53: Chapter 53 Someone wants to treat us

Gǔ Fēng raised an eyebrow, saying with interest, "Your taste is different from mine. How about this, I'll give you a reference: compared to our Xuanwu Sect's Junior Sister Xia, who is more beautiful?"

The Shop Assistant said without hesitation, "I've seen Xuanwu Sect's Fairy Xia Yan a few times, but compared to that woman in the red dress, she's still far inferior."

"Oh? Is that true?" Gǔ Fēng's eyes narrowed as he questioned.

The Shop Assistant trembled, quickly bending even lower at the waist, "Young Master Gu, even if I had ten guts, I wouldn't dare to deceive you!"

"Alright then, take me to see her now." Gǔ Fēng quickly stood up from his seat, patted the Shop Assistant's shoulder, "If she's truly a great beauty, you'll be well rewarded."

"Young Master Gu, I'll take you over right now." The Shop Assistant nodded and bowed repeatedly, then led Gǔ Fēng downstairs.

The Shop Assistant led Gǔ Fēng to the second floor, raised his hand to point at table number eight, and said, "Young Master Gu, look, that's the woman I was talking about."

Gǔ Fēng followed the Shop Assistant's finger, and his eyes immediately lit up, excitedly saying, "She really is a great beauty! If I offer her to Young Master Lin, I might even be able to enter the Tianjian Sect because of it."

Gǔ Fēng was a Core Disciple of the Xuanwu Sect. During an outdoor training expedition, he accidentally heard that Lin Yu of the Tianjian Sect was fond of women. So, he waited outside the Tianjian Sect for half a year and finally waited until Lin Yu came out.

Gǔ Fēng stepped forward and told Lin Yu that he knew where there was a great beauty. Lin Yu was also very interested after hearing his words and said he could return to the Xuanwu Sect with him to see.

The beauty Gǔ Fēng recommended to Lin Yu was the Xuanwu Sect's most beautiful woman, Xia Yan.

In fact, Gǔ Fēng had also had thoughts about Xia Yan, but after pursuing her several times and being rejected each time, he decided to recommend Xia Yan to Lin Yu to gain benefits.

Xia Yan was arrogant, but when she learned of Lin Yu's identity, coupled with a series of sweet talk, she lost her virginity to Lin Yu.

Gǔ Fēng also received generous rewards from Lin Yu, which were more than what he had received in ten years at the Xuanwu Sect. Not only that, he also indirectly befriended Lin Yu, a prominent figure.

Now that he had encountered a beauty even more exquisite than Xia Yan, it would be strange if Gǔ Fēng wasn't excited.

Zhang Bufan saw that a table full of dishes had almost been devoured by Baldy, so he turned his head and saw the Shop Assistant, shouting, "Shop Assistant, another table of dishes, and a few more pots of wine, please."

"Coming!" The Shop Assistant called out and hurriedly went to greet him.

"The rest is for you as a reward." Zhang Bufan tossed a Storage Pouch into the Shop Assistant's arms, giving him a meaningful look, and said indifferently.

"Thank you for the reward, Young Master! I'll go prepare it for you right away." The Shop Assistant checked the Spirit Stones in the Storage Pouch, then hurriedly thanked Zhang Bufan repeatedly before turning and rushing off to prepare.

Gǔ Fēng arrived at table number eight in a few steps, casually sitting in the empty seat next to Fire Qingrou, and said, "My name is Gǔ Fēng, a Core Disciple of the Xuanwu Sect. May I ask this beautiful lady what your name is?"

Fire Qingrou spat out a Yao Beast bone from her mouth, glanced at Gǔ Fēng, and frowned slightly, "Do I know you?"

Zhang Bufan also glanced at Gǔ Fēng, discerning something from the latter's eyes, but he didn't speak, slowly eating his food and drinking his wine.

"I didn't know you before, but now we do, don't we? I am Gǔ Fēng of the Xuanwu Sect. May I ask for the beautiful lady's name?" Gǔ Fēng showed no embarrassment, a smile on his face.

"I'm sorry, but I don't wish to know you. Please leave immediately and don't disturb our meal." Fire Qingrou put down her chopsticks, her brows furrowed into a frown, and her tone grew colder.

"Don't be like that. We are fated to meet today, so let's get to know each other." Gǔ Fēng persisted, continuing, "This Wǔ Pǐn Xiāng is also considered property of our Xuanwu Sect. As the host, I naturally should come forward to entertain you."

Fire Qingrou glanced at Zhang Bufan, her expression questioning.

Zhang Bufan spread his hands, returning a smile, meaning, 'Anyway, he came to find you, so you handle it yourself.'

Fire Qingrou glared at Zhang Bufan, then without even looking at Gǔ Fēng, she said coldly, "We don't need your hospitality. Please leave."

A hint of coldness flashed in Gǔ Fēng's eyes, but without knowing Fire Qingrou's identity, he didn't dare to act rashly. He forcibly suppressed his displeasure, forced a smile, "It's a bit unreasonable for the beautiful lady to say that. How about this, I'll treat you today to more Advanced delicacies on the third floor."

Fire Qingrou's eyes turned cold, and just as she was about to get angry, Zhang Bufan spoke first, "Young Master Gu, that might not be appropriate, after all, you don't know us Senior Brother and Junior Sister."

After Fire Qingrou glared at Zhang Bufan indignantly, Zhang Bufan gave her a reassuring look, meaning he would handle it.

Since Senior Brother had spoken, there was nothing more for her to do. If she wasn't afraid of causing trouble for Senior Brother, she would have already made a move.

Although Gǔ Fēng concealed it well, the look in his eyes still carried a feeling that made her uncomfortable.

Upon hearing this, Gǔ Fēng finally turned his gaze to Zhang Bufan, his expression somewhat puzzled, "She is your Junior Sister?"

"Yes." Zhang Bufan nodded, continuing, "My name is Zhang Bufan, and this is my Junior Sister, Fire Qingrou. She doesn't like talking to strangers much."

Seeing that Fire Qingrou didn't refute, Gǔ Fēng finally believed Zhang Bufan's words. However, he couldn't understand why the Senior Brother was only in the Fusion Realm, while the younger Junior Sister was already in the Yu Ling Realm.

"So it's Brother Zhang and Fairy Huo, a pleasure to meet you." Gǔ Fēng cupped his fists towards Zhang Bufan, and thinking of something, his eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Brother Zhang, meeting is fate. As the host today, I'll treat you to a meal."

Zhang Bufan's eyes lit up, but then he said somewhat awkwardly, "Young Master Gu, that might not be appropriate, and I've already ordered another table of food and wine."

"It's no trouble. I'll have the Shop Assistant refund you later, and then we'll all go up to the third floor together. The food and wine on this second floor are decent, but they're still far inferior to what's on the third floor." Gǔ Fēng said, then called over a Shop Assistant and instructed him to cancel the order for table number eight.

Zhang Bufan interjected, "You don't need to refund the Spirit Stones to me. Please exchange them for spirit fruit wine instead; I'll be taking it with me later."

The Shop Assistant nodded and quickly left.

"Both of you, please come up to the third floor." Gǔ Fēng smiled and made an inviting gesture.

Zhang Bufan looked a bit embarrassed and hesitated, "Brother Gu, we come from a small place and haven't seen much of the world. When we see good things, we can't control our mouths, especially this spiritual pet, which is very gluttonous. You..."

Zhang Bufan didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was very clear.

"It's fine. I'm very happy to meet both of you today. Eat as much as you want later, and please don't be polite with me." Gǔ Fēng patted his chest, looking very generous.