Chapter 1412: My Recommended Child? (II)

Actually, it's not that complicated—just got married off by a bunch of people I don't even know.

After Chunzi finished saying it was a long story, she immediately summarized her core conflict in very concise language.

"It's the 21st century—why are you still pulling this?" Luo Quan heard Chunzi's words and was speechless. "Just refuse outright—if they force you, just run away. Aren't you afraid you can't support yourself now?"

"It's not my family pressuring me." Chunzi shook her head. "This situation, Miss Luo, you should be very familiar with."

"I am familiar—forced marriage?" Luo Quan frowned, then immediately understood what Chunzi meant. "Did the Imperial Household pressure your grandfather? That shouldn't be—Princess Senior Jinggong Ya Zuo is already married, isn't she?"

Chunzi corrected: "He's not the sole heir of the family—he still has a younger sister and brother."

"So it's that brother of his who took a liking to you?"

Luo Quan immediately flared up: "No law left! What era is this—still pulling this? Aren't you afraid of public opinion?"

"To them, public opinion might not matter much." Chunzi shook her head helplessly. "Besides, they don't plan to repeat the old tactic of mobilizing public opinion to pressure me—they're going straight for my family."

"You mean they're threatening your relatives?" Luo Quan frowned at this. If so, that really would be troublesome.

After all, they're Japan's highest nobility—though like the British Queen, they're mostly figureheads. But as long as their demands aren't outrageous, once voiced, they'll still attract swarms of opportunistic politicians.

Just like how Princess Senior Jinggong's father pursued her mother back then.

Princess Senior Jinggong's mother used to be a promising diplomat with both talent and beauty.

Who would've thought she'd suddenly catch the eye of Prince Senior Jinggong's father? That crown prince wore her down with soft persistence and hard pressure, plus public opinion, and forced her to marry him.

Luo Quan had nearly fallen for the same trick before—just lucky she ran fast.

Now Chunzi's here too—this family really passes down the same playbook.

Good thing Gao Liang isn't Japanese, or he'd probably catch that little princess's eye too.

"By the way, isn't Princess Senior Jinggong's brother mentally challenged? How does he even know how to marry?" Luo Quan suddenly recalled this.

I'd seen this news on Bilibili before—apparently the whole Reiwa family isn't quite normal.

Aside from Princess Senior Jinggong still being somewhat handsome, the other siblings are somewhat ugly, and the brother is especially intellectually impaired—he ranked last in his high school entrance exam and often gets bullied by classmates.

Would someone who can't even grasp basic studies think about marrying?

Chunzi replied: "I'm also puzzled by this—Grandfather said maybe it's because he's mentally challenged, so he wants to find an outstanding enough woman to secure his future."

"Honestly, I'm honored—my looks, abilities, and family background all meet their standards, so half a month ago, they just dumped a bunch of betrothal gifts at our door."

"No discussion? Just dumping betrothal gifts—what kind of move is that?"

Chunzi said with a troubled expression: "For many Japanese people, this is actually an honor, but I don't want this kind of honor."

"Besides, after delivering the betrothal gifts, they warned me: if I refuse this marriage, I'd better think hard about the consequences."

"The threat is already clear—I could just leave, but my family can't, so these past few days I've been stuck in Tokyo, trying to find a solution."

"Found one?"

Chunzi nodded: "Found it—if the Yagyu family has its own heirloom weapon, they definitely won't dare bully us!"

Chunzi pointed at the TV, where the Tokyo Art Awards were replaying: "This Hiramura Rin—her family also runs a dojo, and she has an ancestral reverse-blade sword. After the spiritual aura revival, it became incredibly divine and fierce—no sword in all Japan can compare to it.

So this Miss Hiramura is a better age match for that little prince, yet she's never been harassed.

But our family's famous swords? Either donated to museums or destroyed in war—what we still hold is only mediocre in power, so naturally, no one fears us."

That's very realistic—this world is whoever has the bigger fist gets to be right.

If the Yagyu family also had a divine sword, they definitely wouldn't face this.

