Chapter Fifty-two: Sheathing the Sword

  Jufu Building is three stories high, the entire building is made of top-grade Nan Shan wood, and outside the luxurious glazed door on the first floor, there are four yellow-robed attendants with considerable strength.

  The role of these attendants is twofold: one is to welcome guests who come to dine at the Jufu Building, and the other is to keep safe the weapons that guests have left behind. As there are often famous scholars and celebrities dining in the Jufu Building, if they were to be assassinated within its walls, it would have a great impact on the building's reputation.

  So, guests dining here generally need to hand over their personal weapons to these attendants for safekeeping. After the guest finishes eating, they can retrieve their own weapon.

  Before long, Xia Yan and Li Yuan Chun had already walked to the bottom of Ju Fu Building. It was also Xia Yan's first time coming to the number one wine house in Yu Shui City, Ju Fu Building, he didn't know there was a rule about putting down swords.

  The two of them didn't stop and were about to walk straight in through the door.

  The four attendants had humble smiles on their faces, first bowing to greet the two, and then subtly blocking their way.

  "Two noble guests, please hand over the weapons on your body to us for safekeeping. When you leave, we will return your weapons to you." A yellow-robed attendant bowed slightly and said respectfully.

  Xia Yan's eyebrows slightly furrowed in puzzlement as she asked, "Why must we put down our weapons?"

  The waiter smiled and said, "We have many famous scholars and important figures dining at Jufu Building. In order to avoid any accidents, we have a rule that anyone who comes in to dine must put down their personal weapons. We mean no other meaning here at Jufu Building, just for everyone's safety."

  Li Yuanchun heard that he had to put down his sword, and the color on his dark face changed. In this life, he had never been disarmed by anyone before. Having to put down his sword just to eat a meal was unacceptable to him.

  Xia Yan saw Li Yuan Chun's facial expression change and knew that he was definitely uncomfortable. Turning his gaze to look at the four attendants, Xia Yan said in a polite tone: "My friend here always carries his sword with him, I don't know if you can make an exception for us, we absolutely won't cause any trouble in Jufu Building."

  "Heh heh, sorry about that. If the two of you are unwilling to put down your weapons, then you can't enter!" The servant was still polite, but there was a hint of arrogance in his demeanor.

  Xia Yan's eyes shifted and he saw Li Yuanchun's face had turned iron-green, and immediately shook his head and said: "You have set such a rule at Jufu Building, aren't you afraid of affecting business?"

  "The waiter smiled and said, 'Actually, regular customers who often dine at Jufu Building are aware of this rule, so they usually don't bring weapons into the building. As for first-time customers who really don't want to put down their weapons, for the safety of our dining guests, we can only watch them leave.'"

  "Hum, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that if we go upstairs, the guests inside will be in danger?" Li Yuanchun's eyes rolled upwards, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore, letting out a low, rough growl.

  He was already somewhat discontent in his heart, and it seemed that after leaving Purple Leaf City, nothing went smoothly. When he drank water, the owner wanted to charge him money, and when he ate, they even asked him to hand over his sword.

  Li Yuanchun's nature was straightforward and didn't have any ulterior motives, he basically didn't understand what it meant to endure in silence, if not for Xia Yan bringing him here, he might have already turned around and left.

  The waiter's face changed upon hearing Li Yuan Chun's words, and he said somewhat displeased: "Our Agui Lou has had this rule for ten years. If you are not willing to remove your swords, we will not force you. You can go to another restaurant to dine."

  The other three men's eyes also became less friendly and kept circling around Xia Yan and Li Yuanchun, as if they were about to take action at any moment.

  "If it weren't for someone making an appointment with me, I wouldn't have come here either. Hmph, this humble Aggregation of Good Fortune Building is also so grand." Xia Yan's heart also gave rise to a thread of anger.

  "Brother, let's just leave. What's the point of this stupid Jufu Building? It's not like we have to eat here. Why don't you call that friend of yours and we'll go somewhere else for a drink?" Li Yuanchun suddenly raised his voice, scanning the four waiters with a glance, his eyes clearly looking down on them.

