"Elder Zhao Zilai . " Xiao Tieying lifted his hand to greet him . His handsome face revealed a smile . "Come sit with us!"

Zhao Zilai thought quickly .

A coincidence or a trap?

Perhaps they just happened to be here now . After all, Sky Inn was the largest restaurant in Chong Ming Town . Xiao Tieying and Li Yuning coming here to eat was nothing surprising .

Or were they waiting for him there?

Zhao Zilai was very composed and did not show the slightest sign of panic .

It did not matter if Xiao Tieying was there coincidentally or if he had been deliberately waiting for him . He was still a High Official of the imperial house and Xiao Tieying could do nothing to him!

He smiled and approached them . "Master Xiao Tieying, you guys are here too!"

"What a coincidence!" Xiao Tieying stared at him and gave him a smirk . "If I knew that Elder Zhao Zilai wanted to come over for dinner, I would've invited you . Let's sit together, how about it?"

He sneered inwardly . Chu Li had guessed right . How could there be such a coincidence!

What was even more depressing was that, even if he knew that Zhao Zilai had something to do with Lu Yurong, he could not do anything to him . The standing of a High Official of the imperial house was transcendent and he was just the eldest master of the Public House . Zhao Zilai was way out of his reach .

"Very well . " Zhao Zilai sat down at the table and smiled at Linquan .

Linquan gave a humble smile and bowed .

"Brother Linquan can be regarded as a top-notch martial arts master too . " Zhao Zilai laughed heartily . "But you certainly don't look like it!"

Linquan smiled . "You flatter me . "

Xiao Tieying said, "Elder Zhao Zilai, do you have any dissatisfactions with our hospitality?"

"It was quite good . " Zhao Zilai smiled . "I've always loved to hang around Leisurely, I enjoy being carefree and easy . I don't like to be restrained so I'll take this opportunity to take a stroll around Chong Ming Town . "

"Elder Zhao Zilai, please make yourself feel at home . You can tell the maid if you've any orders . I will do the honors . " Xiao Tieying smiled .

At this time, the tea was served . Linquan stood up to take it and handed it to Zhao Zilai .

Zhao Zilai took the teacup and smiled . "When do I help Second Lady remove the Vitality Sealing Finger? If I can complete the task early, I can set my heart at rest and take a stroll around Chong Ming Town wholeheartedly . "

"No hurry . " Xiao Tieying took the teacup and Chu Li sipped the tea . "Let my sister take a good rest first for a few days . If something goes wrong, I will regret it for the rest of my life!"

He believed in 70-80% of Chu Li's judgment . Even if it was really a coincidence today and he wronged Zhao Zilai, he still could not let him unseal the Vitality Sealing Finger anymore . No matter how small of a doubt he had, he could not take the risk because Second Younger Sister had only one life .

"That's true too . " Zhao Zilai smiled and put down the cup of tea . "But I would like to meet Second Lady and take a look at her condition first . "

"Of course . " Xiao Tieying nodded and smiled . "Before you start the treatment, naturally, you will need to see her . "

Zhao Zilai said, "Yesterday, the young man who was at the table with us was a rank three Scribe . At his age, he must be really good . "

"He's Chu Li . " Xiao Tieying's face turned grim and he gave an unhappy snort . "He's indeed a genius, but he has an unruly character . Pardon his rudeness, Elder Zhao Zilai!"

"He's young so it was inevitable . " Zhao Zilai shook his head and smiled . "A young person will find it hard to always be composed, so train him well!"

Xiao Tieying laughed . "He's still young and has a long way to go!"

Zhao Zilai sighed and said, "Unfortunately, I couldn't see the Duke . Where is the Duke now?"

Xiao Tieying's face turned dark momentarily and he put on a smile . "Father is in Isolated Cultivation . He has ordered that no one is to disturb him . As his son, I cannot go against his order . "

This surnamed Zhao was really hateful, he was picking topics that he should not have!

"Hai . . . the Duke has tremendous charisma and stage presence . Until now, thinking about it would make one look forward to seeing him again!" Zhao Zilai shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, I couldn't catch a glimpse of it . "

Xiao Tieying smiled and changed the topic . "Come, Elder Zhao Zilai, try Sky Inn's signature dishes—beef with sliced turnip and sauce . "

The bartender served many dishes and the mouth-watering aroma from the food a.s.sailed their nostrils .

