If he had previously wanted to slap others in the face, the scene at this very moment made him feel as though he had been slapped hard across the face himself. His cheeks burned fiercely, and he felt completely humiliated.
“Oh my, is everyone hosting a banquet again?” Liang Ban could not help but let out a tone that even he found sharp and unpleasant. He cleared his throat dryly and, after trying hard to steady his emotions, added, “Have I gone to the wrong place? Have I disturbed everyone?”
His joy and anger were written all over his face. His emotions were far too obvious, and everyone knew what was going on just by looking at his expression.
The hearts of the group of gang leaders sank. They had offended this young master of the Liang family, who mistakenly thought they were hosting a banquet without inviting him.
Wei Yue could not help but frown, really wanting to ask Liang Ban, what business do you have coming here to join the fun?
However, it was not appropriate to say this out loud in public.
He found it strange. The other gang leaders had their own forces and kept an eye on each other’s movements, so it was understandable that they followed and found the place. But this guy was all alone. How did he know there was a banquet here?
Yu Qing and Mu Aotie acted as if the matter had nothing to do with them. They had already realised that something was wrong with today’s banquet and decided to eat more and speak less, avoiding any involvement.
At this moment, Gu Yang, the leader of the Star Moon Gang, spoke up. “Young Master Liang, Gang Leader Wei is the one hosting today.”
The other gang leaders, except for the senior and junior brothers Wei Yue and Yu Qing, nodded in agreement one by one. They all distanced themselves immediately, leaving Wei Yue to take the blame alone to avoid offending this young master Liang.
Wei Yue’s face instantly darkened, realising that there was not a single good person present.
“Oh!” Liang Ban actually became cheerful. The questioning meaning in his eyes was very obvious as he cupped his hands and said, “In that case, I have offended Gang Leader Wei, gone to the wrong place, and disturbed Gang Leader Wei. I hope Gang Leader Wei will not take offence.”
A cold and fierce light flashed in the gaze Wei Yue cast at him. He did not know what this guy was being so sarcastic about. Was he out of his mind? Could he not see that someone was shifting the blame?
However, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he had no choice but to continue dealing with it. He stood up, cupped his hands, and said, “Young Master Liang, what are you saying? There is no disturbance. Today I only arranged to talk with the Scorpion Gang. The other gang leaders happened to be dining nearby, caught wind of it, and came over to join the fun. If Young Master Liang does not mind the noise, why not sit down and have a few drinks with us?”
Hearing this explanation, Liang Ban was half believing and half doubting, but his anger had slowly subsided. “Very well, then I will shamelessly listen to whatever brilliant insights you all have.”
Wei Yue immediately waved to the waiter and said, “Add another table.”
The waiters moved swiftly and directly set up a seat, although the food and wine would certainly be served a bit slower.
The formal host and guest parties here had not even managed to speak any serious words before the guests arrived one after another. Not only did the atmosphere change, but it also became very difficult to voice the originally prepared topics of conversation. It made the group seem as though they were truly just here to eat, constantly raising their glasses to toast each other and chatting endlessly about trivial matters.
This made the senior and junior brothers Yu Qing and Mu Aotie puzzled. What was going on? Were they being too superficial? Was this truly just about treating people to a meal?
However, this peaceful atmosphere was eventually ruined by someone.
It was the way Lian Yu and Mu Aotie were acting that was truly unbearable to watch, making it impossible for people to tolerate it any longer.
There was no helping it. Lian Yu clung to Mu Aotie’s side, constantly maintaining a low profile to win his favour. Helping to pour wine and serve food was one thing, but Mu Aotie happened to act very steady and completely unmoved. How could Liang Ban, watching coldly from the sidelines, bear to watch this?
He had been pursuing Lian Yu, yet she remained unmoved. Now, seeing her throw herself at another man like this, he felt he was not here to drink wine, but clearly here to cough up blood.
Chewing his food so hard he almost crushed his teeth, Liang Ban finally threw out a sentence that exploded in the room. “Proprietress, looking at how affectionate you two are, I fear a happy event is not far away, is it?”
