CHAPTER 25: CHAPTER 25: ONE SHOULDN’T BE SO SHAMELESS!

Yao Qing recognized it at a glance.

What Huang Ying was holding was her nephew Jing’Er’s ring!

Although she had only glanced at it casually at the time, the ring’s peculiar design made a deep impression on Yao Qing.

Yao Qing’s body swayed, her face turned ashen, and her eyes were filled with despair.

She had heard what the people outside the door had just said.

The owner of the ring fell off a cliff.

Jing’Er was dead!

Thud!

Yao Qing’s legs gave way, and she collapsed directly onto the ground.

Jing’Er was her sister’s only hope.

Yao Qing couldn’t even imagine how heartbroken her sister would be when she heard the news of Jing’Er’s death!

Zhao Yi looked at Yao Qing, shrugged, and said, "Shopkeeper Yao, it seems you’re too late. If you had spoken up earlier, maybe that monk named Fajing would have been alright!"

As Zhao Yi spoke, he reached out and took the ring from Huang Ying.

He observed it for a while, not seeing anything special, and casually tossed it onto the table.

Zhao Mian knew that Zhao Yi had no cultivation.

Since he confidently threw the ring over, he must have placed some restriction on it, at least to ensure that the "Old Master" couldn’t harm him!

But now wasn’t the time to study this thing.

Zhao Yi saw the extreme sorrow on Yao Qing’s face and waved his hand, saying, "Shopkeeper Yao, don’t worry, your nephew will be fine."

It was evident that the male lead had swapped cheats.

Zhao Yi had his big brother Zhao Mian cut off the male lead’s hand with the ring, mainly to see how the story would develop without the male lead’s golden finger.

This was crucial for Zhao Yi’s observation of the male lead’s story arc.

Zhao Mian succeeded.

Although he didn’t cut off the male lead’s hand, he accidentally recovered the ring.

The male lead’s Old Master’s golden finger was gone.

Then, the male lead fell off the cliff.

Zhao Yi felt a bit helpless.

This was a common cliff-fall miracle cheat in novels.

Therefore, Zhao Yi was almost certain.

After falling off the cliff, not only did the male lead not die, he likely encountered some kind of fortune.

This was troublesome!

It seemed that before the male lead’s protagonist halo was removed, he couldn’t make another move against him.

Otherwise, if he encountered a few more miracles, Zhao Yi couldn’t take it!

Yao Qing’s eyes were red.

Upon hearing Zhao Yi’s words, she suddenly lifted her head, tears welling up, and said, "Jing’Er only has a second-tier Origin Realm cultivation. How could he survive a fall from the mountain?"

Zhao Yi raised an eyebrow, "Do you want to bet?"

"What?" Yao Qing was momentarily stunned.

Zhao Yi smiled and said, "You said that monk Fajing died, I say he didn’t. So, do you want to bet?"

Yao Qing’s face changed, "You’re actually betting on Jing’Er’s life and death?"

Zhao Yi waved his hand indifferently and said, "It’s something to do when idle anyway."

Something to do when idle?

Yao Qing looked at Zhao Yi, her face full of disbelief.

Is this something a human can say?

She couldn’t even imagine.

How could there be such a shameless person in the world!

One moment, he sent people to force her nephew off a cliff;

The next, he wanted to bet on her nephew’s life and death with her!

Yao Qing gritted her teeth in anger, clenching her fists tightly.

If she weren’t worried about retaliation from the Great Xia royal family, she would have wished to smash this bastard’s head in with a punch!

Yao Qing’s face was livid, glaring at Zhao Yi, and she said word by word, "Your Highness! People shouldn’t, at least mustn’t be so cold-blooded!"

Her face was full of anger, and she shouted furiously, "My Jing’Er and that woman surnamed Su are pure and innocent. Heaven and earth can attest! You ordered a hit on him without distinguishing right from wrong, and now you’re treating his life and death as a game. Are you really so cold-blooded? Does the Great Xia royal family have no humanity at all?"

Zhao Yi, deafened by her yelling, rubbed his ears.

Then he looked at Yao Qing and seriously asked, "So, you’re betting that the monk died, right? Good, I’ll bet the monk didn’t die, the bet is on! Next, we have to decide on the stakes!"

Yao Qing’s face had turned extremely ugly!

She finally confirmed that the person in front of her was a madman!

He truly didn’t care about human lives.

