Armor Guardians

Chapter 138 The Child Has Grown Up

Xia Qianmeng and Xia Qianxue trained for three hours, while those who watched and secretly learned spent two hours watching. Xia Qianmeng had to admire their patience.

Finally, Xia Qianmeng got tired of pretending and looked directly in the direction where the person who had been stealing the knowledge was hiding: "No need to hide anymore, come out."

Taken aback by Xia Qianmeng's sudden action, the three Tan siblings, Su Mai, and Nangong Qingyun were all a bit stunned. However, they still left in the end, because it would be really embarrassing to just leave like that.

Seeing that they all obediently came out, Xia Qianmeng's lips curled into a strange arc, and she stretched out her right hand towards them.

Seeing this, the five of them looked at each other in confusion, because they had no idea what Xia Qianmeng meant.

"So clueless? You've been watching for a full three hours, haven't you? Is it too much for me to charge you 100 yuan per person per hour?"

Seeing that the other party really didn't understand, Xia Qianmeng gave them another hint. After all, tricking people is a pretty fun thing to do.

Three hundred each—this is nothing to the young sect leader of the ancient clan, the princess and young lady of the Shadow Group; it won't even scratch their surface.

Therefore, they were quite happy to pay the money; otherwise, they were genuinely afraid that Xia Qianmeng would hit them.

After all, Xia Qianmeng's fighting skills are undeniable; to put it bluntly, they can't beat her, so using money to avoid trouble is truly the best solution.

However, what surprised them at the same time was that Xia Qianmeng's fees were so cheap, not at all a rip-off. After all, they were all people who were used to spending money lavishly, so how could they know what Xia Qianmeng was thinking?
As for Su Mai, his former colleague, Xia Qianmeng didn't take his money because she knew that everyone had a tough time. Protecting the three Tan siblings with Su Mai's current strength was not an easy task. He might only need one chance, and he could be finished.

So, Xia Qianmeng felt quite sorry for Su Mai. Protecting the young master and young lady of the Shadow Group was certainly glorious, but at the same time... it was also very dangerous.

Seeing that the other party was still standing there dumbfounded and unwilling to leave, Xia Qianmeng spoke again after counting the small amount of money: "What's wrong with you? Do you want to give me more money?"

The first to react was Nangong Qingyun. Seeing Xia Qianmeng like this, he felt that it wasn't impossible for him to sit down and have a proper talk with her.

And so, Nangong Qingyun made his first, unassuming remark: "Xia Qianmeng, do you drink? How about we go over and have a few drinks? It's on me."

Upon hearing this, the two brothers of the Tan siblings perked up: "Want to drink? We want to come too, together?"

"Okay, but it depends on whether Xia Qianmeng is willing."

As he spoke, Nangong Qingyun looked at Xia Qianmeng again. After all, he had something to say to Xia Qianmeng, and getting her drunk before doing so would be a good idea.

Seeing the three boys staring at her like that, Xia Qianmeng's playful side kicked in: "Sure, when?"

Unsurprisingly, when Xia Qianmeng agreed, Xia Qianxue couldn't help but step forward to remind her, "Sister, you've decided to go? Don't forget that Dad and Mom found you drunk on the roadside last time."

"sister?"

Perhaps because Xia Qianxue was too eager, she didn't rhyme at all, so much so that... everyone present could hear it.

The most surprised of all was Nangong Qingyun. Had he actually been defeated by a girl who was known to be thin and frail? He thought to himself, "How embarrassing!"

The three Tan siblings were also shocked by the news. They wondered how there could be such an effeminate-looking boy in the world. Was he actually a girl? Why didn't their mother tell them? As for Su Mai, he already knew back on the island, so he wasn't surprised. However, he still watched the shocked people with great interest, thinking to himself that they didn't know the little devil's gender.

Feeling unfazed by the stares, Xia Qianmeng then asked Nangong Qingyun, "What's the address?"

Then, Xia Qianmeng patted Xia Qianxue's head and said, "It's okay, it was an accident last time."

"Humph."

Seeing that Xia Qianmeng was determined to go to that kind of place, Xia Qianmeng was unsurprisingly unhappy. Before, when Xia Qianmeng and she had not reconciled, she could not care about anything, but now that they had reconciled, she was really worried about Xia Qianmeng.

After all, Xia Qianmeng is no longer a boy, is she?
"How about we go to the Devil's Bar? That place is the Shadow Group's territory, so it's safe there. My brothers go there often too."

As the younger sister, Tan Xiao naturally knew what Xia Qianxue was worried about. If the drinking place was on her own turf, there shouldn't be any problem, right?

That's right. In this era where everyone is into martial arts, minors are already allowed to drink alcohol, and given their martial arts background, drinking alcohol shouldn't be a big problem for them.

“Then…I want to go too.” Xia Qianxue made this request.

"Okay, since you want to come, come along. See you at eight o'clock tonight."

"See you there or see you."

And that's how tonight's arrangements were settled.

School was over in no time, and as expected, Xia Qianmeng and Xia Qianxue's father, Xia Wei, came to pick them up in his car again. Sure enough, it's much more comfortable to have a private car.

At that very moment, the two sisters' mother had prepared dinner at home, and the family was enjoying a happy time together—a rare sight in this era.

During the meal, prioritizing safety and knowing her parents would find out sooner or later, Xia Qianxue mentioned what happened that afternoon, namely... the time they went to the bar together for drinks.

"I don't agree to you going."

Unsurprisingly, Xia Wei and Xu Fangying shared the same thought, because Xia Qianmeng and Xia Qianxue were their daughters, and what would happen if something happened to them?
Besides, they still remember Xia Qianmeng's drunken state last time, and they are afraid that this kind of thing will happen again. Otherwise, where will they cry if the child is taken away?
“I have to go; I have a job at that bar,” Xia Qianmeng said, her words surprisingly calm.

"What job?"

"Bartender."

As she spoke slowly, Xia Qianmeng picked up some more food. In fact, she still felt a little vain because she knew things that her parents couldn't.

"Can you resign? We don't need that little bit of money right now." Xia Wei asked with a frown. If Xia Qianmeng really insisted on continuing, they really had no way to stop her.

After all, the child has grown up.

(End of this chapter)