Chapter 63: Chapter 63: Profit Gained

In no time, Hengwu Restaurant welcomed two cloaked figures.

Yet the door and windows of the restaurant were tightly shut, signaling it was closed for business.

Through the cracks, someone inside seemed to be peering out…

Li Yuan slightly pulled back his hood and called out for the proprietress.

Someone inside seemed to recognize him, hurriedly opened the door a crack, then waved and whispered, “Come in, come in~~”

Li Yuan pulled Yan Yu along swiftly. Upon entering, he saw that quite a few people were already standing in the restaurant’s hall. There were men and women, all clutching weapons for self-defense and nervously watching the door. Some were guards of the restaurant, others were employees, and some were tea girls from the Full Moon Tea House.

Besides these people, there were also…

“Aunt Wang! Xiaosheng! Niuniu?” Li Yuan looked at the family of three huddled in a corner, his face showing delight. He had been worried about them, but unexpectedly found them here at Hengwu Restaurant.

Aunt Wang hurried over with the two little ones, bowing and saying, “Master, Madam.”

Then she continued, “Madam instructed me that if I ever encountered danger, I should run to Hengwu Restaurant or the Full Moon Tea House. That day, Master and Madam went to Wangxi Building, so I took the two kids to the street to buy vegetables.

Then suddenly chaos erupted everywhere, pandemonium all around. I remembered Madam’s words and ran to Hengwu Restaurant.

Afterwards, I heard from the restaurant staff that the proprietress was with Master and Madam, but she hadn’t returned, so surely they were still outside. I didn’t dare go back, and just anxiously waited here.”

“As long as you’re safe, as long as you’re safe.” Li Yuan felt relieved of a burden.

On the other side, a tea girl spotted Yan Yu and warmly called out, “Sister Yan!”

Yan Yu turned to look, wiping the corners of her eyes, “Xiaohong! It’s so great that you’re all okay.”

The guards and workers, upon seeing Li Yuan’s distinctive long blade, along with the blood marks on it, felt a sense of security and all respectfully greeted him.

“Greetings, Young Master Li!”

“Young Master Li.”

“With Young Master Li here, we feel much safer.”

Steward Wu was also present. Watching the impressive Young Master Li, he recalled the scenes from several months ago, feeling a mix of emotions, and stepped forward to call out, “Young Master Li!”

“Ah, it’s Brother Wu, haha.” Li Yuan politely returned the salute.

Steward Wu quickly waved his hands, “Please don’t, you’re too kind.”

Both sides were familiar faces, and the atmosphere quickly eased.

While they talked, footsteps sounded on the stairs. The proprietress, dressed in white gauze and a crimson skirt, descended. Seeing Yan Yu’s still unsettled expression, she hurried over, grasped her hand, and asked, “What’s wrong, sister?”

Yan Yu recounted the events, and everyone fell silent.

Someone sighed, “There hasn’t been such chaos in Silver Creek for a long time.”

Another added, “It should all be over now. I heard our Blood Saber Sect won. Someone from the Wei Family ambushed Young Master Li, probably for revenge.

They couldn’t deal with the strong members of the Blood Saber Sect, so they targeted the young talents.”

At this point, someone suddenly trembled and said, “Yesterday… yesterday, I heard from the window, someone outside said it seemed like Zhao Zimu was killed, and his head was hung at the gate of Silver Creek Square.”

“Eh? How didn’t I know about this?”

“Wasn’t it taken down quickly? However, I also heard about it, not sure…”

Li Yuan silently listened to the chatter among the guards, workers, and tea girls, feeling both fearful and angry.

The Wei Family, like mad dogs, couldn’t beat the older ones, so they targeted the younger ones.

What madness is this?

Recalling the earlier scene, he still felt a tinge of fear.

If his strength had been similar to Zhao Zimu’s, that alley would have been his and Yan Yu’s graves.

Li Yuan clenched his fists.

Just then, more footsteps approached. A young, innocent-looking girl came over with a tray, on which was a clear crystal teapot holding light red tea.

“Young Master Li, Sister Yan… Perilla tea,” the girl timidly announced.

Lady Yan quickly stood up, took the tray, saying, “Thank you, Sixth Lady, let me do it.”

She then cheerfully added, “Are there more tea cups? Let’s everyone have a cup.”

The nearby guards and workers all chimed in.

Someone said, “We’ve all had some.”

Another added, “Grandma Yan, you and Young Master Li enjoy.”

Grandma Yan?

Yan Yu: ???

He wanted to see who was saying that, but after being reminded, everyone else changed their title as well.

