After following Xiao-He into the tavern, Zheng-Fu noticed that many villagers and merchants, who appeared to be well-of, came to eat and drink there. In addition to ordinary people, Zheng-Fu saw that there were also several cultivators.

'The intermediate Heavenly Foundation Building stage cultivators shouldn't be here having their meal, should they? Judging from this awkward aura, it seems that Elder is definitely in trouble. Otherwise, he wouldn't have taken us up to a private special room. Well! No matter what trouble it is, let me listen to Elder first!' Zheng-Fu looked around and analyzed the situation. He sensed a group of young cultivators sitting in the tavern, giving off a hostile aura. This made Zheng-Fu realize that the tavern was in trouble.

Zheng-Fu also noticed Xiao-He's frightened expression after he looked at that group of cultivators. When Zheng-Fu took a look, he found that the group's chief was staring at him, as if exploring him.

At one of the tables in the Gratitude Tavern...

"Big Brother, who is that handsome young man? He seemed to have received a special welcome from that old bastard. Could he be the mercenary that old bastard hired?" a thin, middle-aged man sitting at the very front spoke after he saw Zheng-Fu being greeted nicely by Elder King earlier. He was also taken up to the second floor, where there was a special guest room.

"I'm sure that young man isn't a mercenary! Because I couldn't feel his energy. Maybe he's a young master from some clan," a large, middle-aged man added after using his psyche to check Zheng-Fu's energy level.

"That's right! I couldn't even sense his energy level! But the little girl and the other young man look quite strong. Especially that cute little girl!" another large man with a lustful face commented, licking his mouth as he looked at little Chang-Yue.

"All of us better not be reckless! Indeed, we can't sense their energy level, but it doesn't mean that they are weak. Even that little girl has the energy to reach the third level of the Divine Emperor stage. If they weren't from a big clan, then they were definitely the disciples of the Heavenly Command Sect, Youth Academy Branch!" However, the chief felt different from his underlings. The feeling he felt when looking at Zheng-Fu was as though he was staring at the Grim Reaper.

"So what are we going to do, Chief?"

"We won't do anything yet. Let's see if that young man has any connection to that old bastard. After all, we still have some time left!"

"Yes, sir, Chief!"

In the Gratitude Tavern's exclusive private room...

"Young Master, please wait in this room first. I'll hurry back down to help Grandpa cook and bring it up right away, sir!" Xiao-He said with a delighted smile. He seemed to be very interested in Zheng-Fu, as if he wanted to ask a lot of questions but did not dare.

"Mm," Zheng-Fu only nodded at the young man and gave a low-pitched reply.

"Master, do you think the group below…"

"Those people aren't here with good intentions. I think there's something wrong with this tavern. Judging from the aura that those people emitted, they clearly intended to cause some trouble," Zheng-Fu interrupted before Tai-He had finished his words because he knew how those people were from the start.

"So, Grandpa King's tavern is about to go into trouble, isn't it, Brother?" Chang-Yue's eyes widened at Zheng-Fu's words. She was very concerned about the elder, so she asked again to make sure she had not heard wrong.

"You can say that, Little Angel. But we still can't be fully convinced that it is true or not until we hear from the Elder himself what the story is like!" Zheng-Fu replied to Chang-Yue. Since everything was still just a guess, it might not be what they thought. Therefore, it was necessary to wait to hear from the elder first.

"All right."

Ten minutes passed…

Creeeak!

"The food is here, Young Master!" After about ten minutes, the door to the special guestroom opened, and the elder held a tray of food, coming in by himself. Behind him were two young men holding trays of food and liquor.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Sorry, Young Master, for letting you wait! These dishes are made with the best ingredients in this area. These liquors are my clan's signature fermented fruit liquors, sir. Young Masters and Little Miss, please taste them!" the elder quickly recommended the dishes that were brought out.

"Elder, you don't have to be so polite to me; we know each other. Elder and two Brothers, let's have a meal together!" Zheng-Fu saw that the elder was too polite to him, so he told him to make himself comfortable and that he did not need a lot of formalities. He invited the three to sit and have a meal with them.

"We can't, Young Master! You're a benefactor to me and my two grandsons. We dare not sit at the table with you. Besides, we still have a lot of work to..."

