"You know who I am?"
When it was Qiao Zhaorong's turn, she was quite surprised and carefully examined Shen Zhao.
“I’ve heard a little bit about it.”
Shen Zhao casually replied.
In his previous life, Shen Zhao had a thorough understanding of the major holy lands of the Nine Realms.
The Qiao family has lived in seclusion on Tianhai Yuanhuang Island for generations, and are the true masters of the island, though they have never met them in person.
Qiao Zhaorong is the young master of the island, but we'll get to know her better later.
That's basically equal to zero.
"Sir, I have prepared some fragrant tea. Would you do me the honor of sharing it with me?"
Qiao Zhaorong became wary after Shen Zhao recognized her at a glance and knew she had to find out more.
"In that case, I'll trouble you, young lady."
"please."
...
Inside the room, Qiao Zhaorong personally poured a full cup of tea for Shen Zhao and handed it to him with tea tongs.
Thank you.
Shen Zhao took the tea and took a sip himself.
"This is Phoenix Tree Tea from Yuanhuang Island. Do you find it to your liking, fellow Daoist?"
Shen Zhao: "At first, it tastes sour and astringent, but after careful tasting, it becomes exceptionally sweet and leaves a lingering aftertaste. It is truly a rare and excellent tea."
Qiao Zhaorong smiled slightly, then asked directly, "Since the guest understands tea, then I won't waste any more words. Fellow Daoist Shen, please keep my identity a secret."
Shen Zhao put down his teacup: "I'm very curious, what exactly is your purpose in coming to Chang'an City, as the young master of Yuanhuang Island?"
Qiao Zhaorong shook her head: "Please forgive me, guest, this is a personal matter that I need to handle..."
Shen Zhao tapped the table lightly with his finger: "Young Master of Yuanhuang Island, instead of staying on Yuanhuang Island, you've come to Chang'an City to open a flower shop. That's quite intriguing."
Let me guess, it's nothing more than two things. First, a major problem has arisen on Yuanhuang Island, requiring the young master to step in and clean up the mess.
But I just heard the young lady say it was to deal with personal matters. If that's true, then I'll disregard what I said.
As for the remaining personal matters, Yuanhuang Island, as a blessed land in the Nine Realms Sea, is incredibly wealthy, so naturally it wouldn't go out because of a lack of money.
That leaves only two choices: marriage or revenge. I wonder if my assessment is reasonable.
"It seems that you have a very thorough understanding of my Yuanhuang Island."
Qiao Zhaorong took a sip of tea and continued speaking.
"The chaos that broke out at the night market before must have been caused by you, right?"
Shen Zhao nodded, which was taken as tacit agreement.
"A cultivator at the fourth rank of Great Emperor was actually beaten to death by your bare fists."
The only person in this world who could do that, it seems, is Elder Shen Zhao of the Court of Judgments, who has caused such a stir throughout the Nine Realms these past few years.
"Hehe, you flatter me."
Shen Zhao did not deny it, which can be regarded as an indirect acknowledgment of his identity.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, have another cup."
Qiao Zhaorong poured Shen Zhao a second cup of tea.
Unexpectedly, Shen Zhao did not continue drinking.
"What's wrong? Is the tea not to Fellow Daoist Shen's liking?"
"It's good tea, but it's enough to enjoy it occasionally."
Shen Zhao stood up abruptly: "Miss Qiao, whatever your purpose in coming to Chang'an, I only hope that we can avoid any entanglement."
I won't reveal your identity, and you'd better not get in my way. At least for our first meeting, I have a fairly good impression of you.
Qiao Zhaorong nodded: "Whatever you do, I will naturally not interfere. But if Zhaorong wants to do anything, I hope you will not get involved."
"No one makes enemies for no reason unless there is an irreconcilable conflict of interests between them."
After saying that, Shen Zhao left the flower shop.
As soon as he left, a woman dressed in black with a thin veil covering her face appeared beside Qiao Zhaorong from behind the screen.
"Young Master, since this person knows your identity, we cannot let him live. Why don't you let me take care of him for you..."
"Hengxia, we must not cause any unnecessary trouble." Qiao Zhaorong poured out the tea in her cup. "Even if you, me, Fengchun, and Xuanqiu joined forces, we would still find it difficult to shake this person's strength in the slightest."
"How is this possible?"
Hengxia was shocked: "I clearly can't sense his cultivation level; he should just be an ordinary martial artist."
"The more this is the case, the more it shows that this person's strength is unfathomable. Didn't you notice the commotion in the West Market just now?"
Even a fourth-rank emperor was beaten to death by him with his bare hands. If we were to lay a finger on him, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?
"Yes, young master, I know I was wrong."
Qiao Zhaorong sighed softly, got up and walked to the potted plant, picked up the scissors and began to continue pruning the flower.
...
At the other end of the East Market Street, Li Minshuang, the master of Taibai Tower, walked alone back to the inn after paying respects to the spirit tablet of his mentor from Xuanjian Pavilion.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew from behind.
"Come out, sir. What is your purpose in following me all this way?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a figure appeared directly in front of Li Minshuang.
"Master."
A soft call caused Li Minshuang's expression to change slightly.
"Kenshin?"
Li Jianxin removed his mask and knelt down in front of Li Mingshuang.
"Master, your unfilial disciple has only come to understand your good intentions after traveling abroad all these years."
"Today I have the honor of seeing my master here. I humbly beg you to forgive me and allow me to return to our sect."
Li Minshuang silently watched this disciple she had once valued highly.
After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Get up. Let bygones be bygones."
Since you have violated the sect rules, you are absolutely not allowed to return to the sect.
But I still hope you can truly repent and stop dwelling on the past.
Upon hearing this, Li Jianxin gave a bitter laugh: "Master still doesn't want to forgive me, does he?"
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