AST 2009 - River of Stars, Qing Shui went up the stage (2/2)

Lang Clan went up the platform. Qing Shui once again saw Lang Clan’s Clan Head. He still remembered very clearly in his head since he was almost the same as before. He also didn’t improve much in regard to his strength. However, a thin camel would still be bigger than a horse. Even though Lang Clan’s Clan Head’s strength could still be improved, he still had his clan’s force to support him. Added on that he had the connection established from his marriage with the woman from the Shang Clan, he was barely able to take down a place.

Only five places remained. Everyone was getting anxious. Or rather, they were starting to get impatient.

“Qing Shui, do you think that we should take down one or two places?” Yu Xixuan asked Qing Shui.

“Will they allow us to take down two places?” Qing Shui smiled and said.

“They won’t know. I am from the Jade Fragrant Restaurant whereas you are from the Imperial Cuisine Hall. I can definitely take down a place if I go up. These people will not dare to challenge me seeing that I am from the Jade Fragrant Restaurant.” Yu Xixuan smiled and said.

“Alright then, why don’t you go and take down a place? I am going to stay here and wait for a while. Don’t worry, I will definitely be able to get myself a place.” Qing Shui smiled and said.

“Alright then, let me go and take down a place.”

At the moment Yu Xixuan finished speaking, her figure moved and she immediately appeared on one of the platforms.

“Ah, she is from Jade Fragrant Restaurant. What shall we do?”

“Yeah, if we beat her now, we won’t be able to enjoy good food anymore. It’s likely that she will stop dealing business with us.”

“You are actually worried that you might beat her? Do you really think that no one has had their eyes set on the Jade Fragrant Restaurant? Look at the eyes of the big forces around you. This woman isn’t someone you should provoke.”

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It was a surprise to Qing Shui that no one fought over the place with Yu Xixuan. He thought that a lot of people would fight for it.

Qing Shui had underestimated the woman’s ability to feed men’s stomach. The majority of people here had been to Jade Fragrant Restaurant before to eat their food.

When only four places remained, it was as if it had become daytime. A lot of people started going up the platform. Some unlucky ones lost in wheel battles. It was indeed quite an upsetting thing that could happen to them.

Very soon, yet another two platforms were taken down. Almost 70% of the remaining forces had taken part in the battles for the last two places. Most of the warriors who fought, were the strongest warriors of their sects. Once they lost, it was unlikely that they would continue to fight over the platform. It would only add more people to their injured lists.

There were still two places left. Qing Shui right away went up to one of them. He didn’t know if the Imperial Cuisine Hall could share the same luck as Jade Fragrant Restaurant.

“Imperial Cuisine Hall, Qing Shui. Is anyone interested in fighting me?”

The Imperial Cuisine Hall had quite a reputation. It was special mostly among ordinary men and also quite popular among the aristocratic clans, but at the end of the day, it hadn’t been long since it was established. There weren’t many people who had truly been benefited from it. Nevertheless, it was undeniable that its name had spread out far across the area. The only problem was that a lot of people still felt very suspicious about Qing Shui’s unusual medical expertise. Towards an existence that was under so many suspicions, there was no need to hold back against him.

“I would like to cross fists with you. I have heard that you possess unusual medical skills. Is that true?”

The person who went up the stage was a young man. He gave off a feeling that he was a very careless man. Qing Shui could tell that his lower body wasn’t steady. He was dressed in white clothes and was holding a fan, giving people the impression that he was very outstanding and elegant. Qing Shui didn’t like it. He wasn’t used to seeing this kind of men. He kept having the feeling that the person was being very vain and was even a bit perverted.

“I think it’s just alright. Oh, I forgot to tell you. We have a saying back in our place, it’s that a physician doesn’t kill people with his knife. Be careful now, or else, you will lose in a very pathetic way.” Qing Shui smiled and said.

“A physician trying to kill people? What a joke. For a physician to not attend to his patients but instead come to fight, this is called not focusing on his job!” A man said in joy.

Qing Shui smiled. He realized that this person wasn’t as annoying as he thought. Despite how he dressed or boasted himself, it was still his freedom to do so. Even if he wasn’t accustomed to people like this, it didn’t mean that they wouldn’t exist. There must be a reason for their existence, so much so that Qing Shui felt that there would be a lot of women willing to die for boastful men like this.

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