Chapter 473: Yousre not fit! (1/2)

Chapter 473: You're not fit!

Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations

”It was Shan Ling all along!” Fang Zhengzhi never believed in coincidences. There was no way Shan Ling rushed over on such short notice...

Definitely not with hundreds of man in tow.

The only explanation was that Shan Ling was nearby.

However...

That was quite the despicable method.

If Fang Zhengzhi was in his position, he would definitely not have planned something like this. It was much too despicable and boring.

It was equivalent to seducing someone with a pretty lady before having a group catch them in the act and extort the man thereafter.

How lame...

But Fang Zhengzhi had fallen for it...

Shan Ling had not seduced Fang Zhengzhi using Princess Shan Yu. Shan Ling exploited Fang Zhengzhi's weakness - his love for good food...

There was no way Fang Zhengzhi could have thought of it.

Fang Zhengzhi never expected that Princess Shan Yu would poison him, much less poison the lamb that so many would want to taste.

But now, he could be sure that Shan Ling had slipped in the poison into the spices when Princess Shan Yu wasn't looking...

Okay then...

There was only one way out of this...

Ordinarily, the man being extorted would cave in to any requests in order to protect his reputation.

However, Fang Zhengzhi wasn't afraid of that.

Shan Ling could spread this everywhere!

Fang Zhengzhi couldn't be bothered.

However, this was a different scenario altogether. In this case, he could simply charge Fang Zhengzhi with a crime.

Barging into Princess Shan Yu's room!

That was punishable by death!

Fang Zhengzhi knew what Shan Ling was about to do.

Shan Ling had already ordered the remaining servants and soldiers to wait outside.

Then...

He entered the room.

Was he about to strike?

If Shan Ling struck now, he could say that he lost control when he saw Fang Zhengzhi and killed him on the spot.

Would the Great Xia pursue the matter?

Fang Zhengzhi didn't know.

But the fact was that the Great Xia would not go to war with the Southern Region because of this. His death would be meaningless...

At the very most, they would compensate the Great Xia with some jewels and gold.

”Sister, I made a mistake. I didn't expect that this shameless fella would come here after failing to win you over at the banquet. I will now...”

”Brother, are you trying to kill him?” Princess Shan Yu interrupted Shan Ling with icy words.

”Should he not be killed?” Shan Ling asked, visibly shocked.

”Brother, if you want to kill him, you will have to do so over my dead body!” Princess Shan Yu stood in Shan Ling's way.

”Haha... I don't really understand what you mean.” Shan Ling stopped in his tracks.

Fang Zhengzhi heaved a sigh of relief. It was a good thing Princess Shan Yu was smart.

However...

Even with her protection, Fang Zhengzhi wasn't confident that he could survive.

Shan Ling was much more powerful than Princess Shan Yu.

”You want to kill him to void the contract of the 10 gold mines, am I right? However, you are willing to sacrifice my innocence for those mines. Brother... you are vicious!” Princess Shan Yu also heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Shan Ling stop.

”Sister, that is simply not true! You have misunderstood me!”

”Hmph!”

”Okay then, since you have been so blunt, I will be honest with you! We cannot give control of the gold mines to an outsider!” Shan Ling spoke up after some hesitation.

”Is that so? Then let me make this clear to you. As long as I am here, no one can harm him!” Princess Shan Yu asserted.

”Are you really going to be at odds with me over an outsider?” Shan Ling's tone was filled with fury.

”You? You are not fit to be my brother!” Shan Yu's voice was filled with anger as well.

”Aish... sister, you know that I have loved you since you were a little girl. You are my closest family member. You may not understand my actions now, but I am doing this all for the good of the Southern Region. With Fang Zhengzhi's reputation, we cannot possibly reclaim the 10 gold mines. Without those gold mines, how will we ever grow? Sister, what would you do if you were in my shoes?” Shan Ling sighed.

”At least I won't do something so despicable! I can't believe you are willing to sacrifice me for those 10 gold mines!”

”Despicable? Did you forget who signed that deal? It was you! The Princess of the Southern Region!”

”You...” Princess Shan Yu could not find the words to express herself.

”As your brother, I helped you to correct your errors and stem the bleeding. I am trying to build up the Southern Region! What have I done wrong?” Shan Ling added.

”No matter what you say, you can forget about hurting him today!” Shan Yu asserted.

”Are you really going to protect him with your life?”

”Yes!”

”Why?”

”Because there would be no Southern Region without him!”

”Okay then, I will kill all the soldiers at the door!”

”Shan Ling, those are our citizens, what are you trying to do?”

”Sister, you are a smart girl. You should know what I am doing? There is a stranger in your room at night. If news of this got out, how will we still maintain our standing?”

”But this...”

”Enough, now that things are at this stage, we either kill Fang Zhengzhi or the soldiers outside. There is no other choice!” Shan Ling repeated.

Princess Shan Yu was silent.

She knew what Shan Ling was saying. However, she had to choose between innocent citizens and Fang Zhengzhi.

There was no good option here.

But Shan Ling was right...

It didn't matter how it happened. The fact was that it happened. The reputation of the royal family couldn't be sacrificed. She had to make a decision.

”What if... he's not an outsider?” Princess Shan Yu bit her lips as she looked at Fang Zhengzhi.