"Maybe I can do something." Luo Quan thought of her system's Shangcheng—she should be able to exchange for a powerful divine sword there.

"Then I'll give it to the Yagyu Sword Saint—one strike, God-Slaying Blade—see if anyone still dares to propose to his granddaughter!"

"Miss Luo, you really have a way?!" Chunzi heard this and nearly jumped up from her seat, excited. "Don't tell you have not only British and French divine artifacts, but Japanese ones too!"

"There definitely are, though I might need to wait a bit." Luo Quan nodded but didn't commit.

"If luck's good, I could exchange it from Shangcheng tonight."

"But if luck's bad and Shangcheng doesn't have it, I'll have to think of something else."

"Anyway, don't overthink it—I'll definitely help you with this. Worst case, I'll leak this news and use public opinion to apply reverse pressure!"

Luo Quan said this while spearing a large chunk of beef into her mouth, declaring firmly.

We're no longer in the old era when nobles could control everything.

So if these people really dare to oppress too far, they'd better watch their own lives.

"Ding-dong!"

At that moment, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Luo Quan, being closer, got up and went straight to the door: "Who is it?"

"Food delivery."

It was a woman's voice.

"You still order takeout?"

Luo Quan turned to look at Chunzi, then opened the door.

"I didn't order takeout."

Chunzi showed a confused expression, then gasped as she saw a masked woman wielding a dagger appear outside the door.

Because Luo Quan had turned to look at Chunzi, she didn't immediately notice the situation outside.

By the time she turned back, she saw the dagger had already pierced her left chest.

If it were a normal person, that stab would surely be fatal.

But if Luo Quan's Immortal Jade Body couldn't even block this much damage, it wouldn't be called Immortal Jade Body.

The moment the dagger touched her body, it snapped into two pieces—aside from tearing Luo Quan's T-shirt and underwear, it had no effect.

"Damn, an assassin!"

Luo Quan almost instinctively swung a slap at the masked woman, sending her flying with a pia—she hit the wall and passed out instantly.

"Quan-chan, are you okay!" Junzi came running over, her expression extremely tense as she embraced Luo Quan and asked.

"I'm fine." Luo Quan shook her head with a smile.

However, when this person stabbed herself, she was quite accurate, aiming straight for the heart; if it had been Junzi opening the door, would she have survived?

Luo Quan crouched down and ripped off the woman's mask.

It was a woman of ordinary appearance, roughly in her twenties.

She looked like she had neglected her appearance for a long time and stayed up late, her face somewhat haggard, a typical sub-healthy state.

"Junzi, do you know this person?"

Luo Quan had just arrived in Tokyo, and no one knew where she was going, so this person most likely wasn't targeting her; she was probably here to seek revenge on Junzi.

"This person... I feel like I've seen her before..."

Junzi stared at the woman's face, recalling seriously, then suddenly clapped her hands: "I remember, she seems to be an old fan of mine in Japan, she even took a photo with me before!"

"Old fan?" Luo Quan was even more puzzled hearing this, "An old fan still wants to stab you, what grudge what enmity is there?"

"I don't know either, I don't even know how she found out my address." Junzi said with lingering fear.

Fortunately Quan-chan was here today; if it had been herself opening the door, it's really hard to say whether she could have dodged this sudden knife.

Although her current strength is also very strong, who could have expected an old fan would suddenly show up to kill her?

"Send her to the police station first, once interrogated everything will be known."

Luo Quan said, directly calling to have the Metropolitan Police Department send people over to arrest the culprit.

Soon, several officers arrived at the scene and took away the culprit who was still unconscious.

At the same time, Luo Quan and Junzi, as the parties involved, were also taken to the Metropolitan Police Department to give statements.

As a big star, although Luo Quan hadn't been to Tokyo for a long time, she still received extremely high treatment.

Even many officers in the Metropolitan Police Department had met her once before.

When Narita Airport encountered a bomb threat back then, they had also fought alongside Luo Quan.

It's just that most of them didn't exert much effort; basically it was all resolved by Luo Quan.

