"I am reporting to you, My Lord. I, your humble disciple, am Lu Jiu Que. Because my companion was beaten up for no reason just now, I really couldn't hold myself back and just had to question the suspect personally. Indeed, I have been too reckless and let my heart rule my head. I'm willing to admit my mistake, so please, My Lord, I ask of you to give me a punishment."
The moment her words fell upon them, there was dead silence all around them, because the words that Lu Jiu Que had just said were exactly the same as what Qin Ying had said a moment earlier. Darn it, even the punctuation marks were reiterated without a single change!
Heck, even the expression on her face was an exact replica!
Qin Ying had slapped Ye Hui to seek redress for the grievance that the people of the Qing Yan Empire suffered the day before.
Lu Jiu Que had slapped Qin Ying to seek redress for the grievance the Ye Hui had suffered.
Theoretically speaking, their actions were essentially of the same nature!
But!
There was one crucial point!
After Qin Ying had done something like this and said these words, this lord forgave her and even comforted her!
The lord had said, "Qin Ying, I'm taking into consideration that you're doing this out of worry for your companion. It's also rare to find someone like you, who values emotion and righteousness so strongly and has such a sincere heart. It's a good thing to know that you were able to admit your mistake. Do prepare well for the test."
So magnanimous, so forgiving, and so moving.
And now that Lu Jiu Que had also beaten someone to the point that the person had spat out blood, then said the same remorseful words, could the lord possibly reproach or punish her?
That was simply impossible!
And besides, all of this had happened right under the watchful eyes of the public, so there was no way the lord could deny what had happened, even if he wanted to. It didn't make sense to say that the lord's words would differ from person to person, especially if his words would work to Qin Ying's advantage but wouldn't work the same way when it came to Lu Jiu Que.
Ah! Lu Jiu Que was really driving the lord up the wall…
After changing his expression, this lord ground his teeth and said, "Well, you… Great!" He clearly knew that the other had used any possible means to retaliate. She was distorting reason and arguing irrationally, yet there was no way he could refute the argument. No one had expected this of Lu Jiu Que.
But he had no other way out. Who had asked him to be the one to tell Lu Jiu Que to go ahead with something like this?
Was this what it meant to be the cause of one's own downfall?!
Lu Jiu Que, after that pervert, was really only the second in many years to be capable of pressuring him to the extent of rendering him speechless!
Lu Jiu Que still didn't seem to feel appeased. She tilted her head and pointed to her companion, who was fully covered in blood, and said, "Look, our dear little Ye Hui was beaten up right before your eyes just to protect me. Yet there's no need for an apology, even when he's such a kind, loyal, and sincere friend?"
Upon hearing what Lu Jiu Que said, Qin Ying had completely broken down. She had never seen a woman as shameless and malicious as Lu Jiu Que!
The anger in her heart made Qin Ying lose control of herself. She gritted her teeth and said, "Lu Jiu Que, you were clearly the one who set me up. This Ye Hui is even lying for you. The both of you aren't qualified to take the test!"
Lu Jiu Que sneered and said, "You're saying that I set this up and that Ye Hui is lying? Do you have evidence then? While, on the other hand, everyone saw you beating Ye Hui up. If we have to look deeper into the matter, the one who is truly not qualified for the test is you."
"You—"
"'You' what? You can't possibly think that everyone here is blind, right?"
"I…"
"'I' what? No matter how much you resort to lying, it still won't change your nature. Essentially, you will always let trivial matters overshadow the important ones, and you're impulsive, foolish, and conceited."
This wouldn't do!
Qin Ying felt as though she was about to lose her mind!
This Lu Jiu Que really had the capability to drive people mad!
"Fine."
Finally, the man, who was done making different expressions, interrupted the two of them. There was something deep in his eyes as he looked at Lu Jiu Que. He squinted and said, "Fine. I will not blame you nor your friend. Prepare well for the test."