Chapter 402: How old are you this year? Can you get married?
Du Qian was beaten badly by Yun Chenglu and fell to the ground, almost unable to stand up.
Yun Ran walked directly to her and squatted down: "You are the one who talked about the competition, and you are also the one who shirked your responsibility. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"
"Bah!" Du Qian spat out a mouthful of blood foam. "I proposed the competition, but you're the ones cheating!"
"No way," Yun Ran frowned, pointing at Ka Bei standing next to him. "The contestant himself admitted it. You're not trying to say that I colluded with him, are you?"
"I……"
This was a bit of a stretch. Du Qian gritted her teeth and glared at Yun Ran, "I'm not going to give you the antidote anyway! Unless you agree to compete with me again!"
This is a never-ending competition, and she won't stop until she wins.
Yun Ran naturally wouldn't agree. One match would take half a day, and her restaurant wouldn't even be open.
After thinking for a while, she waved to Miao Yi, who was standing next to Ka Bei, and said with a smile, "Your name is Miao Yi, right? Can you do me a favor? I'll invite you to Shanhailou for dinner later."
"What?" The girl in red frowned.
Yun Ran said, "Since you came here with Miss Du, you must know whether she brought the antidote with her this time. Can you help me find it?"
Miao Yi stood with her arms folded, tapping her arms with her slender white fingers: "I know, but why should I help you?"
"Well, didn't I say I would treat you guys to a meal?" Yun Ran blinked and added, "I'll make it myself."
"Mr.... cough, Miao Yi, human life is at stake, we should help if we can."
Before Miao Yi could say anything, Kabei was the first to be moved.
The smart and lovely girl in front of me is a better cook than myself. If I had the chance to eat a meal cooked by her, maybe I could ask her for some advice.
Miao Yi didn't reply to him, but turned around and glared at him. When she looked at Yun Ran again, a smile appeared on her lips:
"It's not that I can't help. But as you can see, my brother and I are now fleeing from disaster and are still relying on Miss Du for shelter. If I really help you, I'm afraid..."
Before she finished speaking, Yun Ran had already understood what she meant. He pursed his lips and smiled, "No problem. If you can help, it's not impossible for my Shanhai Tower to add two more pairs of bowls and chopsticks."
"Then we have a deal." Miao Yi smiled brightly, then reached into her lapel and took out a small wooden bottle.
She poured a small black pill from the bottle and placed it in Yun Ran's palm: "Here."
"Thank you!" Yun Ran smiled at her sincerely.
Just now when she asked Du Qian a question, she was thinking about this matter. The Du family runs an escort agency, mainly training escorts and thugs. They generally advocate the improvement of martial arts. When would they poison people?
She previously thought that Du Qian had found the poison from somewhere, but when she met Miao Yi during the competition today, she had an idea in her mind, and most likely, it was Miao Yi who gave her the poison.
With Du Qian's straightforward mind, she probably couldn't think of a way to compete in cooking skills except to challenge her to a duel or to pick a fight at the restaurant. Maybe even the idea was from Miao Yi.
So she paid more attention to Miao Yi today and found that although this girl was from Nanlin, she was straightforward and did not show favoritism when judging, so she should have a good character.
Her brother Kabei is also a good person. At least he can afford to lose and his cooking skills are pretty good.
That's why Yun Ran just tried it out, but he didn't expect Miao Yi to really agree.
"You! Miao Yi! What do you want to do!"
Du Qian was so angry that she hugged her arms and struggled to get up from the ground, glaring at her: "How dare you! I took you and your brother in! How dare you side with outsiders!"
"Who is an outsider?" Miao Yi smiled, her eyes curved. "Miss Du, you and I have only known each other for less than half a month, right?"
"But didn't you say you would help me? How can you go back on your word?" Du Qian's teeth chattered and her chest heaved violently.
"Yeah, but didn't I help you? It's Kabei... My brother's skills are not as good as others, what can I do?"
"Du Qian," Yun Ran said, "Let's just leave it at that. Take your people back to the capital and promise not to cause trouble again. Then I won't pursue the punishment for losing our bet."
"But if you can't agree, don't blame me for being rude."
Du Qian almost bit her silver teeth to pieces. She glared at Yun Ran hatefully, then looked at Miao Yi who was standing next to Yun Ran with a look of disdain on her face.
After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."
After all, if she were really asked to carry the banner of Shanhai Tower and walk around Kuizhou City while shouting those words, how would she have the face to go back to the Du family in the capital?
People who practice martial arts are always fighting for their dignity. If she goes back like this, her father will beat her to death!
"Then please put your fingerprint on this paper." Yun Ran said, taking a previously drafted document and a box of red ink from Uncle Chang's hand.
Du Qian was stunned.
Seeing her expression, Yun Ran immediately understood.
The eldest daughter of the Du family was just saying nice things just now. She should agree first and talk about it later. Anyway, it is up to her to decide whether the verbal promise is valid or not.
"What? Did Miss Du just intend to talk about it?"
"No, no." Du Qian came back to her senses and shook her head repeatedly, "Sign it if you want. I'm not afraid of you!"
Yun Ran stepped forward, handed the document and ink pad to her, and asked her to press her fingerprint with her uninjured hand.
"Phew, let's forget about it then."
Yun Ran folded the document and put it in his arms, then clapped his hands and said to Yun Chenglu, "Second brother, tell your people to let them go."
Du Qian's little thoughts and tricks could not escape her control. Hadn't she seen how aggressive and shameless she was when she was in Feishui Village?
Yun Chenglu nodded and asked the Feiyun Army to release the people.
The burly man who looked like a bodyguard rushed over as soon as he was freed from his restraints. While caring for Du Xi, he acted swiftly and snapped her arm back in place.
Then, he glared at Yun Ran and the others fiercely, supported Du Qian's slender waist, and carried her onto the horse.
He said gruffly, "Humph! Let's go!"
Yun Ran didn't get angry with such people, but the stage was blocking the entrance of her restaurant, making it difficult for her to do business.
So he said, "Hey, wait a minute! You guys built this stage, so it should be okay for you to take it down!"
Du Qian: ...
Stout man: ...
However, they still sent people to stay and dismantle the stage.
Now that the matter was resolved, Yun Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief and planned to take Kabei and Miao Yi back to Shanhai Tower first.
But before she could open her mouth, she saw Miao Yi walk up to Yun Chenglu, pointed at herself and asked, "Are you her second brother? How old are you this year? Are you ready to get married?"
Yun Chenglu: ...
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