Chapter 1272: Chapter 1269: Utterly Useless, Credit to You for Recognizing that (Third Update)

When Xue An and Sheng Miaotong walked down the stairs and came to the courtyard of the back yard, they saw more than a dozen maids dressed brightly with beautiful faces standing respectfully on both sides.

Moreover, the aura of these maids was quite extraordinary, obviously, they all possessed Cultivation Level.

Upon seeing Sheng Miaotong, these maids immediately began to prepare in an orderly manner.

Tables, chairs, and dishes were set up in an instant.

The quality of such arrangements was enough to prove the extraordinariness of the Sheng Family.

Feeling proud, Sheng Miaotong couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Xue An to see his reaction to this scene.

Yet unexpectedly, she saw that Xue An’s expression was indifferent, not even blinking an eye as if such arrangements were nothing special at all.

This aroused some surprise and doubt in Sheng Miaotong’s heart.

You must know that even the descendants of Noble families would show a look of surprise upon seeing her personal maids, with some being so overwhelmed they would stand rooted to the spot.

But Xue An did not show the slightest emotion, remaining very calm.

Could it be that he failed to see the subtleties here?

Well, it must be so!

Soon, the two of them sat down.

Afterward, the maids began to present a series of exquisite dishes like flowing water.

These dishes, whether in terms of ingredients or culinary skills, were combined perfectly–at least, that’s how Sheng Miaotong saw it.

So when Xue An took a bite, Sheng Miaotong watched him with a smile, curious to see his reaction.

He should be utterly amazed, right?

After all, no matter which descendant of Noble families it was, tasting such food for the first time would surely astonish them.

Sheng Miaotong thought to herself with full confidence.

But just then, Xue An suddenly turned his head and spat the food out of his mouth.

The smile froze on Sheng Miaotong’s face.

Xue An stated indifferently, “The ingredients are good, but the cooking… a complete waste of resources!”

Sheng Miaotong’s eyelids began to twitch madly, but still unconvinced, she pushed another dish from the side, “Try this one! This is my family chef’s specialty!”

A moment later.

“The heat was too strong!”

“The preparation was poor!”

…….

In just a short while, all the dishes on the table were criticized by Xue An as worthless.

Sheng Miaotong, who originally was full of confidence, suddenly felt somewhat powerless.

She did not know if Xue An’s words were true or false, but they seemed to make sense.

But the key point was, how could he, who was not even a son of a Great Clan, know so much?

Sheng Miaotong was truly puzzled.

But at this moment, a voice full of mockery came over.

“Pretentious posturing, simply laughable!”

Following the voice, a group of people entered from outside the courtyard gate.

The leader was a young man dressed in luxurious clothes, with a handsome face.

Following him was a contingent of young men.

The one who spoke was this leading figure.

Seeing so many people suddenly breaking in, Sheng Miaotong was first stunned, then she shouted angrily, “What is the meaning of this?”

With these words, the old servant hurriedly ran in, nodding and bowing as he spoke to Sheng Miaotong.

“Second Miss, please calm your anger. These gentlemen are all descendants of the city’s great clans, with the leader being none other than the son of the City Lord–Su Junneng! They heard of your arrival and wished to come over to pay their respects to you, so I took the liberty of bringing them here!”

Sheng Miaotong’s face was as cold as ice.

At the same time, Su Junneng stepped forward with a properly polite smile, bowing slightly, “Greetings to Second Miss Sheng!”

Sheng Miaotong snorted coldly, but no matter how haughty she was, she was now on someone else’s turf, so she had to suppress the displeasure in her heart and simply nodded slightly without speaking.

The smile on Su Junneng’s face remained unchanged, but his eyes flashed with a touch of cold haughtiness.

Especially after seeing Xue An sitting next to Sheng Miaotong, a surge of coldness welled up in his heart.

As the son of the City Lord, Su Junneng had enjoyed the best treatment from the moment he was born.

Moreover, with his handsome appearance and gifted talents, he had established a considerable reputation at a young age.

Normally, he was surrounded and fawned over by countless beauties in the city, leading a very comfortable life.

This time, when he heard from his father that the second daughter of the prestigious Sheng Family of Tianfang had come to stay here, and after hearing from her old servant that she intended to make friends in this place.

Su Junneng was overjoyed and immediately tidied up his appearance, rushing over without delay.

However, before he had even entered the courtyard, he heard Xue An’s evaluation of the various dishes.

Having investigated beforehand, Su Junneng knew that no one had seen Xue An before and that he was certainly not a member of the noble families, hence he assumed Xue An was just blustering, aiming to stand out in such a manner.

Therefore, he had mockingly sneered at the pretense.

And upon entering, seeing Xue An sitting in the seat of honor with Sheng Miaotong beside him, seemingly in pleasant conversation, a fierce jealousy raged within him.

“This gentleman appears quite unfamiliar, but may I inquire which great clan or noble family you are a descendant of?” Su Junneng asked with a hint of sarcasm.

Xue An did not speak, merely lifting his gaze to calmly glance at Su Junneng.

For some unexplained reason, when Su Junneng felt the gaze of Xue An, his heart tightened and his scalp tingled.

But almost immediately, he recovered and returned the stare fiercely.

Seeing this, Sheng Miaotong was burning with anger. After all, Xue An was a friend she had invited over, and this Su Junneng who had come out of nowhere was so aggressive; how could she tolerate it?

Snorting angrily, she said, “Mr. Su, what is the meaning of this?”

Su Junneng shivered all over and quickly replied with a forced smile, “Second Miss, I meant nothing by it! I merely found this friend quite unfamiliar, and after hearing his grand words just now, naturally I wanted to ask about his background! I beg your pardon!”

Sheng Miaotong would, of course, not believe such nonsense and was just about to speak.

It was then that Xue An slowly stood up, speaking indifferently, “You all enjoy your chat, I am going back to my tea!”

With that, he walked away.

This action took Sheng Miaotong by surprise, and she stood there, stunned.

Yet, a look of glee appeared in Su Junneng’s eyes, as he sneered to himself in his heart.

In his opinion, this white-clothed youth was clearly intimidated by him, hence the hasty desire to leave.

You know your place!

Feeling smug inside, Su Junneng then turned with a smile to Sheng Miaotong, who was still sitting there dazed, and said, “Second Miss, presumably this gentleman has some urgent matter! We needn’t bother with him. After all, he was quite the boastful speaker when evaluating the dishes just now!”

His words were particularly grating to the ear.

Although Sheng Miaotong’s face turned almost white with rage, so much so that she wished she could slap Su Junneng twice on the spot,

her attention at the moment was more focused on Xue An.

Is he really leaving just like that?

Sheng Miaotong’s eyes were filled with disappointment and sadness.

It mattered not to her the origin of one’s birth; after all, no matter how good it was, it was not better than her own!

She could also disregard cultivation level and strength because, after all, those can be cultivated.