Gulp!
Prince Mu swallowed hard, carefully raising his head. With a face full of forced smiles, he looked towards "Princess Yin Lihua."
"Princess, that was just a little joke from your old minister, to liven up the tense and dull atmosphere!"
The arrogance Prince Mu had displayed earlier was now replaced by utter humility.
He knelt directly before "Princess Yin Lihua," his posture impeccably respectful.
"Princess Yin Lihua," well aware of this old schemer's character, held no affection for Prince Mu.
She saw no need for pleasantries and, with a cold snort, slapped him in the face.
"Is that so? The way you just ordered me to marry your son didn't seem like a joke!"
Cold sweat trickled down Prince Mu's forehead.
He hastily swore an oath.
"Princess, your old minister would never dare harbor such thoughts! You and Prince Consort Liu are a match made in heaven, and your old minister could only congratulate you... I swear, if I have any other intentions, may I be struck down, be unable to have descendants, or may my sons be born without their little brothers!"
To convince everyone, Prince Mu was willing to go to extreme lengths, even daring to utter a "poisonous oath."
Prince Mu thought to himself.
My son, Mu Ma, don't blame your father for being heartless, it's just that there's no other way!
Little did he know, just as he finished his "poisonous oath," the "Young Prince" Mu Ma was suddenly struck by a bolt of heavenly lightning, hitting him precisely where it hurt the most.
"Ahhhhh..."
Mu Ma let out a heart-wrenching scream.
The air filled with the aroma of "roasted chicken"...
...
"Liu Xiuer" watched Prince Mu's clumsy performance, his sharp eyebrows furrowed with displeasure.
It was truly disheartening to have such a scoundrel like Prince Mu infiltrate the "rebel ranks."
Although "Liu Xiuer" desperately wanted to order this scoundrel Prince Mu to be hacked to death, reason held him back.
At this current stage, the "rebel ranks" were still weak, and rashly punishing one's own people would only sow discord.
Alas!
He'd let this "old schemer" live for a few more days!
A sharp glint flashed in "Liu Xiuer's" eyes. He spoke in a deep voice.
"Old Mu, you trespassed into the assembly hall and insulted the Princess with your words. The offense is severe, and you deserve a heavy punishment! I sentence you to one hundred military strokes. Do you accept?"
A death sentence might be avoided, but punishment was unavoidable.
"Liu Xiuer" had no intention of letting Prince Mu off easily; he wanted to give Prince Mu a lesson he would never forget.
Prince Mu was rather pleased.
"One hundred military strokes" sounded intimidating, but in reality, it was nothing.
After all, Prince Mu was now a "Golden Core expert." Forget one hundred strokes, he wouldn't even flinch at one thousand or ten thousand strokes!
Prince Mu said cheerfully.
"I accept, I wholeheartedly accept! Prince Consort, you are wise... Wait, what the hell is this?"
Prince Mu's cheerful voice was suddenly cut short, turning into a cry of utter terror.
Because he saw the second of the Gao brothers, "Technician Number Seven" Gao Ren, take out a giant club about ten feet long.
This club was thick and black, radiating spiritual light all over, clearly no ordinary item.
A fourth-grade magic treasure!
This thick, black club was a "fourth-grade magic treasure"!
Using a "fourth-grade magic treasure" for military strokes, weren't they cheating!
Teacher, someone's cheating here!
Prince Mu felt tears welling up, wanting to renege.
"Prince Consort, about this..."
"Liu Xiuer" wouldn't let Prince Mu finish his foolish talk. He shouted sternly, cutting off Prince Mu's words, and ordered.
"Go ahead, strike! Beat him!"
The three Gao brothers pounced forward like wolves.
"Heavenly Ace" Gao Chao delivered a kick that sent Prince Mu sprawling to the ground.
"Five-Star Assassin" Gao Shou rushed forward and pinned Prince Mu's left hand and left leg.
"Heavenly Ace" Gao Chao also lunged forward, pinning Prince Mu's right hand and right leg.
Then, with a combined effort, they pulled down Prince Mu's trousers halfway, revealing his fair backside.
You wouldn't believe it, but while Prince Mu's face was rather ordinary, his buttocks were indeed fair and tender, extremely well-maintained.
Cough, cough...
Huh, why does the scene feel like it's veering off course again?
"Ahhhh, no! You can't do this to me, Dame, Dame... Princess, Your Highness, save me! Show this old minister some dignity!"
Prince Mu, both ashamed and enraged, let out cries like a "lamb being slaughtered."
"Princess Yin Lihua," being of noble status, naturally could not bear to watch such a "disgusting scene." She frowned and said sternly.
"This is indeed excessive. I can't bear to watch!"
And then...
Assisted by her maids, she turned and went to the rear hall.
Can't bear to watch? Then I won't watch!
Otherwise, you wouldn't possibly think I was going to plead for the "old schemer," would you? No, no, no!
Prince Mu's guards were furious.
"Release my Prince!"
"How dare you villains!"
"Insulting the Prince's buttocks is an insult to the honor of our Prince Mu's Mansion!"
...
The guards shouted fiercely, but their bodies were quite honest.
They merely barked, but absolutely refused to confront the Gao brothers.
In fact, when "Heavenly Ace" Gao Chao cast a cold glance their way, the guards felt as if an invisible hand had their throats.
They all retreated, obediently falling silent.
The world became quiet!
With all preparations complete, and Prince Mu immobilized under the joint restraint of Gao Shou and Gao Chao, "Technician Number Seven" Gao Ren grinned ferociously. He raised the "black club" high and brought it down hard on Prince Mu's fair buttocks.
*Crack!*
A crisp sound of flesh.
The "black, thick club" struck Prince Mu's fair buttocks forcefully. The "black, thick club" erupted with black spiritual light, like a leech clinging to bone, piercing through Prince Mu's surrounding spiritual light and drilling into his flesh.
This black spiritual light didn't inflict any particularly severe damage, but it caused unbearable pain, making one wish for death and yet unable to die...
The searing pain washed over him like a tide, almost suffocating Prince Mu.
"Ahhhh... Dame, Dame, Dame..."
He let out the most piercing screams.
So painful!
Mom, save me, I'm going to die!
Before Prince Mu could recover from the intense pain, "Technician Number Seven" Gao Ren, with his skillful technique, brought the "black, thick club" down again.
*Crack!*
Another crisp sound of flesh.
Black spiritual light flashed.
An even more intense, searing pain erupted madly.
"Ahhhh... Dame, Dame, Dame..."
Prince Mu screamed again.
Immediately after, a "symphony" began to resonate within the "assembly hall."
*Crack, crack, crack...*
*Ahhhh...*
*Dame, Dame, Dame...*
Wave after wave, each more intense than the last!