Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

The table of Zheng Hai and Pan Yang was suddenly hit by a girl in a rush, knocking over a wine glass and spilling it all over the table.

"Sorry, sorry." The girl quickly stood up straight and bowed slightly to apologize to Pan Yang and Zheng Hai.

Even though everyone could tell at a glance that she was in a hurry, there wasn’t the slightest bit of insincerity in her apology.

This made Zheng Hai and Pan Yang have a slight favorable impression of the girl.

It wasn’t that kind of interest, just a simple appreciation.

"It’s okay." Pan Yang said nonchalantly, "Are you trying to avoid someone? Need any help?"

He felt a bit excited at heart. Having just become a knight, isn’t it a waste not to step in when encountering such a situation?

After all, don’t be fooled by his chubbiness; he used to get bullied alongside Zheng Hai by Ye Changsheng. He has some self-defense skills.

"No, no need." The girl shook her head repeatedly.

As she spoke, the anxiety on her face increased.

Zheng Hai interrupted Pan Yang, who was about to say something more, "Alright, you can go."

"Thank you!" The girl expressed her gratitude again in relief and hurried away.

"Zheng Hai, what are you doing?" Pan Yang rolled his eyes, "I was preparing to show my skills!"

"Come on, didn’t you see how anxious she was?" Zheng Hai smiled, "If you really want to be a knight, does it matter whether she’s around or not?"

"That’s true." Pan Yang scratched his nose and said, "Alright, then let’s be knights without leaving a name today. Uh... No, let’s leave a name! The nickname we just came up with! It’s our debut battle, uh, just like that!"

Zheng Hai watched as Pan Yang made plans on his own, smiling wryly and nodding.

Actually, according to his own thoughts, he didn’t want to get involved in such matters.

The girl just now looked like a young lady from a wealthy family.

And the reason why such a young lady would flee is ninety percent because—she’s escaping her family’s bodyguards.

If we blocked her bodyguards, would that be acting chivalrously or causing trouble?

Oh well, let’s just play along. At most, we’ll send someone to find that girl later.

As he was thinking this, three to five people in black walked over.

Zheng Hai looked at them and smiled, see, didn’t I guess right?

Just look at them; who would believe they’re not bodyguards?

"Gentlemen, did you see a girl run past here?" The leading man in black scanned the place and finally approached Zheng Hai and Pan Yang, who were clearly not ordinary people.

According to common sense, dealing with people like them would be more straightforward.

However, today is not a day for following common sense, as there’s a chubby guy here who’s aspiring to be a great hero.

"Bang!"

The chubby guy slammed his wine glass down on the table, lifted his head, and looked at the man in black with a glaring expression, "What do you want with her? I’m telling you, I’ve got her covered!"

Zheng Hai shook his head with a wry smile at the chubby guy’s pretentious demeanor.

However, he didn’t interrupt the chubby guy’s impromptu performance.

"Young sir, what do you mean by this?" The man in black frowned, then shook his head, "Since neither of you wants to tell us, we’ll take our leave."

After saying this, the man in black was about to leave.

"Hold on! Did I say you could go?!" The chubby guy snorted, stood up, and said.

"Please don’t look for trouble." The man in black frowned, looking displeased, "If something happens, it’s not something you two can bear."

"What do you mean by that? Looking down on us?!" The chubby guy became angrier.

Finally getting the chance to be a hero, how did he run into such unappreciative people?

"Alright, chubby, stop making a fuss." Zheng Hai waved his hand and then said to the man in black, "She went that way."

"Thanks." The man in black’s expression softened when he heard this, and he didn’t hold any grudges, ready to track her down.

After a couple of steps, he paused, "May I know the young master’s name? If we find her, we will thank you in person."

"Chen." Zheng Hai thought for a moment and mentioned the nickname they had just come up with.

He knew what the man in black meant; if they found her, they’d indeed thank him in person.

But if they couldn’t, the man in black would also seek an explanation from him.

"Chen?" The man in black frowned.

He knew right away this wasn’t a real name.

However, he couldn’t press further, so he gave Zheng Hai a deep look, remembering his appearance.

Then, the man in black left the area.

"What do you mean by that?" The chubby guy looked at Zheng Hai with dissatisfaction.

"Stop always thinking about fighting." Zheng Hai shook his head and turned to look at the side, "Come out."

"Who?" The chubby guy was taken aback.

Then, he saw the girl from earlier come out from the corner, with an apologetic expression on her face.

"You didn’t leave?" The chubby guy was surprised.

"I’m unfamiliar with this place, and I don’t know where to go." The girl stuck out her tongue, looking slightly embarrassed.

"Alright, you say where you want to go, and I’ll take you!" The chubby guy offered eagerly.

If he couldn’t be chivalrous, at least he could accompany the bodyguard!

"Well... thank you." The girl hesitated for a moment but finally nodded, "I want to go to Shimen to find Lu Xiaobu."

"You know my big brother?" The chubby guy was quick with his words, speaking up before Zheng Hai could intervene.

"Your big brother? You know Lu Xiaobu?!" The girl was immediately delighted, "That’s great!"

Zheng Hai covered his forehead with his hand.

Oh, chubby, you don’t even know what kind of relationship she has with our big brother, and you’re hurriedly revealing our connection with him?

And the girl too, why are you so happy? Do you even know if it’s true?!

You two are really...

However, since things had come to this point, there was nothing more to be said.

"Why are you looking for our big brother?" Zheng Hai asked.

"I want to ask him for a favor." The girl smiled, then apparently not wanting to linger on this topic, she shifted the conversation, "Oh, I haven’t introduced myself yet, I’m Zhu Xiaohua."

"I’m the Fiery Hero!" The chubby guy thumped his chest, "He’s called Chen, like dust, it could also mean ashes. We never use our real names in Jianghu!"

"Shut up!" Zheng Hai was speechless.

The chubby guy’s inner hero spirit had fully awakened.

Also, why did you have to add those extra few words when introducing me? 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"Fiery Hero? Chen! Haha!" Zhu Xiaohua giggled, not saying much more.

Then, the three of them embarked on their Jianghu journey.

Well, actually, they just took a vehicle to rush towards Shimen.

The reason they didn’t drive themselves was to avoid making Zhu Xiaohua worry that they might be bad people. Taking public transport, where there are more people, would provide a sense of security.

After the trio left, the black-clad bodyguards returned.

The leading man in black saw the leftovers on the table where they had clearly left in a hurry due to unexpected events, and clenched his fist, "Damn it! Notify the family and Feng Xiao, telling them the young miss has been abducted!"