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n“Ahem, sorry. You’re the boss here!”

n“So, what’s the special today? Let me check.”

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n“I just want this one, cooked beef with sauce. Put in more salt for me. I haven’t eaten anything lately. I can’t even taste anything now.”

n“Yeah, bring a large plate and two dishes for wrapping up.”

n“He-he, I have a hungry little sister waiting to be fed!”

nHearing the voice of the youth who suddenly appeared, Li Seven was astounded. He looked in that direction.

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nHe saw two people wearing conical hats. The head of the shorter one couldn’t even reach the top of the counter and had no cultivation.

nThe taller one though…

nInnate Origin Court Level?

nLi Seven’s pupils shrank. He wondered how this guy got out of the spiritual array at the back door with such a low cultivation level.

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nWhat a joke!

nThe owner of the tavern came out from the back room. After glancing at the man in black at the other table, he advised hesitantly, “Young man, you’d better go. We don’t have any cooked beef left in our store today.”

n“No more cooked beef?”

nXu Xiaoshou pressed down the conical hat so that nobody could see his face. He pointed to the freezer and said, “Do not lie to me. I saw it there.”

nWith his perception, he could see a large amount of beef in the freezer. It was obvious that business was quite slow that day.

nThe owner, “Umm…”

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nHe thought, “You are courting death!”

n“I have already suggested it that there will be trouble here today, but you can’t figure it out!”

n“If you don’t hurry up and leave, I’m afraid you’ll die here.”

nGlancing at the small person wearing the conical hat and exposing half of its face, the owner finally gave in.

nWas he also taking a child with him?

n“Young man, you’d better go now. The store is closed.”

nXu Xiaoshou took a look at the sky outside and asked with a smile, “Closed so soon? It’s still early!”

n“It’s raining.”

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n“It’s raining. The atmosphere should be more suitable for eating. Bring me a jar of warmed wine as well. I want the wine he has!”

nXu Xiaoshou pointed to the overflowing wine glass in front of the man in black and said, “It smells really good.”

nThe owner, “Umm…”

nHis eyelids jumped wildly, thinking that this young man was beyond help.

nEven if someone could save him, the owner couldn’t.

n“Do you mind if I sit here?”

nHaving said that, Xu Xiaoshou came before the man in black and sat down without permission. He reached out his hand to prevent the man in black from speaking or doing anything, saying, “Thank you.”

nLi Seven, “Uhh…”

nCursed, passive point, 1.

nXu Xiaoshou waved at the counter. “Come, Aje. Come and sit over here.”

nThe short person with the conical hat turned around, came over, and sat by Xu Xiaoshou.

nThe youth patted the chair and said, “Bend your knees. Learn from me, and don’t move around. Just move your knees.”

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nAje took the seat.

nLi Seven’s pupils shrank again wondering if he had heard the sound of armor.

nWhat was the background of these two who behaved as if they knew him very well?

nHe had the intention to use the spiritual thought to sweep the face under the conical hat, but it was obviously an ordinary woven conical hat without any trace of spiritual energy. Yet, it was hard for him to perceive it.

nIf the other party were a defensive spiritual weapon, he might not be able to see it after sweeping it.

nBut this thing…

nIt would have been a provocative act if he swept it.

nIf the other party was a nobleman with very high status, he would face serious consequences even though he could kill him.

nHe fiddled with the array of plates in his hands. His eyebrows lightly knitted. He was rather hesitant.

n“Bring me the cooked beef quickly! I’m hungry!” Xu Xiaoshou shouted. He then returned his line of sight to the man in front of him and started to recite something.

n“The rain falling down onto the streets is so crisp. The grass looks green from afar but colorless up close. Friend, you are really enjoying your time here!”

n“Sitting in a tavern, watching the clouds roll in and out, and observing the people coming and going with a smile is a great way to live!”

n“Do you mind if I ask your name?”

nLi Seven narrowed his eyes. In fact, he, as an assassin, didn’t feel so comfortable when facing someone who acted so friendly at first sight.

nHe really wanted to kill the young man with a swing of the sword.

nYet, judging by the verses the young man recited…

nHe could figure out some of the meaning, even though he didn’t know so many words.

nThe young man with such a broad knowledge had to be an outstanding figure, perhaps with an extraordinary background. He might have even been a young master of one of the famous families in Tiansang County or the city lord’s mansion.

nHe couldn’t offend him

n“My last name is Li,” he replied lightly.

n“Li? Nice last name!”

nXu Xiaoshou clapped his hands and said, “I know someone of the previous generation with the last name Li, who wrote the famous lines, ‘The flying stream is descending 3,000 feet; I wonder if it is the milky way coming down from the heaven.’ I admire him greatly!”

