Murong?
Hearing these two words, everyone's hearts trembled, and they suddenly understood.
This middle-aged man was actually from the deeply rooted Murong Family, a family that even the Great Qi Dynasty had to look up to!
No wonder!
Steward Song was so terrified!
Despite his immense prestige and arrogance in front of outsiders, in front of Murong Chuan, he was, after all, just a mere Family servant!
And Gu Han…
Everyone looked at him, their expressions somewhat complex.
Why did this Young Master, whom they thought knew no bounds, suddenly transform into a distinguished guest in Murong Chuan's words?
Could it be…
Just because of that inconspicuous, broken iron token?
On the ground.
Steward Song remained kneeling there, trembling, not daring to look up.
Not far away.
Liu Tong's face was pale, his eyes filled with resentment and unwillingness, along with a hint of barely perceptible fear.
And Liu Ying…
Her heart had already turned cold.
This scene, how similar it was to the one in front of Dr. Xue's door earlier?
She suddenly felt her face sting a little.
“Senior.”
Seeing Murong Chuan being so polite, Gu Han was a little puzzled.
“Today…”
“It’s just a minor matter!”
Murong Chuan waved his hand, not putting the matters at hand in his eyes at all, but instead asked another question.
“You just mentioned Young Miss's name, may I ask what your relationship is with her…?”
“Young Miss? Murong Yan?”
“Precisely!”
“She… cough cough…”
The word 'sister'.
Gu Han really felt too awkward to say it.
“She told us to call her sister!”
Fortunately, A Sha timely helped him out.
“Sister?”
This time.
It was Murong Chuan's turn to be stunned.
“Yes!”
A Sha's small face was full of seriousness.
“Sister Murong is very kind, and very enthusiastic towards us, it’s just that her strength is a bit too much, she almost patted Young Master into pieces…”
“…”
Gu Han vaguely felt his shoulder starting to ache again.
Calling each other siblings?
Murong Chuan's eyelid twitched.
The relationship between Gu Han and Murong Yan was even closer than he had imagined, no wonder she could give away such a precious and extremely special token from the Family.
“Shopkeeper Murong.”
To the side.
Liu Tong was a little unwilling.
Of course, his posture was naturally extremely low.
“Today's matter, Junior…”
“Little brother.”
Murong Chuan directly ignored him and looked at Gu Han again.
“I see you seem to have suffered a serious injury. You must have just experienced that Yao Beast riot. You should quickly calm down and recuperate, lest you leave behind any hidden troubles!”
Behind him.
Liu Tong's face instantly flushed red.
However.
He dared not flare up in the slightest.
Although he acted ostentatiously and arrogantly, he was not stupid. He understood that this Murong Chuan in front of him was not someone he could afford to offend. Let alone him, even if his cousin, the First Prince, came, it would be useless!
“But…”
A Sha glared at Liu Tong.
She naturally couldn't forget his earlier aggressiveness.
“This person said my Young Master isn't qualified to stay in a Class A room.”
Gu Han felt a little comforted.
A Sha had indeed become smarter.
“Not qualified?”
Murong Chuan sneered.
“Nonsense! As the most distinguished guest of my Murong Family, not to mention a mere Class A room, little brother, you are perfectly entitled to stay in a Heaven-class room!”
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone looked at each other.
“Heaven-class room?”
“How come I’ve never heard of it?”
“Yeah, isn't the most expensive room here just the Class A room?”
“I have heard of it. This Heaven-class room is never open to the public on weekdays. It is used to entertain the most distinguished guests. Those who are qualified to stay there are, at the very least, experts of the Royal Family Enshrinement level!”
Royal Family Enshrinement?
Everyone was greatly shocked.
Those few Enshrinements had unfathomable strength, lived in seclusion, and rarely appeared. They were among the highest-ranking individuals in the Great Qi Dynasty, second only to the Monarch!
After the discussion.
Came silence.
