Tuis did not think there was anything wrong with her words.
True etiquette was taught to the nobles from the age of three. Every smile, every gesture, and every step should be very strict. It should emit a unique temperament from the bones!
Everyone knew Ye Xinxia was from China, and her family was at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The Parthenon did not care about her background or nationality. They would treat anyone who was chosen as their Saintess sincerely. Therefore, the Parthenon never cared about Ye Xinxia's background or nationality …
However, Tuis felt like she was being too full of herself when she was discussing etiquette with an ancient Mediterranean family that had existed for over a thousand years!
Without the support of the Tuis, even Iza would not be able to secure her position as the Saintess. She was just a Saintess that they had picked up along the way. What right did she have to act so arrogantly in front of them?
…
Luckily, the banquet was organized by the Parthenon Temple, thus not many outsiders were present. Otherwise, it would be a great blow to the Parthenon Temple if the incident was made public.
"Mr. Tuis, in China, even the poorest family would teach their boys not to offend others, not to bully others, and not to do evil. They would teach their girls to love themselves, to maintain etiquette, and to respect others … I like European etiquette. It's warm, friendly, and casual, but I'll still follow the traditional China etiquette that my family taught me. Please respect the etiquette that I believe in, too." Xinxia's tone was calm in the first half of the speech, but she emphasized it in the last sentence.
It was offensive for someone who did not know how to respect other people's culture to insist on their own customs. If you don't understand, I can tell you. If you insist after I tell you, you are asking for it!
Even though Tuis was Iza's enemy, and Xinxia was only attending the banquet as a friendly gesture, it did not mean she was helping him. Even if he was helping her, she still did not want to dance with him. If the Saintess' etiquette did not forbid her from saying 'piss off', Xinxia would have told him to piss off when she heard Tuis mocking her family!
Although the saying that men and women should not touch each other was indeed very old and conservative, in this era of international culture, there were still many girls like Xinxia who maintained this idea. You can't abandon your old ideas and let go of your own free will, but you can't stop others from following the ideas that they think are more suitable for you.
They just had to respect each other and not mock one another.
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"Mr. Tuis, the Saintess does have some China customs, so please don't force her. It's not like she's biased against you," Tata immediately intervened when she realized that the atmosphere was not right...
"I didn't have any prejudice against Mr. Tuis, but I do now," Xinxia added.
"What do you mean by that?" Tuis was startled.
Xinxia did not respond. Mo Fan had already arrived. He raised his thumb at Xinxia and helped Xinxia, "I'm telling you to piss off, do you understand?"
Tata, Haylon, and the Great Priests' faces twisted as soon as they saw Mo Fan. As they thought, Mo Fan's words immediately triggered a huge uproar in the banquet. Everyone, including Tuis, felt like they had just eaten shit!
"Hehehe, you're telling me to piss off? I don't think anyone in the world dares to talk to me like that! "Tuis burst out laughing.
"Listen carefully, my name is Mo Fan. I'm from the simple family you mentioned. My Xinxia is right. Our father has been teaching us since we were young, not to offend, not to bully, and not to commit any evil deeds. However, even though we didn't tell you what to do to people like you, the gist of it is, don't beat them up, just let them piss off! "Mo Fan explained clearly!
Old Nanny Tata rolled her eyes and almost fainted after hearing the words.
Even though we didn't recruit the Tuis Clan, we can't afford to offend them!
Tata was about to send someone to carry Mo Fan out when Xinxia glared at her.
"Your Highness, something serious is going to happen at this rate. The Hall Mother is going to be very angry at you," Tata said.
"Tata, if the Hall Mother wants me to be a Goddess who doesn't have a bottom line for the sake of votes, I don't think I'm the right choice for her. The Goddess I'm fighting for is someone who can pray for the world, not someone who can please everyone like you and the Hall Mother want," Xinxia said seriously to Tata.
"Well said," Asha 'ruiya said with a smile.
While Xinxia was expressing her stance, Mo Fan and Tuis were already at each other's throats. The atmosphere around them was a lot colder.
"Mo Fan? So you're Mo Fan, the one who claims to be the strongest Mage in the world? "Tuis looked at Mo Fan with a mocking grin.
"News has spread pretty quickly. Even a little bastard like you has heard about it. For some reason, I felt disgusted when I first saw you on the street. I thought it was just my jealousy at first, but it turned out to be my scanners. They managed to lock onto you, "Mo Fan said.
"It seems like you two have brought your barbaric ways to Parthenon. No wonder I smelled something strange when I came back to Parthenon. It felt different from before. We are in Greece, Athens, and Parthenon. Since when did a rat from the sewers like you have the right to speak here? " Tuis was obviously the kind of person who dared to say anything. Since they had already fallen out with each other, there was no need to be polite!
"I was just telling my friend that you are a piece of rat poop," Mo Fan said.
"I don't like to argue with others. Dirty words will only taint my character. I am Tuis VII. My ancestor once helped Parthenon suppress the brutal Tyrant Titans. He protected Athens and Parthenon. What about you? "Tuis asked in return.
"That's your ancestor. What does it have to do with you? A respectable race doesn't necessarily mean they won't give birth to bastards, "Mo Fan said.
"You! You're insulting my clan! "Tuis snapped furiously.
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