62: Chapter 62 They were quite lucky.
Tianyuan City
"The entry fee is five Low Grade essence stones per person."
Lin Ming and Su Lianxue disembarked from the spirit boat outside Tianyuan City and proceeded to walk inside.
Tianyuan City was an affiliated power of Yuanxu Mountain. Its founder was a Guest Elder of Yuanxu Mountain, the Tianyuan Swordsman, whose strength had reached the Peak of the Bitter Sea Realm.
After paying the essence stones, the two successfully entered Tianyuan City.
"Senior Brother, where is the mask you promised me?"
Walking down the main street, Su Lianxue felt the gazes falling upon her from all directions. Her beautiful eyes furrowed slightly as she looked at Lin Ming and spoke.
Perhaps her Senior Brother was right; she really should wear a mask when traveling.
"That... Senior Brother will give it to you a bit later."
Lin Ming was stunned for a moment, then spoke with a smile.
What Lin Ming had meant as a joke had been taken to heart by Su Lianxue. It seemed his Junior Sister truly didn't enjoy being the center of attention.
But with his Junior Sister's peerless beauty, drawing attention was only natural.
However, sometimes being too beautiful was also a source of trouble.
For instance, right now.
"My friend, may I have the pleasure of making your acquaintance?"
A rather flamboyant man's eyes lit up upon seeing Su Lianxue. He took the initiative to lead his men and block her path, looking at her with a Face full of smiles.
Seeing this, the surrounding passersby all detoured to avoid them.
Quite a few people looked at Su Lianxue with expressions of pity on their Faces.
Such a beautiful girl was likely about to be ruined.
A familiar plot.
Seeing this scene, a vague sense of familiarity gradually welled up in Lin Ming's heart.
The last time was at the Moonlit Pavilion with the son of the Minister of Revenue. Lin Ming had later heard a bit about it from the Disciple of the Head of the Demon Suppression Division.
Supposedly, that man was thrashed half to death by his father and then sent away from the Yan Capital to some remote corner of the Great Yan Dynasty.
The Minister of Revenue had wanted to bring his son to apologize in person, but they were turned away directly by the Demon Suppression Division.
As for the one before him now, judging by the expressions and words of the people around them, he was likely a Profligate Scion whose Family held significant power in Tianyuan City.
Otherwise, the onlookers wouldn't have those expressions.
"Beautiful lady, would I have the honor of inviting you to a meal?"
Zhang Zhihui stared at Su Lianxue and spoke.
He hadn't expected such an unexpected harvest today. Having encountered such a beauty, how could he possibly not take her for himself?
"Senior Brother."
Su Lianxue immediately looked at Lin Ming.
When in doubt, ask Lin Ming.
Right now, Lin Ming was her backing.
"Let's go."
Seeing his Junior Sister ask for help, Lin Ming spoke.
He immediately tried to step past Zhang Zhihui, and Su Lianxue followed his lead, moving past him as well.
Seeing this, the smile on Zhang Zhihui's Face gradually faded.
He waved his hand, and several burly men behind him stepped forward, blocking Lin Ming's path.
Zhang Zhihui personally blocked Su Lianxue, his gaze sweeping over her body incessantly, only occasionally glancing at Lin Ming.
"You two, are you not giving me, Zhang Zhihui, any Face?"
Zhang Zhihui spoke with a somewhat unfriendly tone.
"Are you very famous?"
Lin Ming looked at Zhang Zhihui and spoke expressionlessly.
Lin Ming knew basically nothing about Tianyuan City, other than the Tianyuan Swordsman and the fact that it produced a type of Ore called Flowing Glow Stone.
He knew nothing else.
After all, this was Lin Ming's first time in Tianyuan City.
Are you very famous?
This question caught Zhang Zhihui completely off guard.
It was the first time he had met someone who didn't know who he was. One must know that in Tianyuan City, the Zhang Family was considered one of the top families.
Either these two were outsiders, or they were doing it on purpose.
Regardless of which it was, Lin Ming's attitude had already infuriated Zhang Zhihui.
The surrounding people also looked at Lin Ming's group with some surprise. To say such a thing, could it be that these two also had some significant background?
"You don't know our Young Master Zhang? Don't you know our Zhang Family is the second greatest Family in Tianyuan City?"
A man behind Zhang Zhihui spoke with an arrogant look.
"Second greatest Family? Since when did your Zhang Family become the second greatest Family in Tianyuan City? How come I didn't know?"
A somewhat frivolous voice rang out. A man holding a folding fan walked over leisurely from the right.
When he saw Su Lianxue, his eyes lit up, and his pace quickened significantly as he hurried over.
"What day is it today? Both the first and second most Profligate Scions of our Tianyuan City have appeared."
"Keep it down, do you want to die?"
"If the one from the Zhang Family hears you, you won't have a good time."
"It's the girl who's in trouble, though. What a beautiful girl."
"..."
Whispers of discussion broke out.
Without exception, these voices reached Lin Ming's ears.
The first and second Profligate Scions of Tianyuan City.
The older brother of the current head of the Zhang Family in Tianyuan City was the third Disciple of the Tianyuan Swordsman.
This Zhang Zhihui was the youngest son of the current head. He was arrogant and lustful; bullying men and seizing women was a common occurrence for him.
As for the other one, he was the offspring of the Grand Elder of the Song Family, another major Family in Tianyuan City.
Similarly, the Song Family also had someone who was the fourth Disciple of the Tianyuan Swordsman.
This person's temperament was similar to Zhang Zhihui's, so the two were known as the two great Profligate Scions of Tianyuan City, with no specific ranking between them.
They certainly had good luck; as soon as they entered the city, they encountered these two profligates, and both had taken a liking to his Junior Sister.
"I was wondering who it was. Isn't this Young Master Song, who was carried out of the Drunken Flower Pavilion after staying for only fifteen minutes?"
Upon seeing the newcomer, Zhang Zhihui sneered and spoke.
"Zhang Zhihui, I heard that half a month ago you were hung from a beam and whipped for an entire day."
"What, has the wound healed and you've forgotten the pain?"
Song Lin's smile also vanished. Since the other party was exposing his shortcomings in public, he naturally wouldn't be polite.
"You with the surname Song, I think you're looking for a beating."
Zhang Zhihui spoke with a look of anger.
"Who's afraid of who? With that pathetic strength of yours, this Young Master can crush you with a single finger."
Song Lin spoke with a Face full of disdain.
"Good, good, good. It seems this Young Master needs to teach you how to be a person today."
Zhang Zhihui laughed out of extreme anger and said.
"Then we won't disturb the two of you."
At this moment, an untimely voice rang in their ears.
This caused both of their gazes to fall upon Lin Ming simultaneously.
"Let's go."
After glancing at the two, Lin Ming immediately stepped past them and left.
Su Lianxue followed closely behind Lin Ming and left the area.
The few men behind Zhang Zhihui were about to block their way.
But they were stopped by a gesture from Zhang Zhihui.
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