Chapter 604: Celestial Cloud Restaurant

Liu Lu was fuming but had no outlet for his anger. To show it would only make him look guilty.

He was furious with Deng Xiaoqian, even wanting to get revenge!

But if he really pushed Deng Xiaoqian into a corner, she might expose their scheme to everyone. Then, Liu Lu would be finished too!

‘I can’t let one student ruin my future!’

‘Once I become a Middle Level Tutor, I’ll take my time destroying them!’

Liu Lu suppressed his rage, flicked his sleeves, and stormed off!

“Take them away and hand them over to the Law Enforcement Institute!”

The sallow-faced old woman ordered.

“Teacher Liu, save us!”

“If you plead my case, my family can reward you handsomely.”

The two male students kowtowed, begging for help.

Liu Lu, who hadn’t gotten far, was so angry he almost coughed up blood!

How could he dare to help after such a blatant offer of a bribe? In fact, he had to do his best to distance himself from them.

Liu Lu had thought quite highly of these two male students before, but now he felt he must have been blind. They were just too stupid!

Just then, Liu Lu saw Ye Shuiyun!

“Shuiyun,” Liu Lu said, quickly forcing a smile.

But Ye Shuiyun completely ignored him, walking over to Luo Tian with the resolute-looking man.

“Master Luo, I bet you have nothing to say for yourself this time!”

Ye Shuiyun said with a triumphant smile.

The resolute-looking man also stared coldly at Luo Tian!

In fact, when the incident had occurred, he had been watching from a distance.

He saw Luo Tian with a half-dressed Deng Xiaoqian and immediately sent a message to Master Ye.

Just as Master Ye had said, Luo Tian was really up to no good!

“You’re right, I have nothing to say.”

Luo Tian was puzzled by Ye Shuiyun’s appearance and her words.

Ye Shuiyun’s fine brows knitted together. ‘How can he act so nonchalant at a time like this?’

For the crime Luo Tian had committed, the lightest punishment was expulsion from the Saint Institute!

At that moment, Ye Shuiyun saw two soaking-wet students being hauled away by several others.

“What happened to them?”

Ye Shuiyun asked in surprise.

“It was Master Luo. He kicked them into the pond,” a student explained.

“Master Luo, you have some nerve! Attacking students? You’re finished this time!”

Ye Shuiyun exclaimed angrily.

In her mind, those two students must have discovered Luo Tian’s depraved acts and tried to be heroes, only to be nearly killed by him to silence them.

But no sooner had she spoken than everyone around her stared at her, dumbfounded.

Ye Shuiyun distinctly noticed a few of them were looking at her as if she were an idiot.

“Master Ye, the ones who are finished this time are those two students,” the sallow-faced old woman said coolly.

“Why is that?”

Ye Shuiyun’s expression darkened.

‘Students act heroically only to be punished, while that utterly depraved Luo Tian gets away scot-free!’

‘The politics at the Celestial Blade Institute run too deep! Even a senior mentor like that sallow-faced old woman is helping Luo Tian evade justice!’

‘I will never allow such a thing to happen!’

“Because those two students nearly assaulted one of Master Luo’s students and were caught red-handed by him,” the sallow-faced old woman continued.

“Huh?”

Ye Shuiyun didn’t process it at first.

The facts the old woman presented were simply too different from what she had imagined!

“What?”

The resolute-looking man also looked astonished.

‘This is what actually happened?’

‘Luo Tian was the one saving someone, and the real villains were those two students?’

“Why are you with Master Ye?”

Luo Tian asked the resolute-looking man, who was now his student.

“Well, I… I just happened to run into Master Ye,” the resolute-looking man said, flustered.

Luo Tian smiled without saying a word. He understood everything now.

‘So the student who proactively sought me out as his teacher a few days ago was a spy sent by Liu Lu and Ye Shuiyun.’

“Teacher Ye, you just said I was finished. What did you mean by that?”

Luo Tian asked with a half-smile that wasn’t quite a smile.

