Wang Jiu didn't recognize Shangguan Yun at all as the man who had broken his bones on Chinese New Year's Eve. He saw Wu Luoluo and Shangguan Yun walking hand - in - hand in broad daylight, with no intention of letting go, which drew frequent glances from the people around. Wang Jiu scoffed inwardly. What a disgrace!
With a scowl on his face and ignoring Shangguan Yun's imposing aura, Wang Jiu sneered at Wu Luoluo, "Master's wife caught a cold while traveling at night and is still lying in the inn. And you! You pretended to be filial and said you'd stay in the pharmacy and not go out. But as soon as we left the mountain, you couldn't wait to run out and fool around with a man! Wu Luoluo, you're so shameless. You're really bringing shame to the Wu family!"
Hearing Wang Jiu's accusations, the onlookers cast even more disdainful glances at Wu Luoluo and started whispering to each other.
Wu Luoluo was both ashamed and angry. She tried hard to pull her hand back, but Shangguan Yun held it even tighter, making her stamp her feet in frustration.
Shangguan Yun took a half - step forward and shielded Wu Luoluo behind him. Facing the onlookers' various looks of contempt and sarcasm calmly, he said loudly to Wang Jiu, "Wang Jiu! You ungrateful white - eyed wolf who had an affair with your master's wife and lusted after your junior sister! What right do you have to lecture others here? Master Wu took you in as an apprentice and taught you carefully back then. He must have had bad luck for eight generations! Now you even have the nerve to criticize your junior sister? If it weren't for your junior sister's protection, even your master's memorial tablet might not have been saved when the mountain bandits attacked!"
The onlookers were shocked. No wonder there were so many refugees in recent days. It turned out that there were mountain bandits in the mountains harming the common people! Their gazes at Wang Jiu were filled with suspicion. Having an affair with his master's wife, lusting after his junior sister, and causing his master's death? What kind of man was he? He was really a disgrace to men!
Wang Jiu's face froze. He didn't expect the man beside Wu Luoluo to expose all his dirty secrets in public, which made him instantly the target of the onlookers' criticism. Wang Jiu wiped the spittle off his face and growled angrily, "Don't spout nonsense and slander me here! Who the hell are you? Why is my junior sister with you?"
Shangguan Yun scoffed, "What? Have you even forgotten me? Think carefully! Who broke your shoulder when you tried to bully your junior sister on Chinese New Year's Eve?"
Wu Luoluo froze. How could the young master so easily expose such a shameful thing in public? How could she hold her head up in front of the people in the neighborhood in the future? But Shangguan Yun didn't think that much. In his mind, Wu Luoluo would eventually go to the Tianchao military camp with him.
Since Wang Jiu had spoken rudely to Luoluo, Shangguan Yun not only wanted to scold him but also wished he could beat Wang Jiu to death.
Shangguan Yun's words made the onlookers even more disgusted with Wang Jiu, and the curses came one after another.
Wang Jiu didn't expect that the man in front of him was the "pretty boy" in Wu Luoluo's bed! He was so angry that he trembled. Gritting his teeth, he roared, "Fine! So it was you who made me end up like this. Just you wait!" On Chinese New Year's Eve, this man's martial arts were extremely high. With a single move, he had broken Wang Jiu's shoulder blade. Now he exposed his dirty secrets in public. Wang Jiu was so angry that he wished he could rush up and kill the man. But he knew he was no match for this man, so he could only leave with a threat and think of other ways later.
Seeing Wang Jiu leave angrily, Shangguan Yun sneered, "I'll be waiting! Remember to come early! If you're late, I'll be gone!"
The onlookers couldn't help laughing.
When Wang Jiu walked away without looking back, Shangguan Yun waved to the onlookers and said, "Everyone, disperse!" Then he reached out to put his arm around Wu Luoluo's waist.
Wu Luoluo stood there stiffly for a long time without reacting. Shangguan Yun asked puzzledly, "Luoluo, what's wrong with you?"
Wu Luoluo choked with sobs and said in a low voice, "Young master shouldn't have exposed our family's dirty laundry in public. One's honor and disgrace are shared. How can the people in the Wu's Pharmacy still have the face to practice medicine after this? How can I still stand on my own feet in this place in the future?"
Shangguan Yun's face froze. He hadn't thought that much! At that time, he just didn't want Wu Luoluo to be bullied, so he had exposed Wang Jiu's dirty secrets without thinking. He never expected that this would put Wu Luoluo in a difficult position.
A woman's reputation was so important! How could he be so stupid at that moment!
Shangguan Yun took Wu Luoluo's hand and said in a low voice, "Luoluo! I'm sorry! It's my fault. As soon as I saw your senior brother, I couldn't control my emotions and just wanted to beat him! I held back and finally blurted out all those things in public. Luoluo, I promise I won't do it again! From now on, I'll never say a single bad word about anyone in the Wu's Pharmacy in public! Please believe me!" Even if Wang Jiu was more arrogant and offensive, he would keep his mouth shut and just beat Wang Jiu half - dead in private.
Wu Luoluo sighed helplessly and said, "I'm a bit hungry. Let's go and have something to eat first!" The young master just wanted to protect her. How could he be wrong?
The two stopped talking about this and walked hand - in - hand into the busiest restaurant in Phoenix City.
There were quite a few signature dishes in this restaurant, such as spiced beef, stewed cured pig's trotters with carrots, tea - flavored duck, roasted lamb leg... Wu Luoluo looked at the menu and smelled the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen. Her mouth watered. Shangguan Yun stared at the words "roasted lamb leg" on the menu and was lost in thought.
Seeing the waiter looking at Shangguan Yun speechlessly, Wu Luoluo coughed lightly and said, "Then let's have a roasted lamb leg. I also want to try it."
Shangguan Yun then came back to his senses and waved his hand repeatedly, "No, no, no. Let's choose something else. Try their cured pig's trotters." Then he ordered several dishes in one go, all of which were the restaurant's signature dishes, except for the roasted lamb leg.
Wu Luoluo's face changed. She coughed repeatedly and said in a low voice, "Young master, we may not be able to finish so many dishes."
Huh? Shangguan Yun quickly replied, "Then which dishes do you think are appropriate?"
Wu Luoluo ordered spiced beef and cured pig's trotters and then told the waiter to leave. While Shangguan Yun was still wondering if they had ordered too few dishes and whether they would be full, a servant carried a pot up. The pot was filled with stewed cured pig's trotters with carrots.
Wow! No wonder Luoluo only wanted to order two dishes. The portion was so generous!
Shangguan Yun stared at the pot with his eyes wide open in shock. Wu Luoluo picked up a piece of cured pig's trotter and put it in his bowl, smiling and urging, "Young master, try it."
Shangguan Yun no longer looked as gentle and elegant as before. He picked up the cured pig's trotter and put it into his mouth. The taste was spicy, numbing, and fragrant. After one bite, he gasped from the spiciness, but still reached for the pig's trotters in the pot with his chopsticks.
Seeing his enjoyment, Wu Luoluo couldn't help smiling with her eyebrows bent and kept picking up dishes for him.
"You eat too!" Shangguan Yun picked up a large piece of cured pig's trotter and put it in Wu Luoluo's bowl.