Noble Restaurant

Noble Restaurant.

The golden floor gleamed dazzlingly, complementing the crystal chandeliers hanging overhead. Even the most ordinary tables and chairs were crafted from golden-thread nanmu wood. Everything glittered with gold and jade, luxurious to the extreme.

Heaven Dou Academy had many lavish restaurants like this. They served every kind of delicacy from land and sea, rare and precious dishes at outrageously high prices. It was said that even an ordinary dish cost as much as 100 Gold Soul Coins.

This was a place for noble students to relax, its standards no worse than those of five-star hotels outside. Even some minor nobles without sufficiently deep pockets dared not come here.

The moment Fang Xuan entered the noble restaurant, he smelled a rich fragrance of roses mixed with the intoxicating aroma of red wine, flooding into his body. Before he had even taken a drink, he was already nearly intoxicated.

Looking around, young men and women sat in pairs, mostly two to a table, gazing affectionately at one another as they flirted and courted.

This kind of noble restaurant was not merely a place for leisure—it was also an excellent place for couples to go on dates!

When Fang Xuan and Ye Lingling entered the restaurant together, they immediately caused quite a commotion. Countless uncertain and astonished gazes converged from all directions, ultimately settling on Ye Lingling.

"Hey, isn't that Ye Lingling?!"

No matter when, beautiful women were always the center of attention. And she was Ye Lingling, the genius girl who had reached above Level 30 at only fourteen years old. She shone within the academy like a comet, and who knew how many boys were hopelessly infatuated with her.

"What's going on? Why is Ye Lingling here?!"

"Could she be on a date?!"

"Damn it, who's that pretty boy beside her?!"

In an instant, many people fixed Fang Xuan with hostile stares.

"Huh, I couldn't tell. You're actually quite popular."

Fang Xuan was somewhat surprised. He raised a hand and rubbed Ye Lingling's cute little head, immediately messing up her soft silver hair.

When everyone saw this, their eyes practically breathed fire. Their teeth ground with jealousy, and they wished they could rush forward and tear Fang Xuan apart on the spot.

"Don't touch my head!" Ye Lingling puffed up her cheeks and shoved away the bad hand messing with her hair.

Under countless jealous gazes, Fang Xuan led Ye Lingling to sit at a round table. He picked up a menu from the table, studying the dishes as he muttered, "What should we eat?"

"Fang Xuan, why did you bring me to a place like this?!" The silver-haired little girl noticed that most people in the restaurant were couples, and immediately frowned as she stared at Fang Xuan warily.

"To fleece you, of course!"

Fang Xuan remained perfectly calm. He had finally found such a foolish and adorable little fat sheep. If he did not fleece her properly, he would be letting down his own stomach.

Normally, he ate at the commoner cafeteria that provided meals for ordinary staff and rarely came to noble restaurants like this, because his funds did not allow it.

Over the past few days, he had run out of money and could only make do by randomly gnawing on a few steamed buns each day. Most of his time had gone into cultivation. Now his stomach was craving something rich, so this was the perfect chance to eat his fill at a noble restaurant and replenish himself!

Anyway, he did not have to pay~

"Braised pork, soy sauce duck, sweet-and-sour fish, and a roasted suckling pig..." Fang Xuan beckoned to a waiter nearby and instructed, "Make it quick!"

"Yes, please wait a moment," the waiter said respectfully.

When the money was right, the service was efficient. Less than three minutes later, all the dishes Fang Xuan had ordered were served.

Looking at the table full of food, Fang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he happily began devouring it.

"How long has it been since you last ate...?"

The silver-haired little girl blinked and sat obediently to one side. Fang Xuan's crude table manners made him look like a savage who had just come down from the mountains, leaving her at a loss for words.

"What a vulgar fellow..."

At that moment, a blond youth of seventeen or eighteen walked over. He coldly swept his gaze over Fang Xuan, who was stuffing himself, his face full of disdain.

"Lingling, how could you be with someone like this?!" He shifted his gaze slightly toward Ye Lingling beside him, and a flash of fervor immediately crossed his eyes.

"Hmph!"

Ye Lingling snorted coldly and did not even bother acknowledging the blond youth who had suddenly appeared. She shifted one seat to the right and suddenly wrapped her arms around Fang Xuan's left arm.

The moment he saw this, Killing Intent surged in the blond youth's eyes!

"Why are you sitting so close to me? You're getting in the way of my eating..."

Yet unexpectedly, this dismissive action only made the blond youth even more furious.

He had asked Ye Lingling out more than a dozen times, but she had never paid him any attention. Yet now, Ye Lingling had taken the initiative to throw herself into this guy's arms, and he actually looked disgusted and pushed her away. It was utterly hateful!

At this moment, his jealousy exploded!

The blond youth's face darkened as he said menacingly, "Hey, brat, get up. I have something to say to you!"

"What is it?"

Fang Xuan raised an eyebrow, remaining firmly seated. With one hand, he pulled out a napkin and leisurely wiped the grease from his hands.

"Stay away from Lingling from now on!" the blond youth said coldly.

"Oh? What if I refuse?" Fang Xuan asked calmly.

"Heh heh, you'll agree!"

The blond youth arrogantly raised his head and looked down at Fang Xuan. His handsome face was full of defiance as he said confidently, "After you hear my great name!"

"I'm all ears," Fang Xuan said.

The blond youth patted his sturdy chest and loudly declared each word, "My name is... Long! Ao! Tian!"

"Pfft~"

Fang Xuan froze for a moment, nearly bursting out laughing.

No wonder this man was so arrogant. With that name alone, who knew how many heroes and champions he had scared off!

"Long Aotian! That person is Long Aotian!"

"What? Long Aotian, the number one of the Heavenly Micro Level?!"

"I heard he won nine consecutive championships in the Heavenly Micro Level arena matches. He's this year's most outstanding newcomer!"

At this moment, upon hearing Long Aotian's name, the surrounding students all revealed astonished expressions.

Among the newly enrolled students, Long Aotian could be considered exceptionally outstanding. At such a young age, his Soul Power had already reached Level 24. He would likely break through Level 25 before long and advance to a Heavenly Supreme Level student!

Many people speculated that Long Aotian would definitely break through Level 30 before turning twenty and advance to Heaven Dou Class, the academy's highest rank of student!

"I've heard so much about you. Your name is thunderous!" Fang Xuan restrained his laughter, his expression somewhat comical.

"It's good that you know my great name~" Long Aotian crossed his arms, his face indescribably smug.

"Forgive my presumptuous question, but do you happen to have a brother named Ye Liangchen?" Fang Xuan teased.

"Huh? How did you know?" Long Aotian asked in surprise.

"Hahahaha..."

Fang Xuan burst into wild laughter.

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