Chapter 231: Chapter 220: Li Changsheng, Life or Death, In Your Thought [2-in-1]
"Got it!"
The innkeeper smiled at Chen Zhixing and turned to head to the kitchen.
Just then.
Creak.
A woman wearing a mink hat, draped in an elegant grayish-brown fur shawl, with a string of golden earrings on her left ear, walked step by step into the tavern.
"Well, well, what wind blew you here!"
The tavern keeper looked at the woman in the mink hat, first stunned, then quickly put on a smiling face and said, "My lady, there’s a private room upstairs that’s always reserved for you, please proceed."
With that, the innkeeper quickly bowed and headed to the kitchen.
The woman in the mink hat clearly had an illustrious background, and her rather haughty gaze swept casually across the few diners, then she swayed her hips, preparing to step upstairs.
Suddenly.
Just as she was about to withdraw her gaze, she suddenly noticed three figures sitting in the most cornered position, wearing straw hats with brims pulled very low, making it impossible to see their faces clearly.
It was just this glance.
The woman in the mink hat’s pupils constricted violently, a look of disbelief quickly flashed across her face, and even her right hand was trembling slightly.
Chen Zhixing?!!
The next moment.
The woman in the mink hat held her breath, trying her best to maintain composure, quietly turned around, and was ready to leave the inn.
She did not know Chen Zhixing and Dugu Ni.
But she had once seen Shanyang, from the Five Elements Thunder Sect, from afar when representing her guild to deliver resources!
That Shanyang had only four fingers on his left hand, with the thumb evidently severed by a sword, making it very identifiable!
Thus, she remembered distinctly.
"That Shanyang from the Five Elements Thunder Sect has long defected with Chen Zhixing and Dugu Ni!"
"And his presence here, with those two beside him, must undoubtedly be... Chen Zhixing and Dugu Ni!!!"
The woman in the mink hat was both nervous and excited, though she tried her best to control it, her hand hidden in her sleeve couldn’t stop trembling.
The palm of her hand was also sweating profusely.
Ziwei Chen Family’s Chen Zhixing!!
If she could report this person’s whereabouts to the Sikong family, she would surely receive a great reward, perhaps even leave this desolate place of Xiongxi City and truly enter the Sikong family’s core circle!
It would be no exaggeration to call it a step to the heavens!!
"Hahaha, heaven is merciful, allowing Chen Zhixing to come to Xiongxi City and bump right into me!"
Just as the woman in the mink hat was overjoyed, lost in her wild fantasies.
A force suddenly came from her back.
The woman in the mink hat only saw a flash before she found herself sitting next to Chen Zhixing.
"Miss, what do you mean by looking at us and then leaving?"
Chen Zhixing spoke softly.
He reached out, his fingers gently playing with the hair hanging down the woman in the mink hat’s back, twirling the ends around his fingertips.
For someone who had mastered the Divine Thought Tao, any malice around was as conspicuous as a glowworm in the dark night.
With just one glance, he realized there might be something peculiar about the woman in the mink hat.
The woman in the mink hat shivered at his words, but allowed Chen Zhixing to play with her hair, not daring to move.
"What are you gentlemen talking about? I can’t quite understand. I just remembered some urgent matters in the guild and was planning to go back to handle them."
The woman in the mink hat forced a stiff smile.
"Really?"
With Chen Zhixing’s words.
The finger, which was gently playing with her hair, suddenly became as sharp as a knife, pressing against the skin on her back bit by bit.
Feeling the tearing pain from her back.
In an instant, the woman in the mink hat’s heart leaped wildly, realizing that Chen Zhixing had already sensed she had seen through their identities!
Bam!
Unable to bear it anymore, the woman in the mink hat turned and knelt in front of Chen Zhixing, her voice filled with fear:
"No... Third Young Master, spare my life! I’m just a nobody under the Sikong family’s command, please spare me!"
While speaking, the woman in the mink hat looked towards the tavern, hoping that someone else from the tavern would notice and call for help from the guild.
However, to her horror, the entire tavern’s diners seemed oblivious to what was happening, as if their minds were clouded.
"Didn’t you just say you didn’t understand?"
Chen Zhixing chuckled, then reached out, pinching the woman’s smooth chin and said:
"Letting you go is simple, let’s play a game."
"Wh-what game?" The woman’s voice trembled.
Chen Zhixing, pinching the woman’s smooth chin, leaned forward and said with a smile:
"I don’t like scallions. Let’s bet if the tavern owner serves beef noodles with scallions."
"If there are scallions, you die."
"If there are no scallions, I leave."
"How about that?"
While speaking, Chen Zhixing let go, straightening his body.
"Scallions?" The woman immediately stood up from the ground, and though unsure of Chen Zhixing’s true intentions, she quickly nodded.
A moment later.
"Coming, sir!"
The tavern keeper came out with a tray holding three bowls of noodles, smiling as he walked out of the kitchen.
"Eh? My lady isn’t going up?"
The tavern keeper was slightly surprised to see the woman in the mink hat standing behind Chen Zhixing.
The woman forced a smile at the tavern keeper but dared not say more.
Next moment.
She fixated on the beef noodles on the tray, holding her breath, her heart seemingly ready to leap from her throat!
"Sir, here’s your noodles. I remember you said you don’t like scallions, so there are none at all."
The tavern keeper placed the bowls of beef noodles in front of Chen Zhixing and his companions, wiping his forehead with a smile.