Upon hearing Canghui Academy's name, the other diners in the restaurant were quite willing to show them some courtesy.
But the Canghui Academy group had no interest in those paltry meals. What they really wanted was the lavish feast in front of Qin Yuan and Lei Meng.
For Soul Masters, nourishment from food was important. Especially after entering the forest, going too long without good food would cause their condition to deteriorate at a rate visible to the naked eye. To stay in peak condition, the two had decided to eat and drink their fill, replenishing their stamina.
Seeing that Qin Yuan and Lei Meng refused to play along, a Canghui Academy student slammed the table, dropped all pretense, and barked, "Hey, we're talking to you! Didn't you hear us? Keep playing deaf and dumb, and don't blame us for getting rough!"
Lei Meng did not rush to respond. Instead, he looked at Qin Yuan and whispered, "Teacher, when we run into someone begging for a beating like this, can we thrash them?"
It was only Canghui Academy. Even their strongest, Shi Nian, was merely a Spirit Saint. Qin Yuan did not take them seriously at all. A beating was a beating.
Besides, they were the ones who had provoked them first!
"Just don't kill them," Qin Yuan cautioned.
Truth be told, he harbored considerable ill will toward Canghui Academy.
Back when he had been part of the Soul Hunting Squad, he had dealt with Canghui Academy and had even suffered badly at their hands.
He had not gone to their doorstep for revenge, yet they had come knocking on his. Did they really think he was that easygoing?
The Canghui Academy student slammed the table again. "Don't play deaf and dumb with me! I'm watching you!"
Lei Meng rose,