Chapter 292: Like an Assassin
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Li Boqin can only look stunned by Xiao Fang’s declaration. Respect and surprise work together to keep his tongue silent.
“That is a stupid idea. She’s an Emperor. She’ll kill you.”
Liu Jin has no such issues.
“I am not planning on challenging her to a fight!” Xiao Fang shouts, glaring at him. “I’m not a fool!”
“Eh…” Li Boqin scratches his beard. “If that is the case, then… How exactly is the Young Master planning to… challenge her…?”
If Xiao Fang dares to show his face in front of his aunt, she’ll kill him on the spot. If he sends a letter of challenge, she’ll pretend she never received it or play along just to find him. If Xiao Fang spreads his challenge throughout the city, he risks exposing himself. It is hard to take the idea of challenging Xiao Yifan in anything even slightly resembling a possible light.
“You buffoons really have a low opinion of me, huh?” Xiao Fang asks them.
“I once tricked you into giving me more than a year to prepare myself for a duel. As a result, you lost despite having nearly every possible advantage,” Liu Jin points out tonelessly. “Any opinion I might have on you is one which you worked hard to cultivate.”