City Lord Du and the others' expressions began to grow increasingly strange.
Zhan Zuixin could think of all this based on Qin Shaofeng's words.
They were not fools either. How could they possibly fail to think of it?
And the more they thought about it,
the worse their expressions became.
After pondering for a while,
City Lord Du could not help but sigh.
Just as Qin Shaofeng had said, even if Qin Shaofeng had not stepped in to mediate, since Chu Huan had set his sights on his daughter, Du Yue'er, he could not possibly give up so easily.
The two of them were truly stubborn in certain matters to a degree ordinary people could scarcely imagine.
Though he understood it in his heart,
his brows remained tightly furrowed for a long while before he finally looked toward his daughter.
"Yue'er, just tell us what you think. If you are unwilling, then even if Father has to stake his life on it, I will never let that fellow snatch you away," City Lord Du said.
"Why would I be unwilling?"
Du Yue'er rubbed the corner of her clothes with an innocent expression.
Yet the words she spoke nearly made City Lord Du spit out blood.
How could it be this?
City Lord Du only wanted to throw back his head and roar at the heavens.
"Brother Chu Huan may be a little fickle in love, but he is truly very good. He knew Father had no confidence in this contest, and after hearing me out, he brought his two fellow disciples here to help."
"And besides, besides..."
Du Yue'er's voice grew softer and softer.
Her voice had already become too faint to hear clearly.
In truth, there was no need to keep listening.
These words alone had already made them