"Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, the guest who had a shoe thrown at them by Miss Li earlier is causing trouble downstairs, insisting that you all come down and provide an explanation..."
In the elegant "Ya" private room, the manager of West Lake Elegant Abode nervously reported to Li Peihua and Dong Ting.
Both were already annoyed, and upon hearing that someone dared to cause trouble for them at West Lake, they became furious.
"It's just a pair of worn-out shoes! So what if they were thrown away? If he dares to make a scene, throw him into the lake too! If you can't handle such a small matter, you don't need to come to work tomorrow!"
The family behind West Lake Elegant Abode was actually the Li family, which is why the waiter had not dared to stop Li Qinger from throwing Yan Shouyi's shoe earlier.
Now that Li Peihua was angered, the manager's position was likely in jeopardy.
However, the manager's position was no longer important. The crucial point was that Yan Shouyi was not someone to be trifled with!
The manager said tremblingly, "Mr. Li, that guest said that if this matter is not resolved, he will flood our West Lake Elegant Abode with the waters of West Lake..."
Li Wen couldn't help but laugh in anger, "He says he'll flood it, so it floods? Do you think he's the Dragon King of West Lake? I could also say that the drying up of West Lake was done by me. Can't you people use your brains a little?"
The manager said with a bitter face,
"Of course, we don't believe that. But that gentleman came out of the adjacent 'Dan' private room. The guests in the 'Dan' private room today were... the Sect Leader of Lu Mountain Sect, Lü Jingsheng!"
Upon hearing this, the faces of the Li family members slightly changed.
They were unlike the Liu family. The core members of the Li family all knew they were a ghost king family. Not only did they know that ghosts truly existed in this world, but they also knew the power of sects like the Lu Mountain Sect.
Li Peizong had also met Lü Jingsheng several times and knew the capabilities of this old man.
If they had indeed thrown the shoes of a guest invited by the Lu Mountain Sect, then things would not be so simple today.
Perhaps, the water of West Lake was indeed caused to recede by that person.
Li Peihua felt a little frightened, but Dong Ting smiled, "This is a good thing!"
Li Wen asked, "Mom, what are you talking about? How can this be a good thing?"
Dong Ting said, "Think about it, our family just had a full moon celebration for the new addition, and the West Lake went dry. If someone in the clan uses this as an excuse to say that our child caused the West Lake to dry up, even if the ancestors don't believe it, they will definitely neglect us. But if we find the reason for the West Lake drying up, at least we won't have to take the blame!"
"That makes sense!" Li Wen and Li Peihua's eyes lit up.
But immediately, Li Peihua frowned again, "But Qing'er threw that person's shoes, and he's making a fuss. How should this be handled?"
"Hmph, even the Sect Leader of the Lu Mountain Sect has to give face to our ancestors. What kind of big shot can that person downstairs wearing such worn-out shoes be? We don't need to bother with him. Let's continue eating and drinking. We can report this matter to the ancestors later, and someone will naturally come to deal with him!" Dong Ting strategized.
Both father and son of the Li family agreed wholeheartedly, so they dismissed Yan Shouyi from their minds, sent the manager away, and planned to continue their meal and drinks.
However, a short while later, the manager returned.
"Why are you back again? Didn't I tell you to send him away?!" Li Peihua said angrily.
The manager nervously checked his watch and said, "That gentleman downstairs said that your child should be crying around now."
As soon as he finished speaking, the baby Dong Ting was holding, who was only a month old, suddenly burst into tears!
This startled everyone, and even the manager, who was checking his watch, became somewhat incoherent.
Before anyone could react, the manager added, "It should stop now!"
The infant, who had been crying loudly moments ago, suddenly stopped crying and began to laugh heartily.
It wasn't strange for a baby to laugh.
But for a month-old infant to laugh heartily made the atmosphere eerie.
Dong Ting quickly hugged the baby, trying to comfort him, her eyes filled with fear.
Who was that person downstairs, and how could they remotely control a child's crying?
Li Peihua also felt uneasy, realizing that he might have encountered a formidable opponent this time.
Li Wen swallowed and took out a stack of cash from his bag, a full ten thousand yuan, and shoved it into the manager's hand:
"Here is ten thousand yuan. That should be enough to compensate for his shoes. Give him the money and let him leave!"
The manager, having now become an unfeeling messenger, numbly took the money and went downstairs.
Li Peihua came back to his senses, his expression not very pleasant, "Son, the person downstairs certainly isn't short of money. Giving him money is clearly an insult!"
"Then what can we do? Are we, the dignified Li family, supposed to bow down and apologize to someone of unknown origin?" Li Wen retorted.
A moment later, the manager returned.
This time, Li Peihua anxiously asked, "What did he say?"
The manager checked his watch again, paused for a few seconds, and said, "It's time to cry."
Dong Ting quickly held her child tightly, but to her surprise, the child did not cry at all.
What was going on?
Could it all have been a coincidence?
Dong Ting was somewhat surprised. Everyone had been scared, and that person downstairs didn't have such great abilities!
However, in the next second.
Li Wen, who had been sitting properly, suddenly started crying uncontrollably, beating his chest and stamping his feet, tears and snot flowing profusely!
One could understand a baby's temper tantrums.
But Li Wen was an adult in his twenties!
His sudden outburst of tears was clearly abnormal!
Dong Ting, who had just started to feel happy, saw her spirits plummet!
Li Wen cried incessantly, and with great difficulty, between gasps for breath, he said to Li Peihua, "Dad... I... I can't stop... breathing... it's so hard, save me!"