After dinner, Xiao Tieying returned to Iron Eagle Island with a gloomy face and sat bitterly on an armchair in the main hall . He sneered . "Very good, Zhao Zilai!"

Linquan lowered his head and eyes . He said softly, "Master, it's not worth it to be angry . Those who have advanced in age have strange tempers . It's best not to bother yourself with the likes of him . "

"Humph!" Xiao Tieying sneered . "I think he was trying to anger me on purpose . . . Linquan, do you think he is suspicious?"

Linquan smiled . "Master, I dare not say . "

"Cut it out!" Xiao Tieying said snappily .

Linquan said, "Even if we say that he's suspicious, he's a High Official in the imperial house and is usually arrogant . It's not surprising that what he said was a little hateful . Suspecting that he conspires with the Ren Public House because of this would be too… too . . . "

"Humph, too rash, am I right?!" Xiao Tieying scoffed .

Linquan smiled awkwardly and said, "Of course, if we say that he isn't suspicious, he's also a little suspicious . The coincidence was a little odd . "

"An old person will become cunning . That's totally right!"

totally right!" Xiao Tieying pointed at Linquan .

Linquan gave an awkward laugh .

Xiao Tieying said, "No matter what, this so-called Zhao Zilai cannot be trusted!"

Linquan said, "We can still request the help of another High Official from the imperial house . "

"This time it was because of the Empress's help . If we give up and go ask for another person's help, we'll be seen as ungrateful!" Xiao Tieying scoffed .

Linquan said, "Then what should we do?"

"Let me think again . " Xiao Tieying frowned . "We can always find a Grandmaster!"

"I know that the Duke has a best friend . " Linquan looked at him carefully and whispered, "He's a top-notch Grandmaster . "

"Who's it?" Xiao Tieying said coldly .

Linquan said, "'Thunder Guiding Blade', Feng Jiuyang . "

'Thunder Guiding Blade' Xiao Tieying pondered and then he frowned . "He's a good friend of Father's?"

"Thunder Guiding Blade" was very famous, his blade was like a thunderbolt as if it was guiding thunder down . It was as fast as lightning and unavoidable . Even if he had disappeared for ten years, his reputation did not weaken .

"It's a life and death friends.h.i.+p . " Linquan nodded . "But 'Thunder Guiding Blade' has retired into the mountains and Duke is in Isolated Cultivation too, they haven't stayed in touch for more than ten years . We don't know how he is now . If he hasn't abandoned his martial arts, he should still be a top-notch master . "

"I've heard of the famed 'Thunder Guiding Blade' . " Xiao Tieying nodded slowly . "Since his martial arts is very powerful, let's give it a try!"

Now, he could not care about keeping his pride and being vindictive . He wouldn't have scruples just because he was a friend of father .

Linquan said hurriedly, "We must first mobilize some manpower to look for him . After he retired to the mountains, he never came out of the mountains anymore . I'm afraid that he's in Isolated

he's in Isolated Cultivation like Duke, or . . . "

"Why did he retire into the mountains?" Xiao Tieying said, "It can't be true that it was because of a woman, right?"

There was a rumor in the martial arts world, saying that "Thunder Guiding Blade" retreated because of a woman .

" . . . Seems to be true," Linquan mumbled .

Xiao Tieying frowned at him .

Linquan mumbled, "It seems to have something to do with Second Madame . "

Xiao Tieying snorted . He really did not want to ask about the grudges between the older generations, but this matter was related to Second Younger Sister's life so he could not put it aside .

Linquan said, "'Thunder Guiding Blade' likes Second Madame very much too . After the death of Second Madame, he became depressed and retired to the mountains . "

"Since his martial arts is so powerful, presumably, he won't die . We must find him!" Xiao Tieying said .

Linquan said, "I fear it will not be so easy . "

Even if he did not go into Isolated Cultivation, he had retired into the mountains . Since it was remote and spa.r.s.ely populated, there was nowhere to search for .

So many years have pa.s.sed and now, only a few can recognize "Thunder Guiding Blade" . At the very least, the informants of the Public House could not recognize him .

"Master, we cannot be careless about Zhao Zilai too," Linquan said . "After all, he is a High Official of the imperial house . "

"It will be fine to just take good care of him . " Xiao Tieying scoffed . "Don't let him have a single complaint . "

"Yes . " Linquan nodded .

'Thunder Guiding Blade . . . ' Xiao Tieying pondered .