Published: March 9, 2025
“Broken... broken restaurant? Restaurant?” Duan Cangkong's face twitched, saying, “Young Master Chu, that is the number one restaurant in Purple Cloud City... it’s not a broken restaurant!”
“Duan Lao, your life is almost at its end... still not broken? How else do you want to break it?” Chu Yang replied with a smile.
“Shutting it down is one way...” Duan Cangkong sighed and began to seriously consider the feasibility of this matter, asking, “The problem is, even if I shut it down, where can I go? I still need a place to stay.”
“Absolutely no problem, you can come to my place.” Chu Yang said confidently, “I am still in need of a steward, I wouldn’t mind.”
“But I mind! You want me, a dignified saint level... peerless blade... to be your steward? You must be kidding!” Duan Cangkong's eyes widened.
“I’m really not kidding! Trust me, no one would ever think that the dignified peerless blade Duan Cangkong would serve as the steward for a mere earth level expert! Would they?” Chu Yang asked with a grin.
“...They wouldn’t!” Duan Cangkong replied, feeling a bit enlightened.
“There are many benefits to being my steward. Besides having a new place to stay and greatly avoiding your enemies, if you stay with me, I can help you adjust your body anytime... Actually, being far apart is inconvenient for both of us, and your body's qi and blood are always in different states...”
Chu Yang lazily said, “If you are my steward, then we are one family. I don’t want to lose you as my steward, so I will naturally do my best to help you heal. With so many benefits, isn’t that enough?!” Chu Yang persuaded with great eloquence, using both coercion and temptation.
“This does make sense!” Duan Cangkong pondered for a moment.
“I never intended to treat you as a servant... If you really don’t want to, forget it. I already have a steward anyway, no pressure. Regardless of whether you agree to be my steward, I’ll do my best...” “Who said I didn’t want to...” Duan Cangkong blurted out, “I would love to! That is exactly what I meant!”
“You agree?” Chu Yang was taken aback, looking quite incredulous, “You really surprised me… I was just joking! With your status, how could you possibly be my steward? Duan Lao, you’re just joking!”
What kind of person is this, saying one thing and meaning another, coercing and tempting, making him say everything, and then ends with a joke!
The legend of the Nine Calamity Sword Master appears only once in a millennium, but Chu Yang’s current show of bravado might not even occur once in a million years.
Sigh, I can’t just rush to have you come, can I? Since you agreed... I certainly have to take advantage of it!
Otherwise...
Hmph...
“But I’m not joking with you.” Duan Cangkong surprisingly had a cunning glint in his eyes, “When you fought with the Li Family that day, I was already thinking about coming... If I don’t follow you, I feel like this blade injury is not guaranteed. If you really are gone, then my injury has no hope... Besides, the situation is changing rapidly, and being with you gives me a hiding place. If I keep exposing myself in the restaurant... I would definitely be recognized in three to five days...”
“To be honest, someone has already started to suspect...” Duan Cangkong sighed heavily, “What you said is absolutely correct, several enemies... have already arrived in Purple Cloud City!”
“I feel like I’ve been conned...” Chu Yang felt a bit depressed.
Is this akin to lifting a rock only to drop it on one’s own foot? Or is it that a small sparrow has never fought against an old thief?!
“Haha...” Duan Cangkong’s mustache twitched, “I’ve been coming here so frequently these past few days, didn’t you notice...”
Chu Yang sighed in resignation, “Alright, alright, I do have a bit of wealth, I won’t starve because of you. Get ready and come over tomorrow.”
“Good! As you command!” Duan Cangkong laughed heartily and left.