Dong Cheng Feng looked towards me, “Li Xiao Yao, do you want to? If you want to, then I’ll give you 10 times of what Lin Tian Nan is paying you. How does that sound?”
I looked over at Wan Er who was beside me and shook my head, “I really shouldn’t. Thank you for your generosity Uncle Dong Cheng, but I already promised the Lin Family that I would properly protect Wan Er, and I have no intention of changing that.”
Wan Er’s small cheeks finally seemed to reveal a small smile as she happily looked at me but she didn’t say anything.
Dong Cheng Yue pouted and said, “Too bad, there’s only one Li Xiao Yao…..”
……
Tang Qi couldn’t take it anymore and said, “Li Xiao Yao…Li Xiao Yao…why does everyone want Li Xiao Yao. What’s so good about that bastard, to be so important to Miss Dong Cheng? Looks like I definitely need to test him…..”
I glanced at him and said, “What is it, you want to duel with me?”
“Just what I was thinking!”
“Hmph….” Dong Cheng Feng said, “Let’s first eat. If you want to compete, this restaurant has a practice ground in the rear garden that you can use for your spar. Besides, I also want to see which of these two young elites is truly number one! Tang Qi, rumor has it that he is the strongest youth amongst the younger generation of martial arts in the South. Li Xiao Yao has never been heard of, but it seems as though he isn’t bad. A perfect match up. Let me see who of the two younger generations is stronger.”
I nodded, “Mhm, as you say.”
Tang Qi pulled out a chair and sat beside Dong Cheng Yue. He smiled and said, “Little miss, how about I show you a magic trick?”
Dong Cheng Yue nodded and said, “Do what you wish….”
Tang Qi took out a turtle shell from his pocket, tossed three coins into the shell and shook it around. Dong Cheng Yue’s face revealed some annoyance, “You think a few parlor tricks will help you pick up girls? Give up already, I don’t believe in my 8 characters* and I don’t have any interest in finding out my future. My future will be something that I, Dong Cheng Yue, alone will control, you don’t have to try and figure it out!”
TL Note: *8 characters in chinese culture represents a sort of fortune telling that is rumored to be pretty accurate. Everyone has 8 characters that represent them and can be used to calculate their compatibility with other people’s 8 characters
Tang Qi smiled, “Little Miss, I’m not telling you your future. Just watch carefully…”
As he finished talking, Tang Qi abruptly opened his hand, and the turtle shell suddenly started floating in mid air. Then, he lightly tugged the air in his right hand and the coins in the shell slowly flew out, one at a time, and began spinning around in the air. There wasn’t a single string attached to the coins.
……
“Eh!?” Dong Cheng Yue’s eyes widened, “This… this really is magic. You can actually lead objects through the air?!”
I couldn’t help but smile. As a Royal Air Level expert as well, I could feel the flow of Tang Qi’s qi.
“Li Xiao Yao, why are you smiling?” Dong Cheng Feng asked.