Rustle!

"Respecting Lady Guan-Ying-Ping!"

Everyone in Dong-Chen's group greeted Guan-Ying-Ping the minute the young woman reached their table. They all felt like their souls drifted away when they saw Guan-Ying-Ping's face up close. She was so beautiful, like an angel, and smelled so wonderful…

"Was it you who talked to me a minute ago?" Guan-Ying-Ping did not wait to ask Zheng-Fu once she got to his table…

"Thwat's rwight," Zheng-Fu said while chewing his food. So, he did not make out words perfectly. His actions prompted everyone to want to punish him for not being polite to Guan-Ying-Ping…

"Hey! Be polite to the young lady, kid! Look at you! You spit food all over the place!" All of a sudden, a man with a big body yelled at Zheng-Fu because he could not stand Zheng-Fu's behavior. Besides, he wanted to impress Guan-Ying-Ping too…

Gulp!

Burp!

"Ah… The food at this place was so great!" Zheng-Fu did not seem to care about the man's words and started to act more impolitely by burping loudly. That made Guan-Ying-Ping's face turn dark. She crinkled her eyebrows while looking at him…

"You! Bad kid…"

Bang!

The man with a big body did not have a chance to finish the sentence when he was thrown away and landed on the table, causing things on the table to shatter into pieces within a bit of a second. Everyone was shocked when they saw the man get thrown up. They tried to look for the person who was responsible for that, but saw nobody that looked like it…

"What just happened? How did he get thrown away like that?"

"Look! Look at that! It's a chicken bone! There's a chicken bone on his chest!"

One of the men in the tavern told everyone that there was a chicken bone on the chest of the man with a big body. Zheng-Fu was the one who hit the man with the chicken bone in less than a second. No one could see the action because it was too fast for their eyes. Zheng-Fu also put some Qi energy into the hit to create a powerful impact. He did not intend to kill him, though…

After everyone saw the chicken bone on the man's chest, they all turned to look at Zheng-Fu with curiosity. They could not believe that a man with a big body like that would be thrown away by a kid and his chicken bone. The man was still unconscious at the table that he landed on…

"I'm sorry, Lady… Um… What's your name again, my lady? Ga… Ga… What is it? It's at the tip of my tongue. How come I don't remember!?" Zheng-Fu was about to greet Guan-Ying-Ping, but then he decided to tease her by pretending to forget her name…

"Lady Guan-Ying-Ping, Young Master!"

Dong-Chen, who was next to Zheng-Fu, told him the name because he really believed that Zheng-Fu did not know Guan-Ying-Ping's name. But when Dong-Chen thought about it, Zheng-Fu could not miss the name when Dong-Xi-Hu shouted her name loudly earlier. That was when Dong-Chen had to wipe off the sweat on his forehead because he began to realize what Zheng-Fu was trying to do…

*Is he teasing this lady? What kind of kid is he? Is it a good decision that I chose to work for him?* Dong-Chen started to doubt whether it was a good choice that he followed Zheng-Fu out of the forest. Dong-Chen thought that messing with Lady Guan-Ying-Ping was worse than having a fight with Dong-Xi-Hu…

"Yeah! That's right! Lady Guan-Ying-Ping. It's such a beautiful name, and it's perfect for your beautiful face. But what did you ask me earlier?" Zheng-Fu looked at Guan-Ying-Ping's body as if he were a hawk looking at its prey after getting her name…

Guan-Ying-Ping blushed the minute she saw Zheng-Fu's behavior. Then her face turned green because of anger. She did not expect to see him this way when she walked up to him. She just wanted to confirm if it was his voice in her head. Guan-Ying-Ping did not think that a kid like Zheng-Fu would dare to tease her…

"How dare a kid like you act this way towards me? Do you wish to die?" Guan-Ying-Ping said while staring at Zheng-Fu fiercely as if she wanted to kill him…

The people in the tavern were shocked to see Zheng-Fu's inappropriate gesture toward Guan-Ying-Ping. They did not think that he would dare to tease the young woman whose father was a great man of the country. Now everyone thought that Zheng-Fu wanted to die. Some felt sorry for him, while others felt that he deserved what he asked for…

"Act in what way? What did I do to you, pretty sister?" Zheng-Fu replied with a voice that said that he was confused. He did not forget to put on his innocent look…

"You!"

