After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Chapter 284 Strike up a conversation
Cao Gaoshan was slightly taken aback, looking at Li Musheng's indifferent expression, but inwardly he sighed:

"But if nothing unexpected happens, Your Highness, you are the tallest person in the entire Great Li!"

However, Cao Gaoshan dared not say those words aloud.

He neither dared to be disrespectful and make unwarranted comments about Li Musheng, nor was he qualified to expect Li Musheng to uphold the great cause of Dali.

In Cao Gaoshan's view, if Li Musheng, this tall man, chooses to lie down, then there is probably no one in the whole world who can make him stand up.

However, seeing that Cao Gaoshan's expression was somewhat strange, Li Musheng spoke up again to comfort him:

"Don't worry, things haven't gotten to that point yet, there's no need to be overly anxious."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat beside him meowed at Cao Gaoshan, then stretched out its paw and gestured at him.

Upon seeing this, Cao Gaoshan's face immediately showed a look of confusion.

He stared at the big black cat for a while, then looked at Li Musheng and asked curiously:
"Your Highness, what is the meaning behind this cat's appearance?"

Upon hearing this, Li Musheng raised an eyebrow, glanced at the large black cat, and pondered for a moment:
"Judging from its behavior, it probably wants you to give up your room in the inn so that it can stay there, and then... it will protect you from now on."

As he spoke, Li Musheng suddenly reached out and patted the big black cat's head, saying:
"You want a room for just one cat? You've got quite the entourage, haven't you?"

Seeing this, the big black cat immediately shrank its head and dared not point at Cao Gaoshan anymore. It could only lower its head sullenly and look at Shen Anran with a rather resentful expression.

It was clearly because she hadn't booked four superior rooms, and that she was discriminating against this big cat.

When Shen Anran faced the big black cat's gaze, she slightly raised her chin, a hint of schadenfreude in her eyes.

This big black cat was always clinging to Li Musheng, even more so than she was, and she was quite happy to see him get the short end of the stick.

But at that moment, Li Musheng spoke to the big black cat:

"You're staying in the same room with me tonight. Don't wander around. If you get lost, I won't have time to look for the cat."

Upon hearing this, the big black cat's eyes lit up, and it immediately meowed happily a few times.

It had assumed that Li Musheng would be living alone in a room, while it would have to sleep on the roof beams tonight.

Now that it knows it can share a room with Li Musheng, it is overjoyed, and even raises its cat head to look down at Shen Anran next to it.

Seeing this, Shen Anran narrowed her eyes slightly, but suddenly said to the big black cat:
"You should sleep in my room. I need to ask His Highness for martial arts advice tonight, and it might be noisy!"

Upon hearing this, the big black cat was taken aback, then let out a deep meow, clearly rejecting Shen Anran's suggestion.

Shen Anran didn't say anything more, just drank her tea. Whether she agreed or not was not up to this big cat.

……

Meanwhile, Ji Qingcheng was taken to the backyard. After being wiped down with clean water brought by the innkeeper, she was noticeably cleaner and no longer looked as filthy as before.

Even the innkeeper was momentarily stunned when he saw Ji Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face after she had washed.

“I said, you’re so beautiful, why do you have to be a beggar? Why not find someone to marry and have someone to rely on?”

As he spoke, the waiter pointed to himself and said proudly:
"Take me for example. Not only do I have a stable job at this inn, but I also recently bought a house in Yundu City. If you follow me, I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingcheng quickly shook her head and said:

"That won't work."

Upon seeing this, the waiter frowned and said:
"Why not? Don't worry, I don't mind."

However, after staring intently at the waiter for a while, Ji Qingcheng shook her head and said, "But I don't like you."

The innkeeper's face stiffened instantly, then he glared at Ji Qingcheng with a mixture of embarrassment and anger, and said:
"Don't think that being good-looking is a big deal; it's not certain whether it will be a blessing or a curse."

After saying that, the innkeeper snorted coldly and left with a gloomy expression.

Ji Qingcheng remained completely unmoved by this; in fact, a layer of perpetually cold ice seemed to float deep within her dark eyes.

Then, she picked up her small bundle and went to sit down at a table in a corner of the inn's lobby.

On the table were vegetarian dishes and white rice that the waiter had brought earlier. She licked her lips lightly and then began to eat heartily.

Although the meal was simple, she clearly didn't mind at all.

However, Ji Qingcheng had only eaten half of her meal when a group of people came down from the second floor, chatting and laughing, and headed straight for her.

The leader of these men was a young man with deep-set eyes, dressed in a magnificent robe, with high cheekbones, a gaunt face, and a pungent smell of rouge and alcohol.

As soon as the young man arrived, he casually sat down opposite Ji Qingcheng and stared at her with his bloodshot eyes.

"good, very good!"

The young master unconsciously licked his lips, his dark-circled eyes widened, and his previously dull pupils suddenly gleamed with a sharp light as he exclaimed in admiration:

"I haven't seen such fine goods in a long time."

Upon hearing this, Ji Qingcheng swallowed a large mouthful of food and looked up at the group of people gathered around the table.

The innkeeper who had been there earlier was now standing respectfully beside the young master, his face beaming with a fawning smile.

Seeing Ji Qingcheng looking at him, he coldly stared back at her and said:
"This is the second young master of the Wang family in Yundu City. The second young master is extremely wealthy and comes from a prominent family. Master Wang has even become a disciple of the Martial Saint Elder of Yuming Mountain, and his martial arts skills are unfathomable."

"You just said you looked down on me, but you couldn't possibly look down on Young Master Wang, could you?"

As he spoke, the waiter bowed and scraped before the young master, saying:

"I wonder if this woman satisfies Young Master Wang?"

"Satisfied, that's extremely satisfying!"

Young Master Wang laughed loudly, then waved his hand, and an old servant standing next to him tossed a silver ingot to the innkeeper's waiter.

Upon seeing this, the innkeeper immediately reached out and caught it, hurriedly expressing his gratitude:
"Thank you for the generous gift, Young Master Wang! Thank you for the generous gift, Young Master Wang!"

"Get out of here!"

Young Master Wang laughed as he waved his hand, as if shooing away flies.

"Young Master Wang, please enjoy your meal. I'll be leaving now."

The innkeeper was overjoyed and stuffed the silver into his sleeve. He glanced at Ji Qingcheng one last time before bowing and taking his leave.

A pang of regret flashed through his mind as he lamented that Ji Qingcheng was ungrateful for rejecting him.

He had no choice but to sell the other party out, and once Ji Qingcheng fell into the hands of the Second Young Master Wang, the other party probably wouldn't have many days left to live.

"This isn't my fault, I've already given you a choice..."

The waiter thought to himself with a sinister glint in his eyes, and then left in the distance.

(End of this chapter)