Chapter 1709 - 1710: I've Seen You Before
Lin Chen and Mu Yunxue left Sifang City and headed towards Vermilion Bird City.
Vermilion Bird City is a three-day journey from Sifang City, and after a long journey, they finally arrived at a small city called Four Water City by nightfall.
This city is slightly smaller than Sifang City and is located between Vermilion Bird City and Sifang City.
"Let's find a place to rest first," Lin Chen said with a smile.
Mu Yunxue nodded and said, "Okay."
Throughout the journey, Lin Chen was focused on cultivating, and the two of them didn't converse much.
However, at this moment, Mu Yunxue's perception of Lin Chen completely changed.
In the past, she felt that Lin Chen wasn't someone from her world, but now it was different.
Lin Chen had become someone so significant that even she had to look up to him.
After all, even a peak Immortal Emperor expert had to call him master; his strength was truly formidable.
The two of them arrived at Xian Le Restaurant, and as soon as they stepped into the hall, melodious celestial music floated into their ears.
This restaurant seemed quite popular locally, as the crowd was bustling.
The two found a private room, and Lin Chen and Mu Yunxue ordered a few small dishes.
"You rest a bit first, I need to step out for a moment," Lin Chen said with a smile.
Leaving the room, Lin Chen entered the restroom.
He had just relieved himself halfway when the door was suddenly slammed open, and a young girl hurriedly ran inside.
Their eyes met, and Lin Chen was momentarily speechless.
The girl looked at Lin Chen with his trickling stream, her face turning beet red.
Lin Chen couldn't help but find it amusing and helpless; he was halfway through, he couldn't hold it back now.
Finally, Lin Chen finished releasing the last of the stream, and then said somewhat helplessly, "Did the pretty lady enjoy the view?"
The girl snapped back to reality, quickly making a shushing gesture.
She frantically hid in a stall in the restroom.
But she was a step too slow, as a young man of noble appearance had already pushed open the restroom door.
"Xiao Yu, there's no use hiding, I saw you," the young man said coldly.
Xiao Yu had no choice but to stop and turn around, "Who's hiding? I'm here to meet my boyfriend."
"A date?" The young man glanced at Lin Chen, his eyes flashing with coldness.
"Is he your lover?" the young man said coldly.
"Yao Kai, watch your mouth. Who's a lover? He's my boyfriend," the girl said as she directly grabbed onto Lin Chen's arm.
Lin Chen was at a loss for words; this was ridiculous, just answering nature's call and now he suddenly had a girlfriend.
Yao Kai glanced coldly at Lin Chen, "Kid, I don't care who you are to her, now get lost and don't interfere with my business."
Lin Chen initially didn't plan to get involved in their matter, but this kid was too arrogant, which displeased him greatly.
"Yao Kai, I've told you, there's nothing possible between us, please stop pestering me," Xiao Yu said angrily.
"Xiao Yu, saying it's impossible doesn't make it so. Back when your father had a Deviation in his cultivation, it was me who paid for the Pharmacist," Yao Kai said coldly.
"Nonsense, I already paid you back," Xiao Yu said furiously.
"Paid back? Haha, you returned the principal, but what about the interest? I lent you ten thousand spirit stones, now with interest you owe me a hundred thousand," Yao Kai sneered.
"You, you... shameless!" Xiao Yu gritted her teeth in anger.
At this point, Lin Chen began to understand what had transpired between the two.
"Wretch, I've been courting you every day, and you ignored me, and today you dare to date some other man here," Yao Kai's eyes flashed with a chilling coldness.
Upon finishing his words, Yao Kai charged like lightning, delivering a heavy blow to Lin Chen's chest.
Lin Chen couldn't evade and was hit squarely by the blow.
Thud, thud, thud!
Lin Chen staggered back four or five steps.
Xiao Yu's face changed when she saw Yao Kai attack directly, worriedly looking at Lin Chen.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Yu's face showed a hint of guilt.
Had she not dragged Lin Chen into this, he wouldn't have been injured by Yao Kai.
Lin Chen's face was sullen, clutching his chest, "Who says I'm okay, my ribs are broken, and my internal organs are injured."
"Ah!" Xiao Yu's face changed again hearing that.
Standing aside, Yao Kai sneered, "Kid, now you know my power, now get lost."
Lin Chen nodded, "I can leave, but you have to compensate me for medical expenses."
"What, medical expenses?" Hearing Lin Chen's words, Yao Kai looked at him as if he were an idiot.
"Kid, ask around, who am I? Haven't you heard of the Yao family in Four Water City?" Yao Kai sneered.
Lin Chen shook his head, "I don't care which family you're from, but you have to compensate me for medical expenses. See, with one blow, you've broken three of my ribs and injured my internal organs. You need to pay me at least a million spirit stones."
"A million spirit stones?" Yao Kai's face showed a strange expression upon hearing that.
"Kid, you're trying to swindle me?" Yao Kai said, his face darkening.
Lin Chen shook his head, "I'm not trying to swindle you. I just want to talk sense. You injured me, so compensating me is only fair, right?"
"Kid, you're courting death?" Yao Kai's face suddenly turned icy.
Xiao Yu was dumbfounded; from Lin Chen's expression, it was clear that he wasn't injured at all, and that he was giving Yao Kai a hard time clearly to help her.
Involuntarily, Xiao Yu felt a warmth in her heart, but her face still showed a worried expression.
"How dare you extort money from this young master, you're really asking for it," Yao Kai's eyes sparkled with icy malice.
He was about to act when he suddenly sensed an ice-cold, bone-chilling aura pressing down from behind him.
"What is this!" Enveloped by this aura, Yao Kai's face turned extremely ugly.
Turning around, he saw an old man who had somehow appeared before him.
"A peak Immortal Emperor expert!" Yao Kai sensed the formidable aura and his face turned deathly pale.
"Mu Lao, go with him to the Yao family to get the money. If they can't pay up, just eliminate that Yao family in Four Water City," Lin Chen said casually.
Upon hearing Lin Chen's words, Yao Kai's face turned extremely unsightly.
A peak Immortal Emperor expert could eliminate their Yao family as easily as flipping a hand.
"Oh, right, she's my woman. If you plan on pursuing her, you should know the consequences," Lin Chen said blandly.
"Yes, yes!" Yao Kai took a careful look at Lin Chen and nodded repeatedly.
As Mu Tian left with Yao Kai, Xiao Yu looked gratefully at Lin Chen, "Thank you, young master, for saving me."
Lin Chen nodded, "No problem, it was just a small effort."
As Lin Chen was about to leave, Xiao Yu suddenly asked, "Sir, is your last name Lin and first name Chen?"
"You know me," Lin Chen paused, looking at the girl in front of him with surprise.
"You're really Mr. Lin Chen. Our young lady once painted a portrait, and the person in the painting was exactly you," the girl said excitedly.
"What is your young lady's name?" Lin Chen asked, feeling a bit excited.
