Chapter 200 Women Can Win Against You Too
Yue Yao's eyes darted around as she said, "Lord Shen, if you lose, you will also be at my disposal and return to the Wulin Kingdom with me, how about it?"
Everyone was stunned.
This scene, it felt a little familiar, didn't it?
The Wulin Kingdom truly held a grudge against Shen Yulou.
Last time, they wanted to win Lord Shen, but ended up losing Song Hu.
This time, they sent another Iron Bull; history wouldn't be repeating itself, would it?
Shen Yulou said, "Alright."
Emperor Ren, however, was a bit worried.
"Minister Shen, this... are you sure? Do you have confidence?"
Shen Yulou replied, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
"Then who will fight?"
Shen Yulou smiled confidently, his gaze sweeping outside the hall.
"Just now outside the hall, I happened to meet Commander Li's wife; her demeanor was dignified, gentle, and virtuous. I think, why not invite Madam Li to give it a try?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked!
Li Hui's eyes widened, and his expression immediately turned strange.
Let my wife go up?
To slap that Iron Bull who can kill a cow with one punch?
Is Lord Shen crazy?!
"No! Absolutely not!"
Li Hui rushed out without thinking. He didn't want his wife to take such a risk and was about to refuse.
But before he could speak, a gentle figure had already walked in from outside the hall.
Madam Li was dressed in a light green long dress, her steps graceful, her demeanor charming.
However, from her appearance and attire, she looked like an ordinary woman, one who couldn't even tie a chicken.
No one would have guessed that this was the top master on the fengyun ranking.
Madam Li curtsied gracefully to Emperor Ren.
"This humble subject's wife greets Your Majesty."
Before Emperor Ren could speak, she proactively said,
"This humble subject's wife is willing to share Your Majesty's worries and have a try with this strong man.
However, since this humble subject's wife is but a woman, by rights, should I not strike first?"
Emperor Ren turned to look at Iron Bull.
Iron Bull sized up Madam Li from head to toe, his gaze like he was looking at a chick, his face full of disdain.
"Whatever!"
He waved his hand carelessly.
"You hit first! But I have to warn you, I'm fighting for my country, and I won't go easy just because you're a woman!
One slap, whether you live or die, is up to fate!"
"Also, if you concede this time, then you lose!"
"Don't think about hitting me for free again!"
These words were full of menace.
Li Hui, listening nearby, felt his heart clench. His fists clenched with cracking sounds, his eyes fixed on Iron Bull.
If his wife didn't win with one slap, then Li Hui would go up and replace her!
Who cares about Envoys or not!
Madam Li, however, merely smiled faintly and walked in front of Iron Bull.
One was delicate and gentle, the other fierce and intimidating.
One was slender, the other like a mountain or a tower.
This scene, no matter how one looked at it, was incongruous.
It was even more exaggerated than when Iron Bull and Shen Yulou faced each other earlier.
Everyone held their breath, their hearts in their throats.
Iron Bull even adopted an extremely arrogant posture.
He even leaned his face forward, pointed to his own face, and provocatively said,
"Come! Hit here! Use all your strength!"
A hint of imperceptible cold light flashed in Madam Li's eyes.
The next second, she raised her hand.
That hand, fair as jade, slender and long, looked light and airy, without a trace of strength.
However, the moment her palm swung out!
True Qi surged.
Within her palm, a spatial distortion appeared.
Unfortunately, only Iron Bull could see it.
And it was too late.
Under Iron Bull's doubtful and terrified gaze.
Smack!
A light, airy slap.
Seemingly unremarkable.
However.
The towering strongman, as if struck head-on by a battering ram, rolled his eyes, tilted his head, and then slid to the ground like a pile of mud, directly falling unconscious... The entire Golden Throne Hall was deathly silent.
One could hear a pin drop.
Everyone was petrified, their mouths agape, their eyes wide and round, as if they had witnessed a deity descend.
Li Hui was the first to react, rushing forward in a single bound.
But he didn't even look at the unconscious strongman on the ground; instead, he anxiously cupped his wife's hand, tenderly blowing on it.
"Wife! Does your hand hurt? Are you alright? Look at you, I told you not to use so much force!"
Madam Li's acting instantly erupted. She pulled her hand away, looking at her palm with an innocent and bewildered expression, then at the unconscious Iron Bull on the ground.
"I... I don't know either. I just gently touched him... How did he fall?"
Everyone was immediately astonished.
They had just seen Iron Bull seemingly not suffer much injury.
How did he faint?
They, of course, didn't know that it was an internal injury!
In an instant, everyone's gaze, with a whoosh, all focused on Shen Yulou!
Their eyes were filled with awe!
Sorcery!
This was absolutely sorcery!
He actually managed, just with a few words, to make such a powerful Iron Bull unable to withstand even a woman's slap!
What kind of divine method was this?!
Could there really be such a thing as hypnosis?
Everyone was practically revering Shen Yulou as a celestial being!
Only Shen Yulou himself knew that his words just now were pure showing off.
The real killing move was Madam Li!
She was an unparalleled master even more formidable than Li Hui!
And this secret, apart from the two of them, no one else knew for now.
"Good! Excellent! Hahahaha!"
On the dragon throne, Emperor Ren, after a moment of stunned silence, excitedly stood up and slapped his thigh.
He pointed at Madam Li, his imperial countenance beaming with delight.
"Reward! A heavy reward!"
Immediately, he turned his gaze to Yue Yao.
"Envoy, are you convinced by this round?"
Yue Yao withdrew her gaze from Shen Yulou.
Her eyes, as they shifted, almost seemed to spin threads.
How many more surprises did she not know about this man?
"This humble woman... is completely convinced."
Yue Yao curtsied gracefully once more to Emperor Ren and Shen Yulou, her voice softening by a few degrees.
"Both rounds of competition, we lost. Our Wulin Kingdom will present the stakes, not a single cent less, with both hands."
Having said that, she finally got to the main point.
"Your Majesty, now that the competition is over, it's time to discuss serious matters.
Our Wulin Kingdom is willing to exchange Yanyun City for Song Hu's return to our country."
As her voice fell, Song Hu, who had been waiting outside the palace gates, took a deep breath and walked in with heavy steps.
Emperor Ren looked at him and asked in a deep voice,
"Song Hu, the Wulin Kingdom is willing to exchange a city for your return. What are your thoughts?"
Song Hu walked to the center of the main hall and knelt on one knee before Emperor Ren.
Then he turned to Yue Yao, his eyes incredibly firm, his voice even more resolute.
"This humble general does not wish to return!"
Boom!
The faces of the Wulin Kingdom's Envoy delegation all changed.
They had completely not expected that their side had brought both a scholar and a strongman, fussing for a long time, only for Song Hu himself to be unwilling to leave!
"Why?"
Yue Yao's voice was low, her face displeased.
"Song Hu! Our monarch values you so much, even at the cost of Yanyun City, why are you unwilling to return?"
Song Hu raised his head, his face showing no hesitation, and said with a firm tone,
"Because, here, I have found the woman I love."
He looked at Yue Yao, his eyes filled with apology, yet utterly resolute.
"Please, Envoy, return on my behalf and apologize to our monarch.
I, Song Hu, wish to remain in the Hun Kingdom.
However, in this life, I will never again step onto a battlefield!
I hope the monarch will grant my wish!