The Young Master of the Underworld Palace looked at the pavilion master and said coldly, “Pavilion Master, you truly show me no respect. You expect me to wait for you? I would very much like to see which guest is more important than I am, so important that you would leave me hanging!”
“Young Master, it is not a matter of respect. All are honoured guests here, and there must be some order of first come, first served. Had you arrived first, I would naturally have attended to you first,” the pavilion master replied with a smile on his face.
Although the pavilion master had earlier expressed his dislike of the Young Master to Lin Yun, he still put on a smiling face in the man’s presence. As a merchant, he was naturally smooth and diplomatic, never easily revealing his true feelings toward others.
This was quite different from Lin Yun, who was straightforward and settled gratitude and grudges decisively.
“Is that so? Then I must see who this honoured guest is.”
As he spoke, the Young Master of the Underworld Palace walked straight up to Lin Yun.
“Which power do you belong to, and what is your status?” he demanded of Lin Yun in the tone one uses when interrogating a criminal.
“No particular status, and I belong to no power,” Lin Yun answered calmly, leaning back in his chair.
The Young Master suddenly barked, “I, the Young Master, am speaking to you. Stand up and answer! You think you have the right to remain seated while I have to look down to speak to you? You do not carry that kind of weight!”
At those words, Lin Yun frowned, then simply turned away, no longer bothering to acknowledge him.
Seeing Lin Yun treat his words as if they were wind past his ears, fury surged across the Young Master’s face.
Very few people ever dared to treat him with such an attitude.
Moreover, in the Young Master’s eyes, the person before him was clearly just a young fellow. Among the younger generation, almost none dared to act this way toward him, and those few who did were already known to him.
“You’ve got some nerve, boy, treating this Young Master’s words as nothing! Are you looking to die?” the Young Master thundered.
“I have no wish to provoke you, but I advise you likewise: do not provoke me,” Lin Yun replied indifferently.
“Fine, boy. It seems you truly do not take this Young Master seriously. Looking down on me comes at a price!” As his words fell, the formidable aura of the Harmony Realm burst forth from him.
“What? You mean to fight here?”
Lin Yun, who had been sitting the entire time, slowly rose to his feet.
He had not sought to provoke the man at all.
The Young Master of the Underworld Palace had barged in and picked a fight simply because the pavilion master was attending to Lin Yun first, clearly treating Lin Yun as an easy target.
Seeing this, the pavilion master immediately shouted, “Young Master Yuan, what do you think you are doing? Fighting is strictly forbidden inside my Myriad Treasures Pavilion!”
“What? Pavilion Master, are you going to protect him? Offending me and the entire Underworld Palace just for some nobody with no backing is hardly a profitable decision. As a merchant, you should understand that, shouldn’t you?” the Young Master countered.
“Young Master Yuan, this has nothing to do with taking sides against you. Whoever starts a fight inside my Myriad Treasures Pavilion first, regardless of who they are, will not be tolerated. I only look at who throws the first blow!” The pavilion master’s expression darkened.
He continued, “Young Master Yuan, your Underworld Palace may be powerful, but you cannot run amok in Heart City. My Myriad Treasures Pavilion also has a Supreme behind it. What you do on your own territory is none of my concern, but here, it will not be permitted!”
The Young Master gave a cold laugh. “Fine. I will give Pavilion Master face and not start anything here. But once he steps out of the Myriad Treasures Pavilion, he will not have an easy time!”
“Young Master Yuan, he is an honoured guest of my Myriad Treasures Pavilion and holds our VIP token. As long as he remains within Heart City, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion will protect him. I hope Young Master Yuan will also give my pavilion some face, so that everyone can save face,” the pavilion master said.
Hearing this, the Young Master’s face turned completely grim.
The pavilion master’s meaning was clear: outside Heart City he could do as he pleased, but as long as Lin Yun remained within the city, the Myriad Treasures Pavilion would intervene.
“You win this round!”
“Let’s go!”
With those words, the Young Master flung out his hand, turned, and strode out.
Although the Underworld Palace was strong, Heart City was not its territory. Even a strong dragon cannot overpower a local snake, and the Underworld Palace could not afford to clash directly with the Myriad Treasures Pavilion here.
The Young Master was well aware of that.
“Young Master Yuan, are we no longer discussing business?” the pavilion master called after him.
The Young Master did not reply. In the blink of an eye he was out of the room, slamming the door behind him with a loud bang.
Only Lin Yun and the pavilion master remained in the private room once more.
