364 Chapter 364 - A Humorous Pantomime (1/2)
Gu Fei held a rod of fish in his left hand and drank liquor from the glass in his right. He turned his head to look at the source of the shout while the liquid made its way down his throat and he munched on the fish in his hand, looking far more like a ne'er-do-well than Young Master Han.
Young Master Han also turned his head in the direction of the shout. Glancing at the man who had shouted, he looked back at Gu Fei. ”Looking for you?”
”Probably!” he replied uncaringly. Picking out a slim fish bone from between his teeth, he gently placed his drink down on the table, and then lifted his hand once more. However, he had pulled out his Moonlit Nightfalls now.
There were only six men coming after him, so he was not worried about his safety. He was more concerned over increasing his PK value, which was already at 29 points. He figured it was more difficult to make these men beat a hasty retreat than just insta-killing them.
The six men had already made their way over by now. Gu Fei was still eating fish, but he was prepared for a fight to begin at any moment, so he was not in the least bit negligent. Unexpectedly, just as the six men were halfway to him, the two players tending the bar and setting the table intercepted them. ”Gentlemen, I'm sure you are all well aware of the rules?”
”Of course, we are,” the six men smiled. ”We are only stretching our legs, though. Surely, that doesn't violate the rules, yeah?”
The two players hesitated for a moment when they heard this, but eventually let them pass. Still, the two watched the six men's every move with hawkish eyes.
The six players indeed headed straight to Gu Fei. Many of the surrounding players turned their gazes away from the scene when they noted the men's purposeful stride and the aggressive air they were exuding.
Gu Fei and Young Master Han, who had overheard the conversation between the barkeeps and the six men, made the conjecture that some unspoken rules must be in place. Since they were foreigners to Linshui City, they naturally did not know of these rules. However, they did not need to make a wild guess. Turning to the table with two players next to theirs, Gu Fei asked, ”Bro, do you know anything about the rules those guys were talking about?”
The two players were startled. Considering how near the approaching six men were to him right now, this Mage was surprisingly still inquiring after something trivial instead of making his getaway. Nevertheless, despite their astonishment, the two players still explained the matter to him. Their answer was more or less in line with what Young Master Han and Gu Fei had guessed: Since this was a business owned by a particular guild, the guild's protection extended beyond just preventing people from eating a free meal, but also covered preventing any sort of fights from occurring, which might affect their business.
”Does that mean that as long as I stay here, those guys can't do anything to me?” he asked.
”Well… I guess so!” The two were even more surprised by his question, thinking that even if this establishment was a PvP-free zone, it was still not a log-off point, in the end. Just how long could he sit still here?
Gu Fei relaxed when he received this answer. Stowing away his Moonlit Nightfalls, he picked up his drink once more and told Young Master Han, ”It is fine. They can't act freely around here.” With that, he merrily took another bite out of his fish and drank another swig down
Young Master Han merely arched his eyebrow, not saying a word, and continued to sip his own drink. The six men quickly made their way over to their table. It turned out that their intention in making their way over so menacingly was to make Gu Fei turn tail and run. That way, they could give chase and leave this area, which was unofficially under the jurisdiction of a particular guild, striking once they were outside it. They had never expected him to actually remain where he was, causing them to be at a loss as to what they should do as they stood by the table. They felt uncomfortable just standing there without attacking the man, but they knew that attacking the man would invite even greater trouble for them.
What infuriated the six men was the pair's act of ignoring their existence, drinking and eating as they saw fit, despite them standing right beside the two. The two would even occasionally raise their heads to squint at the piercing sunlight that broke through the blue sky, totally unmindful of their presence.
Someone among the six finally lost his patience and addressed Young Master Han, intending to get him to leave and create more pressure on Gu Fei. ”Hey, bro, mind if you leave, if you have nothing else to do?”
”But I do have something here,” Young Master Han remained seated, brushing off these men with this curt reply. The six men were vexed, but were unable to do anything to him. Honestly speaking, although Young Master Han and Gu Fei shared a table, they could not tell if the two knew each other given how they barely spoke to one another. Right now, they seemed to be completely unrelated.
Thus, these six men could only concentrate their attention to Gu Fei. Staring him down, one threateningly said, ”Hey, let's have a word outside!”
Gu Fei finished eating his first fish, so he brought the second fish to his mouth as he looked at the six men. ”What do we have to discuss?”
The six men were speechless. They were obviously not here to discuss anything, they were here to fight. Why was it that everyone they had met today seemed so tactless? This place just so happened to be a restricted area for fighting. If not for that, they would not be having so much difficulty dealing with this man right now. They were not good with their words, so when the two statements they used most often were rebutted, they found themselves at a loss for words.
”Let's get some more men! Anyway, we can't do anything if this guy wants to be so shameless. Since he wants to drag things out like this, let us call more men to watch this place properly, so that he can't escape even if he wants to.” The six men started discussing this matter among them.
”Let's do that, then!” The six men proceeded to call all their comrades that were still online to this area, while they neatly arranged themselves around Gu Fei's table.
Witnessing this comedic pantomime made all the players around the bar laugh openly. This also displayed just how safe these players felt being on this beach. In actuality, the various guilds that had gotten themselves spots on the beach were not acting alone in their respective areas, and were actually in league, so any players would likely receive the collective wrath of several guilds if they caused a mess by the beach. Every player in Linshui City was made aware of the guilds' determination toward their businesses after they made an example out of the first troublemaker, so no one ever dared to cause trouble in this area again.
Quite some time had passed before Gu Fei finished the second rod of fish. Lifting his head to gaze at the six men, he exclaimed, ”Why are you guys still here?!”
”Hmph! Kid, stop pretending to be calm. There's no way you're getting out of here alive today!” someone retorted.
”Who says I'm not thinking of leaving?” he countered. He then waved his hand to order two more sticks of fish.
The fish came quickly, fragrant and inviting. He could hear the sound of the six men swallowing.
About then Young Master Han suddenly raised his head and regarded the six players. ”When will those guys you've called for arrive?”
The six men were visibly surprised when they heard this. It took them a moment to realize that the man was speaking to them. Naturally, their shock stemmed from this Priest knowing their action of calling for more men.