For a moment, the couple panicked. It was only then that they realized the person downstairs was not a swindler, nor a minor figure, but a truly capable and important individual!
The other party had given them a chance, but Li Peihua and the others had disregarded it, even treating him with disdain and insulting him twice.
Everything that had happened now was the consequence of their own actions!
Li Peihua still had some sense. To prevent his son from suffocating from crying, he quickly called everyone to go downstairs immediately.
As they rushed downstairs, searching for the mysterious expert, they only saw a young man in ordinary clothes, standing with his hands behind his back, his face grim, at the entrance.
He was barefoot, without shoes.
Huang Hai stood beside him, trembling, not daring to speak.
"Who is the owner of the shoes?!" Li Peihua asked the manager beside him.
The manager quickly pointed at Yan Shouyi.
It was that young man?!
Li Peihua was secretly astonished, then quickly stepped forward to apologize, "Esteemed expert, I am truly sorry. Those shoes were thrown by my ignorant niece. I am willing to compensate you for your losses, please quickly withdraw your divine powers!"
Yan Shouyi sized up Li Peihua, but his anger did not abate in the slightest.
What right did they have to casually throw someone else's shoes away? Great Wind Novel Network.
Was having money everything? Did having money mean they could trample on others' dignity at will?
They didn't take it seriously before, but only when their own house was on fire did they remember to apologize. What were they doing before?
Yan Shouyi said coldly, "Go and retrieve my shoes."
Li Peihua was stunned and quickly instructed the manager, "What are you still standing there for? Go and get the shoes!"
Upon hearing this, the manager immediately began to take off his shoes and socks, preparing to jump into the muddy bottom of the lake to retrieve the shoes.
However, Yan Shouyi stopped the manager, "Whoever threw them, retrieves them! If that person isn't here, let their family members retrieve them!"
The manager was close to tears. If retrieving the shoes from the lake could resolve the current conflict, he would have done so without hesitation, but Yan Shouyi wouldn't allow it!
This young man was even asking Li Peihua, the second-in-command of the Li family, to retrieve the shoes. How excessive were his demands!
Li Peihua also felt deeply humiliated, especially in his own West Lake, at his own elegant abode.
So many eyes were watching!
Usually, it was the waiters who humbly changed his shoes for him. Now, he had to humbly retrieve Yan Shouyi's shoes in front of them.
If he really did that, what would become of his reputation!
Li Peihua was still hesitating, while Li Wen was crying with a pale face, unable to even stand steadily, struggling on the ground.
The usually tranquil West Lake Elegant Abode was now filled with Li Wen's piercing cries!
Dong Ting couldn't help but curse, "You father, stop standing there like an idiot and go pick up the shoes! Do you want to watch your own son die in front of you!"
Scolded by his wife, Li Peihua snapped back to his senses. He gritted his teeth, rolled up his pant legs, walked to the door, climbed over the railing, and jumped down.
The mud at the bottom of the lake was fishy and smelly, with even dead fish carcasses lying nearby. As soon as Li Peihua jumped in, the mud splashed all over him, and he felt like he was about to suffocate from the stench.
But he still suppressed the urge to vomit, retrieved Yan Shouyi's shoes, and with the manager's help, climbed back up.
At this moment, Li Peihua was covered in mud and reeked, completely lacking his former grandeur.
"Here are your shoes!" Li Peihua shouted. "Let my son go!"
Yan Shouyi snorted coldly, took out a lighter, and with a flick, burned Li Wen's pair of limited-edition sneakers, worth tens of thousands.
Although the shoes were burned, Li Wen stopped crying. He gasped for air, quickly wiping the tears and snot from his face.
He couldn't understand how Yan Shouyi had made him cry uncontrollably.
"Son!" Dong Ting quickly hugged Li Wen. Li Wen's expression was truly frighteningly pale, as if he were about to suffocate at any moment.
Seeing that his son was fine, Li Peihua also breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, a surge of anger welled up in his heart.
This was going too far!
This brat dared to cast spells at will on his Li family's territory and also made him lose face!
He would definitely report this matter to the ancestors afterward and seek revenge!
Yan Shouyi was unaware of Li Peihua's thoughts. He only felt a sense of regret.
The Li family, whom he had anticipated for so long, turned out to be like this.
Arrogant, haughty, disdainful, and overbearing!
They could even casually throw away other people's shoes without a hint of guilt, only revealing their true nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong when they posed a threat.
Such a Li family was not worthy of him, Yan Shouyi!
After dealing with the Li family, Yan Shouyi felt a sense of release. He found Lu Jing's cloth shoes from the shoe rack and put them on. They were slightly large but did not hinder his walking.
The manager was terrified of Yan Shouyi and had already found a bag to pack Yan Shouyi's shoes, handing them to him tremblingly.
Yan Shouyi put on his shoes, carried the bag, and said coldly to Li Peihua:
"Don't bother investigating me. In a while, I will personally come to your Li family's door."
Li Peihua was alarmed: This guy is still coming to our Li family? What does he want?!
But Yan Shouyi had no intention of explaining further. After nodding to Huang Hai, he left with the bag.
Walking across the long bridge corridor, he smelled the fishy odor in the air.
He realized that despite Rongcheng being vast, it did not seem to be his home.
Lin Zitong was already engaged, the Li family was arrogant and disdainful, the Bai family deeply loathed him, and even a portion of the Liu family only coveted his abilities, not to mention the Lu Mountain Sect coveting his Luban book!
In the vast Rongcheng, where could he find a place to belong?
For a moment, Yan Shouyi felt a sense of grievance.
"Grandpa, Dad, where should I go? Where is home?"