Chapter 634 - 637: Speed

Chapter 634: Chapter 637: Speed

Hua Manman had thought Ah Qi was a simpleton, but it turned out the guy was a logical prodigy.

’But she wasn’t going to admit defeat!’

Hua Manman continued her earnest attempts to persuade him.

"She’s already married to the Regent King, and their son is already a young boy! Just leave their family of three alone. You’re a young man with a boundless future, so why insist on breaking up someone’s family? There’s no future in being the other man!"

Ah Qi stared at her, his gaze dark.

"Aren’t you also a third party, interfering in their family?"

Hua Manman: "..."

Double Kill!

She clutched her chest, suppressing the urge to cough up blood, and continued to reason with him through gritted teeth.

"If you really liked Manman, you should have let go and left gracefully after seeing her find happiness. You shouldn’t be hounding her even for her remains, not even letting her rest in peace after death."

Ah Qi said, "If I were Manman and saw my husband with a new flame, I would absolutely not feel happy. Since I know for a fact she’s unhappy, why can’t I take her away?"

Hua Manman: "..."

Ultra Kill!

She stumbled backward, placing one hand on the windowsill to steady herself.

’I never would have thought! The Ah Qi who used to blush from the slightest teasing has now become so silver-tongued!’

’Is this what they mean by the moral decay of society?!’

Hua Manman retorted, resorting to petulance.

"You’re not Hua Manman, so how do you know she’s unhappy?"

Ah Qi looked at her expressionlessly. "If you were Hua Manman and learned your husband had found a new lover, would you feel happy?"

’Not only would I not be happy, I’d beat that wretched pair to death with a club!’

She forced a smile and said magnanimously.

"It’s perfectly normal for a man to have multiple wives and concubines. Why make such a fuss? As long as my husband is happy, I’m fine with anything."

Ah Qi chuckled. "If that’s the case, I’ll have someone send a few beautiful Dancing Girls to the Regent King to enjoy. If he’s happy enough, he might just give me Manman’s remains."

It took all of Hua Manman’s strength to swallow back the words "fuck your mom."

She smiled like a plastic mannequin. "I didn’t realize you were so considerate. Since you already have a better plan, why don’t you let me go back?"

Ah Qi rejected her proposal.

"I’m sending the Dancing Girls, but I’m also keeping you. As you Great Zhou people would say, it’s a two-pronged attack. Always have a backup plan."

’Hua Manman was cursing up a storm in her head, a torrent of extremely creative insults flooding her mind.’

’It seems this guy is dead set on using her as a hostage.’

’She couldn’t just sit by and wait for her doom!’

Hua Manman feigned extreme anger and yelled, huffing.

"So you’re just not going to let me go, is that it? I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to run into you! Get out of my sight! I don’t want to see you again!"

’Go on, get out.’

’Once he’s gone, she can figure out a way to escape.’

As if he had seen right through her, Ah Qi ordered coolly.

"Bring the medicine."

Hua Manman froze.

’What medicine?’

An attendant walked in, carrying a bowl of medicine.

Ah Qi pointed at Hua Manman, signaling for them to force it down her throat.

Hua Manman was terrified. "I’m not sick! I’m not drinking any medicine!"

With his hands clasped behind his back, Ah Qi explained in an unhurried tone.

"This isn’t medicine to cure an illness.

This is a unique formula from our Xiliang. After drinking it, a person’s limbs will grow weak and their mind will become muddled.

Don’t worry, the effects won’t last too long. They should wear off in about seven days.

By then, our ship should have already docked. Even if Li Ji wants to pursue us, he won’t be able to catch up."

Hua Manman gasped.

’What a vicious man!’

’It seems the old saying is true. Getting involved with a man is the beginning of a beautiful woman’s misfortune.’

’To avoid that unfortunate fate, I have to take a risk!’

As the attendant reached out to grab her, she violently knocked over the bowl of medicinal soup!

The dark brown liquid splashed all over the attendant’s head and face.

Hua Manman seized the opportunity to turn around, placing her hands on the windowsill and preparing to jump out.

But Ah Qi rushed over with lightning speed, grabbed the back of her cloak’s collar, and yanked her back with force!

Hua Manman was pulled off-balance, her body stumbling backward uncontrollably.

But her hands were still clamped tightly onto the windowsill, her nails nearly digging into the wood.

She whipped her head around and shouted at Ah Qi.

"Ah Qi, let me go!"

Ah Qi froze.

Ever since he had resumed his identity as Prince Xiliang, no one had ever called him Ah Qi.

Everyone now only knew him by the name Xiao Qi. Apart from his Father Emperor, who would call him Qi’er, everyone else addressed him as "Prince."

This was the first time in recent years he had heard someone call him Ah Qi.

’How did this woman in front of him know the name Ah Qi?’

In the instant he was stunned, Hua Manman tore off her cloak, pushed off the windowsill with both hands, and leaped unhesitatingly straight into the river below.

SPLASH! River water flew into the air.

Ah Qi stood by the window, looking down into the river.

He saw only ripples spreading across the river’s surface, which gradually returned to calm.

There was no sign of the woman.

The attendant behind him, ignoring the medicinal soup all over his head, said hastily.

"I’ll send people to pursue her at once!"

Ah Qi replied, "Mm."

After the attendant hurried away, Ah Qi was still thinking about what had just happened.

’How on earth did that woman know his name was Ah Qi?’

’Who was she, really?’

After jumping into the river, Hua Manman held her breath and swam forward underwater with all her might.

Only after swimming some distance did she break the surface, gasping for air.

She looked back and saw the West Liang people chasing her in a small boat. Terrified, she immediately started paddling her arms, swimming forward for dear life.

Hua Manman was filled with indignation.

’Other heroines get a devoted second male lead for romantic trysts under the moonlight, but she gets to star in a life-or-death chase scene with a bunch of burly men.’

’What did I do to deserve this?!’

Fortunately, the river current wasn’t too strong, and she was a good swimmer. Thanks to her persistent and fast swimming, she managed to stay ahead of the burly men chasing her.

But this wasn’t a long-term solution.

Her stamina would eventually run out, and when that moment came, all that awaited her was capture.

Just then, a huge eagle swooped down from the sky.

It gripped Hua Manman’s shoulders with its two sharp talons and then shot back up into the sky.

Hua Manman was carried up into the sky along with it.

The feeling of weightlessness from the sudden ascent made her let out a blood-curdling scream.

"Help! Aaaah!"

But the next moment, she heard a familiar voice from above her.

"Stop screaming. It’s me."

Hua Manman was shocked.

’It was the System’s voice!’

Hua Manman was overjoyed. "System, is that you? How did you turn into an eagle?"

System: "If I didn’t turn into an eagle, how was I supposed to save you?"

Hua Manman was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. "System, you’re so good to me."

System: "Don’t celebrate too soon. I can’t fly much longer. I need to find a place to land, and fast."

Hua Manman: "How are you giving out so soon?"

System: "It’s not that I’m giving out. It’s that you’re too heavy."

Hua Manman: "..."