Ning Jiujiu didn't know why things developed like this.
Zhao Xiang'er didn't know either... because according to her expectation, she could just show the marriage certificate, expose the other party's biography, and force the other party to admit it. She just wanted to take a look at her fiancé and then return the marriage certificate privately, but... This Ningjiujiu Why don't you act stupid in front of so many people
She said in a rage that she wanted to break off the engagement, hoping to anger the other party.
Unexpectedly, this young man is still calm, as if the matter has nothing to do with him...
This calmness made her even more angry, but she couldn't show her anger in public, so she could only pretend to be calm.
Of course, Ning Jiujiu didn't expect what she said. From his perspective, it was just a misunderstanding from beginning to end. What does your cancellation of your marriage have to do with me, Ning Jiujiu
The worst case scenario is that if I agree, the shrunken little turtle brother who has been refusing to show up in the dark will be unable to hold on and be forced to show up.
And when Zhao Xiang'er stared at him, there was actually a hidden fire in her eyes - you still don't admit it
In this case, since you are the whetstone chosen by my mother, let me try to see if you are qualified...
Ning Jiujiu was shocked when he heard the word "invite to fight". He thought, is this the fire at the city gate that affects Chiyu
Seeing him, Zhao Xiang'er still hesitated to respond, thinking, in front of so many people, you, a little Taoist priest, don't even have this bit of masculinity
Ning Jiujiu glanced at her innocently, thinking that for the sake of my junior sister, and also for your Zhao country, I have been bruised and bruised and have not healed yet. Are you taking advantage of the situation by inviting me to fight now? No... No matter when a fight is invited, I should never accept it. Life is precious, time is priceless, spiritual power is hard-won, how can it be wasted like this
Zhao Xiang'er's chest rose and fell slightly, and the jet-black dragon robe wrapped around her petite body was swaying gently in the windless moment. The dragon and phoenix scales and feathers on it were fluttering, as if they were about to fly out from the clothes.
No matter how calm her face was, everyone present could feel her anger.
Ning looked helplessly at the angry girl in front of him for a long time, feeling increasingly innocent.
Ning Xiaoling raised her head, her mouth half-opened, and her cute and childish face stared blankly at the pair of brothers and sisters who were staring at each other. She knew that they must be communicating in something that she couldn't understand. Well... As expected of me The girl that the senior brother likes is really in tune with the senior brother.
Lu Marry's expression was also complicated. From the shock when the marriage certificate appeared, to the confusion now, Lu Marry wanted to say something to break the embarrassment, but Tan opened her mouth and finally took back the words.
"Don't you dare to fight?" Zhao Xianger finally said.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Dare."
Zhao Xianger raised her eyebrows and said, "That's not bad."
Ning Jiujiu said: "I admit defeat."
Zhao Xianger said angrily: "Are you kidding me?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "With my body like this, how can I be your Highness's rival?"
Zhao Xiang'er was really a little angry and said seriously: "Of course I won't take advantage of you. When you recover from your injury, how about we meet for a fight on the top of the Nine Spirits Platform on a full moon night?"
Ning Jiujiu shook his head and said, "I haven't started practicing yet."
Zhao Xiang'er frowned. She knew that he had not lied to her. She had repeatedly explored his body yesterday... He had not yet entered the mystery.
Zhao Xiang'er said: "Then what do you want?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "Your Highness doesn't want to get married, and neither do I. If this engagement letter is mine, it doesn't matter if you cancel it, but what if Your Highness misunderstands it? I have no reason to help others cancel the engagement, not to mention, after today is over, That’s fine, why is Your Highness so anxious?”
Zhao Xiang'er took a deep breath, her nose moved slightly, her thin lips tilted, and she laughed angrily and said, "To be honest, I don't care about this marriage letter now, I just want to beat you up."
Ning Changjiu: "..."
He didn't know what happened in this short period of time.
According to his inference, the junior brother who should have appeared, or the person who had a very small probability of being the junior sister, why didn't he show up for a long time.
He can obviously feel his breath...
Ning Jiujiu closed his eyes and thought, since this is the case, let's take advantage of the situation and force you to show up. He asked: "Your Highness said you don't care about this marriage contract?"
Zhao Xiang'er nodded.
"Okay." Ning Changjiu said, "Then I want to break off the engagement!"
Zhao Xiang'er raised her eyebrows: "What did you say?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "When I was very young, I did receive a marriage letter, but I don't carry it with me now. I will wait until I go back to get the marriage letter and then hand it back to His Highness. His Highness will then say that all this is too much." Coincidence, I... deeply agree, I have thought many times about what my future wife will be like, and now that I have met His Highness, I am very happy, but you and I have different opinions, so we have to end it with regret."
Zhao Xiang'er stared at him blankly. Even though she was very articulate in the past, her thoughts were blocked by the nonsense that the other party blurted out for no apparent reason.
"What...what did you say?" Zhao Xiang'er was doubtful and asked, "You said you also have a marriage certificate?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "I certainly did not deceive His Highness."
Zhao Xiang'er's fingers in her sleeves tightened slightly, twisting a corner of the marriage letter, frowning and asking: "Your marriage letter...is there anything special in it?"
Ning Changjiu hesitated for a moment, and then said: "There are two seals in the marriage book."
Zhao Xiang'er's lips trembled slightly, and there seemed to be fireworks flickering in her lacquer-like pupils. She immediately asked, "What is it engraved on?"
Ning Jiujiu blurted out: "One of the engraved ones is..."
He spoke for a moment, but found that he couldn't remember the seal pattern.
"What is it? Can you remember?" Zhao Xianger asked.
Ning Jiujiu closed his eyes tightly, his eye hairs trembled slightly, and his face was filled with pain. Suddenly, a syllable burst out from his mouth: "No."
