Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1526: Conflict at the Lakeside BBQ

Upon hearing Lu Yiping's words, Mei Du's flustered expression subsided, and the next moment, he transformed into a gentlemanly demeanor.

"Don't be rude. This is your brother Mei Du from the capital. Have you forgotten?"

"Ah... So it's Brother Mei Du? I remember when we were little, Dad took Yiping to the capital, and we played together."

"How come you've grown so much in over ten years...?"

Yiping didn't say what followed; that was her composure as the daughter of the city lord.

Indeed, ever since Mei became capable, he has frequented brothels throughout the capital, and the maids in his own household were all carefully selected and purchased by him.

Moreover, he even had a crush on his stepmother.

At this moment, his body had long been ravaged by wine and women, and even the most magnificent robes could not conceal his thin and weak physique.

"Ahem, I didn't expect that Sister Yiping would still remember me after all these years."

Yiping ignored Mei Du, because at first glance, she was disgusted by the man's greed.

Moreover, on Mei Du's face, she saw not only greed, but also hypocrisy and cunning.

Perhaps people you don't like are flawed in every way.

"Father, why did you summon Ping'er?"

"Hehe, back then, my father and I made a marriage agreement with you two. Young Master Mei came here today hoping that you two could have more interaction and get to know each other better."

“Yiping, accompany your brother Mei Du out for a walk and show him the sights of our Seoul.”

After Lu Jixing finished speaking, he got up and left, giving Lu Yiping no chance to refuse.

He knew he could see the disgust on his daughter's face, but so what? This was the son of the Minister of Revenue. If his daughter could marry him, she would be doing herself a favor.

When Lu Yiping saw Lu Jixing leave after speaking, she understood what was going on.

Since ancient times, marriage has been arranged by parents and matchmakers, and she has no way to resist it; this is the fate of women.

For some reason, seeing Mei Du in front of her filled her mind with images of Chu Chen.

Compared to Chu Chen, Mei Du suddenly seemed to have no image left in her mind.

However, in order not to offend this young master Mei, Lu Yiping turned to him and said, "Young master Mei, please come with me. Since my father has spoken, I will take you out to have a look around."

Her tone was neither warm nor cold, which gave Mei Du a bad feeling. She wondered if this woman might have someone in her heart.

But so what? Who could withstand the wrath of the Mei family? The thought that she would soon be sleeping in the same bed with him filled him with extraordinary excitement.

Her face, her figure, her demeanor—she's far superior to those ugly girls in brothels.

Hmph, what's so high and mighty about you? Once I've dealt with Chu Chen and returned to the capital, I'll immediately come with gifts to propose marriage. At that time, I'll do whatever you want with me.

Thinking of this, Mei Duli immediately called the guards behind him to follow, and walked out of the city lord's mansion with Lu Yiping.

For three whole days, Mei Du followed Lu Yiping around, trying to curry favor and showcasing the Mei family's status.

This caused Lu Yiping immense suffering for the past three days.

Each time, she would take Mei Du and pass by Chu Chen's Immortal's Drunken Wine Shop, trying to see Chu Chen, but after three days, she hadn't even seen a shadow of Chu Chen.

"Young Master Mei, today we're going out to see the lake outside the city. Han City may not have much else, but it has a lot of lakes. If you're not interested, we can go back and rest."

"Hehe, I'm interested, I'm interested! As long as I'm with Yiping, everything looks beautiful!"

Lu Yiping cursed under her breath, then climbed onto her carriage and headed out of the city.

After leaving the city gate and walking about seven or eight miles, they stopped by a lake beside the official road.

Just as Lu Yiping was thinking about how to get rid of this kid today, or how to push him into the lake to drown, suddenly, an extremely tempting aroma of meat wafted over, whetting everyone's appetite.

Mei Du also smelled the aroma: "Sister Yiping, it smells so good! Does Seoul have such delicacies?"

After they finished speaking, the group followed the scent and saw several carriages gathered together, carrying goods.

Several men who looked like guards were roasting meat over a fire.

Upon seeing this, Mei immediately said to the guards behind him, "Go and tell them to bring some roasted meat."

Seeing Mei Du's commanding tone, Lu Yiping frowned: "Young Master Mei, this is Seoul. Are your men going to rob us?"

After saying that, Lu Yiping chased after Mei Du's guards, thinking that if she and a young master bullied the people of Hancheng, how could she live in Hancheng in the future?

The reputation my father has built up will surely become a target of gossip.

Seeing Lu Yiping chasing after her, Mei Du ran up to her and said, "Sister Yiping, what are you doing? You're just a few poor commoners. You'll be part of the Mei family sooner or later. This is beneath your dignity."

Lu Yiping rolled her eyes at Mei Du and continued chasing after her.

But she couldn't be as fast as Mei Du's bodyguard. When she arrived at the location, she found that the bodyguard had already drawn his sword against the group of people.

"I'm telling you lowly wretches, do you have a death wish if you dare to draw your swords at me?"

"You brat, where did you come from? You try to steal my meat and you're so aggressive. Didn't your mother teach you how to be a decent human being after she died young?"

Gou Shengzi has learned a lot from Chu Chen during this time, including how to speak, and they are very similar.

"Boy, what did you say?"

Do you know who I am?

Just then, Mei Du and Lu Yiping arrived. Mei Du, seeing the menacing-looking group opposite them, immediately shouted, "Who are you? In broad daylight, you dare to draw your swords and confront imperial officials? Do you want to die?"

Gou Shengzi looked up at Mei Du and thought to himself, "My master has arrived, and he's even wearing official robes. Could it be that I've caused trouble for Brother Chen again?"

"Sir, you've come at the perfect time. We were grilling meat here when this man came up and tried to snatch it without saying a word. Does our Great Song Dynasty have no laws?"

Mei Du glared at Gou Shengzi with annoyance: "Heh, the law? You lowly commoners, you know what the law is?"

"Your barbecue smells so tempting that I would have sent my guards over to let you take some meat – that would have been an honor for you. But here, it's been turned into robbery. Do you even know who I am?"

After hearing Mei Du's words, Gou Shengzi frowned, thinking to himself, "Why is it this kind of spoiled brat again?"

Don't they know that their own Brother Chen is the Imperial Advisor?

"I don't care who you are. Even if you are the city lord, you can't just steal our things."

Mei Du looked at the few lowly people in front of him and patted his head, feeling a bit of a headache.

He thought to himself, "Can't you see me dressed in official robes?"

Everyone says that the common people can't fight with officials, but how come you guys are so clueless? Don't you have any sense of propriety? Can't you see that I'm trying to win your favor?

"Hmph, this is Young Master Mei from the capital. If you know what's good for you, hurry up and bring over the roast meat."