OBS Chapter 283 Bet
Chapter 283 Bet
"Young lady, this—something's not right, is it? I've long heard that Xianzhou Tea House has a rich tea culture and a tradition of hospitality. This is strange, am I not a guest? Am I a guest or not?"
“Guest, you…” Mengming, the owner of Nevernight Marquis, wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Scott the next second.
"Don't call me a guest. You don't even consider me a guest. I asked for tea that was neither too hot nor too cold, but the tea you served was either cold or scalding hot. Your Xianzhou is really too hospitable! Plus, this tea is like muddy water, and you still dare to charge me? Aren't you supposed to be a frivolous and honest person?!"
Let's not call me "Marquis of the Nightless City" anymore, it's too hard to remember. I'll send you a plaque later with the four big characters "Immortal Boat Launched" on it; you must hang it up for me.”
Seeing that this was a situation where anyone with eyes could see the merchants were in danger, March 7, who dreamed of being a great hero, naturally wouldn't stand idly by. However, before March 7 could even speak up to stop them, someone else intervened first.
The person was dressed in a blue off-shoulder robe and held a round umbrella with a bamboo handle. The figure seemed somewhat familiar from behind.
"I'm saying you're going a bit too far. There's no such thing as demanding tea that's neither too hot nor too cold. If you want warm tea, just ask the proprietress to bring it to you. In our area, people would scold you for letting your mouth dictate the temperature."
"Hey, hey, this should be Miss Su Chang, right? Why does she look a little different from the one I remember?" March 7th asked the crowd, covering his mouth with his hand.
“Judging from the back, it is indeed Miss Su Chang. But I remember she should have patrol duties today. How come she has time to go shopping with an umbrella?” Yan Qing was equally puzzled.
“She is indeed Su Chang, but she’s not the Su Chang you know,” Kiana said with a smile.
"What do you mean by 'it's Su Chang, but not the Su Chang we know? Could it be...' Xing speculated.
“That’s right. She is actually the same person as Su Chang, whom you know, and also a companion from my hometown with Mr. Walter. You can call her Li Su Chang.”
"So she's Li Sushang," March 7th said knowingly. "I chatted with her in the group chat before and found that she's a very chivalrous person. I even asked her for advice on related matters in private before. I never expected to see her here."
"So what should we do next? We can't just stand here and watch the show, can we?" Yun Li asked.
"Well, let's leave it to her to handle for now. If she can't handle it either, then we'll go for it," Kiana said.
On the other side, Scott also looked at Li Sushang with great displeasure after hearing her words.
"Oh my, who is this great hero again?!"
"Ahem, my apologies. I am Li Sushang, a mere traveler who is not worth mentioning."
"If that's the case, then please go back to where you came from. Didn't you see I was talking to the landlady? Don't you know I was just reasonably stating my demands?"
"You have a lot of twisted logic, but I haven't seen you make any reasonable demands. All I see is a sophistry person barking and causing trouble."
"Although I know this Miss Sushang is not the same person I know, it's still a bit..."
“I understand how Miss March 7th feels, but it’s probably better not to say such things behind other people’s backs,” Yan Qing said. Then he stepped forward and said, “Mr. Scott, I am Yan Qing from the Cloud Cavalry Guard. We have met before. I hope you can watch your words and actions and not cause trouble on the street.”
"Huh?! I'm just an ordinary customer complaining to the shopkeeper about the tea, and you Cloud Cavalry Army even cares about this? Who in the entire galaxy will dare to come to your Immortal Ship for tea in the future?"
"Weren't you just saying you were making reasonable demands? How come you changed your tune as soon as the police arrived?" Li Sushang retorted mercilessly.
"Huh?! Did I say that? Miss, don't make false accusations! Don't think that just because you're from Xianzhou, you can accuse others first. Fellow tourists, you'd better watch out! In Xianzhou, you can't even complain about how bad the tea is? Is there no law anymore? Do you even treat us tourists like human beings?!"
"First of all, I am not a member of the Celestial Ship. I am just a tourist like you. I am wearing this outfit simply because the civilization of my homeland is similar to that of the Celestial Ship. Please do not judge my origin based on my appearance."