The young man they had previously considered arrogant and ignorant had unexpectedly transformed into the most distinguished guest of the Murong Family. This immense sense of disparity left them with mixed feelings, a very unpleasant sensation.
“You…”
Murong Chuan finally looked at Liu Tong.
“Are you Liu Tong?”
“Shopkeeper Murong, I…”
“No need to say more. Your offense to my Murong Family's distinguished guest is an offense to my Murong Family! How about this, I won't use my cultivation to make things difficult for you. You kneel down and apologize to this little brother, and today's matter will be settled. Otherwise, no one can save you today.”
These words.
Were almost identical to Liu Tong's earlier words when he pressured Gu Han!
Instantly.
Everyone's expressions became extremely interesting.
They never expected the reversal to come so quickly; the person who had demanded Gu Han kneel earlier was now in a situation where he had to kneel to Gu Han!
Gu Han, however, had a strange expression.
He already understood.
All talk of not being able to greet him was just an excuse.
Murong Chuan had probably witnessed this matter from beginning to end, but had simply not shown himself. If he hadn't timely produced this token and mentioned Murong Yan's name, Murong Chuan would have been too lazy to bother with such a minor issue.
“I…”
Liu Tong was so ashamed he wished he could die.
At this moment.
His situation was exactly like Gu Han's!
He also finally experienced that feeling of being caught between a rock and a hard place, which was even worse than death!
“Kneel, or not kneel?”
Murong Chuan felt slightly displeased.
“If the little brother's injuries worsen due to your delay, then today, it won't be as simple as just kneeling!”
Outside.
Everyone started discussing again.
“What do you say?”
One person whispered, “Will this Young Master Liu kneel, or…?”
Thud!
Before he could finish his sentence, a clearly audible sound of kneeling instantly reached everyone's ears.
That person's face froze.
This Young Master Liu conceded too quickly!
Liu Tong was not Gu Han.
Nor did he possess Gu Han's unyielding backbone.
People who like to bully the weak.
Are bound to be extremely afraid of the strong.
“Today… I have greatly offended you!”
These few words were almost bitten out one by one.
Gu Han said nothing, deep in thought.
He was now certain that Murong Chuan's ability to make the previously arrogant and domineering Liu Tong kneel with just a single sentence was enough to show that the Murong Family's strength and heritage far exceeded his imagination!
“…”
Seeing that Gu Han didn't even look at him, Liu Tong clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot, and he said nothing more, but directly got up and left, not even bothering with Liu Ying, his goddess.
And Liu Ying…
Her face no longer hurt.
She had no face left!
Whew…
She took a deep breath, suppressing the shame and indignation in her heart, and was about to leave.
“Wait.”
Gu Han suddenly spoke.
“What do you want?”
Liu Ying's body stiffened. Facing everyone's strange gazes, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
“Remember.”
Gu Han's expression was very serious.
“This is the last time. Next time, don't blame me for being impolite to you.”
Although today's incident was just a coincidence, if it weren't for her instigating words, it would never have escalated to this point.
Gu Han spared her.
Purely out of that small amount of past sentiment.
Of course.
After today, this sentiment would be completely exhausted.
“…”
Upon hearing this, the thorn in Liu Ying's heart was driven even deeper. She didn't reply, but walked straight through the crowd and disappeared from everyone's sight.
“Young Master.”
A Sha frowned.
“Why has Young Miss Liu become so annoying?”
“It's not strange.”
Gu Han shook his head.
“Actually, this is her truest side.”
“Little brother.”
Just then.
Murong Chuan spoke again, “This ungrateful wretch has eyes but failed to see, offending a distinguished guest. How he should be dealt with, I leave it to you.”
He was referring to.
Naturally, Song Xing.
“Mercy!”
Song Xing was scared out of his wits.
“Shopkeeper, I've followed you for so many years. Even if I haven't made contributions, I've certainly put in hard work. Please be merciful and spare me this once!”
