A Token of Betrothal

If you use aggressive tactics on yourself, Sun Tzu's art of war will be ruined. ♟☹ ❻9 🍮🎈

Qian Ye didn't comply with her wishes. Instead of getting angry, he laughed and said, "I can fight, but before we fight, I need to explain something to you. If you still want to fight after hearing this, then I'll have no choice but to play along."

"Although I don't usually fight with girls, if you insist on fighting, I'll fight you with all my might."

"Just don't say I bullied you then."

"What a joke! I, Huo Ling'er, am only good at bullying others; I've never been bullied myself. You're the same way," Huo Ling'er said with an air of certainty.

"Huo Ling'er? You're Huo Ling'er???" Qian Ye pretended to be surprised and asked, as if she didn't recognize her.

Oops, I accidentally let it slip!

Huo Ling'er covered her mouth, thought for a moment, and since she had already said it, there was no need to hide anything anymore. "Yes, I am Huo Ling'er, the princess of the Fire Nation. Are you scared?"

"I'm not afraid of you, you cactus!" Qian Ye retorted.

"What did you say?" Huo Ling'er glared at him, pointed at him, and looked ready to fight.

"I told you you've been hiding it well; I wouldn't have known you were the Turkey Princess if you hadn't told me!" Qian Ye said, feigning surprise.

"What Turkey Princess?" Huo Ling'er said angrily, "I am the princess of the Fire Nation, not the princess of the Turkey Kingdom, I am the Turkey Princess, do you understand?"

"Isn't she still Princess Turkey?"

"You..." Huo Ling'er stomped her foot angrily, "I misspoke, it was the Fire Nation's Chicken Princess, no... the Turkey Princess... Fire..."

Haha~

Qian Ye couldn't hold back any longer. "Is she the Fire Nation Chicken Princess? Or the Turkey Princess?"

"Yes... Princess of the Fire Nation, Princess of the Fire Nation Fire Nation, Princess of the Fire Nation, did you hear me clearly?" Huo Ling'er repeated.

Qian Ye: "Hmm, the princess of Turkey Kingdom!"

"Go to hell!" Huo Ling'er was furious, tears streaming down her face. "You... you bullied me? You're a bad guy... a big bad guy."

Waaaaah~

As Huo Ling'er spoke, she burst into tears.

Uh~

"Okay, you're from the Fire Nation Chicken... oh no... Turkey Country... not even... Turkey... right... the Fire Nation Princess, right?" Qian Ye was most afraid of women crying, so he had to change his words.

"That's more like it!" Huo Ling'er stopped crying when she saw that he had changed his tune. "By the way, just tell me what's on your mind, so I can scold you."

Joke!

Qian Ye was speechless. He thought, "Even if you were reincarnated a thousand times, without my cheat-like abilities, you'd always be a loser."

Moreover, he had a cheat ability that was even more powerful than his own, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to win.

"It's like this. Perhaps you don't know yet? It's the Fire Emperor, your father. I've already met him and reached an agreement with him. He's the one who proposed to marry you to me. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼"

He glanced at her expression and said, "Although I didn't want to, I've never even met you, how could I possibly get engaged to you? Then he praised you to me, saying how beautiful, wonderful, and outstanding you are, and I believed him, so I reluctantly agreed."

"Although I didn't come here willingly, your father is the Fire Emperor, the ruler of the Fire Nation, while I am just a commoner. How could I dare to refuse? If I did, the Fire Emperor would punish me. So, my trip to the Hundred Shattering Mountains wasn't for training; it was specifically for you. Otherwise, do you think such a coincidence could happen?"

"You're talking nonsense! My father would never betroth me to someone as inexplicable as you!" Huo Ling'er didn't believe it at all.

How could the Emperor have betrothed her to someone she didn't even know, without her knowledge?

Absolutely impossible!

Qian Ye: "Why would I need to lie to you? Your father, my future father-in-law, has already given me the token of our love. How could it be fake?"

"If you keep spouting nonsense, I, Huo Ling'er, will tear your mouth apart and roast you with my fire!" Huo Ling'er still didn't believe her.

But Qian Ye did tell the truth.

He carried the token of their love with him at all times, so he could show it to her anytime.

"Although I didn't do it willingly, after seeing your true face, I could barely accept it, except for one thing: you're not gentle at all, more like a fiery little chili pepper."

"Spicy girl, spicy girl, spicy girl, spicy girl, spicy girl, spicy girl, spicy girl..." Qian Ye said, and then started singing.

"Outrageous!" Huo Ling'er was furious. "You say my father betrothed me to you, and that's it? Where's the proof? Show me the proof and I'll believe you!"

"Otherwise, I warn you, if you dare to speak ill of this princess and ruin her reputation, not only will I not let you off, but even my father, the emperor, will not let you off!"

"Also, don't think you can shirk responsibility just because you're wearing a mask and spouting such shameless words. Let me tell you the truth: my father has connections everywhere. If I just call him, he'll come and deal with you immediately."

"So quickly take off your mask for this princess, then kneel down at my feet, kowtow a hundred times, and bark like a dog a thousand times. Maybe if I'm in a better mood, I might let you off the hook. How about it?"

"If you don't want to suffer physical pain, you'd better behave yourself," Huo Ling'er said, then proudly showed off her fist to him.

"You should be familiar with this, right?" Qian Ye suddenly took out something and waved it in front of her.

Then he gave her a meaningful smile.

this...

When Huo Ling'er saw what was in his hand, her pupils dilated. It was the half of the Vermilion Bird patterned fire jade—how could it be in his hands?

This fire jade is one of a kind. I wear one half myself, and my mother has kept the other half as a token of love for my other half.

Now that it's in his hands?

Could it be that what he said is true?

Did his father give him the token of their love without his knowledge?

Did she give herself to him in marriage?

Impossible! I don't even know him, how could it be true!

Perhaps the jade pendant in his hand is fake?

"Don't think you can impersonate my fiancé just because you have half a Huo Ling'er pendant that looks exactly like mine. Who knows if the jade pendant you have is real or fake? What if it's fake?"

"So what do you want?" Qian Ye asked.

Huo Ling'er thought for a moment, "I have two halves on my body. Only when the two halves are joined together perfectly, without any separation, is it the real one."

"Then let's give it a try?" Qian Ye said, tossing the jade pendant to her.

I'm not worried at all that it might be fake, after all, it was given to me in person by the Fire Emperor.

Of course, if he's just fooling himself and gave him a fake one, then it's probably fake.

Huo Ling'er didn't say much. She caught the half of the fire jade that Qian Ye threw to her, and took the other half from her body, putting them together.

Buzz~

Immediately, the two halves of the fire jade merged together, producing a muffled sound and bursting with flames.

It was so bright it almost blinded them.

Then calm returned.

When Huo Ling'er looked again, she was stunned. They... they really had merged together! So, this was real?