Appointing a General as a Concubine: Where Can General Xiao Escape?

Chapter 184 The finale

In the ring, after defeating the 49th contestant, the man lay on the ground and slowly closed his eyes.

The referee came forward to check on him, then stood up and asked if anyone else was going to play.

A moment later, just as he was about to be announced as the winner, Xiao Mo walked onto the stage wearing men's clothes and with her face covered.

When the referee saw his attire, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu on the podium.

Seeing that the two had no intention of stopping, he announced the start of the competition.

Xiao Mo looked at the motionless person on the ground and walked slowly forward.

When the man heard the noise, he flipped over.

He looked at Xiao Mo calmly. Even though his left eye was swollen and couldn't be opened, he still made a standard gesture of accepting the attack.

Xiao Mo looked at him and was stunned by the clarity in his eyes.

This man might not be who she imagined.

The two men confronted each other, and the palace servant beside them handed over a dagger, but Xiao Mo refused it.

At this time, the princess outside the venue had cried until her voice was hoarse and was asked to return to her seat.

Before the fight began, the man turned his head to look at her and gave her a faint smile with difficulty.

She pursed her lips and tried to give him a similar smile.

Seeing this mixture of emotions made Xiao Mo's heart palpitate. She sighed in her heart and took a step forward to prepare for the attack.

Halfway through the competition, Xiao Mo felt soft-hearted and wanted to let the opponent win, but suddenly she remembered the emperor's words and retracted her hand and slapped it out again.

Looking at the man who was knocked down several meters away by her palm, Xiao Mo couldn't help but dodge.

The princess on the field turned pale with fright and stood up excitedly.

The man covered his chest and supported himself on the ground as he slowly stood up. He coughed and attacked Xiao Mo again.

He approached step by step, and Xiao Mo retreated step by step, without responding but just dodging.

Qi Minxiu squinted his eyes and looked at her, the corners of his mouth slowly rising.

Even though Xiao Mo had wrapped herself up like that, Qi Minxiu had already noticed it when she first entered the room.

Qi Yue also recognized that the masked man was Xiao Mo.

Ever since she came on stage, their attention, which was focused on the man, instantly shifted to her.

Xiao Mo kept refusing to respond to the man's moves, which made the man feel that she was insulting him.

He became angry and increased the strength of his hands.

Xiao Mo sensed his emotions and had to attack in order to protect herself.

While she was fighting with the man, she was thinking about how she could lose to him without being discovered by the emperor.

The brief moment of distraction gave the man a chance to fight back. Xiao Mo was hit in the left shoulder by a punch and fell to one knee.

Qi Yue and Qi Minxiu, who were outside the field, saw this scene and stood up reflexively.

Xiao Mo covered her shoulder and gave them a look sideways. They sat back down after they understood.

Seeing the opportunity, the man attacked again. Xiao Mo turned around but had no time to fight back and could only dodge with a backflip.

She landed only one meter away from the edge of the ring.

The man felt that the opportunity had come again and quickly pressed forward.

Xiao Mo glanced sideways behind her, wanting to be knocked off the stage by him, but when she turned around, she caught a glimpse of the emperor standing on a high building watching all this.

Her pupils shrank, and she quickly used her lightness skills to step on the man's shoulders and leap behind him.

Although she really wanted to help this man and the princess, if the price was to sacrifice her family, then forget it.

If she had really been knocked back to the stage like that, the emperor would probably be very angry.

She knew what the consequences of angering him would be.

Since she couldn't help them here, she could only make a quick decision and then find another opportunity to plead for them.

Thinking of this, Xiao Mo no longer backed down. She used her real kung fu and pushed the man out of the boundary in just a few moves.

The moment she won, Qi Minxiu immediately stood up, praised her, and applauded.

This action prompted other people on the field to applaud and cheer.

There was only one person sitting in the seat, blocked by the people who stood up, and he was staring blankly with tears in his eyes.

The man in the audience clenched his fists and slowly got up from the ground. His eyes were full of defiance, but he also gladly accepted the result of the competition.

He had been beaten so badly on the court before without shedding a single tear, but now his eyes were red with grievance.

He didn't dare to look at the princess, so he could only lower his head. After a moment's silence, he looked up again and the princess had been asked to leave.

In the hall, the emperor was waiting for the result of the competition with great joy. The first people to be summoned were Xiao Mo and the princess.

As agreed in advance, the winner had to break off the engagement on his own. Xiao Mo knelt on the ground as soon as she entered the hall, intending to refuse the engagement by saying that she was not worthy of the princess.

Before he could say anything, the princess ran to the emperor, knelt down, pulled his dragon robe and cried, saying that she did not want to marry her.

The emperor looked at her angrily, feeling extremely angry.

"You personally agreed to the martial arts competition to be your bride. Now the winner is waiting for the imperial decree to grant the marriage, yet you openly regret and refuse. What crime should you be punished for?"

The princess turned her head with tears in her eyes and looked at Xiao Mo, who had not yet taken off her veil, with hatred in her eyes.

"He came here masked to seek a husband, not daring to reveal his true face. He truly has ulterior motives. Father, aren't you afraid that he's approaching me with ulterior motives?"

The princess didn't know who she was, but the emperor did. He glanced at Xiao Mo who was kneeling in the distance, then looked away without changing his expression.

"I have investigated the identities of all those who participated in the martial arts competition. This person is both civil and military, and I am very satisfied to recruit him as my consort."

Xiao Mo was stunned by their conversation. Why was the situation not going the same as what she and the emperor had originally agreed upon?

Before going on stage, she had an agreement with the emperor that after winning the title, she would have to say in front of the princess that she was not worthy of her.

Then the emperor pretended to be furious and threw her into the Sky Prison, but actually released her in private.

Then, the emperor used this as an excuse to put the princess's marriage on hold for a while.

When the time is right, he will find a man of status and position worthy of the princess.

But the princess did not play by the rules. She started to make a fuss and refused to marry. The emperor was so angry that he could only change his words, hoping that she would give up her idea.

The words Xiao Mo had already prepared were messed up by the emperor. Her mind raced as she organized her words in the hope of bringing the topic back on track.

"I will not marry someone I've never even met. Father, please take back your decision!"

"I have already announced this marriage proposal to the world, how can I go back on my word?"

The princess' eyes were red from crying, and she looked so heartbroken that even she, an outsider, felt distressed.

But the emperor remained unmoved. Seeing that he was about to issue an imperial decree to summon the emperor, Xiao Mo was so frightened that she quickly called out to him, "Your Majesty!"

It would have been fine if she hadn't spoken, because as soon as she spoke, the princess would be reminded of her presence.

The princess stood up sobbing, looked at her with disgust, and slowly walked towards her.

The emperor and Xiao Mo looked at her in confusion, not knowing what she was trying to do.

Just as she was about to reach Xiao Mo, she suddenly took out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed Xiao Mo in the heart.