The Human Emperor (200-400)

C385: The Victor Hailed and the Defeated Damned, Such is the Way of the World!

In that instant, the room was so silent that one would be able to hear a pin drop.

"You can leave now." Wang Chong waved his hand, gesturing for the white-robed lady to return back to the Huang Clan.

While he understood the reason why the Huang Clan had sent the white-robed lady here, he wasn't prepared for it, and he wasn't willing to accept it as well.

"What else does the Wang Clan wants?" Hearing those words, the young lady abruptly raised her icy-cold face and glared at Wang Chong.

"Our Huang Clan has already lowered ourselves to this point, are you still unwilling to let us off?"

Strong pride and overwhelming indignance intersected on the young lady's beautiful face, and the bizarre clash of the two contrasting qualities left Wang Chong stunned for an instant.

Many consider it a blessing to be born in a prestigious clan, but this noble birth came with a set of responsibilities as well.

Huang Qian-er had already planned her future, but a single decision made by the top brass of the clan had overturned everything she had lived for.

The interest of an individual was always secondary to the interest of the clan. No matter how proud and reluctant she was, she had no choice but to defer to the arrangements by the clan.

"I don't need anyone to serve me." Wang Chong uttered coldly with a frown.

The other party should know that that wasn't what he meant. While he understood the complications involved in this issue, he was unwilling to accept such a resolution.

"Don't go too far! Is my sacrifice not enough to content you? How many more do you want? Two? Three? Four? Our Huang Clan might have done you wrong, but we won't be humiliated like this!" Huang Qian-er raised her head up and glared at Wang Chong.

Her face was pale, and her body was shaking with agitation and rage. Even the ornaments she donned was clanging due to her intense movements.

"You..." Wang Chong's eyebrows shot up.

It seemed like Huang Qian-er had misunderstood his intentions. He was simply uninterested in the marriage, and he didn't want to sacrifice Huang Qian-er's happiness for this deal as well.

However, the other party didn't seem to understand that. She thought that he was trying attempting to have the Huang Clan bring in more of their female offsprings to wait on him.

"You are misunderstanding something here. What I mean is that I don't need you or any of the ladies of the Huang Clan to wait on me." Wang Chong said impassively.

Typically speaking, considering his temper and Huang Qian-er's prideful personality, he wouldn't have spoken so amicably, especially since he was the victim here.

However, as he recalled the indignance in Huang Qian-er's eyes, many thoughts ran through his mind. Often, in the dealings of the upper society, ladies were often sacrificed for the interest of their clan. They were forced to marry anyone whom their clan had decided upon without any room for negotiation.

The Huang Clan might be reprehensible, but Huang Qian-er's plight deserved pity. Unknowingly, Wang Chong found the anger inside him dissipating.

On the other hand, upon hearing those words, Huang Qian-er was stunned for an instant. She stared at Wang Chong fixedly, seemingly trying to peer into the depths of his soul to determine the sincerity of his words.

Wang Chong also chose to face Huang Qian-er's gaze openly.

For a brief moment, silence loomed in the room.