As soon as these words were spoken, all movement in the room ceased. Even the sound of bowls and chopsticks stopped, and everyone looked in unison at that couple.
Mu Aotie stared at Liang Ban, able to feel the hostility in the other man’s words.
In truth, he also felt awkward about Lian Yu’s public actions. Her status as Nie Rifu’s mistress was also a knot in his heart.
Lian Yu smiled beautifully and looked at Mu Aotie with deep affection. “That depends on how he decides. As long as he is willing, I will naturally follow him wherever he goes!”
Her words were like a thunderclap, shocking everyone heavily.
Everyone present either suddenly narrowed their eyes or widened them in shock, feeling as though this woman must be crazy. She truly did not care about Nie Rifu’s feelings at all.
Yu Qing raised his hand to cover his forehead and lowered his head to drink. He could not bear to watch either. It was far too explicit.
He began to worry again. This woman was acting so brazenly, leaving no face for Nie Rifu at all. Was there really no problem on Nie Rifu’s side?
Mu Aotie opened and closed his mouth, turning his head to stare blankly at Lian Yu, clearly shocked as well.
The waiters serving on the side looked at each other in dismay, while Hu Niu was already dumbfounded.
Liang Ban suddenly gripped the cup in his hand tightly and sneered coldly. “You surnamed Zhang, no, I should address you as the second in command of the Scorpion Gang. The proprietress has actively thrown herself into your arms, and you still will not give a definite answer? Do you simply not like the proprietress, or are you afraid of something?”
Everyone naturally knew what the so called “afraid of something” in his troublemaking words referred to. It was nothing other than Nie Rifu.
Mu Aotie looked at him coldly, and finally gave him an answer through factual action. He turned his head and stared into Lian Yu’s eyes again, saying word by word, “If you dare to marry, I dare to take you as my wife. If the sky falls, I will hold it up!”
His words were absolutely resolute and his will was utterly firm.
This also shocked the entire room!
Was this a declaration of war against the Supreme of Tianji Mountain and the Lord of Kulei City, Nie Rifu?
Lian Yu had not expected such an answer. Her delicate body trembled slightly, and the five fingers resting on Mu Aotie’s forearm subconsciously tightened. An exceptionally bright light flashed in her eyes, and she locked eyes tightly with Mu Aotie. The purity and seriousness of this moment were fully revealed in her gaze.
She had greeted and sent off countless guests at the inn, so she could be considered to have seen many people. At this moment, she could see that this man was sincere, speaking the truth, and not deceiving her. As long as she nodded, this man would marry her.
She wanted to say something, but her throat felt as though it were blocked by something.
Only Yu Qing’s sound of “pfft” seemed extremely discordant in this atmosphere, but no one paid attention to him. They were all staring blankly at Lian Yu and Mu Aotie.
The wine Yu Qing had just drunk into his mouth sprayed out. A dignified Xuan level cultivator was actually choked by the wine, coughing continuously twice.
He did not care about the dripping at the corners of his mouth. He widened his eyes and stared at Mu Aotie, never having dreamed in his wildest dreams that Mu Aotie would actually say such things. He really wanted to ask Mu Aotie, you will hold up the falling sky? You had better straighten your tongue and say that again. How shameless. What do you have to hold it up with?
He understood Mu Aotie better than Lian Yu did, and naturally knew what it meant for Mu Aotie to say such things in public. It was absolutely the truth!
He could not figure it out. This woman was someone else’s mistress, and you were still willing to marry her? Was there water in your brain? We admit this woman has money, but no matter how much we like money, we cannot be so rash about our lifelong major events, can we?
Things had come to this point, and he had finally achieved great enlightenment. In the future, when brothers went out together, they could do fighting and killing things together, but they must absolutely not do romantic things together. It was too absurd and completely uncontrollable!
Fortunately, Lian Yu sobered up quickly and smiled at Mu Aotie. “This is a private matter between us. We will talk about it slowly in private later.”
