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The outcome was smooth, fully aligning with the commoners' expectations. The tale of the King of Qin capturing and releasing, then defeating the enemy with one move, spread through the Capital City by the afternoon, and Princess Mingxue was also announced as the King of Qin's Princess Consort without a hitch.
Everything was as perfect as in the tales told by storytellers, making the previously somber Capital City much livelier.
But many members of the noble families found something odd about it all.
They always felt that the whole affair was resolved too smoothly...
The Emperor had mustered such a grand display, luring the delegation from Jiangnan to come, was he really placing all his hopes on a fair duel? Was he truly counting on a Southern Barbarian to deal with the King of Qin, who could divide and rule Jiangnan?
Although the Southern Barbarian exhibited incredibly unbelievable strength, to say that this was the Emperor's only tactic seemed overly simplistic...