Chapter 605: Caught Red-Handed

Celestial Cloud Restaurant was indeed expensive, but a typical meal usually cost around two to three hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins.

Six hundred sixty thousand was far beyond their expectations.

The resolute man and Deng Xiaoqian were stunned. ‘Did we really just eat that many Spiritual Essence Coins’ worth of food?’

Luo Tian was also puzzled. They hadn’t ordered any particularly expensive dishes.

“Let me see the bill!”

After looking at the bill, Ye Shuiyun frowned. “These three dishes… we didn’t order them. You must have brought them by mistake.”

“But you’ve already eaten them, so of course you have to pay,” the waiter said.

Ye Shuiyun was furious. She snapped, “This is consumer fraud!”

“Get your steward here!”

Ye Shuiyun said, her expression displeased.

‘How could I not be angry? This is the first time I’ve treated someone to a meal and this happens!’

The most critical thing was that Ye Shuiyun had spent a fortune on a batch of Cultivation Resources a few days ago. Now, she had less than five hundred thousand Spiritual Essence Coins left!

She was treating Luo Tian to this meal as an apology, but now she couldn’t afford the bill. If Luo Tian had to pay, her apology would seem utterly insincere.

The waiter had just left. At that very moment…

A cold-looking young man walked in.

Ye Shuiyun looked over. ‘The steward of Celestial Cloud Restaurant is this young?’

“Master Luo, I didn’t expect to see you here. These must be your students, right?”

Li Quan said with a smile.

“What do you want?”

Luo Tian hadn’t expected Li Quan to be here too, and he clearly hadn’t come with good intentions.

“As a Holy Academy Tutor, you’re actually using your position to have your students treat you at such a high-end establishment.”

“I even suspect you’ve accepted other favors from your students. This is corruption and abuse of power for personal gain!”

Li Quan looked smug, as if he had caught Luo Tian red-handed.

He was certain Luo Tian had something to hide and would definitely feel guilty, so he immediately slapped him with the heavy accusation of “corruption and abuse of power for personal gain!”

‘Once I have this leverage, won’t Luo Tian have to do whatever I say from now on?’

Luo Tian was stunned for a moment before he understood what Li Quan was implying.

He couldn’t be bothered to explain and simply glanced at Ye Shuiyun.

“Don’t talk nonsense! I’m the one treating Master Luo to a meal as an apology!”

Ye Shuiyun exclaimed with a frown.

She felt that today was just awful, one problem after another.

“An apology? You must have given him a gift too!”

“You don’t need to come up with such a noble-sounding excuse. How about I report this directly to the Law Enforcement Institute and have them investigate?”

Li Quan was fearless.

‘Mentioning the Law Enforcement Institute will definitely scare these students and Luo Tian!’

As for Ye Shuiyun’s identity, Li Quan didn’t recognize her.

He had only just arrived at the Saint Institute. Ye Shuiyun was a Middle Level Tutor who taught at Zhengyang Palace.

Besides, in the Martial Arts World, as long as women weren’t too old, they all looked beautiful and young.

Not to mention, Ye Shuiyun wasn’t old to begin with.

Li Quan had mistaken Ye Shuiyun for a student trying to bribe Luo Tian.

“Luo Tian, you were so arrogant before. How does it feel to have your weakness fall into my hands?”

Li Quan said with a triumphant smile.

“From now on, just do as I say and use your position as a Mentor to get me some benefits, and I won’t expose you!”

Li Quan looked as if he had Luo Tian completely under his thumb.

Luo Tian smiled!

He hadn’t done a thing. From start to finish, he had just watched Li Quan walk step by step to the edge of a pit and then blithely jump right in.

Luo Tian hadn’t thought Li Quan was this stupid before. ‘Did he get his brains kicked in by a donkey after entering the Saint Institute?’

A cold glint flashed in Ye Shuiyun’s eyes. She asked icily, “What’s your name?”

‘A student like this must not be let off easy!’

…

「In a private room at Celestial Cloud Restaurant.」

Liu Lu and a steward sat opposite each other.

“Steward Tie, thank you for your help this time. If your son needs anything at the Saint Institute in the future, you can let me know.”

