Chapter 23: Minding Other People’s Business

When Liu Xing heard the follower on his right say this, the smile on his slightly pale and feminine face became wider and wider; “Where are you going, young lady? Can you accompany me to the restaurant for a drink?” Liu Xing said slowly, and his slightly gloomy eyes were scanning the young and delicate body of the little girl in front of him without any concealment.
Although his words were in a tone of inquiry, they contained an irresistible force, that is, you have to go whether you want to or not; “Get out of the way” As Liu Xing’s words fell, another cold voice sounded, and the little girl at the door of the drug store on the street frowned slightly.
She looked at the dandy young man who inexplicably blocked her way. Her pretty face emanated a hint of coldness like ice, and a trace of disgust flashed in her watery eyes.
In fact, the little girl’s name was Xiang Ling’er, and she had just arrived in Xuanhuo City for a day or two. Because she heard that the immortal sect was recruiting disciples, she brought her disabled mother and traveled thousands of miles to the nearest city, just to try her luck and see if she could be selected by the immortal sect.
Seeing that her mother had raised her alone all these years, and had been plagued by illness in recent years, she made a decision that as long as she could be chosen by the Immortal Sect, she would be able to cure her mother’s illness, and naturally allow her mother to live a good life.
After traveling for several days, we finally arrived in Xuanhuo City yesterday afternoon. However, just as we arrived in Xuanhuo City, before we even found a place to stay, our mother had a high fever again.
So she took out the dozens of copper coins she had saved and helped her mother find a doctor in the city. After the doctor examined her, he prescribed medicine for her and asked her to come and get it on time.
Today was the second time she came to get medicine, but she didn’t expect to be harassed by such a villain just after leaving the pharmacy; Xiang Ling’er was worried about her seriously ill mother at this time, and was a little anxious, but it was obvious that this playboy in front of her would not let her go so easily.
Those eyes that were as pure as water and faintly revealed a hint of charm moved slightly; but in the end, she found helplessly that she could never get rid of the dandy in front of her. Everything depended on strength, but did she have that ability?
Thinking of this, a trace of helplessness and sadness flashed in Xiang Ling’er’s beautiful eyes; then her eyes gradually became firm, as if she had made up her mind; Su Hang’s originally watery and moving eyes also gradually lost their luster at this time.
Xiang Ling’er slowly raised her pretty face, her eyes were cold, and she looked at Liu Xing in front of her expressionlessly; “Okay, I’ll go with you.” An emotionless voice sounded coldly at this time.
But at this moment, Liu Xing was slightly surprised. He originally thought that he would have to have her taken away by force like before, but he didn’t expect that this time it would be so smooth. She actually agreed without any resistance.
Then the smile on Liu Xing’s pale face grew wider, and the heat in his eyes became more intense. He said, “Haha… the girl really knows how to deal with things, but I like it, haha…” A slightly unbridled laugh sounded on the street.
Then he took a few steps forward, intending to put his arm around the slender waist of the little girl in front of him; but just as he stretched out his hand, Xiang Ling’er took a step back and dodged it. “I only agreed to drink with you, and I didn’t promise anything else,” the cold words came out of Xiang Ling’er’s mouth.
Liu Xing was also a little dazed, and then the smile on his face gradually disappeared; being stood up in public like this, his expression was a little unhappy; he reached out to hug the other person, but the other person dodged him, and his hand just stayed in mid-air, which was quite embarrassing.
Then the smile that was always on his face gradually disappeared; “Oh? Then girl, come with me to the restaurant, hehe…” A slightly unnatural and somewhat low voice came out from Liu Xing’s mouth; but the faintly suppressed and gloomy atmosphere in it was difficult to hide.
At this moment, Xiang Ling’er’s eyes were somewhat dim, and her cheeks became increasingly cold; she seemed to have been drained of all her strength, and became somewhat dejected. Surrounded by Liu Xing’s followers who were like zombies, she followed Liu Xing towards Yingchun Restaurant.
The waiter who was greeting customers at the restaurant door was now in a daze, leaning against the door, nodding his head, most likely dealing with Zhou Gong; then a customer who was about to go out bumped into him inadvertently, making him a little more sober, and he habitually opened his hazy eyes slightly.
Then he shuddered as if he had seen something terrible. He rubbed his still blurry eyes vigorously, patted his sleeves, put on an extremely flattering smile on his face, bowed slightly and walked forward to greet him.
Judging from the direction he was heading towards, it was none other than Liu Xing who was walking towards the restaurant. “Hey, Young Master Liu, you are so honored to visit us. I’m sorry for not coming here to greet you. I hope you will forgive my fault. Please come in.” A familiar phrase like a jingle was uttered by the waiter.
Judging from her expression, she was as respectful as she could be; but Liu Xing did not give her a good look at this, because Xiang Ling’er’s action just now made him extremely embarrassed in front of outsiders. He was very angry, so how could he give her a good look?
The waiter was quite knowledgeable and immediately led the way without saying a word. “Ask everyone in the lobby on the first floor of the restaurant to leave. I have reserved the entire floor for today,” said Liu Xing in a somewhat gloomy tone, who had just followed the waiter into the restaurant.
“Okay, please have a seat, Mr. Liu. I’ll go and clear the place,” the waiter said in a flattering manner with nods and bows. After that, the waiter turned and walked to the back of the hall, obviously to ask his boss for instructions.
