Chapter 162 – Birthday Presen (1/2)

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Great hero Yu finally obtained his alcohol in the Lake Viewing restaurant. He drank to his heart’s content. He even used his tipsiness to toast Li Qingshan. Afterwards, other people came to toast him as well. They all fawned over him.

“Sir Li, do you have another nickname called the Black Tiger?” There were even some people who recognised Li Qingshan, recalling his extremely distant nickname.

Li Qingshan quickly dealt with their praises and questions and helped Xiao An to another piece of fish. “Try this. It’s quite nice.” Now that she had finally regained her sense of taste, she obviously had to make up for everything she had missed out over such a long period of time.

Xiao An lowered her head and ate obediently. Although she was expressionless, she remained bright red the entire time; it was like she was drunk.

An old monk made his way over and studied Xiao An. “Sir Li, your little friend gives off a very strong buddhist aura!” He was a diligent monk who had some cultivation about him, so he could sense the impact of the Path of White Bone and Great Beauty on Xiao An.

Li Qingshan laughed. “My Xiao An will become a bodhisattva in the future!”

The old monk was taken aback. He placed his palms together in a prayer. “That’s sinful, that’s sinful. Sir, you mustn’t talk nonsense!”

Li Qingshan laughed. “How can common people understand the ambitions of the great? Right, Xiao An?”

Hua Chenglu was still the person that everyone crowded around. When she heard that, she glanced at Li Qingshan and shook her head. She had no idea whether this kid was audacious or simply foolish. Didn’t he know that a ninth layer Qi Practitioner was looking for him now? If it were not for her, he would have been torn to pieces a long time ago. He would not be able to go on about common people and great people here.

At this moment, a handsome young man arrived before her gracefully and whispered. He seemed to say something with deep affection.

Hua Chenglu’s smile vanished. She replied to him with a question, “Do you think you’re worthy?”

She was not particularly loud, but everyone present had sharp ears. They all looked over. Everyone knew what the young man was trying. In particular, the other young heroes present all sneered inside. You want to get involved with the Hua family? Why don’t you check yourself in the mirror first? Afterwards, they felt glad that they had not attempted the same thing.

Li Qingshan thought, Bastard, aren’t you a little too bestial? You won’t even spare a thirteen-year-old girl. If you were in my previous life, you would’ve been shot! However, this girl sure was realistic. She was unlike those young misses from the stories, who would be touched by true love and end up eloping with scholars.

The young man’s face became bright red. He covered his face and left in embarrassment.

Hua Chenglu said, “He never had any sincere intentions in the first place, so why am I supposed to be all polite to him? Moreover, he didn’t even have the courage to say that he was worthy. He lacks confidence and has an inferiority complex. That’s just annoying.” Towards the end, she seemed to remember something, and her face became rather resentful.

The small incident failed to influence the atmosphere of the celebratory banquet.

After the banquet, the masters all bid farewell. They said they would be returning to eliminate the remaining unorthodox forces. In reality, they were just taking advantage of the situation so that they could claim a piece of the territory and wealth left behind by these unorthodox masters. There were a few young men on par with young heroes who were reluctant to part with Hua Chenglu.

Just when it was as noisy as it could get, Li Qingshan approached Hua Chenglu and whispered something into her ear.

Hua Chenglu had received a few toasts from people as well, so her face was slightly flushed. When she saw him approach her, she was rather displeased in the beginning, but when she heard his words, she was surprised. She glanced at Xiao An before smiling and nodded.

The young heroes were all envious of him. This kid sure knew how to climb upwards. If he became the son-in-law of the Hua family, he would basically experience a meteoric rise in status, wealth and everything else. In the past few days, a few of them had attempted similar things as well, but Hua Chenglu had shut them all down in a haughty manner. It was rare for her to smile after hearing something like that.

Just as Li Qingshan wanted to give something to Hua Chenglu, she waved her hand and turned it down. Li Qingshan did not insist either. He only gazed at her deeply, which embarrassed Hua Chenglu instead, making her shift her gaze. In the end, she placed something in his hundred treasures pouch and glanced at him in concern. She mentioned something again, but Li Qingshan only smiled and shook his head. With that, they finally stopped talking.

It was impossible for the Hua family to stand up for him over something as small as this. Zhuo Zhibo of the Hawkwolf Guard seemed to hate this kid very much as well, while the Sect of Clouds and Rain could endure the price that came with eliminating him. When the banquet ended, everyone left the restaurant and boarded their own carriages or horses.

Hua Chenglu emerged from the restaurant. Yu Zijian asked curiously, “What were you talking about with him earlier?” She thought that he was the same as the young heroes. Did she understand what would happen between man and woman at such a young age?

Hua Chenglu said in thought, “It’s nothing.”

Yu Zijian said, “What nothing? You two got along so well earlier. He might not be bad, but he’s far too vicious. He doesn’t suit you.”

Hua Chenglu finally understood what she was asking about. She smacked her over her head. “You’re so young, so what are you thinking about these random things for? He doesn’t suit me, so he’s supposed to suit you? You’re the one who’s interested, so don’t say that I am. He only wanted to buy a gift for that child. Afterwards, he bid farewell to me. I was afraid he would end up being caught by that old woman, so I tried to persuade him to travel with me, but he refused.”

Yu Zijian clutched her head and gazed at the restaurant in concern. “He’ll be fine, right?”

Under the rain and darkness of the night, the West Gate Granny parked her carriage in a dark alleyway. She firmly locked onto Li Qingshan’s aura in the restaurant. She refused to believe that the little princess of the Hua family would actually spend every moment of her time around this man. As long as she had the smallest opportunity, she would be able to strike. Taking away a single child and even accepting the child as a disciple would not exactly be a crime.

She watched the people scatter, but the West Gate Granny suddenly sensed that she had completely lost track of Li Qingshan’s aura. It was like he had simply vanished into thin air. She could not help but rush out of the carriage. She tore through the curtain of rain like a red ghost, basically treading on air. She circled around the restaurant a few times, but she failed to sense Li Qingshan’s aura at all.

Landing on the eaves, she screeched, “This is impossible!” How could a mere second layer Qi Practitioner hide his aura so well, enough to avoid her senses? “Li Qingshan, get out here!”

Her voice rolled through the entire city. It was unknown how many families she had alarmed, but Li Qingshan obviously would not answer her.