Jiang Wang slowly descended from the heights.
Deng Qi was watching him.
Xie Ai, the Snow Kingdom woman, lay on the ground, barely clinging to life.
Before her lay a scattering of ice-shard-like fragments—her shattered sword.
She had clearly given it everything she had.
Even against such a beautiful woman, whose exquisite sorrow stirred a person's pity, Deng Qi had shown no mercy. He was the very model of a ruthless flower-crusher.
Helian Yunyun, watching from the stands, naturally smiled with her eyes crinkling.
Huang Sheli, on the neighboring Martial Practice Platform, was seething with indignation. She had already warned Deng Qi several times with her eyes. Naturally, victory or defeat on the platform depended on each person's skill; there was no need to hold back. But once the outcome was decided, couldn't he at least let the beauty keep some dignity? Couldn't he help her up? What was wrong with draping a coat over her?
Of course, if Deng Qi really had done that, Huang Sheli would surely have thought him suspiciously intent and shamelessly forward.
In short, Miss Huang was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to see a beauty suffer.
The only pity was...
Deng Qi hadn't so much as glanced her way. From beginning to end, he had kept his eyes on the battle between the Qi and Chu prodigies, so naturally he hadn't noticed her threatening glares.
Huang Sheli was so angry...
That she could only turn to watch the battle between the Qi and Chu prodigies.
Her gaze shifted from one detestable fellow to another.
Of course, after watching this fight, the "misunderstanding" was more or less resolved on her side, and the detestable fellow from Qi State wasn't quite so detestable anymore.
The detestable fellow from Mu Kingdom, on the other hand, was still detestable.