Chapter 103 - 102: Truly More and More Shameless (Second Update)

Chapter 103: Chapter 102: Truly More and More Shameless (Second Update)

This is a classic case of the villain accusing first.

Xu Jing looked at him coldly without speaking. The man strained to open his sleepy drunken eyes. Suddenly, he froze, his face erupting into an extremely delighted yet obscene grin, saying, "Oh my, I didn’t see clearly before and realized you are a rare beauty! Since when did a fairy arrive in Jingning County, and I, your Lord, didn’t know!

Little lady, do you know who I, your Lord, am? You bumped into me just now, and it can’t end like this. Come, come over and have a drink with me..."

As he spoke, he shamelessly reached out his hand toward Xu Jing.

Xu Jing merely looked at him with disdain. Xiao Yi and the guards were all here, so such a scene didn’t require her, an injured person, to take action.

Sure enough, in the next moment, a large hand silently pressed down on the man’s shoulder. The man was slightly stunned, and before he could react, a heart-piercing pain came from his shoulder, distorting his expression and making him howl aloud.

The pressure from the hand on his shoulder felt as if it were about to crush his bones to dust. The pain left him numb all over, yet he couldn’t even identify who was inflicting it on him. He couldn’t help but shout in anger and agony, "Which bastard is it? If you have the guts, stand up and let me see. If you can walk out of Jingning County on two legs, my name isn’t Sang... Ow, ow, ow!"

Just halfway through his boast, the hand on his shoulder abruptly intensified its grip, bringing tears and snot streaming down his face. Eventually, unable to bear it, he collapsed onto the ground like a pool of mud.

Only then did Xiao Yi release his grip. The man, having finally regained some composure, quickly raised his head and glared angrily at Xiao Yi, only to meet a pair of deep, stern eyes, exuding an overwhelming aura.

The man dared to be so domineering because his family had some standing. Thus, he had seen his fair share of the world.

With a glance, he realized the man before him was not someone he could afford to provoke. The harsh words stuck in his throat, and his legs went weak.

Good heavens, since when did such a deity come to Jingning County?

Was that woman just now related to this deity?!

Xiao Yi looked at him coldly, glaring down at him without speaking. However, the guards accompanying Xiao Yi and Xu Jing wouldn’t let it go, and one of them, with a hostile expression, raised his voice, "Who did you say wouldn’t be able to walk out of Jingning County on two legs? You’re the first to utter such brazen words against our Lord!"

The man quickly turned his head and saw a group of tall, imposing guards, all armed, not far away. The sight sobered him up completely, and he hurriedly begged for mercy, "Heroes, warriors, I meant myself, me! I can’t walk out of Jingning County on two legs! I apologize for disturbing your Lord and the lady. I’m truly sorry. Please, sirs, be generous and don’t take it to heart..."

As he spoke, he tried to back away, and seeing that Xiao Yi had no intention of stopping him, he quickly scrambled away, rolling and crawling.

It was only then that Xiao Yi coldly withdrew his gaze, turned to Xu Jing nearby, and slightly furrowed his brow, "Are you alright?"

Just as he was about to say he should help her up, the woman before him smiled, shook her head, and said, "I’m fine. Thank you, Mr. Xiao, for resolving the situation for me."

After all, this was not Anping County, and she didn’t know if Xiao Yi needed to hide his identity while he was out, so it’s best not to call him by his official title.

After speaking, she continued to support herself on the handle, hopping up the steps.

Xiao Yi only felt slightly choked, watching the woman’s particularly stubborn back. After a while, he pursed his lips and followed her.

The innkeeper, who had been worried and anxious earlier, now seeing the situation resolved perfectly, couldn’t help but look at Xiao Yi in admiration, saying, "Mr. Xiao is truly formidable. There are few people in Jingning County who can manage Young Master Sang. Earlier, I was too frightened to speak! I was thinking that if Young Master Sang continued to cause trouble, I’d need to get our boss immediately.

Young Master Sang is the young master of the Tongfu Inn and often causes trouble in the county. Us small folk can’t even get a word in with him."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing couldn’t help but glance at him in curiosity, "Is his family in the inn business too? Why doesn’t he stay at his own inn but instead comes to stay at yours?"

