The sun sets and night falls.
When Luo Qingzhou arrived at Yexiang Tower, it was already completely dark.
He thought the banquet had not started yet, or some other people had not arrived yet, but when he walked into the restaurant, he found that people upstairs were already drinking lively.
He went upstairs quickly.
When Sister Dao saw him, she immediately stood up, holding a glass of wine, and quickly walked to the stairs. She handed it to him and whispered, "Chu Feiyang, go and toast to Senior Brother He, and apologize to him and explain."
Luo Qingzhou nodded, took the wine glass from her hand, and walked towards the tall man who was toasting at another table.
When he reached him, he said, "Brother He, I have something to do tonight. I'm really sorry. I'll toast you a glass."
He Yang turned his head and looked at him. The smile on his face gradually faded, and he asked, "Who are you? I don't seem to know you."
Sister Dao, who had followed, said quickly, "Brother He, he is Chu Feiyang, the disciple that Master just accepted today."
"oh?"
He Yang smiled, stared at the young man in front of him for a few more times, and still shook his head and said, "I'm sorry, Junior Sister Dao, I really don't know him. And I'm hosting a banquet tonight, and I've invited all the senior brothers and sisters I know. I don't think I invited him, right?"
Sister Dao’s expression changed slightly.
Nie Yunrong, who was sitting at another table, stood up immediately and walked over to persuade him, "Junior Brother Chu, quickly apologize to Senior Brother He. Tonight is the celebration banquet for Senior Brother He's promotion to the late martial artist stage. You really shouldn't be late."
Zhang Yuanshan also came over and advised: "Brother He, forget it, Junior Brother Chu may really have something wrong at home. We are all brothers, so there is no need to embarrass him."
He Yang still had a smile on his face: "Sorry, Junior Brother Zhang, I don't dare to be his fellow apprentice. He is so arrogant, how can I be qualified. He is so young, but he has already reached the realm of mid-level martial artist. His future is limitless, and he easily entered the sect. I can't compare to him, so it's reasonable for him to look down on me."
Sister Dao said quickly, "Brother He, Junior Brother Chu doesn't look down on you. He does have something to do tonight. He told me this morning that he would be back early, and he has already tried to get back as quickly as possible."
Yan Mei, who was sitting at another table, suddenly said, "Junior Sister Dao, he got in through your connections, right? Did Master tell you how much training resources he should be given every month?"
Sister Dao glanced at her and said, "No."
Yan Mei said calmly, "We all relied on our own abilities to become disciples of the master, and we all relied on our own abilities to earn the resources for cultivation. I hope you won't rely on the master's favor to open a backdoor for someone else."
Sister Dao's face darkened and she said nothing more.
He Yang said directly: "Junior Sister Dao, I can tell you very clearly that I do not welcome him, and I did not invite him to tonight's banquet. Since he is here, I can drink a glass of wine with him as a courtesy to you, but after drinking this glass of wine, I don't want him to be here and affect our mood."
Sister Dao looked angry and opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.
Luo Qingzhou touched her arm, then put the wine glass on the table and said, "Sister Dao, since Senior Brother He didn't invite me, I'll leave. Don't affect your mood. Go back and have dinner."
After saying that, he turned around and went downstairs.
Someone at the table sneered, "What kind of person is this? He's just an old man from another place, and he dares to act so arrogant here. Senior Brother He, ignore him, let's drink."
"That's right. I just joined the sect today, but I don't take you, Senior Brother He, seriously. What will happen in the future?"
He Yang picked up the wine pot, poured wine for everyone, and said, "Let's not talk about him anymore, it will affect our mood. Let's drink happily and don't leave until we are drunk."
Sister Dao didn't say anything else. She turned around and went downstairs directly.
He Yang turned his head and looked at her, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.
On the other seat, Yan Mei sneered and said sarcastically, "They are indeed a couple. No wonder they are trying to please and fawn on the master in order to get that kid in."
Feng Yunsong, who was sitting next to him, also sighed and added fuel to the fire, "No matter how hard we try, I'm afraid that Master won't look down on us. This month, we'll give her all the good cultivation resources that the sect has allocated."
Zhang Yuanshan couldn't help but say, "Junior Sister Dao has just broken through to the early stage of martial arts, and her realm is still unstable, so Master gave her some more. We were like this before. Senior Brother Feng, I think Master did nothing wrong in this matter, and it's not Junior Sister Dao's fault."
Feng Yunsong glanced at him, sneered, and said nothing more.
Luo Qingzhou left the restaurant.
He stood at the door for a while and was about to go home when Sister Dao followed him from behind, patted his shoulder and said, "Come on, I'll treat you to some noodles. I'm not full either."
Luo Qingzhou turned his head and looked at her, and said, "Why did you come out too?"
Sister Dao said as a matter of course: "Because I am your senior sister. Since you called me senior sister, I naturally can't let you go back hungry."
Luo Qingzhou smiled and said, "I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Senior Sister. Actually, I really don't want to stay in that kind of occasion."
"I know."
Sister Dao walked towards the street on the right and said, "Let's go. I know a place that has delicious black chicken noodles. I'll take you there to try them."
Luo Qingzhou hesitated for a moment and followed her.
Lanterns were hung in the shops on both sides of the street.
It was just getting dark and there were still a lot of people on the streets. The curfew would probably be going on in about an hour, so everyone was out on the streets joining in the fun.
After all, in this era, there are few other entertainment activities at night except sleeping.
"Chu Feiyang, it's not your fault that you came late tonight."
