I was told I'd be a late bloomer, but I was born with the potential to achieve great things!

"Who dares to bully my Bajiquan Martial Arts School!"

With a loud shout, he arrived gracefully.

It wasn't from downstairs, but from upstairs.

Zhou An looked in the direction of the sound, his brows furrowed.

Before anyone could be seen, a figure in a light brown robe appeared at the top of the stairs, accompanied by the sound of black shoes clicking on the steps.

When the person finally appeared, the entire second floor of Yuelai Restaurant fell silent, as if an invisible hand had abruptly cut off all sound.

This handsome young man was playing with a pair of walnuts in his right hand, like a noble young master, but his eyebrows were raised, showing his arrogance.

"It's Feng Hui from the Bajiquan Martial Arts School. He's the third oldest, and his father is the school's owner."

Liu Shuqing's heart tightened, and she quickly leaned closer to Zhou An and whispered something.

"So you're the ones who bullied my Bajiquan Martial Arts School?"

Feng Hui led three young martial artists closer. As he rubbed his right hand together, a pair of walnuts made a crunching sound, like crushing ants.

"This person caused trouble at my Yuelai Restaurant and even injured one of my staff members..."

Liu Shuqing frowned and tried to explain.

"I'm asking, are you trying to bully my Bajiquan Martial Arts School?"

"You're being far too arrogant."

Interrupted from speaking, Liu Shuqing's expression darkened.

In the past, he would have simply withdrawn.

But he is now a disciple of the Seven Mysteries Sect. Not only did the other party cause trouble first, but their arrogant attitude now seems to be as if they want to trample them underfoot.

The Seven Mysteries Sect is no weaker than the Eight Extremes Martial Arts School. If he were to just slink his head down and admit his mistake like this...

Not only would they be unable to explain themselves afterward, but the reputation of Yuelai Restaurant, built up over many years, would also be ruined.

"Arrogant?"

Feng Hui smiled.

"You're asking for death! How dare you speak to Senior Brother Feng like that?"

At the same time, a person behind him roared and rushed out, taking three steps in two to throw a punch at Liu Shuqing.

"Snapped!"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhou An's wooden sword moved like a snake and lightning, directly swatting away the man's fist that was swinging close at hand. Liu Shuqing, in a fit of rage, kicked him.

The man stumbled back several steps, barely managing to stand with the help of his companions behind him. When he looked up, his face was flushed red.

"you……"

"Let's go together."

"No one can bully my Bajiquan Martial Arts School."

The three people from the Bajiquan martial arts school exchanged a glance and then pounced on the enemy.

"Snapped!"

Liu Shuqing's expression tightened, and Zhou An circulated his internal energy and raised his hand to swing his sword.

In an instant, the brownish-red wooden sword emitted a muffled whistling sound in mid-air, causing the three men's expressions to change and them to retreat in unison.

"Your swordsmanship is indeed excellent, but to think you can stop my Bajiquan Martial Arts School with just a wooden sword is a bit of wishful thinking."

As the three retreated, Feng Hui stopped rubbing the walnuts with his right hand and said with a half-smile.

"A wooden sword is still a sword."

Zhou An spoke, though he was also quite displeased.

If this had happened anywhere else, those three would have been dead by the time that sword fell.

Stability is stability, and complacency is complacency.

But if someone really takes advantage of him and insults him, Zhou An will also take action.

Even if they can't kill him right now, they'll make a note of it and settle the score later.

"This person first poisoned and defrauded people at my Yuelai Restaurant, and then disregarded the laws of the court and injured people... Could it be that your Bajiquan Martial Arts School ordered him to do this?"

Zhou An's voice was so loud that all the diners on the second floor could hear it clearly.

They like to provoke trouble and frame others.

well.

He knows that trick too.

As for angering the Bajiquan Martial Arts School...

This kind of open sectarian conflict will naturally be handled by the Seven Mysteries Sect.

If the Seven Mysteries Sect chooses to ignore it, then Zhou An can stay out of the world and focus on his cultivation.

"What?"

A look of surprise flashed across Feng Hui's eyes, and his handsome face darkened visibly.

He didn't expect this person to be even more fluent in speaking than him, daring to directly label the entire Bajiquan martial arts school.

"This person claims to be a disciple of the Bajiquan Martial Arts School and has been poisoning and defrauding people in this shop. I intend to send him to the authorities to be judged to prove his innocence."