Guan-Ying-Ping got angrier when she saw Zheng-Fu's innocent look. She knew that he was trying to mess with her. It was unexpected for her to get frustrated by this normal-looking kid. She was also surprised that Zheng-Fu dared to tease her despite knowing who she was…

*Calm down, Guan-Ying-Ping! Phew!* The young woman tried to tell herself to calm down because she did not want to make a big scene just because of a kid. Besides, she was more interested in the pill in Zheng-Fu's hand…

"I don't want to play around with you, kid. I came to you because I'm interested in the pill in your hand. And I'm positive that the voice I heard earlier was yours. If what you said is true, I'll pay you well." Guan-Ying-Ping turned cold before saying what she wanted from Zheng-Fu immediately. She did not care if the people around her would hear what she said…

*Maybe I was too playful with her. This doesn't feel good at all. I think I should stop playing.* Zheng-Fu lost the fun when he saw that Guan-Ying-Ping was not easy to fool around with. He also felt like he should not waste his time on this, even though he did not mind doing it…

"That's right! It was me. You're correct. The effect of this pill is exactly what I told you." Zheng-Fu stopped making an innocent face and turned to be more serious to get to the point…

"And how can I believe you that it's true?" Guan-Ying-Ping nodded to Zheng-Fu's confirmation. However, she was still reluctant to believe him…

"I don't know about that. I can't force you to believe me. But you don't have that much time to be reluctant about it. It seems like a big group of soldiers is coming this way. They're really rushing to get here too," Zheng-Fu said while giving a smile to the young woman who was hesitating to believe him…

"A big group of soldiers!?"

Zheng-Fu's words crinkled her eyebrows because she could guess who those soldiers were here for. However, she was still hesitating about taking the pill because she was afraid that it was poison. But if it really helped her disguise herself, then she would thank Zheng-Fu tremendously…

"Don't worry, my lady. This is not poison. I've never harmed anyone who helps me. Besides, I would never get out of this city alive if it was poison. Look! Everyone is watching us," Zheng-Fu said firmly to confirm the safety of his pill.

However, Guan-Ying-Ping did not know that the conversation was heard between the two of them. The rest could not hear anything. They just saw their lips moving…

Grab!

"Fine! If it really works, I'll definitely reward you." Guan-Ying-Ping bit her teeth before taking the pill in Zheng-Fu's hand. She decided to do so because she did not have too much time to wait. The soldiers were about to get there to take her…

"You don't have to reward me, my lady. This is for helping us. Besides, just getting to look at you this close is already very satisfying." Zheng-Fu replied but did not forget to tease Guan-Ying-Ping at the same time…

"You!"

All of a sudden, Guan-Ying-Ping heard a loud noise from outside of the tavern. She remembered those voices well, so she held the pill tight in her fist and prepared to run off to the back of the tavern to see if the pill worked as Zheng-Fu promised her. Before she left, she looked at Zheng-Fu and said…

"Just wait until this whole mess ends. I'll come back and take care of you for messing around with me!"

Guan-Ying-Ping ran to the back of the tavern as soon as she finished the sentence. At the same time, the door of the tavern was flung open by a troop of soldiers. The soldiers started to pour into the tavern to clear the way for someone. The person was an elder who wore a long, white-silk cloak and looked very respectable.

He scanned the room to find someone before flicking her finger to call for the owner of the tavern to come to him…

"Yes, sir. What would you like to…?"

"Where is Lady Guan-Ying-Ping?" The owner of the tavern did not have a chance to finish the sentence when the elder asked him with the most indifferent look…

"Um… I… Lady Guan ran off through the back of the tavern, sir." The owner of the tavern rushed to tell the truth to the elder because he was afraid of him. Although he was one of the influential people in the area, he could not be as influential as the people of the Chief Commander…

"Take Lady Guan to me!" The elder ordered the soldiers to get Guan-Ying-Ping from the back of the tavern as soon as he knew where she hid…

Not long after that, the soldiers that went to the back of the tavern came back without anyone with them…

"Respecting Chief Butler! Lady Guan is not in the back of the tavern, sir." One of the soldiers reported to the elder the minute they came out of the back…

"What!? She's not there?" The elder gave a cold look to the soldiers who came back without Guan-Ying-Ping. He then turned to the owner of the tavern again. That alone shook the owner of the tavern so badly that he wanted to collapse…

"I swear that she went in there, sir. Everyone in the tavern saw her too." The owner of the tavern rushed to swear instantly because he was so scared that he was about to pee his pants. He was shocked that Guan-Ying-Ping was not there because he had seen her with his own eyes. Then he thought of something and turned to Zheng-Fu and his group. He then pointed his finger at the group and said…

"Before Lady Guan-Ying-Ping ran to the back of the tavern, I saw her talking to the kids over there, sir. She took something from that kid and ran away to the back right before you came, sir."

"Huh…?"

The elder turned to look at a group of five young men after he heard the owner of the tavern. He observed that the oldest person in the group must be around twenty-four to twenty-six years old, and the youngest should be ten to twelve. He could see that the kids in the group were not from well-to-do families or big clans. The elder did not understand why his Lady Guan-Ying-Ping would talk to them…

When the elder took a good look at the group, he saw that the older ones were shaking out of fear while the youngest one was sitting still. It was like the kid did not care about anything in the world…

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