At the sound, everyone turned their heads and looked towards the far end.
There, Zhao Shuning slowly rose to her feet.
Then, she raised her head and forced a smile. "Fellow colleagues," she said, "this isn't the right way to talk. Do you really find it fun, so many of you ganging up on a child and a young man?"
Seeing the little girl smiling, the doubts that had arisen in those people's minds faded away.
"Little girl, what do you mean by 'young man'? Look at the guy beside you. His saliva is almost dripping onto the table. He's a fool," one said.
"Hahaha—"
Mo Bai's eyes changed.
The veins on his hands began to bulge.
Zhao Shuning reached out and gently soothed Mo Bai's emotions. Then she continued, "You guys are really great."
"Of course we are. In Zhou Jiangchang, we're well - known. You're just an unknown nobody. You're probably just here to freeload, aren't you, kid?"
"I bet you didn't have parents to dote on you when you were a kid, and you've never had anything good to eat. So a few peanuts, a plate of greens, and a few pieces of meat are enough to satisfy you."
"We've seen plenty of little beggars like you. A fool, a kid, and together with Lady Xiang. What a perfect match."
"Right! Have you heard? Lady Xiang used to have a child who ran away with someone. Maybe this little girl is the illegitimate child of Lin Min'er. She couldn't raise it, so she just dumped it by the roadside."
"Brother Chen, your speculation does make a bit of sense."
Zhao Shuning sneered darkly.
She slapped the table with a bang. The uneaten peanuts on the table trembled. Then she flicked her hand towards those who were laughing heartily.
The peanuts scattered and flew into those people's mouths.
"Cough, cough, cough—"
Those laughing people weren't paying attention and were all choked by the peanuts. They started coughing non - stop.
Zhao Shuning ignored them and picked up her chopsticks to continue eating the greens on the plate.
"Mo Bai, don't mind them. Let's keep eating."
When those people came to their senses, they all slapped the table and stood up.
They glared angrily at Zhao Shuning and Mo Bai.
"You little bitch! How dare you play a trick on us?"
Zhao Shuning picked up the last peanut, threw it into her mouth, and chewed it noisily.
"I saw you were having so much fun laughing while eating these peanuts. How do they taste?"
Hearing Zhao Shuning's words, the one named Chen Xiong was about to rush over, but was stopped by someone beside him.
"Brother Chen, don't cause trouble. If Lady Haitang finds out, we'll all be in big trouble. We're all well - known figures in Zhou Jiangchang. It's not worth ruining the mood for this little bitch."
Chen Xiong spat out a curse secretly, "Good - for - nothing. Born but not properly raised."
Zhao Shuning sneered and slowly put down her chopsticks.
Si Tu Yun picked up a glass of wine on the table and took a sip.
This was going to be interesting.
That little girl was really angry this time.
"I thought you were some well - respected people with noble family backgrounds. Turns out most of you sitting here are despicable, shameless, and low - class people."
"Who are you calling low - class?"
"Whoever takes it personally, that's who I'm talking about."
"You! You!"
"Brother Chen, don't be angry. We don't need to argue with this slutty girl."
Zhao Shuning looked back at the man beside Brother Chen and asked, "Sir, may I know your surname?"
Without waiting for an answer, she continued, "Oh, I know. You must be the so - called despicable, shameless, dirty, and disgusting person in the martial world. Your family upbringing is really great, calling people sluts all the time. What? Do you think you're noble by doing so? You feel important just because I said a few words about you?"
"You!"
"A person should have self - awareness. We're all guests invited by Lady Haitang. You look down on me, but I look down on you guys too. Please go back and have a good sleep. Take a good look at yourselves in the mirror. Look at what you all look like. You all look so ugly, and you still have the nerve to show off in front of me. I'm really sorry. Missy and Mo Bai usually watch all kinds of shows, but we just don't watch monkey shows."
"Also, if you want to fight, just come right at us. A bunch of grown men, acting like a bunch of women, gossiping like busybodies. Aren't you ashamed? Please consider us with thin skin. We're not like you. You look like men but do such disgraceful things."
Those men were stunned.
They just stood in their places, unable to say a word for a long time.
This little girl was really good with her words.
Every word hit right at others' sore spots.
People didn't even have a chance to fight back.
"Little bitch, don't push us too far. Don't forget about the Qianyuan Tournament. We can't beat you up now, but in the tournament, whether you live or die is out of your control."
Zhao Shuning replied with a smile, "Thanks for the reminder."
She had actually forgotten that in the Qianyuan Tournament, she could fight, and life and death were at stake.
"What? Aren't you going to sit down and eat? Are you still going to perform a monkey show for Missy and Mo Bai?"
Those standing people slowly sat back in their seats.
"So obedient."
When Zhao Shuning said these two words, those people realized they had been tricked. Just now, they had stupidly followed this girl's words.
Thinking of this, those people couldn't hold back their anger and were about to stand up again.
"I'd like to remind you that if we can't have a peaceful dinner tonight, we won't be able to explain it to Lady Haitang."
"Little bitch, just wait."
When those people sat down, they found that the legs of their stools had been broken at some point.
They had all been focusing on Zhao Shuning and didn't notice anything wrong with their stools. Then, those who stood up fell flat on their backs.
The food on the table was spilled all over them.
This caused some people to burst out laughing.
Just then, there was a round of applause from outside the door. Looking closely, it was a very charming woman.
"Beauty Xiao."
Seeing this, everyone quickly stood up and bowed.
Beauty Xiao walked straight to Zhao Shuning and whispered, "Little girl, you've really put on a great show for me tonight."
Zhao Shuning's expression remained unchanged.
She said calmly, "Some monkey - show performers are putting on a great show. I'm just a spectator."