"YOU LIAR!"

Lory jolted in her seat and so did the other guests. They were all shocked by the shouts coming from outside the restaurant. Lory's gossip radar blasted, 'Drama Alert! Drama Alert!'

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Although Lory's table was in the corner, it was also close to the window. All she needed to do was to peek slightly to see the commotion and she wasn't the only one to do the same. It seemed she was right to think people in this world were busybodies due to the lack of entertainment.

There was a man in light blue robes standing outside the restaurant. The man looked to be in his early twenties and his appearance showed he was a young master from a noble family. His looks couldn't be compared to Zhao Li Xin but they could still be considered above average. Next to him, was a woman who clung onto his arms. The woman was quite beautiful but couldn't be compared to Lao Min Na. She wore a luxurious dress and a beautiful hairpin that screamed, 'I'm rich'.

"You want to desert me to marry the princess, don't you?" The woman asked with a grievance.

"Xiao Ying! Don't shout like that," The young man glared at her in embarrassment. People whispered quietly as they watched them. He couldn't let the 'crazy woman' ruin his reputation. He defended himself, "It's not what you think. It's my master's order. How can I reject it?"

The woman, Xiao Ying, didn't believe him. They were too many lies between them. Her man left her without a word and even lied about speaking to her parents about making their engagement official. This all started after he became an inner disciple of the White Moon Tower Academy as he started distancing himself from her.

Xiao Ying only had herself to blame for all this. She was the one who helped him raise his cultivation. She was also the one who invited the White Moon Tower's teacher to enroll him as a disciple. Yet, the man wanted to leave her after her painstaking efforts. Her mind shouted, NO WAY!

"That is the White Moon Tower's uniform," Mong Yi muttered to himself.

"What is that?" Lory heard him and asked him to share the information.

'Don't you, Mong Yi, love explaining everything? Now is your chance' Lory raised her eyebrows and waited for the blabbermouth to speak.

Mong Yi hesitated and looked at Zhao Li Xin. His words came out like a broken dam at his lord's nod. He didn't forget to make comments like a middle-aged woman watching a soap opera. "The man is called is Han Yuan. The name may sound good but the man is a piece of trash contrary to his name…"

"We know him because he's quite famous in White Moon Tower Academy as he managed to become the only inner disciple of Zhu Yong, one of the respectable teachers in the academy. This raised his reputation but the scum was quick to forget that everything he has was because of Lady Yan Xi Ying, Sun Jan city's Governor's daughter."

Lory took another bite of the xiao long bao as she listened to Mong Yi, "What has the jerk done?"

"The rumor says Yan Xi Ying spent all her resources to help him cultivate, delayed her own cultivation to help the ungrateful bast**d. She used all her influence and begged her father to invite the White Moon Tower Academy's teacher and persuaded the teacher to accept Han Yuan."

"And now he wants to leave her? That JERK!" Lory slammed the table angrily. Zhao Li Xin frowned as he thought her little hands were small and frail. What if she accidentally hurt herself?

"That man is really a jerk!" Someone else agreed with her.

"Miss Yan is so beautiful. Why would she waste her effort on a man like that?" Another man couldn't help but add.

"It's because he seduced her. That is the only way she would notice a man from a small merchant family," A man responded.

"He is a merchant's son?" His friends were stunned.

"Yes, I know him. I'm also from Sun Jan city," He confirmed.

Lory and Mong Yi soon realized the inn had been quiet as everyone was listening to Mong Yi's story. They only started commenting when Lory slammed the table. Zhao Li Xin knew what was happening from the beginning but was too lazy to stop his subordinate's chatter, plus Lory seemed happy to listen.

Unfortunately, Han Yuan and Yan Xi Ying also heard what Mong Yi said. Han Yuan turned red with anger and shame. He glared at the people behind the window shutting some of them up.

"..."

Mong Yi noticed the awkward situation and casually closed the window with the expression, 'the show is over. You may continue'. His actions, however, ignited Han Yuan's anger.

Zhao Li Xin could feel the threat coming from outside. He beckoned at Lory and said calmly, "Ri Yi, come here…"

Although Lory was puzzled, she obediently moved closer to him, "Hm… what's wrong?"

Zhao Li Xin pulled her onto his lap. Lory gasped with surprise but the window next to Lory's chair soon exploded. Lory embraced Zhao Li Xin's neck out of reflex to protect him from the blast.

Zhao Li Xin also raised his sleeve to protect her from the splinters even though it wasn't necessary. Mong Yi had jumped between them and the blast to create a barrier with his Qi. Nothing could hurt his lord and their future madam.

Others weren't so lucky as they were blown away by the blast. Both men and women screamed in shock and pain. Lory, on the other hand, cupped Zhao Li Xin's face to make sure he wasn't hurt, "Are you okay?"

While everyone was drowning in shock and fear, a certain lord was over the moon. His little savior was on his lap closely embracing each other. Mong Yi could feel the pink bubbles coming from his lord. He didn't dare disturb their lovey-dovey moment but there was always the cannon fodder seeking death.

"You! What did you say about me?" Han Yuan came through the new hole and pointed at Lory.

Lory's eyebrows furrowed 'what did she say?'

Her silence made Han Yuan think she was scared of him at first. However, her next words almost made him vomit blood.

Lory clapped her hands and said with a cheerful smile, "You're a JERK!!"

Her honest reply made everyone, who was shocked earlier, burst into laughter. No one refuted Lory's words as the man was a true jerk. He even destroyed the place because people were talking about him. He acted like a tyrant who was bent on hurting everyone.

"You… Do you know who I am?" Han Yuan's hand trembled yet his voice was filled with threats. No one dared to disrespect him ever since he became Zhu Yong's inner disciple. The seniors in the academy also had to bow to him but the little woman dared to mock him.

Lory looked at him as if he was stupid and said with an obvious look, "You are a JERK!"

Her clear response made them laugh harder. Mong Yi also couldn't resist and even Zhao Li Xin stifled a laugh. He never knew his little savior was good at mocking.

Lory gave a cunning smile. Hump! She wasn't raised by the Smiling Demon for nothing.