n“Do you know him?”

nLi Seven, “Umm…”

nHe felt a tightness in his chest and wondered if the young man was mentally ill.

nTelling him all of that was tantamount to playing the piano to a cow.

nYet, based on the two more meaningful verses, he was more convinced that the young man with the conical hat had a profound background.

nThe young man had to come from one of the four famous families in Tiansang County rather than a regular wealthy family.

nFurthermore, he might have been the eldest son of the city lord’s mansion, who was rumored to like poetry and swordsmanship and worshipped the Eighth Sword Immortal to the point of obsession.

n“Don’t know him,” Li Seven replied casually.

nThe young man, whether he was the eldest of the lord’s mansion or a famous family, had nothing to do with him, and he did not need to befriend him shamelessly.

nAfter all, they lived in different worlds.

n“You don’t know him. That’s okay. As long as I know him, I can introduce you two next time,” Xu Xiaoshou said cheerfully.

n“Okay,” Li Seven nodded and said in a muffled voice.

n“Okay? That’s great. I’ll definitely arrange for you two to meet!”

nXu Xiaoshou slapped the table excitedly. He turned his head to where the owner of the tavern was and called out, “You don’t have to bring the wine I ordered! I’ve met Brother Li today and feel like we are old friends! I won’t leave the place until I’m drunk!”

nLi Seven was confused.

nHe thought, “What the hell is this feeling like old friends?”

n“Are you sure your intention is not to drink my wine?”

nCursed, passive point, 1.

nAs soon as Xu Xiaoshou got up, he brought the jar with warmed wine over and set it on the tabletop with a thud. He didn’t even put the fire out.

n“Ma Ma.” Aje’s eyes glowed.

n“Children can’t drink!” Xu Xiaoshou held Aje’s head down and pressed the conical hat tightly.

nThe expression on Li Seven’s face changed slightly.

nThe dwarf looked unusual.

nIt was obvious that he had no trace of cultivation, but what about the sound of armor earlier…

nHe glanced secretly at the young man, thinking that a young master like him must have a guard at his side.

nYet, he had searched the whole place and failed to find any trace of guards or elders.

nWas it possible that this short man was his guard?

nHe was astonished. He thought the guard who could protect the young master must have been powerful, but he had yet to detect his strength.

nWas he above the Heavenly Image State?

nYin Yang State?

nStar Worship State?

n“Are you kidding!” Li Seven was shocked by his own thoughts.

nMasters were not distinguished by the Innate and Acquired stages. As long as one reached the cultivation level that was close to the great Dao of heaven and earth, their cultivation levels couldn’t improve simply by breakthroughs of understanding and the help of magic pills.

nEven in the Heavenly Image State, a small breakthrough from the early stage to the middle stage required several epiphanies.

nSpeaking of an epiphany, it was not so easy to have.

nHow old was this dwarf?

nLi Seven had the intention to use the spiritual thought to sweep the face under the conical hat, but he panicked when he thought of the indifferent style of the young man in front of him.

nHe looked outside at the people moving around in the spiritual array. This young man had mentioned it.

nIn other words, he saw it but did not care. It seems that he has ignored the spiritual array.

nWho the hell were these two?

nXu Xiaoshou had been readjusting his behaviors as he looked at the various messages in the information bar. When he saw a series of Suspected, he knew that he had subdued the man in black.

nFeng Kong II had appeared.

nHe emptied the wine in his glass before Li Seven and filled it up, saying with a laugh, “Brother Li, what are you staring at? Drink the wine!”

nLi Seven saw the young man drink the wine with his head tilted back and hoped that he was able to see his face.

nUnexpectedly, the way Xu Xiaoshou drank the wine was like he had been trained for it. Unlike his brisk temperament, he drank the wine elegantly by covering his face with the sleeve.

nHe had no way to see the young man’s face, which was covered by the sleeve.

nTo drink or not to drink was a question for him.

nLi Seven was no longer hesitant. He picked up the wine glass since he thought the young man was seemingly from an outstanding family. The only thing he had to do was drink a glass of wine.

n“Poof!”

nBefore he could drink the wine, the young man across from him put down the sleeve and sprayed out the wine in his mouth, which splashed into his face.

nSome of the wine was sprayed directly into his mouth.

nSome went into his nostrils.

nLi Seven was extremely irritated. The veins on his forehead bulged. He looked at the young man in front of him in a daze.

n“Sorry, I’m sorry. This is the first time for me to drink. The wine is a little hot!”

nThe young man took off the conical hat and put it on the table gently. He then took out the Hidden Bitter.

n“I’ll wipe it for you.”

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