Lu Yu also came back to his senses at this time, awkwardly touched his nose, and then laughed: "Indeed, I didn't recognize you. I didn't expect that this little beggar would look so good after washing up."
"How good-looking?"
Huang Rong asked.
"In my eyes, you're currently ranked first."
"Temporarily?"
"Yes. Maybe I'll meet a more beautiful girl later."
"Humph!"
Hearing this, Huang Rong snorted softly, clearly not satisfied with this answer.
Lu Yu smiled and didn't mind.
"I heard you persuaded the Double-Swords to change their ways and become decent people?"
Huang Rong didn't dwell on that, but curiously asked.
"That's about right. Actually, they were well-intentioned but did wrong things, and it's good that they can make amends."
"Impressive."
"Tell me about yourself, how long are you planning to stay at the inn?"
"From the way you say it, it's as if I'm going to leave."
"This place is pretty good, but it won't be able to hold you back. This place is suitable for retirement, not for young people."
Hearing this, Huang Rong smiled: "So you're saying you'll leave this place too?"
"I will, but not now. My father just passed away, and I still need to mourn for nine months. The world is so vast, I naturally want to go out and see it."
This reason was only part of it. Another reason why Lu Yu didn't want to travel far for now was that he was too weak.
With his current strength, if he entered the martial world, it would be too dangerous.
Combined with both reasons, he really didn't want to leave Seven Heroes Town for the time being.
During this period, he was also thinking about whether he could get more items of good fortune from the people at Tongfu Inn.
"Alright, then we'll go together later."
Huang Rong smiled.
"What? You want to roam the martial world with me?"
"Yeah! It's better to have someone to keep me company than to be alone. You're the first friend I've made after running away from home."
"It's my honor to travel with a beautiful woman."
"Smooth talker."
Huang Rong gave Lu Yu a cute roll of her eyes, but she didn't dislike his praise.
"Yo, chatting?"
Bai Zhantang walked over from the backyard, seeing the two of them, and smiled in greeting.
He was already shocked once when he saw Huang Rong's attire, so he didn't react much now.
"Big Brother Bai, have Guo and the others come back yet?"
Lu Yu asked.
"Not yet. They went to Left Manor and then Eighteen Li Shop, so it'll be good if they can get back before dark."
"Right, as long as they don't run away. The inn's loss is still theirs to pay. Look at this staircase, Manager Tong must be complaining about it all morning."
"Hey, Little Lu, you really know our manager. You're right, she's been complaining about it all morning.
She also said that we should make the Double-Swords compensate the inn for the loss first, then let them go to other places. She even calculated the bill, a total of forty-eight taels and seven qian."
"That expensive?"
Lu Yu was surprised.
Were the things they broke yesterday worth that much?
Bai Zhantang leaned in and said: "Of course not. The manager clearly wants to take advantage of this. She even said that this is a century-old staircase, so it's naturally expensive."
Lu Yu shook his head helplessly.
This Tong Xiangyu was truly a scammer when it came to scamming.
"Well, I'll be going then. I didn't have enough time this morning, so I didn't catch many fish. I'll go catch some more while I still have time, and I'll come back to check later in the evening."
"Alright."
As Lu Yu was about to leave, Huang Rong followed him.
"I'll go with you."
"You want to go with me? Don't you have work to do?"
"No. Manager Tong only asked me to take care of dinner, I'll be back before dinner."
"I'm going fishing, it's very boring."
"It's fine, I often go fishing at home, we can have a competition later."
"Okay, let's go then."
Looking at their backs as they left, Bai Zhantang had a smile on his face and muttered: "It seems like Little Lu's spring has arrived.
You know what, these two are actually quite a good match, a handsome man and a beautiful woman. Heh, maybe we'll be drinking at Little Lu's wedding soon."
Lu Yu didn't know that Bai Zhantang had already started shipping him and Huang Rong.
The two of them walked down the street, and they did attract a lot of people who stopped to watch, casting curious looks their way.
Although they were about equal in appearance, Huang Rong's silk dress and Lu Yu's coarse linen clothes formed a stark contrast, making people curious about their relationship.
Could they be the poor boy and the rich girl from the storybooks?
That would be interesting.
Facing the gazes of the crowd, Lu Yu remained calm and didn't react, continuing to chat and laugh with Huang Rong.
Suddenly, Lu Yu stopped in front of a shop and said: "Wait for me here."
He didn't wait for Huang Rong's response before walking in.
Not long after, Lu Yu came out with a package.
"Here you go."
Huang Rong took the package with a puzzled expression and opened the oiled paper, revealing the snow-white osmanthus cakes dotted with gold.
"Wow! It's osmanthus cake!"
Seeing this, Huang Rong was delighted.
"When we ate yesterday, you ate two extra bites of osmanthus cake. I guessed you might like it. The osmanthus cake from this Dessert Studio is more delicious than the one at Tongfu Inn, you can try it."
"I didn't know you were so thoughtful, I won't be polite then!"
Huang Rong said, taking a bite.
The soft, chewy texture and the faint aroma of osmanthus made her smile contentedly.
"It's so delicious! Would you like to try some?"
Huang Rong took out a piece and handed it to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu took it with a smile and took a bite.
This osmanthus cake was indeed delicious.
"Let's walk while we eat."
"Okay."
Looking at Lu Yu's back, Huang Rong's smile grew even wider.
Delicious osmanthus cake was certainly a joy, but the feeling of being remembered by someone made her heart even more joyful.
What a wonderful day.
But at that moment, Huang Rong suddenly felt a very uncomfortable gaze.
She frowned slightly and turned to look.
She saw a monk in a yellow robe leering at her. When she looked back at him, he was even more excited and walked directly towards her.
"Little beauty, you're really something, how about having a drink with me, Buddha?"
The yellow-robed monk grabbed Huang Rong's arm.
Huang Rong's face instantly turned ugly.
Why did she keep encountering these annoying flies?
The reason why she had disguised herself as a little beggar was because ever since she left Peach Blossom Island, she had been constantly encountering similar incidents.
If it weren't for her strong martial arts skills, she would have already been in danger.
Later, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she transformed into a little beggar.
She didn't expect to encounter such scum as soon as she changed back, and it was actually a monk.
Just as Huang Rong was about to dodge, Lu Yu stood in front of her and grabbed the yellow-robed monk's right hand.
"Sorry, she's not interested in drinking with a monk."
Lu Yu's voice was extremely cold.
The yellow-robed monk was taken aback and tried to shake Lu Yu's hand off, but he found that Lu Yu's grip was getting tighter, the pain intensified, and he immediately winced in pain!
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Let go of me!"
In pain, the yellow-robed monk immediately began to struggle, his internal force erupting, finally breaking free from Lu Yu's vice-like grip.
"Where did you come from, you little brat! You dare to spoil my good time, Buddha! The Blood Knife Sect does things, you dare to intervene?"
The yellow-robed monk said, drawing the curved knife from his waist.
On the blade, a red blood groove was particularly prominent.