Chapter 50: The Lovely Maiden (1)

  "Who does Your Majesty favor now? Is it...?" The previous minister spoke up again, and reported the name of his own granddaughter.

  "Your granddaughter is quite good, but compared to my daughter, she still has a better chance of winning! My daughter excels in music, chess, calligraphy and painting..." Another minister spoke up.

  "Playing the zither, chess, calligraphy and painting are nothing special, too ordinary. My daughter is different, she used to be a dancer, that set of dance skills can be said to have grasped the essence of dancing!"

  "Can you dance? My granddaughter..."

  And so they welcomed today's first debate on the court, which might be the initial match of the unparalleled talented woman, a battle outside the arena.

  "Cough, cough!!" The emperor let out a cough, interrupting the "match", and then said something that left those people surprised.

  "Your daughters and granddaughters are all very good, worthy of being the imperial concubines. If it were an ordinary time, I would definitely choose one of you, but this time, I will still choose Zhen Xiao Yan!"

  "Why? She wouldn't win even if it were fair."

  "You don't have to worry about the fairness issue, I say it's fair and it's fair. Although you think it seems impossible, but since Ye Lang that kid suppressed Zhen Xiao Yan, the outcome is hard to say." The emperor knew they still had some doubts, doubting the fairness issue, he clarified and guaranteed again.

  "Why? Are you saying, Your Majesty, that Ye Lang has the ability to change the outcome and let Zhen Xiaoyan, a fat and useless girl like a pig, win over so many beautiful girls in an absolutely impossible fair situation?"

  "No, I don't think he has that ability!" The emperor immediately shook his head, and Ye Chengtian on the side seemed to agree with this point, because Zhen Xiaoyan's condition was too unbelievable, even if a god couldn't change it, let alone Ye Lang, who had always been muddle-headed.

  "...Before the ministers could finish speaking, the emperor said something utterly unthinkable with a very sacred and serious attitude.

  "But I believe in his luck!"

  ...The crowd fell silent.

  "You can question his ability, but you absolutely cannot question his luck! The goddess of fortune has always been very fond of him, it's really enviable!" The emperor said with deep feeling, as if he was truly a little envious.

  “……”

  At this, everyone else had nothing to say. They had all heard something about Ye Lang's incredible luck, how he would often encounter good fortune after being so unlucky that it seemed like the end of the world, and yet still manage to get good things that others couldn't even ask for.

  But actually, many people don't know that Ye Lang's bad luck isn't just limited to his family background, it also shows up in some things in life. For example, he has never been injured by accident, otherwise with his somewhat dazed way of walking, who knows how many times he would have gotten hurt.

  In the past, Hu Niang didn't seem unusual, but in the past five years, when he walked alone, sometimes there were potholes in front of him that he didn't see, yet miraculously stepped over the edge. Sometimes when walking on the street, something fell from high above and was about to hit him, but due to some strange reason, it either fell in front or behind him, anyway always on the side, and he always looked back curiously after the fact, then walked away...

  This situation can only be described by borrowing the emperor's words: The goddess of fortune is too fond of him, and cannot bear to let him suffer even a little bit!

  "But he's not always that lucky, many times he really loses big, how can you be sure this time he'll succeed." Someone questioned, and this sentence is also a fact, otherwise, what he wants to buy, others will rush to follow.

  "It's not success, it's failure! His goal is to bankrupt the family!" Ye Chengtian corrected and added, "We were just making a small bet, winning or losing depends on heaven's will!"

  "Hmm, what he's betting on is to make something that was originally impossible possible, and this doesn't mean it will definitely happen. So if you're going to follow us in placing a bet, be prepared to lose your money!" The Emperor smiled.

  Although the emperor mentioned the risks in between, everyone understands this principle and doesn't think highly of Zhen Xiaoyan, but there are many people's bets on Zhen Xiaoyan, making the originally extremely cold Zhen Xiaoyan start to get a bit hot.

  The reason is also simple. The emperor made a bet, and these people, in order to curry favor with the emperor, would more or less press down a bit. This can be said to be a kind of social cost, rather than a bet.

  But now this topic is no longer the focus of everyone's attention and discussion, the focus is still on Ye Lang, paying attention to where he is, what he is going to do, and how he will deal with this match.

  At first, many people were waiting for Yewang to do something stupid, no, something more crazy. They wanted to see this craziness and thought it was exciting.

  Many people think that Ye Lang's way of making Zhen Xiaoyan win is to eliminate these opponents one by one, which is also the only possibility. Even if she tries her best to change herself, it is impossible for Zhen Xiaoyan to break through and be reborn as a phoenix in a short period of time.

  If it were a few months ago, there might still be a chance, but that possibility is also very small. Now with only twenty or so days left, unless a god comes down to earth, it's almost impossible for ordinary people to do it.

  However, everyone was disappointed in the end, and Ye Lang didn't make a move until the very end, everything was calm and peaceful!

  Is this just the calm before the storm?

  Those worried and frightened ladies and family members still couldn't put their minds at ease, and how could they relax until the last moment? Because of this, when the competition began, the entire scene felt like it was going to war, with groups of fully armed guards, mercenaries, and city defense troops making the atmosphere extremely tense!

  "What's going on? Have we come to the wrong place? Is this the Genius Unmatched Competition or the Magic Martial Arts Competition?" some puzzled spectators asked.

  "No, you're in the right place, this is the preliminary round of the Female Peerless Duel!" someone replied.

  "Why then..."

  "You wonder why there's such a big fuss, right? It's because someone threatened the safety of these talented women, so many people are tense and protecting them."

  "What?! Someone actually wants to harm these talented women? Who is it, tell me, I'll destroy him!!" A man said loudly and domineeringly, seemingly a big shot.

  He thinks that if he says so, he will also get everyone's support. After all, everyone came here for the talented women, and if something happens to the talented women, of course, no one would be willing.

  But he was wrong, and it was a big mistake. He didn't get everyone's support, but instead got ridiculed and despised by some people!

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  Sorry, everyone, if there are any chapter titles left in the text, please help correct them. I was careless when organizing the draft and sometimes forgot to delete the chapter titles from the physical book.

  Also, this is already the content of the second volume of the physical book and soon to be the third volume, but Xiao Xiao is too lazy to split it again and will continue to quote from the first volume...

  Thank you for everyone's support, it's cold weather so everyone wear more clothes...