That was why she didn't want to marry the Sixth Prince.
If this were her from two days ago, she could have confidently declared that she would rather die than marry Lu Mingyuan.
But now, under her father's command, the entire future of the Huo Family rested on her shoulders.
She had no choice!
For her father to return to the battlefield, for the morale of the troops to be stabilized, and for her family to be preserved, she had to do this.
She could only sacrifice her own happiness in exchange for the Huo Family's future!
No matter how unwilling she was, it was useless. She, Huo Hongling, had to lose to Lu Mingyuan. Otherwise, the Huo Family would be like a sailboat adrift on the open sea, in constant danger of capsizing!
She could not disappoint her father.
「...」
"The time is almost up. Nephew, you may begin the duel with my daughter."
The Champion Marquis glanced at the sun, spoke, and walked toward the dueling platform to personally light a stick of incense.
