The Qingxin Tavern suddenly fell into a profound silence.
All eyes were on the girl's cheeks, where a clear five-finger mark stood out.
No one expected Lin Feng to actually slap her, without any hesitation or mercy.
This slap not only hit the girl's face but also Qingxin's.
The crowd was stunned, while the girl was completely dumbfounded. She slowly raised her hand to touch her smooth cheek, immediately feeling a burning pain.
She, surnamed Duan, of imperial descent, decisive in her actions, and untouchable. But today, Lin Feng actually slapped her face.
Her once beautiful eyes now spewed flames of anger, appearing extremely cold and even a bit ferocious.
"You shouldn't have intervened."
A voice broke the dreadful silence. It was Qingxin, still maintaining her elegant and noble demeanor, her voice as soft as ever, as if she could never get angry.
"Are you saying I should let her humiliate me without fighting back?" Lin Feng looked at Qingxin, his tone calm but carrying an underlying arrogance and unruliness.
"Even if she had humiliated you, you should not have retaliated. Moreover, she hasn't succeeded yet." Qingxin's response was a definite affirmation of Lin Feng's question, stating that even if Lin Feng had been humiliated, he should not have retaliated.
"You disappoint me." Lin Feng's tone carried a hint of indifference. "You are too scheming. You may seem gentle and elegant, but in reality, you are proud and cold-hearted. I don't like it."
"It's not about disappointing me or not. It's just that now, you can't control the situation anymore. As you said, for some things, once done, there must be consequences."
"You're wrong." Lin Feng shook his head. "Not only wrong but also ignorant. In your eyes, people like us are not worth mentioning. You can humiliate us at will, and even if we are humiliated, we can't fight back. So, even if I do nothing, I'll face humiliation. Instead, by taking action, the consequences are just more severe. So why should I avoid doing anything and wait for you to humiliate me?"
"Have you ever thought that the price you pay may be too high?" Qingxin asked.
"I can assure you, no matter what price I may have to pay, at least, before that price falls on me, I can make her pay first."
Lin Feng glanced at the girl, his calm voice sending a shiver down everyone's spine.
Lin Feng's intention was clear. If they wanted to deal with him, they should at least consider the safety of the girl first.
A threat, a blatant threat.
Even Qingxin, after hearing Lin Feng's calm voice, couldn't help but slightly contract her pupils. Is this really a sixteen-year-old boy, able to remain so calm and indifferent, as if he has everything under control?
"Are you threatening me?" The girl understood Lin Feng's meaning and, still holding her cheek, said coldly.
"You're not so foolish as to be beyond redemption. At least you can tell that I am threatening you."
Lin Feng's voice was filled with sarcasm. In his eyes, the girl's arrogant and domineering behavior was undoubtedly foolish. Even if your family background is outstanding, without enough strength, encountering a lunatic is seeking death. Not everyone fears death; some value dignity more than life.
"Perhaps you wouldn't be so calm if you knew her identity." Qingxin spoke again, hoping to see fear in Lin Feng's eyes. She was not used to this young man being so calm and collected.
"You can try."
"She's surnamed Duan." Qingxin's eyes were fixed on Lin Feng, hoping to see something from his eyes.
At the same time, the girl raised her head, staring at Lin Feng, trying to find fear and submission in his eyes.
Unfortunately, both Qingxin and the girl were destined to be disappointed. Lin Feng's eyes remained calm and indifferent, unruffled like still waters.
"Of royal descent?" Lin Feng showed no sign of fear. Instead, a faint smile appeared on his face as he said, "At my table, there is also someone surnamed Duan, but he is much more humble than her. Even though born into the royal family, he lacks the talent and strength to prove his excellence, only knowing how to bully others. Such a person, I believe, can only be a disgrace to the royal family, bringing shame upon it."
The girl's face changed slightly. She had tried to see submission in Lin Feng's eyes and humiliate him, but she had underestimated him. Lin Feng used a sharp phrase to humiliate her instead.
As for Qingxin, she was also surprised. She looked at the several people behind Lin Feng and finally settled her gaze on Mengqing, who was wearing a light veil. If one of these three people was surnamed Duan, she was more inclined to believe it was Mengqing. Some people, even if they try to conceal it, cannot hide their aura.