Even Xiaohong and Xiaolv, who just called her Sister Yan, began to call her Grandma Yan.

It’s not right to call Li Yuan “Master” while Yan Yu is called “Sister,” right? It doesn’t match…

Not far away, the proprietress watched Yan Yu in a daze, lightly covering her mouth with a sleeve and chuckling, then she sat down beside Yan Yu on the same bench, saying: “You, just peacefully be this Eldest Granny Yan.

This storm has been going on for three or four days, it can’t go on forever. Once it’s over, you’ll move to the central area of Silver Creek and live there. What else could you be but a grandma?”

Yan Yu replied: “Sister Xue, are you laughing at me too?”

The proprietress giggled and said, “Everyone calls each other what they will, you call me sister, and I call you grandma.”

The crowd chatted idly, and the originally tense atmosphere lightened up considerably.

Time ticked by, and soon it was evening; the cook fried some dishes, and the staff arranged the rooms.

They took turns to keep watch, some guarding the door, others by the window, each clutching a weapon, fearful of someone breaking in.

Li Yuan reached the Eighth Grade, and wasn’t actually that exhausted, recovering quickly.

He didn’t sleep either, leaning on a large blade in the lobby of Hengwu Restaurant, seen by anyone moving around the building, and even with his eyes closed, his senses enveloped the place.

…

…

Three days passed quickly, during which Li Yuan and Yan Yu stayed in the restaurant without going anywhere.

During this time, the restaurant encountered some thieves, refugees, and Social World guests trying to loot during the chaos.

Nothing else significant occurred.

After three days,

A swift horse ran from one end of the street to the other, spreading the shout far and wide.

“The Wei Family is gone!”

“Order in Silver Creek is restored!”

“Everyone, feel free to come out and do business!!”

Soon after, patrols of Iron Armor City Guards appeared in the streets and alleys, and the clanging sounds from the collision of armored scales brought a sense of security.

Initially, not many people came out, mostly observing, but by the afternoon, the streets began to fill up slowly with people.

The disciples of the Blood Saber Sect also appeared on the streets, walking without encountering danger, which was the best confirmation that the crisis had passed.

Li Yuan touched the two Wei Family tokens in his clothes and went out, feeling reassured with Lady Yan together with the proprietress.

He hadn’t gone far when a City Guard recognized him, excitedly shouting from afar: “Young Master Li! Young Master Li is still alive!”

Li Yuan: ???

Soon after, several City Guards ran over, explaining the situation clearly.

It turned out that in the past few days, a faction of die-hard Wei Family loyalists had created the illusion of “the secret investigators have been completely exterminated” in Silver Creek Square, making the Blood Saber Sect lower their guard, then suddenly launched a crazy counterattack, specifically targeting the young generation of the Blood Saber Sect. The younger and more talented they were, the more they were targeted.

Because their actions were swift enough, the Blood Saber Sect didn’t react in time, as some of the Wei Family spies were deeply hidden, and by the time they realized the problem, many disciples had already died.

This faction of Wei Family loyalists went as far as to ruthlessly decapitate Zhao Zimu and hang his head at the workshop gate at night, but fortunately, the Blood Saber Sect discovered and promptly took it down.

This Zhao Zimu was hyped by the Blood Saber Sect as a talent, so decapitating and hanging him was undoubtedly a vicious revenge and warning.

Soon, letters arrived at the Blood Saber Sect’s headquarters, stating that “if the Blood Saber Sect doesn’t stop, future promising young talents will be killed whenever found alone.”

If the experts of the Wei Family lay low only to suddenly emerge and kill a few Blood Saber Sect disciples, it would indeed be contemptible yet highly intimidating.

But Tie Sha clearly wasn’t one to yield, enduring the pressure and completely annihilating the Wei Family, then scouring Silver Creek thoroughly, killing a few Wei Family secret investigators who left traces.

However, it was clear that the war between these two families hadn’t ended yet, and for a long time, inspections in Silver Creek Square would become extremely strict, with any remaining Wei Family members being executed without mercy.

People had assumed that after Zhao Zimu’s death, Li Yuan would also have died somewhere, since he was also one of Sect Leader Tie’s hyped figures, likely to be especially targeted by Wei Family investigators.

But now no one expected that Li Yuan was still alive and well.

The City Guards gazed at Li Yuan with eyes blazing and filled with utmost respect.

Anyone could sense, even with simple reasoning, that this Young Master Li was likely on the verge of soaring to new heights…

Li Yuan quietly sighed internally, realizing he wasn’t cautious enough; if he had stayed at the Little Ink Workshop for a few more days, maybe nothing would have happened… He must be more careful next time.

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