The Seventeenth Prince was not polite in the slightest. Their rivalry was an unspoken understanding; this was merely going through the motions.
Thus, he patted Li Tianming on the shoulder beside him and said, "Since this is an Easter egg Father Emperor left behind, if we decide the true master without a battle, outsiders might think it was predetermined. How boring would that be? Since Sixteenth Brother can contend for Little Nineteen, I too shall appoint someone to fight on my behalf!"
"Interesting. I'm Nineteenth Brother's hired hand, so who is yours?" the Sixteenth Prince asked with a cold, sinister smile.
"Why, none other than the extraordinary man of today's Hunyuanji—Li Tianming." As he spoke, the Seventeenth Prince gave Li Tianming a shove.
Li Tianming staggered a step forward, then turned back and said with difficulty, "Your Highness Seventeen, you're putting me in a difficult position. The Sixteenth Prince possesses a sacred body. How could I possibly afford to offend him..."
"Fight when I tell you to fight. If you refuse, I'll have someone wipe out your entire family!" the Seventeenth Prince said sternly.
"Fine!" Li Tianming said helplessly.
Seeing this scene, the others could not help rolling their eyes. Could the two of them make their act any more exaggerated?
But ordinary people did not know the details. If they truly saw this scene, they really would suspect that Li Tianming had been forced into it by the Seventeenth Prince...
In any case, amid this yellow-sand storm, everything was quiet save for the howl of the tempest!
"Fight well. Give it your all. This is the promise you made after losing our wager," the Seventeenth Prince added solemnly.
That explanation was much smoother.
Li Tianming could only turn around and say to the Sixteenth Prince, "In that case, Your