Chapter 36 - The Lord is Rich

Lory and Zhao Li Xin left Ninjing Manor at noon, secretly the shadow guards including Mong Yi and Mong Ki follow them from behind. Because of the distance between his Manor and downtown quite far they have to ride a carriage, mostly is because of Lory, he worries she would be too tired before reaches their destination if they walking on foot.

It's only taken fifteen minutes to arrives downtown with carriages, Zhao Li Xin already wears his white mask who looks like manikin face in Lory's eyes, the mask only shows his mouth and chin but even when he only shows this much people surely could have guessed how handsome the face behind that mask, with that thin lips and perfect chin not to mention his tall and his broad shoulder the mask did not hide his charmed at all on contrary it just gives him mysterious feeling around him.

Women can't stop staring at him everywhere he goes but the man himself is too busy watching the girl running excitedly to the food stall buying candy and snack for herself.

After she arrives in this world her gloomy character after the death of her Father disappeared although not completely but she's more cheerful and her bubbly character returns, she becomes more like her before she left her Castle.

Girsha leisurely nestles on her shoulder, Lory's big smiled and her beautiful eyes catch the attention a few men around her and Lory is not like other women who avoid Men gazed, when Lory accidentally caught them staring at him Lory would politely smile at them, her kind smiled make several man blush but Lory herself not understands what happening, in Harland is not polite to turn away when people looking at you so she just try to be polite and someone use to told her to always smile even to strangers.

Meanwhile, a certain Lord behind her already releases his dreadful aura, his aura so heavy everyone unconsciously keeps their distance from Lory and Zhao Li Xin, at least they would keep their distance three-meter away from Zhao Li Xin and Lory after that Man and woman stop looking at them again.

Zhao Li Xin mood turn very bad he thought is a bad decision to let her go outside for some reason he feels so annoyed he really want to kill someones, the Shadow guard could see how bad their Lord mood rights now, once upon a time their lord use to make that kinda face before he eradicated a clan before. It's better to keep hiding from their Lord, they decide only to show up when Zhao Li Xin called them.

"Li Xin try this!!" suddenly Lory push candy to his mouth "Is it too sweet for you" her hand accidentally graze his lips, because of habit and sugar coat on her finger she unconsciously licked her finger, she doesn't realize how intimated her gesture was, she doesn't feel anything wrong with that since she doesn't have handkerchief.

Zhao Li Xin mood suddenly brightened, he licked his lips "It's good" he said with a gentle smiled.

"Its kumquats candy" Lory smiled happily "I never try this before, let's buy more!!" she calls the shopkeeper to give her another bag of candy "Thank you" she said politely when the shopkeeper handed her the bag.

The old shopkeeper happy because Lory buys a lot of candy and he like this beautiful kind young lady, even though she might not the most beautiful girl he ever saw but her clear beautiful eyes and that kind smiled make her stand out than any girl.

"Young Miss, I never seen you before are you new in here?" The shopkeeper smiling until his eyes turn to crescent

"No, but I rarely go out" she replied with the same politeness.

"Oh, is this the first time you attend Martial competition"

"Yes!!" Lorry nodded

"Oh…is that your husband?" he looks at Zhao Li Xin who wears a mask, guess from his aura he seems not from an ordinary background. Many nobles and experts like to hide his identity the shopkeeper has learned to read other people's demeanor for years so he won't accidentally offend someone he shouldn't.

Lory silent for a moment they were out incognito, she can't say he was her Master but they don't look like brother and sister, Friends? Women in this world should not go out with the opposite sex without a chaperon, well she had no choice "Yes, yes he is!" Lory said with an overly big smile she hopes she doesn't look weird when she smiles.

[You look weird Lory….] Suddenly Girsha comment.

Lory mouth twitch, but Zhao Li Xin mood is suddenly elated to whole another level, whatever bad feeling he felt before suddenly disappear. Suddenly everything around him looks brighter and more beautiful than ever.

The shadow guards leap with joy, they all sigh in relief 'nice work miss Lao, keep going!!' all of them cheering inwardly at the same time.

Thanks to Lory none of them would be punished from minuscule mistakes they might have done, the Lord is quite petty when he's in a bad mood, everyone knows this even the Palace King's couldn't escape this Lord bad temperament.

"Are you tired my dear, let's rest somewhere" Zhao Li Xin hold Lory shoulder with dazzling smiled plastered on his face.

"Huh…..o..okay" Lory awkwardly smiled.

