Wild Crimson Rose: Beloved Handyman Prince's Courtesan Wife Chapter 128

Luo Yenmu charged again, but this time, Ling Lei waited for him and countered his attack with his halberd . It wasn't easy to block a rapier completely, as it was a thrusting weapon and not one that is swung like the normal swords . The crudest and easiest method for beginners was knocking the blade aside . Luo Yenmu kept trying to attack Ling Lei but his blade was always knocked away by the pole of the halberd . Ling Lei had yet to attack with the blade and was just defending himself, but the cultivators knew, if he did attack, Luo Yenmu wouldn't go unscathed .

'A rapier is indeed an elegant weapon fit for the nobility but it's attack patterns are very limited and not very practical in an actual fight . A beginner such as Luo Yenmu should not try to show off his skills so early no matter how confident he was . In addition, the distance covered by a halberd and rapier are far too different . Though it doesn't look like a lot, even a small distance could be a big advantage during a fight as it gives more time to dodge or strategize . ' Shen Tianyu thought in a bored state .

Luo Yenmu gritted his teeth . Even if he won only because his enemy was being sorry for him, it was still a win . He continued to attack and Ling Lei continued to defend . They were at a stalemate, where neither side was showing an upper hand . Though, Ling Lei would win if he attacked .

'He's too kind to be in the military or be any kind of warrior . What a waste of his talent . ' Shen Tianyu lamented .

"Lei! You can do it!" A female voice suddenly shouted from the front rows of the stadium seats .

As if he had suddenly drunk some kind of adrenaline increasing drink, he roared and attacked Luo Yenmu . "AAAAHH!" The halberd swung down on the unprepard Luo Yenmu, who tried to block and deflect it but it didn't work . Ling Lei's strength was not something Luo Yenmu could contests with . Spiritual power flared brightly for the first time since the fight started . Luo Yenmu concentrated his spiritual power in his arms and rapier, which he was propping up with both of his hands . seeing this, Ling Lei's spiritual power also exploded, concentrating on the head of the halberd . He kept pushing forward and it was obvious who had the upper hand now . Luo Yenmu was being pushed down and the pavement beneath his feet was also caving in .

Shen Tianyu glanced offhandedly at where the voice had come from, the voice that immediately decided the outcome of the match . There was a girl clad in turquoise, staring unblinkingly at the stage, her hands clasped as if in prayer . There were several men seated around her but they weren't fully concentrated on the fight, but rather scoping out the surroundings . the men were most likely the girl's bodyguards or something . She also didn't seem to resemble Ling Lei in appearance . 'His fiancee or sweetheart?' Shen Tianyu mused as she turned back to the fight .

Luo Yenmu was losing, but just like Ke Qingyan, he didn't want to admit defeat, or perhaps he couldn't because he was concentrating his every being to holding back the halberd . "RAAAHH!" With a final cry, Ling Lei put even more strength into his halberd .

Chink!

Luo Yenmu's rapier broke in half and the halberd descended on his body . "Ugh!" He let out a pained moan as the halberd carved a deadly path across his body, almost cutting him in half from the shoulder down .

"Hurk!" Now, Ling Lei was raising his hands holding the halberd, trying to bring it back so as not to kill his opponent . It finally came to a stop just short of Luo Yenmu's waist, and his little brother thank goodness for the Luo family . Screams and shouts sounded throughout the stadium as the stage was dyed in blood .

"Medics! Hurry up, what are you doing just standing there!" The emperor's simultaneously shouted, their voice imbued with spiritual power .

Physicians hurried up to the stage, where a pale-faced Ling Lei was still holding his halberd steady .

'Oh? This one is young but knowledgeable . ' Shen Tianyu mused as she quietly walked over to Rong Jian . The Crown Prince had run to worry over his friend and the Junzhu was screaming her head off, though whether that was an act or not, it was hard to tell .

"This Ling Lei knows that is he carelessly moves his halberd, it'll actually cause more damage to the surrounding nerves and muscles so he's holding it steady instead of pulling it back despite how pale and scared he is . " Shen Tianyu commented in Rong Jian's ear .

"Indeed . I thought he was too soft to be a military man but he's able to calm himself down and make logical choices even when he is overwhelmed . Perhaps my evaluation may have been wrong after all . " He responded, turning to her .

"Oh? You thought so too?"

"It seems we had the same thought about this Young Master . as expected, Wifey and I are fated to be, we even think the same . " Rong Jian said confidently .

"Oh? Looks like the Young Master's fiancee or other is worried too . " Shen Tianyu ignored him as she looked at the girl from before who was rushing, pale-faced, down the stadium and jumping onto the arena floor that contained the stage . The men who were her bodyguards yelling something behind her, indistinguishable due to all the noise in the stadium . The guards that were guarding the stadium raised their spears to block her . She seemed to have abandoned whatever elegant and highly picture she was supposed to maintain, her hair a mess from the running, her hands pushing at the spears, yelling something to the guards, adding to the noise .

The Physicians had come to the stage and tried to control the situation . A few were standing beside Ling Lei, instructing him how to pull his halberd out in the way that would cause the least damage . Most of them were supporting Luo Yenmu, feeding him a few pills and trying to soothe him . The Crown Prince who had rushed up, stood by the side, fiddling but not saying anything, knowing he couldn't do anything and not wanting to agitate the physicians by throwing commands at them . wen Ya had stopped screaming by now but had closed her eyes, holding her head in her hands . The Emperor of Xi Qi was fretting over this, trying to explain to the Emperor of Jing Qie and asking his subordinates to check on Ling Lei . The Empress of Xi Qi was by his side, trying to calm him down and assisting her husband . The Emperor of Jing Qie was waving at them, trying to say it was fine with a pale face . while the Empress only said a few perfunctory words to her husband before she turned to the other couple, trying to reassure them that this would not cause an international incident .

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