Martial arts mastery? But I'm just a spoiled brat!

The two people opposite him, one with a slicked-back hairstyle, wearing sunglasses, a silk overcoat over a white dress, and a conspicuous golden short gun at his waist.

A subordinate who looked like a martial artist was following behind him.

The young man had an arrogant expression on his face, and his attire and demeanor made him look more like a young warlord than Yan Qing.

"When did we get such a person in Shanxi Province?"

Looking at the two people in front of him, Yan Qing made a guess, but he did not greet them. After watching them for a while, he took the lead and led the four people into the beef noodle restaurant.

As for the soldiers, only a few remained, while the rest scattered.

While Yan Qing was sizing up the two men, Cao Shaolin and Major Zhang were also sizing them up.

The three women were naturally eye-catching, but neither of them paid much attention to them, instead focusing their gaze on Yan Qing and Wu Hong.

"Major Zhang, how much longer until we reach the city?"

However, Cao Shaolin only glanced at it and didn't care much. At this moment, he was only concerned about how long it would take to get to the city.

He had been on the move the whole time, and if it weren't for the fact that he was looking forward to having even more fun once he got into the city, he would have lost his temper long ago.

"Young Marshal, look at this!"

Major Zhang kept his eyes fixed on Yan Qing's back. Only after the group entered the beef restaurant did he take a newspaper from his horse and hand it to Cao Shaolin.

"Hmm? Was that Yan Qing from the Yan family just now?"

Cao Shaolin glanced at the newspaper and immediately realized, upon seeing the photo that Major Zhang was pointing to, that the lazy young man who had just walked into the beef restaurant seemed to be Yan Qing, their main target.

"It should be!"

Major Zhang glanced at the scattered armed soldiers around him and nodded in affirmation.

"Hehe, it really came to me without any effort!"

Cao Shaolin looked into the beef restaurant, a smile appearing on his face, and then followed him inside.

Inside the beef restaurant, Yan Qing was sitting at a table with Yan Yanyan on his left and Wu Hong on his right. Wan Xing had gone to the kitchen, and only Lan Yue was standing to the side wiping the dishes.

After entering the beef restaurant, Cao Shaolin went straight to Yan Qing's table without going anywhere else.

"Yan Qing, the third young master of the Yan family?"

Cao Shaolin stood opposite Yan Qing, tilting his head and staring unabashedly at Yan Qing, who was sitting upright on the bench, and asked a question directly.

In fact, Yan Yanyan and Wu Hong, who were seated, had been looking at the two of them ever since they walked over.

Lan Yue originally wanted to stop him, but after seeing that Yan Qing did not react, she lowered her head again to carefully wipe the bowl and chopsticks. She only slightly adjusted her body position so that she could take action at any time if there was any unusual movement.

Yan Qing merely raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Cao Shaolin, and did not speak.

"My father is Cao Ying!"

Cao Shaolin ignored the stares of others, uttered four words, pulled out the stool in front of him, plopped down, and then continued:

"My name is Cao Shaolin! I wonder if the Third Young Master has heard of me?"

"Cao Ying? Grand Marshal Cao's younger brother?"

Upon hearing Cao Shaolin speak, Yan Qing, who had previously shown little interest, became interested and looked up at Cao Shaolin again with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Yes, my father is Cao Ying, and my uncle is Cao Kun!"

Cao Shaolin was quite pleased with the look of surprise on Yan Qing's face, and when he introduced himself again, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.

He was somewhat looking forward to seeing the panic and fear that would appear on Yan Qing's face next.

"Cao Shaolin... Hahahaha... Cao Shaolin, he said his name is Cao Shaolin! Cao Ying's son, Cao Kun's nephew! Hahahaha~~"

However, the panic that Cao Shaolin expected did not appear. On the contrary, Yan Qing pointed at him and laughed loudly, as if he had seen the biggest joke in the world.

"What do you mean by that?"

Yan Qing's reaction was somewhat unexpected by Cao Shaolin. He had originally expected to see panic on Yan Qing's face, but to his surprise, Yan Qing seemed even happier than him.

This made him unhappy, very unhappy!

"Hahaha~ Don't you know what the Cao family has been up to lately?"

As Yan Qing spoke, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and his eyes turned icy as he stared at Cao Shaolin:

"You're coming here at this time of year because you're worried we won't have enough offerings for the flag-raising ceremony?"

"You dare touch me? Don't you know that if my Cao family sends troops, your Yan family, with its current strength, will be completely unable to resist?"

Yan Qing's reaction was completely unexpected by Cao Shaolin, which made his expression grow increasingly grim.

All of this was completely different from what he had expected. Major Zhang had said that the third young master of the Yan family was a lecherous playboy.

Logically speaking, with the Jin Province now vulnerable, and Cao family's young marshal arriving, he should be treated with utmost care and respect.

The reason why Cao Shaolin can act recklessly is because he believes that power is above all else, and now, compared with the Yan family, his Cao family is the one that holds the power.

But Yan Qing's reaction was quite different. Instead of fear, his eyes were full of mockery.

"So what? I need to kneel down and beg you? That way, the Cao family won't send troops?"

The mockery in Yan Qing's eyes grew stronger, and a sneer appeared on his lips.

"You! You're not that lecherous playboy!!"

Cao Shaolin stared intently at Yan Qing. At that moment, he realized he had miscalculated and the intelligence was wrong.

"So what if someone is a womanizer? So what if someone is a spoiled brat? Does being a womanizer mean someone is brainless?"

Seeing the panic in Cao Shaolin's eyes, Yan Qing even felt like laughing.

He knew that the persona he had deliberately cultivated was starting to take effect, and that this was yet another fool who had been deceived by rumors.

"you!!!"

Cao Shaolin swallowed hard. At this moment, he was finally afraid. He knew that Yan Qing was now the one who held the real power.

In extreme fear, Cao Shaolin reached for the golden pistol at his waist; at that moment, it seemed that only that gun could bring him a sense of security.

"Phew~~"

Just as Cao Shaolin reached down, Major Zhang, who had been standing behind him, made the first move.

Major Zhang placed one foot on the stool where Cao Shaolin was sitting, suddenly raised his body, and with his hands forming eagle claws, looked up and grabbed at Yan Qing, who was sitting across the table.

Major Zhang saw the situation earlier than Cao Shaolin. He noticed that the people at the table were attracted by the young marshal's action of touching his gun, so he thought of taking the opportunity to subdue Yan Qing.

He knew very well that only by capturing Yan Qing at all costs could he and the young marshal have a chance of survival.

But as he leaped high into the air, his eyes fixed on Yan Qing, he discovered that Yan Qing had changed.

Yan Qing sat there listlessly, his back and shoulders slumped and he looked completely lacking in energy.