Chapter 1290: Challenge

Ning Chen followed Xiao Han's gaze. Xiao Han was never the type to show his emotions; for him to display such disgust, the other party must have truly annoyed him.

Lin Yi, standing nearby, let out an "Eh" upon seeing the people below.

Ning Chen looked at him, puzzled. Did Lin Yi know the other person?

Sensing Ning Chen's gaze, Lin Yi pointed at the man in the deep blue Daoist robe below: "Brother Ning, we just ran into this guy. He even tried to harass Sister Yanqi, reaching out to touch her, but Sister Yanqi kicked him away."

At that time, Lin Yi and Gu Yanqi had rushed in excitedly and gone on a shopping spree, but unexpectedly, they were stopped midway by someone.

The man in the deep blue Daoist robe claimed to be the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect and the eldest disciple of the current sect leader. He insisted on chasing Gu Yanqi to ask her name and whether she was betrothed, and while speaking, he even reached out to pull Gu Yanqi.

Seeing she couldn't escape, Gu Yanqi directly smashed out a water ball. The impact of the water ball knocked the man two meters away.

Lin Yi had wanted to follow up, daring to harass their group favorite, but unfortunately, Facing Huo Jinglin grabbed both of them by their clothes with one hand each and fled the scene quickly.

"Sigh, if Facing Huo Jinglin hadn't taken us away so fast, I would have beaten him into a pig's head!"

Facing Huo Jinglin, mentioned nearby, glanced at Lin Yi and explained calmly: "He brought many people behind him. If we had a direct conflict, we would not gain the upper hand."

When Ning Chen heard the four characters "Dongqing Sect," he was already somewhat surprised. Upon hearing "eldest disciple of the Second Elder," Ning Chen understood why Xiao Han had shown such disgust.

After all, "near vermilion one gets stained red, near ink one gets stained black." This saying is absolutely correct. But daring to harass his person?

Ning Chen looked at the person below, his lips curling slightly. If he didn't return the favor, that would really not be right.

The contest below had already begun. The first person to step onto the stage was the "Zhuangzhu" (Master of the House), and the challenger was the challenger. If the challenge succeeded, the challenger could become the Zhuangzhu.

Of course, the Zhuangzhu did not necessarily have to stay on the stage forever. After receiving two challenges and succeeding, they could step down, or choose to continue standing on the stage.

The first person to become Zhuangzhu was a boy in white clothes, and he was successfully challenged by the person who came after him.

Only a few people on the stage succeeded twice, but those who succeeded twice basically stepped down to yield the Zhuangzhu position.

Miss Hongxiu, standing nearby, explained: "Succeeding twice is already considered proof of capability, and the day's consumption at our shop is waived. However, if you succeed twice and then fail, the waiver is cancelled."

Ning Chen understood immediately. Most people were aiming for the free bill, so naturally, they would not stay as Zhuangzhu waiting to be beaten down.

After the third person eligible for the free bill came down, the man in the deep blue Daoist robe stepped onto the stage. He was not low-key at all, directly announcing his family background: "Everyone, I am the eldest disciple of the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect. My name is Wu Dan. Please give me your guidance."

This title immediately made some who wanted to challenge give up, while at the same time attracting more challengers. Even the waiters outside the shop immediately used this to attract everyone's attention.

The fact that Wu Dan could directly announce his family background showed that he was not just here for the free bill; he intended to remain the Zhuangzhu.

Sure enough, challenger after challenger stepped onto the stage. They basically all failed, and Wu Dan did not come down, staying on the stage the whole time.

"Is there anyone else who wants to challenge?"

When no one stepped up to challenge for a while, the waiter spoke up to ask.

If no one stepped up to challenge, then Wu Dan would be the Grand Zhuangzhu for the day, and he could enjoy seven days of free bills.

Having learned the rules, Lin Yi immediately rolled up his sleeves, wanting to go downstairs and fight the guy. What a joke, seven days free? Why give it to that grandson?

Before Lin Yi had fully stood up, Ning Chen pressed him back into the chair, then stood up himself.

Lin Yi's eyes were full of surprise, but soon he expressed relief. Indeed, that grandson harassed Sister Yanqi; how could Ning Chen, the legitimate husband, swallow this anger?

Just as everyone thought no one would come to challenge, Ning Chen leaned against the room's railing and spoke.

"This humble one comes to challenge."

His cold, snow-like voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. A man wearing a half-face mask and dressed in a long white robe flew down from the second floor and landed on the challenge stage.

With this sequence of actions, the crowd felt as if they had seen a banished immortal.

Although Ning Chen did not reveal his face, his temperament throughout his body was indeed not easy to ignore. The Wu Dan opposite him immediately became alert.

"Young Master, this humble one is Wu Dan."

"Ning Chen."

Ning Chen did not hide; he directly announced his real name.

"Does Young Master belong to a sect?"

"None."

Ning Chen's answer was truly simple, consisting of only three words. Seeing this, Wu Dan stopped asking. It was obvious the other person did not want to talk, and he would not stick his warm face to a cold butt.

"I wonder what kind of contest Young Master wishes to have?"

"Depends on you."

Since Ning Chen said so, Wu Dan thought for a moment and chose sword techniques.

Wu Dan's sword techniques were among the best, after all, the Second Elder of the Dongqing Sect was once famous for his sword techniques.

Ning Chen naturally had no sword, but fortunately, Miss Hongxiu had already arranged for a waiter to bring one.

However, when everyone saw this sword, they all sucked in a breath of cold air.

Everyone knew this sword. It was the treasure of the shop, the exclusive sword of Miss Hongxiu. No one expected Miss Hongxiu to actually lend this sword out.

"How is it? Is my treasure good?"

Everyone looked up again. Leaning against the railing of the private room where Ning Chen had just descended were two girls, one in red and one in pink. After clearly seeing the woman in red, a commotion erupted in the shop.

"It's Boss Hong!"

"It really is Boss Hong. We probably wouldn't see Boss Hong even once a month. Coming this time was really the right choice!"

"Boss Hong, do you want to come down and drink?"

Miss Hongxiu smiled at the crowd: "That won't do. I still need to accompany my sister."

Miss Hongxiu's words directly shifted everyone's gaze to Gu Yanqi.

Having once been an actress, Gu Yanqi acted very well; at least her face showed no sign of disturbance.

When Wu Dan on the stage clearly saw the girl beside Miss Hongxiu, he was directly stunned. He never expected that the girl who made him look like a fool was actually the boss's sister.

No wonder the other person remained unmoved upon hearing his title, and even treated him this way.