Chapter 69 - Your Majesty … Why Do You Insist On Being Handsome? (2/2)

The other men exchanged glances. For outsiders this arrangement might have seemed strange, but they all knew how close-knit that group of women was. They wouldn't favor any of them just because they were related.

Thus, their female relatives were chosen to be their judges. Though, one of the men should regret agreeing to that decision soon. He could have known seeing how all five women smiled mischievously after hearing of the bet. But in that moment the possibility of those women colluding to harm him wouldn't even have crossed his mind.

”Asking the king why he cares so much about his appearance?” Fu Min's first cousin repeated disbelievingly.

Fu Min nodded. ”Yes, yes! Don't you also want to know?”

”Ts.” His cousin gave him a look of only-you-would-think-of-something-like-that.

His second cousin nodded, too. ”Isn't it obvious? It's because he's naturally handsome! It would be a shame if he didn't pay attention!”

”Aiya, don't argue with them over that.” Xiang Yong's sister waved their comments away. ”I know exactly what to do in that case!” She looked at Yi Zan's sister and smiled. ”Since you're asking after his appearance, your own appearance should decide who loses the bet!”

The men didn't understand, but also didn't dare ask. Fortunately, Yi Zan's sister explained: ”Wouldn't it be strange if someone handsome asked him such a question? The least good-looking one should go.”

The other women all nodded. ”Well, asking me …” Xiang Yong's sister smiled apologetically and looked at Qiang Wei. ”I'm sorry, but that would be you, Qiang Wei.”

”Me?” Qiang Wei was a little taken aback. He wasn't really vain, but had anyone asked him which of them was the least attractive … He wouldn't have offered his own name. He glanced at Xiang Yong. He wasn't bad looking, but still a little plain. He'd probably vote him to be the least attractive one?

Unfortunately, the women didn't seem to share his opinion. Fu Min's two cousins nodded. ”Yeah, me too!”, the first one said.

”Why do you even need to ask?”, the second one agreed.

Qiang Wei felt like objecting, but didn't know what to say. They had agreed they trusted the women. How could he say now that he didn't? He'd be a sore loser!

Qiang Wei looked to Yi Zan's sister for help. She certainly wouldn't say the same, would she?

Yi Zan's sister had to repress a smile. ”Qiang Wei … Well, I feel like you're not bad-looking. Though the others …”

”Aiya, Ai Hua, don't force yourself.” Fu Heng's niece gripped her arm. ”Everyone knows Qiang Wei is friends with your brother. Of course you can't say he's the worst looking of them. Just name someone else.”

”Well … I feel like … Xiang Yong is looking a bit plain. No offense, Xiang Yong. I just think, you could do more for your appearance.”

”None taken.” Xiang Yong smiled. It was painfully obvious, that Ai Hua had only named him so she didn't have to take Qiang Wei. He could definitely live with that.

Fu Heng's niece shrugged. ”Do I even need to say anything? It's obviously Qiang Wei!”

Like that it was decided that Qiang Wei was the least attractive among those five men. Not only that, besides suffering a heavy blow to his confidence, he still had to go and ask the king that damned question.

Qiang Wei bemoaned his fate, but he could do nothing about it. He had dared to make the bet so he couldn't chicken out of it now. He had to go.

Watching him leave, Yi Zan smiled cruelly. ”That'll teach you a lesson. We'll see if you dare take my little brother for granted the next time!”

Qiang Wei fortunately knew nothing about the fact that his relationship with Yi Zan had brought this misfortune about. He was completely concentrating on the way to Qiu Ling's palace. His heart beat heavily entering the throne room. He and Yi Zan were probably the ones who had the closest relationship with their king, but Qiang Wei still wouldn't have thought of asking such a question on a normal day.

Thus, he eyed Qiu Ling warily, circling around the subject for quite some time, before he finally breathed deeply and did what he promised: ”Your Majesty … Why do you insist to … look handsome?”

Qiu Ling lifted his brows. ”Isn't that obvious?”

”Ah … no. It isn't.”

Qiu Ling lifted his head, staring into space. ”Imagine the demons invaded our realm and we beat them back. You know that king of theirs? Jin Ling? I can picture how they'd grovel before him, crying about how they couldn't fight well because I was looking too hideous!”

”You …” Qiang Wei didn't even know how to ascertain what he had just seemed to understand.

But Qiu Ling's vivid imagination had the dragon king already fuming with rage anyway, so he didn't notice the lack of reaction. ”Damn that guy! What is he doing besides pursuing beauty? How shallow! I'll make sure he can't be shameless in front of me. I'll let the whole world know that the dragon king Qiu Ling is so handsome even the demons love fighting him! And then nobody will dare say he's more handsome than me.”

”Mn.” Qiang Wei saved the effort to comment and went to Yi Zan, sighing heavily. ”What do I tell the others? In the end, wasn't the reason just because he's really vain? This seems to be a fault with his character.”

”Just make something up. They wouldn't dare ask anyway. How about saying there is an old legend about how the dragon race will climb to never before seen heights under the rule of the most handsome king?”

Qiang Wei furrowed his brow. ”Would anyone believe that?”

”If the only alternative is to accept that our king is just vain … They will.”

And thus, on that fateful day a new legend was born. If any of the dragons actually believed it … Who knows for sure?