Mengqing possessed such an aura, a sacred aura. Even after seeing her, Qingxin seemed to lose a bit of confidence.
Turning back, Qingxin shifted her gaze to the stairs on the third floor, where there was an empty pavilion, only with a single room, usually accessible only to her.
But at this moment, a voice came floating out.
"I haven't seen them."
A simple sentence, yet it made everyone present tremble.
"I haven't seen them?"
Lin Feng said that one of the people behind him was surnamed Duan, and then a mysterious voice from the pavilion denied having seen them. This sentence not only denied the identities of Lin Feng and the others but also confirmed the identity of the person in the pavilion. Only someone who had seen many members of the Duan family could say such a thing.
"It seems that the rumors are true. Qingxin, the owner of the Qingxin Tavern, is really his woman."
Someone murmured in astonishment.
No wonder they were fortunate enough to hear Qingyin's performance today. It turned out she was performing for him.
The proud girl, upon hearing this, lost all the pride in her eyes. It was him!
In front of him, she was too insignificant, like a firefly compared to the bright moon.
Qingyin nodded slightly upon hearing this. Since he hadn't seen them, it meant they were not important.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Qingyin said indifferently to Lin Feng, as if asking him to explain himself.
Lin Feng shook his head slightly. "In that case, since you're causing trouble in my tavern, should I 'invite' you to leave?"
Qingyin emphasized the word 'invite,' raising her voice, as if deliberately emphasizing this term. As her words fell, two figures appeared beside her, as if they had emerged from thin air, quietly standing there. Lin Feng felt a pressure coming towards him.
These two figures had flashed down from the pavilion above, obviously brought by the person who had just spoken.
"Very strong, I'm no match." Lin Feng understood the gap in strength between them just by seeing their movements, a gap that could not be bridged. His gaze turned to the pavilion, his eyes flickering. He knew he might have encountered someone mentioned by Duan Feng
.
However, Lin Feng was still guessing. Would the person in the pavilion be the tyrannical crown prince or the gentle second prince? Or is there someone else?
"Who touched my daughter."
At this moment, a cold voice rang out, causing the Qingxin Tavern's pavilion to tremble. Then, figures directly leaped from the first floor to the second floor and stood behind the proud girl. These people all had deep and stable gazes, exuding a suppressive aura just by standing there.
At the staircase, the sound of footsteps approached. A middle-aged man walked with a majestic and indifferent demeanor. Upon seeing Qingxin nod slightly, his gaze fell on the two people beside Qingxin, and his pupils contracted slightly. But in an instant, they returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
"Dad." The proud girl called out, wanting to move, but suddenly found herself locked in by a chilling aura, as if any movement would cost her life.
"Such audacity." The middle-aged man, stepping towards Lin Feng, emanated a surging oppressive force, pervading the air.
The atmosphere in the tavern became extremely oppressive, as if it could collapse at any moment under this pressure. The crowd in the tavern all kept their distance, avoiding it.
With Lin Feng as the center, the pressure grew stronger, making him feel as if he were carrying thousands of pounds on his body.
"Do you regret it now?" Qingxin's plain voice came from her mouth, hoping to see a different emotion in Lin Feng's eyes, such as fear or regret.
"There are some things that are inevitable. Once done, they are done. What's there to regret?" Lin Feng smiled calmly, with a hint of pride on his face.
"Drunk, singing, what is life? If you live without dignity, what's the point?"
There are some things that are obviously wrong, yet they must be done.
"Even if you regret it, there is no chance."
The middle-aged man, seeing the mark on his daughter's face, radiated a chilling aura.
A killing intent permeated the air, pressing down on Lin Feng.
"Drunk, singing, what is life?"
Mengqing murmured, repeating Lin Feng's words, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Standing up, Mengqing came to Lin Feng's back and looked up. She saw the crowd all pressing towards Lin Feng, and in her eyes, a trace of cold light flashed.
"Just because you have more people, you think you can bully Lin Feng?"
Mengqing spoke slowly, and with a step forward, she stood in front of Lin Feng.
At this moment, an invisible and extremely cold chill froze the space, making people feel suffocated, freezing their hearts.
"Get out, all of you."
As her words spread, a layer of ice slowly condensed in the air, attacking the crowd. At this moment, the sky and earth were frozen, and everyone's heart trembled.