The Understated Dragon Lord
Chapter 423: Bullying

Chapter 423: Bullying

Soldier had no choice but to obey Beauty's command. With clenched teeth, he knelt down. Daniel,hands in his pockets, looked down at Soldier with a smug grin.

"Big guy, your grandpa is ready. Though I won't really acknowledge you as my grandson, you betterstart bowing down!"

Feeling humiliated yet again, Soldier's fists balled in fury, and he roared, "Country bumpkin, don'tpush me too far!"

"Pushing too far? Have I really bullied you? I don’t think so! I'm just asking you to honor our bet.After all, it wasn't me who insisted on betting; you were the one eager to take on the challenge. Soreally, you brought this on yourself. No blaming me!"

"You..." Soldier wanted to rise, his anger about to boil over, but Beauty shot him a fierce look.

"Honor your bets and don't embarrass yourself!"

Those words came like a thunderbolt, stunning Soldier. Had he served Beauty for so long only forher to reprimand him because of some country boy? Had he lost her trust?

No matter how bold he was, Soldier dared not defy Beauty. Gritting his teeth, he performed akowtow and grudgingly called out "Grandpa!" to Daniel.

"You might be calling me 'grandpa,' but I'm not accepting you as my grandson. That said, if youwant to bet with me again and call me 'grandpa,' I won't stop you. A few free calls of 'grandpa' fromyou certainly won't cost me anything."

"Country boy, you better stop gloating! I'll settle the score with you one of these days! One day, I'llmake you kneel before me, make you bow a hundred times, and call me 'grandpa' a hundredtimes!"

"That day will never come! Every time you provoke me, you’ll face another loss. Feel free toprovoke me anytime if you're up for losing again!"

With that reminder, Daniel turned to face Beauty. He hadn't settled his account with her yet.

Seeing Daniel staring intensely at her, Beauty could tell that idiot was up to no good. So, she put ona composed face and asked, "Country boy, why are you looking at me like that? Is there somethingon my face?"

"Beauty, your face is prettier than any flower," Daniel complimented.

"No matter how pretty, you're not allowed to stare! Take your eyes off me or believe me, I'll gougethem out!"

"Beauty, shouldn't you honor our bet when you attempt to gouge out my eyes?"

"What bet?"

"The one where if I found the Tiger King within half an hour, you agreed to kiss me. Surely youhaven't forgotten? My memory is quite good, even if yours isn't."

With just a cold hum, Beauty gave no clear answer.

"Beauty, what's this about? Are you trying to back out?"

"Back out? I'm not the kind of person to go back on my word. I honor my bets. Come on, stretch outyour face so I can kiss you."

Generously, Beauty agreed to uphold her bet, much to Daniel's surprise.