CHAPTER 297: CHAPTER 297: IT’S BETTER TO DIE OUTSIDE_1

Lu Feng almost tripped. If the red-robed woman hadn’t supported him, he might have tumbled to the ground.

Even though he didn’t fall, the stumble made him bleed profusely from his lower body once more. A gut-wrenching pain erupted from between his legs.

"You fucking bitch, just you wait! I won’t rest until I settle this score with you!"

He shot Lu Hong a venomous glare before leaving, shamefaced, without looking back.

"Humph!" Lu Hong snorted, a hint of murderous intent lurking deep within her eyes.

The middle-aged fatty withdrew his gaze and swept it over everyone present, his eyes instantly growing cold. "Do you know why I did that?"

The crowd shook their heads.

"Everyone who comes to the Drunken Dream Tower is my guest. I don’t want to see anyone causing trouble here and spoiling the harmonious atmosphere."

"Let Lu Feng’s incident serve as a lesson."

"If anyone dares to cause a scene here again, the consequences will be far more serious."

After making his declaration, he turned his attention to Qin Feiyang, nodded with a smile, and then left.

So that’s why.

Only then did everyone understand the middle-aged fatty’s intentions. However, their attention quickly returned to Qin Feiyang and his group, and some were clearly looking forward to seeing them in trouble.

Qin Feiyang quirked an eyebrow and asked the attendant, "Where’s our room?"

"This way."

The attendant led them to a corner on the second floor and opened a door.

The room was large and luxuriously adorned, complete with a tea room, bedrooms, and a dining area.

The attendant smiled. "The other room is just next door."

Lu Hong said, "Lead the way!"

Qin Feiyang suddenly interjected, "No need. One room is enough for us."

The attendant paused for a moment, then nodded. "Very well."

Qin Feiyang entered the room and turned to the attendant. "I have something I’d like to ask you."

The attendant looked apologetic. "I’m terribly sorry, but I still need to attend to the other guests..."

Qin Feiyang nodded to Lu Hong.

Understanding his meaning, Lu Hong took out one hundred Gold Coins and asked with a faint smile, "Will this be enough?"

The attendant was stunned. So many Gold Coins? He quickly nodded. "Enough, enough, enough!" As he spoke, he hastily tucked them into his Qiankun Bag, as if afraid Qin Feiyang would change his mind.

After the attendant and the Wolf King entered the room, Lu Hong closed the door and obediently went to the tea room.

She cleaned the tea set, then took out high-quality tea leaves from her Qiankun Bag and began to brew tea.

She had prepared these tea leaves especially for Qin Feiyang. She knew that he didn’t like wine, only tea.

Qin Feiyang sat by the tea table, gestured to a nearby chair, and said to the attendant with a smile, "Don’t be nervous. Sit down and talk."

The attendant waved his hands. "No, no, I can stand."

Qin Feiyang didn’t insist. He asked, "Is the Lu Family very powerful?"

"Very powerful."

The attendant explained that the Lu Family was the largest family in East City. At least half of the young disciples in the clan had entered the Holy Temple. The Lu Family’s old ancestor was even the City Lord of East City!

That’s somewhat unexpected, Qin Feiyang muttered to himself, then asked, "What about your Drunken Dream Tower?"

"Our Drunken Dream Tower is the largest restaurant in State City."

"No, it should be said, it’s the largest restaurant in the entire Spirit State."

"That’s because the Drunken Dream Tower has branches in all four major districts of State City, as well as in cities outside of State City."

"It’s rumored that the main owner of our Drunken Dream Tower has a very good relationship with the Prefect Lord."

The attendant answered truthfully.

Qin Feiyang finally understood. No wonder the middle-aged fatty dared to openly extort Lu Feng.

Qin Feiyang asked, "And who is that middle-aged fatty?"

"He’s the owner of the Drunken Dream Tower in East City, named Ho Dade. We all call him Master Ho, but outsiders tend to call him Shameless Ho," the attendant said with a smile.

The Wolf King, sitting upright in a chair like a human, grinned. "The name Shameless Ho suits him quite well."

"Uh!" The attendant was taken aback and said with a wry smile, "Actually, Master Ho is a very good person. He takes very good care of us attendants."

"I can see that." Qin Feiyang smiled and waved his hand. "You may go now. Prepare some good dishes and send them up as soon as possible."

The Wolf King added, "Make sure there’s a lot. This brother’s appetite is huge! And wine—it must be the best. Bring this brother about one hundred or eighty jars to start with."

"One hundred or eighty jars?" The attendant’s jaw nearly dropped.

The Wolf King snorted. "Afraid this brother can’t pay, are you?"

The attendant hastily waved his hands. "No, no, Uncle Wolf, I just wonder if you can drink it all?"

A tip of one hundred Gold Coins—these two humans and a wolf are clearly loaded. How could they possibly not afford the bill?

The Wolf King barked, "Enough nonsense, hurry up and go!"

"Yes, I’ll arrange it right away." The attendant respectfully replied and scurried out.

Lu Hong poured a cup of tea, pushed it in front of Qin Feiyang, and said with a smile, "Brother Wolf, aren’t you afraid your stomach will burst?"

The Wolf King chuckled. "This brother’s stomach is huge. Forget one hundred or eighty jars; even a few hundred, and I could still drink them all."

Qin Feiyang said, "I won’t stop you from drinking, but don’t cause trouble afterward."