"Shouldn't you, as a fellow tourist, stand on my side? Why are you standing with these people from Xianzhou? Oh, I see. You just said your hometown is very similar to Xianzhou, so that's why you're biased towards Xianzhou, right?"
Finally, Yun Li couldn't stand it anymore.
"Someone like you, really a tourist on the Celestial Ship?"
"Then tell me, if I'm not a tourist, what am I? A prisoner of the Immortal Ship?"
"In short, if you want to bully the young boss's wife in front of me, you'd better ask the guy in my hand if he'll allow it!" March 7th stepped forward.
Li Sushang glanced at March 7th, who was standing up for the owner of the Nevernight Marquis's wife, in surprise. She hadn't expected there to be such chivalrous people here!
Li Sushang sighed, and then she saw Kiana and the captain behind March 7 and the others.
Just as she was about to greet him, the captain stopped her. Li Sushang immediately realized that now was not the time to reminisce. She should think of a way to solve Scott's problem first.
However, March 7th has now clashed with Scott, and the two soon made a bet that March 7th would have to compete against the company's mechs in fifteen days.
If you lose on March 7th, you not only have to bark like a dog in front of everyone, but you also have to loudly proclaim the Immortal Boat Sword Technique to everyone passing by at the exit of Jinren Alley, saying that even dogs won't learn it.
If Scott loses, he has to squeal like a pig in public, loudly proclaim that only pigs want the company's mechs, and then have that phrase printed on every mech on the transport ship.
During the event, Scott also said that if March 7 lost, he wouldn't mind teaching March 7 how to pilot a mecha. At the same time, after he announced his punishment, Xing also complained that changing the animal would turn it into a new plot.
It's obvious that Scott and Star had a complicated past, and it's even possible that Scott lost a bet with Star and had to bark like a dog, which led to March Seven learning to bark.
After the bet was officially signed in the presence of passersby, Scott led his team away from Nevernight Marquis, and March 7 and the others hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about Mengming's situation.
After thanking March 7 for his help, Mengming also planned to repay everyone. It just so happened that March 7 and the others looked like they had come to pay respects to the master of the Nightless Marquis. Originally, Mengming intended to give them a free meal, but March 7 said that he was only focused on learning swordsmanship and that the matter of paying respects to the master of ...
However, more than the tea ceremony, Yanqing was concerned about how much confidence March 7 had in the bet they had just made.
"How could I possibly lose!" March 7th said confidently.
Just as Xingcai predicted, March 7th never even considered the possibility of losing.
“Hey, that’s not quite right. Miss March, as the saying goes, pride comes before a fall. Sometimes it’s better to curb your overconfidence and act cautiously,” Li Sushang interjected.
"Is that so?" March 7 looked at Li Sushang in confusion. "But that's how it's portrayed in novels and fantasy plays. The protagonist raises his strength to a higher level in a short period of time, and can even challenge stronger opponents."
After hearing this, Li Sushang sighed, "I had guessed it in the group chat, but now that we've officially met, I'm still impressed by Miss March's optimistic attitude."
"Hehe! I'm alright." March 7th touched his head.
“Listen carefully, Miss March. Learning swordsmanship is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even I followed my master to learn swordsmanship for seven or eight years from childhood before being recognized by my master to go out and train. To be honest, it is difficult to achieve anything in just fifteen days.”
"Ah? Why is this happening?!"
"Although I really don't want to discourage you in March, it's true, as Miss Su Chang said, fifteen days is too rushed to master it," Yan Qing said.
Yun Li, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement. Seeing that Yun Li, unusually, did not object to Yan Qing's point of view, March 7 lowered her head even further.
"However, it's not impossible to simply defeat that mech," Li Sushang said.
"Really?!" March 7th looked at Li Sushang with shining eyes, and Li Sushang subconsciously took a step back because of that look.
"After all, with your own strength, Miss March, it wouldn't be difficult for you to defeat that company's mecha. It's just that the other side added the restriction of having to use the Immortal Boat Sword Technique. As long as Miss March can learn a move or two in these fifteen days and combine it with her own strength, it is still possible for her to defeat the company's mecha."
