Noticing the strange reactions of these people, Tang Youyou subconsciously glanced at the young man. She saw the young man fanning the feathers in his hand. A gentle breeze blew through his hair, making his profile even more appealing to the ladies.
Sure enough, clothes make the man, just like a saddle adorns a horse.
The way he was dressed really made a difference.
Thinking this, Tang Youyou crossed her arms and calmly watched to see what tricks these literati and scholars were up to.
Then, these people all turned to look at her in unison. The young man affected a coy and haughty manner and walked towards Tang Youyou.
"Yesterday, it was you who made this young master go hungry, wasn't it?"
Hearing this arrogant remark, Tang Youyou sneered, "It was this young master. What do you want?"
As soon as Tang Youyou admitted it, the young man immediately turned around, looked at the scholars, and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Come and have a look! This hypocrite pretends to be a literati but does things worse than a pig or a dog. You should spread the word about this!"
As he spoke, he didn't forget to throw in a few more slurs.
"Yesterday, it was this person who refused to help others in need. Such a degenerate in scholarly clothing, how can you tolerate her among us students seeking knowledge!"
Under his brainwashing and moral coercion, these people were successfully led astray.
Tang Youyou coldly stared at these people without saying a word. She just looked at these followers silently and shook her head.
No wonder there were fewer and fewer talents in the Great Ming Kingdom these days. With so many strange people like this, how could there be pillars of the nation?
Thinking of this, Tang Youyou shook her head again. She spoke softly, and instantly everyone present fell silent.
"I wonder why you are here. Were you instigated by someone or used as a pawn? I'm sure you scholars are not stupider than me.
Since ancient times, morality has only bound those who have it. And I, Tang Junxie, am an immoral person. So, all your actions are useless to this young master."
At this point, those people stood there stunned. In all their years, they had never seen such a brazen person like Tang Youyou.
Being able to admit openly that one has no morals was truly unprecedented.
After Tang Youyou finished speaking, she turned around and saw a person walking towards her slowly.
Ruoyan walked up to Tang Youyou and tugged at her sleeve on her own accord. She whispered, "Young master, what are you talking about?"
Tang Youyou pointed at the young man in front of them. When Miss Ruoyan saw this person, surprise flashed across her eyes.
She whispered beside Tang Youyou, "Young master, this person is a local bully. It's better not to offend him. If you do, there will be a lot of trouble later."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou waved her hand and called Ye Yue from afar.
"Ye Yue, do you know these people?"
Ye Yue shook her head.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou continued, "Since you don't know them, don't hold back. Teach them a good lesson so that they'll remember. This young master will go to the foot of Qingyun Sect first. Wait for you to come back later."
As soon as the words fell, Tang Youyou took Ruoyan behind her and left Yangchun Street without looking back. The two walked on the street without paying any attention to the people behind them.
Just as those people were about to chase after them, they saw Ye Yue loosening her finger joints.
Crack, crack.
The crisp sound immediately drew back the attention of those scholars who were about to chase after Tang Youyou to mentally torment her.
"Gentlemen, your opponent is me."
Those people looked at Ye Yue alone and all showed expressions of disdain.
"Do you think you alone can take us all on?"
Hearing this, Ye Yue nodded seriously and said, "It's not impossible."
After saying that, Ye Yue leaped forward and came in front of the crowd. She beat these scholars to a pulp. Several scholars even got bruises on their otherwise good-looking faces.
For a moment, the arrogant and shouting scholars immediately fell to the ground begging for mercy. Their howls attracted the madam of Wangchun Tower.
The madam had a pale face, looking like a hanged ghost.
This scared Ye Yue, who was feeling quite pleased with herself, and she shuddered.
"Auntie..."
Hearing this, the madam wasn't angry. She explained, "I'm not an auntie. I'm the manager here. I just didn't have time to put on makeup, which made you misunderstand."
After she finished speaking, she looked at the scholars lying around in the hall, moaning and groaning.
Their painful cries were really one after another.
As the madam, she felt a bit heartache seeing this. She took a deep breath, looked at Ye Yue standing alone in the hall, and showed a flattering smile.
She spoke slowly in a humble tone.
"Sir, may I ask where your young master is now? If the young master has time, he can still come to my Wangchun Tower. It was really my fault that I didn't take good care of things yesterday, which made the young master aggrieved."
At this point, her voice paused slightly, with a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
The madam continued, "Next time, I will definitely serve your young master well and will never let him be wronged again."
Hearing this, Ye Yue decided to take the opportunity to end things. After nodding in agreement, she pointed at the people on the ground.
"The madam should be able to handle these people. Here is some silver. You can deal with it as you see fit. Even reporting to the officials is okay. I don't want to mention what happened between the madam and that young man yesterday. I'll just pretend I don't know."
"I'm sure the madam is a smart person. There's no need to make things too clear, right?"
Hearing this, the madam immediately nodded in agreement.
"Of course. If the sir is in a hurry, you can go ahead and do your business. I know what to do with the rest."
The madam was smart, and Ye Yue could rest assured. She turned around and strode away, not noticing that the young man lying on the ground, beaten black and blue, was now staring out with a resentful look.
The young man struggled to get up from the ground. As he stood up, there was a sharp pain all over his body, like a raging fire burning.
Dull pain!
"Hiss~"
He covered his butt and shuffled towards the madam.