Dugu Yan slowly raised his head to look at Tianmiao, his eyes full of light.
He learned from Xu Lang’s words that the boss of this tavern had strong martial skills, but he had never experienced it firsthand.
Today was his first experience, and it was such a delightful surprise, an ecstatic joy!
His lifelong sole pursuit was to constantly grow stronger, to stand at the pinnacle.
He knew many masters in this world. Some he had exchanged blows with, others he was figuring out how to challenge. He wanted to spar with them all.
He had never lost.
Not because he was already invincible, but because, so far, those who challenged him were not his match.
Today, upon seeing the Demon Sect Leader, his first instinct was to draw his sword, not for the sake of eradicating evil, but because he wanted to challenge this man.
He also knew that if he drew his sword, this man would surely accept the challenge.
In the end, Boss Tian just casually waved his hand, sending back the half-drawn Treasure Sword.
There actually was someone in this world who could do this!
"No one is allowed to fight in my shop." Tianmiao said leisurely.
"Fight me!" Dugu Yan took a few steps forward, walking up to Tianmiao, and said excitedly.
"You’re not my match." Tianmiao smiled slightly, looked at Dugu Yan, and said this before continuing to eat.
"I know I’m not your match. But I still want to fight!" Dugu Yan said eagerly.
"Waste of time." Tianmiao glanced at Dugu Yan, saying lightly.
Such dismissive and derogatory words would normally cause resentment.
However, when these words came from Tianmiao, the few people present surprisingly felt it seemed normal.
Dugu Yan was a bit deflated because he knew what Tianmiao said was true!
He slowly sat down, doing nothing, just staring at Tianmiao.
Watching Tianmiao drink congee, eat buns, eat steamed dumplings, eat shumai, eat potato pancakes...
Sheng Yulin was also eating but silently observing Tianmiao. In the end, he didn’t know how to comment. Boss Tian, indeed, eats too much...
With such an appetite, it seems indeed necessary to run a shady business to sustain herself.
After Tianmiao finished eating, the table was filled with empty dishes and bowls.
Tianmiao cast a glance at Dugu Yan, who was still staring at her, and said slowly, "If you work in my shop, I might consider giving you some guidance."
Hearing this, Dugu Yan stood up without saying a word.
Xu Lang and Shen Hanshu thought he would walk away in anger after hearing this, as did Sheng Yulin.
Dugu Yan, solitary and proud.
No one understood his martial spirit; he had always been lonely in this regard. Even Xu Lang, whom he saw as his only friend, couldn’t truly enter his world.
Therefore, when Tianmiao said such a thing, Xu Lang, who knew him best, thought he would definitely refuse, no, he might not even bother refusing verbally, but just turn and leave.
But...
Dugu Yan stood up suddenly, without saying a word, and began to clean up the dishes and bowls from Tianmiao’s table, taking them to the backyard to wash.
Xu Lang reached out and pinched Shen Hanshu’s arm, twisting it hard.
Shen Hanshu gritted his teeth and asked, "Why are you pinching me?"
"I just wanted to confirm I’m not dreaming." Xu Lang said with a blank expression, "Is this the lone wolf Dugu Yan I know?"
Shen Hanshu said nothing but instead reached out and pinched Xu Lang’s arm hard.
Xu Lang yelped and turned to look at Shen Hanshu accusingly.
Shen Hanshu said blandly, "To help you confirm you’re not dreaming, I specially used twice the force you did earlier to pinch you."
Xu Lang: "..."