Chapter 1763: Chapter 1763: Narrow Encounter Between Enemies
"Ling’er."
The white-clothed Liu Qinghou turned to look at the young shopkeeper Tong Ling’er who had just pushed the door open, his gaze swept to the maid outside the door, with a slight frown.
"We’ll handle this matter, you don’t need to step in."
"Uncle Liu, if I truly didn’t know about it, it would be fine, but now that I do know, how can I pretend not to."
"Someone who dares to spend a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones to dine on the ninth floor, and even personally requested me, Tong Ling’er, to toast, how can I not go to meet them."
"I want to see what kind of divine being they are."
Tong Ling’er was strong-willed; being called by name to toast, she wasn’t afraid but rather intrigued.
"Ling’er, this matter might not be so simple."
Liu Qinghou looked at the stubborn young shopkeeper Tong Ling’er, wanting to dissuade her, after all, the situation was unclear, and rashly letting Tong Ling’er go could lead the young shopkeeper to do something difficult.
After all, this young lady had grown up pampered by them; they were more than familiar with her temperament.
As Liu Qinghou spoke, he also gave Jin Manlou a knowing look.
"Yes, Ling’er, it’s better to consider this matter carefully first, let us investigate the opponent before deciding."
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Jin, I’m not a child anymore, I know what you are worried about, rest assured, I won’t be reckless."
"Moreover, the opponent specifically named me to toast, clearly targeting me, if I don’t show up, how will you deal with them?"
"The opponent spent a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones, and that ninth floor is the signature of our Tongfu Inn, with my mother not here, as the young shopkeeper of Tongfu, both sentimentally and rationally I have to show up, otherwise wouldn’t our Tongfu Inn be accused of being too big to bother with customers."
"I have made my decision on this matter, two uncles, don’t stop me."
Tong Ling’er said confidently.
Liu Qinghou and Jin Manlou glanced at each other, Tong Ling’er continued: "Moreover, the opponent might not dare do anything to me, why are you two so worried, making it unnecessarily tense."
Liu Qinghou saw that Tong Ling’er insisted on going, knowing he couldn’t stop her unless he knocked her out.
But Tong Ling’er was also right, their caution might just be baseless speculation, if the visitor means no harm, wouldn’t their over-cautiousness seem a bit ridiculous.
After all, it was the opponent’s lavish expenditure of a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones that put pressure on these two experts at the Late Golden Core stage.
"Alright then, Ling’er you may go, Uncle Jin and I will be waiting downstairs."
Liu Qinghou relented.
"Don’t worry, Uncle Liu, isn’t Furong Sister still up on the ninth floor."
Ninth floor of Tongfu Inn.
Li Feng listened to the host play music, watched the graceful dance, tasted various delicacies, and drank fine wine, it couldn’t be more leisurely.
At this moment, a maid walked lightly like a fragrant breeze, whispering something in Shui Furong’s ear.
Shui Furong looked at Li Feng before silently disappearing from the spot, moments later arriving on the eighth floor.
"Why are you here."
Shui Furong looked at Tong Ling’er, then at Liu Qinghou and Jin Manlou: "Why didn’t you two try to dissuade her."
"Furong Sister, they did try to persuade me, but I insisted on coming, the opponent named me to toast, if I don’t come, wouldn’t that disgrace our Tongfu Inn."
Liu Qinghou looked at Shui Furong: "Furong, have you discovered the opponent’s identity?"
Shui Furong shook her head: "I don’t know which family’s offspring he is, I tried hinting a few questions, but he didn’t respond."
"Do you think he acted on a whim, or does he know Ling’er and did it deliberately?"
"According to the reception clerk, it seems like it was on a whim; he doesn’t know our Ling’er, after all, when the clerk received him, he said he wanted to go to the ninth floor, but the clerk was skeptical of his capability, even mocking him a little, and said that if he could produce a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones, even our shopkeeper would toast personally."
"Who would have thought he actually took out a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones worth of Fengyun Tower’s Golden Voucher, but he likely knows our shopkeeper is hard to deal with, which is why he asked our young shopkeeper to step forward, probably annoyed and doing this to regain some face."
"If that’s truly the case, then it’s simple."
Hearing Shui Furong’s explanation, Jin Manlou surmised it was on a whim, not deliberately picking a fight.
If that’s all, it could be easily resolved by giving the opponent enough face.
Liu Qinghou nodded too, after all, a person who spends a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones just for a meal is hard to underestimate, that amount could suffice for a fourth-rate family’s entire assets.
Tongfu Inn may earn a lot daily but reaching a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones would take almost half a year.
Shui Furong turned to look at Tong Ling’er: "Ling’er, once you go up there, you should keep your temper in check."
"Furong Sister, I know well enough, I’m not a child to be reckless, no matter what the opponent spent a hundred thousand Golden Spirit Stones here, as long as he doesn’t lay a hand on me, I’ll greet him with a smile."
"If he dares lay a hand on you, I won’t sit back either."
Shui Furong replied.
"Then we will go up now."
Liu Qinghou and Jin Manlou nodded: "We’ll be downstairs, if anything happens, call us directly."
Shui Furong agreed before heading up the stairs to the ninth floor with Tong Ling’er.
"Honored guest, our young shopkeeper of Tongfu has heard of your arrival and specially represents Tongfu Inn to toast to the honored guest."
Shui Furong stepped forward to say.
"It’s you."
As Shui Furong finished speaking, Tong Ling’er, standing beside her, rounded her almond eyes and glared at Li Feng.
Li Feng reclined in the soft chair, with a beauty beside him massaging his legs and shoulders, feeding him food, while he had already noticed Shui Furong and Tong Ling’er’s arrival from the corner of his eye.
Having met before, Li Feng naturally recognized the young shopkeeper of Tongfu at a glance: "Haha, the young shopkeeper has a good eye, I thought you had forgotten about me."
"Ugh, you scoundrel, even if you turned to ash I would recognize you."
Tong Ling’er glared at Li Feng enjoying his leisure, inexplicably grinding her teeth.
"You managed to escape before, didn’t expect you’d dare come to my Tongfu Inn, you’re quite audacious."
Tong Ling’er said as she stepped forward, shouting to the women beside Li Feng: "Make way."
"Today we meet an enemy on a narrow path, let’s see where you run."
Saying that, Tong Ling’er reached out to grab Li Feng’s collar.
"Young shopkeeper."
Seeing this, Shui Furong hurried to stop her: "He is currently our inn’s honored guest, please don’t be rude."
Shui Furong didn’t expect Tong Ling’er would know him and apparently hold some grudges against him.
"Honored guest my foot, he is a lowlife, the scoundrel who humiliated me at Heaven Tower, escaped last time, and dare come to my Tongfu Inn."
"Do you really think I’m easy to bully."
Upon hearing this, Shui Furong paused; she had heard about this matter, as after being wronged, Tong Ling’er complained, prompting Liu Qinghou to act personally, but the opponent escaped.
Despite Tongfu Inn’s considerable influence, there’s little information on him; plus, Li Feng moved to the Sixth Ring, so they’ve had no news of him.
Tong Ling’er transformed into a fierce tigress, intent on making Li Feng regret; she’s been holding this grudge tight, who would’ve thought he’d dare show up before her again.
