Su Chen said, "Then bring me a few jars of your best wine."
The proprietor smiled. "No problem. Someone, bring five jars of Peach Blossom Wine."
Before long, several waiters carried over five jars of Peach Blossom Wine and set them in front of Su Chen.
The proprietor asked, "Would you like to try a sip first, young master? Or perhaps smell it?"
Su Chen shook his head without speaking. Instead, he took out a bag of silver coins and handed it to the proprietor.
The proprietor took the bag and glanced at the amount inside. "Young master, this wine isn't worth so much," he said hastily.
Su Chen said, "Then count it and give me back the extra."
The proprietor nodded. "All right, please wait a moment, young master."
With that, he turned toward the counter. The instant he did, Su Chen waved his hand, and the five jars of Peach Blossom Wine vanished.
"Huh? Where did he go?"
By the time the proprietor returned, Su Chen had already left.
After leaving the restaurant, Su Chen wandered the streets for a while. Then he frowned and looked ahead, where a crowd had gathered not far away.
A young man was glaring viciously at a little beggar, who was none other than Ye Lingxi, whom Su Chen had met earlier.
The young man said harshly, "Speak! Why did you steal my money?"
Ye Lingxi's face was pale, and her voice trembled. "I... I didn't."
"You didn't? Then what's that in your hand?"
Ye Lingxi clutched the silver coins tightly and explained, "A... a big brother gave them to me."
The young man snorted. "Bullshit! You clearly stole that money from me! Stop trying to talk your way out of it and hand it over, or I won't be polite!"
"Little girl, you stole it, so you stole it. It's no big deal, but now that you've been caught, you should hurry up and give the money back."
"Hmph, a beggar is a beggar, spending all day stealing chickens and sneaking around like a dog."
The onlookers clearly didn't believe Ye Lingxi and all began accusing her.
Tears welled up in Ye Lingxi's eyes. "I... I really didn't steal it," she said shakily.
Slap!
A crisp sound rang out.
A handprint appeared on Ye Lingxi's face.
The young man drew back his hand and shouted angrily, "Fuck, you still dare to talk your way out of it!"
Ye Lingxi could no longer hold back. Tears streamed from the corners of his eyes, and all he could feel was the burning pain on his face.
From a distance, Su Chen watched the scene, his expression calm but his eyes somewhat cold. He shook his head slightly. "Oh well. Having someone buy wine for me doesn't seem so bad."
With that, he slowly started walking.
The young man clenched his fist. "Are you giving it back or not?!"
Ye Lingxi bit her lip and shook her head repeatedly.
"Fuck!"
Furious, the young man punched at Ye Lingxi.
Ye Lingxi squeezed her eyes shut, her body trembling.
Just then, Su Chen suddenly appeared and kicked out!
Bang!
The young man was sent flying. He lay on the ground, his body convulsing, every rib in his body broken.
Holy shit!
The onlookers stared at Su Chen in shock.
Ye Lingxi opened her eyes, and when she saw Su Chen, she could no longer hold back. She threw her arms around him and burst into tears.
Su Chen gently rubbed Ye Lingxi's head and said softly, "It's all right now. It's my fault. I was afraid something like this would happen, so I only gave you a little silver, but I still underestimated human greed."
Ye Lingxi said nothing, only continuing to cry in Su Chen's arms.
Su Chen looked apologetically at Ye Lingxi, then raised his head to look at the young man not far away.
Without another word, a flash of sword light instantly pierced the young man's forehead.
"An immortal!"
Everyone trembled and drew a sharp breath, staring at Su Chen in disbelief, their eyes filled with awe and fear.
In the cultivation world, cultivators could move mountains and fill seas, summon wind and rain, and live long lives. Mortals lived no more than a hundred years and were weak; cultivators could kill them with a casual gesture.
Most mortals grew up hearing tales of cultivators. Their awe and fear of cultivators were etched deep into their souls, so naturally they were afraid when they saw that Su Chen was one.
Su Chen turned his gaze to the onlookers.
When they saw him looking at them, they involuntarily took a step back.
Just then, a flash of sword light passed!
"Ah!"
Some people screamed and clutched their mouths as blood poured from them. These were all people who had spoken up to accuse Ye Lingxi earlier.
Su Chen said calmly, "Since you like running your mouths, don't speak again."
Hearing Su Chen's words, those who hadn't spoken up to accuse Ye Lingxi secretly congratulated themselves for not running their mouths.
"What happened?"
Just then, a voice rang out.
Everyone looked toward the voice and saw a middle-aged man and an elderly man in black robes slowly approaching.
"City lord!"
Someone recognized the middle-aged man and saluted respectfully.
The middle-aged man was none other than Tang Yuan, the lord of Jiangnan City.
Tang Yuan frowned deeply as he looked at the young man's corpse. The young man seemed familiar, so he hurried over. When he got a clear look at the young man's face, anger flared in his eyes. "Who?! Who killed my nephew?!"
Everyone was startled. They hadn't expected the young man to be Tang Yuan's nephew. Hearing Tang Yuan's words, their gazes involuntarily turned to Su Chen.
Tang Yuan followed their gazes and looked at Su Chen. "Was it you?" he asked coldly.
Su Chen said indifferently, "So what if it was?"
Tang Yuan frowned deeply, his gaze turning cold. "You're courting death!" he said darkly.
He hadn't expected the man before him to be so arrogant after killing his nephew!
Just then, someone called out a warning. "City lord, he's an immortal!"
Hearing this, Tang Yuan's heart sank. He slowly narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why did you kill him?"
Su Chen said calmly, "I wanted to, so I did. Why all the questions?"
Tang Yuan stared at Su Chen and said coldly, "Do you think being an immortal makes you so great?"
With that, he looked at the black-robed elder in the distance. "Kill him!"
Pfft!
A flash of sword light passed, and Tang Yuan's head flew straight off his body. Blood gushed out like a fountain.
Everyone was dumbfounded at the sight.
The city lord was dead, just like that?
Holy shit!
They stared at Su Chen in horror, their hearts filled with fear.
The black-robed elder's expression grew grave. He hadn't even seen clearly how Su Chen had struck!
Su Chen looked at the black-robed elder and asked calmly, "Are you going to avenge him?"
The black-robed elder said solemnly, "Sir, I am an elder of the Flood Dragon Sect. You killed the father of a Flood Dragon Sect disciple right in front of me. Aren't you showing my Flood Dragon Sect a little too little face?"
He intended to use his backing to pressure Su Chen!
Although he knew Su Chen was no ordinary person, the Flood Dragon Sect had quite a few experts of its own, so naturally he wasn't afraid.
He would use his backing to pressure Su Chen and make him wary.
Su Chen said indifferently, "Point me in the right direction."
The black-robed elder looked puzzled. "What?"
Su Chen said, "Where is the Flood Dragon Sect? Point me in the right direction."
The black-robed elder instinctively pointed in a direction.
Su Chen nodded. It was unclear whom he was speaking to. "There's no need for the Flood Dragon Sect to exist after today. Go."
"As you command!"
A voice from an unknown source rang out across the whole of Jiangnan City!