'Milord can't you at least gives me a heads up, you change so fast'

Zhao Li Xin leads her to a fancy restaurant called The Phoenix Hall, it's a three stores restaurant where the third level is for a private room and only had three rooms, the male servant leads Zhao Li Xin and Lory to the third floor.

When they went to the third-floor people watching them with awed everyone knows only a few people could reserve the third room even a Prince's have a hard time tried to serve the rooms on a third floor, they all wondering who is that couple who could serve that place.

Lory amazed by how lavish this room is, everything is made from black wood carved neatly and paint with gold, there's a big round dining room for a dozen peoples, the table made from dark brown wood, the floor under the table cover with big rug with colorful twin phoenix embroidery on it and above the table there's a big red lampion to brightened the room, there also big arhat couch on the corner and square table with two armchair the room also decorated with fresh orchid flower and beautiful vas and painting on the wall.

"Wow, it's so beautiful!!" Lory gasped

"You like it?"

"Like it? I love it!!" Lory runs inside the room without shammed, leaving him alone with the servants.

He thought Zhao Li Xin would mad and yell at her but he was shocked when Zhao Li Xin only smile warmly watching at her, he had been work at Phoenix Hall for a few years he knew Zhao Li Xin temperament very well, this Lord is cold and indifferent and have moody temperament, he hated loud sounds the most to the point servants need to be tiptoe when they served the Lord, more reasoned why the third room have windows not just to keep privacy but also to reduce sound from outside.

Zhao Li Xin also hates females, there was a female servant was infatuated by him because she try to seduce him, Zhao Li Xin enraged almost burn the whole restaurant since that only male servant allowed to serve him, female servants even forbidden to stay in the same floor when he was around, so imagine how surprised they are when Mong ki told him the Lord will come with his female companion, Mong Yi also warned him not to slight her even just a bit. oh if anyone wondering what happened to the female servant who foolish enough seducing him, well.....she's dead...more or less.

Zhao Li Xin sits on an arhat chair while Lory busy run around inside the room like little kids. The servant served the wine for him carefully with an anxious face, people always feel anxious when his around.

"I don't want anyone to reserve the third floor for today," said Zhao Li Xin solemnly.

"But the crown Prince and third Prince already reserve from yesterday Milord"

Zhao Li Xin stare at him without saying anything, the servant feels his leg go numb he can feel his back drench with cold sweat "Ye…..Yes, Milord, apologies Milord...." The servant kneeled on the floor his face pale like a flour.

Lory saw the servant kneeling with a face who looks like he going to faint, she wondering what happen. Zhao Li Xin doesn't want to scare her.

"Leave..." he said with a cold voice.

He feels he just got amnesty from the death penalty, he kowtows a few times "Thank you, thank you Milord" then he runs out from the room like his life depends on it.

Lory sits beside Zhao Li Xin "He called you Milord, is he your people?" Lory ask, they were out in incognito so no one should recognize them and even if they do, they supposed to called her 'Your Highness'

Zhao Li Xin took off his mask and put it on the table "He is..."

"It's everyone in this place your people?" Lory stunned.

Zhao Li Xin smiled faintly "This place is own by me, naturally they all my people," he said casually.

Lory stunned, she aware how massive and lavish this place is she even heard this place is the most exclusive restaurant in the capital city only the rich and famous could get in here, she knew Zhao Li Xin is rich but she doesn't know he was this rich.

"My God, you so rich!!"

Zhao Li Xin chuckle, this place is managed by one of his King's Palace the Black Turtle Palace. It's their job to creating business and makes money, not like the other Palace not making money but Black turtle Palace way creating a business is more legal compared to other palaces.

A few minutes later more servants coming they served a lot of food on the table, Lory confused about how they gonna finish all this food. Lory decides not to eat the white rice just eat the main dish it's not like she likes to eat white rice in Harland she barely eats white rice only after she comes to this world she eats a lot of rice because she had no choice.

"You don't eat the rice?" Zhao Li Xin sees her not touch the rice.

"No, the truth is I don't really like white rice"

"Oh….." Zhao Li Xin nodded, he will remember not to serve white rice for her again.

While they were eating they hear a loud voice from downstairs, Zhao Li Xin faces unperturbed but Lory's got curious.

"Who is that?" Lory frowned

"Insignificant peoples" he answers swiftly "Continue your eating…"

"Uhm….."Lory lifts her chopstick eating her sour plum chicken, meanwhile, she feels like she recognizes this voice, but where she heard it before while munching her food she tries to remember the voice from downstairs who keep yelling loudly, suddenly she remembered where she heard this voice before.

"Oh my God, It's the crown Prince!!!"