"Let's go to the Divine Blessing Restaurant. I've heard that their food is quite good," Han Shuo said smiling at the hesitant Bechymos.
Bechymos was rather surprised that Han Shuo would agree to her request so easily. Divine Blessing was called the most expensive restaurant in Hushveil City for a reason. Each dish and bottle of wine would cost at least a hundred black crystal coins. It was more than some members of small family clans could afford.
After thinking for a moment, not knowing Han Shuo's financial capabilities, Bechymos suggested, "Let's just go to another restaurant. I don't want you to sell your house just for a meal."
"Don't worry about that, Bechymos. He can afford it," Charlotte said with a smile. She knew how prosperous Han Shuo's Celestial Pearl had become in the City of Shadows, and as a successful entrepreneur, spending money in the restaurant would be a mere trifle.
"Let's go, my treat," Han Shuo turned to Rose and waved at her.
Rose had been silent the whole time. She was like an outsider next to Han Shuo. She showed no interest in Charlotte or Bechymos. She followed in silence, her eyes fixed on the ground.
With Charlotte and Bechymos leading the way, the four of them arrived at the Divine Blessing Restaurant of Hushveil City. Charlotte and Bechymos seemed to be regulars at the restaurant. They grabbed a table in a prime location, overlooking an endless stream of people below. Not far away were several energy towers glowing with colourful lights.
A waitress, dressed very neatly and professionally, approached them with a smile and said very politely, "Welcome to Divine Blessing. May I take your order?"
Having cultivated to this level in the Demonic Arts, Han Shuo doesn't even need to eat. He pointed at Bechymos with a smile and said, "Ask her!"
"You really seem to be making good money, huh?" Bechymos chuckled softly before casually ordering a few dishes and a bottle of wine called 'Blueberry Fantasy'. After the waitress left, Bechymos asked, "When did you get to Elysium? What have you been doing?"
"About twenty years ago. Elysium is quite great. I found things worth fighting for in this world," Han Shuo did not answer all of Bechymos' questions. He knitted his brows and asked, "Right, are you a member of the Bruckner family?"
"Yes, I am. What's going on?" Bechymos seemed confused when Han Shuo asked her about her family clan. She couldn't understand why Han Shuo was asking her about it.
Suddenly, Charlotte stood up, bowed to Han Shuo, and solemnly apologised, "Mister Bryan, I'm really sorry about the incident last time. Please forgive me!"
Bechymos became even more confused. She stared blankly at Charlotte for a moment and asked, "Charlotte, what are you doing?" She then turned to Han Shuo and gave him a puzzled look, "Since when are you called Bryan?"
Back in the Abyss Realm, where no one knew him, Han Shuo had introduced himself with his original name, including Bechymos. So Bechymos was confused when Charlotte called him Bryan.
"New material plane, new name. Here I'm called Bryan. But of course you can still call me Han Shuo. Both names work," Han Shuo explained as he shrugged his shoulders. Then he turned to Charlotte and replied, "Alright. For Bechymos' sake, I will forget what happened last time. If you are still interested in purchasing medicine from my Celestial Pearl, we can discuss the terms later."
After hearing these words, Charlotte knew that Han Shuo had finally forgiven her for saving Portlem's life in the City of Shadows. She was overjoyed. She thanked Han Shuo with a smile and returned to her seat before informing Bechymos, "This is the Mister Bryan from the City of Shadows I told you about. He is the friend you met in the Abyss Realm!"
Bechymos' pretty face was filled with overwhelming shock at the explanation. She cried out in disbelief, "How is that possible?"
Charlotte had told Bechymos about the wonders of Han Shuo's medicine, as well as the incident at Celestial Pearl's banquet hall. She had emphasised how relentless Han Shuo had been in his attempt to kill Portlem. However, back in the Abyss Realm, where Bechymos had first met Han Shuo, Bechymos had only known Han Shuo for his miracles, not for his mighty strength. Therefore, Bechymos had not associated the powerful expert who had kicked Portlem's ass with the magical person she had met.
In fact, Charlotte had expected Bechymos to be very surprised to hear this, as she herself had been in disbelief when she realised that Han Shuo was the magical person Bechymos had met in the Abyss Realm.
According to Bechymos' words, when they met in the Abyss Realm, Han Shuo's strength was weaker than hers. However, within just a few decades, Han Shuo had enough power to severely injure Portlem - meaning that Han Shuo had managed to ascend from the Lowgod Realm to the Highgod Realm within the short span of a few decades. This rate of progress was simply unimaginable!
Under Bechymos' doubtful gaze, Charlotte forced a smile and said, "You should know that I would never make such a joke with you. It is true. He is the master of the Celestial Pearl Pharmacy of the City of Shadows."
Bechymos became even more astonished. She looked at Han Shuo with puzzled eyes and asked, "Have you started hiding your true strength since you arrived in the Abyss Realm?"
Han Shuo forced a smile. He did not know how to answer Bechymos' question. He had not hidden his true strength back in the Abyss Realm. But if Han Shuo told her the truth, she might not believe him. Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, Han Shuo reluctantly nodded.
