Shu Yue was thinking about how she should word things when she met Baron Leicester.
Should she be direct or tactful?
She didn’t like the ways of the nobility, so she decided to be direct.
She wanted to get what she needed as soon as possible and then leave this place.
Others might flock to this kind of luxurious and enjoyable life, but Shu Yue felt nothing for it.
Suddenly, her footsteps faltered.
Less than a breath after she stopped, a flash of cold light swept past.
A longsword flew straight in front of her and embedded itself into the wall on the other side.
If she hadn’t stopped just now and had taken one more step forward, that sword would have grazed Shu Yue’s nose.
If the distance had been off by even a little…
Anger rose in Shu Yue’s heart, and she clenched her fists.
At that moment, the fellow who had done it was walking toward her with a wide, laughing mouth.
Sada laughed as he said, “Sorry, sorry! My hand slipped just now, and I almost couldn’t catch it.”
‘Oh, then your hand can be chopped off.’
Shu Yue turned around to look at him while also using her peripheral vision to scan the group of young teenagers approaching.
Their ages generally ranged from 15 to 19.
Some were arrogant-looking young noble masters, and some were the young attendants by their sides.
They clearly didn’t come with good intentions.
Sada’s smile was very stiff, looking as though it were forced, which was disgusting to see.
Shu Yue remained expressionless.
Combined with the contours of Liya’s face, she looked like a dull youth.
However, those amber eyes were bright and clear, reflecting a cold and deep chill.
Unfortunately, Sada was someone who only looked at facial expressions and didn’t read the room.
Not seeing an expression of anger, he became even more reckless.
Sada was tall and sturdy, half a head taller than Shu Yue.
His frame was large enough to completely overshadow Shu Yue’s body.
Standing together, Shu Yue appeared to be the weaker party from a purely visual standpoint.
Furthermore, with so many people behind Sada and the butler beside her silently taking a half-step back, Shu Yue appeared even more isolated.
An ordinary person facing this atmosphere would have long since become uneasy and showed fear, but Shu Yue’s expression remained very calm.
Sada had already walked up the steps from the dirt ground of the Training Field and entered the corridor.
He stood beside Shu Yue and raised his hand to slap her shoulder.
His broad palm carried a heavy force, enough to make an adult stumble.
The arrogant youth looked bold as he opened his mouth and said, “A fresh face. This is the first time I’ve seen you.”
“…”
Shu Yue did not respond.
She shifted her body and dodged the palm.
She didn’t like people touching her.
Now that she had become a girl, she definitely couldn’t let anyone touch her!
The palm hitting empty air caused Sada’s expression to freeze.
He hadn’t expected Shu Yue to actually dare to dodge.
He immediately felt annoyed, and his smile completely crumbled.
Sada’s face quickly darkened, and he said in a cold voice, “What, are you not going to show some respect?”
“Sada, don’t get angry so easily.”
Belang walked forward slowly with a refined and easygoing smile on his face, stopping beside the two.
He first introduced himself to Shu Yue.
“Liya White, I heard about you yesterday. I didn’t expect to meet you here today. My name is Belang Leicester, and I am the elder brother of your fiancée, Emily.”
“Oh— so it’s my brother-in-law.”
Shu Yue’s voice was slightly forced.
Her neutral tone wasn’t grating, but these words were a bit sharp, carrying a sarcastic undertone that made people feel uncomfortable.
‘I’m not a stupid woman. I’m very smart, okay? This guy named Belang is clearly a hypocrite. He had so many chances to come help me out just now, but he didn’t. Now he’s even proactively revealing my identity to that idiot. Isn’t he just looking for trouble for me?’
Before Belang could respond, Sada spoke first.
He tilted his head back and laughed loudly.
“I was wondering who it was. So you’re Liya? I really didn’t expect you to be this kind of trash!”
“Who are you?”
Shu Yue raised an eyebrow.
