He casually sat in front of Rui Wei.
"This one is called Xu Long." After the man sat down, he bowed his head slightly and introduced himself.
Xu Long is one of Matriarch Zu's disciple outside the Clan. Matriarch Zu adopted him when she was out on an expedition, Xu Long back then did not have a name and was just a random beggar on the street, but after Zu Matriarch discovered him, he was like a phoenix who soared from the ash. His gratefulness towards Matriarch Zu cannot match anyone, which is why he is trusted by Matriarch Zu.
Rui Wei nodded in acknowledgment, then pointed the other plate of the soup towards him. Xu Long's brows twitched slightly.
No matter who this lady is in front of him, the Matriarch did not explain, he does not have a single idea as to who this lady was, but the Matriarch have told him to act respectfully towards this person all the time, even after receiving the 'that'.
But who knows what this lady has in her mind?
Xu Long could not help but sigh in his heart as he bowed his head, and thanked Rui Wei for her 'benevolence'.
Xu Long picked the spoon and scooped up the still warm lotus soup, rumors had it that one scoop of the lotus soup could boost ones Qi Veins while devouring a whole bowl could help one cleanse the impurity within one's body. He slowly lifted the spoon and put it into his mouth, soon the taste of slightly warm lotus soup engulfed his whole mouth, the soup was tasteless but as soon as it made contact with his tongue it gave an inexplainable warm feeling which spread within his whole body. After 'tasting' the Lotus Soup once, Xu Long couldn't help but speed up eating the soup.
Rui Wei seeing this couldn't help but have her brows twitch, this Xu Long, when he entered the room, he acted elegant in all aspect and now he looked like some random kid on the street who knows no manner, even Ruzi looked at Xu Long with a scrunched up face.
After finishing the Lotus Soup in one swift movement, Xu Long regained back his elegant posture, coughing slightly he said:
"Pardon this one's insolence, it had been a long day for this one." Xu Long said as he tried his best to hide his embarrassment.
"It's fine. Since we will be waiting for a bit more time before the show begins." Rui Wei once again scoops up a spoonful of Lotus Soup and fed it to Ruzi.
"..." Xu Long was dumbstruck, was he not supposed to receive that 'Item'? Is this lady making things difficult for him purposely?
Why are they going to watch a show?
Looking around the surroundings there were no stages here, bards nor storyteller. Then that could only mean that something will soon happen.
Xu Long's heart couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Is this lady a potential threat to the Zu Clan? The one question that has been bothering Xu Long has once again turned up.
As Xu Long was lost in thought, he heard some cluster on the first floor of the restaurant which brought him back to reality.
Xu Long was currently sitting literally next to the stairs, the first floor was in a full view from his spot.
He saw a Young Lady from a noble household and--
'Hmm? Is that not Gu Xiao Li? The one who suddenly popped out of knowhere, a so-called genius of the Dragonsvein Kingdom? There were also rumors about her being a God's Chosen.' Xu Long's eyes flickered as he recalled the rumors that have been circulating around the Capital for the past few weeks.
This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience.
The rumors goes as, the 3rd Prince cruelly rejected the Arrange Marriage he had with the 6th Young Lady from the Gu Family, whereas the 6th Lady from the Gu Family was so devastated hearing the news, that she attempted suicide by banging her head on the wall, after that it seemed like a miracle have shone upon this certain 6th lady from the Gu Family. As the 9th Prince seemed to have taken a liking to her.
The 6th Lady from the Gu Family turned out to be a genius regarding cultivation, as she suddenly gained insight on Martial Path and had leaped through several ranks from her cultivation! And rumors had it that she is also a dual Elementalist! Unfortunately, it turns out that the Gu Family had mistreated her when she still hasn't awakened her prowess, lest why would she erase her own name within her Family's Genealogy book?
The people were able to confirm their doubts with the 9th Prince, as the 9th Prince came running to Gu Xiao Li after she left her Family even offering her the Manor which the Emperor had bestowed!
