“Hmm?” Upon hearing Harleen’s words, the shopkeeper was once again stunned, “Are you here to find those three young ladies?”
“Exactly!” Harleen responded, “Do you know who took them?”
“Sorry, I don’t know!” There was a hint of peculiarity in the shopkeeper’s eyes.
“Do you know what happened?” Azure Dragon pursued.
“I wasn’t in the shop at noon, so I’m not sure about the situation,” the shopkeeper said again, shaking his head.
“Sorry, esteemed guests, I have other matters to attend to, excuse me.”
After saying that, he turned and left.
“Come back here!” White Tiger frowned and stood up to go after him.
“White Tiger!” Billy stopped him.
“Boss, he must know something!” White Tiger spoke up.
“With his position, even if he knows, it’s likely limited,” Billy responded, “Let’s wait a bit more, see if anyone will come to us voluntarily.”
“Boss, what do you mean?” White Tiger asked again.
“That shopkeeper probably reported to his superiors about us inquiring about Opal just now,” Harleen replied for Billy, “If this matter is related to this restaurant, they might come to us on their own.”
“And if they don’t make any move?” White Tiger continued to inquire.
“Let’s wait and see!” Billy replied.
Before long, the food and wine were served, and the group began to eat and drink.
Just less than five minutes into their meal, a muffled sound came from the stairway.
Shortly after, a man with a beard rolled down the stairs, showing numerous injuries on his body, with blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
“Lord!”
At the same time, three or four men exclaimed and ran down from the stairs to help the bearded man up.
The crowd in the hall eating at the same time turned their heads to look.
“You dare to harm me!”
After catching his breath, the bearded man looked towards the stairs and shouted loudly.
“I see you have some guts, do you even know who I am?”
“What kind of person are you, tell me!” Shortly after, a middle-aged man in a gray robe walked down from the stairs, followed by several restaurant staff.
“I am a prince of Cloud River Kingdom. You dare to harm me, believe me, I’ll tear down this shabby restaurant of yours!” The bearded man responded angrily.
“I didn’t expect him to be a prince of Cloud River Kingdom, quite a background!”
“Yeah! Cloud River Kingdom ranks second among the kingdoms under the jurisdiction of the Ice Cloud Empire, its power should not be underestimated!”
“What’s the use of that? Even if he has a big background, causing trouble at the Royal Restaurant will definitely not end well. The Royal Restaurant is not afraid of Cloud River Kingdom.”
“…”
After hearing the words of the bearded man, there was a discussion in the hall.
“A bit of a background!” The middle-aged man in gray responded lightly, “Do you know the consequences of causing trouble at the Royal Restaurant?”
“I don’t know, and I don’t need to know!” The bearded man snorted.
“That wretched woman earlier was just a lowly servant, but she was fortunate enough to catch my eye, it’s the blessing she accumulated from her past life!”
“I warn you, it’s best to let her obediently follow me, otherwise…”
“Get lost!” The middle-aged man in gray interrupted sharply.
“How dare you talk to the prince like that…” A man raised his hand, pointing at the middle-aged man in gray and shouted loudly.
Boom!
Before he could finish his sentence, the middle-aged man in gray casually raised his hand, and the man was immediately thrown out of the hall.
He crashed heavily onto the ground in the courtyard, spitting out a mouthful of blood, then his head tilted and he passed out.
“You scoundrel! I see you’re asking for death!”
The bearded man spoke loudly and raised his hand, sending a palm wind towards the middle-aged man in gray. His cultivation was passable, at the fifth-rank Divine Realm.
However, before his palm strength could reach halfway, he was sent flying by a wave of energy from the middle-aged man in gray.
“Lord!” The remaining three men shouted again and ran over.
“You… just wait for me. I will definitely tear down this restaurant of yours…” The bearded man gritted his teeth and cursed as he got up from the ground.
Then, he turned and ran away dejectedly, with his three followers helping up their fallen companion and following suit.
“Sorry for the interruption, please continue,” the middle-aged man in gray said loudly to the diners in the hall before turning and walking towards the stairs.
“Manager Ezequiel!” At the same time, the waiter who had been talking to Billy and the others hurried over to the middle-aged man in gray and whispered a few words to him.
After listening to the waiter, the middle-aged man instinctively glanced towards Billy and his group, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. However, he didn’t say anything and turned to leave.
“This Royal Restaurant is indeed extraordinary!” Casey looked at the background of the other party and said lightly, “The manager alone has the cultivation of the ninth-rank Divine Realm!”
“So strong?” Bob was surprised.
“Yeah!” Casey nodded and then looked at Billy. “Boss, he probably won’t come looking for us actively for now. Should we go and ask him?”
“No need!” Billy shook his head. “Let’s just eat first and leave early.”
“Okay!” Everyone responded simultaneously.
Half an hour later, they paid and left.
“Boss, where should we go now?” Outside the estate gates, Black Tortoise asked.
“Let’s just wander around. Unless something unexpected happens, they should have someone following us,” Billy replied.
“What do you mean?” Black Tortoise asked, “Boss, how do you know they’ll target us?”
“The manager from before had a murderous look in his eyes when he looked at us!” Billy replied again.
After saying that, he led the group towards the main street.
“Billy, looks like someone is following us!” After walking for a while, Ivy spoke up.
“It seems that Opal’s matter is indeed related to the Royal Restaurant!” Azure Dragon replied.
“Boss, should we catch them and ask?” White Tiger asked.
“There are too many people here. Let’s find a less crowded place!” Billy nodded slightly and led the group towards a side path.
About fifteen minutes later, they arrived at a somewhat secluded clearing.
“Come out. You’ve been following us for so long, aren’t you tired?” Bob turned and shouted towards a spot not far away.
“You have quite the courage, knowing that we’re tracking you yet deliberately leading us to such a remote place.”
As soon as Bob finished speaking, an old man appeared with four men and women within sight. From their auras, it was evident that the old man was at eighth-rank Divine Realm, while the other four were in the mid-stage of the Divine Realm.
“Speak up, what do you want by following us?” Vermilion Bird asked beside Billy.
“Who are you? What’s your relationship with the three women from noon?” The old man spoke coldly.
Billy glanced at them and calmly asked, “Where are they?”