Chapter 64

Su Dingfang stood with his hands crossed in front of his chest, remaining calm and composed under Xue Wanche's furious glare, as if the collapse of Mount Tai would not change his expression. He was unaware of the various issues between Luo Shixin and Li Yi, but he knew that Luo Shixin had a grudge against Li Yi because of him. According to his principles, he would never leave Luo Shixin behind.

Xue Wanche's temperament was slightly inferior to Xue Wanjun's. Even Xue Wanjun could not tolerate Su Dingfang's presence, let alone Xue Wanche. If it weren't for his lingering fear of Luo Shixin, Xue Wanche would have already torn Su Dingfang apart to avenge his bald head.

After waiting for a while, Su Dingfang saw Luo Shixin walk out confidently, his clothes spotless, clearly not having suffered any injustice.

"You're still here!" Luo Shixin greeted Su Dingfang warmly, "I'll handle the compensation first, then we'll find a place to continue drinking."

Su Dingfang nodded without hesitation, "Sure, I'll wait for you."

Their relationship had rapidly progressed through their joint efforts against the enemy, becoming as close as good friends.

At this moment, the sound of galloping hooves echoed, and Princess Pingyang appeared alone on a horse at the end of the small street, rushing over with a worried and anxious expression. Seeing Luo Shixin from a distance, she felt a sense of relief, knowing that he was not one to suffer losses. However, she immediately felt a headache: he never let her have a moment's peace.

"Your Highness!" Luo Shixin felt a headache. He had just finished dealing with the aftermath, and now the biggest "god" had arrived. He couldn't help but ask, "Why are you here?"

Princess Pingyang felt a pang of bitterness. She had rushed from the camp outside the city as soon as she heard that Li Yi had set a trap for Luo Shixin, causing panic and chaos along the way. All she got in return was, "Why are you here?" She immediately retorted, "You can cause trouble, but I can't come?"

"Uh!" Luo Shixin's eyelids twitched, and he quickly said, "Of course not, I meant that Your Highness should have informed me in advance so I could prepare to welcome you."

Princess Pingyang huffed, "I bet you were preparing to destroy evidence!" She glanced at the mess on the ground and lingered on Xue Wanche. Seeing his helpless smile, she understood. It seemed the one who had planned the trap had been outwitted.

"How could I!" Luo Shixin made an exaggerated expression, "By heaven and earth, I, Luo Shixin, am not the kind of person who does bad things and doesn't admit it... I admit, today was a bit over the top, tearing down more than ten walls and destroying civilian homes. So I decided to book a courtyard in the most luxurious inn in the city for each of the homeowners, providing them with food and lodging, and covering all the costs for repairing their homes until they are fully restored."

He thought for a moment, feeling a bit embarrassed about shouldering such a large expense alone, and called out, "Brother Li, since we've been playing a bit too rough for eight hundred years, shouldn't you share the burden? Let's split it fifty-fifty, what do you think?"

"No objections!" Li Yi stepped out of the house with a red face.

"Ha!" Luo Shixin couldn't help but laugh, whispering, "I finally understand a problem that has puzzled me for years."

Su Dingfang also couldn't help but smile and asked curiously, "What problem?"

"Why Guan Yu's face is so red!" Luo Shixin said seriously.

Su Dingfang was puzzled, wondering why the conversation had suddenly turned to Guan Yu.

"To cover up domestic violence, Guan Yu's wife must be amazing!" Luo Shixin tried to hold back his laughter, feeling tears welling up.

Li Yi's face, already stepped on by Luo Shixin, now had five finger marks on each cheek. Given his pride, he couldn't bear to show himself in such a state. He had to tidy up his clothes and clean the footprints from his face, but the finger marks were hard to remove. He kept rubbing his face, which only made it redder, even redder than a monkey's bottom. Even Guan Yu would have stepped back in shock.

"Your Highness!" Li Yi, already humiliated enough, didn't want to stay any longer and said stiffly, "I played a bit too rough with General Luo. I beg for your forgiveness. I'm not feeling well, so I'll take my leave."

He didn't look back, ignoring the guards he had brought, and rode off on a horse.

Princess Pingyang thought for a moment and said to Xue Wanche and his group, "You can leave too!"

Luo Shixin gently pulled Su Dingfang and moved quietly.

"Lo... Shi... Xin..." Princess Pingyang's eyes widened, and she said slowly, "Am I that terrifying?"

Luo Shixin quickly replied, "Your Highness is heroic and beautiful, who would dare say you're terrifying? I'll make them regret it."

Princess Pingyang's face flushed, and she coughed, "Follow me!"

She turned her horse and felt her heart racing as she rode ahead alone.

Luo Shixin asked Su Dingfang to wait for him.

But Su Dingfang firmly said, "I'll go with you!"

Luo Shixin had no choice but to let him come along.

At the street exit, Pei Qingyi finally arrived, drenched in sweat.

Luo Shixin, watching from behind, felt a bit regretful, thinking his behavior had been a bit selfish. Pei Qingyi was Princess Pingyang's personal guard, and the fact that she had lost track of Princess Pingyang for so long showed how urgently she had rushed.

Princess Pingyang went directly to the governor's residence and asked for a quiet place, setting up a formal court.

Luo Shixin, grateful for Princess Pingyang's kindness, didn't intend to hide anything and recounted the events in detail.

Pei Qingyi angrily said, "Li Yi is narrow-minded, framing and slandering you out of personal grudges, which is truly hateful. But I didn't expect that a person of your character would be afraid of Li Yi and let him off so easily... How despicable." She sneered, showing disdain. As a person from the martial world, she maintained her martial habits.

Luo Shixin rolled his eyes, as if a child didn't understand anything.

Princess Pingyang shook her head, "You don't understand. General Luo made the right decision in the most correct way. Do you think Li Yi would suffer the punishment he deserves if this incident were to escalate? No, Li Yi's prestige and credibility in Youzhou are unmatched. The Li Tang dynasty needs such a person to guard the Youzhou border. This is a small matter, and we can't touch him. On the contrary, it would only get us into trouble. Li Yi is a prince, and having changed his surname to Li, he is part of the Li family, a royal relative. It's not easy to punish him. Giving him a taste of his own medicine and making him suffer in secret is already quite rare."

Luo Shixin looked profound, but in truth, he hadn't thought so much. He just felt that Li Yi wouldn't suffer much if the incident escalated. Now, he had beaten him up and made him smile and cooperate, which, for a proud person like Li Yi, was more painful than any punishment.

PS: I have my road test on the 30th, and there are only two days left. I'll try to update, but I apologize for any inconvenience.

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