Chapter 85: Starting to experience the joy of power!

After finishing this meal, Li Chen indicated that he still had things to do and they would meet at the agreed time tomorrow, so he prepared to leave first.

When the maid came, Wu Nanzhi took the initiative to stand up and settle the bill.

"Shouldn't I be the one treating?" Li Chen thought she ordered so much food to "drain" him.

"How could I let you treat? You helped me yesterday, so it's not too much for me to treat you to a meal, right?" Wu Nanzhi wanted to make Li Chen embarrassed too, but business is business.

"Really not considering offering yourself?"

"You, what are you thinking about?"

Wu Nanzhi really couldn't keep up with Li Chen's train of thought.

You guy, you weren't even willing to climb the tree to help me get my clothes yesterday, and you have the nerve to ask me to offer myself!

But then again, even if you helped me get my clothes, it wouldn't go as far as offering myself.

Leaving the restaurant, the two bid farewell at the entrance.

Seeing Li Chen's departing back, Wu Nanzhi thought: This man wouldn't really just come to have a meal with me, right? There are no follow-up activities?

If Li Chen knew she was thinking this, he would definitely say: I wanted to take you to the inn, but you wouldn't go.

Ever since seeing Li Chen, Wu Nanzhi's mood had also improved a lot.

It wasn't dark yet, so she prepared to go to her own shop to see if Wu Qi, that kid, was working properly.

The Wu family's shop was located in the most bustling area in the south of the Imperial Capital, Yunyin Street.

This street was lined with shops, bustling with noise and excitement, and was a must-pass place for cultivators.

The Wu family's shop sold spirit beast skeletons, blood, fur, inner cores, and so on.

Cultivators in the Imperial Capital could buy these resources to improve their cultivation speed; if they wanted to obtain special abilities, they could also buy the essence blood of high-level spirit beasts—that stuff was worth a fortune and was the treasure of the shop.

Every time new goods were put on the shelves, it would attract quite a few cultivators to scramble for them.

On both sides of Yunyin Street, there were many martial arts halls; these halls not only attracted countless cultivators to come and seek knowledge but also brought a continuous stream of customers to the Wu family's shop.

This was also the main reason why the Wu family's shop chose to be located here.

By rights, Wu Qi, by virtue of his status as the shop manager, could build good relationships with the experts on this street, that is, the masters of the various martial arts halls on this street.

Being able to obtain the qualification to open a martial arts hall in the Imperial Capital meant they definitely had a certain background.

He could start from this aspect to contact the noble circles of the Imperial Capital.

When Wu Qi came to the Imperial Capital, that was what his father told him.

But this kid was focused on being a sycophant at the time, so he didn't manage this place.

Just as Wu Nanzhi arrived near her shop, she found she had encountered an acquaintance.

"Nanzhi! I knew you were here!"

A dashing man, with his subordinates, arrived beside Wu Nanzhi.

This person was a disciple of the Ma family, a big family in Huju City, named Ma Gao.

Ma Gao was very excited to see Wu Nanzhi; he was a loyal sycophant of Wu Nanzhi.

And among the many sycophants, he was the most outrageous one.

He once spent a large sum of money to bribe Wu family maids, letting these servants steal the undergarments Wu Nanzhi had worn.

He even wore these undergarments every day; it was simply outrageous to the extreme.

But the problem was, that time it was a misunderstanding; the maid he bribed, fearing that stealing things would be discovered by the Wu family and also greedy for that money, pretended her own worn ones were Wu Nanzhi's and gave them to him.

Ma Gao didn't know, and secretly wore them for half a year.

In the end, it was inadvertently discovered by Wu Nanzhi's other sycophants during a martial arts competition.

Other sycophants mocked Ma Gao for wearing women's undergarments.

Ma Gao was hot-headed at the time and showed off that these were Wu Nanzhi's, wanting to make other sycophants envious.

Wu Nanzhi was stunned at the time, and then she calmed down, thinking she hadn't worn this style either.

