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Minister Dai looked caught between laughter and tears. He turned to glance back only to see his three colleagues, who had just entered the field, already approaching Ling Ruoyu. Her sword hummed as it drew a sweeping circle around them. “You may come at me all at once.”
Xia Chichi’s smile faltered just a touch. You cheeky little thing… Are you trying to humiliate my court?
The three officials looked back at the Empress in a silent plea, waiting for her decision. Her expression hardened. “She asked for it herself. All three of you, go.”
The people of the capital were thus treated to a rare sight: renowned officials of the imperial court ganging up on a sixteen-year-old girl. One of them was even ranked twelfth on the Ranking of Man, higher than Ling Ruoyu herself.
What shocked them most was that even with three against one, the battle dragged on without a clear victor.
Cui Yuanyang stepped in to smooth things over. “Since this is three against one, perhaps we could set a time limit? If Miss Ling can hold out until then, that should count as a win.”
Xia Chichi nodded. “That is reasonable. One stick of incense, then. Bring...
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