"You scoundrel, always on guard against everyone!" Bechymos glared at Han Shuo angrily and remarked, "How foolish of me to worry that you might have trouble surviving on Elysium. I was even planning to give you a recommendation to join my family clan! It turns out I was worried about nothing!"
With these words finished, Bechymos suddenly called to the waitress and ordered, "Cancel our order. Give us the most expensive course instead!" Bechymos was furious. She was out to get Han Shuo's blood!
"Yes, right away!" the waitress said happily and replied to Bechymos immediately.
Soon, dishes after dishes were being served that Han Shuo had never seen before. Their table was piled high with food. Bechymos chewed vigorously on the finely cooked slices of meat as she glared hatefully at Han Shuo. She seemed to be imagining herself chewing on Han Shuo's flesh.
Charlotte was somewhat taken aback by Bechymos' behaviour. She had not expected Bechymos to behave so rudely in front of a male acquaintance.
Rose had been silent the whole time. But when the delicious food was served, she helped herself without anyone telling her. She grabbed the beautiful dishes and became absorbed in eating the food on the table. It was as if Rose and Bechymos were having an eating contest.
Han Shuo only tasted a little bit of each dish on the table. He did not even drink much wine. Although he wasn't a gourmet, he found the food and alcohol to be excellent. He had an ominous feeling that they would be expensive.
When it came time to pay, Han Shuo was only slightly shocked when the waitress reported that the dishes cost nine thousand six hundred black crystal coins. Han Shuo had become a filthy rich man and was not going to break his promise just because the bill was a little high. Under Bechymos' attentive gazes, Han Shuo straightforwardly tossed out a sack containing ten thousand black crystal coins.
Bechymos, Charlotte, and Rose had all drank some alcohol which gave their cheeks a tinge of alluring red. They appeared significantly more entrancing with rosy cheeks on their pretty faces, especially Bechymos and Rose who were incredibly attractive to begin with. Even Han Shuo felt as though his breath was taken away for a moment.
Bechymos observed Han Shuo as he settled the bill calmly. She softly remarked, "You really have struck a fortune! Didn't even wince when paying ten thousand black crystal coins. You are even more extravagant than my dad!"
"Let's go!" Han Shuo said and got up from his seat. As he left, his majestic figure visibly overshadowed many other gods in Divine Blessing. Given his ostentatiousness and the three charming beauties beside him, many in the establishment secretly peeked at him admiringly, thinking, Who is this blessed lad? Since when Hushveil City has a man with such luck around women?
Most of those who could afford spending in Divine Blessing was rather influential in Hushveil City. The circle was small and they knew each other well. As Han Shuo was not a familiar face around here, they started wondering who he could be.
The three ladies also got up from their seats and followed Han Shuo outside. As they were about to leave Divine Blessing, Bechymos softly cursed a young man sitting near the entrance, "What a disgusting piece of shit!"
From start to finish, the youngster had been staring at the three ladies with an undisguised depravity in his eyes. Bechymos' curse was fair and just.
However, with everyone in Divine Blessing watching and admiring Han Shuo, the restaurant was very quiet. Bechymos' gentle curse was heard loud and clear by everyone. All the diners in the restaurant turned to the seemingly influential young man with amused eyes, as if the young man had made a fool of himself.
The boy stared blankly for a moment before realising that the eyes of his acquaintances were on him. Not wanting to lose face, he looked darkly at Bechymos and sneered, "Hey, bitch, who are you talking about?"
Bechymos' face turned dark. She seemed even more disgusted and replied, "A disgusting and uncultured piece of shit!" After that, not wanting to waste any more words, Bechymos hurriedly said to Han Shuo, "Let's go!" and left hastily, as if trying to avoid a stinking pile of shit.
"Three drunken women following a man. One wonders what they could be up to. How slutty!" said the boy with a lewd grin. Upon hearing these words, the diners at Divine Blessing made faces that implied sexual innuendo. Their looks at Han Shuo were filled with admiration.
Han Shuo stared blankly for a moment. The scene of him eating Charlotte, Bechymos, and Rose for dessert all at once involuntarily floated into his mind. A strange smile appeared on his face. Han Shuo shook his head and thought, I'm indeed not a virtuous man to fantasize something so lewd in this situation.
Slap! A loud slap resounded through Divine Blessing. Charlotte stared at the youngster coldly and said, "I don't care which family clan you're from, you better mind your language!"
"Slut, how dare you strike me!" shrieked the youngster. The few divine guards dining with him put on chilling faces, stood up from their seats and surrounded the four in an instant. It appeared that the matter won't be easily resolved.
As that youngster only had midgod strength, he couldn't avoid Charlotte's slap. When Han Shuo finally came to his senses, the youngster's divine guards had surrounded them.
Han Shuo wasn't afraid of troubles. However, his objective in Hushveil City was to assassinate Hassling and Avery. If his identity was exposed before that happens, it will severely jeopardize his mission. Seeing that the situation had escalated to this stage, Han Shuo started weighing in his mind on how to rapidly resolve the matter.
