87 I Donst Want to Figh (2/2)

Ye Xiao had hidden his own cultivation capability intentionally. He had operated the Lunisolar Shadow to cover the martial aura of his cultivation. He didn’t completely erase his martial aura, yet there were only a handful of people who were capable of discovering it. Guan Zhengwen had actually noticed it and found out that he had a good cultivation capability.

Although he didn’t find out everything about Ye Xiao and thought that Ye Xiao was only at the ninth level of the Mortal Origin Stage, he was still the man who had the best insight amongst everyone Ye Xiao had met in his present life.

The Crown Prince said that he just wanted to end their differences and didn’t want to mess with General Ye. Ye Xiao didn’t believe any of his words.

[If you really want to make it so easy, why did you invite me to come over for dinner?

If you stop making troubles for me, how could I mess with you?]

When Guan Zhengwen said, “go through the motions”, Ye Xiao was disdainful of it.

[If I believe that, I must be… really stupid if I get myself into the fire.

Go through the motions, huh?]

Ye Xiao was thinking, [Maybe it isn’t completely a lie. They wouldn’t dare to kill me in the Crown Prince’s Palace after all. In fact, in order to settle everything, I have to get out of here alive and everything will reach a good end.

That means they will make up a false story that they had never laid their hands on me.

Yet they will absolutely not let me go so easily. All of these people are aiming at getting me killed.

But this is an unresolvable contradiction for them…

The key to solve the contradiction is the words ‘go through the motions’.]

“Old Master Guan is right. It is the best situation that we all go through the motions and nobody gets hurt. Since the Crown Prince and Old Master Guan both wish for it, let me go along with your wishes.” Ye Xiao played the role of an understanding person and said, “But you are an aged man. An old man who doesn’t take pride in his ability to fight. How could I overwork you by fighting. Although my cultivation capability of martial arts is weak, by any chance, if you couldn’t hold my attacks, how can I be sure that I won’t get you hurt…”

After Ye Xiao spoke, the Crown Prince and Old Master Guan were both stunned.

[What?

What did he say?

He doesn’t want to fight against an old man?

Because he doesn’t want to accidentally kill an old man?

What? How could he be so shameless?]

Old Master Guan was truly well educated. After being shocked, he immediately said, “It doesn’t matter. The Crown Prince has given his word. To end the troubles in this way, I think it will be fine for me to hang on for a few rounds. Let’s just go through the motions… Go through the motions…”

Ye Xiao laughed, “No, no, no. We can’t have a combat. You are venerable in age. You surely wouldn’t mind losing the combat, but I still need to live in the society. If we really have such a combat and people learned of it, the smart ones may understand that it was decided by the noble Crown Prince, but the others will think that I am bullying an old man… Anyway, it is absolutely wrong to have such a combat.”

The Crown Prince and Old Master Guan were astonished once again. [What? He could actually swear that black is white [2]. How shameless could he be.]

Old Master Guan spoke in a deep voice, “Lord Ye, it is you who said that it was decided by the Crown Prince. He has given his words. There is no way to change the decision. If I really couldn’t bear the attacks of yours, so be it. I won’t complain about it…”

Ye Xiao spoke with a smile, “Relax. I surely have an alternative for this. It will neither violate the Crown Prince’s decision nor make us fight in the combat ourselves. You are so aged; how could I possibly hit you. I am always respectful to the elderly…”

Guan Zhengwen was angry inside, yet he still had a smile on the surface. He said, “I wonder what solution you have that could kill two birds with one stone. I am willing to listen.”

Ye Xiao cheerfully spoke, “It is more than killing two birds with one stone. It actually kills three with one stone. It could even be more birds. My solution will make you satisfied for sure. It is really the most perfect solution”

Guan Zhengwen was nearly freaked out because of his shamelessness. He once again spoke in a deep voice, “I am willing to listen.”

Ye Xiao said, “My solution will satisfy you. You are well known in the kingdom. To fight in a combat will surely get you hurt. Let’s finish the troubles through a verbal combat.”

“A verbal combat?”

“A verbal combat goes as follows, I will say one move and explain how I will proceed the move to attack you, and then you will say your move, and explain how you will defend. Or you explain your attack, and I will explain how I will defend. The result will come out after all…”

Guan Zhengwen and the Crown Prince were both furious.

They were still underestimating how shameless Ye Xiao could be…

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[1] A tiger wouldn’t have a dog son (虎父无犬子), means a son is as good as his father.

[2] Swear the black is white (黑的说成白的), means persist in saying something to deny the truth.