Supreme Hidden Dragon in the City
Chapter 340: Meeting Zhong Xinyao Again

Chapter 340: Chapter 340: Meeting Zhong Xinyao Again

On the streets.

Chen Fan walked aimlessly, like a walking corpse.

All this effort he’d made was to proudly tell everyone that he, Chen Fan, was worthy of Su Qingyan.

And yet, even though he now had the status to stand on equal footing with the Mu Family, Su Qingyan’s heart had changed.

What use was his strength against a woman whose heart had turned?

In just one day, Chen Fan felt he had lost direction in life, and all his efforts seemed meaningless.

"This year’s efforts weren’t completely meaningless; at least my father is still waiting for me to find him. Even if not for Qingyan, I must keep getting stronger," Chen Fan comforted himself, but it was little defense against the waves of heartache.

He didn’t know how much time passed before he arrived in front of a bar. After staring at the sign for a while, he turned and walked in.

He wanted to get thoroughly drunk; in his drunken stupor, he wouldn’t feel any heartache.

Half an hour later.

Zhong Xinyao and a few friends appeared in front of the bar.

The group discussed details for an offline fan meetup for Master Chen.

"I’ve invited Alliance Leader Zou Zhengyan of the Gang City Magic Alliance to this gathering. He witnessed Master Chen slay Lu Jiuxuan. We’ll have Alliance Leader Zou share with us how Master Chen executed that beast so we can better understand Master Chen," a guy named Zhang Hao said.

The excitement was evident on everyone’s faces.

Zhong Xinyao was brimming with anticipation, "Alliance Leader Zou has seen Master Chen with his own eyes. Then I’ll be able to find out if Master Chen is really a handsome man. Hmph, that despicable Chen Fan even dared to mock Master Chen, he should be made to attend the meetup so that Alliance Leader Zou can slap his face properly!"

Thinking about Chen Fan’s frivolous attitude on the plane after hearing about Master Chen, she felt a surge of anger.

"But it’s not like I’ll ever run into that guy again."

The group talked as they entered the bar.

This was a lounge bar. Although dimly lit, the music was soothing and the atmosphere rather pleasant.

Zhong Xinyao and her friends directly took seats at the bar, ordered some drinks, and planned to chat while drinking.

At that moment, a drunken figure stumbled up beside Zhong Xinyao and said to the bartender, "Bring me two more bottles of baijiu, the kind with the highest proof!"

Zhong Xinyao thought to herself that people usually ordered drinks one at a time, but this guy was asking for two bottles of the highest proof baijiu at once. Could he really finish them all?

She turned her head to glare at the drunkard, then her eyes widened in shock, "Chen Fan, what are you doing here!"

Already dizzy from drinking, Chen Fan turned towards Zhong Xinyao and gave a silly smile, "Oh, it’s you. I thought we were merely ships that pass in the night. But to think we’d meet again, how does that saying go? ’It’s a small world,’ yes, that’s it. We’re meant to cross paths."

He then opened a bottle of baijiu and guzzled down half of it in one go.

With his current level, if he wished, he could drink endlessly without getting drunk, but he was on a mission to drown his sorrows, thus he let the alcohol numb his senses.

Zhong Xinyao saw the way Chen Fan was drinking and frowned, though she was quite annoyed with him because of the Master Chen issue, this was the man who had helped her out at the airport, for which she was grateful.

So, seeing Chen Fan like this, she showed a hint of concern and asked, "Chen Fan, what’s wrong with you? Didn’t you come to the Capital to find the woman you love? Why are you here drowning your sorrows in alcohol?"

Chen Fan’s face showed a hint of bitterness, "The woman I love? I love her, but she doesn’t love me!"

Zhong Xinyao’s eyes widened, "You can’t have been dumped, could you?"

Chen Fan let out a laugh and then drained the remaining half bottle of white liquor in one gulp.

Zhong Xinyao quickly snatched the other bottle of white liquor away, saying somewhat angrily, "Hey, even if you were dumped, you can’t treat your body like this, you know. Drinking like that can kill a person!"

Chen Fan said with a smile, "Dying would be good, then I wouldn’t have to suffer the pain."

Zhong Xinyao slapped Chen Fan on the head and snapped, "What nonsense are you spouting!"

Then, she rolled her eyes and joked, "How about this, you admit that Master Chen is the most formidable, most just, and most handsome man in the world, and I might just deign to comfort you. What do you say?"

When Chen Fan heard Zhong Xinyao’s assessment of Master Chen, he gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "Master Chen... Master Chen is nothing but a joke!"

The smile on Zhong Xinyao’s face disappeared instantly, and her expression turned to one of anger.

The few companions sitting beside her turned their heads to look, with unfriendly expressions on their faces.

Zhong Xinyao threw the bottle of white liquor back in front of Chen Fan, "You despicable guy! Here, drink it. You’d deserve it if you drank yourself to death!"

Zhang Hao said coldly, "Xinyao, is this your friend? How dare he say Master Chen is a joke? He is truly ignorant, arrogant, and foolish!"

Zhong Xinyao snorted, "I wouldn’t be friends with this horrible guy!"

The others started accusing Chen Fan as well.

"This guy looks so down on his luck and shabby, and yet he has the audacity to slander Master Chen. I think he’s the real joke!"

"Exactly, he obviously is nothing special, yet he dares to speak ill of Master Chen. If Master Chen were here, he’d have slapped him to death with one hand!"

...

At that moment, a cold chuckle sounded, "I think what this brother said is quite on point. The Master Chen you all worship could very well be a joke!"

The crowd turned their heads and saw a young man with an earring and a crew cut, accompanied by several others, walking over.

Zhong Xinyao’s face turned cold upon seeing the man, "Lin Shuo, are you sick or something? Haven’t you heard of Master Chen’s deeds? You’re just trying to gain some presence by opposing us. Don’t think that we will think highly of you for this!"

Lin Shuo curled his lips in disdain, "Those deeds of Master Chen you speak of are just rumors, that’s all. In this day and age, if you said there were people who could practice immortality, some idiots would believe that too."

"Instead of worshipping this so-called Master Chen, you might as well worship me. I’ll have you know that I now possess the strength of the Grandmaster Realm, and in the Martial Arts Circle, that already makes me a master. This is actual, real strength, which is far more reliable than your so-called Master Chen!"

Zhong Xinyao humphed, "Compared to Master Chen, you are just trash, a nobody. Who would worship you!"

Lin Shuo chuckled, "That Master Chen, n- all these self-proclaimed masters, not a single one of them has any real talent. I bet this Master Chen probably got cuckolded by his woman, couldn’t handle it, and ran out to deceive people by pretending to be a master!"

Zhong Xinyao was so angry she gritted her teeth, "You!"

Zhang Hao clenched his fists, wanting to rush up and give this loose-mouthed guy a beating.

Just at this moment, Chen Fan stepped in front of them, giving Lin Shuo an icy stare and asked, "What did you just say?"