Peerless Martial Expert in the City
Chapter 125 - 128 A Bunch of Idiots

Chapter 125: Chapter 128 A Bunch of Idiots

Every time he thought of being slapped twice by this bumpkin right in front of him, and even being tormented to the brink of death without even realizing how the other had moved, a towering hatred would surge within him.

More than once, he had wanted to take revenge, to regain face, but he just didn’t dare to do it. The bone-deep pain made him shiver from the very thought, and he could only hold back the frustration, so much so that he was nearly driven mad.

Tonight, at long last, he had rounded up a few old friends to have a meal together, planning to relax and let off some steam afterward at a venue, but he never expected to bump into such an opportunity. How could he not feel overjoyed?

"I just found out today,"

Xiao Yi replied with a nonchalant smile, candidly speaking as if he hadn’t noticed the mocking smile at the corner of Li Ziming’s eye.

"Bumpkin, do you even know what Jingyue Pavilion is? Is it a place for someone like you?"

One of the young men beside Li Ziming already noticed that Li Ziming had ill feelings toward this bumpkin, and they clearly didn’t get along as if there was some past grudge. He immediately took the lead, looking at Xiao Yi with a sneer and a scornful tone.

"You better get lost quickly. This isn’t a place for someone like you."

"Don’t embarrass yourself here; look at you, dressed like a beggar and wanting to dine at Jingyue Pavilion?"

"..."

Someone started the assault, and the rest of the group swiftly joined in attacking Xiao Yi, each with more malicious words. The nearby waitress listened to the young masters’ assault on Xiao Yi with a faint smile on her face, saying nothing. In her heart, she even faintly wished that these guys would drive Xiao Yi out.

"Strange, gentlemen, are you all waiters at Jingyue Pavilion?"

Xiao Yi, despite being despised and attacked by these people in various languages, didn’t lose his temper but only looked at them with a faint smile and a hint of mockery in his eyes, as if watching a group of clowns perform. He didn’t interrupt them and after a while, when their attacks weakened, he looked at them with a surprised face.

"Fart, why would Young Master Li be a waiter at Jingyue Pavilion! You motherfucker, you don’t even qualify to be a waiter here!"

A young man, feeling tremendously humiliated by Xiao Yi’s words, instantly reddened in the face and pointed at him.

"If you’re not waiters, and you’re not going in to eat, what are you doing standing at the door jabbering?"

Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

"You... kid, you’re sharp-tongued enough, but unfortunately, Jingyue Pavilion isn’t some fast-food joint outside where you can get a meal by being glib."

Li Ziming was also choked with anger by Xiao Yi, and it took him a while to calm down, looking at Xiao Yi with a mocking expression.

After that, he turned his head and said arrogantly to the few young men behind him, "Let’s go, fellas, let’s go eat. Don’t let this idiot ruin our appetite."

"Let’s go!"

"Let’s go!"

"..."

Several people looked at Xiao Yi with disdainful expressions on their faces and then deliberately swaggered off, their faces wearing smug looks as they walked inside.

"Waiter, pay attention to safety, and don’t let some riffraff sneak in; otherwise, if we lose any valuables, it’ll be you who’s accountable!"

Having taken a few steps, Li Ziming paused especially to give instructions to the female server standing at the door. While giving the instructions, he deliberately glanced at Xiao Yi, who was unable to enter, feeling an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

It was as if the frustration that had been building up over the past few days, particularly since the face-slapping incident yesterday, had suddenly found an outlet.

After all, a country bumpkin is just a country bumpkin—what difference does it make if he can do Kung Fu and fight? Nowadays, this society isn’t one where you conquer the world with your fists. Isn’t there a saying, "No matter how skilled in Kung Fu, one could still fear a kitchen knife"? Rough as it may be, the logic is sound.

He suddenly felt that he perhaps had been taking this country bumpkin too seriously before, which was actually totally unnecessary.

"Indeed, waiter, Jingyue Pavilion is a high-end restaurant; we absolutely can’t allow any thieves or beggars and the like to sneak in. Anything here is worth tens of thousands; if anything is lost or broken, you certainly wouldn’t be able to afford it!"

"What ten thousand bucks? My wallet alone is worth over a hundred thousand..."

"My watch was bought for one hundred and twenty thousand in Italy..."

"......"

Once Li Ziming spoke up, the other few also began chiming in one after another. Their earlier remarks were just to ingratiate themselves with Li Ziming, but now they had taken a dislike to Xiao Yi, the country bumpkin themselves, with evident mockery in their eyes as they looked at him.

"Young Master Li, and everyone else, please rest assured. Jingyue Pavilion is an absolute high-end restaurant, and there certainly won’t be any disturbances to your dining experience, let alone what you’ve mentioned."

The female server, obviously quite familiar with Li Ziming and his group of young masters, smiled politely and bowed to Li Ziming. While speaking, she also glanced at Xiao Yi, as if to say that if he knew what was good for him, he would leave now.

Pleased with the server’s tactful response, Li Ziming and his company nodded in satisfaction, and, looking down on Xiao Yi from their lofty position once more, turned and walked toward the interior.

"A bunch of idiots."

Watching the backs of Li Ziming and his entourage, Xiao Yi curled his lips and contemptuously spat out four words.

The server, upon hearing Xiao Yi’s words, was momentarily taken aback, then a scornful expression unapologetically appeared on her face. Thinking that there was nothing worse than someone without self-awareness trying to act high and proud, hard-headed like a duck, she despised such people the most.

To her, if they were idiots, he was the king of idiots.

She sneered inwardly, her resolve to not let him in strengthening even further.

Xiao Yi also felt the scorn on the server’s face but couldn’t be bothered to care about her anymore, nor did he intend to ask her about Chen Jianguo again. He just stood there waiting; after all, going in now meant waiting alone inside, which was no different from waiting outside for him.

The server had braced herself for Xiao Yi to come up and ask to be let in again, but to her surprise, he simply stood there waiting at the door without making further requests, which left her at a loss. But since he was just standing there and not entering, she didn’t know what else to say and could only look over at him warily from time to time.

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