Yao Qing shook her head, weakly sitting up from the floor, and then staggered toward the door.

She was going to collect poor Jing’Er’s body!

Zhao Yi looked at Yao Qing’s back and asked loudly, "Shopkeeper Yao, aren’t you going to ask what my stake is?"

Yao Qing’s steps paused briefly, and without turning around, she said, "Does it matter anymore?"

The greatest sorrow is a heart that has died!

Yao Qing and her sister had struggled for so many years, Jing’Er was the only motivation keeping them alive.

Now that Jing’Er was dead, the last string in her heart was broken. What meaning was there in saying anything more?

"Of course it matters!" Zhao Yi asked seriously, "Don’t you want to avenge the monk?"

Avenge?

Yao Qing froze for a moment, then a glint flashed in her eyes.

That’s right!

Now is not the time to give up!

She hadn’t avenged Jing’Er yet!

Yao Qing turned back and looked at Zhao Yi with a complex expression, saying emotionlessly, "Your Highness, what exactly do you want?"

Yao Qing was tired.

She didn’t want to guess anymore.

The person before her was a madman.

How could a sane person guess a madman’s thoughts!

Zhao Yi smiled and said, "I want to cultivate, but I’m missing a cauldron, and I think Shopkeeper Yao, you’re quite suitable!"

Cauldron?

Yao Qing’s face, which was already ashen, became even darker.

She had already conjectured the worst about the person in front of her.

And yet she hadn’t expected.

She still underestimated this person’s shamelessness and malice!

How dare he?

He had just sent someone to kill her only dear nephew.

And he could still say he wanted to take her as a cauldron?

Yao Qing had always believed that no matter how vicious a person was, there was always a limit.

But she was wrong!

The cruelty and cold-bloodedness of the person before her knew no bounds!

Yao Qing gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I’ll bet with you! If Jing’Er is still alive, I’ll willingly become your cauldron!"

After saying that, a trace of venom flashed across her face: "And if Your Highness loses? If my Jing’Er is dead, what will Your Highness bet with me?"

"I’ll bet my life!" Zhao Yi leaned back on the couch, casually saying.

Yao Qing was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Zhao Yi sat up and said seriously, "If I, the Prince, lose, and that monk is truly dead, then my life is yours! Don’t you want to avenge the monk? You can come and kill me at any time, and I promise not to resist!"

Yao Qing was stunned again.

She had considered many possibilities.

Never had she thought Zhao Yi would actually be willing to trade his life!

For a moment, Yao Qing didn’t know what to say!

Zhao Yi waved his hand, indicating for Yao Qing to go back first.

"That monk probably wouldn’t dare come to Shengjing City, you can wait for him at the mountain pass of West Mountain. If he’s still alive, he’ll definitely come out from there!"

Upon hearing this, Yao Qing gave Zhao Yi a deep look.

Maybe it was Zhao Yi’s confident tone, but she couldn’t help but believe his words in her heart!

"Could it be that Jing’Er is really not dead?" A glimmer of hope rose in Yao Qing’s heart.

Immediately!

She dared not delay any longer and quickly walked toward the door.

Huang Ying watched Yao Qing leave and then turned to ask Zhao Yi, "Master, are you really going to bet your life with that woman?"

"Yes!" Zhao Yi nodded affirmatively.

"A gentleman’s word is as good as gold and cannot be taken back!"

"I’ve already given my word, how could I go back on it?"

Huang Ying asked puzzled, "That Shopkeeper Yao is quite capable, are you confident you can win?"

"No confidence." Zhao Yi shook his head.

Huang Ying widened her eyes in confusion, "Since you’re not confident, why are you still willing to bet with her?"

"I may not be confident, but I still have you all!" Zhao Yi said matter-of-factly.

"I said in the bet, if I lose, my life is hers, she can come and take it anytime, and I promise not to resist!"

"But I didn’t say you couldn’t resist!"

"If I win, I’ll get an excellent cauldron."

"If I lose, you simply kill her ahead of time and it’s settled!"

"She might win, but I’ll never lose!"

Huang Ying’s expression was complex, "Master, is this even okay? Aren’t you being a cheat?"

Zhao Yi picked up a grape and popped it into her mouth, smiling as he said, "You’ve eaten the prince’s goods, now you’re an accomplice of the prince! Send someone to keep an eye on Yao Qing, and don’t let her escape before the bet is concluded!"

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