"Elder! You don't see me as your acquittance anymore, do you? I've spoken to you once before. Why do you act so distant from me? Or am I not worthy of associating with you? Then, for your meal, I wouldn't be able to eat. Because I don't want to eat food from strangers!" Zheng-Fu's words instantly turned cold after the elder rejected him. In fact, Zheng-Fu was not angry at the elder at all; he was just pretending.

However, no one knew that he was acting. Everyone thought that Zheng-Fu was serious. Even Tai-He and Chang-Yue believed in his performance.

Thump!

"I'm sorry, Young Master! I have no such intentions at all. I'm just afraid it's inappropriate for someone like me to sit with you. I'm so sorry!" The elder instantly knelt in panic. He never thought that something like this could happen. He did not think this young man would want him to sit with him that much. Even the two young men were also affected.

"You think I am that kind of person? I've said before that I treat everyone equally. Except for those vile and depraved bastards, I would look down on them. Well! I'll let you choose again. Are you and these two at the back going to sit with me or return to work?" Zheng-Fu explained and asked the elder and the two young men whether they would sit with him or leave.

The three of them did not delay or hesitate any longer. When Zheng-Fu's question was over, they immediately obediently walked over to the empty seats.

"Good! Well, I'll assume that what happened before never happened. Let's eat together to fill our stomachs better. I'm now so hungry that I could eat a whole elephant!" Seeing that the three of them had sat down, the smile at the corner of Zheng-Fu's mouth gradually revealed itself before he spoke politely and warmly, completely different from just now.

Zheng-Fu's sudden change of expression shocked Chang-Yue and Tai-He quite a bit. However, the two soon realized that Zheng-Fu was pretending to be angry to get the elder to join them for dinner. Because both of them had been with Zheng-Fu for some time, they knew how much Zheng-Fu valued friendship and family.

"Grandpa King, is there any problem happening in this shop? Just now, I overheard Brother say that some people look untrustworthy here. If Grandpa has any problems, tell Brother. I believe that he will definitely give you a helping hand!" Chang-Yue could not help asking the elder about the matter discussed earlier. And she also imperatively spoke to Zheng-Fu indirectly.

Zheng-Fu automatically turned to look at the little girl. He did not think she would use this method. But that was all right. After all, he was already thinking of helping the elder.

"That's right! If you have any concerns, please let me know. I'll do my best to help!"

"Thank you, Young Master. However, this matter isn't a serious one. I can..."

"Grandpa! Are you still saying that it's not serious trouble? They even threatened to kill us like this—is this not serious enough? Since Young Master is willing to help us, why don't you tell Young Master that they threatened you to sell this shop to them!?" Xiao-He could not stand Elder King's fearful and worried expression any longer, so he talked about what actually happened instead of his grandfather.

"Xiao-He!"

"That's right, Grandpa! Although we're not afraid of death, how about the other kids? Don't you pity them? They are happy to be with you at this tavern, but are you still selfish and don't want to protect them? Even Young Master said that we are close people and offered to help us. That's our salvation, isn't it, Grandpa?" another young man beside Xiao-He said. He could not stand it and wanted to vent as well.

"Xiao-Lei! What are the two of you saying? You guys know well that we can solve this problem ourselves. Just I sell this tavern to them and go find another place to open a new one, then…"

"What if they still follow you to your new tavern? You would then sell that new one to them and move on to open another one again, right? What about other taverns in the future? What if we're still being harassed like this endlessly? If one can fight, one should fight. When one can compromise, one should compromise. But this matter should not be compromised, for there are other better ways. It's not right to move the tavern to escape. But I won't help you because you don't ask me for help."

Zheng-Fu's words made the elder's eyes flash, and his body trembled uncontrollably, as he thought about what Zheng-Fu said. All the time, he did not want to disturb anyone because of his consideration. He always thought that he could solve the problem himself. And because of this, he had made countless mistakes in the past and never dared to ask for help.

Thump!

"Young Master, please help this tavern. Even though it hasn't been long since I opened it, it was my dream and the refuge of these orphans. I don't want to lose it. Young Master, please help me, sir!" the elder finally begged. He knelt on his knees and asked Zheng-Fu to help him save this tavern.

"Grandpa!?"

"Elder!?"

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