Chapter 41 Shut Up...
Chapter 41 Shut Up
All that could be seen was a woman dressed in dark blue standing there, her brows and eyes cold, like a cold moon on a freezing winter night, sending chills down one's spine with just a glance. She held a chopstick in her right hand, clearly the one she had thrown.
"It's too noisy." When Ling Hao was not smiling, his imposing manner was astonishing, and for a moment the restaurant was completely silent.
"What...what do you mean by this?" But after the man came to his senses, he felt insulted. He was not a magnanimous person to begin with, and to be reprimanded like this by a woman he looked down upon made him feel extremely embarrassed on the spot.
Although Ling Hao's words were directed at many people, he felt they were only directed at him, which is why he became angry.
"What she means is that you bunch of gossipy men should stop chattering away. You're useless to your families and the country. All you do all day is talk behind people's backs. Even the most talkative people in the city don't talk as much as you men. My Ah Hao likes peace and quiet. You men have tongues longer than your hair. If I don't teach you a lesson, who will I teach a lesson to? From now on, all of you shut up, or you'll be sorry."
At this moment, Young Master Mingyue stepped forward. Although he was handsome, his eyes were full of mockery, and his words were extremely sharp and sarcastic, making people momentarily forget his appearance.
However, Ling Hao felt that Gongzi Mingyue was trying to protect her. She didn't find him sarcastic or mean; on the contrary, she found him eloquent and adorable. Since he was a friend, and he was protecting her friend, she should naturally protect him in return—that's what friendship is all about, isn't it?
The man opposite him was about to be driven mad by Gongzi Mingyue. He wanted to curse back, but he didn't know how. If he said anything more, it would seem like he was really being called a gossip, which made him even angrier.
Actually, he wasn't the only one angry; there were also some people standing next to him, because they were among those whom Young Master Mingyue was attacking. When Young Master Mingyue spoke just now, he glanced at them with disdain, his gaze even less scornful than when he looked at the scum of the martial arts world. How could they not be angry?
The group exchanged glances, then immediately grabbed their weapons and slashed at Ling Hao and Gongzi Mingyue. Regardless of whether the other party could speak or not, as long as they were dead, they would be silenced.
Ling Hao was relieved to see that the waiter had safely delivered her food to the table, bypassing the group of people. With a flick of her wrist, she drew her longsword and charged at the group without a word.
Despite the large number of opponents and the variety of weapons they wielded, it was no problem at all against the Dugu Nine Swords. With a single move from each opponent, or even two or three people working together in one move, Ling Hao disarmed them all.
As she disarmed them, Ling Hao used her left hand to press their acupoints, rendering them immobile, just like the first two. After dealing with them, she floated back to her position and sheathed her sword.
Her movements were incredibly swift; to onlookers, it seemed as if in an instant, all those people had been defeated. Meanwhile, the instigator sat there impeccably clean, calmly eating with her chopsticks, exuding an air of superiority.
Wow, that's amazing! When did such a powerful character appear in the martial arts world?
"Ah Hao?" someone muttered to himself, feeling that the name sounded familiar. "I remember now, she is Ling Hao, Feng Qingyang's apprentice. She fought against a group of heroes in front of the Fuwei Escort Agency and escaped unscathed." The person suddenly remembered the rumors in the martial arts world and shouted, "I thought it was nonsense."
“You’re talking nonsense,” the man standing next to him said disapprovingly. “What do you mean by fighting against a group of heroes and escaping unscathed? Your Ladyship clearly overpowered them, disarmed them, and silenced them completely.”
How did you know?
"How would I know? I was there! Your swordsmanship is superb, you're cold on the outside but warm on the inside, a truly virtuous person in the martial world. What do you ignorant people know?" The man was very proud. He knew the situation of the Fuwei Escort Agency at the time, and he felt great sympathy for them.
However, he was just a nobody in the martial arts world, and it was already quite an achievement for him to avoid getting caught up in its murky waters. Therefore, even though he knew about the predicament of the Fuwei Escort Agency, and even though he felt a deep sense of sympathy, he dared not offer his help.
He knew that if he intervened, his only option would be to go to the underworld with the Fuwei Escort Agency. So he could only pretend not to know, but he still couldn't help but secretly watch. And so, he witnessed Ling Hao single-handedly defeating all those people, and he was filled with admiration for her.
He had hesitated to go up and greet Ling Hao when he first saw her. But then the restaurant got chaotic, and he knew that if he went up to her, he would only annoy people. He was already feeling annoyed, and when he heard the people around him talking nonsense, he immediately spoke up to refute them.
“Linghao, I’ve heard of her name.” Another person glanced at Linghao, but quickly looked away. “I thought she was just a newcomer trying to make a name for herself…” He didn’t finish his sentence because he remembered that if Linghao was really that capable, she would definitely be able to hear him. So he swallowed his words.
Because Young Master Mingyue said that Ling Hao preferred peace and quiet, everyone shut their mouths. Some of the more timid ones had already sneaked away, while the bolder ones returned to their original seats. They wanted to get a closer look at the female knight-errant, so of course they weren't going to leave.
Despite the chaos, she remained calm and composed, truly displaying the demeanor of a great general.
Linghao, who exudes the air of a great general, was simply eating attentively. Wasting food is absolutely unacceptable, especially such delicious food; wasting it would be a sin against heaven.
Gongzi Mingyue was the only one present who knew what Linghao was thinking. He smiled and served her food. He wished everyone else would disappear, leaving only him and Linghao. But he knew that was impossible, and could only feel a small pang of regret.
"Mingyue, you should eat too." Linghao pushed what she thought was the best dish in front of Young Master Mingyue. "You're too thin, eat more."
He was clearly handsome and refined, yet Ling Hao said he was too thin, but Gongzi Mingyue's eyes were filled with joy. Ah Hao was concerned about him; how nice.
In a corner of the restaurant, a man and a woman were sitting with their backs to Ling Hao and the others.
“That Ling Hao truly possesses excellent swordsmanship.” The woman looked at the man. “I think it’s even faster than your knife skills. What do you think?”
“I think…” the man smiled, “my knife is still faster.” He wore faded clothes, and his bright eyes were full of laughter. He had a thick beard that looked like it could pierce a person’s face. This man was not exactly handsome, but his eyes and his smile gave him an indescribable, wild attraction.
The woman raised an eyebrow. "Xiao Shiyilang, you really know how to praise yourself."
“No, you should say I’m confident,” Xiao Shiyilang said.
A note from the author:
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The male protagonist's lips were like they were coated with poison; one lick and he was poisoned to death.
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