Chapter 436: It Was All Because I Saw You in the Crowd... (2/2)

Each and every patron had a look of utter bliss as they savored the delicacies rolling out of the kitchen.

Having finished her own Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Nangong Wan left for work.

As unwilling as she might be, she had no choice in this matter... If she didn't work, she wouldn't even have the money to taste another serving of that heavenly Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

Even now, the several hundred thousands of crystals owed to her by Nangong Wuque was nowhere to be found... That shameless fellow... She just knew that he would never return the money...

That fellow had just finished his own Buddha Jumps Over the wall. That was why he was now sitting lazily at the entrance of the restaurant while munching on some snacks.

He was currently basking in the fragrances wafting out of the restaurant. To him, those scents were significantly more pleasant than the medicinal smells he had to contend with.

Ever since he started eating Owner Bu's dishes, he noticed a growing lazy streak within himself; even his passion for alchemy seemed to have gone missing.

Sigh... the depravity of a full stomach.

The sun continued bathing the city in its warm light.

Down below, Bu Fang stepped out of his kitchen, wiped off the grime on his hand and then pulled a chair for himself to relax in, back sprawled lazily as he soaked in the warming rays.

”Old Bu, care for something tasty, what do you say?” Nangong Wuque eyed him before offering one of his fifth-grade elixirs.

”No thanks, I hate medicines.” Bu Fang narrowed his eyes slightly before placidly refusing the offer. With no patrons left to handle, he found himself with a momentary bit of reprieve.

”Are you silly or something... This is an elixir, not medicine,” Nangong Wuque said with utmost seriousness.

Bu Fang, on the other hand, pursed his lips and said nothing more.

Ever since that stripping incident involving the Lin Family and the Zhang Family, this little restaurant, the Cloud Mist Restaurant, had exploded in fame. Thanks to that, not only did a number of people learn of its existence, its business skyrocketed as well. At the same time, these new patrons came to learn of its temperamental owner.

In truth, Bu Fang was a rather amiable person. As long as one discounted his facial paralysis, he was actually pretty easy to get along with—just look at Nangong Wuque over there getting along so well with Bu Fang.

Those who had finished their meals would exit the restaurant with a smile on their faces as they waved goodbye. At times, Bu Fang would nod as well. In what seemed like a instant, the restaurant seemed to had grown accustomed to its new activity.

…

Yang Meiji was currently strolling toward the Cloud Mist Restaurant.

She was a little uneasy right now. How was that restaurant doing right now? Perhaps it had already collapsed by now... after all, it was in a rather dangerous place, being located in Nangong's Multi-taste Fasting Pill Sales District. To begin with, how was a mere restaurant supposed to compete with an elixir store?

With that in mind, Yang Meiji couldn't help but sigh. Her father was the one who passed on that restaurant to her and yet she couldn't lead it to prosperity... Truly a depressing thought.

She gritted her teeth and steeled her resolve as she continued forth. She had already made up her mind. If that restaurant was truly on the verge of collapse, she would take that restaurant back and return the crystals to Bu Fang.

At the end of the day, that mess was her own, so there was no reason to have Bu Fang clean it up for her. Even so, she was still immensely grateful toward her teacher, Master Xuanbi. Truly this was a difficult situation for her.

She finally reached the elixir district where she was immediately struck by the pungent smell of elixirs. This scent, while familiar, only served to twist that knot in her heart even more.

”I knew it... look at all the elixir stores operating here... how was a restaurant even supposed to survive?!”

Still... how odd... the number seemed to have decreased quite a bit.

Yang Meiji continued onwards while observing her surroundings. As she did so, she was struck by a sense of strangeness.

Elixir stores were extremely popular in Heavenly Mist City, especially those under the banner of the Nangong Family. Those were practically worshipped by the masses... so why was it so desolate, then?

Stepping up to one of the stores, she found a despondent owner sitting atop his chair, listlessly staring ahead without anything to do.

”Boss... is business really that bad now?” She directed that question toward the groggy owner.

”Don't ask me, I don't want to talk about it. Just head over there and see for yourself.” He snapped in a lifeless voice before twitching his mouth in a certain direction.

Yang Meiji paused for a second before turning toward the direction he pointed at. It was then that her pupils suddenly shrank.

Wasn't that where the Cloud Mist Restaurant was? Did something happen to it?!

Yang Meiji panicked.

”Don't tell me Nangong Ming has brought more troublemakers again?”

With that in mind, she quickened her own pace.

I knew it…

From a distance, she spotted the entrance blocked by a horde of people. From the dressing of those gathered, she came to the conclusion that they were members of the Nangong Family.

I just knew it was him…

Her heart burned at the mere thought of that fellow. This time, however, she was a One-cloud Alchemist. No matter what, she was going to give that fellow the fright of his life.

Suddenly, her eyes went glassy as she spotted a certain dashing figure in the crowd.

She was stunned.

All because she saw him…

”That... isn't that Young Master Wuque?!”

”Wu wu wu... What's Young Master Wuque doing at the Cloud Mist Restaurant as well?” She gazed at the crowd with eyes as wide as saucers and teeth chattering. Amidst all that, her heart pounded furiously without rest to fuel the growing blush in her face. She shyly turned her face to get a better look at the handsome man whose red hair seemed to dance in the air in her eyes.

The edges of his mouth curled upwards and his hair flipped around in the wind as he slowly turned around.

In Yang Meiji's eyes, it was as if the sun was shining at his back right now, causing the latter to glow with a blinding radiance as if he was some sort of deity that had descended to the mortal realm.

Those dashing features... truly stirred the heart. That warm, gentle smile…

Ooo~ It felt like her heart was about to melt any second now as stars swam about around her eyes.