Chapter 1561: Chapter 1563: Saving Face Means Getting Slapped

Ling Qing rushed forward.

The head chef, Liu Fatty, didn’t care about his urge to kill the second chef and followed along!

In fact, his hand had already reached into his pocket, feeling those two Spirit Stones, and he decided to spend money to buy peace!

The door opened.

At first glance, Ling Qing saw—or more accurately, smelled—that the dish that should have been his, the Xiting Fish, had been eaten and scattered all over.

So the anger in his heart flared up instantly!

"Who’s the blind one who actually...?"

As he spoke, he looked at the person who was eating.

But the moment he saw the person, all the cursing words in his mouth vanished instantly!

Yes, vanished!

Holy crap! Why is it Lu Xiaobu?

In that moment, he felt a thunderbolt strike from the sky!

However, this lightning didn’t hit his brain, but his face, painfully!

Forgot to mention, remember? After Lu Xiaobu hit the City Guard Army, a teacher rushed out!

That person was Ling Qing!

So, at this moment, when Ling Qing saw Lu Xiaobu again, he had a conditioned reflex!

It was painfully intense!

Angry?

He was indeed still very angry, but now the anger was no longer directed at Lu Xiaobu, who ate his fish, but at that idiot second chef!

In his view, that idiot was absolutely intentional!

That guy just wanted to see him make a fool of himself!

"It’s you? What’s up?" Lu Xiaobu looked up with a disgruntled face and said.

Damn, I’m not eating a free meal, why interrupt me again and again?!

Seeing the dangerous look in Lu Xiaobu’s eyes, Ling Qing’s heart began to pound rapidly, and his cheeks started to hurt!

Not good!

Lu Xiaobu is about to explode!

He needed to find a scapegoat!

Outside the door, the head chef was about to rush in but was stopped by the second chef: "Stop, Ling Qing is taking care of it, and you want to meddle?!"

"Second Chef! Don’t push it!" The head chef clenched his fist tightly.

This was his last chance!

"Hit me!? Come on! Hit me! I’m now working for Ling Qing, you dare hit me?! Try it!" The second chef was extremely arrogant, even pressing his face against the head chef’s fist.

His eyes were filled with the arrogance and presumption of a petty person with newfound power!

You, a little head chef, are nothing!

Oh no, actually after today, he’ll probably be the head chef!

Hahaha!

"Move!"

The head chef’s fist tightened and relaxed, loosened and tightened again.

"I won’t move! What can you do?!" The second chef sneered repeatedly, aggressively confronting him!

"Someone, get him out of here!" The head chef growled.

"I dare you!" The second chef shouted coldly.

Then.

He was kicked from behind!

"Who!? Oh... Ling Qing!"

The second chef was extremely angry at first, but upon seeing it was Ling Qing, he shut his mouth immediately and adopted a bootlicking demeanor!

He thought it was his moment of reward!

However!

He saw Ling Qing stomp toward him in anger, saying, "Tell me! Why did you stir up trouble to get me here?!"

After speaking, he righteously turned to look at Lu Xiaobu in the room: "Student, it’s this bastard who exaggerated and got me to come over!"

"Exaggerate?! I didn’t! I was just telling the truth!"

The second chef immediately shouted in injustice!

He saw that this student didn’t even dare to provoke Ling Qing, so he definitely didn’t want to be the scapegoat!

"You didn’t?!" Ling Qing’s expression darkened, pressing harder with his foot!

Pressing harder, he continued to say, "Didn’t you say that this student ate my Xiting Fish?!"

"Ah! That’s the truth!" The second chef screamed while answering.

I can’t be the scapegoat! No way!

"Isn’t that exaggerating?!" Ling Qing said with a straight face and no hesitation: "The Xiting Fish is here, why shouldn’t anyone eat it, especially this student? It’s just a fish, what’s the big deal?!"

"Yet, you’re the bastard who insisted that the fish was mine—how is that not exaggerating?!"

"Damn!" Despite the intense pain, the second chef’s desire to vent burst out!

So shameless!

How could he even say such things?!

The head chef also twitched his mouth, looking at this scene in disbelief.

This wasn’t just shameless, it was utterly shameless!

Ling Qing, you’re a teacher! Why are you so afraid of a student?!

He even thought this time, Ling Qing was behaving worse than when he had faced a certain prodigy!

Who on earth is this student?!

Ling Qing felt bitter inside!

At least a prodigy wouldn’t be this mad, but Lu Xiaobu would hit at the drop of a hat!

Who’s shameless?! He really wished he could be dignified!

But choosing dignity would mean getting slapped!

Only by being shameless could he avoid getting slapped!

He had no choice!

Then he glared at the head chef.

Could this guy be any smarter?!

The head chef suddenly came to his senses!

"Yes, yes, yes, this guy normally talks nonsense, always stirring up trouble. This time, Ling Qing must have been misled by him!" The head chef nodded repeatedly, starting to cooperate with Ling Qing.

"Is that so?"

Lu Xiaobu looked at the scene with amusement.

He couldn’t possibly be unaware of the situation?

But, whatever, he was just here for a meal, and he even got to watch a play, not bad, quite entertaining.

Seeing Lu Xiaobu’s expression, Ling Qing’s expression relaxed a bit.

It seemed Lu Xiaobu didn’t want to pursue the matter!

So, he promptly patted his chest, "How about this, I’ll cover this meal!"

"Teacher..." The head chef quickly advised.

These are two Spirit Stones!

If Ling Qing covered it, he wouldn’t use the Spirit Stones, just normal money, so he’d be losing out!

"It’s just a meal! If I have to pay, I will!" Ling Qing completely refused any chance for discussion.

If a meal could get Lu Xiaobu to forgive him, it was an easy price to pay.

"You really intend to pay?" Lu Xiaobu’s expression grew even more amused.

"Really... really!" Ling Qing hesitated upon seeing Lu Xiaobu’s expression but still gritted his teeth, it was just a meal, no need to be fearful.

"Alright." Lu Xiaobu’s lips curled into a smile, extending his hand towards Liu Fatty: "Come on, give me the Spirit Stones."

"Okay!"

Liu Fatty gritted his teeth, pulling out those two freshly warm Spirit Stones from his pocket, handing them over with heartache!

"Spirit Stones?! And two of them?!"

Ling Qing’s eyes widened!

Damn!

What on earth?!

Since when did Xiting Fish become so expensive?!

Being paid with Spirit Stones?!

"Alright, now you pay. Original price." Lu Xiaobu leisurely looked at Ling Qing.

"Uh, student, this Liu Fatty tricked you, this meal is only..." Ling Qing tried to shift the blame again.

Liu Fatty let out a bitter laugh, he knew this was coming, and was ready to shoulder the blame.

"No, this is the price." Lu Xiaobu smiled faintly: "Pay up."

The scene instantly turned awkward.

Except for Lu Xiaobu, everyone had different emotions!