Chapter 1660 — Crossing Paths Again on a Narrow Road

Feng Xiaoxiao was a born little glutton, forever eager to sample this and that. The moment she heard that Wei Zhao was going to take her out for something delicious, she was delighted.

"What do you feel like eating?" Wei Zhao asked, taking Feng Xiaoxiao by the hand.

"I don't know. Why don't we walk around and see what we find?" Feng Xiaoxiao replied after a moment's thought.

The three of them set off down the street. Though it was only a small town, the presence of the Hidden Tang Family had evidently brought it considerable prosperity. Many restaurants were still open for business at night, and there was no shortage of entertainment venues and commercial establishments either.

Tang Yun walked on Feng Xiaoxiao's other side, letting Feng Xiaoxiao hold Wei Zhao's hand while she held Feng Xiaoxiao's.

Though the two women were, in name, Wei Zhao's senior and junior wives, it would have been rather too conspicuous for him to walk about holding both their hands in public. So Tang Yun willingly yielded the opportunity to Feng Xiaoxiao.

After the Hidden Tang Family's Old Master Tang celebrated his birthday this time, Feng Xiaoxiao would return to the Ice Palace and continue cultivating. She would not have many chances to be with Wei Zhao, whereas Tang Yun knew that she and Wei Zhao had a long future ahead of them. Naturally, she would not quibble over something like this.

"How about that restaurant?" Feng Xiaoxiao pointed toward a restaurant not far away. "It looks like they serve local-style barbecue. It seems pretty good!"

"Then let's go there." Wei Zhao did not care what they ate; as long as Feng Xiaoxiao was happy, that was all that mattered. Tang Yun felt the same way.

The three of them headed toward the restaurant. As fate would have it, another group of people not far away was making its way toward the very same place.

"Young Master You, those two chicks are pretty hot!" Among them, a somewhat lecherous-looking young man with blue hair said to a bald youth.

"Oh? Really? Are you sure?" Young Master You looked surprised. Blue Hair was an old hand when it came to wine, women, and song, and he had seen countless women in his time. If he said a woman was worth looking at, then she certainly was. Young Master You hurriedly asked, "Where?"

"Over there..." Blue Hair pointed toward the distance.

"Holy crap!" Young Master You's eyes widened as he looked at the three people Blue Hair had indicated. Red flames seemed to burst from his gaze. "Take a good look. Do you know who that is?"

"Isn't that the bastard Wei Zhao?" Yellow Hair was the first to react. "Young Master You, we don't have to fear him today. Blue Hair is an expert at the peak of the Earth Rank. We can kill the bastard!"

"It wouldn't be very wise to cause trouble on my uncle-in-law's territory..." Young Master You hesitated. He had come to attend Old Master Tang's birthday celebration. If he caused some kind of incident here, his elder uncle, the head of the family, certainly would not let him off easily. Besides, there was a distinguished guest present. If this affair put that guest in a bad mood, Young Master You would become a sinner in everyone's eyes...

And yet, Young Master You was unwilling to simply let Wei Zhao go. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Ordinarily, Earth Rank experts from the Hidden Families were not permitted to interfere freely in conflicts within the secular world. But this time, since he had come to the Hidden You Family to offer birthday felicitations, Young Master You had brought along an Earth Rank follower.

Though Young Master You was only the second young master, he did possess a certain talent for alchemy. He could refine a few low-quality first-grade Yellow Rank pills, and as a result, several subordinates had gathered around him.

His alchemical skill might not have been anything impressive, but alchemists were pitifully rare in this day and age. Even among the Hidden Families and ordinary aristocratic families, being able to produce a spirit pellet was already remarkable, let alone a true pill. So Young Master You did have some capital behind his arrogance. Refining low-quality first-grade Yellow Rank pills was not something just anyone could accomplish.

Since Young Master You occasionally managed to refine several pills capable of increasing one's strength, a number of wandering martial experts had naturally gathered around him, all hoping to obtain spiritual medicine to improve their cultivation. Blue Hair was one of them.

In theory, an Earth Rank expert stood worlds apart from a street thug. In their eyes, petty gangsters were no more than filth. Yet, to please Young Master You, they had dyed their hair the same colors favored by those street punks.

"What trouble? Young Master You is going to pick up women. Who said anything about causing trouble?" Yellow Hair offered his counsel. "If the other side starts something first, then it has nothing to do with us. If people from the Hidden Tang Family bully members of our You Family, and we fight back, we'd be completely in the right no matter where the matter was brought up!"

"That makes sense!" Young Master You nodded, then patted Yellow Hair's shoulder with deep approval. "Looks like spending a few days studying at school with me did put some learning in your head. We're going to pick up women. If that brat takes offense first, he can't blame us for showing no mercy!"

"Young Master You, the short one in the middle seems to be Wei Zhao's girlfriend. Let's leave her alone for now and go after the one beside her. She definitely isn't his girlfriend. Otherwise, we'd be in the wrong for trying to poach another man's woman. In a place like this, we can't give anyone an opening to find fault with us." Yellow Hair reminded him.

"As it happens, the one on the side is exactly the one I've taken a fancy to. The one in the middle looks sly and crafty at a glance, the kind of chick with a belly full of schemes, just like that brat. But the one beside her is pure and beautiful, exactly my type!" Young Master You said. "Blue Hair, your eyes are sharp. I haven't come across a top-notch beauty like this in years. If I don't make her mine, I won't be able to settle down. I won't even sleep tonight!"

The closer Young Master You got, the more beautiful Tang Yun seemed to him. His heart itched terribly, and he was growing almost unbearably impatient.

The two groups reached the restaurant entrance almost at the same time. It truly was a case of enemies meeting on a narrow road. Young Master You strode straight toward Tang Yun, taking the lead. With Blue Hair, an early Earth Rank expert, at his side, he felt completely secure. Wei Zhao was merely at the peak of the late Mystic Rank; taking him down would be child's play.

The Earth Rank and the peak of the late Mystic Rank were entirely different realms. Though they appeared to be separated by only a single level, the difference in stature was absolute. So long as the Earth Rank expert was not utterly useless, defeating someone at the peak of the late Mystic Rank would be easy and effortless.

"Beautiful, what a coincidence. We meet again!" Young Master You said with a smile to Tang Yun.

"??" The sudden appearance of the bald man startled Tang Yun. She had no idea where this thing had come from.

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