Then the 1st lady from the Xian Family Enters, the one who has been foolishly running after the 9th Prince since they were kids. Everyone had already expected the Xian Lady to take action, as the 1st Lady from the Xian Family had never hidden her feelings towards the 9th Prince, but no one could find fault with that as the 1st Lady from the Xian Family is on par with 9th Prince regarding Cultivation and Skills except their personalities seem to just clash a bit. The Xian Lady asked an Elder from her Clan to take action on Gu Xiao Li, but the 9th and 3rd Prince had interfered which confused the mass.
After the incident involving the Gu Xiao Li Lady and the 3rd and 9th Prince, the Xian Clan had stopped their tyrannical actions and the 1st lady of the Xian Family has also entered a Secluded Cultivation.
No one knew what had the Emperor done to calm his tyrannical subjects and the people below could only shudder at their imaginations.
--
The Lotus Restaurant only offered few dishes which are all extremely expensive due to their ingredients being all rare, while their dishes could boost the Cultivator's cultivation level, Internal Qi's etc.
On the first floor of the Lotus Restaurant. Gu Xiao Li stood straight to her ground as she faced off the 3rd lady from the Fe Clan. Amazingly beside Gu Xiao Li, the figure of the so ever elegant 9th Prince was missing. These days it was quite a rare sight to see Gu Xiao Li being alone, as the 9th Prince simply tagged along with her, they displayed their attention to the public.
"The Young Lady over there is Fe An Ning, 3rd legitimate Miss of the Fe Family. The other one is the currently oh-so-famous Gu Xiao Li, that I doubt you don't recognize." Rui Wei said as cleans up Ruiz's face with a cloth. Ruzi hastily stood up on Rui Wei's legs as he also peeked down, his attention was piqued by the growing commotion below.
Xu Long heard Rui Wei's words and only 'hmmed' in reply. His attention was completely focused below.
Rui Wei held Ruzi's small body properly as her eyes swept down the whole 1st floor a slight smile appeared on her small face.
Rui Wei called a waitress to order for a set of 'Serene Lotus Tea' but the waitress had her arms folded over her chest. Having face that says: "Watching a good show."
"The Young Lady over there, can I please order a 'Lotus Tea'?" Rui Wei sent a Spiritual Message to the waitress as she seemed to be too engrossed watching the 'show' below.
"A-ah? Y, yes!" The waitress scampered away as she realized it was that 'Person'.
----
Gu Xiao Li and the 3rd lady from the Fe Clan were bickering with each other. Of course, the 3rd lady form the Fe Clan was at the losing side, after all, what could a pampered unmarried lady fight against an experienced Assassin like Gu Xiao Li? It was not only a gap in experience, the gap between their skills, talent, and wits was just too large.
Gu Xiao Li was used at poking fun at people's emotions, especially her targets. The only one she met that she could not predict here was the 9th Prince.
As the Fight with words grew more intense, the 3rd Lady from the Fe Family had a belly full of anger as her Qi churned and maneuvered a deadly technique from her Family.
"Five Claw Strike; 1st Strike!" The 3rd Lady from the Fe Family moved in a swift manner as she decisively feigned an attack directed to Gu Xiao Li's face, as her fist came closer to Gu Xiao Li's it suddenly blurred and change it's target onto GU Xia LI's heart!
*Bam*
"Kyaaah!" The 3rd Lady from the Fe Family was welcomed by the air, her target was missing, and so she fell to the ground in a comical manner, flat face.
One could only see Gu Xiao Li's figure walk towards the 3rd Lady of the Fe Family and say:
"What is this? Is the Fe Family this weak?" Gu Xiao Li snickered as she swept her eyes on the surroundings.
According to her calculation, there must be a hidden expert with this 3rd Lady of the Fe Family lest, how could she have acted so arrogantly in front of her? Her cultivation process has been spread far and wide, so Gu Xiao Li assumed that everyone knew that she is a Dual Elemental, while her Body cultivation is currently at the 4th rank. While this 3rd lady from the Fe Family has recently entered the 3rd rank of Body Cultivation.
If she was not courting death, then what was she doing?