  Many guests in the restaurant could clearly hear his voice.

  Four waiters' eyes suddenly changed, their breathing floating, in front of the door of Jifu Building, there are only a few people in the entire Yushui City who dare to speak like this. Looking at the clothes of these two guys again, they are very ordinary, I don't know where they came from, and they may not even know the price of dishes in Jifu Building.

  A waiter shot out a cold glare, snorted and waved his hand as if shooing away flies. "Hmph, even if you got into the Aggregated Fortune Building, I doubt you can afford to order anything inside. You'd best leave now!"

  Xia Yan was really angry this time. He was originally thinking about how to solve the problem, but the waiter's words were unpleasant to hear. Especially with Li Yuan Chun standing beside him, whom he had just met.

  "You detestable slave, you're looking for death..."

  "Clang!"

  Before Xia Yan could speak, Li Yuan Chun suddenly drew out the long sword on his back. The sword flashed, and he took a step forward with his foot, his entire aura changing abruptly as he pressed towards the four attendants. This one move of drawing his sword already made people feel an unusual taste. Those four attendants were not ordinary people either; seeing Li Yuan Chun's move, they knew that Li Yuan Chun's skills were absolutely not simple. The Li Yuan Chun who had seemed very ordinary just a moment before suddenly became imposing and intimidating, with such a change in aura - how could an average person possibly have this?

  "What happened outside?"

  At this time, a person walked out from the crystal gate, dressed as a steward. This man was called Wang Fu, the general manager of Jifu Building, who was in charge of the business of Jifu Building. He had just heard that there seemed to be someone making trouble outside at the counter, so he came out to ask about it.

  He saw Xia Yan and Li Yuan Chun, both of whom had already drawn their weapons. His eyes suddenly turned cold. In the Jade Water City, who dared to draw a weapon in front of the entrance of Ju Fu Building? Did they not want to live?

  "As for what the manager said, these two men want to enter our Jufu Building but refuse to put down their weapons." The waiter hastily said.

  "Hmph, the rules of Jufu Building have been in place for more than a day or two. If you want to enter Jufu Building, you must put down your weapons. If you are not willing to put down your weapons, please leave. Hmph, if you want to make trouble in my Jufu Building, you'd better weigh your own weight!" Wang Fu was also a ruthless character, his pair of eyes were sharp like two knives.

  Xia Yan smiled coldly and said, "If I were to leave, I'm afraid some people would get into trouble soon. This Ju Fu Lou is owned by the Wang family, right? As the manager, do you know whether you should pay respects when meeting Wang Yu Yan?"

  Xia Yan said with a cold smile, leaving Wang Fu and the four attendants momentarily stunned!

  This statement sounds a bit too big, Wang Yuyan is the eldest daughter of the Wang family, the princess of the Wang family. Even if Wang Fu sees Wang Yuyan, he has to bow and greet her respectfully. If Wang Yuyan tells him to go east, even if Wang Fu had another guts, he wouldn't dare go west.

  "Who are you?"

  Wang Fu took a deep breath, his eyes gazing deeply at Xia Yan, and said with a sly smile: "Heh heh, if you talk big in Jifu Building, the outcome is usually not too good."

  Wang Fu looked at Xia Yan and Li Yuan Chun again, but no matter how he looked, they didn't seem like people with status in Yushui City. He couldn't help but feel even more suspicious. Wang Fu knew most of the influential people in Yushui City, but Xia Yan and Li Yuan Chun looked unfamiliar, and their clothes were just ordinary attire.

  "Heh heh, I've never been one to exaggerate. Wang Yu Yan, are you currently inside the wine tower?" Xia Yan's mouth curled up into a cold smile as he gazed at Wang Fu.

  Four waiters, at this moment also stared with wide eyes, guessing what kind of god Summer Words was. If he was just bragging, then how did he know that Wang Yu Yan was currently inside the wine tower? Wang Yu Yan, at this moment was indeed inside the wine tower.