From the moment they walked into the restaurant, Ming Xi felt many gazes on him. One could tell if a person had internal strength just by listening to their breathing. There were many people with strong martial arts in the Thousand Floor Tower.
An ordinary restaurant actually had crouching tigers and hidden dragons.
"What is the background of this Thousand Floor Tower?" Fire Phoenix asked in a low voice. She had already set up a barrier between them so that others couldn't hear their conversation.
"We just arrived, so how would we know?" Xu Jinbei said in a low voice.
Ming Xi looked up at the people around him, "In the past, Qian Luosha liked to gather information from restaurants and brothels. Many restaurants are actually their bases."
"Didn't Qian Luosha disband a long time ago?" Xu Jinbei asked in shock. Qian Luosha was a famous assassin organization. He had heard of it before, but by the time he heard of it, the organization had already disbanded.
Ming Xi said, "Even if it disbanded, where are the original assassins?"
Xu Jinbei said, "I heard that they've already entered the military camp."
"Those who entered the military camp are just small fries. Qian Luosha has twelve halls. Under the pavilion master are two branch masters, and under the branch master are twelve hall masters. Are these people willing to listen to orders in the military camp?" Ming Xi asked calmly.
They were the ones who gave orders, so how could they be willing to listen to other people's arrangements? Moreover, assassins were different from soldiers. Soldiers had strict discipline, so they definitely wouldn't follow it.
Xu Jinbei was shocked when he heard this. He didn't think that those hall masters had some status in the pugilistic world. They were used to doing things their own way, and their methods should be dark and ruthless. They were completely different from soldiers. Even if those hall masters were to be their assistants, they would feel that they were beneath them.
Then where did these people go? Although he wasn't from the pugilistic world, he wasn't ignorant. He had never heard of any news about Qian Luosha.
"Perhaps Teng Ye knows where they are." Ming Xi picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.
"Could they be planning a rebellion?" Xu Jinbei guessed in shock.
Ming Xi smiled, "Who knows? We'll know once we check."
At this moment, a waiter came up to deliver food. Xu Jinbei immediately shut up.
"Wow, it looks delicious." Shang'er's eyes lit up as she sat down and picked up the chopsticks.
Seeing this, the waiter was stunned for a moment. He thought to himself, What an impudent little maid. The master hasn't even started yet, but she's already moving her chopsticks.
Xu Jinbei coughed lightly and gave Shang'er a look.
Shang'er looked up at Xu Jinbei, her starry eyes filled with confusion. She thought that Xu Jinbei's throat was uncomfortable.
"You guys sit down and eat too. There aren't so many rules when we're outside." Ming Xi said indifferently. He picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish for Shang'er. "I told you not to follow me secretly, but you insisted on following me behind Aunt's back. How is it? Are you hungry?"
"So hungry." Shang'er didn't really understand Ming Xi's words, but she really did feel very hungry.
When the waiter heard that the little maid was a young lady from a rich family who had sneaked out, he didn't find it strange anymore. He took the tray and went downstairs.
Xu Jinbei said to Shang'er in a low voice, "Shang'er, you're a maid. You can't sit down and eat before the master. You can only eat if the young master lets you."
"Ming Xi will let me eat." Shang'er's mouth was full of meat and her words were slurred.
"You have to call him young master." Xu Jinbei reminded her. "And before the young master eats, you have to stand. That's what a maid should do."
Shang'er looked at Ming Xi blankly. "A maid can't eat and can only stand?"
"Yes." Fire Phoenix nodded. "A maid is a servant. How can she be like the master?"
"Then I don't want to be a maid," Shang'er cried out, feeling wronged. "I want to be a child bride."
Ming Xi coughed lightly. "Alright, it's fine. I'll let you eat."
Shang'er pouted. "It's not good to be a maid."
"There are two people by the window staring at us," Fire Phoenix said in a low voice.
"Shh." Xu Jinbei became alert.
Fire Phoenix giggled. "Don't worry, they can't hear us."
"This Thousand Floor Restaurant makes good food. You can come here often," Ming Xi said lightly. If he wasn't wrong, this Thousand Floor Restaurant might be related to Qian Luocha.
As they ate, the shopkeeper came up again. He asked with a smile, "Young Master, what do you think of the taste? Does it suit you?"
"It's delicious." Shang'er nodded. She felt that this was the best meal she had had in the past half a month.
"Hehe, the little girl is so innocent and cute," the shopkeeper praised.
Ming Xi raised his eyebrows and looked at him. "Your chef is from the north, right?"
"Young Master has a good tongue," the shopkeeper praised.
"The Jiangnan dishes are all northern." Ming Xi's brows furrowed in disdain.
The shopkeeper asked in surprise, "So Young Master is from Jiangnan."
Ming Xi didn't deny or admit it. "Is the shopkeeper a local?"
"I'm from Weicheng City. My previous business failed. I originally wanted to come to Wasteland City to try my luck and look after the restaurant for my boss. However, since the opening of Wasteland City, I've been here. No one is more familiar with this place than me. How did Young Master come to Wasteland City?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile.
"I was just passing by and came to see if Wasteland City is really filled with savages as people say." Ming Xi said lightly, still looking arrogant and noble.
The shopkeeper laughed. "Where did savages come from? That's just a rumor. Young Master wants to see the prairie. Go out of the city gate and head east. The prairie there is the most beautiful."
"Who told you that I want to see the prairie?" Ming Xi glanced at him indifferently.
"Hehe, I was too talkative." The shopkeeper smiled. "Young Master, take your time and eat. If you need anything, don't hesitate to find me."
Ming Xi nodded lightly.
After the shopkeeper left, he immediately spread the news that the four masters and servants came from Jiangnan to the third floor.
The third floor of the Thousand Floor Building didn't entertain guests. There was only a hall and two rooms. Two men were sitting in one of the rooms. Listening to the shopkeeper, one of them whispered, "A noble young master from Jiangnan? Could he be the young master of the Fang family? "
"It can't be that coincidental." The other one said.
"I heard that the young master of the Fang family is very shrewd. At such a young age, he has already begun to manage things. Moreover, he was personally taught by the Fang family's old master. Brother Teng went to the Fang family not long ago. Could it be that the young master of the Fang family came to test us?"
"Let someone check where the noble young master lives. If he really is the young master of the Fang family, we can't neglect him."
"If he doesn't admit it, there's nothing we can do."
The two people who were talking were none other than Lu Yuan and Tang Deren, who Ming Xi heard in the secret room last time.
(Tianjin)
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