The Phoenix Arises Chapter 30.3

Chapter 30 . 3: A Challenge

That voice was as chilly as ever which crushed the hopes of everyone there .

Till the night’s banquet ended, the people still had not recovered from the shock .

Early the next morning, news that the Crown Princess Duanmu Xi and Duke Jing’s Heir Duanmu Qing would duel at the Vermillion Bird Arena in three days’ time quickly spread throughout the entire capital .

Once such explosive news came out, it immediately became the talk of the town, with people talking about it while having tea and it was the topic of discussion while having their meals .

In the Heavenly Fragrance Pavilion situated within the Vermillion Bird Kingdom’s Imperial Capital, three young ladies were having their morning tea .

The three of them kept looking outside, seemingly waiting for someone .

“Why is Little Mei still not here?”

“Who knows? She is usually the earliest one, but today… . . ”

She had not even finished her words when they saw a girl in yellow clothes rushing excitedly to their table before grabbing the teapot on the table . She did not even bother to pour it in a cup but went on to take a few noisy gulps straight from the spout, which caused the few others to stare at her with their mouths agape .

The yellow clothed girl then put down the teapot and she had not yet caught her breath when she lowered her head to say in a mysterious tone: “Let me tell you some absolutely explosive news… . . ”

“Tsk, she’s doing it again . ” The yellow clothed girl was just midway through her sentence when she was suddenly interrupted by the other three .

“Are you going to tell us about the duel between the Crown Princess and Heir Qing?”

“… . . ”

“Come on, so all of you know it already… . . ”

“We heard all about it already . Come, sit down first . I have insider news about that . ”

The girl in yellow clothes whose name was Little Mei then obediently sat down, the four of them huddling together to speak in soft tones .

“I heard that it is because of a flawlessly handsome man that brought in this duel, and the winner will get the man . ”

“Oh? Just what kind of a handsome man could possibly make the Crown Princess and Heir Qing fight for him at dire risk to their lives?”

“I heard that it is a man who is more beautiful than the Phoenix Empress himself . ”

“Is he really that good looking? I really want to have a look at him . ”

“If you want to see him, I have an idea . Just go to the Vermillion Bird Arena to watch the bout that will be happening in two days . Since they are fighting because of that good looking man, then maybe on the day of the duel, we might just be able to catch a glimpse of him!”

“Haha! That’s great! We must get there early on that day to get a good seat, so that we’ll be able to get a clearer view . ”

“Good, good . Let’s go there together on that day . ”

Overhearing the girls’ conversation, a red clothed man at the next table lifted up an eyebrow, his face lighting up with interest . ”

[Really so good looking? He would see for himself just how handsome the man could possibly be . ]

The clothed man’s eyes narrowed and the corner of his lips curled up into a sinister smile, which suited his face that looked both male and female perfectly, highly alluring .