In short, the national goddess encountered misfortune, and a bunch of officers could be said to be filled with righteous indignation.

If it were someone else they might not have any emotion, because Japanese police are famous for being laid-back, gentle like nursery teachers even when dealing with criminals.

But this time it was unprecedentedly severe; the criminal was interrogated immediately upon waking, while Luo Quan observed through the glass, surrounded by a large group of leaders expressing concern.

"Confess, why exactly did you attempt to assassinate Xiang Luoquan and Junzi!"

The officer questioned loudly, and the woman already in handcuffs was quite cooperative, directly saying: "Junzi is about to get married, she will no longer belong to me.

I cannot bear Junzi being possessed by someone else; rather than see that heartbreaking thing happen, better to let her die by my hand, then I'll commit suicide, so we can be together forever, hehehehe."

Looking at the woman's neurotic smile, Luo Quan now understood the difference between 2D yandere and 3D yandere.

2D yandere is a moe point for many otaku, feeling it would be great to have a fanatical girl who regards you as her life.

But the experience of encountering such a person in reality now is completely different.

Because such women very easily go to extremes, and then might really take your life.

"How did you know Junzi is getting married? How did you get her address?"

Luo Quan immediately questioned the woman inside through the microphone.

You don't even know about Junzi's matter, Goddess Luo Quan?

The surrounding officers all showed puzzled expressions; this matter had rumors several days ago, saying the Crown Prince's younger brother took a liking to Junzi, and even the betrothal gifts were sent.

"So this matter has already spread long ago?"

Luo Quan widened her eyes; she had detected nothing at all domestically, and only found out after arriving in Tokyo and asking Junzi.

"It's just circulating among the people, no proper media has reported it; it's just releasing rumors to test the public's attitude.

If opposing voices aren't loud, they'll pressure harder."

Junzi explained softly to Luo Quan; after hearing it, Luo Quan only felt that family was truly disgusting.

Of course, the female maniac before her eyes was equally disgusting.

After further interrogation, the truth came out completely.

This woman named Hanako was a shut-in living nearby, a fanatical brain-dead fan of Junzi.

Upon learning Junzi might get married, fearing she would lose Junzi forever, her yandere erupted, wanting to kill her idol, then embrace the idol's body and self-immolate, so they would never be separated again.

As for Junzi's address, it was leaked to her by a friend who works as a delivery rider.

Although Junzi wears a mask properly when going out, at home the protection definitely isn't this strict.

Sometimes her face gets seen by delivery riders.

However, although Junzi is also a big star, she isn't as famous as Luo Quan, her facial recognition hasn't reached the level of being recognized at a glance.

So some delivery riders didn't recognize Junzi, but some did, and firmly remembered it in their hearts.

Hanako's friend was one of them.

After getting Junzi's address from the friend, she frequently observed and cased the villa where Junzi lived, and finally chose today to commit the crime.

And in her observation Junzi always lived alone, so after the door opened she stabbed down.

Unfortunately, she ran into Luo Quan, whose chest is harder than an iron plate.

Hanako said at the end that Luo Quan is a monster; she clearly stabbed the knife in, yet the other party was surprisingly completely unharmed.

But who would take a lunatic's words seriously?

Luo Quan's freestyle wrestling Olympic champion title was won at the Tokyo Olympics.

Everyone has a very deep impression of her combat power; what threat can a mere armed female thug pose to her?

Back when Luo Quan was in America, she faced a bunch of dark-skinned big men with pistols, and in the end weren't they all taken care of by her alone?

So the woman's testimony didn't arouse suspicion; they only considered her mind already unclear.

"From now on, you really shouldn't live alone; staying at your grandfather's kendo dojo would be much better — it's full of masters, so even if you really ran into a villain, there'd be nothing to fear."

After finishing the statement, on the way home Luo Quan persuaded Junko: "But with this incident, perhaps even without a divine artifact you can avoid that prince's harassment."

"If only it were really that simple." Junko took a deep breath, her gloomy mood finally improving considerably.