Li Jing didn't care about Hong Mei's aggressive behavior since he knew her personality beforehand. Furthermore, Hong Mei had no way to know who he was since the original Li Jing had not left his clan compound for the past seven years.
"No worries, Sister Mei. Are you here to participate in the auction organized by the Yuan Auction House?" He asked, though he already knew the answer.
"Yes! I heard that this time they will sell some interesting items. What about you Brother Jing?" She said.
"I also plan to participate." He answered.
"Great, let's go together!" She suggested.
Hong Mei didn't care about Li Jing, but if she accidentally offended the young master of the Li clan, it would be bad for her clan and her father will reprimand her. So, she proposed to accompanying him in hope that he will forget about the previous event. She was sure that he would not hold grudge against a beauty like her after using her charm on him.
Li Jing really didn't want to associate himself with a cannon fodder like Hong Mei, but if he refused it will be seen as not giving her face…
He inwardly sighed and accepted her suggestion.
Li Jing and Hong Mei walked towards the Yuan Auction House, followed behind by their respective maid.
After a few minutes, they suddenly heard and saw a young girl rushing to them. The young girl was looking behind her and talking to someone while running.
"Young Master look, there is… Ouch!" Exclaimed the young girl before colliding with someone and falling to the ground.
Unfortunately for her, this someone was Hong Mei.
"Young Miss, are you alright?" Asked Hong Mei's maid, checking if her young miss was fine.
Hong Mei was obviously fine, but she was red from anger. Because of this girl, she was ridiculed in front of everyone.
"You, worm! How dare you touch me? You will regret this!" She yelled at the poor girl on the ground.
However, before she could slap the girl, a powerful voice resonated.
"Stop!"
Hong Mei stopped her hand mid-air and was curious to see who dared to interrupt her.
"Are you alright Xiao Tan?" Asked a boy to the young girl on the ground.
"I-I'm fine, Young Master." She answered in a small voice.
Li Jing was also about to stop Hong Mei but this boy has been faster than him. He looked at him to see if he recognized him.
The boy was wearing a black robe embroidered with red threads. He had mid-long black hair and intriguing dark pupils. His thick arched eyebrows, long nose, and thin lips all added up to his elegance and noble air.
'No way…' Thought Li Jing when he recognized the boy.
"Oh? Isn't that the trash young master of the Teng clan? Good, if you kowtow to me three times I may forgive your maid!" Said Hong Mei, smirking.
She was very frustrated today and now it was a perfect opportunity to vent her frustration. Teng Fen was just a trash and there were even rumors that his cousin will replace him as the heir of the Teng clan. Furthermore, the Teng clan was inferior to her Hong clan.
"Little girl, if you don't want to lose your mouth, you better shut it." Said Teng Fen to Hong Mei in a cold voice.
Seeing this scene, Li Jing was completely panicked and didn't know how to react.
'Shit, shit, shit, why is Teng Fen here? He was not supposed to meet Hong Mei in the Marketplace, this event was not in the web novel!' He thought.
"You… You're courting death! Did you hear him, Brother Jing? This trash thinks that he is better than us. Let's teach him a good lesson!" Exclaimed Hong Mei.
This girl was clever. If she has said that to anyone else, he would have immediately attacked Teng Fen to impress her. But who was Li Jing? He was a transmigrator who had read the web novel. He will never offend the main character to impress a beautiful girl, he was not suicidal!
Hearing the commotion, many people started to gather around them.
"Look, it's Fairy Mei! It looks like someone offended her." Said someone in the crowd.
"Isn't that Teng Fen? This trash still dare to cause trouble in the city!" Said someone else.
"We must defend Fairy Mei and teach this trash a lesson!"
In the past, they didn't dare to speak like that about Teng Fen, but now he was just a trash that will probably be rejected by his clan. If they could gain favor from the powerful Hong clan by beating him, they will not hesitate!
"But, who is the young man beside Fairy Mei? I never saw him before." Asked someone.
"I don't know him either, but he is wearing cloth from the Li clan."
"You're right! He is probably Li Jing, the young master of the Li clan!" Supposed someone.
Although they never saw him, the young master of the Li clan was the only one with a status high enough to stand beside the young miss of the Hong clan, so this supposition was the most logical.
"Huh? I didn't know that Young Master Jing had a relationship with Fairy Mei."
Li Jing wanted to slap them all. Now that they associated him with Hong Mei, Teng Fen will also see him as a villain!
'I must do something right now or it will be too late!' He thought.