The saintess is pregnant, what does that have to do with me, a spoiled brat?

Early morning, a street corner outside the city.

Xu Nuo, fanning himself with a folding fan, led Wang Fugui slowly to the shop.

He paused in his steps.

Instead of a long queue in front of the shop, a group of idle men gathered to watch the spectacle.

A dozen or so constables dressed in black uniforms surrounded the shop, making it impossible to pass through.

The door was smashed to pieces, and several wooden buckets that had been used to hold milk tea were lying on the ground, with caramel-colored liquid mixed with crushed ice spilling all over the floor, emitting a sweet and cloying aroma.

Manager Qian stood on the steps, twirling two walnuts in his hands. His face, full of fat, was scrunched up, and he was laughing extremely arrogantly.

"Smash it! Someone reported that the sweet drink sold at this shop is poisoned and people have died from it! Shut down this shop and arrest the shopkeeper and take him to the imperial prison!" The head constable, Liu, drew his sword and shouted.

Green Willow clung tightly to the counter, tears streaming down her face. "You're talking nonsense! Our young master's milk tea is perfectly clean, how could it possibly kill someone!"

"Enough talk! Take him away!" Two constables took out chains and put them around Green Willow's neck.

Xu Nuo's eyes turned cold.

court death.

He strode forward.

"stop."

The sound wasn't loud, but it carried a chilling aura.

Everyone turned around.

When Manager Qian saw Xu Nuo, his eyes lit up, and he sneered, "Oh, the boss is here? I thought you were too scared to show your face and didn't even want this little maid anymore."

Officer Liu sized Xu Nuo up and down, his nostrils flaring: "You're the owner of this shop? Come with us!"

Xu Nuo ignored him, her gaze sweeping over the mess on the ground before finally settling on Manager Qian's smug, fat face.

"I told you to get lost yesterday, it seems you didn't understand."

Shopkeeper Qian's face darkened, and he cracked the walnuts in his hand: "Still being stubborn even when you're about to die! Officer Liu, this kid is the ringleader, arrest him immediately!"

Officer Liu sneered and waved his hand: "Take him down!"

Two constables, brandishing their chains, pounced on him like wolves.

Xu Nuo stood still, not even putting away his folding fan.

Just as the constable's hand was about to touch the hem of his clothes...

"Bang!"

Xu Nuo raised his leg and kicked.

It moved so fast that it left only a blur.

The constable at the front screamed and flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the opposite blue brick wall. He slid down and was already motionless.

The entire room fell silent.

The onlookers gasped and retreated.

Officer Liu's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "You dare assault a police officer?!"

Xu Nuo closed his folding fan and tapped it in his palm.

"Assaulting a police officer? I'll beat up a bunch of blind bastards like you."

He walked up the steps one by one.

Officer Liu suddenly drew his sword and shouted, "Rebellion! Attack! Kill or die!"

A dozen or so constables drew their swords and rushed forward.

Xu Nuo sneered.

The ancient dragon soul within his body trembled slightly, and a violent power instantly coursed through his entire body.

He flashed and crashed directly into the crowd.

There are no fancy moves, just pure violence.

"Snap!"

He smashed a constable's nose with one punch.

"Bang!"

An elbow strike landed squarely on another constable's chest, the sound of breaking ribs clearly audible.

Less than ten breaths.

More than a dozen bailiffs lay on the ground, clutching their broken arms and legs, rolling around in agony, their cries of pain filling the air.

The walnuts in Manager Qian's hand fell to the ground with a "thud," and his fat body trembled violently as he backed away in fright.

"You...you stay away! These are people from the Imperial Household Department! If you dare hit someone from the Imperial Household Department, you're dead!"

Xu Nuo grabbed Manager Qian by the collar and lifted his 200-pound body with one hand.

"The Ministry of Rites' properties, right?"

"Drunken Immortal Pavilion, is that right?"

"Snapped!"

Xu Nuo immediately slapped her hard across the face.

Shopkeeper Qian's face swelled up on one side instantly, and several bloody teeth flew out with his saliva.

"My shop brings in ten thousand taels a day. You smashed my stall and disrupted my business. How are we going to settle this score?"

Shopkeeper Qian was stunned by the beating, his mouth full of blood, and he screamed incoherently, "You...you dare to hit me...the Minister of Rites is my cousin's husband..."

"Snapped!"

Another slap.

I don't care who your cousin-in-law is.

Xu Nuo smashed the money shopkeeper on the ground like a dead dog.