Holding the wine pot with both hands, she poured wine for him with a gentle face. At this moment, her service was somewhat genuine, whereas before she had truly been doing it deliberately for Liang Ban to see.
They had thought there would be a fiery answer, but unexpectedly, the temperature dropped instead. The onlookers could not help but feel a bit disappointed.
Mu Aotie did not say any more and drank his own wine.
“Hmph!” Liang Ban smashed the cup in his hand onto the table. He could not drink this wine anymore. He was angry enough and did not want to watch that pair of adulterers being affectionate in front of his eyes. He stood up and said, “I will not disturb your refined interest. You all drink slowly. Proprietress, you surnamed Zhang, I congratulate you in advance. I hope you can last for a long time!”
As he said these words, while everyone was looking at each other in dismay, he had already flicked his sleeves and left.
Only Wei Yue politely said, “Young Master Liang, take care on your way.”
The others did not make a sound. They all knew that Liang Ban was truly angry this time. Some could not help but sigh in their hearts. Once the power of the Liang family was provoked, even Nie Rifu would probably suffer the consequences.
After the crowd was silent for a while, the leader of the Star Moon Gang suddenly asked, “Gang Leader Zhu, I heard that your Scorpion Gang has also registered to participate in the ‘Bronze Sparrow Martial Affairs’?”
Hearing this, Yu Qing, who was drinking gloomily, looked up and immediately changed to a smiling face. “Last time, you gang leaders advised our Scorpion Gang to join in the fun. It is better to comply with respect than to decline. We listened to everyone’s advice, so we registered to join in the fun. I hope you gang leaders will look after us in the future competitions.”
Hearing this, the gang leaders had various expressions. Some really wanted to mock him a couple of times. Stop using us as a shield. You probably got a definite answer from some woman’s mouth, didn’t you?
After that, no one spoke much. Everyone felt they had figured out one thing. The Scorpion Gang had participated in the “Bronze Sparrow Martial Affairs”. With the big guy here, this proprietress would probably have no choice but to help them.
In the end, a banquet that failed to achieve its intended effect dispersed unhappily like this, and Wei Yue had to spend quite a lot of extra money.
On the way back to their rooms together, Shen Jinchuan saw Gu Renshan walk to his room door and was about to open it to enter. He could not help but blurt out, “I heard the Scorpion Gang newly recruited fifty people. Brother Gu probably contributed a lot and did quite a bit of matchmaking, didn’t he?”
Gu Renshan at the door turned to look at him and said indifferently, “Some people just like to cry ‘stop thief’ while being the thief themselves!”
After speaking, he opened the door and entered, too lazy to pay any more attention. He knew that saying more was useless, and the other party would not tell the truth anyway.
Bang! Having been given the cold shoulder, Shen Jinchuan snorted coldly and left.
Back in her room, Lian Yu dispersed the smell of alcohol and went to the bathroom for a comfortable bath. Just as she finished bathing, she suddenly saw Hu Niu rush in hurriedly.
Hu Niu reported urgently, “Proprietress, the City Lord has summoned you.”
Lian Yu, who was tidying herself in front of the mirror, asked, “Did he say what it was about?”
Hu Niu said, “He did not say. However, it is imaginable. You and that big guy started talking about marriage today. How could this escape the City Lord’s ears? It is probably related to this matter.”
As soon as these words were spoken, Lian Yu instantly became as if injected with chicken blood, her face glowing. She bit her lip charmingly at the mirror. “Now he knows how to care? Hmph! It seems I need to provoke him more in the future.”
Although her mouth showed disdain, her hands moved swiftly in dressing up. She matched various pieces of jewellery, occasionally asking Hu Niu if it looked good. She was truly dressing herself up meticulously, and she looked to be in a very good mood, humming a little tune, just like a bride expecting to be married.
Yu Qing, who returned to the room, was in a bad mood. He scolded Mu Aotie thoroughly, blaming him for being too impulsive.
It was not that he wanted to stop his senior brother from falling in love. He also hoped his senior brother could have a happy marriage. But what was this about finding Nie Rifu’s mistress? Even if Nie Rifu did not care, how could a woman like Lian Yu be suitable to marry into the family?