As a member of the Bajiquan Martial Arts School, you must not tarnish the school's good reputation because of a fabricated title like "senior brother."

Seeing the strange looks on the faces of the diners around him, Feng Hui tightened his grip on the walnut and quickly retorted.

"I came here because someone bullied my Bajiquan Martial Arts School."

"He poisoned it."

Zhou An spoke lightly, but he stuck to those three words.

"you……"

Feng Hui was furious, his raised eyebrows furrowing tightly.

"He poisoned it."

Zhou An reiterated that the walnut in Feng Hui's hand had exploded.

"Senior Brother Feng!"

Seeing that Feng Hui was intimidated by a few words, Shen Qiu quickly spoke up, his pale face showing a hint of urgency.

"Does Your Excellency truly believe that you can... with just a few words?"

Feng Hui took a deep breath and hid his right hand behind his back.

"Wait for the government."

Zhou An ignored him and focused on reciting the Three Character Classic.

He could tell that the handsome young man had lost his rhythm and had lost the will to continue fighting.

Since he wasn't going to take action, he didn't want to waste any more words, and he couldn't kill anyone anyway.

"Who's causing trouble?"

Just then, a loud shout came from downstairs.

In a short while, a waiter from Yuelai Restaurant arrived with two imposing constables.

Wearing a red robe with black sleeves and a square hat, with a large character for "government office" written on his chest.

The moment this outfit appeared, the previously quiet second floor came alive.

The diners breathed a sigh of relief and began to whisper among themselves, their eyes occasionally sweeping over the people from the Bajiquan martial arts school. Words of poisoning, fraud, and violence drifted out like snowflakes.

My main point is to remain silent when the official is not around, so as not to get into trouble.

When the officials arrived, I spoke up, proving myself to be an honest and trustworthy citizen.

"You poisoned it?"

The lead constable approached Feng Hui and said in a deep voice.

"Sir, I didn't poison him, I just meant..."

Shen Qiu lowered his head to explain, his expression flustered, completely unlike the arrogant person who had just thrown someone out of the window.

"Cuff him and take him away."

The lead constable snorted and slammed a pair of iron handcuffs into Shen Qiu's chest.

"Senior Brother Feng!"

Shen Qiu dared not resist and looked at Feng Hui with a bitter expression.

"Is the Bajiquan Martial Arts Academy involved in this?"

The constable turned his gaze to Feng Hui, whose lips twitched. He avoided Shen Qiu's pleading look and awkwardly squeezed out two words.

"no."

"I hope Your Excellency will understand that this person is no longer a disciple of the Bajiquan Martial Arts School. The matter of poisoning him is completely fabricated and has nothing to do with our Bajiquan Martial Arts School."

The three Bajiquan disciples behind him quickly spoke up.

"Hurry up and cuff it."

The constable sneered and looked at Shen Qiu.

The latter was heartbroken and wanted to resist, but when he saw the expectant looks in the eyes of the two constables, he immediately picked up the shackles that had fallen to the ground and put them on himself.

This shouldn't be happening; the plot shouldn't be like this.

According to the original plan, he was supposed to say that the staff at Yuelai Inn had drugged him, then Senior Brother Feng and the others would take action, and he would leave triumphantly.

Looking at the shackles in his hands, Shen Qiu's gaze gradually became vacant.

"waste."

The lead constable looked regretful, but when his gaze swept over the smashed tables and chairs, he calmly led Shen Qiu away.

"Let's go."

After the two constables escorted Shen Qiu away, Feng Hui stared intently at Zhou An, wanting to utter a few harsh words, but seeing that the other man's gaze was fixed on the window, he could only snort coldly and leave.

"Shen Qiu was much more muscular than the two constables, yet he didn't even dare to think of fighting back."

As Zhou An watched the constables gradually disappear down the street, his eyes gleamed.

He saw it very clearly.

The two constables looked at Shen Qiu with intense desire, wishing he would resist and attack.

"The Great Li Dynasty..."

"Brother Zhou, did you see the look in Feng Hui's eyes when he left? I'm afraid this matter won't end well."

At this moment, Liu Shuqing breathed a sigh of relief, her expression showing a hint of worry.

"It's alright, inform the sect."

Zhou An looked relaxed.

Since Feng Hui made such a big fuss about the Bajiquan Martial Arts School, as a disciple of the Qixuan Sect, he didn't need to take the blame himself.

……