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To say that thing was the diagram of Xuanji Nation was certainly lacking any persuasiveness. The crowd quietened down before bursting into laughter. Some spilled their sides laughing, some were tearing up while others were slamming the table in laughter.
”Goodness… you actually dare to say that this is the Xuanji diagram. Are you treating us like blind people?”
”Brother, I'll tear off my sleeves for you to copy down the Xuanji diagram and you can go around telling people that 'this is the diagram of the Xuanji Nation'!”
”If that is the Xuanji diagram, the bedsheets that my month-old daughter peed on can be the 'Cleaving Nine Heavens' diagram! Hahaha…”
”Lad, man up. Stop humiliating yourself in front of everyone! If you were to commit suicide here and now, we might not look down upon you so much.”
This matter was certainly a headache for Meng Fuyao as she stared at that rag with a black face. 'F*ck,' she thought that this was Zhangsun Wuji's Xuanji diagram and tossed it out with much swagger. 'Zhangsun Wuji, you bastard! How can you make this kind of joke!'
Meng Fuyao tightly clutched the bag that the 'rag' came with much hatred and crumbled it up as though it was Zhangsun Wuji's brain. Suddenly, she felt that there was still something in the bag and peered into it. It turned out that there was a note slipped inside. She took out the paper and read it, laughing immediately.
The people around her couldn't make sense of her sudden outburst of laughter and stared at her. Princess Lotus, who was watching the crowd mock Meng Fuyao, was the first to turn her gaze to Meng Fuyao, commenting, ”General Meng, are you prepared to write your last words right now? Would you like me to give you an elegy [1. In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, usually a lament for the dead.]?”
”Elegy?” Meng Fuyao grabbed the Xuanji diagram and stood up, slowly making her way towards Princess Lotus. ”Keep it for yourself!” She inched closer to Princess Lotus, and the vigilant Lotus immediately took a step back.
The rest of the crowd immediately jumped up and bellowed, ”What are you doing? Get away from the Princess!”
Meng Fuyao stopped three steps away from Princess Lotus, casually waving her hand, and she said, ”What can I do? Surrounded by enemies, it would be dumb of me to go against the majority alone. All I wanted to do before I say goodbye to this beautiful world, is to understand all of the beauty around me. For instance… the material of this piece of clothing on the Princess is absolutely unique, and I would love to know what it is made of. Perhaps I could buy it for myself and dress myself in it during my funeral. Would Princess be willing to satisfy the last wish of this dying person?”
Meng Fuyao's gleaming eyes were fixated on the luminous white with a sheen of blue. She seemed to really like this glorious and luxurious dress.
Princess Lotus frowned. She would never believe that Meng Fuyao, this little gangster, would be interested in her clothes, yet she could not understand Meng Fuyao's intentions behind this.
Before Princess Lotus could think of a reply, Fourth Prince Feng rushed to answer, ”You shameless brat, trying to suck up to us right now. But very well, people from the Xuanji Nation have always been very forgiving. Therefore, I shall let you die knowing! This is the Ethereal Moonlight Embroidery, our nation's specialty. The name comes from its beautiful sheen just like the brilliance of the moonlight. So what if you know? It is a top grade brocade, and even if you want to put your corpse in this, there is no way you can get it!”
”Oh…” Meng Fuyao nodded, as though she did not understand the spitefulness in those words. Curious, she asked again, ”This brocade is very unique and has a sheen of blue under different light angles. It seems to even have a pattern, though it is unclear.”
Fourth Prince Feng wanted to reply but was stopped by Princess Lotus. This time, the sect leader of the Chang Kong Sect, a sect from Xuanji, stepped up and said, ”Naturally, the full moon diagram. Otherwise, why would it be named Ethereal Moonlight Embroidery?”
He probably could not take the insults towards the Princess lying down and had to speak up. ”Our Ethereal Moonlight Embroidery, like the other renowned brocades, have very limited production and would never be sold to other nations. Even within the nation, his majesty would only bestow it to the royalties occasionally. Only the Princess is suited to wear clothes made from these materials. What are you to wear? Or even ask about it?”
”Hm…” Meng Fuyao dragged out the sound and asked once more, ”Are you certain that other than the royals from Xuanji, no one else has seen it?”
”Yes!” replied the sect leader decisively.
Princess Lotus smiled. ”General Meng, you finally understand that there is no hope of you wearing this. Let's forget about the matters of today; I will not punish you for your crimes. I hope that you can stay strong and continue to live your life.”
In the sea of compliments, Princess Lotus maintained her picture-perfect smile as she prepared to keep the Xuanji diagram.
Meng Fuyao snorted suddenly.
Her snort came from the bottom of her abdomen, low and powerful. While to others, it might not seem much, this abrupt snort had sounded ferocious in the ears of Princess Lotus. The shock caused Princess Lotus to drop her Xuanji diagram as her hands trembled.
The diagram landed on the floor as Princess Lotus stretched her hand to pick it up. Unfortunately for her, Meng Fuyao was faster, grabbing away the Xuanji diagram in front of her eyes.