Shocking Mountain Moon

Chapter 23 Apology
Feng Caixing happened to look back and saw the ball coming towards him. His face changed drastically and he only had time to shout, "Be careful——"

Amidst the exclamation, the ball landed on the girl's raised foot and bounced up and down several times due to the impact.

Before everyone could come to their senses, the girl kicked the ball with her toes, and it flew back and went right through the eye on the net.

After a moment of silence, there was a burst of cheers and exclamations.

For those who love Cuju, this scene is so exciting that it is hard not to cheer.

And in the capital of Daxia, who doesn’t love Cuju?
"Ms. Qiu Liu, you are actually a master of Cuju!" Feng Caixing almost pounced on Qiu Heng.

Compared to the elegant activities such as burning incense and arranging flowers, she still loves playing Cuju more.

Knowing that she had become the center of attention, Qiu Heng pursed her lips and smiled: "There is nothing fun in the countryside. We just play around with a group of friends since we were little."

This is not a lie. If ordinary people do not have enough money and time to enjoy the elegant activities of burning incense and drinking tea, anyone with hands and feet can play Cuju, but the only difference is the level of skill.

Qiu Heng's original level was pretty good, and after ten years of hard training in martial arts, his Cuju skills also improved.

And showing off your superb Cuju skills may help you make new friends and open up new situations.

Qiu Heng cannot guarantee who will help her with her plans, but she will try her best to seize every opportunity.

Fight for a chance of survival for yourself and for Daxia.

At this time, several young men came over, and one of them was the playboy who kicked the ball towards Qiu Heng.

"Are you Miss Qiuliu?"

Qiu Heng looked over and said, "Yes."

"I'm sorry for what happened just now." The dandy boy smiled crookedly, without any sincerity, "I didn't expect Miss Qiuliu to be able to play Cuju. Do you want to compete with me?"

Qiu Heng's eyes passed him.

A hand was placed on the dandy boy's shoulder, and the owner of the hand met her eyes and nodded slightly.

"Who is it?" The dandy young man turned around impatiently and saw a cold and indifferent face.

"Xue - Lord Xue?" He wanted to call Xue Han's name, but the reputation of the Imperial City Bureau and the eunuch behind it were known to even a playboy who only knew how to have fun.

"Master Xue, is there anything wrong?" The young dandy shrugged his shoulders but was unable to break free from the restraint of that hand.

Xue Han put his hand down: "Just now I saw you deliberately kick the ball towards Miss Qiu Liu, are you venting your anger for your good friend Han Ziheng?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell silent.

Everyone looked at the expressionless young man in red clothes and wondered: Is this imperial envoy too direct in his words?
The dandy boy's expression changed: "Who did it on purpose? We are playing Cuju, isn't it common to accidentally kick the ball away?"

"It's common to accidentally kick the ball away, but that doesn't mean you didn't do it on purpose."

"You, what makes you say that?"

Xue Han said calmly: "I saw it."

"What you saw is not evidence!" The young dandy boy lost his fear of the Imperial City Division. He pointed at Qiu Heng and smiled frivolously. "Why is Lord Xue so protective of Miss Qiu Liu? Is he trying to be a hero and save the beauty or what——"

The rest of the words were stuck because his collar was grabbed.

Xue Han swept his eyes around everyone and finally landed on the face of the dandy boy: "As everyone knows, the murderer who hit and killed Miss Qiu Liu's adoptive father was discovered by the Imperial City Bureau by chance, which led to the Han Ziheng case. You are looking for trouble with Miss Qiu Liu, which is a slap in the face of the Imperial City Bureau and a nuisance to me, Xue Han."

The dandy boy had never been so embarrassed in public before. He reached out to push the hand that was grabbing his collar and said, "Let go! The Imperial City Division can't be unreasonable, right? I've already said I didn't mean it, and it has nothing to do with Han Ziheng!"

"Reason? The emperor is here, let's go and talk to him. Let's see whether he believes that you didn't mean it, or whether he wants to hurt the plaintiff in order to vent his anger for Han Ziheng." The young man spoke in a slow and steady tone, but his hands were ruthless. He dragged the dandy boy towards the direction of the royal family.

This immediately frightened the companions who wanted to help the young man.

They usually don't complain to their parents when they fight or get into trouble, so isn't it too much for this kid to go to Jin Shang all the time?
The dandy young man was also very frightened and kept shouting: "I was wrong, I was wrong!"

Xue Han stopped and pushed the dandy boy: "Then you should apologize." The dandy boy staggered and before he could stand firmly, he bowed his hands: "My words are out of control, please don't blame me, Master Xue."

Xue Han raised his eyebrows: "You should apologize to Miss Qiu Liu."

The dandy boy paused, turned around and bowed deeply to Qiu Heng: "I just wanted to vent my anger for my friend. I was wrong. Please forgive me, Miss Qiu Liu."

Xue Han sneered: "If you want to apologize, then why do you want others to forgive you? You are so greedy——"

The dandy young man's nose was crooked with anger.

Aren't these just polite words? How can this be considered greedy?
But I can only hold my nose and apologize again.

"Miss Qiu Liu, I was wrong."

The girl looked well-behaved and harmless: "Then don't do this again in the future."

The young dandy boy was stunned, feeling inexplicably complicated.

A companion quietly tugged at his sleeve.

The dandy boy came back to his senses, looked at Xue Han, and forced a smile: "Master Xue, if you have nothing else to do, we will leave first."

Seeing Xue Han nod, the few people lost interest in continuing to play Cuju and only stopped after they ran far away.

"Xue is going too far!"

"The adopted son of an eunuch is really a bully who relies on his master's power!"

"Most of the imperial envoys are eunuchs, and he enjoys the job."

"But he can complain to the Lord..."

This sentence silenced the playboys.

Xue Han was still there: "Miss Qiu Liu, can you please excuse me for a moment? I have something to ask you."

He was so open and aboveboard that the people who had watched the whole event from beginning to end did not think anything else. Those who had a good impression of Qiu Heng even worried for her.

"What does Lord Xue want to ask?" Qiu Heng asked, standing in an open space some distance away from the crowd.

"Actually, I don't have anything to ask. I just want Miss Qiu Liu to be mentally prepared. Han Ziheng's case is about to be decided, and the emperor... is a man who cherishes old times."

Qiu Heng bowed her head slightly and said after a while: "Thank you, Master Xue, for telling me."

"Also, Miss Qiuliu, please be more careful in the future. If you find that Han Ziheng intends to retaliate, send a message to me."

Qiu Heng was silent for a moment, and looked into Xue Han's eyes: "Master Xue is so thoughtful, I don't know how to repay you."

The boy's eyes were dark and deep, like the night in the mountains, making it difficult to see clearly.

"Miss Qiu Liu, don't feel burdened." Xue Han paused, sounding more sincere, "I just like to intervene in unfair things, um... pity the poor and the weak."

Qiu Heng: “…”

This reason is not even as convincing as the dude's saying that he wants to be a hero and save the beauty.

She believed it.

After all, you can't open his heart and see what he really thinks.

"Then I'll go there first."

Xue Han watched the girl walk back and was soon surrounded by a group of girls. He lowered his eyes slightly and walked towards the tent where Emperor Jingping was.

(End of this chapter)