Chapter 65: Not Satisfied? Let's Compare Then

  Xia Chen smiled and thought to herself, "If you knew what I was really like, I wonder if you would still be so infatuated." She said, "Lili, what are the requirements for the single room upstairs?"

  "Lili said: 'Young master, the single rooms are all prepared for the distinguished guests of Baibao Pavilion. To become a distinguished guest, you only need to pay 200 yuan of spirit dan. Now there is still one last quota available. If you want to become a distinguished guest, I can help you with the registration right away.'"

  "That's a trouble for you to help me with it." With the聚宝盆, yuanqi dan is endless for him.

  Suddenly, a cold and arrogant voice rang out: "Hold on, this last noble guest, I'll take him."

  As the voice fell, a white-clad young man walked slowly towards him with elegant steps. He had a handsome face and graceful movements, but there was a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes, giving off an aura that made others feel inferior.

  Behind him, a man in his thirties wearing gray clothes followed, with an expressionless face but piercing eyes, obviously a follower or bodyguard.

  The young man in white clothes glanced at Xia Chen with disdain, then turned to Lili and stretched out his hand to gently hook her small chin, smiling: "Lili, you're getting prettier every time I see you, it's killing me. Why don't you just quit your job at the Baibao Pavilion and marry me as my eighth concubine? You can live a life of luxury and leisure from now on, isn't that great?"

  Lili stepped back, avoiding his fingers, the smile on her face unchanged, but her eyes were devoid of any warmth: "Mr. Qian is welcome to my Baibao Pavilion, I'm delighted to have you here, however, this last VIP seat has already been reserved by another guest, Mr. Qian, please..."

  Qian Gongzi didn't even glance at Xia Chen, saying lightly: "Can't you just send this country bumpkin away? I, Qian Xueming, only interact with people of status. Not everyone is qualified to make me speak."

  His tone was full of disdain. Suddenly, he smiled slightly: "Only a girl as beautiful and intelligent as Lili can make this young master take notice!"

  Lili slightly bowed: "Thank you, Mr. Qian, for your praise. Lili is deeply honored, but our Baibao Pavilion adheres to the principle of customer first. After all, this gentleman arrived first, so please don't make things difficult for Lili!"

  As she spoke, a pitiful expression appeared on her face.

  "Don't worry, I won't make things difficult for you." Qian Xueming smiled all over his face, turned his head to look at Xia Chen, and suddenly changed his expression. "Country bumpkin, are you lacking in self-awareness? Or is your IQ not enough? Hurry up and leave."

  Xia Chen silently watched him perform, and smiled slightly: "Why should I leave? I came first, and Miss Lili also agreed to arrange VIP for me. I think the one who should leave is you."

  Qian Xue Ming coldly smiled and said: "You're probably a wandering cultivator from outside, you haven't heard of the name of my Qian family in Yunyang, this can't be blamed on your ignorance. Lili, tell this fool for me what kind of existence my Qian family is, don't scare this country bumpkin to death!"

  Lili walked up, leaned in close to Xia Chen and whispered: "Young Master, the Qian family has a lot of influence in Yunyangdu, the head of the family, Qian Li, is a strong Seventh Heaven cultivator, and this Qian Xueming is his only son. If you're an outsider, a wandering cultivator, I advise you not to provoke this local snake, or it will be very troublesome. Why don't you take a step back and let's have a wide open space? I'll arrange a good seat for you in the main hall."

  Xia Chen said faintly: "Is this how Baibao Pavilion does business? You say 'customer first', but do you really have a first-come, first-served policy?"

  Lili was taken aback, and then let out a sigh. She had indeed been acting with good intentions, deeply afraid that Xia Chen would be taken advantage of. Who would have thought that Xia Chen didn't appreciate it at all? Thinking to herself: This young master looks refined and dignified, but is actually just a pretty face!

  Xia Chen looked at Qian Xue Ming and said coldly, "I don't care about your Qian family, in my eyes you're not worth a penny! Today this VIP seat is mine, you're just a poor beggar who dares to compete with me for the VIP seat, believe it or not I'll make you look good?"

  "You say I'm begging for food? And you still dare to ask me to look good?" Qian Xueming was furious and laughed, "You country bumpkin, do you dare to say it again?"

  Xia Chen said slowly and clearly: "I said you're begging for food, what's wrong with that? Can't you understand? If you don't believe me, let's compare and see who's right?"

  "You dare to obey me? You're joking, you country bumpkin, how dare you try to order me around? I'll let you die without even knowing how you died." Qian Xueming said angrily.

  The man behind him took a silent step forward, his icy gaze nailed to Xiaochun's face like a nail.

  "What? You want food, you think you can use force?" Xia Chen said calmly.

  He could hear an extremely faint cracking sound coming from within the man's body, apparently a postnatal fifth-order cultivator who was increasing his strength.

  However, Xia Chen was not in the least bit concerned. With his current cultivation level, he could easily kill anyone within the same realm. Moreover, with his hidden identity and being alone, it could be said that he had no worries at all. Qian Xueming was overbearing and tyrannical, but Xia Chen was even more so!

  "Who is that guy? He actually dares to ask Qian Gongzi for food, how arrogant! Doesn't he know that the Qian family is powerful and dominates Yunyang City?"

  "It should be an outsider's loose cultivator? Ignorant guy, comparing wealth with the Qian family, I think he's going to be unlucky."

  "Qian Xueming is just like his father, a tyrannical and overbearing person. How dare this young man provoke him? He must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gallbladder of a leopard!"

  Many onlookers were watching and discussing it.

