Zarin in love at first sight

As though remembering something, Zarin gazed at Elsie with a gloomy expression on his face. He just recalled that this little devil almost got them killed.

"What?...why are you staring at me like that?" A deep frown emerged on Elsie's face when he saw Zarin gazing at her with a gloomy expression.

"Yaa...you almost got us killed and here you are asking why am looking at you like that!!" Zarin roared with a hateful tone as he flapped his finger at Elsie's face.

She, however, slapped his finger off and a smile formed on her face, "Tsk...Is that why you're angry-" She cackled as she blinked her eyes, "Aright...I will treat you to a meal today in appreciation for helping me. How is that?"

She wouldn't deny that Zarin surprised her, she thought that he would waive her at that crucial moment, but instead, he helped and even saved her, so it was only right to repay the favor.

"A meal?" A grin crept up Zarins face as he rubbed his head as his eyes darted around funnily. "Well... Since you're no stranger to me, a meal will do." He nodded with a smile.

"Let's go," Elsie chuckled and turned around to leave. They walked back into the city and went straight to the restaurant they ate on, the first day they came to Belighted city.

"Yaa...ca-can we have soup too?" Zarin darted his eyes around with an awkward smile on his brims.

"Tsk... If not because am treating you to a meal today, I would have smacked your dumb head!" Elsie scoffed as she raised her hand almost smacking him. "Soup! Soup your head! Let's go!"

Zarin who evaded her hand couldn't help but feel bitter.

"Haiz... what a girl! she could have just told me a simple no."

He shooked his head and followed Elsie to a seat by the window and sat opposite her. He rubbed his two hands together, waiting for the food.

The same waitress who attended to them on the first day was currently attending to them now.

"What would you both like to order." She smiled charmingly as she waited for their orders.

"Two bowls of rice and soups," Elsie tapped her finger on her lips, and a smile formed on her face, "Add two bottles of wine and two bowls of meat."

"I will be right back," The waitress turned around with a cheerful face and left.

A surge of joy and excitement filled Zarin's heart when he heard that. She was not only buying soup but meat too! He was beyond happy.

The delicacies arrived and they both dug in. As usual, they ate as though they have never eaten before.

Zarin gulped down a mouthful of wine and threw his head back in ecstasy. "This Is what I call food, the meat is delicious." He patted his tummy and drank another mouthful of wine.

Elsie who was watching him could not help but shake her head with an amused face. She took a sip from her bottle of wine and with a nod of her head, she acknowledged the goodness of the wine.

While they were relishing their meal, a commotion suddenly broke out inside the restaurant.

A girl who was of Elsie's age was being besieged by eight young men. Their chest was rising and falling as they glared at the young girl with furious faces.

The young girl however had a smirk hung on her lip with narrowed eyes.

Elsie turned in her seat to glance at the young girl who was clad in leather pants and a wolf-pet sleeveless crop top. She was tall and slender with brown skin and gray eyes. Her curly brown hair which stopped at waist-length was messily tied in a ponytail.

Elsie's interest was picked as she gazed at the girl being besieged, waiting for a scenario to take place.

Zarin on the other hand was appalled when he saw the young girl. He couldn't move anymore, he just sat there gawking at her with what anyone would call 'love eyes'. "She's beautiful," He brought him to his cheek to support his head from falling and took a deep love sigh.

The young girl that was encircled drew the long big sword hung on her back and smirked at the eight young men.

Red flames surged on her body and transmitted to her sword, she chuckled and darted her eyes to glance at each one of them.

Elsie who saw the red flames on the girl's body couldn't help but be shocked, "She's... a Fifth-level cultivator." The young girl was her age but was a whole five levels stronger than her. She felt inferior and weak.

The young men roared as Green flame surged on their bodies and dashed towards the young girl.

The young girl banged the big sword on the wooden floor which left a hole and leaped up in mid-air avoiding the young men. Then she stepped on each of them which had them groan in pain before leaping down to the floor.

Kicking the big sword, she swings it and stabbed it towards one of the men, and pushed it in further.

One of the men sprinted towards her from the back and before he could hit the young girl, she withdrew her sword from the man's stomach and kicked the one rushing towards her from the back, then hit him with her sword which sent the man flying out of the restaurant through the window.

Seeing this, the remaining six dashed towards the young girl in outrage and jabbed their swords in unison to finish the young girl off.

However, the young girl took a bend down and kicked one of the men, and when he was about to fall she put her sword under him which resulted in the young man falling to the sword beneath him.

Three men down!

The others rushed towards the young girl, taking advantage she was with no weapon at the moment, they swung their swords slashing them towards the young girl.

The young girl however leaped up into mid-air, kicking their swords away. She landed with a stomp on the floor and surged towards them sending kicks and punches to them.

One of them darted towards her from the back and booted her on the butt which had her fall face flat on the floor.

He picked up his sword and proceeded to puncture the young girl who was laid face flat on the floor. The young girl however turned on her back and clenched the sharp edge of the sword which was almost to her face that if she let go, the sword will stab into her face.

Blood dripped from her palm as the sword scraped her palm. She gritted her teeth and clenched the sword tightly.

The man pushed the sword further when he saw the young girl persistent trying to stab her face.

The young girl couldn't hold onto the sword any longer and with an explosive force of her leg, she kicked the man on the limb which had him fall on the floor. With a flip, she stood up on her feet and grabbed the man, then she swung him around a few times and sent him flying.

The man crashed into the wooden wall and fell face flat on the floor devoid of life.

With a clap of her hands, she withdrew her sword from one of the men's bodies and retrieved it into the sword bag hung on her back, she then proceeded to walk out of the restaurant.

But she suddenly stopped when she felt an intent gaze on her, one that didn't contain ill intent. She turned towards the direction Elsie was seated and her eyes met with the ones of the young man sitting opposite Elsie.

A charming smile crept up her lip and she gave him a wink and walked out of the restaurant.

The young man who was naturally Zarin was dumbstruck, "She smiled and winked at me! She smiled and winked at me!" Zarin roared with laughter, he was clearly in love!

Elsie who was watching him was dumbstruck. "Is...Is he in love?" She couldn't help but chuckle and proceeded to finish her food.

The restaurant returned to its orderliness when the groaning men and the dead ones were taken out of the restaurant.