Chapter 113: Lying with Open Eyes

“Overestimating yourself.” Ji Tianxin was annoyed. After uttering these four cold words from her rosy lips, she turned around, and the wide sleeves of her robe swept back with the motion.

In an instant, a fierce gust of wind narrowed everyone's eyes. Not only was Elder Du thrown flying again, but even the grand hall began to tremble!

“Ah!!” The sound of Elder Du crashing to the ground this time was noticeably heavier than before.

Where he landed, a pit nearly one and a half meters deep was smashed into the floor, his entire body sinking into it!

Elder Li quickly leapt forward to check on Elder Du’s injuries.

Even those from the Imperial Wind Academy inside the hall hurried over anxiously.

No one dared to lay a hand on Ji Tianxin anymore.

Qi Feng couldn’t help but feel relieved that Teacher Murong had stopped him; otherwise, he feared he would have gone up only to lose his life.

The emperor stood frozen in the distance, as if petrified.

This was a guest he had painstakingly invited, a distinguished visitor to the Kingdom of Yu, yet now... now she was being beaten with no chance of resistance by that girl?

Even as the emperor, having witnessed countless scenes, he had never seen anything like this before.

He didn’t even know what to say.

He wanted to shout for them to stop, but feared suffering the same fate as Elder Du.

That girl was actually a martial artist...

And such a powerful one at that!

Duan Yu and the Sixth Prince, Duan Yan, standing beside him, were both dumbfounded.

Duan Yu’s gaze was fixed tightly on Ji Tianxin. That girl... was a martial artist?

Duan Zi’s eyes sparkled with admiration, looking at Ji Tianxin with reverence. Truly, she was the savior sister! She had known all along that savior sister was formidable! No, no, she must become her disciple!

Shangguan Yun’er now felt a chill down her spine, grateful that the brat hadn’t laid a hand on her earlier.

Damn it! These useless people couldn’t even beat a child?

Ji Yucheng felt the same bitter resentment within her heart. These worthless fools!

“Tianxin, stop fighting,” Ji Huaili whispered softly.

He feared that if Ji Tianxin kept going, the Taiyang Hall would be destroyed. If His Majesty ordered him to repair the hall, he wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Ji Tianxin ceased her attack; she hadn’t intended to continue— it was that man who had charged at her.

Elder Du was painfully helped out of the pit by Elder Li, but as he was lifted, he spat out a mouthful of blood with a groan.

“Pfft!”

“Elder Du!”

Upon seeing this, Duan Qing immediately said, “Quickly fetch the imperial physician!”

Ji Huaili felt a surge of joy seeing Ji Tianxin heed his words. An inexplicable pride welled up inside him.

Resolutely, he stood and stepped forward.

“Your Majesty, please forgive my offense. My third daughter, Ji Tianxin, was left to fend for herself from a young age. Fortunately, she was taken as a disciple by a master of peculiar temperament. Thus, my daughter is not quite like an ordinary child. I apologize for disturbing the banquet and alarming our esteemed guest.”

Ji Huaili’s words were meant to offer Ji Tianxin a graceful way out.

But wasn’t he blatantly lying? What did ‘disturbing the banquet’ mean? This was outright ruining the banquet and frightening the guest... she nearly beat the guest to death.

General Ji was adept at dodging the point, trying to sweep this matter under the rug in a few words.

No wonder he was a seasoned soldier in court.

Brave, yes, but also cunning.

Ji Huaili had no choice; he had to stand up for Ji Tianxin. As a father, he could do nothing else.

Otherwise, there would be no way to salvage this situation.

He did not worry about Ji Tianxin herself—he worried about the trouble this would bring to the people inside the hall later on.