He turned to look at Liu, the constable, who was slumped on the ground, trembling like a leaf.

"Go back and tell your yamen chief that I promised to open this shop. If he wants to shut it down, let him come see me himself."

A promise?

Officer Liu trembled all over, his eyes widening so much they almost popped out.

Xu Nuo, the only grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo and the most notorious playboy in the capital!

He was so frightened that his crotch felt hot, and a foul smell filled the air.

Why did this ancestor end up opening a shop in the outer city?!

"Young Master Xu... I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness... I deserve to die!" Officer Liu scrambled to his knees and kowtowed frantically, his forehead slamming against the bluestone slab with a loud thud.

Manager Qian was dumbfounded.

A promise? That troublemaker?

He actually messed with this living devil!

Xu Nuo, too lazy to waste words, pointed with his folding fan at the Drunken Immortal Pavilion across the street.

"Fatty."

"Hey! Brother Xu!" Wang Fugui excitedly rubbed his hands together and ran over.

"Take some men and smash the place across the street. Smash it so badly that not even a single intact bowl is left."

"Alright!" Wang Fugui, who had been holding back his anger for a long time, immediately called on more than a dozen servants wielding sticks, and they rushed towards Zuixianlou like wolves and tigers.

Soon, deafening smashing sounds and screams of pain came from the other side.

Manager Qian collapsed to the ground, his face ashen, utterly despairing.

"Xu Yan! What's going on?"

A clear, crisp sound came from outside the crowd.

Li Wanning, accompanied by a pretty maid and four armed guards, pushed his way through the crowd and entered.

She was stunned to see the officials rolling on the ground and the shop smashed to pieces.

Xu Nuo clapped his hands and said in a flat tone, "It's nothing, just a few flies causing trouble, I swatted them dead."

Li Wanning swallowed hard as he looked at the Drunken Immortal Restaurant across the street, which was being ravaged by the authorities.

Is this what you call killing someone on the spur of the moment?

She glanced at Officer Liu, who was kneeling on the ground kowtowing repeatedly, and then at Xu Nuo.

"Who exactly are you?"

Xu Nuo smiled. "Just a businessman. Alright, we can't do business at this shop in the outer city today. Have you found a shop in the inner city yet?"

Li Wanning snapped out of his daze and nodded: "Found it. It's on Zhuque Street, in a great location. It used to be a teahouse, but I just bought it outright."

"You've been quick." Xu Nuo nodded in satisfaction.

"Of course, is there anything I can't accomplish with my help?" Li Wanning proudly raised her chin.

"Alright, let's move there today. This outer city is so polluted and chaotic, we might as well leave."

Xu Nuo turned around and looked at Liu, the constable, who was still kowtowing.

"Go back and tell your master that I smashed up Zuixianlou. If he has any objections, tell him to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to find me."

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion!

Li Wanning's eyes widened suddenly as he stared intently at Xu Nuo.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion? A promise?!

Her mind went blank.

Her brother told her just yesterday that Xu Nuo was a troublemaker and that she should stay away from him.

Turns out, I've actually partnered with the number one playboy in the capital to do business?!

She even showed him her true face!

Li Wanning pointed at Xu Nuo, his fingers trembling: "You...you're Xu Nuo?!"

Xu Nuo raised an eyebrow: "What, doesn't it look like it?"

"You big liar! Aren't you called Xu Yan?!" Li Wanning stomped her feet in anger, wishing she could pounce on him and bite him.

"Aren't you also named Ning Wan, Your Highness the Ninth Princess?" Xu Nuo looked at her with a half-smile.

Li Wanning froze.

"How...how did you know who I am?"

"Going out with four imperial guards, their waist badges showing, do you really think I'm blind?" Xu Nuo rolled her eyes.

Li Wanning's face turned bright red.

It turns out this guy saw through it all along!

"You...you're shameless!"

"Alright, enough nonsense. Hurry up and go to the inner city to check on the shop. If you delay making money, I'll deduct your share." Xu Nuo strode forward.

Li Wanning was so angry that he gritted his teeth, but when he thought about the income of 10,000 taels a day, he obediently followed.

Inner city, Suzaku Avenue.

The new shop is indeed large, with two floors, carved beams and painted rafters, and is extremely grand.

Xu Nuo was very satisfied.

"We'll be opening tomorrow, and the name will be 'The Best Tea in the World'."

Li Wanning curled his lip: "Tacky."

"You can make money by being vulgar."