"Are you mute? Didn't I tell you to have these two followers of yours deal with me? Why aren't you acting now?"
Song Yu'er was a paper tiger. Seeing Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng make a move, she was naturally very scared, as her personal guards were still outside. If a fight truly broke out, she wouldn't have much of an advantage.
However, just watching, she realized Gu Qianying had no intention of fighting her. Instead, it made Song Yu'er feel that Gu Qianying was afraid of her and didn't dare to confront the Song family head-on.
"Are you scared now?"
Song Yu'er was extremely arrogant. As long as the Song family wasn't here, she could act wantonly throughout the entire Western Region City, and no one would dare to say a word against her.
Who would have thought that Gu Qianying would simply raise her hand, and Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng behind her would lower their swords.
Gu Qianying looked at the shop owner and said, "I'm very sorry, we don't want this jade stone anymore."
It wasn't that she refused to deal with Song Yu'er, but rather that now was not the right time.
After saying this, Gu Qianying turned and left the jade shop with Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng. Seeing the shop owner's empty expression, Gu Qianying felt it would be awkward to stay any longer. If she truly angered Song Yu'er, the shop owner would be the one to suffer.
She wasn't afraid of Song Yu'er, she just didn't want to implicate innocent people.
It had to be said, the shop owner was still very enthusiastic.
Only Song Yu'er remained in the shop, her face filled with anger. Why wasn't this woman angry at all?
On the street.
"Where do we go next?"
Ouyang Qinglin was angry when he thought of Song Yu'er's smug look just now, but he didn't understand why Song Yu'er harbored such great malice towards Gu Qianying.
"Let's go to a restaurant. You must be hungry after walking for so long. Let's go rest for a while."
Gu Qianying was very considerate. As soon as she mentioned resting, Duan Xifeng's eyes lit up.
"But I've always been curious, why does she have such a problem with you?"
Duan Xifeng was straightforward and said whatever came to his mind, without considering the thoughts of the others, directly voicing his opinion.
Upon hearing this question, Gu Qianying froze for a moment. Why? She didn't know either. From the first day she met Song Yu'er, she had a big issue with her.
"Could it be because you are Baili Su's physician, and you are more beautiful than her, so she's jealous?"
Duan Xifeng pondered for a moment and finally came up with an absurd conclusion. Gu Qianying glared at him and turned into the largest restaurant in the entire Western Region City.
Actually, if she thought about it carefully, Duan Xifeng seemed to be right. Thinking about last night's events, Gu Qianying became a little worried. What if someone really saw them, then it would be hard to explain.
She wasn't worried about herself, but about Baili Su. She remembered Baili Su saying that he still had to marry Song Yu'er.
But Duan Xifeng's eyes were only on food at the moment; he couldn't see anything else.
"Don't overthink it. Let's eat and drink our fill first, and then we'll go buy a gift for Master Baili."
Ouyang Qinglin ordered a large table of dishes and then comforted Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying had no choice but to eat peacefully, but today was destined to be an unsettled day.
Not long after the group's food and wine arrived, and after they had only taken a few bites, they saw the commoners in the hall showing expressions of terror, as if they had seen something bad, which caused such fear.
Soon, most of the people eating in the hall had left, leaving only Gu Qianying's table still in the hall.
"Waiter."
Duan Xifeng was very curious and called the waiter over.
To his surprise, even the waiter was gone. Gu Qianying frowned and said to Ouyang Qinglin, "We're really unlucky today!"
Gu Qianying shook her head, sighing with a hint of helplessness, and then gestured with her chin towards the entrance.
"Why is it her again?"
Ouyang Qinglin helplessly put his hand to his forehead, looking at the woman in the bright yellow ruqun, adorned with numerous hairpins, with some exasperation, but there was nothing he could do for the moment.
"Miss Song is here? What would you like to eat today?"
The one who stepped forward to greet them was the restaurant owner. The Song family had absolute authority in the Western Region, and no one dared to confront the Song family head-on. Even though the owner ran such a large restaurant, if they displeased the Song family, they would simply disappear the next day.
Therefore, the restaurant owner was filled with distress upon seeing Song Yu'er arrive. Who else could it be but this calamity?
Song Yu'er seemed not to have noticed Gu Qianying and her companions yet. She casually glanced around and said, "Your business is really quite poor."
She seemed to disdain it, sat on a chair, and complained that the chair wasn't comfortable enough. The owner, fearing that she might get upset and smash the establishment, quickly had someone change the chair.
Only then was Song Yu'er satisfied. However, as she turned her head, she saw Gu Qianying and her group, and her anger surged again. She walked a few steps forward, approached the hotel owner, and said to him, "You, go and throw these people out. They are not worthy of eating here."
Song Yu'er pointed at Gu Qianying's location, crossed her arms, and her expression was arrogant, always appearing condescending.
"This..."
The hotel owner hesitated. These people in front of him were quite significant customers, and the amount of food they ordered was not small. If he drove them away before they even ate, his business would not fare well in the future.
"Didn't you hear what I said?"
Seeing the owner's timid demeanor, Song Yu'er became even more enraged. She pointed at the owner and began to scold him.
Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng, sitting beside Gu Qianying, could no longer stand it. Once, twice, three times. It seemed Song Yu'er wouldn't understand the principle of "enough is enough."
Ouyang Qinglin drew his sword and walked towards Song Yu'er. However, this time, Song Yu'er had learned to be cautious. Many guards followed behind her. These guards were all assigned to her by Song Gang. Song Gang doted on her, giving her the best of everything, which had also shaped Song Yu'er's personality.
However, there was still a major matter to attend to, and she couldn't directly conflict with the Song family.
Gu Qianying stepped forward two steps, blocking Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng.
Ouyang Qinglin looked at Gu Qianying with surprise, "You're not going to keep tolerating this, are you?"
Gu Qianying did not speak.
"Ha, I see you're quite sensible, knowing you can't afford to offend me. But let me tell you, today, you won't escape."
Saying that, Song Yu'er gave a signal backward, "Aren't you all going to attack?"
Song Yu'er had always assumed Gu Qianying had no martial arts skills. With so many guards, even with Ouyang Qinglin and Duan Xifeng present, she wouldn't be able to do anything, and would be at her mercy.
Song Yu'er's calculations were quite good, but she didn't expect Gu Qianying to know martial arts.
Just as all the guards rushed forward, Gu Qianying's eyes suddenly sharpened. She drew a soft sword from her waist and directly repelled the guards around Song Yu'er.
Several guards fell to the ground, groaning in pain.