Chapter 1050: Chapter 1050
The monk led Ye Qing and the other two directly to the hotel entrance. Just like Ye Qing anticipated, the four of them hadn't even entered before they were stopped by several people from the Nalan Family.
"Sorry…" The leader was a second-generation offspring from the Nalan Family, and he was rather polite, smiling as he approached. However, before he could finish speaking, he caught sight of the monk's shocking appearance and was immediately dumbfounded, his mind went blank, and he forgot the words he was about to say.
The monk was straightforward, saying: "Why all the apologies? If you've got something to say, say it!"
This guy, in an attempt to make his voice match his appearance, even suppressed his voice when speaking. But since his voice was already quite rough, suppressing it made his voice sound like a rooster crowing, extremely sharp and further assaulting the soul of the Nalan Family member, almost a mental attack.
The man was awakened by the monk's words, but his mind remained blank, and he stared at the monk not knowing what to say. After a while, he finally spat out a sentence: "Big sis, oh no, big bro, wait, big sis… Oh my, this friend, you… what are you doing?"
"Going in!" the monk replied directly.
The Nalan Family member, after an internal brewing, finally came back to his senses and returned to his smile. However, anyone could see that his smile was quite forced, almost a bitter smile.
"Sorry, the hotel is completely booked by us today; we're not welcoming outside guests."
The monk said: "I know, you guys are from the Nalan Family, and you're here hosting Helian Tiehua, right?"
The Nalan Family member's brow furrowed immediately, staring at the monk, with obvious suspicion in his eyes. He was very clear that since the opposite party knew who was present and still insisted on barging in, this was not a simple matter. After all, Helian Tiehua was ambushed once at the entrance earlier, making the Nalan Family even more attentive to the nearby guard situation.
It's important to note that Prince Nalan had already instructed that the Nalan Family should treat Helian Tiehua with the attitude of receiving a guest. Helian Tiehua being ambushed once here already made the Nalan Family feel embarrassed enough. If there were a second ambush, the Nalan Family would be utterly humiliated.
"Since this friend knows these things, I won't need to explain further. I'm truly sorry, but I ask that you go back!" replied the man from the Nalan Family.
The monk showed no intention of turning around, saying: "Well, you hosting Helian Tiehua doesn't conflict with us going inside!"
The Nalan Family member looked at the monk and subtly signaled to a few people on the side. Actually, since Ye Qing and the others arrived, the Nalan Family had already somewhat surrounded them intentionally, and now this man's signal was just to make everyone more alert since he had concluded that the monk was here to cause trouble.
"Sorry, I don't quite understand what you're saying." The Nalan Family member said: "The only person being hosted here today is General Helian, not outsiders. So, I hope you won't put us in a difficult position!"
This person was essentially warning the monk, that if you insist on putting us in a difficult position, don't blame us Nalan Family members for being ruthless.
The monk chuckled and said: "Don't worry, I won't put you in a tough spot. You can go in and pass a message for me, just tell Helian Tiehua that an old friend is waiting outside!"
"Old friend?" The Nalan Family member glanced at the monk, unable to associate him with the imposing Great General Helian Tiehua. How could someone like Helian Tiehua have such a neither-man-nor-woman old friend?
"Don't look at me; I'm not his old friend!" The monk pointed to the side at Huangfu Ziyu and said: "Hey, she's the old friend of Helian Tiehua!"
"Huh?" Huangfu Ziyu was taken aback, not knowing Helian Tiehua at all. She had heard of Helian Tiehua before but was meeting him for the first time today.
The Nalan Family member glanced at Huangfu Ziyu with mild astonishment, unable to understand how a beauty like Huangfu Ziyu could be associating with someone neither-male-nor-female. This group of four was truly peculiar.
"Forgive my curiosity." The Nalan Family man said: "This young lady looks barely over twenty, she can't possibly be an old friend of General Helian, can she?"
The monk said: "That's not your concern, just go in and tell Helian Tiehua. If he doesn't believe it, he can come out and see for himself!"
The Nalan Family member furrowed his brows and said: "This friend, I apologize, but General Helian is currently in a discussion with the Family Head, outsiders are not allowed to disturb them. Moreover, if anyone claims to be a friend of General Helian and insists on entering, what rules will there be left to follow?"
"Nonsense, since I said she's an old friend of Helian Tiehua, there's definitely a reason!" Monk said, "You go in, tell Helian Tiehua that the heir of the Huangfu Household is outside, and see if he comes out!"
