The Understated Dragon Lord

Chapter 408 Playing Dumb

After getting a rise out of Daniel, Beauty turned to Soldier. "You lost the bet to the country kid. You agreed to it; now kneel down and call him 'grandpa.'"

"Lady, I haven't lost!" Soldier flatly refused to concede defeat. Falling to his knees before a country kid and calling him 'grandpa' was unthinkable for a man of his stature.

Seeing Soldier's defiance, Beauty’s previously amused expression turned thunderous. As the witness, his refusal to own up to the loss was a slap in her face.

Beauty's face darkened as she challenged him, "Are you trying to weasel out of the bet?"

"Lady, I would never! In my whole life, I've never backed out of a lost bet!"

"If you're a man of your word, then now that you've lost, get on with it! Kneel down and call him 'grandpa!'"

"Lady, I didn’t lose!"

"Didn't lose? He ordered the hen to peck you, and it did just that. Everyone saw it; your own men saw it. Are you still going to play dumb?"

"The hen did peck me, but that doesn't prove it's listening to him! What if—just what if—it's pecking me because I caught it and it's holding a grudge against me for the stew pot?"

Soldier's excuse was a stretch, but not completely unreasonable. Beauty didn't immediately take sides but turned to Daniel instead.

"Soldier claims he didn't lose. What do you say?"

"If he insists he didn't lose, then let's keep playing! I can play until he admits he's lost. That hen can peck through hard stone. Is Soldier's butt tougher than that?"

With that, Daniel looked at the hen and cheerfully ordered, "Go! Keep at it! Peck his butt nonstop until he admits defeat!"

At Daniel's command, the hen sprang into action, cackling as it targeted Soldier's behind.

"Ow!"

"Ahhh!"

off me! Get

...

while running forward, but the hen was too nimble. In the end, he could only plead with Beauty for help. "Lady, please save me! This hen's going

Daniel a punch.

Beauty!" Daniel called out to the hen,

word, the hen

defeat? Have you lost?" Daniel

I haven't lost! The hen pecking me is not because it listens to you; it has a grudge against me! If you want me to admit defeat, you'll have to make it

didn't see it as being unfair; he was just using the rules

harder? What do you

I'll make up the problem, and you get it to solve. If it answers correctly, then I'll

Chapter 408 Playing Dumb

turned to Soldier. "You lost the bet to the country kid. You agreed to it; now kneel

I haven't lost!" Soldier flatly refused to concede defeat. Falling to his knees before a country kid and calling him 'grandpa' was

the witness, his refusal to own up to the loss

as she challenged him, "Are you trying to weasel

never! In my whole life, I've never

now that you've lost, get on with it!

"Lady, I didn’t lose!"

and it did just that. Everyone saw it; your own men saw it. Are

doesn't prove it's listening to him! What if—just what if—it's pecking me because I caught

was a stretch, but not completely unreasonable. Beauty didn't immediately

lose. What

until he admits he's lost. That hen

and cheerfully ordered, "Go! Keep at it!