Chapter 99: Recruiting a Disciple
But she couldn't care less at this moment. Two men were approaching her. She stepped back step by step. Lin Runan shouted at her, "Run!"
Lu Xiangfeng was stopped at the periphery, scratching his head anxiously, and shouted loudly: "Young Master, Young Master, you, you, stop being rude, I have sent someone to report to the police."
Someone laughed and said, "Report to the police? Let's see where you report to."
Mei Niang seized the opportunity, gritted her teeth, and suddenly burst out with all her strength, kicking the man in front of her with a series of spinning kicks. The people behind her seemed to have not expected her to do this, and were stunned for a moment, but Mei Niang did not stop. Her strong sense of confrontation triggered her body's coordination to play a role in advance. She fell from the air, and before she got up, she turned forward at high speed, and continued to attack, kicking the man standing on Lin Runan's left away, hitting him on the corner of the table. It was probably because she hit the right place, and he screamed in pain, lying on the table with his body bent, motionless. Seeing this, the man on the right rushed up. Mei Niang did not retreat this time, but met him, and kicked him over the shoulder with a forward kick, using the man's force to hit him, and threw him to the ground. She did not want to press him, so she grabbed a four-legged chair and stuck it on him. Even if she subdued him, it would be very easy for the man to turn over and get up. Mei Niang had used up all her strength and could not deal with anyone else.
Su Yunu couldn't see this, she ran over and threw a sword to Mei Niang: "I'll give you this, so they can't get close to you."
It turns out that she thought she also knew swordsmanship. Mei Niang didn't care and just held it in her hand to pretend. It really worked. Feeling someone approaching, Mei Niang turned sideways and swung the sword - even if she deliberately aimed, it was not so accurate. The tip of the sword pointed directly at someone's throat.
"Bold"
"stop"
Suddenly there were continuous loud shouts. When Mei Niang saw the King of Qi's face clearly, her heart sank. Her hands trembled and the tip of the sword shifted. The King of Qi snorted, reached out to grab the sword, pointed it at her neck, and forced her to retreat to the edge of the stage. She could not go up anymore and had to stop.
Faced with life and death, Mei Niang was no longer afraid. She stared at the King of Qi. The King of Qi said, "Speak out!"
Mei Niang kept her mouth shut. The King of Qi waved his hand and said, "Bring that one up here."
Lin Runan was pushed over by two guards, and Mei Niang scolded: "Take your dirty hands away, don't touch her"
The King of Qi sneered: "You are willing to speak well now, let him go in a moment and give me a bowl of wine."
The guard brought a bowl of fragrant apricot wine to the king. The king looked at Mei Niang with interest and asked, "Is this bowl of wine for you to drink, or for washing your face?"
Mei Niang bit her lip, looked at the bowl of wine, and glared at him: "How dare you"
King Qi raised his eyebrows: "Tell me, why don't I dare?"
She really couldn't give a reason, but Mei Niang was still tough: "A gentleman can be humiliated but not killed. I will never forgive you even if I die."
The people around were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and the King of Qi laughed so hard that he lost himself. Lin Runan said anxiously: "You are wrong! A gentleman can be killed but not humiliated."
Mei Niang was ashamed and annoyed. She was so embarrassed that her eyes turned red. She cursed without caring about her image: "Zhao Bao, you have more people than me. What's the big deal about a group of men bullying a weak woman? Kill them if you want. No one is afraid of you."
A guard shouted, "Shut up, young man. Who are you scolding?"
The King of Qi and his guards were all dressed in casual clothes. They felt a little embarrassed to be scolded by Mei Niang by name. They had stopped laughing, but when they saw Mei Niang's red face, they couldn't help but laugh a few more times. They glanced at Su Yunu, who was shrinking behind Mei Niang on the stage and wanted to help but couldn't, and threw the sword in his hand to her feet with a thud.
"Lady, those were men fighting just now, did anyone bully you? If you don't have the ability to kill, don't draw your sword. If someone takes it away and hurts you, you'll end up making a fool of yourself."
Mei Niang was speechless. This man didn't just say this to the two of them, but also to everyone in Xiankelai: This fight was just a men's war and had nothing to do with women. King Qi Zhao Bao was not the kind of coward who would bully women.
Without being pointed at by a sword, the King of Qi took two steps back. Mei Niang breathed a sigh of relief as she felt less oppressive. When Lin Runan was released, she ran over, took her hand and asked, "Are you okay?"
Mei Niang shook her head, patted her shoulder that had been grabbed by the guard, and asked with concern: "Does it hurt?"
Lin Runan said: "I have practiced since I was a child, it's okay, I'm just worried that you can't bear it..."
Li Qiuge, Su Yulang and others, as well as the chefs and waiters of Xiankelai who were under control, were also released. Lu Xiangfeng managed to get in, looked at King Qi, then at Mei Niang, and walked up to Mei Niang first:
“Young Master, are you okay? I asked someone to report to the police, but they…”
Mei Niang looked at King Qi and said calmly, "Don't report it. Who are they? Who are we? We are stronger than them. I am fine now, but I may die tomorrow. You should take good care of the people who were injured in the fight just now, whether they are in the store or outside. Pay the medical expenses immediately. It seems that we, Xiankelai, will have to disband..."
Lu Xiangfeng lowered his head sadly, then raised it again quickly and bowed to Mei Niang: "I will arrange it right away."
"How can you wait? I am the King of Qi, not the King of Hell. No one wants to take your life, and your celestial guests cannot be dispersed."