"Huangfu Household?" The Nalan family member's expression changed. He wasn't young, of course, and knew the reputation of the Huangfu Household. Although the Huangfu Household had been wiped out nearly twenty years ago, they were once a glorious family!
Huangfu Ziyu almost kicked Monk in the face. Is this Monk's way of getting into the hotel? What nonsense, he just sold her out.
You should know, when the Huangfu Household left the Hong Alliance back then, they also had grudges with the then-young Helian Tiehua. And before, Ye Qing and the others had injured Helian Qingfeng, making their feud with the Helian family even deeper. So, the three of them came this time intending to hide in the dark and wait for an opportunity. Who knew, Monk exposed them all at once, so much for hiding, it was now impossible!
Ye Qing was also taken aback, he thought Monk was some kind of reclusive martial arts master who would have a good way to get into the hotel. Who knew Monk used such a move? He wanted to stop him, but it was too late.
The Nalan family member frowned tightly, looking at Huangfu Ziyu, and said in a deep voice, "You are the last heir of the Huangfu Household, Huangfu Ziyu?"
At this point, Huangfu Ziyu had no possibility to deny it. She slowly nodded and said, "It's me!"
"I didn't expect the East State Poisonous Mantis, famed across the Southern Six Provinces, to appear in front of me, and I couldn't even recognize them. Looks like I really can't keep up with the times!" The Nalan family member sighed, "Since you are the heir of the Huangfu Household, naturally you have the right for me to report this. Miss Huangfu, please wait a moment, I'll inform General Helian!"
After saying this, the Nalan family member turned and went straight into the hotel. Actually, just Huangfu Ziyu alone didn't have enough face for someone from the Nalan family to report in person. However, Huangfu Ziyu now represented the entire Huangfu Household. Moreover, the Nalan family members also knew about the feud between the Huangfu and Helian families. At this time, if Huangfu Ziyu said she wanted to go in, of course, he had to ask the family head's opinion.
Seeing the Nalan family member go inside, Monk smugly turned to look at Ye Qing and the others, "So, what do you think? Didn't I say there was a way to get in, now do you believe it?"
The three stared at him murderously. Monk, feeling awkward under their gaze, waved his hand and said, "You just said you wanted to get in, you didn't say how. You can't blame me for this!"
Ye Qing now missed his time with Old Wang Ba. Although that old guy was shameless and dirty, at least he had some sense of decency. This monk, however, seemed to have no shame at all.
"No wonder Old Wang Ba didn't come!" Liu Mubai whispered in Ye Qing's ear, "He obviously knew what would happen if he did!"
Ye Qing agreed very much. First, Monk's appearance attracted a lot of attention on their way. Just now, midway, someone even whistled, it was really embarrassing.
As a result, when they got here, Monk directly exposed the identities of Ye Qing and the other two. This is great, now that they stood exposed, it was still unknown whether they could leave here. You must know, they had deep grudges with both the Nalan and Helian families!
The Nalan family member came back out shortly after, and with a gesture of respect, said to Huangfu Ziyu, "Miss Huangfu, please come in!"
"See, what did I say!" Monk immediately perked up, spreading his hands, "What did I say? As long as you report in, we'd definitely get in. Just had to waste some words, was it even necessary?"
Seeing Monk's smug and arrogant demeanor, the Nalan family member completely ignored him, standing aside to make way for the four of them to walk in.
After they stepped in, someone from the Nalan household took them, leading them into the hall on the first floor. Around the hall stood over twenty people, a mix of those brought by Helian Tiehua and members of the Nalan family.
Nalan Lie stood among them. Seeing Ye Qing and the others enter, Nalan Lie quickly stepped forward, greeting them from afar, "Which one of you is Miss Huangfu...?"
He stopped mid-sentence. From a distance, he saw two women, which is why he was about to ask which one was Huangfu Ziyu. But as he got closer and saw Monk's appearance, his mind went blank. Recovering with difficulty, he immediately turned to Huangfu Ziyu, "You must be Miss Huangfu? Hello, I'm Nalan Lie!"
Nalan Lie wasn't foolish; he knew that Huangfu Ziyu couldn't possibly be the one who looked like Monk. So, the remaining beautiful young lady had to be Huangfu Ziyu!
"Hello, Uncle Nalan!" Huangfu Ziyu returned the courtesy. She was of a younger generation compared to Nalan Lie.
"Our family head and General Helian are both waiting in the hall. Miss Huangfu, please this way!" Nalan Lie led the four into the hall, also taking a glance back at Ye Qing and Liu Mubai, having basically guessed their identities. The only one he couldn't figure out was that monk.