Nangong Wenxing

"Young Master, what is it?"

Mengmeng was puzzled when she saw Chen Xiao staring at the utterly unremarkable old man at the street corner.

That old man looked completely ordinary, without the slightest cultivation. Was he worth such scrutiny from Chen Xiao?

Chen Xiao said nothing and walked straight toward the old man. In his previous life, he had only come here three days later, after his injuries had fully healed. It was then that he clashed with Nangong Wenyang and accidentally dragged this old man into it.

"Old man, you dare bring this pile of junk here to make a fool of yourself? Or are you simply a swindler?"

Chen Xiao walked up to the old man, looking at him mockingly as he spoke in a frivolous tone.

"Young Master, this old one is merely trying to earn a bite to eat. I beg you to be merciful..."

The old man looked miserably at Chen Xiao, his face full of helplessness.

When the surrounding people saw Moon-Gazing City's greatest scourge targeting a pitiful old man, they hurriedly kept their distance, terrified of bringing disaster upon themselves.

Chen Xiao had already lived through one lifetime, so his emotions did not stir in the slightest. He continued playing the role of a wastrel young master.

"Cut the nonsense. You bring this trash to Moon-Gazing City to cheat and swindle people—do you take this young master for thin air? Liu San, take this old thing away."

With a sweep of one hand, Chen Xiao directly stored everything on the ground into his Storage Ring. Only then did he let out a slight breath of relief.

No matter what, the Flowing Light Flying Moon Talisman was now in his hands.

Mengmeng had originally wanted to stop Chen Xiao. After all, the old man was only an ordinary person, and Chen Xiao's behavior was rather unreasonable. Normally, Chen Xiao would not even spare such people a glance, so why was he making things difficult for an old man who was not even a cultivator today?

Could there be some deeper meaning behind it?

Just as Mengmeng was pondering this, Liu San seemed to pop out from nowhere. He grabbed the old man and lifted him up, then walked before Chen Xiao with a fawning smile on his face.

When the Chen Clan had still been flourishing, Liu San had been like Chen Xiao's Shadow. Even if Chen Xiao truly told Liu San to get lost, the fellow would automatically roll back after staying away for a while, secretly following Chen Xiao in the shadows and stepping forward when the time was right.

Of course, if Liu San had not been the first to sell out the Chen Clan in the end, Chen Xiao might actually have appreciated him quite a bit.

The old man groaned inwardly. When a tiger fell to the plains, even dogs dared bully it—was this not exactly that? He had only entered Moon-Gazing City a few days ago, yet he had already encountered such a wastrel. What kind of luck was this? Why did every misfortune have to fall upon him?

"Chen Xiao, you are the third young master of the City Lord's Mansion, yet you are picking on an elderly commoner. You truly bring glory to your City Lord's Mansion."

Suddenly, a crisp and pleasant voice rang out.

Chen Xiao's heart stirred. The owner of that voice was Nangong Wenxing, the treasured jewel of the Nangong Family.

Half a month ago, Chen Xiao had been severely beaten by Nangong Wenyue because of her. But now, it seemed that Nangong Wenxing had likely participated in the conspiracy against the Chen Clan as well.

"Oh, I was wondering who it was. So it is Miss Nangong."

Chen Xiao turned around and looked at Nangong Wenxing, who had appeared behind him at some point.

Nangong Wenxing was naturally beautiful, with fair skin and features as delicate as a painting. She was a renowned beauty in Moon-Gazing City. At this moment, she was glaring angrily at Chen Xiao.

It was not because Chen Xiao had bullied that old man. Rather, Chen Xiao was currently wearing a lecherous expression as he looked her up and down, his eyes filled with lust before finally settling on her chest.

How could Nangong Wenxing, an unmarried daughter of a great clan, endure that? Worse still, the brat's drool was practically about to drip onto the ground.

"My, my, it has only been a few days, yet Miss Nangong has grown even prettier. Ah, that place seems to have gotten bigger too."

As Chen Xiao spoke, he gestured in the air with both hands. Mengmeng, standing beside him, could not help but spit in disgust and curse him inwardly as a pervert.

Nangong Wenxing herself was so furious that her face turned livid, and she wished she could fight him to the death at once.

"Chen Xiao, do you want another beating?" Nangong Wenxing said with a dark expression.

In truth, the incident half a month ago had been orchestrated by the Nangong Family. At that time, Nangong Wenyue had also been near Nangong Wenxing. But today, this was purely a chance encounter. Aside from a maid and two guards at her side, there was no one else.

Yet Chen Xiao had no fewer than several experts secretly protecting him. After all, the incident half a month ago had already put Chen Tiannan on guard.

"Ah, ah, ah. As they say, to die beneath a peony flower is to remain a romantic ghost even in death."

As he spoke, Chen Xiao flicked his hand, and the gold-rimmed folding fan in his hand snapped open. He then shook it pretentiously and said, "If I could have a taste of Miss Nangong as well, what would one beating matter?"

By now, quite a few onlookers had quietly gathered nearby. If Chen Xiao were causing trouble, they would never dare watch. But now that his opponent was Nangong Wenxing, who had once made him suffer a huge loss, they were more than happy to watch Chen Xiao make a fool of himself.

Moreover, the matter of Chen Xiao being brutally beaten by Nangong Wenyue half a month ago for harassing Nangong Wenxing had already spread throughout Moon-Gazing City, though no one knew the specific details.

But judging from this now, could it be that this wastrel Chen Xiao had taken Nangong Wenxing to bed?

Ah, a fine cabbage had been rooted up by a pig.

For a time, the crowd secretly speculated among themselves, sighing inwardly as well.

"You!"

Nangong Wenxing's pretty face flushed red. At that moment, she wished she could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

"You have tarnished my young lady's reputation. You deserve a beating!"

Nangong Wenxing's personal maid could no longer stand it. She sprang forward and slapped toward Chen Xiao's face.

"How dare you! A mere maid dares show disrespect to the City Lord's third young master!"

Disgust welled up in Mengmeng's heart. She had already understood that Nangong Wenxing clearly had the heart of a venomous scorpion, using Chen Xiao's hand to harm the City Lord. And this maid at her side was even more outrageously defiant—she actually dared attack Chen Xiao?

Without the slightest hesitation, Mengmeng had already stepped in front of Chen Xiao.

Slap!

After a crisp slap, Nangong Wenxing's maid flew backward, blood spraying from her mouth as her little face swelled up. Mengmeng, who was in the Golden Core Realm, possessed extraordinarily formidable methods. This was already her showing mercy; otherwise, that maid, who was only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, would have been beaten to death on the spot.

"Good, good, good. The Nangong Clan is indeed imposing. You clearly do not hold my City Lord's Mansion in your eyes at all. It was bad enough that Nangong Wenyue caused trouble for no reason back then, but today even a mere maid dares behave rudely toward this young master. Very good!"

Chen Xiao's face darkened, and he turned to leave.