The two walked on the street for a while, and Sister Dao started to explain, "First, we are outsiders, and they look down on us. Second, I had only been in Kyoto for a few days, and Master gave me several bottles of medicine that the sect had sent down. Senior Brother He and Senior Sister Yan were upset and ridiculed me to my face. Third, I introduced you, which was equivalent to using a backdoor. Fourth, you are so young, but you have already reached the middle stage of martial arts. Everyone is not only envious, but also jealous. Fifth, you did come late tonight, and Senior Brother He felt that you didn't give him face. Moreover, before you came, many people had already ridiculed and fanned the flames, saying that you looked down on Senior Brother He."
"In fact, if it was someone else, whether it was Senior Sister Yan or Senior Brother Zhang, if they came later due to something at night, Senior Brother He would definitely wait until they arrived before starting the meal. Just now, I thought he would wait for you before asking the waiter to serve the food, but as soon as everyone else arrived, he asked someone to serve the food, and he didn't even think about waiting for you."
"I was a little angry at the time. He obviously didn't treat you as a fellow apprentice. Even if you weren't late tonight, I guess he wouldn't look at you in a good light."
"So Chu Feiyang, ignore them. Follow Master and practice well. When you advance to the late stage of martial artist, I believe no one will dare to humiliate and embarrass you in person like they did tonight."
Luo Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh when he heard this: "I didn't expect that there would be so much intrigue just to learn martial arts from a master. Sister Dao..."
"Call me Senior Sister."
"Senior Sister, I really don't like this kind of environment."
Sister Dao smiled calmly and said, "You seldom go out to socialize with people. There are too many things like this, almost everywhere. Didn't you pass the imperial examination? When you become an official in the future, you will know what real intrigue is. It's not so bad here, at least fellow disciples can't kill each other. If you go to other places, you will see too many brothers who fight each other for a bottle of potion."
Luo Qingzhou sighed and said nothing more.
Sister Dao took him to the south of the city, and when they were almost at Eighteenth Lane, they turned into a busy alley.
The alley is a snack street with all kinds of dinners available on both sides of the road.
Sister Dao took him to a stall where they were familiar with the place and sat down, and asked the boss to order two bowls of black chicken noodles.
After the noodles were ready, they lowered their heads and started eating.
Sister Dao took a bite, looked up and asked, "How does it taste?"
Luo Qingzhou nodded and said, "Not bad, original flavor, no MSG taste."
Sister Dao asked in confusion: "What is MSG?"
Luo Qingzhou lowered his head to eat noodles and said, "A kind of seasoning, added to the noodle soup, it is very fragrant."
Sister Dao stared at him for a while, and suddenly said, "Chu Feiyang, you took me home tonight, and I walked into the alley. Guess who I saw standing at my door?"
Luo Qingzhou paused when he heard this, then looked up at her. He didn't say anything, but the expression on his face had become solemn.
Sister Dao smiled and said, "It seems you have already guessed it. Chu Feiyang, tell me the truth, how did you provoke her? Did you play with her feelings? Otherwise, why would she look for you everywhere?"
Luo Qingzhou said: "I just beat her up a few times. Sister Dao, is she looking for Chu Feiyang?"
Sister Dao nodded and said, "She was looking for Chu Feiyang. She asked me if I had seen Chu Feiyang recently. She also threatened me with my father's affairs. I had no choice but to tell her the truth."
As soon as these words came out, Luo Qingzhou's expression suddenly changed: "Did you tell her the truth?"
Seeing his nervous face, Sister Dao laughed and said, "I did tell her the truth. I told her that I had indeed met Chu Feiyang and that we were senior apprentices. As for the rest, I didn't tell her. After all, it was half true and half false, so she couldn't guess it."
Luo Qingzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "She didn't ask me where I lived? She also didn't ask where we practiced?"
Sister Dao said, "Of course I asked, but I said I didn't know where you lived. As for where you practiced, I didn't tell her either."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "What else did she ask?"
Sister Dao thought for a moment and said, "She also asked about my relationship with you."
Luo Qingzhou asked: "What did you say?"
Sister Dao looked at him with a half-smile and said, "I told her that Chu Feiyang and I are already engaged and will be married soon, so she should stop daydreaming."
Luo Qingzhou: “???”
Sister Dao smiled and said, "She still said stubbornly that she wanted to seek revenge on you, but she didn't say anything else."
Luo Qingzhou pondered for a moment and said, "Will she associate the last time I came here with Chu Feiyang?"
Sister Dao shrugged and said, "I don't know about that. She's actually very smart. Although she didn't say it explicitly about your identity, I think she must have suspected it."
Luo Qingzhou recalled the scene at West Lake yesterday. The girl had indeed begun to doubt him and seemed to be testing him at the time.
"Let's eat."
Sister Dao seemed to be gloating and lowered her head to eat noodles.
After finishing the noodles, the two walked out of the alley.
Luo Qingzhou sent her back to Lane 18, and waved goodbye as he was thinking about something.
Just as he was about to turn around, a cold and familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Chu Feiyang!
There was surprise, excitement, and gnashing hatred in his tone.
"Bitch, let's see what you can do this time..."
"puff!"
Before she could finish, Luo Qingzhou turned around and threw a large amount of lime on her face, then ran away!
Nangong Meijiao didn't seem to be prepared for his sudden attack, and was immediately covered in white. She stood there in a daze for a moment, then immediately turned around and chased after him, wiping the lime off her face while angrily shouting, "Bitch! Don't run if you have the guts!"
Sister Dao, who had already walked into the alley, heard the sound, turned around, and saw two people chasing each other away, and the corners of her mouth twitched a few times.
"Oh no..."