He was, after all, the sect leader of the Exquisite View. Not to mention having to answer to the past masters, he should at least uphold the sect’s reputation. If this precedent was set and future disciples acted recklessly like this, with the example of their predecessors, it would be impossible to manage them.
However, Mu Aotie acted like a gourd with a sealed mouth. He allowed Yu Qing to scold him however he wanted, but simply did not make a sound in response.
The great sect leader Yu, who had instigated him to use the honey trap, was almost angry enough to cough up blood, feeling as though he had tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice.
After scolding and venting his anger, he still had to face reality. After all, ten million had been thrown away. Pacing back and forth, Yu Qing gritted his teeth and said, “We cannot just hear the sound without seeing the result. Since things have come to this point, you should take the opportunity to get a definite answer. The competition is about to start. Ask her when she will get the exam questions. You, go find her and ask clearly.”
Mu Aotie did not say another word and obeyed the order, leaving the room.
When he arrived at the door of Lian Yu’s room, not only did he fail to knock the door open, but he also attracted a waiter. Only after the waiter’s explanation did he learn that Lian Yu was not there and had gone out.
When asked where Lian Yu had gone, even if the waiter knew, he would not casually reveal the proprietress’s whereabouts, so naturally, he claimed not to know.
Mu Aotie did not leave either. He just stayed near the door and waited, not wanting to go back and listen to Yu Qing’s endless nagging. Leaning on the railing, he lowered his head to reflect, actually knowing that his words and actions today had been a bit impulsive, and he felt a bit at a loss himself.
This wait lasted for a long time.
However, the result was fine. He eventually waited for Lian Yu to return, and she had not stayed out overnight.
Seeing Mu Aotie at the door, Lian Yu was somewhat surprised. “What are you doing here?”
Mu Aotie only had two words. “Waiting for you!”
Little did he know that these two words truly warmed Lian Yu’s heart at this moment, making her feel as though her body, which was full of chill and still in an ice cave, had warmed up.
Mu Aotie only then noticed Lian Yu’s unusual state. Her eyes were obviously a bit red and swollen, clearly having cried, and even her makeup was ruined. He could not help but ask in surprise, “You cried?”
Hu Niu, standing nearby, lowered her head upon hearing this and sighed secretly in her heart. Some things were thought of too beautifully on their side. The City Lord had summoned her there actually to congratulate the proprietress, and incidentally ask about the situation. This had completely broken the proprietress down on the spot, leading her to bitterly curse the City Lord for being heartless and unrighteous.
It was not just crying. She had practically cried miserably!
Lian Yu did not want to answer this question. She opened the door and went in, and the guest conveniently followed her inside.
Inside the room, Mu Aotie followed behind her. Looking at Lian Yu, who was standing in front of the mirror removing her makeup, he asked in a deep voice, “What exactly happened? Did someone bully you? Tell me, was it that Liang Ban? If it was him, I will go settle the score with him right now!”
Lian Yu looked at herself in the mirror and smiled, gradually smiling until two lines of clear tears flowed. She suddenly turned around, wrapped her arms around Mu Aotie’s neck, pressed her entire body against his, stood on her tiptoes, offered her red lips, and demanded a passionate kiss.
Mu Aotie was stunned and immediately wanted to push her away. However, Lian Yu at this moment was like a madwoman, demanding frantically.
When a woman pursues a man, it is separated by a layer of gauze. This does not mean that a woman can easily win a man’s love, but rather that it is easy to arouse a man’s animal instincts.
For example, at this moment, how could a robust and fervent man withstand such a beautiful woman throwing herself into his arms? He ultimately transformed from passive to active, wanting to knead Lian Yu into his own body. Not satisfied with that, he bent down, scooped her entire person into his arms, walked quickly to the side of Lian Yu’s couch, and they both fell onto it together.
They were both experienced people, familiar with the routine. Clothes flew in disorder, they were intense and excited with each other, and the scene was enchanting…