Chapter 1758 Zuixianlou

Everything at Taiping Medical Center seemed as calm as usual. As noon approached, the door suddenly burst open with a bang, and Zhai Lingxiu rushed in like a whirlwind.

Upon entering, she spotted Ye Bufan, grabbed him, and pulled him into an adjacent room.

After returning yesterday, the City Lord’s Mansion had been sending people to monitor the Shang Family’s movements, so they immediately received news that the Shang Family’s residence was empty.

“The Shang Family is really gone?”

Zhai Lingxiu looked at Ye Bufan, her face full of excitement. Although she had known about his plan yesterday, knowing it was one thing, and seeing the result was another.

Ye Bufan smiled and nodded.

“That’s wonderful! You did such a great job! This is eliminating harm for the people, a cause for universal celebration!”

Zhai Lingxiu said, patting his shoulder with loud thuds. In her extreme excitement, the pats echoed.

Ye Bufan’s face was filled with black lines. He thought to himself, this woman is too rough. Luckily, he had some cultivation, otherwise, she would have broken his shoulder with those few pats.

“Uh… this wasn’t me; it was Master who did it.”

Ye Bufan, as always, maintained a low profile, attributing all the credit to that non-existent Master.

“Of course, I know that, but without you, your Master wouldn’t have acted, so the credit is still yours.”

Zhai Lingxiu said, “By the way, my father wants to invite your Master to our City Lord’s Mansion as a guest to express our gratitude.”

“That won’t be necessary.” Ye Bufan had anticipated this situation and had already prepared his response, “My Master is an extraordinary recluse; he dislikes such worldly formalities the most.

He instructed me not to accept any invitations or visits.”

“Oh! Alright then, I’ll go back and tell my father.”

Zhai Lingxiu seemed to have expected this outcome and wasn’t too surprised. She then said, “Well then, how about this? I’ll treat you to a meal at Zuixian Restaurant this afternoon.”

“Eating is fine, but I should treat you. How can a man let a woman pay?”

Ye Bufan spoke with full confidence. After robbing the Shang Family last night, the gold coins in his Storage Ring were like a small mountain, so he had indeed made a hefty sum.

“I hate you chauvinistic men, but I do like being treated to a meal.”

Zhai Lingxiu grabbed his sleeve. “Let’s go now, this grandma hasn’t even had breakfast yet.”

The two of them left the door. She sent a personal soldier back to the City Lord’s Mansion to report, then she and Ye Bufan headed together towards Zuixian Restaurant, the largest restaurant in Tianlang City.

From a distance

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they saw a magnificent restaurant. Zhai Lingxiu said, “Let me tell you, this is the largest restaurant in all of Tianlang City, and the food and drinks here are the best.

However, the prices are also the most expensive, so you need to be prepared to spend a lot.”

Ye Bufan always wore a faint smile. Money was no longer an issue for him. However, he couldn’t really compliment the taste of the dishes Zhai Lingxiu mentioned.

He had been in the Kunlun Immortal Realm for some time now and found that, apart from the rich Spiritual Qi and powerful cultivation, nothing else could compare to Earth.

Especially the catering industry was far too backward. There was a lack of seasonings here, and when stir-frying, only crude salt was used as seasoning, so the taste was really unappetizing.

Precisely because of this, he had no appetite since arriving here. Fortunately, his Storage Ring had ample supplies, allowing him to occasionally improve his meals himself.

As the two of them arrived downstairs at the restaurant, before they could even enter, a group of people suddenly approached them.

Leading them was a young man nearing 30, dressed in a luxurious long robe, holding a flamboyant folding fan. It was Young Master He of the He Family, He Changqing, He Changsheng’s elder brother.

Upon seeing Zhai Lingxiu, his eyes immediately lit up, and he excitedly walked towards her: “Xiuer, I was just about to look for you. I didn’t expect to meet you here. We truly have fate.”

It turned out that the He Family had always been ambitious, constantly wanting to become the largest family in all of Tianlang City. With this goal in mind, He Changqing had been pursuing Zhai Lingxiu.

In the He Family’s view, if they married this Young Miss of the City Lord’s Mansion, the two families’ alliance would surely soar in strength, definitely surpassing the other two major families and becoming the sole dominant power in Tianlang City.

However, when Zhai Lingxiu saw him, her face was filled with disgust. “He Changqing, show some self-respect. ‘Xiuer’ is not for you to call.”

He Changqing chuckled indifferently: “Actually, it’s nothing. I just felt it sounded more intimate. If you don’t like it, then I’ll call you Young Miss Zhai.”

Zhai Lingxiu said coldly: “Are you looking for me for something?”

He Changqing enthusiastically said: “It’s nothing major. I know Young Miss particularly likes gourmet food, so I’ve prepared some special, high-quality ingredients and wanted to treat you to a good meal at Zuixian Restaurant.

I originally planned to prepare them here first, then send someone to invite you, but I didn’t expect to run into you here.”

As the saying goes, to cater to one’s preferences, he had truly put a lot of thought into pursuing Zhai Lingxiu.

Knowing that this Young Miss of the City Lord’s Mansion, besides being fond of martial arts, had another major hobby, which was gourmet food, led to today’s elaborate

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preparation.

Zhai Lingxiu, however, was completely indifferent to his enthusiasm. “No need, someone is already treating me to a meal today.”

“Young Miss, what you’re saying isn’t right. Not just anyone can produce ingredients like mine.”

“I said, no need.”

Zhai Lingxiu still refused. After speaking, she led Ye Bufan and prepared to enter.

He Changqing, however, was persistent: “Young Miss, you’re not saying the one who’s treating you to a meal is him, are you?”

When his gaze fell upon the Shopkeeper’s uniform Ye Bufan was wearing, his eyes were full of disdain.

Ye Bufan smiled faintly: “Young Master He is right, it is me.”

He Changqing snorted coldly, his eyes full of warning.

“What right does a mere Shopkeeper like you have to treat Young Miss to a meal?”

Ye Bufan completely ignored his warning and still said with a smile: “I can’t help it. I didn’t want to, but Young Miss insisted on me treating her, and I can’t be stingy, can I?”

“You…”

He Changqing originally wanted to erupt, but to maintain his image, he ultimately held back.

“What good food can a mere Shopkeeper like you have?” He turned to Zhai Lingxiu, “Young Miss, how about this? Let’s all dine together at noon.

Let him and I compete to see whose dishes are more delicious.”

As Young Master of the He Family, this fellow was also extremely shrewd, employing a tactic of retreating to advance.

He knew that inviting Zhai Lingxiu alone would be very difficult, so it was better to dine together, which would allow him to thoroughly trample the other party and demonstrate his own excellence.

“This…”

Zhai Lingxiu was still somewhat hesitant, but Ye Bufan directly agreed, “Alright, I also want to see what gourmet food Young Master He has.”

Seeing this fellow agree without knowing the immensity of heaven and earth, He Changqing immediately beamed with joy: “Since that’s the case, let’s have a competition, and invite Young Miss to be the judge.

However, since it’s a competition, there should be some stakes to make it interesting. Seeing that you’re not a rich person, I, Young Master, won’t make things difficult for you. If you lose, just bark like a dog three times.”

Zhai Lingxiu frowned. She clearly understood that this fellow was setting a trap. With the He Family’s strength, they would certainly have a huge advantage in ingredients.

Even if Ye Bufan were richer, ordering the best dishes at Zuixian Restaurant wouldn’t compare to the other party.

She said, “Dr. Ye, I think we should forget about the competition. There’s no need for it.”