The Wolf King impatiently waved his paw. "You’re such a nag. Relax, this brother holds his liquor very well."

Qin Feiyang rolled his eyes at it, picked up his teacup, and took a sip. He couldn’t help but pause.

Every time Lu Hong brewed tea, it had the exact same flavor. A pleasant fragrance with a hint of sweetness, but upon careful tasting, one would find it laced with a subtle bitterness.

He quite liked tea with this flavor. But for the taste to be identical every time, it couldn’t be a coincidence.

He turned to look at Lu Hong, a strange expression in his eyes.

Lu Hong asked, puzzled, "What’s wrong? Don’t you like the taste of this tea anymore? If so, I’ll find other tea leaves for you tomorrow."

"Thank you," Qin Feiyang said with a smile.

"Thank me?" Lu Hong was taken aback.

"You’ve been very thoughtful. I really like the taste of this tea," Qin Feiyang smiled.

Lu Hong’s expression cleared with understanding, and she smiled. "Actually, you don’t need to thank me. If you hadn’t helped me, I’d still just be a minor figure in the Elixir King Palace."

She was filled with emotion.

The Third Layer of the Door of Potential. Becoming a One-Star War King at only eighteen years old. White wings and a Battle Soul. Even entry into the State Office. In the past, she wouldn’t have even dared to dream of these things. And all of this was given to her by the man before her.

Of course, the person she should thank the most was Fatty. If Fatty hadn’t dragged her onto this ’pirate ship’ back then, she wouldn’t have achieved what she has today. Remembering what happened then made her want to smile.

「Soon.」

The attendant brought the food and wine.

Qin Feiyang and Lu Hong ate a little, then put down their chopsticks, leaving the Wolf King to devour the rest like a whirlwind. He even let out a howl from time to time.

Lu Hong watched in amusement; she had never seen anyone eat like that before.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, she turned to Qin Feiyang and asked, "You didn’t let me stay next door because you were worried Lu Feng would try to harm me, right?"

"Correct."

"You were so ruthless with him; he definitely won’t let it go."

"However, don’t worry too much. This is a dispute among the younger generation; the older generation of the Lu Family won’t interfere."

"After all, this is State City, not comparable to Yan Province. If the elders were to interfere, the Lu Family would truly become a laughingstock," Qin Feiyang said with a smile.

The Wolf King chuckled. "As long as the older generation doesn’t interfere, with our current strength, we can sweep them aside."

Lu Hong also smiled.

Qin Feiyang said, "However, I am afraid Lu Feng will send people to assassinate us. So, we need to be especially careful from now on."

"Yes," the woman and the wolf nodded.

Qin Feiyang said, "Contact Fatty."

Lu Hong took out the Image Crystal Stone and quickly activated it.

Soon, Fatty’s phantom materialized.

Lu Hong asked, "How is it going?"

Fatty burped and said irritably, "What’s the rush? Master Fatty is still gathering information on them. It will take at least five days, or half a month at most, to get any results."

"Are you drinking over there?" Qin Feiyang frowned.

"Just a little," Fatty chuckled, patting his chest in assurance. "But Master Fatty knows his limits; I definitely won’t mess things up."

Qin Feiyang said, "As long as you know your limits. Be careful over there."

Fatty nodded.

After deactivating the Image Crystal Stone, Qin Feiyang had Lu Hong go rest on the bed. He then went into the tea room, reclined on a chair, and meditated while recuperating from his injuries, his mind pondering.

There were many problems to face.

Battle Arts, for example. After advancing to War King, Martial Arts Techniques were of little use. He, the Wolf King, Fatty, and Lu Hong all needed Battle Arts.

But the crucial thing was, Battle Arts were extremely precious, and everyone would hide them carefully.

He should have read through all the Battle Arts in the Imperial Palace’s martial treasury back then. But who could have known back then that he would end up in such a state?

「The night passed without incident.」

「Early the next morning.」

Lu Hong got up and woke Qin Feiyang.

Qin Feiyang quickly washed up, changed into clean clothes, glanced around the room, and asked, "Where’s the White-Eyed Wolf?"

Lu Hong was taken aback and shook her head. "I don’t know. Didn’t he tell you?"

At that moment, both of them realized something was amiss. The Wolf King must have slipped out while they were asleep last night.

Qin Feiyang said, "Quickly, go ask the attendant."

"Okay."

Lu Hong hurried out of the room and returned shortly, shaking her head. "The attendant didn’t see him go downstairs."

Qin Feiyang’s eyebrows rose. He walked to the window and immediately found some white fur in several crevices of the window frame.

Upon closer inspection, it was the Wolf King’s fur!

"That bastard really ran off," Qin Feiyang fumed.

Moreover, the Wolf King must have been dead drunk at the time; otherwise, with his strength, he wouldn’t have left fur here.

Lu Hong asked anxiously, "What do we do now?"

The Wolf King didn’t have an Image Crystal Stone, State City was huge, and a whole night had passed. Who knew where he’d gone? Most importantly, he had run off drunk; there was no telling what kind of major trouble he might have caused.

"He really causes nothing but worry!"

"Forget about him! It would be better if he died out there; it would save us the trouble!"

Qin Feiyang, filled with anger, quickly went downstairs.

After Lu Hong settled the bill, the two of them left the Drunken Dream Tower and arrived at the entrance of the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion here was also much grander than the one in Yan City. Even the two guards at the entrance were Nine-Star War Kings.

Early in the morning, many people were already coming and going in a continuous stream.