Chapter 301: Fixed Price

The Seventh Princess was instantly stunned, her small mouth slightly open beneath the veil; clearly, she had not expected Xu Que, who always spoke only to curse, to praise her voice as enchanting in front of so many people!

Er Gouzi, however, was unconvinced and shouted angrily: "This Divine Venerable's voice is also as crisp as silver bells, yet you hunt This Divine Venerable down. It is plainly favoring beauty over friendship!"

"Nonsense! With that duck voice of yours, you still dare claim it is as crisp as silver bells? Come on, yours is as loud as a barbell!"

Xu Que glared at Er Gouzi and said.

"Awooo, shameless!"

Er Gouzi immediately let out a howl!

Xu Que, too lazy to bother with it, turned his gaze to the Seventh Princess, resumed his gentle and refined demeanor, and smiled faintly: "Beautiful Princess, how about I treat you to some Spicy Hot Pot? The six-copper kind!"

"Oh? Spicy Hot Pot... what is that?" The Seventh Princess paused, somewhat puzzled.

"It is a miraculous delicacy!" Xu Que said with graceful elegance.

The Seventh Princess grew even more confused the more she listened, utterly baffled!

At this moment, Er Gouzi darted out again; hearing "Spicy Hot Pot," he was certain it must be an unparalleled delicacy and immediately shouted: "Spicy Hot Pot, boy, This Divine Venerable wants to eat Spicy Hot Pot!"

"None of your business, scram! Don't you see the King of Acting Cool is flirting with a beauty?"

Xu Que wore an expression of utter disgust.

As if! The King of Acting Cool never flirts with dogs; why would I treat you to Spicy Hot Pot?

The Seventh Princess covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes flickering slightly; she found this young man and his dog rather amusing.

But she still wished to learn more information to judge Xu Que's origins, so she did not leave, remaining where she stood, and smiled faintly: "Young Master Xu Que indeed possesses remarkable culinary skills. Might I ask if you have time to accompany me to the Elegant Pavilion for a detailed conversation?"

"Oh? I didn't realize the lady was such a passionate soul. However, I am afraid I am a gentleman of upright character and do not care for such advances; I hope the lady is not too impatient!

Matters of the heart require cultivation. As the old saying goes: forced melons are not sweet... but since the lady extends such kindness, I shall not decline. However, I must first finish selling these Stinky Tofu; a small business must uphold integrity!" Xu Que replied with a clasped-hand bow.

His words were a strange mix; they sounded refined on the surface, yet certain phrases made anyone who heard them feel something was off!

What gentleman of upright character? What not caring for such advances? Don't be impatient!

And what's with "I shall not decline"? How can such a shameless person exist in this world?

After pondering these words, everyone's faces immediately changed, filled with shock!

This... this boy is far too bold; he dares to flirt with the Seventh Princess like this?

Simply shameless and vulgar!

Such words are usually heard only in brothels; how dare he speak like this in such a situation?

What does he take the Seventh Princess for?

The Seventh Princess was also stunned; she never expected Xu Que to break the pattern so unexpectedly, pulling such a move out of nowhere!

Several princes were also enraged and could no longer hold back, shouting sternly: "Presumptuous!"

"What audacity! To speak disrespectfully to my imperial sister!"

"Why do you not kneel immediately and beg for forgiveness?"

The Second Prince, at this moment, stepped forward with righteous indignation and coldly commanded: "Guards, seize this lecherous rogue!"

Several guards immediately rushed forward!

"Well done! Hurry and arrest this boy!"

Er Gouzi said gleefully, nearly jumping up to applaud!

"Wait!"

Xu Que suddenly raised his hand and said solemnly: "Are you trying to stir up trouble? And you, Second Fatty, how many times have you shouted to arrest me? Are you a sore loser, or perhaps jealous that I am too handsome and dashing?"

The corner of the Second Prince's mouth twitched as he coldly said: "You insulted my imperial sister; this is a capital offense!"

"Damn it, don't slander me! When did I insult your imperial sister?"

Xu Que immediately became displeased, turned to look at the Seventh Princess, and flashed his charming smile again, asking: "Beautiful Princess, may I ask if I have insulted you? Oh, don't rush to speak; look, you must be starving. Here, eat something first!"

Saying this, Xu Que scooped another bowl of Stinky Tofu from the oil pot and turned to face the Seventh Princess.

However, just at that moment, no one noticed that Er Gouzi had quietly crept to the oil pot, pulled out the bag from before, and dumped its entire contents into the oil.

Upon closer inspection, it was all black, stringy things floating in the oil, looking truly like excrement!

Fortunately, the Stinky Tofu in Xu Que's bowl had not been contaminated; he was just picking up a piece with his chopsticks and holding it before the Seventh Princess.

Perhaps it was because he was truly handsome, or perhaps the added Charisma Value was at work, or even the Luck Value was taking effect.

The Seventh Princess did not get angry at all; in fact, gazing at Xu Que's gentle and refined smile, her heart beat slightly faster, and she felt a little nervous!

"Come on, be good, open your mouth. Yes, that's right, then gently take it in!"

In a daze, the Seventh Princess actually opened her small mouth, listened to Xu Que's words, and took the Stinky Tofu into her mouth.

Because she herself did not know why; at this very moment, Xu Que appeared so sincere, so impossible to refuse. Why was that?

The Seventh Princess considered herself to have seen many talented men of the Kingdom, and indeed, within the Capital of the Golden Yuan Kingdom, there was a man hailed as the most handsome in the Five Kingdoms.

Yet, even when facing that dashing handsome man, the Seventh Princess had never been so dazed; but facing this shameless Xu Que, why could she not control her own heart?

Xu Que had even brought this foul-smelling excrement right before her, yet she still obediently opened her mouth?

When the slightly slippery and hot Stinky Tofu touched her lips, the Seventh Princess felt she must have gone mad, must have been bewitched.

But the next moment, after her pearl-like teeth gently bit down, the fresh juice of the Stinky Tofu exploded in her mouth, and the Seventh Princess was utterly dumbfounded.

It smelled so foul, yet after biting into it, that peculiar fragrance completely exploded within her mouth.

Stinky?

No!

This is fragrant!

So fragrant, so delicious!

Wait… what is this?

Tofu?

No, how could tofu be this rich and fragrant?

And this texture and flavor—it's simply astonishing. How could there be such a delicious thing in this world?

"Boom—!"

Suddenly, the Seventh Princess's mind trembled violently, and her Divine Soul Power rose by a small but noticeable amount.

Though it wasn't much, she clearly felt the change in her Divine Soul Power. She instantly widened her eyes and stared at Xu Que in Disbelief.

Xu Que grinned: "Well? Pretty tasty, Bar?"

"Mm!" The Seventh Princess nodded blankly.

Xu Que kept smiling: "Your Divine Soul Power has improved quite a bit, March?"

"Mm!"

"Want to eat more?"

"Yes!"

"Thanks—one bowl, Ten Thousand taels. Fixed price!"

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