257 The King (2/2)

The closer they got to this person, the more Xue Wei had a hard time hiding the smile on his face.

This person had to be their King, no? But if he was their king, why was it that no matter how he looked at this figure, it was a woman dressed in male clothing? There were even two lumps protruding on the chest. Clearly, this was a woman!

Xue Wei was not the only to notice this; Hei Gou, Lin Xiao, and Bai Tianyi all had odd expressions on their faces.

Was the rest of Yan Dalu aware that their most revered King was actually a woman, or was this some sort of highly confidential national secret?

Xue Wei cleared his throat as they arrived in front of the woman. Smiling wryly, he cupped his fists and bowed to her.

”Xue Wei greets His Highness,” he said with laughter in his voice, clearly finding it hilarious to call this woman 'His Highness'. However, he was also sure that if he did not do so, there might be problems in the long run.

Seeing Xue Wei's attitude, the three friends by his side quickly greeted the king, but they did so with dignity. They cupped their fists and bowed to her. ”Greetings to His Highness!” they called out.

”Atrocious!” someone yelled from the side of the room. Xue Wei straightened his back and glanced to the side.

When he entered, he had already noticed that there were a thousand seats on each side of the walkway up to the King's seat. At the moment, around hundred experts were currently sitting in some of them, most of them rather close to the throne.

These experts were all four-eyed, and the one who called out was a fat man with four eyes, long black but greasy hair, and a very colorful robe on his body.

Xue Wei raised an eyebrow when he heard the man's yell, but he held up a hand to placate his friends from doing anything for the moment. He was curious as to what this man would say to him.

”You atrocious barbaric beast! You are in the presence of His Royal Highness and you only bow slightly? This is His Royal Highness. You have to get on your knees in worship!” he exclaimed. His words caused Xue Wei to frown.

Xue Wei had never been on his knees for anyone in his whole life, and there were only a few people alive who he felt deserved such respect. This King, who he did not know, definitely did not.

”You call me atrocious, but who are you to decide whether or not my greeting is correct? His Highness has yet to speak up, but you have started yelling in the presence of His Highness. Is this not already a great show of disrespect?” Xue Wei asked with a mild expression on his face as if the words said by the man did not bother him, but the truth was that he was rather annoyed with him.

When the words came out of his mouth, everyone within the hall had a shift of expressions on their faces. Although they had not expected much from Xue Wei, they still thought he would save some face for this official who had yelled at him, but as the official gave him no face, Xue Wei retaliated just as viciously.

”I am protecting the honor of His Majesty!” the man continued to shout, while Xue Wei stood completely unperturbed and looked at him as if he was watching a dancing clown.

”The honor of His Majesty? This is a great saying. I already showed my sincerity to His Majesty, but you not only interrupted but also shouted in the face of His Highness. I wonder who it is that is currently disrespecting His Highness?”

The more Xue Wei spoke, the darker the faces of many of the officials became.

This young man came from across the sea, from a continent they had never even heard about before, and he was so ruthless towards their compatriot, not giving him a chance to save even a shred of his dignity.

”Enough,” the melodious, clearly female, voice drifted out from the mouth of the King. Xue Wei, who had been sneering in his mind, quickly turned back to face the King, his face tranquil and showing no turmoil or traces of the verbal fight that just appeared.

Seeing this calm exterior, the King was highly surprised. Had he not cared about this debate at all?

While Xue Wei seemed completely dismissive of the previous matter, the official looked as though he had swallowed a fly.

The last words had been spoken by Xue Wei, and now that His Highness had ordered them to stop, he had no way of refuting them. If these words were to spread throughout Yan Dalu, would he really have any face left?

The King was contemplating for a short while before she looked at the man who had raised his voice in court and been swearing at Xue Wei.

”Elder Gao, these people are the guests of our Yan Dalu. Please refrain from losing your temper in the future while they are visiting us,” she said smoothly while leaning back against the back of her throne.

Although she could see that the many officials in the courtroom looked ugly from the words she said, she did not care.

She was the King. What she said was the law. If they had a problem, they could always just replace her with another King and then hope that that King could serve as a puppet. She refused to be one.

Seeing her attitude and stance, Xue Wei was slightly surprised, but after a moment a genuine smile started spreading on his lips as he took an extra glance at the woman in front of him.

It seemed that this woman was not ordinary. He had a feeling that in the future, he and her would manage to become friends just fine.