Ye Shuiyun was a bit dazed.

Luo Tian wasn’t the criminal; he was a good teacher who had saved his student from peril in the nick of time!

‘Could it be that I’ve misunderstood Luo Tian all this time?’

“I might have been mistaken…”

Ye Shuiyun said, her face flushing with apology.

“Master Luo, you did very well. As a mentor, you must be responsible for your students, both in their cultivation and for their personal safety.”

The sallow-faced old woman praised Luo Tian approvingly before leaving.

The remaining onlookers gradually dispersed.

Luo Tian also prepared to head back.

Ye Shuiyun suddenly spoke up. “Master Luo, I misunderstood you just now. Please, let me treat you to a meal as an apology.”

‘Besides,’ she thought, ‘I can use the dinner as an opportunity to interact with Luo Tian and determine what kind of person he really is.’

‘Just because Luo Tian saved a student doesn’t mean he isn’t a pervert.’

“A meal? I’ll pass.”

Luo Tian refused.

Ye Shuiyun looked completely surprised.

Countless male mentors and even some students at the Saint Institute pursued her.

It had always been others trying every trick in the book to invite her to a meal.

This was the first time she had ever taken the initiative to invite someone to a meal. Anyone else would have been thrilled and accepted immediately.

But Luo Tian had actually refused?

Ye Shuiyun even began to question her own charms.

‘Could it be that Luo Tian really isn’t a lecher?’

“Outside the Wuji Saint Institute, there’s a place called the Celestial Cloud Restaurant. Its food and wine are said to be comparable to an Elixir of Life, and it’s famous throughout the entire Wuji Realm!”

Ye Shuiyun pressed on. The feeling of being rejected wasn’t pleasant.

“The Celestial Cloud Restaurant? In that case, fine!”

When Luo Tian had first arrived in Wuji Sacred City, he’d heard all about the famous Celestial Cloud Restaurant!

It was a high-end establishment in Wuji Sacred City that ordinary people couldn’t possibly afford.

Its dishes and fine wines were all made with precious, rare Spiritual Materials, offering great benefits to Martial Artists.

A single meal cost at least a hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins, and usually ran between two and three hundred thousand.

The Celestial Cloud Restaurant even had a saying: You could eat a meal of any price, as long as you could pay for it!

It was rumored that the Vice Dean of the Wuji Saint Institute once hosted a distinguished guest there, and the meal cost over four million Spiritual Essence Coins!

“You two are coming with us,”

Luo Tian said, bringing Deng Xiaoqian and the resolute-looking man along.

Ye Shuiyun gave Luo Tian another surprised glance.

Any other man would have been desperate for a chance to be alone with her, yet Luo Tian was bringing two students.

“Shuiyun, where are you off to? The moon is beautiful tonight. Why don’t I treat you to dinner, and we can admire it afterward?”

Liu Lu said, walking over to invite her.

“No, thank you. I already have plans with Master Luo.”

Ye Shuiyun rejected Liu Lu.

Before leaving, she frowned and admonished him, “Master Liu, the moral education of students is also very important.”

Liu Lu stared blankly as Luo Tian and Ye Shuiyun walked away.

He had invited Ye Shuiyun to dinner many times, and every single time, without exception, he had been rejected!

But now, Ye Shuiyun was actually going to have a meal with Luo Tian!

Liu Lu felt as if he’d been dealt a heavy blow!

‘Are Ye Shuiyun and Luo Tian already dating? How did things progress so quickly?’

‘Luo Tian, just you wait! If I don’t destroy you, my name isn’t Liu Lu!’

Liu Lu growled, his face contorting into a ferocious snarl.

Then, he began to quietly tail Luo Tian!

How could he just stand by and watch Luo Tian’s relationship with Ye Shuiyun deepen? If he got the chance, he would absolutely ruin Luo Tian’s plans and wipe that smug look off his face!

「A short while later.」

Liu Lu saw Luo Tian and Ye Shuiyun arrive at the Celestial Cloud Restaurant.