  "Who dares to make a disturbance in my Treasure Pavilion and violate the rules of the trading floor?" Suddenly, a stern voice rang out.

  A tall, majestic old man with a stern expression walked over quickly with several people, furrowed his brow and glanced at Xia Chen and Qian Xue Ming, then looked at Lili and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

  "Master Fang's residence!" Lili said respectfully, "It's like this, this young master came first to apply for the last VIP quota, but Master Qian also wants to apply..." She recounted what had just happened.

  Fang Guanjia listened and also found it difficult to make a decision. Qian Xueming was not considered important in his eyes, but Qian Li was a thorny figure, and he was also the main customer of Baibao Pavilion. If handled improperly, it would be easy to offend this post-heavenly seven-realm overlord.

  That attendant saw the master of Baibao Pavilion come out and quietly retreated back behind Qian Xueming.

  "Lao Fang, I know the rules of your Baibao Pavilion, no one can make a move in the trading hall, don't worry, I won't break the rules." Qian Xueming said coldly, "However, this country bumpkin is so arrogant, he wants to compete with me for this VIP position, what do you think we should do?"

  Fang Guan furrowed his brow, but quickly relaxed and said: "Money Young Master, after all, this young master came first, so we should follow the rules of first come, first served. However, your esteemed father is also a major customer of my Baibao Pavilion. If you really want to be treated as a VIP, please discuss it with this young master privately. Regardless of the outcome, my Baibao Pavilion will not interfere."

  He didn't want to offend the Qian family, but he also couldn't afford to offend Xia Chen. After all, under the watchful eyes of everyone, other guests would see him handling things unfairly and would definitely lose heart for the Baibao Pavilion. So, his tone shifted, directing the spearhead directly at the two of them.

  Qian Xue Ming thought to himself, "This old fox is indeed someone who doesn't offend anyone, but he also knows that the Baibao Pavilion can't afford to offend Xia Chen. If he wants to drive this country bumpkin away, he'll still have to rely on himself."

  "Alright, I understand, I won't make things difficult for you."

  He turned his head to look at Xia Chen, coldly saying: "Country bumpkin, didn't you just say you wanted to compare with me? Let's do it in front of the Baibao Pavilion and everyone here, see who has more Yuanqi Dan. Whoever can bring out more Yuanqi Dan, the VIP seat belongs to them, how about that?"

  "Alright!" Xia Chen burst out laughing, Qian Xue Ming's suggestion was exactly what he had been hoping for.

  Qian Xue's name turned back to indicate, then the follower silently took out three bulging cloth bags from his arms and placed them on the side table. He opened the bag mouth, and inside were all dark green Yuanqi Dan.

  "This is three hundred yuan of Qi Dan, Baibao Pavilion can be responsible for inspection, see if the quantity is enough!" Qian Xue said with a slight smile, looking at Xia Chen.

  The Fang family's butler gave a slight nod to the rear, and several staff members from the Baibao Pavilion came forward to investigate. After a moment, they said: "Indeed, it is the 300 yuan Qi Dan, verified without error."

  "It's your turn, country bumpkin; if not, then get out of here quickly." said Qian Xueming.

  Xia Chen snorted with laughter, calmly and unhurriedly pulled out four bags from his pocket, and tossed them onto the table: "You actually dare to take out 300 yuan Qi Dan to humiliate yourself? You're really poor enough to beg for food. Here are 400 yuan Qi Dan, go count them."

  He casually swept his hand, and the bag immediately opened, revealing the dark green Yuanqi Dan inside. Several staff members checked again and said in unison: "Four hundred yuan Qi Dan, verified to be genuine."

  Everyone's eyes widened instantly, thinking that this person was indeed a true master who didn't show off his skills. He took out 400 yuan of Qi Dan, and his eyes didn't even blink.

  Qian Xue's name sneered with a smile: "Country bumpkin, quite rich, huh? Keep coming, I want to see how long you can hold on! Five hundred yuan Qi Dan!"

  The attendant took out two bags from his bosom and put them on the table.

  "Six hundred!" Xia Chen replied without hesitation, also pulling out two cloth bags from his pocket and tossing them onto the table.

  "Seven hundred!" Qian Xueming beckoned with his hand, and the attendant hesitated for a moment before pulling out two more bags.

  "One thousand!" Xia Chen also didn't bother to continue haggling with him one hundred by one hundred, and directly threw out four bags!

  Everyone suddenly gasped in unison. Although the Yuanqi Dan was a basic dan medicine, it wasn't something you could buy at a low price either. One thousand yuan worth of Yuanqi Dan already far exceeded the net worth of most people present.

  "My goodness, who is this person? He's actually so wealthy? It's really unbelievable, I think Money Young Master can't compare to him."

  "Yes, Master Qian wants to win against this person, he will have to spend a lot of money. Although the Qian family is wealthy and powerful, so many Yuan Qi Dan are not a small amount."

  "I think Qian Gongzi will definitely add more chips. He has already been called out to this extent, if he admits defeat, wouldn't that be equivalent to being slapped in the face in public?"

  "Didn't expect it, but before the transaction even started, there's already a good show to watch, haha, what a lively scene."

  Everyone's attention was almost focused on it, and the discussion also grew louder.

  What's more, many people looked at Xia Chen with flickering eyes, turning over all sorts of evil thoughts.

  Lili and the butler stared at each other, their eyes filled with shock. They both thought that this young man was indeed extraordinary, probably a son of some powerful family, and Qian Xueming would likely be left in the dust.

  Qian Xue's face finally changed, one thousand yuan of Qi Dan was not a small amount, and it was enough to bring him pressure.