Sada said loftily, “Heh, listen well. My name is Sada Rory!”
“Oh.”
Shu Yue responded flatly.
In this world, there was common knowledge: those with surnames were either rich or noble.
However, she didn’t know the Rory family at all.
Up until now, all she knew was that Grey Pine City had the Baron Leicester family and the Viscount Herman family; she knew nothing else.
‘Who? Rory? What is that? Is it something good to eat? If not, then why are you talking to me!’
Seeing that Shu Yue remained unmoved even after he announced his surname, Sada wasn’t sure if Shu Yue was truly fearless or just a bumpkin from the countryside who didn’t know what fear was.
Shu Yue glanced at them and said indifferently, “Is there anything else? If not, I’m very busy. I don’t have time to waste here with you.”
She wasn’t polite at all.
This was one of the reasons why Shu Yue hadn’t brought Anna in; she wanted to avoid a situation where Anna would have to kneel for her, which would make her lose control of the situation.
The nature of nobles was to bully the weak and fear the strong.
If you were tough enough, they would instead fear that you had some great background.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Sada hurried to block her, continuing the introduction he hadn’t finished.
“Stop right there! I, Sada, have been a pursuer of Emily since we were children. Why should she marry you? I refuse to accept this! I challenge you to a duel. If you lose, you will tear up the marriage contract immediately!”
‘Oh, then go find Baron Leicester.’
Shu Yue curled her lips inwardly.
She knew that the identity of “fiancé” was definitely a troublesome label.
It wouldn’t bring her convenience; instead, it would bring a steady stream of trouble to her door.
She looked at Sada as if he were an idiot, wondering if this person had a problem with his brain.
This undisguised gaze made Sada fly into a rage.
He glared at Shu Yue through gritted teeth.
“What, you don’t dare to compete with me? Coward! Emily marrying someone like you is simply an insult to her dignity. I will definitely make the Baron tear up this unequal marriage contract!”
“Oh.”
Shu Yue didn’t care about any of this.
If you think I’m insulting her, then I’m insulting her— whatever.
Anyway, once she had gathered enough benefits, she would run away.
She couldn’t actually marry Emily.
Shu Yue really couldn’t give Emily a happy married life.
The atmosphere had reached a point where it only needed a little push to create a momentum where not agreeing would count as a voluntary surrender.
Seeing that things were reaching a boiling point, Belang spoke up.
“Sada has indeed known Emily since they were children, and he has always pursued her as his future partner.
I just didn’t expect Father to suddenly announce the engagement between you and Emily.
“Sada was already prepared to confess to Emily and ask Father for permission for their marriage.
“He didn’t expect you to beat him to it, so it’s normal for him to be angry with you. He has a straightforward personality. The reason he’s challenging you to a duel is also because he wants to see if Emily’s future husband has the ability to protect her.”
Everyone around focused their gaze on Shu Yue, wanting to see what she would choose.
After hearing this, Shu Yue understood.
‘The childhood friend loses to the newcomer. So I’ve cuckolded him… no wonder he’s so angry.’
But Shu Yue’s intuition told her that this guy named Sada was very annoying.
The only reason a girl would like him would be for his status and money.
Emily clearly wasn’t a girl whose material needs weren’t met; what she pursued must be something else.
Someone like Sada was definitely not her type.
In other words, this guy named Sada was just a simp.
That made sense.
He was about to have a flash marriage with his goddess, so the simp would definitely bark at her.
No, he was actually biting!
Shu Yue snorted inwardly.
She knew that if she didn’t solve the problem immediately, this group of people would definitely look for more trouble.
If they discovered that Shu Yue wasn’t the real Liya White, then she would have to flee.
The Baron had a Rank 2 peak combat strength, and there were many Rank 3 combatants in the city.
Impersonating a noble was a capital offense in this world.
“Fine, let’s have a match.”
She also intended to test exactly how much her combat power had increased after the second Dragon Blood strengthening.
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