Chapter 98: Conflict (1/2)
”You useless thing! How dare you make my dress dirty?! Where is the manager? I want to see the manager!”
On the first floor, Snowy and Feng Xue saw a young girl around 15 or 16 years old lowered her head in front of three young girls who wore the same blue robes and white belts similar to what Zhao Dong and his group. They seemed to be Heaven Sword Sect's Disciple.
”Please don't! This is my fault, please forgive me Senior Sister Xian! I… I…”
The girl seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
The young girl whose dress was a little bit wet, apparently spoiled when the young waitress accidentally dropped the food near her didn't wait for her explanation and lashed in fury.
”I, I, what?! Don't you think that your pitiful act can work on me!” sneered the young girl, ”Quick, I want to meet your manager!”
”What happened here?” a chubby middle-aged man approached in a hurry while his hand was busy cleaning the sweat that appeared on his forehead. ”Oh, Young Miss Xian pardon me for the neglect. Is there anything I can help with?”
”I don't know that famous restaurant like this actually had such a low standard in choosing their employee. Look at this, your clumsy servant ruin my favorite dress. How do you want to make up for it?” said Xian Qingruo, a cold smile appeared on her cute face.
”How can we compensate you, young miss? As long as it's not unreasonable, we will satisfy your demand,” said the manager.
”Actually it's not hard. I just want the one who do the mistake to be punished. You just need to fire her and I won't pursue this matter anymore,” Xian Qingruo pointed at the young servant.
”This…” The manager didn't know how to proceed from here.
The young servant, Chen Xiaoyun, was someone entrusted by Heaven Sword Sect's Third Elder to him. So he didn't want to offend the Third Elder by firing the young servant.
But, if he didn't do what the Xian Qingruo said, he will offend another elder from Heaven Sword Sect.
This really put him on the spot.
”No… no… don't! Please Senior Sister Xian, please forgive me! I don't know what to do if I lose my job here. Please Senior Sister Xian, I'll do anything!” said Chen Xiaoyun while kneeling in front of Xian Qingruo.
”You say you'll do anything?” Xian Qingruo asked. the edge of her lips curved upward, revealing a cruel smile.
The young servant knew that what awaited her was only humiliation, but she could only grit her teeth, ”Yes, yes, Senior Sister Xian! Please… please don't make me lose my job….”
”Okay, I will be benevolent just this once, I'll give you a chance,” Xian Qingruo move one of her feet in front of the young servant and said, ”You see, my shoes also got stained by the food dropped by you. I'll forgive you after you lick it clean, how about it?”
The young servant bit her lip so hard that it bled. She didn't expect that Xian Qingruo could be this cruel.
”What? You want to lose your job?” yelled Xian Qingruo impatiently.
”No, no, no, Senior Sister, I'll lick it, I'll lick it,”
”Good, you are still sensible. Do it quickly! I don't have much time to waste!”
Chen Xiaoyun reluctantly moved her head toward the foot and when she was just about to abide by Xian Qingruo's demand, a slender hand grabbed her hand and pull her body away.
Chen Xiaoyun dazed a little bit when she smelled the enchanting fragrance as her body was supported by two slender arms not bigger than her own arms.
”Don't you think you're going too far?” said the owner of the slender arms.
”Who are you?! How dare you to meddle in this young miss matter?!”
Xian Qingruo was enraged by the sudden appearance of a young woman that came out of nowhere to help Chen Xiaoyun. She was also irked by the fact that this young woman had a better figure than her. And though her face was covered by a veil, her womanly instinct told her that she must be very pretty too. Envy and jealousy filled her gaze.
The one who stood for the girl was Snowy.
”Me? I don't think you'll know me even if I told you my name,” Snowy said with a straight face, ”Why don't you let this girl off? Isn't it just a dress? Is there really a need to be so vicious?”
This nonchalant response sounded like a mockery in Xian Qingruo's ear fuel her rage even more, ”Whether it's vicious or not, what is it to do with you? Are you sure you want to become an enemy with this young miss? Don't you know who am I?”
”I don't know,” replied Feng Xue honestly, ”Are you famous?”
”You!!” roared Xian Qingruo as she failed to contain her anger anymore.
”Young miss, don't be rash! this is Xian Qinruo!” said Chen Xiaoyun with a concerned expression.
”Oh. And?” replied Snowy shortly.
Xiaoyun was dumbfounded by Snowy's reaction. She didn't know whether she was serious or not. But, she still gave Snowy advice out of her gratitude to her, ”Young miss, thank you for your kind intention but you don't need to do this for me, that girl is the most doted niece of Heaven Sword Sect's Second Elder, Elder Xian. I don't want you to be implicated in this matter and offend such a person. Isn't it just eating mud? It won't hurt me, you don't need to worry.”
She then looked at Xian Qingruo with a pleading look, ”Senior Sister Xian, I beg you please let this young miss go, she doesn't have anything to do with this matter.”
”You don't need to do it if you don't want to,” Snowy shooked her head still holding Chen Xiaoyun in her arm.
Seeing that Snowy still hellbent to oppose her even after Chen Xiaoyun told her her background, Xian Qingruo began to feel something amiss. But because she had ridden on a tiger's back, she found it difficult to retreat.
”You! This is an internal matter between Heaven Sword Sect's disciples! You don't have a right to interfere!”
”What if I insist?” said Snowy coldly.
”Then you'll make Heaven Sword Sect your enemy!” With her uncle's authority in the sect, Xian Qingruo felt that her words weren't only an empty threat. She truly believed whoever offended her was akin to offending Heaven Sword Sect.
But at the next moment, she felt regret that she had uttered such words.
”Insolence! Since when was Heaven Sword Sect owned by Xian Family?!”
”Who?!”
Xian Qingruo felt her heart nearly leaped from her chest when she heard those words. She then glared at the woman who said those words and suddenly felt the color of her face disappeared when she recognized who was the owner of the voice.
”You… S-senior Sister Feng! I'm sorry I didn't notice you before!” Xian Qingruo's body stiffen and her complexion turn pale when she saw Feng Xue stood next to the woman who opposed her before, ”Is this bit- this fellow Daoist Senior Sister's friend?”
”Yes. She is going to join our sect soon and might be directly promoted to an inner disciple, so it's not exaggerated that can be said she will become your senior sister soon. So what's this talk about making Heaven Sword Sect her enemy? Since when you can represent Heaven Sword Sect?” her voice so cold that Xian Qingruo could felt the chill down her spine.
Xian Qingruo cowered under the oppressive aura that emitted by the voice. But she suddenly felt a bit relaxed when she saw a young man enter the restaurant.
His face was rather handsome with the air of scholar. His smile could melt the young maiden heart and her eyes exuded confidence.