The scheduled fight between Du Laoliu and Tu Yu was between the younger generation of the three families.
The huge disparity in strength between the two combatants made the three families treat it as just a formality. As a result, nobody greatly promoted the fight and nobody paid attention to it.
Even Tu Yu's aunt, Tu Wan, didn't care about it because it was just a fight between children. If it wasn't for the elopement of Du Laoliu and Shi Jiyue, which led to the three families searching everywhere for them, this matter wouldn't have reached her ears.
Nevertheless, the day before the duel, the empress suddenly mentioned her intention to watch it, catching many people by surprise and causing many people to take notice of this matter.
The venue of the duel was almost changed from a small courtyard to the square in front of the palace. When Ren Baqian heard of this news, he felt as if he was lying in bed after taking an arrow to the knee.
