[Congratulations to the Host, Binding Target Su Yuyao has been successfully bound.]
[Received Binding Gift Pack.]
…
Just as Xiao Jing focused on the system interface, preparing to open the Binding Gift Pack, Bi Rui, upon seeing Su Yuyao, momentarily forgot about picking a fight with Xiao Jing. He turned around with a frivolous grin, saying, “Yo, Yuyao, it’s rare to see you come out in person. Are you here to apologize to this prince?”
Su Yuyao glanced at Bi Rui with disdain, her face cold as ice. “I’m unaware of any wrongdoing on my restaurant’s part. How exactly have we offended the Sixth Prince?”
“Don’t play dumb, Yuyao. Just look at your attitude. Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? So naughty~~”
“Heh, if Your Highness is referring to the blackwater pork, these two guests arrived earlier and paid with Spirit Stones—no credit allowed,” Su Yuyao said, deliberately emphasizing the last three words.
Bi Rui grinned shamelessly, “Yuyao, we’re family. Why even talk about credit? Sooner or later, you’ll be mine. Wouldn’t it be better to become my concubine now? Then everything you have will naturally belong to me.”
Su Yuyao felt even more repulsed. A concubine?
“Sixth Prince, what a fine joke! Drop that thought! Not only do you refuse to pay for food, but you also keep saying shameless things!”
The smile on Bi Rui’s face began to fade.
“Su Yuyao, you really don’t know what’s good for you. You dare to disrespect this prince?”
“So what if you’re a prince? If you don’t respect yourself, why should I respect you? This restaurant is a place of business. All customers are treated equally—first come, first served. Causing damage in my store is your fault, and you have no right to disturb my guests while they’re eating!”
Su Yuyao didn’t hold back at all, intentionally humiliating Bi Rui in front of everyone.
Bi Rui’s face finally fell, his shame turning into fury.
“A folding screen—how much could it even cost? You would publicly insult me for a Political Hostage from the Liang Empire? You think I interrupted his meal?? The women I fancy—no one dares reject me! This Political Hostage from Liang has only been in Changtian City for a day, and you’re already speaking up for him? You ungrateful wench! Even if I wreck your entire store today, what can you do? I’ll cripple this Xiao Jing first, then deal with you!”
With that, Bi Rui turned his anger back to Xiao Jing.
He raised his arm, signaling four attendants who immediately charged at Xiao Jing and Mu Lanchu.
Just then, Su Yuyao drew a snow-like longsword and leapt through the crowd, landing in front of Xiao Jing to shield him.
She shouted with clear determination, “Anyone who dares attack my customer in my store must first face the sword in my hand!”
Xiao Jing was stunned and touched inside.
What a good Binding Target—first meeting, yet she stood up for him without hesitation, even putting herself in harm’s way!
For that alone, he decided to give her double the Spirit Stones in the future.
The other people in the hall panicked. The seven guests, as well as the accountant and waiters, rushed over to break up the fight. Several more customers who had just arrived during lunchtime also came over to join the commotion.
“Sixth Prince, please don’t act rashly. You must consider the royal family’s dignity!”
“How can you raise your hand against Manager Su in a public place like this?”
“Your Highness, please calm your anger!”
…
“Manager Su, you must not fight with the Sixth Prince!”
“Offending a royal, even a single hair, could land you in prison!”
“Please, Manager Su, just bow and apologize. Then this matter will be resolved.”
Hearing the crowd’s pleas, Bi Rui grew smug again. He grinned maliciously at Su Yuyao, “You really dare confront me today? Do you know what the consequences are? I can shut down your store, throw you in jail for a few days. By then, being my concubine will no longer be an option, but getting used by me a few times… hehehe, that’s still possible~~”
“You…! Over my dead body! Unless you kill me first!” Su Yuyao was furious, unable to tolerate such humiliating words.
Xiao Jing reached out and gently moved Su Yuyao aside, stepping forward.
“Manager Su, this punk is coming at me. There’s no need for you to suffer on my behalf. In your Yan Empire, this Sixth Prince can’t be offended? What a tyrant—bullying ordinary people. But as his brother-in-law, it’s only right that I teach this disgraceful younger brother a lesson. If no one else wants to deal with this brat, then today I’ll act on behalf of his parents!”
As he spoke, Xiao Jing began searching through his mind.
He had bought 126 Yellow Grade martial techniques in the morning, all stored in the system’s inventory.
The system defaulted to allowing multiple users to share purchased techniques and had automatically generated a catalog.
There had to be a few techniques suitable for immediate use.
Just as he flipped through a couple, the system helpfully popped up with a prompt:
[‘Frost Palm’ – Yellow Grade, Mid-tier]
[‘Icy Blade’ – Yellow Grade, Upper-tier]
Both techniques belonged to the ice element—perfect counters to the Yan Empire’s flame-type [Supreme Sun Flame Technique].
Normally, one would need a water or ice-type Physique to cultivate them easily.
But Xiao Jing had the system.
He could ignore Physique restrictions and directly consume Cultivation to master them instantly!
Though only Yellow Grade, with his current mid-stage Profound Understanding Realm, it was more than enough to deal with Bi Rui at the late-stage Steel Body Realm.
“System, then learn these two techniques!”
[Consuming Cultivation. Frost Palm mastered to seventh layer, perfect stage.]
[Consuming Cultivation. Icy Blade mastered to tenth layer, perfect stage.]
[Remaining Cultivation: 1,255,500]
Even for Yellow Grade techniques, perfect mastery consumed quite a lot of Cultivation!
But it was worth it.
In Xiao Jing’s mind, the moves of both techniques automatically appeared.
His body also adapted instantly to the perfect proficiency stage.
In front of him, Bi Rui’s four attendants were already attacking, trying to strike first.
Xiao Jing shifted slightly.
Swoosh, swoosh.
In a blink, he unleashed several palm strikes, each infused with chilling cold. None of the attacks missed!
The four attendants were struck down instantly, their bodies frozen stiff, unable to move.
Immediately after—
“Manager Su, may I borrow your sword for a moment!”
Before Su Yuyao could respond, Xiao Jing had already taken the sword from her hand.
A burst of icy sword energy shot out.
From a distance of seven to eight steps, it struck Bi Rui directly.
A layer of thick frost covered his entire body!
“An ice-type sword technique?!”
“That’s a direct counter to the Yan Empire’s techniques!”
The onlookers immediately burst into astonished discussion.
“Could the Third Prince of the Liang Empire have come prepared, even cultivating ice-type techniques on purpose?”
“But the Third Prince clearly doesn’t have an ice-type Physique.”
“Exactly. Without an ice Physique, cultivating high-level ice techniques would be extremely difficult. That’s why he cleverly chose entry-level Yellow Grade ones!”
“And he even mastered both to perfection?”
“Tsk tsk, that must’ve taken several times the effort!”
“This proves he must have deliberately trained in ice techniques to counter the flame techniques of our Yan imperial clan!”
Everyone was buzzing with amazement.
Bi Rui was completely covered in frost.
The flames within his body were extinguished by Xiao Jing’s sword strike.
His teeth chattered, whether from rage or cold, even his body trembled slightly.
Looking around and seeing all four of his attendants lying stiff on the ground, Bi Rui shouted through trembling lips, “Useless trash, all of you!”
Then he turned to the onlookers and barked, “You! Yes, you over there! I know which families you belong to! I command you—seize this Xiao Jing from the Liang Empire immediately!”