NIP #283 - Chapter 17: Self-humiliation
#283 - Chapter 17: Self-humiliation
Joffrey was trembling with anger. Tywin had said similar things, and he understood that Marquis Garon genuinely looked down on him.
He gritted his teeth and shouted, "All of you shut up! Clear the area below for me. There's been enough entertainment for today, but a royal wedding is not an entertainment venue. A royal wedding is history. Just now, Lord Garon stated that the Kingsguard are all useless, and he could crush them like bugs. Well, let's see how valiant the renowned Marquis Garon truly is!"
Just moments ago, Tywin and Lady Olenna had left together, and Cersei and Jaime were also absent. At this moment, no one could stop Joffrey from acting recklessly. Two Kingsguard members stepped into the empty space in the center. They quickly drew their swords and approached Liu Yuan from the left and right.
Faced with such a tense situation, Liu Yuan appeared calm and composed, even watching their every move with a hint of amusement. Then, he playfully made a gesture to Lyanna to cover her eyes, indicating that the current farce was extremely boring. Then, Liu Yuan announced loudly, "It is indeed I who said it, the current Kingsguard are simply a bunch of incompetent people filling positions! I truly hope His Majesty Joffrey can have discerning eyes and select some truly capable knights to take on this important task."
Joffrey's face was gloomy, his eyes flashing with fierce light. He nodded slightly, and the Kingsguard immediately understood. Ser Boros Blount and Ser Mandon Moore tacitly separated, forming a pincer attack. They were naturally aware of Liu Yuan's illustrious reputation, but even so, when they saw Liu Yuan empty-handed, they couldn't help but feel some apprehension. After all, this opponent was no ordinary person. Therefore, both of them were extremely cautious, not daring to take it lightly.
Boros's figure flashed, and the long sword in his hand slashed horizontally towards Liu Yuan's left leg like lightning. A white hand appeared like a ghost, easily pinching the blade. Boros was shocked. He never expected that his full-force strike would be so easily caught, and no matter how hard he tried, the sword remained motionless as if it had been nailed in place.
Before Boros could react, a broad palm suddenly stretched out. He wanted to dodge, but his body was out of his control, and he could only watch as the palm got closer and closer. Immediately afterward, a powerful force struck, and Boros lost consciousness.
At this moment, Mandon, who had circled to the other side, happened to witness this scene. He stared wide-eyed, watching in disbelief as Boros handed the sword in his hand to Marquis Garon as if a child was playing. What shocked him even more was that Marquis Garon simply waved his palm and slapped it on Boros's helmet, causing the latter to sway a few times before finally kneeling on both knees.
"Damn it!" Mandon cursed in a low voice, "You are His Majesty's personal guard, yet you try to please an outsider! Even if you want to act, can you please make it a little more realistic!"
He glared fiercely at Liu Yuan's back, his eyes flashing with fierce light, secretly thinking: I am the true warrior loyal to the royal family! Thinking this, he gripped the long sword in his right hand and instantly struck, piercing straight towards Liu Yuan's heart with fierce sword energy.
But his eyes blurred, and the target in front of him disappeared, then he caught a glimpse of a shadow in the corner of his eye. "Bang!" Like the sound of a striking bell, Mandon felt dizzy and the whole person flew up. From the audience's perspective, Liu Yuan turned around and slapped Mandon with his backhand, and then the Kingsguard in full armor flew up.
Liu Yuan waved to the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone saw it! In fact, killing them is no different from crushing a bug, at most stepping on it." As he spoke, he walked towards Joffrey, and the prone Mandon was right in his path. A foot stepped on the helmet, "Boom!" The helmet and head were heavily stepped into the ground. Then he turned around and returned to his seat without looking at Joffrey's terrified expression.
Only then did people realize that there was a deep dent in Boros's helmet, which was clearly a handprint. And Boros was already bleeding from all seven orifices and had been beaten to death.
Jaime rushed over and happened to see this scene. He knew that if it were him, it wouldn't be any better, at most he could withstand two more slaps.
Joffrey was a little stunned by the fright, but Margaery reacted quickly, immediately came to Joffrey's side, and took his hand. She said loudly, "The King and I are very grateful to Marquis Garon for bringing the entertainment. Everyone, please applaud!" At this time, the crowd reacted and applauded! Margaery waved her hand frantically below, and the servants beside the huge wooden lion in the field turned the mechanism. As the lion's mouth slowly opened, six dwarves ran out from inside, wearing acting costumes. Judging from the badges on them, they were the six claimants who participated in the previous war.
The dwarves performed hard, fighting each other and making quite funny movements. To some extent, they saved Joffrey some face.
And the bodies of the two Kingsguard remained in the field as background boards.
At this moment, Tywin returned with a pale face, looking at Joffrey with extremely cold eyes. This idiot! He can cause trouble as soon as I take my eyes off him.
Then, Tywin's gaze slowly shifted to Liu Yuan. At this moment, Liu Yuan was fiddling with the long sword in Boros's hand with nothing to do. He gently pinched the tip of the sword with his fingers, and then broke the blade section by section. When he felt Tywin was watching him, the corner of his mouth raised slightly, revealing a faint smile to Tywin.
Tywin withdrew his gaze, confirming with his eyes that this was someone he couldn't afford to offend.
He came to Joffrey's side and pressed his shoulder tightly with his hand. He said in a cold tone, "Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, I have already reminded you not to provoke Marquis Garon!"
Joffrey was in pain from being grabbed by him, and said angrily, "Are you blaming me? Prime Minister Tywin, please pay attention to your attitude, I am the King!"
Tywin seemed to be really angry. He frowned, stared sharply ahead, opened his lips slightly, and said in a calm but unquestionable tone: "Listen to me, if there is another similar incident, you will no longer be in your current position. At that time, I will find an obedient person to replace you as the new King!"
The volume of these words was not loud, but everyone around could hear them clearly.