The Masked Strength of the Sect's Trash chapter 12

Chapter 12 Packing after eating

After Fang Xiao stepped out, she breathed a sigh of relief and shot a furious glare at Zhang Jin, who stood beside her with his head bowed.

“You fool! Look at the mess you've caused. I almost became the laughingstock of the family.”

Zhang Jin kept his head down and said, “Yes, yes, this was my mistake.”

Fang Xiao snorted coldly. “Three months’ salary will be deducted. Go and reflect on your actions.”

Zhang Jin was taken aback and looked up at Fang Xiao. Three months’ salary meant a significant amount of spirit stones, and Zhang Jin felt a pang of heartache.

Seeing his reaction, Fang Xiao glared at him. “What? Are you unhappy about this?”

“Miss, I…”

“Go. Even if you’re upset, keep it to yourself,” Fang Xiao commanded. Zhang Jin had no choice but to leave, feeling aggrieved and nursing a growing resentment toward Lu Shaoqing.

As he passed by the private room where Xie Chong and the others were, Zhang Jin’s eyes lit up, and he gently knocked on the door. “Gentlemen…”

Meanwhile, after dismissing Zhang Jin, Fang Xiao rubbed her forehead and muttered, “What a troublesome fellow. This restaurant is supposed to be my ticket to success. If you ruin it, I won’t rest until I’ve made you pay.”

At that moment, she noticed Wang Yao emerging from the kitchen and waved him over.

“Wang Yao, you’re a disciple of the Lingxiao Sect. Do you know much about your Senior Brother Lu Shaoqing?”

Wang Yao replied, “Boss, I’ve delivered meals to Senior Brother Lu many times, so I’ve had some interactions with him. But to say I know him well would be an exaggeration. Senior Brother Lu is a low-key person and rarely shows his face in the sect. In fact, many people haven’t even heard of him or seen him.”

Fang Xiao was surprised but, after thinking it over, realized that while she had heard of the other personal disciples of the Lingxiao Sect, Lu Shaoqing was indeed an unfamiliar name. It seemed he really was quite low-key.

“But,” Wang Yao continued, offering a piece of information, “Senior Brother Lu is very fond of Uncle Hu’s cooking.”

“Uncle Hu? Do you mean Hu Bing, the spiritual chef I recruited?” Fang Xiao asked.

Wang Yao nodded. “That’s right. The reason he came here today was for Uncle Hu’s cooking.”

Fang Xiao’s face lit up with a smile. “Looks like I made the right choice in hiring him.”

Wang Yao added, “It wasn’t that his previous boss was stingy and refused to give Uncle Hu a raise. Senior Brother Lu suggested that Uncle Hu start a food delivery service, which turned out to be very profitable. But even after that, his old boss still wouldn’t increase Uncle Hu’s pay.”

Fang Xiao was astonished. “The idea for the food delivery service was his?”

Wang Yao confirmed, “Yes. Senior Brother Lu said it would save him the trouble of coming down the mountain to eat. But for some reason, he decided to come down today and ordered a huge meal.”

Fang Xiao’s heart skipped a beat. “A huge meal?”

“Yes, I just went over the menu with Uncle Hu.”

Fang Xiao quickly said, “Show me the menu!”

Inside the private room, Xiao Yi stared wide-eyed at the endless stream of dishes being served. She looked at Lu Shaoqing with a mixture of shock and helplessness. “Second Senior Brother, did you order this much?”

Earlier, Xiao Yi had only ordered two dishes, but the rest were all ordered by Lu Shaoqing.

Lu Shaoqing casually replied, “I told you, your Senior Brother here has a big appetite.”

“But, Senior Brother, I don’t have enough spirit stones to cover this,” Xiao Yi said, her voice tinged with panic.

Lu Shaoqing chuckled, “Didn’t you hear the owner? This meal is on the house.”

Xiao Yi finally realized and her face broke into a wide grin. “Senior Brother, you’re amazing!”

“See? Stick with me, and you’ll live the good life. Now, hurry up and eat. We need to be full and ready to train when we get back.”

Xiao Yi nodded seriously, “Don’t worry, Senior Brother, I won’t slack off.”

“With our Senior Brother around, you couldn’t slack off even if you wanted to. What I mean is, you need to get stronger fast. The next time someone comes causing trouble, you can handle them.”

Xiao Yi was taken aback. So that’s why you want me to train hard?

As she ate, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but ask, “Senior Brother, why didn’t you accept the challenge earlier? They were practically begging for a fight.”

Lu Shaoqing responded, “Are you silly? What good would come from fighting them? Wouldn’t it be better to save our energy for this meal?”

“Leave the fighting to Senior Brother Ji,” he added dismissively.

Xiao Yi looked at him suspiciously. “Second Senior Brother, can you at least tell me how strong you really are?”

Lu Shaoqing answered nonchalantly, “Even Senior Brother Ji can’t handle me. I could make you cry with just one hand.”

The weight of that first statement hit Xiao Yi hard—Senior Brother Ji couldn’t handle Lu Shaoqing? But the latter part made her unhappy.

“I don’t believe you!”

“Come on, just tell me…” Xiao Yi began, trying to sound cute.

But Lu Shaoqing cut her off by shoving a chicken leg into her mouth. “Less talking, more eating.”

After they had eaten their fill, Lu Shaoqing patted his stomach and let out a long breath. Xiao Yi, also stuffed, patted her own rounded belly. “I can’t eat another bite.”

Even Xiao Hong, who lay sprawled on the table, her belly round and her tiny eyes filled with contentment, couldn’t move.

“Wang Yao, bring me the menu,” Lu Shaoqing called out.

Xiao Yi was shocked. “Senior Brother, you can still eat?”

“No, I’m going to pack up some food. Master and Senior Brother Ji need to eat too, don’t they? Besides, it’s free,” Lu Shaoqing explained.

Fang Xiao watched as Lu Shaoqing and Xiao Yi leisurely left the restaurant. She was so furious she nearly ground her teeth to dust.

“Scoundrel! You call that ‘not ordering much’?”

Fang Xiao felt like crying. She had completely underestimated Lu Shaoqing’s shamelessness.

“Are you a pig? You just ate over 5,000 spirit stones’ worth of food—that’s more than I make in a day!”

What made her even more furious was that not only had he eaten over 5,000 spirit stones worth of food, but he had also packed up an extra portion. In total, she had lost about 10,000 spirit stones today.

Fang Xiao clutched her chest. The pain was real.

And it was all because of that meddlesome Zhang Jin. If it weren’t for him offending Lu Shaoqing, would she have suffered this loss?

“Where’s Zhang Jin? Bring him to me,” Fang Xiao ordered through gritted teeth.

“Miss!” Zhang Jin came to see Fang Xiao.

Seeing him only made Fang Xiao’s anger flare up again. She clutched her chest.

“Humph! I’m docking another month’s pay,” she declared.

Zhang Jin was stunned. “Miss, why? What did I do?”

“Why? Because of the trouble you caused me today!” Fang Xiao snapped.

At that moment, from the second floor, Fang Xiao noticed Zhang Zheng leaving Ju Xian Lou alone.