Upon hearing this, the passers-by began to point fingers, whispering to each other and starting to discuss.
"Paying for food is only natural. Everyone knows that," one said.
"Exactly. Who would have thought that such a good-looking man would be a scoundrel who eats without paying," another remarked.
They pointed and criticized Liu YuHan, completely oblivious to the faint glint of fire in his purple eyes.
The harsh voices all reached Liu YuHan's ears. He felt wronged, believing he didn't deserve such criticism. With his noble status, how could he tolerate these vulgar people judging his right and wrong?
However, considering he was in the mortal world and not wanting to cause trouble, he chose to endure. He simply returned the half-eaten osmanthus cake to the young man, calmly saying, "I won't eat your cake then."
He flicked his sleeve and turned around, thinking that such tolerance would make these people back down. But he underestimated the worldly affairs.
Feeling slighted, the young man threw the osmanthus cake away and angrily stepped forward to grab Liu YuHan's shoulder, intending to teach him a lesson. Unexpectedly, the man flicked his cloud-like sleeve, and with a gust of wind, the young man was forced to fall flat on his back. He immediately covered his buttocks and howled.
"Look at this man! How could he hit someone? It's just unreasonable," someone shouted.
Another round of scolding voices completely enraged Liu YuHan.
At this moment, a chilling aura surrounded Liu YuHan. His cold purple eyes suddenly flashed red, silencing all the gossiping passers-by instantly.
Although this man didn't say a word or make a move, his eyebrows exuded a cold and imposing aura. His tall and straight body seemed to contain a huge and unyielding strength.
His demeanor carried an inviolable dignity and a bone-chilling coldness.
Liu YuHan silently intimidated everyone with his aura. Even the young man who was originally in the right didn't dare to say a single word. However, he was still unwilling to let Liu YuHan eat the osmanthus cake for free.
"Brother Yu?" A delicate voice suddenly broke the dead silence.
Liu YuHan turned around and saw a beautiful pink figure quickly approaching him. A look of joy flashed across his handsome face.
"Kun Ling..." Kun Ling's appearance made him feel as if he had caught a floating log, and his cold expression softened a bit.
"Brother Yu, I've been looking for you for a long time. What happened here?"
Just as he was about to answer, the vendor interrupted him, "He ate my stuff without paying and even hit me."
Liu YuHan gave him a cold glance, and the vendor instantly swallowed his saliva nervously, with obvious fear in his eyes.
"Brother Yu, did you forget to bring any silver?"
"I..."
Liu YuHan stammered for a long time but couldn't find a proper reason. Kun Ling didn't press him further. She took out some silver from her bosom and handed it to the vendor, saying, "The extra money is for the compensation of my brother's accidental action. Please forgive us."
"Fine, fine. I'm just unlucky today," the vendor reluctantly put the silver into his pocket. The farce ended as the crowd dispersed.
"Ling'er, why did you give him the silver?" Liu YuHan still didn't understand. Was it really necessary to pay for food in the mortal world?
Kun Ling was obviously stunned for a moment and then smiled helplessly, "Brother Yu, what are you talking about? Of course, you need to pay for the food you eat."
At the same time, she looked him up and down curiously. This Brother Yu didn't even know that one should pay for food. Could it be that there was something wrong with his head?
But he looked so elegant and didn't seem like it. Thinking about how he asked her to teach him how to make sky lanterns yesterday, all these unusual signs made Kun Ling more and more confused about him.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Liu YuHan frowned slightly. Her gaze made him feel really uncomfortable.
"Brother Yu, I think you seem to know nothing about some things. These are common knowledge to ordinary people. Why..."
"Ling'er, let me take you home. Your parents must be worried."
Before Kun Ling could finish, Liu YuHan interrupted her resolutely with an excuse.
Seeing Liu YuHan's somewhat unhappy face, Kun Ling finally buried her doubts in her heart. She just felt that this Brother Yu always had a mysterious and unfathomable aura, and it seemed really difficult to enter his world.
Kunshan School.
"You live here?" Liu YuHan looked at this quiet and spiritual place for cultivating immortals, then at Kun Ling, and wondered if Kun Ling had gone in the wrong direction.
Because this kind of place was supposed to be for Taoist priests. A well-educated and gentle young lady like Kun Ling didn't seem to fit in this isolated place at all.
Kun Ling didn't hide anything, "Yes, my home is here. I've grown up in Kunshan since I was a child."
"What about your father..."
"My father is the head of this school. I can only come out to play while he's in seclusion. Otherwise, he won't allow me to leave the Kunshan School even a single step on normal days."
"So that's how it is..." Liu YuHan murmured thoughtfully.
Just then, Shu Yao and Shu Yue were walking in this direction. Fortunately, Shu Yue had sharp eyes. From a distance, he saw the backs of a man and a woman that looked quite familiar. Looking closely, he was surprised to find that it was Kun Ling and the man he saved yesterday.
Why were these two together? And they seemed to be chatting quite happily. If someone didn't know, they might think they were a perfect couple.
"Dad, come here quickly," he quickly dragged Shu Yao over and half-hid behind a rock, only showing a pair of black eyes to spy on what was going on outside.
"What's wrong?" Shu Yao hadn't noticed Kun Ling and the others yet and was full of doubts.
"Look," Shu Yue nodded his head. Shu Yao looked in the direction he indicated.
"Isn't that the young master we saw last night? Why is he here?" Shu Yao was obviously unfamiliar with Kun Ling. He only thought this girl looked gentle and that she really matched this handsome man when standing together.
"I don't know. And how does Kun Ling know him..."
"Who is Kun Ling?"
Shu Yue quietly pointed with his finger and whispered, "That girl over there. She also lives in Kunshan. She's the daughter of the head of the school."
"So you've known her for a long time?" Seeing Shu Yue so excited, could it be that he had met this girl named Kun Ling several times?
"It's just fate. I've only met her a few times, but she's really nice," he casually praised while peeping outside from time to time.
"Really? Do you like her?" Shu Yao's calm words were like still water, but Shu Yue felt a chill on his back.
Suddenly turning around, he saw his father's indifferent expression. Although his eyes were calm, there was a hint of unhappiness in them. Moreover, he always felt that there was a faint taste of jealousy in his tone.
"Dad, why does your words sound so sour?" Then he moved closer to Shu Yao, deliberately wrinkling his straight nose and smelling him. He slightly raised his sword-shaped eyebrows, looking a bit proud, "Are you jealous?"
"What are you talking about!" Not knowing if his innermost thought had been hit, Shu Yao made a slight sound, which immediately caught Liu YuHan's attention.