Wei Xun actually asked that.
By all rights, Jiang Wang had to step forward immediately and clear things up, so that the people who had spoken on his behalf wouldn't be implicated.
And he did take responsibility, without the slightest hesitation.
"I was joking," Wei Xun said.
He casually took a step forward, stopping in front of the Black Armor Guards holding Zhu Biqiong. He turned his head and glanced at her.
"To save this girl, you went to such lengths."
He looked back at Jiang Wang with calm eyes. "Do you love her?"
He spoke softly. "If you're willing to marry into the Sea Fishing Tower, I can make the decision and give her to you. We can wipe the slate clean on everything that happened before."
At those words, Zhu Biqiong immediately closed her eyes. She didn't know how to face this and was so flustered and helpless that she resorted to this childish way of evading it. Though she was in very poor condition, the faint flutter of her eyelids still showed that her heart was far from calm.
Who had protected her when they first met?
Who had avenged her and helped her cut off her enemy's head?
Who had crossed a thousand mountains to visit her?
Who had braved danger to save her?
She had never loved anyone before and didn't know what love was. Her heart was a mess, too tangled for her to tell what she felt. Was it really love? Was it gratitude? Or admiration for a hero? Perhaps reverence for a Prodigy?
But if she had to give a yes-or-no answer, she would say yes.
She kept her eyes closed and said nothing. That, too, was a timid yes.
"Absolutely not!" Jiang Wuyou hurriedly spoke up. "Jiang Wang is from Great