Liu Lu said with a smile.

“Good. I won’t be polite when the time comes.”

Steward Tie took a small sip of his drink, then frowned slightly. “Master Liu, will this really not cause any problems?”

If things blew up, a mere steward like him wouldn’t be able to control the situation.

“Don’t worry, Steward Tie. Luo Tian is from the Broken Ring and has no connections. Besides, he’s here on a date. Would he really want to lose face in front of a beautiful woman?”

Liu Lu said nonchalantly.

He had personally orchestrated this plan; there would be no accidents!

Everything was under his control!

“That’s good to hear.”

Steward Tie nodded in agreement.

‘How capable could a Martial Artist from the Broken Ring possibly be?’

Besides, most men would indeed try to put on a show in front of a woman they liked. Why would they cause a huge scene at a restaurant, making themselves look poor and uncivilized?

In fact,

Liu Lu felt that Luo Tian probably couldn’t afford the bill and would actually argue with the restaurant.

He hadn’t mentioned this to Steward Tie.

When that happened, Liu Lu would personally make an appearance, act the part of a gentleman, settle the bill, and then smooth the whole thing over!

The contrast between his own excellence and Luo Tian’s incompetence would be incredibly stark!

“Steward Tie, the guests in private room number twelve…”

At that moment, a waiter came over.

“I’ll go take a look.”

Steward Tie said to Liu Lu.

“I’ll leave everything to you, Steward Tie.”

Liu Lu chuckled, crossed his legs, and enjoyed his meal alone.

…

Steward Tie walked into the private room, immediately stared at Luo Tian, and said condescendingly, “What’s this? Is someone trying to dine and dash?”

“If you can’t afford it, you shouldn’t have ordered so much!”

He had already planned out how to deal with this country bumpkin from the Broken Ring.

Li Quan was taken aback when he heard this.

‘Dine and dash?’

‘Weren’t these students treating Luo Tian? It turns out Luo Tian is the one enjoying himself here and can’t pay!’

Li Quan was a little embarrassed. He had actually gotten it wrong.

However, a mentor from the Wuji Saint Institute dining and dashing wasn’t exactly a glorious affair either. If word got out to the higher-ups, he would still be punished.

“Master Luo, you’re really something else. A dignified Holy Academy Tutor, actually dining and dashing.”

Li Quan said with a chuckle.

Luo Tian still didn’t respond, instead looking at Ye Shuiyun.

Ye Shuiyun felt uneasy under Luo Tian’s gaze, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks.

“All of you, shut up!”

Ye Shuiyun barked out a cold, dignified command.

Li Quan’s heart trembled as he felt a terrifying aura!

He stared at Ye Shuiyun, a little stunned.

‘Just now, the Primordial Pool inside my body was trembling. Just how terrifying is this woman’s Cultivation?’

“Hm? Master Ye Shuiyun?”

Steward Tie had only just noticed Ye Shuiyun and looked very surprised.

‘Luo Tian is on a date with Ye Shuiyun? That damn Liu Lu never told me!’

“Heh heh, I didn’t expect Master Ye to be dining here as well. If Master Luo can’t afford the bill, Celestial Cloud Restaurant can give a discount out of respect for you.”

Steward Tie said in a slightly fawning tone.

His goal was only to screw over Luo Tian and make him lose face in front of a beautiful woman.

His goal was already achieved, fulfilling Liu Lu’s request. Giving Ye Shuiyun a little face now was no big deal.

“What? A mentor?”

Li Quan was utterly shocked.

He had thought this beautiful woman was a student the entire time!

Li Quan felt a pang of regret. He should have gotten a clear grasp of the situation before acting.

‘Still, the one I’m targeting is just Luo Tian. Him dining and dashing this time is still some small leverage!’

But what Li Quan and Steward Tie didn’t expect was,

Ye Shuiyun spoke with a cold and dignified expression, “I am the one treating Master Luo to this meal.”

“This…”

Steward Tie was dumbfounded.

He didn’t care at all about scamming some country bumpkin from the Broken Ring.

But he never imagined that the person he was scamming was actually Ye Shuiyun!

‘Liu Lu, fuck you!’

Steward Tie cursed inwardly.

