Chapter 1835 - 672: Taking the Bait (Part 3)

"If that’s the case... you say I’m cruel and merciless, also say I have quirks, and even say I’m eight zhang tall and my waist is eight zhang thick..."

"Eh? Why are you so petty?"

Hua Shiyi was taken aback, she thought retreating would be advancing, and that Su Mo would not take these things to heart, but now it seems he remembers everything distinctly?

"Hmm, now you say I’m petty..."

Su Mo nodded:

"Then tell me, what should I do with you?"

"..."

Hua Shiyi was momentarily at a loss for words:

"So if I run now, is it too late?"

"What do you think?"

Su Mo glanced around: "Everyone here is a martial arts master, if any one of them takes action to catch you, it wouldn’t be difficult."

"...Then what else is there to say? What are you planning?"

Hua Shiyi glared.

Su Mo thought for a moment:

"Did you bring peanuts today, or sunflower seeds?"

"Why would I bring those when meeting you? I wasn’t coming to chat aimlessly..."

Hua Shiyi rummaged through her clothes, finally pulling out a handful of sea snails:

"Want to try some of this?"

"..."

Su Mo was dumbfounded:

"Where did you get this from?"

This Imperial Court Mountain isn’t near the sea.

Speaking of it being brought from Weiyan City, Hua Shiyi hasn’t been there either.

"How should I know?"

Hua Shiyi pursed her lips:

"Last night, in the middle of the night, I woke from drinking and was terribly hungry, so I went to the Tianjing Sect’s kitchen.

"I found that indeed there are many good things in the Tianjing Sect.

"Beneath the kitchen, there’s also an ice cellar storing many seafood items.

"I haven’t had any of this for a long time so I stir-fried some myself... it doesn’t fill you up, but it’s quite nice for snacking.

"Do you want it or not?"

"Okay then..."

Su Mo looked somewhat disdainful:

"Did you use chili?"

"Of course."

Hua Shiyi said: "Be careful, the Tianjing Sect’s chili is ridiculously spicy..."

"That’s perfect, it’s boring to eat if it’s not spicy."

Su Mo took it, preparing to share it with Yang Xiaoyun.

Hua Shiyi had already pulled out another handful, passing it to Yang Xiaoyun.

Then she distributed some to Wei Ziyi and Little Situ.

Her carrying capacity was limited, and after handing them out, almost none was left.

Just then, she noticed Zhen Xiaoxiao staring at her eagerly.

Those eyes didn’t seem to want to eat sea snails, but rather to bite her and taste their saltiness.

Hua Shiyi had seen this delicate girl yesterday, wielding two rods of the One-legged copper man, killing as easily as slicing melons.

Seeing her staring like this, was even more nerve-wracking than facing Su Mo.

After some dilemma, she gathered a small handful and handed it to Zhen Xiaoxiao.

Zhen Xiaoxiao was instantly thrilled, asking:

"How do you eat this?"

While asking, she directly stuffed the entire handful of sea snails into her mouth.

Her silver teeth ground, crunching loudly, and the shells of the sea snails couldn’t withstand her steel teeth.

Within moments, they were all chewed into powder and swallowed down, and afterward, she smacked her lips:

"Pretty tasty, spicy enough, but the shells are too hard, a little choking... definitely not as convenient as a pig leg."

"...Don’t tell me you came with me from the Nanhai."

Su Mo watched in disbelief: "During all those days at sea, you didn’t eat these, and now you dare to ask for them..."

"What was there was pork legs."

Zhen Xiaoxiao defended.

"Didn’t you just have a pork leg this morning?"

"...But, haven’t had lunch yet?"

Zhen Xiaoxiao continued justifying herself.

"You glutton."

Su Mo didn’t bother with her.

Taking a sea snail, he slurped one, nodding as he tasted:

"It’s quite tasty, our matter is resolved."

"Hmph..."

Hua Shiyi snorted coldly:

"You say it’s resolved, how about your deception?"

"I was forced by circumstances, concealing my identity wasn’t solely to deceive you."

"...And you claimed to be the Baisui Sword Emperor?"

"That wasn’t my claim."

Su Mo replied: "They jumped to conclusions, I never agreed."

"...And you said you were the Chief of Shunfeng Escort Agency?"

"Not acceptable?"

Su Mo spread his hands: "Old Chen is my subordinate, he became Vice Leader, is there a problem with me being the Chief?"

"...How can you as the Nanhai Supreme be the Chief of an escort agency?"

Hua Shiyi was skeptical.

Yang Xiaoyun laughed and said:

"Sister Hua, you’re wronging him there, in that aspect he’s really not deceiving you.

"Honestly, Shunfeng Escort Agency is our new business, back when we were in Donghuang, our family also ran an escort agency.

"It was called Ziyang Escort Agency, in his early days traveling in Jianghu, he used the title of Chief from Ziyang Escort Agency."

"..."

Hua Shiyi was somewhat bewildered.

How did a Chief end up becoming the Nanhai Supreme?

Su Mo saw her confusion but didn’t explain further, instead intently gazing at the chessboard, with furrowed brows.

Hua Shiyi glanced at the chessboard, then at those present, and was startled:

"What are you all..."

Su Mo was about to explain, but saw a figure flash by, and Xiao He had already flown into the hall:

"Supreme, there’s movement."

"Go."

Su Mo couldn’t afford to worry about anything else, immediately stepped on the ground, and soared up, swiftly departing the main hall.

Everyone was taken aback, unclear about the situation.

Xiao He wanted to follow, but Shi Shengtian raised a hand, holding him back:

"What’s happening?"

"The Supreme deduced that Guiniang has yet to reveal herself, certainly with another agenda.

"Thus, a clever strategy was devised, using Zhuge Qianqiu and his son as bait.

"Indeed, she was deceived.

"Now she’s revealed... Senior Shi, please release me quickly, I must go prove myself before the Supreme."

Shi Shengtian was momentarily stunned, promptly releasing Xiao He.

As he hesitated whether to follow, suddenly there was a loud crash, Zhen Xiaoxiao unexpectedly pulled out two rods of the One-legged copper man, and stormed out of the hall.

"...Little Xiao, don’t rush, there’s no pork leg over there."

Xiao He exclaimed anxiously upon witnessing this.

Shouting as he chased after her.

Seeing this, the others all put down their chessboards and followed out in succession.

Shui Wuchang was just entering with Bo Yan, saw them flying away, and was puzzled:

"What’s going on?"

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ps: There is py...

Book Title: "My Days of Loafing in Comprehensive Martial Arts"

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