204 Finding Trouble (1/2)

The servant fumed with anger, but he knew better than to engage in a bout of battle with them. Although they were merely Heavenly Warriors, the servant himself was only an Earth Warrior! It was simply a joke for him to consider facing off against the group.

The audience was intrigued by how things were playing out. These three experts were incredibly daring to leave without paying for their meal, but every person in the crowd knew it was because they were being scammed by the tavern.

If they were in the same situation, they would have reacted in the same way. Conceding to the restaurant servant's absurd demand would mean admitting that they were easy to bully, after all.

”Halt,” someone called out from the staircase. However, Xue Wei and the two others continued to walk towards the door as if they had not heard him.

A loud crash emanated from inside the tavern and a bottle flew at Xue Wei like a bullet, who agilely avoided it then turned to look at the perpetrator.

”I told you to stop. Did you not hear me?” the man asked with a grim expression on his face. Xue Wei laughed out loud in response.

”Am I your servant?” he asked mockingly. ”I think not. Why should I do what you tell me to? You think you can decide what others do just because you say so? Seriously, go see a doctor, make sure your disease doesn't spread to others,” he sneered.

”Don't worry,” Bai Tianyi chimed in. ”Stupidity can be inherited, but it usually isn't contagious. We should be fine.”

Hearing the dialogue between the two, most people in the tavern could hold their laughter, but one lost it and started laughing out loud. This created a domino effect, and soon all those that had tried to keep a straight face were laughing alongside each other, inadvertently mocking the man on the stairs.

The expression on the man's face turned black. He did not know much about Xue Wei and his two companions, but one day, half a year ago, someone from the Crimson Sunshine Sect had appeared before him.

This man had brought a picture with him, a picture of Xue Wei. Or rather Ye Xiao, as it portrayed his altered face after using the mask.

He was told that if he came across this young man, he was to create trouble for him; the more the better. If he then reported it to the Crimson Sunshine Sect afterwards, he would be heavily rewarded.

This was not the only store owner who had been given this task; every independent shop within Cloudsoar City had been contacted. But out of fear of leaking any details, they all went about it quietly, not even discussing it amongst themselves.

The painting of Xue Wei had been posted in the back of every single store in Cloudsoar City, so he had become a celebrity without even knowing it.

They had not been told to what extent they should inconvenience Xue Wei, but the rather vague request let them come up with their own ideas.

The boss of this tavern was not aware that Xue Wei had connections with the Cerulean Starlight Sect. Neither the servant nor the Crimson Sunshine Sect had informed him.

So when he saw the token in Xue Wei's hand, he suddenly paused. Was he caught in the middle of a sect war?

He had been told that Xue Wei was an independent cultivator. The man had done some unacceptable deeds so he needed to be punished, but killing him would be too extreme as humans stood united and rarely gave the death sentence to their own.

It was only now that the boss realized that something was off. Why had they come to his small tavern to make problems for one person? Their sect could deal with everything themselves… unless they did not dare to do it themselves.

The only reason they would not dare to do so would be if they were up against another sect of equal standing or if it was something like going against a supreme expert.

This boy was clearly not a supreme expert, but he carried the token of authority from the Cerulean Starlight Sect.

This gave the boss a headache. He turned to the waiter and gave a malicious glare. It was clear that the tavern and this young man had already fallen out completely, so there was no chance to salvage the situation without losing face.

Xue Wei noticed that the boss was hesitating. He shook his head and turned to leave again. But who would have thought that it was not the boss that stopped them this time but the servant.

”Pay up for your meal and we will let you go! Can you not see that the big boss is an ordinary knight? He can deal with you as easily as slaughtering chickens! Even your reputation as members of the Cerulean Starlight Sect is nothing compared to my boss' background!”

The boss felt like falling on his face when he heard this. Bloody hell, was this servant trying to kill him?

Even if this situation had been instigated by the Crimson Sunshine Sect, they would not have his back through thick and thin.

They had, at most, a superficial relationship, whereas this kid held a token of authenticity belonging to a rival major sect! That was the real deal! If anything happened to this boy in his store, would he not suffer greatly at the hands of the Cerulean Starlight Sect in the future?

Why was his servant so adamant about stirring up trouble? He could only guess that it had something to do with jealousy. The servant was now thirty years old, but he was stuck as an Earth Warrior while these three seemed to be much younger and had already become Heavenly Warriors.

The boss was usually very haughty because of his strength, but right now, he was worried. As a result, Xue Wei snorted and just left the tavern without looking back.

The audience felt that this ending was truly too anticlimactic, but no one in their right mind would say anything as they still feared this boss.