Chapter 26
A huge cage covered with black cloth was moved over. The crowd couldn’t guess what was inside. However, Chu Liuyue could smell the light fishy scent, and she narrowed her eyes.
Rong Zhen stepped forward and pulled the cloth away.
Shua!
A golden-yellow python was coiled up inside the cage. Its body was as thick as a human thigh. Its layers of pale golden scales reflected the cold lighting. Its blood-red vertical pupils were more like two sharp daggers, cruel and indifferent. It was a Golden Python, a third-grade beast.
The sudden sight of light caused it to be alert. It raised its huge head, showed its fangs, and made hissing sounds which sounded creepy.
The crowd in the palace were taken aback by the sudden revelation of this huge creature. Even Emperor Jiawen, who was seated up there, appeared to be surprised.
He then followed Rong Zhen’s line of sight and looked over. A young girl’s unfamiliar face appeared before him.
In his heart, he already knew that it was the Big Missy of the Chu family, Chu Ning’s daughter—Chu Liuyue—who had a marriage agreement with Rong Jin.
“Zhen Zhen, what are you doing?” asked Emperor Jiawen. “This is your brother’s birthday banquet, not the place for you to fool around.” He remembered that Chu Liuyue was born with a lacking Yuan meridian and that she was unable to cultivate for her entire life.
Rong Zhen definitely sensed this too. A surge of anger arose from within her. What is Chu Liuyue pretending to be? She didn’t believe that this loser could stir any waves. “Miss Chu, although this python is my gift to you, there is a condition.”
Rong Zhen’s scarlet lips curved into a smile as she pointed at the Golden Python. “This is a newly-captured Golden Python. It is wild and untamed. If you want to be its master, you will have to defeat it. So, how about you fight it instead?”
The atmosphere froze instantly. Nobody expected Rong Zhen to make such a request.
Chu Liuyue is a loser. She will only die if she fights the third-grade Golden Python. Emperor Jiawen frowned without waiting for Chu Liuyue to speak. “Zhen Zhen, stop your nonsense!”
The smile on Rong Zhen’s face disappeared, and she said coldly, “Father, I am not messing around. I’m doing this for a reason! Do you know that she sold the hunting ground belonging to my brother, the Crown Prince, for private use?”
Emperor Jiawen was stunned. “What?”
“Brother put in a lot of effort into that hunting ground. In the end, it was all for naught! He had been generous enough to leave her alone, but as his sister, I can’t stand it. This Golden Python might be a third-grade fiend. However, it can’t compare to what Brother has lost!”
She raised her voice as she looked at Chu Liuyue. “Are you going to admit it or not?”
Emperor Jiawen finally recalled that he had indeed given a hunting ground to Chu Liuyue. She actually sold it? In any case, it was something I personally bestowed to her. How could she sell it away so casually?
This caused Emperor Jiawen to harbor some dissatisfaction toward Chu Liuyue. But if he were to agree with Rong Zhen’s proposition, it was possible that Chu Liuyue might not live until the end of the day.
“Your Majesty, Chu Ning is willing to atone for my daughter’s sins.” At this moment, Chu Ning suddenly stepped forward and knelt on one knee.
Emperor Jiawen’s attitude somewhat relented slightly when he saw Chu Ning. After pondering for a while, he finally nodded. “This is possible.” Although Chu Ning was no longer the same, it shouldn’t be too dangerous for him to deal with a third-grade Golden Python. Moreover, he was Chu Liuyue’s father. It would be most appropriate for him to step in.
On the one hand, it saved the Crown Prince and the royal family from embarrassment; on the other hand, the father-daughter duo’s lives wouldn’t be in real danger.
In that instant, Chu Liuyue suddenly stepped forward. “I am willing to try.”
Rong Zhen had been annoyed about losing an opportunity to teach Chu Liuyue a lesson, but she didn’t expect her to take the initiative to come forward on her own!
“What did you say? Say that again.”
Chu Liuyue raised her chin. Her black and pure eyes were as brilliant as the stars. “I said that I am willing to try. I will fight the Golden Python.”