet. Well, it doesn't matter, she just needed to win.

By this time, Jing Yiqiu had gotten up already but didn't attack. Probably to keep up his image, he didn't take advantage of her when she had her back turned to him. Not that Shen Tianyu would ever let her guard down. They both started fighting again, alternately attacking and defending. No one could tell who would win, but Shen Tianyu's "special methods" were concerning for those that wanted to curry favor with the Crown Prince, which was essentially everyone there. Rong Jian, however, had no doubt in his mind that his future wife would win. She was not one to give in just because the other had a lofty title or position. No matter what she did, she would do her best within a reasonable range, he had personally witnessed it in the Forest of Death. Not once had she asked for help from him, even when she was facing a demonic beast much more powerful than her. In fact, when he did help her, she would pull a sour face behind his back and thank him with a monotone voice. The girl was really too prideful for her own good. Though she is holding back in this tournament, she had no intentions of loosing.


Due to other people's complains and concerns that the referee would disqualify her of she used other methods again, Shen Tianyu didn't use any more tricks. Even though she was fighting only with her sword, she was still slowly pushing the Crown Prince back. Some people were already concerned about how the Crown Prince would react is he lost. Shen Tianyu kept striking Jing Yiqiu's wooden sword as he got more on the defensive. Skid marks were seen on the stage as he stubbornly refused to move yet was still pushed back forcibly by the seemingly soft and petite woman in front of him. As they say "Don't judge the book by it's cover".

'Really stubborn... as expected of a crown prince I suppose. If I wasn't already giving you face, you really think you would last this long?' She thought to herself as she continued to barrage him with her attacks.

In Rong Jian's eyes, it seemed as if she was bullying the Crown Prince, or even looking down at him. Though in the other people's eyes, it looked like a close enough fight. They, as well as the Crown Prince were waiting for an opening to take advantage of. However, up until, the Crown Prince was pushed off the stage, there were no visible opportunities at all. Shen Tianyu looked at the Official with dangerous eyes.

"Mr. Official won't call white black right? This is my win." She warned him not to show favoritism when the result was already this obvious. The Official cleared his throat and announced Shen Tianyu the winner of this round. Everyone filed out of the plaza with uneasy faces, worried that the Crown Prince might lash out at them due to the humiliation. Shen Tianyu jumped off the stage and landed next to Rong Jian.

Jing Yiqiu walked up to Shen Tianyu and Rong Jian. He cupped his hands together and bowed to them. "This humble one has learned a lot from the two seniors, please accept my thanks."

"How could we ever accept such an honor from Your Highness." Shen Tianyu exclaimed as she helped him to straighten up.




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