After a while, the waiter came trotting into the hall and said, “Everyone, I’m sorry today. Young Master Liu Xing of the Liu family in Xuanhuo City wants to book the whole place. I hope you can forgive me.” The waiter clasped his fists and said to the people who were eating in the hall.
At this moment, Liu Xing was looking at the pretty girl standing next to him with an evil look; looking closely, the delicate face, curved eyebrows, and cherry-like mouth made the girl look like a person in a painting.
A hint of charm occasionally flashed in her watery eyes, and her petite body made her look even more charming and lovely.
“Hehe… little girl, can you tell me your name now?” Liu Xing said with an evil smile while looking at Xiang Ling’er beside him; but the little girl in front of him still had a cold face, and did not look at him directly, and simply ignored Liu Xing’s words.
“Tsk tsk, the more it’s like this, the more I like it. It’s more interesting this way, haha…” Seeing Xiang Ling’er like this, Liu Xing not only did not get angry again, but the evil look in his eyes became more intense.
At this time, most of the people in the restaurant hall had left, and almost no one wanted to stay, because most of the people eating there were locals from Xuanhuo City. They were very familiar with the reputation of Liu Xing, the young master of the Liu family, as a playboy. Bullying men and women and taking advantage of the weak were the hobbies of this young master of the Liu family.
It can be said that in Xuanhuo City, Liu Xing is notorious, but no one dares to mess with him; not only because his family is the Liu family, one of the four major forces in Xuanhuo City, but also because it is rumored that he has a cousin who seemed to have been accepted as a disciple by the immortal sect ten years ago. Until now, no one in the entire Xuanhuo City has seen her, but has only heard of her.
But even if they had heard about it, they were still extremely wary of the Liu family; because in the eyes of ordinary people, anyone who was connected with the Immortal Sect must be an immortal; and whoever had nothing better to do than go against the immortals would be asking for trouble, wouldn’t that be?
Although most of the people in the restaurant hall had left, there was still one table where no one had moved. That table belonged to Bu Gong. Bu Gong was now at least a cultivator of the third level of Body Shaping, so even though he was in the restaurant, he could still understand some of the things happening outside, because once one practices, one’s consciousness and five senses will become more acute.
His hearing, eyesight, etc. will be greatly improved, so he knows clearly what Liu Xing did outside the restaurant just now; originally, he was too lazy to care about ordinary trivial matters; just like what Blind Zhang said, it is better to mind your own business than to have more.
But Liu Xing’s actions resonated with Bu Gong. When he saw this scene, he remembered the incident with Yang Ruoming in the past. Therefore, Bu Gong hated this kind of bullying of men and women very much.
“Sir, it’s time for you to leave. This is the young master of the Liu family in Xuanhuo City,” the waiter came to Bu Gong’s table and whispered. Bu Gong, however, had a calm expression and his eyes were as indifferent as ever. After a moment, Bu Gong raised his head and said slowly, “It is precisely because he is the young master of the Liu family that I stayed.”
“Uh…” Bu Gong’s words left the waiter speechless for a moment; on the other side, Liu Xing found that the waiter had not cleared the area yet, and he couldn’t help feeling a little unhappy; then he turned his head slightly and looked towards Bu Gong, frowning slightly.
“Hey, what’s wrong with you? My master is waiting for you to clear the place. Why are you dawdling? Do you still want to eat here?” The follower who had tried to please Liu Xing before guessed something when he saw Liu Xing like this, and then turned around and yelled at the waiter.
“Hehe…right away, right away…” The waiter wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and nodded hurriedly in response: “Huh? This person? He looks unfamiliar. Does he want to take care of this? Hehe…interesting.” At the same time, on the third floor of the restaurant, near the window, the man in blue among the man and woman was slightly stunned when he saw Bu Gong like this, and then he started to say playfully.
The woman beside him also turned her gaze to Bu Gong at this moment; but her eyes were still as calm as usual, without any surprise or fluctuation.
“Sir, please be kind. It’s not easy for me to make a living. You see…” The waiter said to Bu Gong in a pleading tone in front of him.
“Huh…” Bu Gong let out a light breath. Just now, many thoughts flashed through his mind, but in the final analysis, it all came down to strength. Like today, the little girl was powerless and could only accept the coercion obediently. “If I had the same strength as the man in blue, then the result would be…”
Thinking of this, Bu Gong shook his head slightly, “Everything is in the past. In the face of reality, there is no word ‘if'”; Bu Gong slowly stood up, walked around the waiter, and slowly walked towards Liu Xing’s table.
“Let her go,” an ordinary voice came out of Bu Gong’s mouth. At this moment, Bu Gong looked at the man named Liu Xing in front of him with indifferent eyes. Bu Gong’s voice had just fallen, “Boy, who do you think you are? Who are you? How dare you talk to our young master like that?” The follower who had been trying to please Liu Xing before jumped out and scolded Bu Gong.
Bu Gong glanced at the arrogant follower calmly and said casually: “It’s just a dog. It doesn’t look like a good dog. What good stuff can the owner who raised it have?” As this voice sounded, there was a moment of silence in the entire restaurant.
At the window on the third floor, the amusement on the corner of the blue-clothed man’s mouth gradually froze; he did not expect that Bu Gong would point the finger at Liu Xing so directly, no, it should be said that it was the entire Liu family.
This was simply a slap in the face of the Liu family in public. The Liu family was one of the four major forces in Xuanhuo City! This scene in the restaurant hall also attracted many people on the street. Therefore, Bu Gong’s words were equivalent to saying directly in public, “Your ‘Liu family’ is not a good thing.”