"Didn't you just say I was trying to take advantage of you, and you barely managed to escape?" Jun Lionhead asked her coolly. "Now, let's see you escape in front of everyone!"
If you can escape, then what you said is true. Both I and Qingluan will step down as judges and the assessment will be redone.
But if you can't escape, then you were just making things up. You will have to bow your head and apologize to us a thousand times. Otherwise..." He glanced at Qingluan.
Qingluan drew her sword, ready to cut out her tongue again.
This time, the Spiritual Alchemists didn't really believe Lily Xu anymore.
The Imperial Alchemist's strength completely crushed her.
Her story was full of holes!
"You can tell just by looking—she's no good! She must've tried to seduce the Imperial Alchemist and, when she failed, turned around and accused him!"
"Exactly! She's despicable! How dare she slander my idol like that!"
......
The crowd's opinion instantly flipped. Qingluan looked at her master with adoring eyes, then grinned at Lily Xu. "So, Lily Xu, what's it gonna be? Bow a thousand times, or get your tongue cut out and your eyes gouged?"
Lily Xu lay on her back like a turtle, flailing for a while before asking in despair, "Why was it a hundred bows before, and now it's a thousand?"
Jun Lionhead replied, "With looks like yours, you accuse me of trying to take advantage of you? That's way more insulting than saying I cheated on the exam! So of course, you have to bow even more!"
"Pfft!" A lot of people who usually couldn't stand her burst out laughing.
Qingluan laughed too. "So, bows or your tongue? Pick one!"
Lily Xu's face turned bright red. She blurted out, "Bows!"
So Jun Lionhead let her go, and she bowed to them a thousand times again.
After she finished, she could barely stand and staggered down the mountain.
......
Qingluan skipped down the mountain with Jun Lionhead, chattering as they went: "Master! I'm coming over to your place for dinner tonight!"
"Why?"
"Didn't we agree?"
"Agree to what?"
"I'm setting you up!" Qingluan grinned. "Trust me, no matter how picky you are, you'll be satisfied when you meet her! Her vibe is pure as ice and snow, and she's gorgeous—like a fairy from heaven..."
Jun Lionhead ignored her and sped up his pace.
"It's settled then! We'll be there soon!" Qingluan shouted at his back.
After shouting, she suddenly thought, "Wait! If Shannon becomes my master's wife, won't she be a generation above me? Oh well, who cares about seniority! The more I think about it, the more perfect they seem together..."
The person she wanted to set up was Shannon.
She happily bounced over to the General's Manor, grabbed Shannon, and dragged her off to Full Moon Manor.
"Full Moon Manor? Isn't that your master's place? What am I going there for?"
"My master asked me to cook. You can help out."
"Aren't there any servants there?"
"My master is a neat freak! He doesn't let the servants touch anything!"
"This... this..." As a Rune Master, Shannon's intuition was much sharper than most.
Shannon had a bad feeling about this and really didn't want to go.
At that moment, Evan Xiao said from the side, "Go on."
Shannon glanced at him, then finally gave in. "Ugh, fine... Let's go!"
"Wait! You need to change into something pretty first!"
"Aren't we just going to help in the kitchen? Why wear something pretty?"
"Just do it!" Qingluan pushed her back inside.
With no choice, Shannon changed into a soft goose-yellow dress that made her look sweet, elegant, and beautiful.
When she opened the door, Evan Xiao was waiting outside.