The youngster only had midgod strength. Those divine guards that came with him had similar strengths. None in his party was a Highgod. Most of those dining in Divine Blessing possessed midgod strengths. Other than Bechymos who had recently made a breakthrough to Midgod realm, all those in Han Shuo's party had Highgod strengths and could finish off the youngster and his divine guards effortlessly.
However, they were in an esteemed establishment. Doing so will surely attract certain forces' attention and they would have trouble getting away. If the matter escalates, it would likely expose Han Shuo's identity. If Avery and Hassling were to know that he was in Hushveil City, they would surely try to hunt and kill him.
This might get messy, thought Han Shuo as he bunched his brows.
"This is Hushveil City. You outsiders are digging your own grave by stirring up trouble here!" the boy shouted. Then he ordered, "Arrest them. Take them to the Sixth Corps for interrogation!"
Like the City of Shadows, Hushveil City had a Divine Guard Corps. But unlike the City of Shadows, Hushveil City only had six Divine Guard Corps. It seemed that the boy in Hushveil City was indeed quite powerful. The Divine Guards following him had a serious and stern look. It was obvious that they were experienced and well trained.
"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your disputes outside!" At this point, a plump old man with greying hair approached them with a professional smile. It was as if he was used to situations like this.
As one of the finest establishments in Hushveil City, Divine Blessing was more than just a restaurant. The boy knew the forces behind the seemingly innocent Divine Blessing. He nodded at the plump old man, waved at his divine guards and said, "We'll wait outside!" The young man gave Han Shuo and the three ladies a cold look before leaving Divine Blessing.
The diners at Divine Blessing showed great interest in the dispute. Some asked for the bill and went outside to watch, while others looked down from the windows.
"He's from the House of Granro, the weakest of the four major family clans in Hushveil City," Charlotte said to Bechymos with a faint smile. Then she turned to Han Shuo and said, "It's no big deal."
Han Shuo was quite surprised by these words from Charlotte. But after thinking about it, it made sense to him. The House of Bruckner had about the same strength as the House of Sainte. Both were old family clans. Obviously, a family clan that ranked near the bottom in Hushveil City wasn't enough to pose a threat to them.
Han Shuo was relieved to hear these words. He nodded smilingly and said, "I don't want people to know that I'm in Hushveil City."
Charlotte looked blankly for a moment, wondering why Han Shuo would say that. She nodded and replied, "Very well. Leave it to me."
Rose had been silent the whole time, but she seemed irritated. Obviously, she too was angered by the young man's insulting words.
"Sister Charlotte, give this asshole a beating," Bechymos said in a cold voice.
"Forget it, we are in Hushveil City and we should avoid unnecessary trouble. Anyway, I have already beaten him. If he knew our identities, I doubt he would continue to pressure us with his Sixth Corps," Charlotte comforted. She also seemed disinclined to escalate the matter.
"Sister Charlotte, how can we just let him off like that?!" grumbled Bechymos.
As they spoke, the four had exited Divine Blessing. Charlotte gazed at the youngster with cold eyes and was about to state her identity.
But before she could speak, the youngster rushed to sneer at Han Shuo, "Hey man, going down on three at once must be wonderful, isn't it? Hehe, later at the Sixth Corps, I will give you an even more wonderful experience!"
The youngster seemed greatly interested in Rose. He looked up and down Rose's body with lascivious eyes and said, "Damn, white-haired lady, you are totally my type. I'm so going to interrogate you with my baton!" Of the three ladies, Rose had been silent and did not speak up against him. Thinking that Rose was meek, the youngster assailed her with obscenities.
But little did he know, quiet and introverted people like Rose were usually the most murderous. The youngster had committed a grave mistake in offending Rose. He could not have offended Rose more by calling her a white-haired lady.
Han Shuo saw the cold gleam in Rose's eyes and knew that shit was about to hit the fan. Before he could say anything, several strands of her silver hair shot out violently. The distance between the boy and Rose was very short. The boy couldn't even dodge Charlotte's slap. Against Rose, who was even more powerful than Charlotte, the boy was even more powerless.
Several strands of hair shot out like rays of light, piercing the boy's chest in an instant. Rose used her long hair to throw the boy, his chest spurting blood, far into the distance. He was already dead when he landed.
Han Shuo's face shook. When he saw that Rose had attacked, he knew that it was no longer possible to resolve the matter peacefully. Before Charlotte and Bechymos had come to their senses, Han Shuo instructed, "Don't do things halfway, finish what you started!"
Rose's long hair began to flutter wildly, and she coldly sent her long hair at the terrified divine guards. Their torsos were pierced and they all died instantly.
"What are you waiting for? Fly!" Han Shuo shouted at Bechymos and Charlotte. Then he grabbed Bechymos' small hand and flew towards a rather desolate part of the city.
Those bystanders and observers all screamed in fear and panic!
They had not expected Han Shuo and his party to kill in broad daylight, and kill so ruthlessly! Perhaps because Rose was too brutal, all the bystanders just watched as Han Shuo and the ladies fled after committing the murder. They did not think of stopping them because no one had the guts to stand up to them!