Finally, the truth came out; the Wu family maid was severely punished, and Ma Gao also became famous in reverse in Huju City.

Seeing this person, an expression of disgust appeared in Wu Nanzhi's eyes.

In her view, this person was a pure pervert.

Wu Nanzhi didn't like staying in Huju City because these pursuers were too outrageous.

Ma Gao was just one of them. Wu Nanzhi didn't expect to run into him here.

Judging from his tone, it was mostly likely he had gotten news from somewhere and actually followed her to the Imperial Capital.

"Sorry, you've mistaken me for someone else."

Saying this, Wu Nanzhi intended to walk into the shop; inside were Wu family clerks who would help her block this annoying Ma Gao.

But Ma Gao had finally found his goddess, so how could he easily give up?

"Nanzhi, listen to my explanation, my heart for you is sincere!"

He wouldn't let Wu Nanzhi leave, even having his subordinates block Wu Nanzhi.

Ma Gao knew that there were fewer competitors here now, and he had waited for so many years—wasn't he waiting for this opportunity?

There seemed to be a show to watch here, and the onlookers around were increasing.

"I have no interest in you, get lost quickly; this is the Imperial Capital."

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Wu Nanzhi was also furious, preparing to push Ma Gao away.

But no matter what, Ma Gao was a powerful cultivator, and Wu Nanzhi's cultivation base really couldn't shake him.

Just as he was preparing to grab Wu Nanzhi's shoulder, a strong and powerful hand grabbed Ma Gao.

Ma Gao was anxious at the time; who the hell was ruining his good deed?

Before Ma Gao could curse, this person kicked Ma Gao away, and he fell to the side.

Ma Gao got up and prepared to make a move, but seeing this person's clothes, he hesitated.

"Bold, molesting a good woman in broad daylight, I think you want to go to jail!"

That's right, this person was none other than Xiao Ming.

At this moment, he was wearing the official uniform of the Ministry of Justice; even if he was an outsider, he was still a person of the Ministry of Justice.

Moreover, Ma Gao was from out of town; how could he tell who was inside the system and who was outside?

In his eyes, Xiao Ming was an official.

The Ma family was a big clan in Huju City, but this was the Imperial Capital, and the other party was an official; no matter how stupid Ma Gao was, he didn't dare to directly offend Xiao Ming.

Official robes, indeed, could make some second-generation children without background calm down.

Ma Gao climbed up, patted his clothes, and suppressed his anger, explaining, "This official, I know her."

Xiao Ming glanced at Wu Nanzhi, seemingly asking for her meaning.

Wu Nanzhi shook her head, indicating she didn't know him.

She was too lazy to explain that she knew Ma Gao; who knew if this guy would climb up the pole and pester her again.

Wu Nanzhi wouldn't feel sorry for Ma Gao now and speak good words; this guy was just shameless.

She had clearly rejected him so many times, yet he just wouldn't change his nature.

"Did you hear that? Get lost quickly!" Xiao Ming said directly in anger.

He even placed his saber in front of him.

Ma Gao had nothing to say; he took a reluctant look at Wu Nanzhi and could only grit his teeth and leave first.

Even if he was humiliated like this, he still didn't hold a grudge against Wu Nanzhi, instead feeling that Xiao Ming was in the way—this was the sycophant's way of thinking.

And Xiao Ming understood this appearance of his the best; after all, they were peers.

Seeing Ma Gao's defeated look of being frustrated but not daring to flare up, only able to leave, Xiao Ming enjoyed it very much.

If it were before, without this uniform, wouldn't the guy in front of him have rushed up to start a fight directly?

Now, do you dare to make a move? Buddy is from the Ministry of Justice!

You have to consider the consequences before you make a move.

Ever since coming to the Ministry of Justice, he had indeed started to experience the joy of power.

This uniform was actually useless in the core area of the Imperial Capital's elites.

But in this kind of place, it was very scary.

It could be considered understanding the principle his master told him; his master really didn't lie to him.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 86 =====