Chapter 12: Another Battle

Everyone stood dumbfounded. Ah, so this thirty-eighth Madam actually possessed such breathtaking beauty. No wonder the Prince had kicked her out so easily. Look, look, look—that voice, those movements, so delicate and gentle that even they couldn't help but want to step forward and shield her behind them.

"This Prince is fine," Qian Jingyao pushed aside the support of two servants, tore off a piece of ragged cloth from his head, suppressed the fury in his heart, and put on a fawning smile. He said kindly, "My beauty, are you satisfied? Can we now proceed with the wedding ceremony?" Once they had bowed to each other and married, he would see to it that this little lady was properly punished! How dare she make him lose face in front of so many people!

"I am satisfied, but..." Her eyes shifted, and Yu Mei smiled. "But what should I do? I don't want to marry you anymore!"

Boom—

Another moment of silence followed. Everyone felt that today's shocks were simply too many.

"What did you say! You say you won't marry me just like that? Do you take my Xiang Prince Mansion for a red-light district? Coming and going as you please?" Upon hearing this, Qian Jingyao's temper flared. The fury he had been suppressing surged upward rapidly, and he spat out this string of words without a single pause.

"A red-light district? Your mansion isn't just filled with the old and the young; even you, Prince, are nothing but a half-baked cucumber. Even if I were looking for a red-light district, I wouldn't be so blind as to find my way here... wouldn't you agree, Prince?"

Yu Mei chuckled softly. Her small mouth opened and closed, every word laced with thorns and heavy with sarcasm, yet that face wore the most innocent smile, making it impossible for anyone to truly get angry. Had they not heard it with their own ears, they likely would have been deceived by this girl's acting.

A half-baked cucumber! Look at her, this girl truly dares to say anything! Not only did she kick the Prince, but now she actually had the audacity to openly mock him as a half-baked cucumber! Young lady, do you even know who is standing in front of you!?

"You sharp-tongued wench! You dare to speak insolently and insult this Prince! Men, seize her! I want to see what kind of skill you have to escape from here!" Qian Jingyao trembled with rage, his eyes staring fixedly at Yu Mei as he spoke through gritted teeth.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the servants and guards of the Xiang Prince Mansion stepped forward in unison. The onlookers all retreated a distance away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

Yu Mei crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes, scanning the group of servants and guards that had surrounded her in a circle. This Prince's mansion was truly weak; all the servants and guards combined numbered barely a hundred. Heh, using these idiots to deal with her? This Qian Jingyao truly didn't know when to die. Even if her hands hadn't fully healed, she could still subdue this group of fools!

"All of you, attack!" Qian Jingyao commanded with a cold sneer.

At his command, they moved all at once. These fellows were all tall and burly; as they closed in together, Yu Mei's petite frame was quickly swallowed from view. Seeing her defeated so quickly, Qian Jingyao felt a surge of gratification in his heart. However, in the next second, his eyes began to widen...

He saw the attacking crowd gradually diminish. From the previous hundred or so people, from the previous dense blockade, the numbers decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was clear: the woman in the red wedding dress used her hands like claws, specifically targeting people's necks. Taking one person in each hand, her speed was astonishingly fast, and her methods were shockingly ruthless.

His guards fell one after another, almost without the strength to fight back, and the woman seemed to grow more invigorated the more she killed. Her gaze locked onto him, and she actually leaped directly into the air, her five-clawed hands reaching straight for him...

Qian Jingyao was greatly alarmed and retreated repeatedly, yet his speed was not even half of Yu Mei's. Soon, Yu Mei delivered a kick; Qian Jingyao lost his balance and fell heavily to the ground. With a light movement of her body, her elbow was already pressed against his neck.

Seeing their Prince pinned down, the remaining guards no longer dared to move, staring at her in a daze.