Chapter 204 – Niu Juxia (2/2)

His face was much younger than she had expected. He gave off a natural sense of power. His lips were slightly pursed as he radiated with a dignified aura. She was confident she had never seen a face like that before, but the familiar feeling only deepened instead of dispersing.

Is this fate? A strange thought suddenly crossed her head, which made her leap in fright. How is that possible? Isn’t this fate a little too big?

“Thank you, un… Niu Juxia!”

Li Qingshan returned to his bench and pressed down his hat. “There’s no need to thank me. You better go check on your father!”

Yu Zijian turned around and returned to the hall. The square had fallen utterly silent now. Everyone looked at her, as if they wanted to unearth the secret of this Niu Juxia from her.

Ma Chaoqun was ashen. In his eyes, senior brother Song was a lofty existence even with the entire Pheasant’s Grace mountain in perspective, yet he had actually been defeated in a single attack, unable to even launch a counterattack. The Vitality talisman on him dimmed and lost its effect, while the puppet soldier locked onto his arm firmly, pushing him to the ground.

Yu Shukuang said, “Is there anything else you want to say?”

Ma Chaoqun struggled desperately. His face was twisted. “It’s just like last time. It’s just like last time. It’s not because of my inability, but because of your despicable cheating! If you have the balls, kill me! The Pheasant’s Grace mountain will definitely avenge me! They’ll massacre your entire manor!”

Yu Shukuang suddenly laughed aloud, but this was not out of complacency as the victor. Instead, it was filled with bitterness and self-deprecation. “I really don’t understand. You’re ugly, and your personality’s a little extreme. You were only slightly better at martial arts than me. Just which part of me paled in comparison to you? Just why did Zi’er fall in love with you?!”

Ma Chaoqun said, “W- what did you say?”

Li Qingshan was surprised. Since when were there women who would poison the person they liked?

“Because she knew that if I won, I wouldn’t kill you, but if you won, you’d definitely kill me, which was why she went forward with that. She had once told me in person that she would marry you, the madman, regardless of the outcome of the battle. Before the battle had even begun, I had already lost.”

“But I refused. I wanted to prove to her that even if I have to die for her, I would not mind. But she just couldn’t accept me dying for her. How could she accept anyone dying for her?” When Yu Shukuang reached there, tears began to roll down his cheeks helplessly as well.

Ma Chaoqun was stunned. She had once tried everything to convince him to not have the battle with Yu Shukuang, but it only affirmed his belief that she had fallen in love with someone else. He was utterly furious, and he was determined to kill Yu Shukuang.

Yu Shukuang continued, “After the match, you left without saying anything. She was filled with regret. Although she married me with no other choice, she passed away heartbroken just a few years later.” Ever since then, he began to grow his beard, swearing to never take another woman. He focused all of his energy into raising Yu Zijian.

Neither of the two young and stubborn men were willing to take a step back, so the woman could only do what she could do, but it was all in vain.

Ma Chaoqun suddenly understood now. That kind-hearted woman had never betrayed him. It was he who had become blinded by envy and doubt. At this very moment, he suddenly wished she had actually fallen in love with someone else so that she could obtain everything she wanted and remain in this world happily.

“I was the one who hurt her!”