Chapter 106: The Cautious Xiao Kuang Turns Out to Be Just a Common Soul Master (1)
"Wait! You dare hit me? Do you even know who I am?!"
On the other side, in the Tianshang Renjian restaurant—
After being struck by Su Mo, and with his mind affected by the emotional control of Su Mo's Fallen Angel Martial Spirit with twelve wings, Xiao Chenyu was completely overwhelmed with rage. Covering his bruised face, he shouted angrily, "Boss!"
Xiao Chenyu exclaimed. The other nobles who had been beaten by Su Mo also covered their wounds, got up from the ground, stood behind Xiao Chenyu, and looked at Su Mo with both fear and resentment.
As nobles of Notting City, they had always run wild. Never before had they been humiliated like this!
However, upon realizing that Su Mo was actually a soul master, they couldn't help but feel a bit afraid and uneasy.
As mentioned before, in the border city of Notting, Soul Masters at the Soul Master level are already considered quite powerful.
Still, although they were somewhat afraid of Su Mo, this time, Su Mo had offended Xiao Chenyu!
Xiao Chenyu's father, Xiao Kuang, the Lord of Notting City, is also a Soul Master-level cultivator. His martial soul is the White Wolf Beast—undoubtedly far stronger than the tattered wooden stick that Su Mo wields!
Therefore, these arrogant nobles didn't give up on their revenge against Su Mo. Instead, they placed their hopes in their leader, Xiao Chenyu.
"Boss, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn. That guy is a Soul Master—we can't beat him now. Let's get out of here first."
"When you return, ask Uncle Xiao for help. Uncle Xiao is also a Soul Master. Not only is his soul ring more powerful than that guy's, but his martial spirit is stronger too. He will surely avenge us!"
Intent on revenge, a young noble whispered quickly to the furious Xiao Chenyu.
Thanks to his current strength, Su Mo could hear the young man's whisper clearly.
But as Su Mo comforted Xiao Wu, the corners of his lips curled slightly without any expression. He was hoping these people would go seek help from the so-called Lord of Notting City, Xiao Kuang.
His current cultivation level was only that of a Soul Master, and he was even just an auxiliary-type Soul Master.
When Xiao Kuang arrived, Su Mo planned to pretend to be overwhelmed at first, showing his determination to protect Xiao Wu, and finally engage in battle and defeat Xiao Kuang.
Wouldn't that be the perfect way to win Xiao Wu's sympathy?
Perhaps, after such a crisis—
Xiao Wu's affection for him might rise directly to the critical point of love.
She might even fall in love with him outright!
That would be a major victory!
Su Mo secretly looked forward to it.
He didn't stop Xiao Chenyu and his group from leaving. He simply frowned and pretended to be somewhat afraid of their identities, watching them leave.
After they left, Su Mo sighed and told Xiao Wu that, no matter what happened, he would never abandon her!
This time, it was actually his fault. He shouldn't have brought Xiao Wu to Tianshang Renjian, which caused the incident and frightened her.
Naturally, Xiao Wu quickly reassured him that it wasn't his fault.
Since she also liked eating here, Su Mo had brought her out of care and love. How could she possibly blame him for what had happened?
It was just an accident.
While Su Mo and Xiao Wu were talking, the manager of the Tianshang Renjian restaurant also came over to apologize.
He already knew what had happened.
This incident was solely caused by a group of lawless nobles, including Xiao Chenyu, who got drunk and attacked Su Mo.
In fact, Tianshang Renjian should have intervened to prevent Xiao Chenyu and the others from approaching Su Mo and Xiao Wu's private room.
However, due to the identity of Xiao Chenyu and his group, the hotel staff didn't dare to stop them, which ultimately led to the incident.
To apologize, the restaurant manager not only waived the cost of their meal but also gave Su Mo a top-tier golden VIP card!
In the future, anyone dining here with the card would receive a 30% discount!
Su Mo naturally accepted Tianshang Renjian's apology.
After that, Su Mo left the restaurant with Xiao Wu.
On the other side, the group of arrogant nobles, led by Xiao Chenyu, had also left the restaurant.
Encouraged by the others, Xiao Chenyu was urged to ask his father Xiao Kuang for help.
Because Su Mo had already affected Xiao Chenyu's emotions using his Fallen Angel martial spirit, it caused a fit of anger that severely impaired Xiao Chenyu's rationality and judgment.
Thus, he was burning with rage. Hearing his friends' suggestions, he was more than willing to ask his father to avenge him.
Along the way, they even helped him come up with an excuse to seek help.
Eventually, after returning to the City Lord's Mansion—
Xiao Chenyu rushed into the study with a bruised face, crying loudly. He found his father, Xiao Kuang, knelt down, hugged him, and wailed to the heavens:
"Wuwuwu…! Dad, you must make this right for me! I was beaten, and I even told him who you are, but he didn't care—wuwu, how arrogant!"
"What happened?"
Hearing his son's words, Xiao Kuang frowned, stopped what he was doing, looked at Xiao Chenyu, and asked what had happened.
Naturally, Xiao Chenyu hurriedly told Xiao Kuang everything that had happened at Tianshang Renjian—heavily exaggerating the story.
"What? A Soul Master showed up in our Notting City and beat you just because you looked at a girl he brought with him?"
Hearing this, Xiao Kuang frowned even more deeply.
As a former womanizer himself, Xiao Kuang knew that most of what Xiao Chenyu said was nonsense.
But Xiao Kuang didn't get angry immediately. Instead, he frowned and asked gravely, "Then you should have seen his soul ring setup and martial spirit. Tell me—what kind of martial soul does he have? And what's the configuration of his soul rings?"
Hearing this, Xiao Chenyu perked up and said Su Mo's martial spirit was "a broken wooden stick" and his soul rings were "white, white, and yellow."
Upon hearing that, Xiao Kuang's frown finally relaxed and he spoke casually:
"Alright, I understand. No matter what happened between you two, the fact remains that he hit you—and in a place like Tianshang Renjian, that's a slap in the face to me, Xiao Kuang. Go and have someone find out where he's staying, and I'll go teach him a lesson tonight!"
As both a city lord and a father, Xiao Kuang had never been selfless or virtuous.
Regardless of the reason behind the conflict, the fact that Su Mo had beaten Xiao Chenyu was enough for Xiao Kuang to take action for his son's sake.
At first, he thought that someone who dared to hit Xiao Chenyu and was a Soul Master might have some sort of background.
And being a cautious man, Xiao Kuang didn't dare act recklessly when dealing with people who had powerful backing.
Because in Notting City, a Soul Master-level cultivator may be considered strong—
But in the broader world of Soul Masters, a Soul Master like him was merely a low-level pawn!
In a great sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he wouldn't even be qualified to sweep the floors!
But when he heard that Su Mo appeared to be only in his twenties, had the cultivation of a Soul Master, a martial spirit that looked like a broken stick, and a soul ring setup of white, white, and yellow—
He felt completely at ease.
Because judging from that information, Su Mo was clearly just an ordinary Soul Master from some rural village, with no powerful background whatsoever!
(End of this chapter)