The boy was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, but he still tightly protected a shabby cloth bag.
"I didn't steal anything! This is what my mother left for me!" the boy cried.
"You dare to quibble!" Another strong man kicked the young man in the stomach, and the young man curled up on the ground in pain.
Lu Yuan looked at this scene and felt a little unhappy. What he hates most is bullying.
"Stop!" Lu Yuan shouted and walked over.
Several strong men were stunned for a moment when they saw Lu Yuan.
"Boy, who are you? Don't mind your own business!" a strong man warned.
Lu Yuan sneered, "I'll take care of it today! You guys, get out of here!"
"You are looking for death!" Several strong men suddenly became furious and attacked Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan smiled disdainfully and disappeared in a flash.
The next moment, several strong men felt their eyes blurred, and then they flew out one after another, fell heavily to the ground, and groaned in pain.
Lu Yuan walked up to the young man, stretched out his hand, and helped him up.
"Are you okay?" Lu Yuan asked.
The young man raised his head and looked at Lu Yuan, his eyes full of gratitude.
"Thank you..." the boy choked.
Lu Yuan patted the young man on the shoulder, "It's okay, be careful in the future."
After saying that, Lu Yuan turned and left, leaving everyone stunned.
At this time, a mysterious man wearing black clothes and a bamboo hat appeared in the crowd, staring closely at the direction Lu Yuan was leaving...
The young man looked at Lu Yuan gratefully, with tears still in his eyes. "Big brother, thank you! My name is Xiaobao, my mother is sick, and I need money to buy her medicine..."
Lu Yuan waved his hands impatiently, "Okay, okay, don't cry like a girl. You want money, right?" He took out a handful of gold leaves and threw them in front of Xiaobao like trash. "Take it and get out."
Xiaobao stared blankly at the gold leaves on the ground, and then at Lu Yuan, feeling at a loss for a moment.
"Why are you still standing there? Too young? I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!" Lu Yuan shouted impatiently.
Xiaobao quickly picked up the gold leaves and left with great gratitude.
Lu Yuan looked at Xiaobao's leaving figure and curled his lips disdainfully. He didn't pay attention to such a small role at all.
At this time, the man in black clothes and hat in the crowd followed quietly.
Lu Yuan continued to wander on the street. Suddenly, he saw a plaque hanging at the door of a shop that said "Tianxiang Tower".
"Tianxiang Tower? What is this place?" Lu Yuan walked in curiously.
As soon as he walked in, a strong fragrance hit his face, making Lu Yuan twitch his fingers.
A woman dressed enchantingly came up to her and said delicately: "Sir, welcome to Tianxiang Tower. What do you need?"
Lu Yuan looked around and found that the place was magnificently decorated and the guests were all either rich or noble.
"What are your signature dishes here?" Lu Yuan asked.
"We have many signature dishes at Tianxiang Restaurant, such as 'Dragon and Phoenix Present', 'Feng Wu Nine Heavens', 'Hundred Flowers in Bloom' and so on. They are all carefully cooked with rare ingredients and are guaranteed to satisfy you." The woman said enthusiastically introduced.
Lu Yuan thought for a while and said, "Then let's have a copy of 'Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Good Luck'."
"Okay, sir, please wait a moment." After the woman said that, she twisted her waist and left.
Lu Yuan found a seat and sat down, sipping tea and admiring the surrounding scenery.
Not long after, the woman came over with a plate of food and placed it in front of Lu Yuan.
"Sir, your 'dragon and phoenix present auspiciousness'." Lu Yuan took a closer look and saw a dragon and a phoenix placed on the plate, which were lifelike and fragrant.
"Not bad, it looks good." Lu Yuan nodded with satisfaction, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of dragon meat and put it into his mouth.
"Well, it tastes really good." Lu Yuan praised.
He ate the entire plate of "dragon and phoenix presenting auspiciousness" in one go, then asked for another pot of wine and tasted it slowly.
At this moment, a discordant voice sounded.
"Sir, do you want to eat the King's meal?"
Lu Yuan turned around and saw a burly man with a sinewy face walking over, followed by a few thugs.
"Overlord meal? What do you mean?" Lu Yuan frowned.
"What do you mean? You have eaten our Tianxiang Restaurant's signature dishes and drank our fine wine. Don't you want to pay for it?" the man said in an arrogant tone.
Lu Yuan sneered, "When did I say I wouldn't pay? I just haven't finished eating yet."
"You haven't finished eating yet? You've already eaten all the 'Dragon and Phoenix Presenting Good Fortune', and you still want to default on your debt?" the man said angrily.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
"I told you, I haven't finished eating yet." Lu Yuan said lightly, "I want to order a few more dishes and drink a few more bottles of wine."
"You..." The man was so angry that he couldn't speak.
"What? Don't you welcome guests in Tianxiang Tower?" Lu Yuan looked at the man provocatively.
The man took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Of course you are welcome, but I hope that the young master can pay off the previous bill first."
Lu Yuan took out a piece of broken silver and threw it on the table, "Is it enough?"
The man picked up the broken silver and looked at it, his face suddenly turned livid. "Are you...are you humiliating me? Do you know how much the 'Dragon and Phoenix Present' cost? This piece of silver is not even a fraction!"
Lu Yuan smiled disdainfully, "Really? Then tell me, how much does 'Dragon and Phoenix Present' cost?"
"The 'dragon and phoenix in auspiciousness' are worth thousands of gold!" the man said through gritted teeth.
"Thousands of gold?" Lu Yuan burst out laughing, "This crap is worth a thousand gold? Do you think I'm a fool?"
"You..." The man was shaking with anger, pointing at Lu Yuan and saying, "Boy, how dare you play tricks on me!"
"So what if I'm playing with you?" Lu Yuan stood up and looked at the man condescendingly, "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy of letting me play with you?"
"You're looking for death!" the man roared angrily and punched Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan dodged and easily dodged the man's attack, then kicked the man in the stomach.
The man screamed, flew backwards, fell heavily to the ground, and vomited blood.
"With this little ability, you dare to be arrogant in front of me?" Lu Yuan snorted disdainfully.
Seeing this, several other thugs drew their weapons and attacked Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan sneered, and walked through the crowd like a ghost, punching and kicking out, knocking down several thugs one by one.
In the blink of an eye, the thugs were all lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
Lu Yuan clapped his hands, looking relaxed and at ease.
At this time, a crisp voice sounded.
"Stop!"
Lu Yuan turned around and saw a beautiful woman in white walking over.
This woman is none other than Lin Qingxue.
"Lu Yuan, you...are you causing trouble again?" Lin Qingxue said anxiously, looking at the wailing thugs on the ground. (End of chapter)