The King of Qi sat leisurely on a chair, picked up a soybean from the plate on the table and put it into his mouth to chew. Immediately, a personal attendant took a handkerchief and spread it to his mouth, saying:
"Sir, spit it out."
The King of Qi glared at him and said, "What are you doing? Is this thing poisonous?"
The attendant lowered his head and said: "Master Zhang said that we can't eat beans now."
The King of Qi turned back to look at the plate on the table. "I thought it was peanuts, but it's beans. Shopkeeper Lu, don't you have other dishes at Xianke? Why are you selling fried soybeans?"
Mei Niang glanced at King Qi: He is still the same character, as if he has never grown up. He runs a restaurant, he sells whatever the customers eat, who stipulates that he cannot sell fried soybeans?
Lu Xiangfeng walked up to him and bowed, saying, "Reporting to His Royal Highness Prince Qi: This dish is called braised fish with soybeans. It goes best with wine and is quite popular with guests."
The King of Qi raised his eyes to look at Mei Niang, who quickly looked away. The King of Qi snorted twice and waved his hand to send the attendant away: "Go away, I swallowed a bean a long time ago."
The servant was about to leave when he was called back: "How much silver did you bring?"
The attendant replied: "My Lord, five thousand taels of silver and five hundred taels of sterling silver."
The King of Qi said to Lu Xiangfeng, "Manager Lu, is five hundred taels enough to compensate you for these tables and chairs and the injuries to those people?"
Lu Xiangfeng was stunned for a moment, and quickly replied: "I dare not accept the reward without merit, and I dare not accept the reward from Your Highness."
The King of Qi was annoyed: "Who are you talking about compensating? Like master, like servant. You are so good at lying. You think it's too little, right? Give him the five thousand taels of silver as well."
Lu Xiangfeng and his attendant pushed and gave, while the King of Qi and a group of guards were watching nearby. Lu Xiangfeng was sweating and kept turning to look at Mei Niang. Mei Niang thought for a moment and said to Lu Xiangfeng, "Just take it. It should be the money they paid for the tables, chairs and plates. The rest can be distributed to those who were beaten."
Only then did Lu Xiangfeng take the banknotes and silver and stopped pushing them away.
The King of Qi looked at Mei Niang with a sidelong glance, and his hand could not help but reach out to the table, but he touched nothing. He turned his head and saw that the dish had already been taken away by the servant.
The King of Qi clapped his hands and said, "So, the account between the King and Xianke Lai is settled, right? Now it's time to settle another account."
He walked up to Mei Niang and asked, "How do we calculate that?"
Mei Niang said: "I don't remember what I owe you"
The King of Qi was a little annoyed. "You still play tricks. You said you would visit Guiyun Villa in a few days. Have you come? Xiankelai is your family's shop. I drink tea and eat here every few days. You clearly know that you didn't come out, but you are hiding now. You can't hide anymore, right? Cen Meimei, even if you don't wear this dress, if I see you for the third time, I can recognize you. Do you believe it?"
Mei Niang looked up at him, and the King of Qi pointed at her with his hand: "What are you looking at? You want to cover it up with a piece of human skin? Maybe I can change your eyes as well."
Lin Runan slapped his hand away: "This hand has just been stained with oil and salt. If it touches her eyes, it will really change."
The King of Qi stared at Lin Runan, looking him up and down, then turned to Mei Niang uncertainly and asked, "Who is he? Is he the same as you?"
"Yes, her last name is Lin, and she is my good friend."
Mei Niang had already calmed down by now. She thought about it and saw that the King of Qi had no intention of pursuing her seriously. He had asked the guards to cause chaos and make the Xiankelai a mess, scaring away the diners. It might be because he recognized her and blamed her for being disrespectful to him, so he wanted to play a trick on her. Now that he had let out his anger and realized that she was a woman, he did not get furious and was able to compensate her. This showed that he was not actually a bad person. Apart from being a homosexual, he should be normal in other aspects of his psychology, right?
So can we say that he doesn't hate her and wants to be friends with her?
She, Qin Mei Niang, the wife of Weiyuan Hou, was friends with the King of Qi and a gay man? It was a bit out of place.
Or Cen Meimei, the young owner of Xiankelai, and the King of Qi, a gay man, are friends. That's about the same.
Everyone has their own aspirations. Everyone has the right to live independently. No one can deprive anyone of their legitimate pleasures. We come from the modern world and do not discriminate on race, nor do we discriminate. - Duanxiu
After thinking it through, Mei Niang sincerely admitted her mistake to the King of Qi: "I was wrong before, I shouldn't have done that... I was just afraid that the gap between our statuses was too big and it would be difficult for us to meet. If Your Highness wants to punish me, I will accept it."
The King of Qi looked at her with a flickering gaze: "Is your surname Qin or Cen? Where did you get this human skin?"
Mei Niang replied: "I bought this from someone. My last name is also Qin and Cen."
"It's outrageous"
"It is the truth. Your Highness will know it later."
"Don't call me by my name."
"I don't dare"
"How should I punish you?"
The King of Qi crossed his arms over his chest, one hand touching his chin, and glanced at the empty lobby where the guards had driven away the diners. His eyes moved and finally stopped at the drum set at the side of the stage, and the corners of his lips rose slightly:
"You are very good at drumming, just teach me this, that's all."
Mei Niang agreed immediately: "Okay, I will try my best to teach you"
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