Chapter 26: Men Can’t take Pictures, It Seems

Chapter 26

When Su Mo returned to Lan City, the street vendors had already set up their stalls.

Su Mo's stomach rumbled with hunger pangs, feeling rather famished.

Just then there was a noodle shop by the roadside, and Su Mo immediately pulled Wu Ying along.

"Wu Ying, are you hungry? Let's have a bowl of noodles before we head back!"

Wu Ying looked at her but said nothing, instead he walked straight towards the noodle shop.

The two ordered two bowls of beef noodles and sat down on the wooden stools by the side. Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

Su Mo propped up her arms on the table, her chin in her hands, watching the bustling crowd along the streets which suddenly reminded her of her original world.

She wondered if her parents would be very worried since she had disappeared without a trace from her original world.

"Sigh..." Su Mo unconsciously heaved a sigh.

Wu Ying looked at her, wondering what she was sighing about.

Just then, the owner brought their noodles over. "Please enjoy your meal slowly."

Wu Ying slid one of the bowls towards her. "Here's your noodles."

"Oh." Only then did Su Mo return to her senses as she looked at the noodles before her, discovering that the soup was light and the noodles sparse, she had suddenly lost her appetite altogether.

She picked at a couple of mouthfuls but it really wasn't tasty at all. Other than it being a little salty, there was absolutely no other flavour.

Don't they have chili peppers here? She suddenly recalled that back when they ate at that restaurant previously, it seemed that there was no chili either.

"Boss!" Su Mo called out, "Do you have chili peppers here?"

"Chili peppers? What is that, young lady?"

"...Forget it, it's nothing. You go ahead with your work."

Su Mo didn't know how to explain and could only drop the matter. She ate the few slices of beef in the noodles but left the noodles untouched.

"Not tasty?" Wu Ying's low voice sounded.

Su Mo put down her chopsticks. "It doesn't quite suit my tastebuds."

"What do you like to eat then?"

Su Mo casually said, "I like to eat the stuff from where I'm from. Hotpot, grilled skewers, big plate chicken, pearl milk tea, instant noodles...there's just too many tasty things!"

Wu Ying frowned. He had never heard of any of these things before.

"Anyway, you guys don't have them here!" Su Mo added.

"That chili pepper you mentioned just now, what is that?" Wu Ying asked.

Su Mo thought for a while before taking out her mobile phone from her pocket and squeezing in next to Wu Ying.

She flipped to her photo album and found a photo she took back when she visited a farm resort.

"Look, it's this. Don't you guys have this here?"

In the photo, it showed Su Mo posing in the chili pepper field. She was wearing shorts and a cropped top, her buxom figure appearing extremely sexy.

Seeing this photo of hers, Wu Ying couldn't help but flush red in the ears. He shifted his gaze somewhat uncomfortably.

"What...what is this thing?"

"It's a mobile phone! You can capture anything realistically in it!"

Su Mo took a side profile picture of him and showed it to him. "See this? It looks exactly like you right?"

"Hmph!" Li Wenxuan gave a cold sneer. "Now that Old Master Bai is dead, what use is your Bai family! If I wanted to snatch away your business, I could easily do so anytime. If I wanted to snatch your women, I could also easily do so anytime!

Young lady, laying eyes on you is your blessing. Our Li family currently is the richest in all of Lan City! Even the officials need to give me some concession!"

"Disgusting! Not only did you sleep with Miss Bai Yunxin from the Bai family, you still dare speak of the Bai family in this manner. What a hypocritical scumbag! No shame at all!"

Xia Miaomiao quickly tugged at Xiao Han's sleeve, making her aware that she had let slip something she shouldn't have. Previously, Elder Sister Sang told them not to spread word of Bai Yunxin's private affairs with Li Wenxuan for the time being.

"What did you just say?" Li Wenxuan's eyes glinted dangerously. A thought struck him suddenly. "So you ladies are in cahoots with those two female assassins? Men, capture them and bring them to the Li residence!"

Li Wenxuan's escorts swarmed forward as the masses of onlookers automatically retreated back.

Xiao Han and Xia Miaomiao didn't know any martial arts at all. Only Yi knew a bit of boxing but was soon overwhelmed by Li family guards.

Xiao Han took out a surgical knife and pointed it at them. "Don't you dare come closer!"

Seeing that they didn't seem to have any skills, Li Wenxuan signaled to his guards with his eyes. One guard strode forward and kicked the surgical knife out of Xiao Han's grasp before seizing both ladies up.

"Release us! You hypocrite! Openly abducting innocent maidens in broad daylight, is there no imperial law left?"

Li Wenxuan stepped forward, laughing. "Imperial law? My Li family is imperial law in Lan Cheng!"

He reached out, intent on touching Xia Miaomiao's face, but Xia Miaomiao fiercely bit into his hand drawing blood.

Xia Miaomiao's limpid eyes flashed with anger as she glared at him. To Li Wenxuan however, this served to further entice him instead.

As Li Wenxuan retracted his hand, an unsettling smile twisted his lips. "Still a fierce little wildcat? But I'm especially fond of these righteous maidens acting all chaste!"

"Li Wenxuan, release them!" Yi struggled futilely to no avail.

"You dare touch a single hair on Miaomiao and I'll have you killed!" Xiao Han persisted vehemently in her resistance.

"Bring them away!"

Li Wenxuan had just turned around when a whip snaked out from the crowd, swift as a serpent, hurtling straight toward his face.

Li Wenxuan jumped back in fright several steps, immediately pulling over a guard to shield himself. The whip cracked down on that guard's back, ripping his clothes and leaving a bloody welt.

"Li Wenxuan, how about coming with me to the Li family? I'm quite...good looking, no?" Su Mo smiled, twirling a lock of hair around her finger, affecting a seductive allure.

"Mo Mo!"

"Sister Su!"

Seeing Su Mo, the three cried out in delight.

Su Mo strode forward, whip cracking, driving back the Li family's guards.

The final lash streaked toward Li Wenxuan's crotch. Scared witless, he toppled to the ground, the whip just shy of his pants, leaving a white mark on the stone beneath.

Li Wenxuan was so frightened he nearly wet himself, staring blankly at his crotch, too shocked to react.

Su Mo retracted her whip and said coldly, "Get going. If Auntie truly cripples you and you can never continue the Li bloodline, don't blame me!"

Li Wenxuan scrambled to his feet and fled helter-skelter, not forgetting to shout threats back at Su Mo. "Just you wait, wench! I won't let you off!"

"Cheeky bastard!" Su Mo grumbled.

"Mo Mo!" "Sister Su!" Xiao Han, Xia Miaomiao and Yi came running over.

"You're all okay?" Su Mo asked.

"Mo Mo!" Xia Miaomiao threw her arms around Su Mo, sniffling. "Thank goodness you're alright. We were scared to death!"

Xiao Han also breathed a sigh of relief. "Just as I said. Mo Mo is extraordinarily skilled. Of course she'd be fine!"

"Naturally. With all the good fortune of Su Mo, how could anything happen to me?" Su Mo laughed, propping Xia Miaomiao up. "Oh stop crying. Weren't you bawling when Li Wenxuan was bullying you just now!"