Martial Arrogance Dragon Soul-Chapter 212 - 202: Kneel Down! Are You Deaf?

Eighth Princess stepped out from the inner court.

Around her, a large crowd of people gathered.

One of them, a youth with a face like crowned jade, walked shoulder to shoulder with her.

With the appearance of Eighth Princess Qin Yun, everyone in the outer court also turned their gazes towards her.

"Eighth Princess!"

"This subject pays respect to the Eighth Princess!"

The crowd bowed to Qin Yun one after another.

Mu Hongtu also hurried forward, "This humble one pays his respects to the Eighth Princess!"

Mu Hongtu’s face was squeezed with smiles, his demeanor and expression suggesting that he was already well acquainted with the Eighth Princess, as if their relationship was very intimate.

Qin Yun’s eyelids slightly lifted as she glanced at Mu Hongtu, responding with a faint nod.

Yet, this inconspicuous reaction made Mu Hongtu’s face brim even more with smiles.

"Eighth Princess, this lowly commoner Qin Qing has been causing a disturbance in the palace, offending the princess. The princess can show him some color. It would also let him know who exactly is in charge within this palace!"

"Hehe," Eighth Princess looked at Mu Hongtu with a half-smiling expression and asked, "What is your name?"

"This lowly one is Mu Hongtu!" Mu Hongtu quickly bowed as he answered.

"Mu Hongtu? Quite bold of you!" Eighth Princess’s voice suddenly turned a few degrees colder.

Mu Hongtu was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.

"Thinking of using this princess as a pawn? Do you think I don’t know?" Qin Yun’s face was tinged with a cold smile.

Hearing Qin Yun’s words, Mu Hongtu’s face immediately changed.

Then, he began to slap his own face fiercely.

"Slap slap slap..."

He was hitting hard, one slap after another.

"Alright, stop!" Qin Yun said indifferently.

"Yes!" Mu Hongtu stopped, his cheeks swelling up, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly he had been quite ruthless.

"You are quite willing to be harsh on yourself!" Qin Yun said with a trace of mockery.

"Reporting to the princess, this lowly one has displeased the princess, a sin unforgivable! This is a lesson to myself, to never do it again... However, I also dare to make a plea!" Mu Hongtu then raised his head, looking directly at the princess, with what seemed to be utter sincerity in his eyes.

"Let’s hear it..." said Qin Yun.

Mu Hongtu quickly said, "The princess accuses this lowly one, Mu Hongtu, of using the princess as a pawn, something this lowly one would never dare to admit. This lowly one knows that Qin Qing offended the princess, hence I felt angered on the princess’s behalf. Not to conceal from the princess, I have had grievances with this Qin Qing for long, but even with ten thousand times the courage, I would not dare to use the princess as a pawn. I only feel it’s undeserved for the princess, and if we cannot deal with this Qin Qing, surely the princess can, right?"

Mu Hongtu showed heartfelt, tearful emotions, as if he were laying his inner self bare for Qin Yun.

This also made Qin Qing, who was standing aside, sigh inwardly – this Mu Hongtu truly was a master of flattery.

This act of flattery resembling utter devotion and righteous indignation really leaves one in awe.

A trace of a smile finally appeared on Qin Yun’s cold face.

"Your name is Mu Hongtu?" Qin Yun nodded slightly, "Very good. You are quite impressive..."

At that moment, the son of the Minister of War, Xun Zizhang, hurriedly came over and said, "Eighth Princess, Mu Hongtu is Mu Yunlan’s father. He was recommended by my father to join the Imperial Court, but the matter hasn’t been settled yet. If the princess could say a few good words for him in front of His Majesty, I believe it would be almost certain!"

"Oh? The father of Mu Yunlan?" Qin Yunqiong raised her brows slightly.

Mu Yunlan also followed Xun Zizhang over to them.

"Mu Yunlan pays respects to Her Highness, the Princess," Mu Yunlan bowed respectfully.

"I have heard of you, Mu Yunlan, a Seventh Rank Martial Soul Serpent Falcon, which can be said to be the genius disciple of this batch of the Great Qian Martial Institute. But what of a genius disciple? Do some believe that, with a little talent, they can really do as they please in Luochuan?" Qin Yun’s gaze swept towards Qin Qing as she said this.

"The Eighth Princess’s lesson is well taken!" A complex expression flashed in Mu Yunlan’s eyes, and there seemed to be a hint of displeasure toward Qin Yun’s words, but she perfectly concealed this slight displeasure.

Mu Yunlan knew that the Eighth Princess wasn’t referring to her, but the attitude she showed in front of the Eighth Princess still placed herself in a very humble position.

"You and your daughter, both of you are quite impressive!" The Eighth Princess nodded and then said, "Very well, Mu Hongtu, I will speak to my Father and arrange for you to serve as a Councilor alongside Lord Xun Jian. What do you think?"

Mu Hongtu was overjoyed at these words.

Xun Jian was none other than the father of the young master Xun Zizhang standing beside her, the current Minister of War for the Great Qian Dynasty.

To serve as a Councilor beside the Minister of War was akin to soaring to the heavens.

"I gratefully thank the Eighth Princess."

Mu Hongtu immediately knelt on the ground, prostrating himself with the utmost respect and even knocking his head on the ground several times in succession with loud thuds.

"Your Highness, if there is ever anything this small one can do for you, just command and I shall obey. I will never go against your wishes and will... I will do everything within my power to be loyal to Your Highness," Mu Hongtu’s voice trembled with excitement.

"Hehe!" Qin Yun laughed and shook her head, "Mu Hongtu, you are making a mistake. Your loyalty should not be to me, but to my father, the current Emperor, and the entire Great Qian Imperial Court."

"Yes, yes, the Princess is right. This lowly one indeed doesn’t hold a candle to Your Highness," Mu Hongtu nodded continuously.

"This Mu Hongtu is really the spitting image of a sycophant," Jiang Ruorong, standing beside Qin Qing, couldn’t bear to watch any longer.

Qin Qing shook his head helplessly as well.

On the other hand, he somewhat understood Mu Hongtu.

Power and status, these were perhaps what Mu Hongtu dreamt of.

In pursuit of these things, Mu Hongtu would give up everything, including his own dignity.

Besides, by forgoing his dignity in front of royalty like princesses and princes, he could maintain a facade of prestige in front of others.

"By the way, Your Highness!" Just then, Mu Hongtu shifted his gaze again towards Qin Qing and pointing to him said, "As for this lowly commoner, Qin Qing, how do you wish to deal with him, Your Highness?"

At this moment, the handsome young man who had walked out side by side with Qin Yun also turned to her and asked, "Eighth Princess, before you came to Wanhe Palace, I heard that someone had bumped into you on the royal avenue. Could it be that it was this Qin Qing?"

"If not him, who else could it be?" A cold dissatisfaction appeared in Qin Yun’s eyes, "If not for him, I wouldn’t have lost to that girl of the Eleventh."

"In that case, let him kneel down and apologize to you first," said the handsome young man, his eyes cold as steel as he thrust his gaze sharply at Qin Qing, his voice booming like thunder, "Won’t you kneel? Are you deaf?"