As glorious as he was before.
That's how wretched he was now.
“Song Xing.”
Murong Chuan shook his head.
“These past few years, you’ve been enriching yourself and engaging in many shady dealings in secret, earning a fortune. I’ve actually seen it all. The reason I haven’t touched you is out of consideration for these years of sentiment! But today’s matter is different. You wouldn’t not know the significance of that token, so your pleas to me are useless!”
“Little brother!”
Song Xing suddenly looked at Gu Han, pleading incessantly.
“I was blind and failed to recognize your eminence! You… you are a distinguished guest of the Murong Family. Please say a word to the Shopkeeper and spare me this time! I… I will never dare again!”
“Senior.”
Gu Han was expressionless.
“This is a Murong Family matter; it is inappropriate for an outsider like me to interfere.”
“Oh?”
Murong Chuan was a little surprised.
“Then, according to little brother’s wishes…”
“Simple, just follow the Murong Family's rules, no need to ask me.”
“I understand.”
Murong Chuan sighed softly.
“Take him away, send him back to the Family, and deal with him according to Family rules!”
Upon hearing this.
Song Xing's face turned ashen, filled with despair. His body, like a pile of mud, was directly taken away by two expressionless black-robed men. And what awaited him… would be the Murong Family's most severe punishment!
“I thought…”
Murong Chuan gave a wry smile.
“Little brother, you would repay evil with good and let him go.”
His original intention was actually to let Song Xing off the hook, which was why he handed over the power of his disposal to Gu Han. He had thought that Gu Han, being young, might not be able to refuse Song Xing's pleas and would simply go along with it and spare him. But he didn't expect Gu Han to not take the bait at all, directly throwing the power of disposal back to him.
As a result.
Due to the Family's rules, it was simply impossible for him to show favoritism, even if he wanted to.
“Repay evil with good?”
Gu Han shook his head.
“Others might, but I, for one, prefer to repay grievances with directness.”
Repay grievances with directness.
Murong Chuan pondered these four words and suddenly burst into laughter.
At this moment.
He somewhat understood why Murong Yan held Gu Han in such high regard.
“Forget it.”
He no longer dwelled on it.
Song Xing's fate was his own doing, and he couldn't blame others. If he were to harbor resentment because of this, it would seem a bit foolish.
Outside.
Seeing the drama conclude, everyone gradually dispersed.
Before long, today's events would quickly spread throughout the Royal Capital.
Gu Han aside.
Liu Tong's name was about to become known to everyone, from women to children.
“Little brother.”
Murong Chuan made a gesture of invitation.
“Come with me. This Heaven-class room has been vacant for several years; it's as if it was specifically waiting for you.”
“Senior.”
Gu Han felt a little tempted.
“May I ask, what is the charge for this Heaven-class room?”
“This…”
Murong Chuan was a little puzzled.
“Just for staying, it's not very expensive, ten yuan crystals a day is fine. If you want to enable other functions, it will be calculated separately…”
“Senior!”
Gu Han suddenly interrupted him.
“I think a Class A room is also quite good.”
“Why, do you know how many people wish to stay in this Heaven-class room and still…”
“Senior.”
Gu Han suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
“I… don’t have that much money.”
Ten yuan crystals a day!
That was at least ten thousand yuan crystals!
And that was just the basic fee!
Even if he threw all his wealth into it, he wouldn't be able to stay for more than a few days!
“Yes, yes.”
A Sha quickly chimed in.
“My Young Master is very, very poor!”
“…”
Murong Chuan was utterly speechless.
“Little brother, you don't actually think you'd have to pay to stay in a Heaven-class room, do you?”
“Hm?”
Gu Han's eyes lit up.
“No charge?”
“Hahahaha…”
Murong Chuan burst into laughter.
He suddenly felt that Gu Han was a very interesting person.
“It seems little brother still doesn't realize how much weight the token in your hand carries.”