I attained immortality through meditation in the Great Qian Dynasty.

This straightforward praise sent a shiver down Su Mei's spine.

"No way..."

"have."

Zhao Zian smiled.

"It's so beautiful that it makes all the streetlights pale in comparison."

earth.

So tacky.

But Su Mei loves listening to it!

"Glib-tongued."

"Let's go, or all the private rooms at Yingxianlou will be taken."

Zhao Zian stretched out his arm.

Su Mei was slightly taken aback, then casually put her arm around his.

"Let's go."

He said softly.

As the two figures walked away, Accountant Sun chuckled.

"It's done! It's done! This is double the good news for Jishetang!"

A young man from the side came over.

"Accountant Sun, what double happiness is this?"

"fool!"

Accountant Sun tapped him on the head with his abacus.

"A thriving business is one joy! And the upcoming wedding between the owner and Doctor Zhao—isn't that the second joy?"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into knowing laughter.

……

Yingxianlou.

As soon as Zhao Zian and Su Mei entered the room, they attracted everyone's attention.

"Please come in, sir!"

The waiter came to greet them.

Zhao Zian said to the waiter.

"We want the best private room, and bring us a few of your restaurant's most expensive and best-selling dishes."

"Alright! Room number one, please come upstairs!"

The waiter called out loudly, leading the two up the stairs.

Building No. 1 (天字一号楼).

"Dr. Zhao is truly generous."

Su Mei poured Zhao Zi'an a cup of Zhuyeqing tea.

"I wonder what kind of show you'd like to show Mei'er tonight?"

Zhao Zian drank it all in one gulp.

"Manager Su is too kind. With such fine wine and food, it's only natural to enjoy it with a beautiful woman."

Su Mei chuckled and was about to say something more.

The curtain to the private room was lifted.

It was Black Tiger from the Four Seas Casino.

Black Tiger stared at Zhao Zi'an.

"Who's so imposing? It's Young Master Zhao!"

"Haven't seen you for a few days, and you're already putting on airs at Yingxian Restaurant? What, is the little money you won at the casino enough for you to act like a big shot here?"

Last time at the casino, Zhao Zi'an made him lose face in front of everyone.

Black Tiger had been holding back this anger.

Su Mei said coldly.

"Black Tiger, what do you mean?"

"Manager Su."

The black tiger's skin seemed to smile, but its flesh did not.

"This has nothing to do with you; it's a personal matter between me and this pretty boy. You'd better not get involved, lest it ruin our relationship."

Zhao Zian remained seated.

"Spit it out."

"Good! Kid, you've got guts!"

Black Tiger was so angry that he laughed instead.

"If you kneel down today, crawl between my legs, and return double the money you won, I'll let you go!"

Several thugs surrounded him.

Guests in the surrounding private rooms peeked out to see what was going on.

Su Mei frowned and reached for the soft whip at her waist.

Zhao Zian held her down.

"I have heard your request."

"Now, I also have a request."

"Huh? You dare to make demands?"

Black Tiger felt as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"It's very simple."

"You, and them, get out of here. Slap yourselves a hundred times. If that's not enough, I won't be satisfied."

silence.

Immediately following was Black Tiger's burst of maniacal laughter.

"Hahaha! Did I hear that right? Guys, this kid's gone mad!"

"Kill him!"

One of the thugs charged straight at Zhao Zian's face.

Zhao Zian made a move.

No one saw how he moved.

All the people saw was a blur.

The thug was sent flying backward, foaming at the mouth and unconscious.

fast!

No one had time to react.

Zhao Zian has returned to where he started.

Black Tiger's laughter stopped abruptly.

The other three thugs were so scared their legs went weak.

"Attack together!"

Black Tiger had seen it all before.

He pulled out a dagger.

The remaining three pounced on them.

Zhao Zian extended two fingers and tapped them on the table in front of him.

The table split in two, with a crack running down its middle.

The food and drinks on the table were spilled all over the floor.

The three thugs, who were halfway there, abruptly stopped in their tracks.

Is this the strength a human can possess?

Black Tiger was dumbfounded.

This isn't martial arts, it's sorcery!

"Now, do you want me to crawl through?"

Black Tiger shuddered.

"No... I wouldn't dare... Master Zhao, I was blind to your greatness! I deserve to die!"

Black Tiger knelt down and slapped himself repeatedly, left and right.

Upon seeing this, the remaining three thugs also knelt down and slapped themselves.

"Mr. Zhao, spare my life!"

"We were wrong!"

Zhao Zian said to the terrified waiter, "Change rooms and put the bill on their tab."

"Yes...yes! This way, young master!"

The waiter led the way.

……

After moving to the next room, fresh food and drinks were quickly served.

Su Mei smiled, exuding charm and allure.

"Young Master Zhao, you are truly an enigmatic man."

Zhao Zian smiled but did not reply.

Suddenly, a scream came from the lobby downstairs.

"Ah! Someone's dead!"

Immediately following was a chaotic cacophony of tables and chairs overturning and dishes breaking.

"What happened?"

Su Mei also stood up.

The two walked out of the private room and came to the railing on the second floor, looking down.

In the center of the hall, the platform where the storyteller had once stood was now surrounded by a large crowd.

In the center of the crowd, a space was cleared.

A person lay face down on the ground, their body contorted, with a pool of dark red blood spreading beneath them.

Half a broken table leg was stuck in his back.

Zhao Zian's pupils contracted.

It's Black Tiger!

Su Mei covered her mouth, her face drained of color.

Just now, in the short time he was talking to Su Mei, Black Tiger was killed!

who is it?

Several constables squeezed in and cordoned off the scene.

Zhao Zian grabbed Su Mei's wrist.

"Let's go!"

"But……"

Su Mei looked at the corpse downstairs.

"If we leave now, wouldn't things become even more complicated?"

"If we stay, things really won't be clear."

Zhao Zian's voice was unusually calm.

He pulled Su Mei along and walked towards the stairwell.

But they had only taken two steps when a lazy voice came from below.

"Young master, someone just died, are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Zhao Zian looked up.

A young man dressed in fine clothes was leaning against the railing on the third floor.

The man had a face as handsome as jade.

Behind him stood two gray-robed elders with solemn expressions.

The source of that domineering, scorching spiritual energy fluctuation was none other than this man in brocade robes!

found it.

"And who are you?"

Zhao Zian asked.

The man in brocade pointed at the corpse of Black Tiger downstairs.

"Me? I'm just here to watch the show. But you, young master, don't seem like someone watching the show; you seem more like someone creating it."

As soon as he said that...

Several sharp-eared diners around gasped in surprise.

They had witnessed the conflict between Zhao Zi'an and Black Tiger just now.

The moment the beam was tied, the person died. That's too much of a coincidence.

Su Mei's palms were covered in cold sweat.

Zhao Zian, however, remained unfazed.

"You jest, sir. If I were to kill this man after we had a public argument, wouldn't that be openly telling the authorities that I am the murderer? Although I am not talented, I am not that stupid."

"On the contrary, you, sir, have always been high above, taking in everything downstairs. I wonder if you saw clearly who the murderer was, and how he committed the crime?"

These words put the ball back in its court.