"Holy sh * t, you really can do any kind of business! It seems that no matter who comes to your place, they can't leave without paying a bit of money, right? " Xiao Chen was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth and couldn't help but blurt out. He couldn't believe that an ordinary peddler could actually have so many connections. It turned out that this was just a shell company!
"Hey hey hey, how can you say that? Do you know how to chat? You don't have spirit crystals and yet you're so poor and arrogant. What's there to be arrogant about? Are you in the right or something? "Hearing Xiao Chen's words, the peddler suddenly became anxious. He widened his eyes and pointed at Xiao Chen's nose as he scolded.
"Forget it, Xiao Chen, let's go somewhere else and ask! Don't bicker with him. " Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Hong Zhu was afraid that the matter would escalate and become difficult to resolve. After all, they were currently in the cultivation world and were unfamiliar with the people and the place. So, he hurriedly pulled Xiao Chen away.
"Tch, you don't have money and yet you're asking all sorts of questions. What a waste of my saliva!" Looking at the two disappearing figures, the peddler rolled his eyes and cursed a few times. He couldn't be bothered to bicker with them and continued to loudly hawk his wares.
After walking for a while, Hong Zhu felt a bit hungry. However, he didn't have any spirit crystals on him. So, he could only rub his stomach and stare at the stalls selling steamed buns and sesame seed cakes on the side of the road in an attempt to quench his thirst.
Seeing Hong Zhu's pitiful appearance, Xiao Chen helplessly smiled. He pointed at a nearby restaurant and said, "Let's just go in and eat something. We can also find out what spirit crystals are while we're at it. Maybe that restaurant accepts money from the secular world?"
"Then … alright! Let's go in and take a look. " Although Hong Zhu didn't hold much hope in his heart, he had no other choice but to give it a try. So, he obediently followed Xiao Chen into the restaurant.
"Two guests, please come in. Are you here for a meal or to stay?" The boss behind the counter was a middle-aged woman, and she looked quite familiar. Seeing that there were customers, she immediately ordered the waiter to pour two cups of hot tea.
"Hello, Lady Boss. It's our first time here and we're not familiar with the situation here. That's why we wanted to ask you about something." Xiao Chen cupped his fists and bowed.
"What is it? Ask away! I'll tell you if I know. " The lady boss had good self-restraint. Seeing that Xiao Chen and the others were not here to eat, she did not get angry. Instead, she spoke politely.
Xiao Chen nodded and asked with a smile, "I heard that this place uses something called Spirit Crystals as currency to buy things. However, we only have ordinary banknotes on us now, so I'd like to ask if we can use them to pay the bill. Oh, right, you can also pay by card! "
In order to show that he didn't have any Spirit Crystals on him, Xiao Chen took out a stack of money from the secular world and a bank card. However, he had also set up a bank card in the secular world.
The lady boss took Xiao Chen's money in surprise and carefully looked at it. She shook her head and looked at the bank card in Xiao Chen's hand. She frowned and said, "You two are from out of town, right? This … I've never seen this kind of paper before. Also, this card looks different from our Spirit Crystal cards, so it shouldn't be useful. "
The lady boss returned the one hundred banknotes to Xiao Chen and sighed awkwardly, indicating that she couldn't help even if she wanted to.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Chen asked, "I see … then may I ask, what exactly is this Spirit Crystal?"
"As for the Spirit Crystal …" The lady boss hesitated for a moment and carefully looked at Xiao Chen and Hong Zhu. She felt that the two of them were indeed outsiders. It just so happened that someone was paying with Spirit Crystals at this time. She took the Spirit Crystal and raised it in her hand, indicating to Xiao Chen, "Look, this is Spirit Crystal. It's actually quite common."
"Ah?! Isn't this Spirit Jade? " Hong Zhu exclaimed in a low voice as he stared at the Spirit Crystal in the lady boss's hand. He then lowered his head and dejectedly muttered, "If I knew that this place was the same as the inner martial world and could use Spirit Jade as currency, I would have brought some with me!"
Xiao Chen took a closer look and realized that the so-called Spirit Crystal was indeed Spirit Jade. However, it looked more refined and pure, as if it had been carefully forged and polished. It was not quite the same as the ordinary Spirit Jade in the inner martial world. Instead, it was more similar to the high-grade Spirit Jade that had been refined in the Jia Clan's Heavenly Jade Mine!
However, although Xiao Chen had the backing of the Jia Clan, a wealthy Spirit Jade Clan, he had entered the cultivation world empty-handed this time. He didn't bring any Spirit Jade with him.
Previously, Xiao Chen had been busy preparing for the sacrificial ceremony and selecting people, so he hadn't considered the issue of what currency was used in the cultivation world. Otherwise, he might have brought a few pieces with him and wouldn't have come empty-handed. In the end, he couldn't do anything now.
"Lady Boss! Did you leave a private room for this Young Master? Hurry up and serve the good wine and dishes. Today, this Young Master wants to entertain an important guest! " Just as Xiao Chen and Hong Zhu were feeling gloomy, a young man suddenly shouted from behind them. His tone was quite high-pitched, so he should be a regular customer of this restaurant.
"Hehe, Young Master Zhao, you've come!" The Lady Boss immediately put on a smile and called out in a loud voice, "Everything has been prepared for you. Moreover, we know that you have an important guest today, so we specially arranged for the Purple Air from the East private room on the second floor. Please come in, I'll have the waiter serve the dishes for you!"
The person who had come was obviously a rich man. Just from the Lady Boss' tone and the name of the private room, one could tell that the cost would definitely not be low.
"Mm, well done!" Young Master Zhao nodded his head in satisfaction. He was just about to call for a black-robed old man and a few subordinates behind him to go up the stairs when he turned his head and discovered Hong Zhu standing at the side. He immediately stopped in his tracks and stared blankly, unable to move for a long time.
Young Master Zhao carefully sized up Hong Zhu, and the more he looked, the more he felt his heart itch. He looked at that plump and perky chest, that not only was it exquisite and charming, but it was also extremely flirtatious. Every move she made was dazzling. Just that pair of fair and slender legs alone was enough for him to play with for a year!
Young Master Zhao's saliva almost flowed out of his mouth. This girl was simply the best! How come he had never seen her before?
Hong Zhu felt extremely uncomfortable under Young Master Zhao's lecherous gaze and could not help but glare at him, angrily scolding, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen a beauty before? Believe it or not, I'll dig out your eyeballs and feed them to the dogs! "
Although Hong Zhu had cultivated the Charm Technique, she was still quite disgusted by this kind of swine who was like a housefly. If not for the fact that it was a mission, she would not have been willing to casually use the Charm Technique on other men.
"Heh heh, you've got quite a hot temper, but this Young Master likes hot chili peppers like you!" Young Master Zhao excitedly raised his eyebrows, approaching Hong Zhu and vigorously sniffing the fragrance on her body, an intoxicated expression on his face.
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