Supreme Martial God of the City

A loud slap silenced the entire scene, and everyone looked towards the main table.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to."

"I... I really didn't mean to, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

A woman dressed as a waitress, with a bright red handprint on her left cheek, squatted on the ground, crying as she spoke.

In front of her stood Guo Kai with a large blade on his back. He looked angry, his eyes filled with rage, and there was only a cup of spilled tea on the ground.

"Do you think a simple sorry will fix this?"

"Do you have any idea how expensive this outfit is? Can you afford to compensate for it?"

Guo Kai pointed at his slightly wet clothes and shouted loudly. To others, it seemed like complete overreaction, but no one dared to speak up.

Because Guo Kai was famously known as a crazy person, he would chop anyone he didn't like with a single swipe of his blade. Clearly, this woman was having a stroke of bad luck.

"Enough, Guo Kai, she just accidentally spilled some tea while serving me."

"I apologize to you; there's no need for you to make things difficult for her."

Ning Wei was already in a bad temper. The waitress had been serving her tea and, overwhelmed with admiration and a trembling hand, accidentally spilled the tea on the ground.

Ning Wei didn't mind and had comforted her gently, saying it was no big deal. But when she walked past Guo Kai, he had slapped her, claiming that she had dirtied his clothes.

Now he continued to trouble her, so Ning Wei couldn't stand it anymore. She stood up, walked to the waitress's side, and glared at Guo Kai as she spoke.

"Ning Wei, this is between me and her. You don't need to get involved."

"She dirtied my clothes and must bear the consequences."

Guo Kai didn't cower when he saw Ning Wei approaching. Instead, he spoke with righteous indignation.

"I'm getting involved in this."

"If you say she dirtied your clothes, I'll compensate you. But why did you hit her?"

Ning Wei coldly stared at Guo Kai and questioned.

"Heh, since Miss Ning is so righteous, fine."

"Two thousand spirit stones."

Guo Kai smiled faintly, as if two thousand spirit stones were a trivial amount for Ning Wei to take out.

But two thousand spirit stones were an enormous amount even for someone like Fatty. Typically, Heavenly Rank Martial Artists would need at least five spirit stones a day for cultivation, and combined with living expenses, they might only use a few hundred spirit stones a month.

Guo Kai demanding two thousand spirit stones outright was no doubt extortion and making things difficult.

"Two thousand spirit stones???"

"Do you take me, Ning Wei, for a fool?"

Ning Wei's face instantly turned icy as she glared at Guo Kai. Even if she had that amount, she wouldn't give it to him. This was clearly extortion, and she didn't have two thousand spirit stones.

"Miss... Miss Ning, you don't need to pay for me. I... I am very grateful to you."

"I've seen his clothes at Star Commerce; they only cost two hundred spirit stones."

The waitress stood up shakily and walked to Ning Wei's side, speaking in a small voice.

"Don't worry, he's not going to trouble you while I'm here."

Ning Wei smiled gently and held the waitress's hand as she spoke.

Xie Yun and Du Yong had been watching the drama unfold without any intention of stepping in. Fatty, however, looked worriedly at Ning Wei. Guo Kai's brother held a high position in the Star Sect and was an apprentice to one of the Mountain Guardian Elders, which granted him considerable power.

Despite his worry, Fatty was praying they could get through the banquet safely, and that tomorrow's Star Sect examinations would mark Ning Wei's rise, making Guo Kai nothing more than a stepping stone.

"Is it your place to speak?"

"Looking for a beating!"

Guo Kai, infuriated by the waitress's claim that his clothes were only worth two hundred spirit stones, stepped forward and raised his hand again, intending to hit her harder.

"Guo Kai, you dare attack in front of me!"

"Why don't we go to the arena for a life-or-death match!!"

Ning Wei's heavy sword's sword intent erupted, pressing down on Guo Kai. She spoke coldly.

Guo Kai, hurt by the sword intent, immediately drew his large blade and licked his lips, looking bloodthirsty at Ning Wei.

"I didn't expect you to have truly comprehended sword intent."

"But so what? I'm not afraid of you."

Guo Kai raised his blade, brimming with fighting spirit.

"Then let's fight over there, how about it!"

"Do you have the guts?"

Perhaps deeply influenced by Ye Tian that day, Ning Wei exuded supreme dominance as she drew her sword, pointing it directly at Guo Kai.

The invisible sword intent caused Guo Kai's blade to tremble. Such is the power of sword intent, capable of intimidating all weapons.

The sword, known as the weapon of the gentleman, is also the king of all weapons!!

"You...."

Seeing Ning Wei without fear, Guo Kai felt a bit intimidated. Despite his cultivation being one tier higher than Ning Wei's, sword intent exerted immense pressure on martial artists who hadn't comprehended realm.

Therefore, this battle would surely end in his defeat!!

Meanwhile, Xu Que's expression was twisted in pain.

"Brother Xu, you look terrifying!"

"What's wrong?"

Nearby, Xiao Huan saw Xu Que's eyes filled with blood and his grim expression. She worriedly asked.

"Brother Xu, what's wrong? What happened?"

Ye Tian placed a hand on Xu Que's shoulder, sending a strand of Creation Energy into his Dantian to help him calm down and regain his focus.

"It's nothing, just some old memories."

"Let's not talk about it, come, let's drink!!"

Xu Que shook his head, appearing despondent as his eyes remained fixed on the waitress.

"You should talk about it, or it will become your inner demon."

Ye Tian took the wine glass from Xu Que's hand and spoke softly.

Only the three of them were left at the table now, as everyone else had gone to watch the drama earlier and hadn't returned.

"If I were to start from the beginning, it would take three days and nights to finish."

"I'll keep it brief. That girl, her name is Li Xiangqin, my childhood sweetheart."

"Before we turned eighteen, we were very close. Even two months ago, we were still very close."

"I promised to marry her after earning a fortune in spirit stones."

"But a month ago, her parents were being hunted by creditors and forced her to take many jobs to pay off debts."

"They forbade us from being together, saying that Xiao Qin could never marry someone like me who forged credentials."

"I'm useless; I couldn't protect her."

"So we broke up. Xiao Qin left without a word that day, and I knew she cried all night."

"But I couldn't give her a happy life. I'm really useless!"

"No talent, no brains...."

Xu Que downed his glass in one go. Men don't cry easily, but it's because they haven't reached the point of heartbreak.