This Ye Shuiyun was a Middle Level Tutor of the Wuji Saint Institute!

And her grandfather was an Elder of the Law Enforcement Institute!

Steward Tie wouldn’t even have enough time to suck up to Ye Shuiyun, let alone dare to scam her.

“Hahaha, so it was Master Ye treating! There must be a misunderstanding. Why don’t I cover this meal?”

Steward Tie’s laughter was awkward.

Ye Shuiyun’s face was grim!

She felt that this matter wasn’t so simple.

But the person with the ugliest expression was Li Quan.

Seeing Steward Tie’s attitude, he knew this beautiful mentor’s status was extraordinary.

Thinking about his series of actions just now, Li Quan had the urge to bang his head against a wall.

“You two Mentors, I’ll be leaving now!”

Li Quan prepared to retreat.

“You will stay!”

Ye Shuiyun commanded.

Just now, Li Quan had told Luo Tian to help him abuse his power for personal gain!

Ye Shuiyun detested this kind of vermin, this scum of the Saint Institute. How could she let him go so easily?

“What are you trying to do? My mentor is Liu Lu of the War Martial Institute! He’s an Elite Junior Tutor of the War Martial Institute, with a high chance of being promoted to Middle Level Tutor!”

Li Quan looked panicked, forced to bring out his biggest backer in the institute.

“Liu Lu?”

Luo Tian raised an eyebrow.

‘Is Liu Lu meddling and deliberately causing trouble again?’

Luo Tian ran a quick Inference and deduced that Liu Lu was also at Celestial Cloud Restaurant. He smiled and said, “Master Ye, Master Liu should also be at Celestial Cloud Restaurant. Let’s go pay him a visit.”

“Oh?”

Ye Shuiyun looked surprised.

‘Why would Liu Lu be here?’ Ye Shuiyun wasn’t stupid; she knew Liu Lu and Luo Tian were enemies.

A guess quickly formed in Ye Shuiyun’s mind.

…

「Inside the private room.」

Liu Lu ate his food and sneered, “Luo Tian, oh Luo Tian, if you want to be with Ye Shuiyun, you’ll have to ask for my permission first.”

‘Once this is done, Ye Shuiyun will definitely have a bad impression of Luo Tian.’

‘If I add a little fuel to the fire, any chance between Luo Tian and Ye Shuiyun will be completely gone.’

“Ye Shuiyun, you belong to me, Liu Lu. I will have you. I’ll make you shed that pure exterior and reveal your wanton…”

Liu Lu was lost in his lewd fantasy.

Suddenly!

The door to the private room was thrown open, and Ye Shuiyun appeared before Liu Lu.

“This…”

Liu Lu was dumbfounded!

A blush of shame crept onto Ye Shuiyun’s beautiful face, but her gaze was incomparably cold, and a terrifying aura faintly emanated from her!

She had heard what Liu Lu just said!

Ye Shuiyun had always thought Liu Lu was a model teacher with noble character!

She never expected the real Liu Lu to be so filthy!

“Liu Lu, did you order Steward Tie to deliberately sabotage my dinner?”

Ye Shuiyun questioned him coldly.

There were two sets of bowls and chopsticks here. Someone else had clearly been here just moments ago!

“…Shuiyun, what are you talking about? I have no idea.”

Liu Lu tried to argue his way out.

He still hadn’t quite figured out the situation. ‘How could my flawless plan have suddenly ended up like this?’

Ye Shuiyun didn’t believe Liu Lu’s words.

“And you also deliberately sent your own student to disgust Master Luo and me, didn’t you?”

Ye Shuiyun said, pointing at Li Quan who was standing to the side.

Li Quan hadn’t expected Liu Lu to be here.

Liu Lu glared daggers at Li Quan!

‘Isn’t this the new student I just accepted yesterday?’

‘Why is he here?’

Liu Lu suddenly had a familiar feeling. ‘Could it be that my own student has messed things up and ruined my plan again?’

The same thing had happened twice in a row.

What was worse, this time he was caught red-handed by Ye Shuiyun!

Liu Lu was on the verge of a breakdown.

He suddenly felt that all his students held malicious intentions toward him, plotting his downfall!