“The Celestial Cloud Restaurant?”

Liu Lu was shocked!

The Celestial Cloud Restaurant wasn’t a place ordinary people could afford. ‘For Ye Shuiyun’s sake, Luo Tian is really sparing no expense!’

‘Maybe this one meal will be enough to move Ye Shuiyun, and their relationship will heat up in a flash!’

“Absolutely not!”

Liu Lu snarled and walked into the Celestial Cloud Restaurant as well.

…

「Inside the Celestial Cloud Restaurant.」

Li Quan, along with several other young men and women, walked into a private dining room.

“It’s my honor that all you senior brothers and sisters have graced me with your presence…”

Li Quan said, his face wreathed in smiles as he welcomed his guests.

Just yesterday, he had become the disciple of a famous master and had made friends with many talented students.

To curry favor with these geniuses, he had emptied his pockets to host a banquet for them at the Celestial Cloud Restaurant.

Just then, Li Quan saw a familiar figure enter a private room not far away!

“Luo Tian?”

Li Quan froze.

Luo Tian came from a barren place like the Broken Ring. Even after becoming a mentor at the Wuji Saint Institute, his first month’s salary was only a few tens of thousands of Spiritual Essence Coins!

‘How can he afford to eat at the Celestial Cloud Restaurant?’

Li Quan had also seen two students go in with him. ‘Could it be that one of his students is bribing him?’

‘That must be it!’

‘A mentor accepting bribes… if this can be confirmed, Luo Tian’s career as a mentor will be over!’

The corner of Li Quan’s mouth curled into a smirk.

‘Luo Tian, Luo Tian… you’ve finally given me some leverage. Heh heh!’

A grin spread across Li Quan’s face.

…

The private room was large, with a quiet and serene atmosphere.

“You can order,”

Ye Shuiyun said politely.

Luo Tian casually ordered a few dishes before letting Deng Xiaoqian and the resolute-looking man choose some.

“Teacher Luo, I heard that your Celestial Blade Institute has a requirement for new mentors. How are you coming along with that?”

Ye Shuiyun asked, taking the initiative.

“It’s done. I’ve recruited my five students.”

Luo Tian glanced at Deng Xiaoqian and the resolute-looking man.

The resolute-looking man and Ye Shuiyun both looked a little awkward.

Ye Shuiyun took a deep breath and confessed, “Teacher Luo, actually, I was the one who sent Zhao Gang to you…”

“I know.”

Luo Tian was a little surprised by her confession.

“Teacher, I was wrong. I’ll choose a new mentor.”

The resolute-looking man lowered his head in apology, too ashamed to face Luo Tian.

“A spy is a spy, but you’re my student now. If you choose a new mentor, you’re rejecting me, which will damage my reputation!”

Luo Tian declared righteously.

‘This guy’s talent is even better than Deng Xiaoqian’s. How could I just let a spy this good get away?’

“In… In that case, this student will not leave.”

Zhao Gang said.

Ye Shuiyun glanced at Luo Tian. He knew Zhao Gang was a spy, yet he accepted him magnanimously, without a single word of blame!

Seeing is believing. Luo Tian’s character was completely different from what she had been told!

After a few more words of conversation,

the waiter brought out their dishes, which were a feast for the senses!

“Delicious!”

Deng Xiaoqian took a bite, and all her earlier unhappiness was instantly forgotten.

The Celestial Cloud Restaurant was famous throughout the Wuji Realm, and the taste of its delicacies was absolutely impeccable.

While enjoying the food, everyone could also feel potent Medicinal Power and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flowing through their bodies!

For Zhao Gang and Deng Xiaoqian in particular, who had not yet broken through to the Celestial Pool Realm, this meal was of immense benefit!

After they had finished eating,

the waiter came over and said, “Distinguished guests, your total comes to six hundred and sixty thousand Spiritual Essence Coins!”

Ye Shuiyun’s expression froze. ‘Six hundred and sixty thousand Spiritual Essence Coins? How could it possibly be that expensive?’