Ning Xiaoling, who looked nervous at the side, was suddenly disappointed... Why couldn't she remember
Zhao Xiang'er had a completely different expression.
On one of the seals, the first word engraved was the word "no".
Zhao Xiang'er sighed, thinking that for some reason, his memory had been erased. The girl's grip on the marriage certificate was slightly loosened, her long eyelashes were trembling, but the dark dragon robe that had been fluttering in the wind was not. It gradually became quiet.
"Is it really you?" Zhao Xianger closed her eyes slightly and exhaled softly.
Ning Changjiu's headache gradually subsided. Looking at Zhao Xianger's calm face, he suddenly had the illusion that he had guessed something wrong again.
Zhao Xiang'er opened her eyes again, her expression no longer looked confused, but as clear and transparent as the most flawless jade in the world, "You... want to break off the engagement?"
Ning Jiujiu knew that she had completely misunderstood. He just wanted to use this method to force out the fellow sect member hiding in the palace, and did not want to really hurt this little girl's heart in front of so many people.
After all, apart from being a little dissatisfied with her excessive arrogance, he quite admired Zhao Xianger.
At this moment, facing Zhao Xiang'er's straight-to-the-point questioning, he hesitated a little.
Zhao Xiang'er didn't really want to get an answer. She continued to speak, saying: "Okay, I'll give you this opportunity. You haven't entered the Xuan Dynasty yet, but after all, you are the one chosen by your mother. I will never believe it." You will always be ordinary from now on. I hope you will become strong, preferably stronger than I imagined... So, I will give you time. I will give you the marriage certificate. Five years later, bring it to see me. If If you can beat me, then you can break off the engagement in public and humiliate me, or ask me to marry you based on this marriage letter, I will not make any refusal. If you don't want to come, you can tear it up at any time. There is no such agreement in Bento. , I leave all choices to you."
As she spoke, she raised her hand, and with her elbow slightly bent, the silk sleeves slid off gently like ink, revealing her slender wrists and delicate jade-like hands, both of which were shockingly white and tender.
The scarlet wedding letter was gently held in her hand, like a butterfly's wings.
Ning looked at the marriage letter for a long time. It was like a quiet flame, burning without arrogance or impatience. It was like a girl's thin and beautiful red lips, which seemed to want to say something, but in the end there was no word. Hit the mark.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Then if I tear it off now, will this agreement be over?"
Zhao Xiang'er nodded and said: "Well, if you really do this, you will treat it like a mother... and I have all seen it wrong."
Ning closed his eyes for a long time, stretched out his hand, and pinched the other corner of the marriage letter. The girl's fingers loosened slightly, and the marriage letter floated away like the red leaves leaving the branches in late autumn.
Zhao Xiang'er's sleeves drooped again, covering her white wrists, revealing only a small onion tip like cold jade.
The girl handed the marriage certificate into his hands and became completely quiet. She seemed to be waiting for Ning Jiujiu to make a choice, but it seemed that everything had nothing to do with her.
Ning Jiujiu gently touched the marriage certificate without opening it in public to confirm. After all, it was other people's privacy, and for him, it was just a misunderstanding.
It's just... that junior brother or junior sister from the same sect must be about sixteen years old. How can he be so calm? At this point, he didn’t even show up...
Maybe it really is better to learn from blue than green.
I wonder what will happen to this disciple twelve years later.
Ning Jiujiu smiled and did not tear up the marriage contract. Instead, he put it into his sleeve and said, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but five years is too long. Let's give it three years. After three years, I will come to the imperial city to see you."
"Three years?" Zhao Xiang'er said, "But you haven't entered Xuan yet."
Ning Jiujiu hummed and said: "Not only have I not entered the Mysterious Realm, but this body is even more difficult to practice. I am no different from ordinary people. If compared with practitioners, I can be called a useless person."
Zhao Xiang'er said: "I originally thought I would use words like this to stimulate you when you didn't agree, but I didn't expect you love to laugh at yourself. But you don't have to belittle yourself. I won't believe your lies, even if your body is showing better now." Damn, I have great expectations for you, I will wait for you for three years."
Ning was silent for a long time and nodded calmly: "It's a deal."
After he finished saying this, he clearly felt that the familiar breath was getting closer.
But still didn't show up.
Could it be...that I thought something wrong
But if something goes wrong, just make it happen.
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This is an episode of today's birthday party.
The conversation between the two did not last long, but for everyone present, it was like a stone that stirred up thousands of waves in their hearts.
Many people don’t even realize how it started, what they went through, and how it ended up like this
Of course, the same is true for the two parties who thought they knew everything.
In short, a three-year agreement was made.
The birthday banquet was also gradually coming to an end. In the following time, everyone was discussing rewards and punishments for crimes, and the atmosphere gradually became solemn.
Because most of the people in this hall are sinners.
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Near noon, Qiu Li stood in front of the steps outside for an hour before he was slowly led into the palace by two guards.
In the main hall, more and more people dispersed. Many officials, who were wearing bright clothes before attending the birthday banquet, were already wearing prison uniforms when they left. However, it seemed that they were taking the overall situation into consideration. Most of them were not the masterminds after all. It's a lenient sentence.
Qiu Li looked at the people walking towards him, and they also looked at him, as if they were looking at a dead person.
They still have some leeway, and Qiu Li is one of the masterminds of the siege of the Imperial Prefecture, so his crime is unpardonable.
At noon, two guards in black robes and armor escorted Qiu Li in.
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(Thanks to the book friends Qiankun Wanyu and Li Xinyu for the reward! Bow ~ I owe 0/2 more. I will start paying back tomorrow!)