Although it was meant to be comforting, it did reignite March 7's enthusiasm. The next second, she started running towards where she practiced her swordsmanship, and Yun Li quickly followed, leaving Kiana, the captain, Yan Qing, and Li Sushang still standing there.
"Miss Kiana and Captain, it's been a long time!"
Seeing that she finally had a chance to greet them, Li Sushang quickly clasped her hands in greeting to Kiana and the others.
"Su Chang, it's been a long time. I didn't expect it would be you who came this time," Kiana said.
“After all, I’ve already traveled through most of China and tried most of the local delicacies. If I want to release new videos for my channel, I’ll have to consider going to other countries,” Li Sushang explained. “Just then, He appeared and said He could send me to the Immortal Boat, a place that is very similar to China. I happened to have heard about the Immortal Boat in the group chat and was quite interested in it, so I readily agreed to come.”
"I see. Anyway, if there's anything you don't understand, feel free to contact us anytime. We'll be staying on the Immortal Ship for a while."
"Of course, since I'll be traveling with you to other worlds later, and it'll be a good opportunity to add more videos of otherworldly food to my channel. But speaking of which..."
As she spoke, Li Sushang turned to look at Yan Qing beside her, "This young man Yan Qing looks quite familiar... By the way, where are Senior Fu Hua and Senior Xiao Shi? Why aren't they here?"
"The class monitor is still in another world, Teyvat in that group chat. Speaking of which, Liyue there is quite similar to Shenzhou. If you're interested sometime, I'll take you there for a visit. You can also meet Fu Hua there."
As for Xiao Shi, she's probably playing around on Xianzhou Island right now. You know she can't sit still, and besides, she's a bit lonely without her class monitor around, so she's naturally trying to distract herself.
"Hey, Kiana! Who are you saying is lonely because the old man isn't here!" The Herrscher of Knowledge got up from the chair next to her. Judging from the tea on the table, it must have been there for a while.
"So you were here!"
"Why can't I be here! To be honest, that was quite a show for me! That March 7th, right? She's got guts, I like that. I wonder if she'd be willing to become my apprentice. I guarantee she'll master it within fifteen days and beat up the company's mechs!"
"This is a bit inappropriate," Yan Qing quickly stepped forward to explain. "It was an accident that Miss Yun Li and I became Miss Sanyue's teachers, and this bet was an even bigger accident. Please, Senior Herrscher of Knowledge, don't cause any more trouble."
"Hey! You think I'm causing trouble? I'm definitely getting involved in this bet!" Then, the Herrscher of Knowledge changed the subject, "But I'm quite interested in that unexpected thing you mentioned, tell me about it!"
"This..." Yan Qing looked at Shi Zhi Lu He and Li Su Chang with some difficulty, but finally gritted her teeth and began to explain the whole story to them.
"Okay, let's make this clear first, don't laugh after you hear it."
"Don't worry, don't you know who I am?" the Herald of Knowledge assured him.
After hearing Yanqing's explanation, Shizhi Lüzhe burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! So that's what happened! Good lad, I didn't expect you to be so lame these past few days. Well, the great Herrscher of Knowledge is in a good mood today, so I won't interfere in your affairs. But tell March 7 that she can call me anytime if she has any difficulties!"
After saying that, he pulled Li Sushang away from there, seemingly intending to have a good chat with her.
Seeing that the two had left, Yanqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and then returned with Kiana and the others to the place where they practiced swordsmanship on March 7th.
After today's series of events, a reason for March 7th to practice swordsmanship has finally been found. Although this comes at the cost of a fifteen-day bet, Yanqing believes that with March 7th's talent, he will surely achieve something in fifteen days, and defeating a company mech will be no problem.
Then he saw March 7th lose her balance while practicing rapier techniques, and her whole body was pulled off course by the sword. After regaining her balance, March 7th didn't forget to show her signature smile.
In this situation, Yanqing's confidence waned, while Yunli, standing to the side, covered her head and sighed helplessly.
Kiana and the captain were enjoying their milk tea and gossip, having a wonderful time. Oh, and of course, we also have to count Xing.
Although Xing is nominally a teaching assistant for March 7th, she is also on the front lines when it comes to gossiping.