At those words, everyone present turned their eyes toward Tian Chen and Xu Jiujiu.
With those two wagers, winning would make Tian Chen the prince consort. She was practically giving herself away!
If Tian Chen lost, he would become her lackey, but as far as they knew, the princess had always kept men at arm's length. Even in the palace, none of her attendants had ever been male.
Besides, if Tian Chen became her lackey, wouldn't he be able to stay beside Xu Jiujiu every day?
In short, if the princess won, she would give herself to Tian Chen; if Tian Chen lost, he would give himself to the princess.
Even Xu Jiawei was somewhat surprised. Hadn't his younger sister hated the fellow's guts just yesterday? Why did she now seem desperate to throw herself at him?
He had even been considering having Xu Yun, his youngest sister, get to know Tian Chen.
Although this outcome was a little unexpected, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing for the Star Luo Empire.
Even if it did feel a little unfair to Jiujiu!
"Then it's settled! Good luck winning the championship. Bye-bye!" Xu Jiujiu gave him no chance to refuse. She waved and left, making a point of blowing Tian Chen a kiss before she went.
Tian Chen didn't chase after her. He simply found the little princess rather interesting!
After Her Highness left, however, fury flared in the eyes of many young nobles.
"Brat, you're courting death!"
"Dancing with Her Highness right in front of me was bad enough, but you actually dream of marrying our princess!"
"Our princess is such a noble young lady! How could an ordinary nobody with a bit of talent like you possibly measure up to her?"
Some of the lovestruck young nobles even wanted to