She remembered that earlier, when Xiao Yi asked his men to find a place to stay, his men said that Jingning County had two decent inns: the one they were staying at today, Xinghua Inn, and the one the innkeeper mentioned, Tongfu Inn.

The innkeeper looked troubled and said, "I’m not entirely clear on the details. Young Master Sang comes to stay at our Xinghua Inn every few days, but he rarely causes trouble at our inn. Our boss is in business to make money; we can’t just chase away customers, right? Besides, our inn and Tongfu Inn are competitors. If our boss doesn’t have a legitimate reason to kick out Young Master Sang, he’d be criticized as petty and intolerant.

After all, a few years ago, the best inn in Jingning County was our Xinghua Inn. Later, a Sang family clan uncle ventured into business and made a fortune, then came back to support Young Master Sang’s father to open the Tongfu Inn. That silver was poured in like water, which suppressed our Xinghua Inn.

Now, the reason Xinghua Inn still has a name in Jingning County is all because of the support from old customers."

The little waiter was obviously talkative, and once he started, it was like a flood of words. As he talked, he suddenly moved closer to Xu Jing, lowered his voice mysteriously, and said, "It’s said that Young Master Sang’s father has a connection with our old madam. At that time, the old madam’s family wanted to marry their daughter to Young Master Sang’s father, but the old madam disdained him for being unprosperous and refused to marry him, eventually marrying our old master.

After Sang family’s Tongfu Inn rose, both the old master and the old madam were furious, and not long after, the old master died of a sudden illness. People outside were saying that our old master was angered to death by Young Master Sang’s father..."

Xu Jing looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile.

There’s nothing wrong with being talkative, it’s just worrying if there’s no filter for what’s said.

The little waiter might not be a bad person, but revealing his employer’s private affairs so casually was somewhat unkind.

The little waiter, however, wasn’t perceptive enough to see Xu Jing’s expression turning bland, and continued talking endlessly: "Actually, there’s a rumor that Young Master Sang frequently staying at our Xinghua Inn also has its reasons...

Oh, we’ve reached the rooms. These two rooms are right next to each other. How would you like to allocate them?"

Xu Jing didn’t particularly want to keep listening to tales of love and hate among the inn owners, so she turned her gaze to the side at Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi seemed to know what she wanted to say and spoke first: "Miss Xu is a lady, let Miss Xu choose first."

Xu Jing didn’t want to fuss and nodded, "Then I’ll take the one on the left that’s closer to me."

Following this, the waiter gave them a brief introduction to the services provided by the inn and the time breakfast would be available the next morning, then left.

Before leaving, he hesitated for a moment and said, "There’s something I should inform both esteemed guests of. The back part of our inn is under renovation, and the work starts at Si hour (around 10 a.m.). Although many people are already up by then, we hope you’ll understand just in case."

Xu Jing didn’t pay much attention, as 9 a.m. was quite late; they might have already left by then. She nodded, said "Goodnight" to Xiao Yi, and entered her room.

Xiao Yi didn’t go into his room immediately, but unconsciously kept staring at the door to Xu Jing’s room.

If they were still in their former relationship, would it mean not having to separate into two rooms...

As this thought formed in Xiao Yi’s mind, he was slightly startled and suddenly came back to his senses, feeling his cheeks heat up slightly. He raised his hand, rubbed his brow heavily.

What was he thinking?

Really getting more shameless.

That night passed eventfully yet without incident.

The next day, Xu Jing woke up early, dressed up, and left her room. She glanced at the closed door to the right, uncertain if the man was also up.

But they weren’t close enough to casually knock on each other’s doors, so she quickly looked away and headed down to the lobby, pondering that she should go meet up with Chen Hu and Cheng Xianbai. Although their escape was a bit panicky yesterday, they should have brought all the medicine from the carriage...

As she reached the lobby, a familiar voice filled with barely contained excitement rang out, "Miss Xu, you’re up! Your foot is still injured, why didn’t you call for us so we could help you?"

Xu Jing paused, instinctively looked up, and saw Xianyun, who had a face as soft as a steamed bun, looking at her with tearful eyes in the bright morning sunlight, like a mother finding her long-lost daughter, which gave Xu Jing goosebumps.

Before Xu Jing could ask why he was here, not far away came a gentle voice that carried a hint of coolness, "Xu Siniang, it really is you, long time no see."