Lu Province, Tai City. Night had just fallen.
Xia Ruofei found a remote place outside Tai City and landed the airship.
After he put away the airship, he walked to the nearby road and waved his hand to stop a taxi.
"Sir, please take me to Tianfeng Hotel." Xia Ruofei said after he got in the car.
"Okay! Please fasten your seat belt! "The taxi driver said and then skillfully pressed the meter and started the car.
The taxi driver chatted with Xia Ruofei while driving, "Sir, this should be your first time in Tai City, right?"
Xia Ruofei was sitting in the back seat with his eyes closed. He nodded slightly and said, "Yes!"
"You're here to climb Mount Tai?" The taxi driver asked with a smile.
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "I have this idea."
"It seems that you're from Freedom Travel." The taxi driver said with a smile, "If you ask me, Freedom Travel is more comfortable. Following a tour group every day, there's no good scenery!"
Xia Ruofei smiled and didn't speak.
The taxi driver glanced at Xia Ruofei from the rearview mirror. Perhaps he felt that this passenger was not good with words, so he didn't say anything.
However, at this moment, Xia Ruofei suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Sir, it's time to change lanes. The traffic light ahead is to turn left. If we don't change lanes, we will enter the solid line area …"
The taxi driver was stunned and couldn't help but look back at Xia Ruofei.
He originally thought that Xia Ruofei was looking at the navigation on his mobile phone. However, he found that Xia Ruofei's hands were empty and he even closed his eyes.
In fact, after Xia Ruofei landed in Tai City, he first used the navigation on his mobile phone to look at his location and the route to Tianfeng Hotel.
With the memory of a Gold Core Stage Cultivator, such a simple route plan was naturally memorized.
The taxi driver saw that Xia Ruofei was a first-time passenger to Tai City. After beating around the bush, he wanted to take a detour. He didn't expect that Xia Ruofei would see through him.
Before entering the solid line, the taxi driver reluctantly changed lanes into the left turn lane. Then, he smiled awkwardly and said, "The traffic jam on this road is more serious. Although it's a little farther to go straight, it saves more time."
When Xia Ruofei looked at the navigation, he found that the route planned by the navigation was green and there was no traffic jam at all.
However, he didn't say it and just said lightly, "It doesn't matter. Just follow the normal route!"
The taxi driver could only say resentfully, "Alright!"
Along the way, the taxi driver secretly observed Xia Ruofei through the rearview mirror from time to time. Although Xia Ruofei had been resting with her eyes closed, he couldn't help but feel weak in his heart. He felt that this passenger seemed to be a little strange. He didn't dare to deliberately take a detour and obediently followed the normal route.
After more than half an hour, the taxi arrived at the entrance of Tianfeng Hotel and slowly stopped.
"Sir, we're here!" The taxi driver said.
At this time, Xia Ruofei opened his eyes and nodded slightly. "Oh! Thank you for your hard work. How much is it? "
The taxi driver glanced at the meter and said, "The total is 65 yuan. Do you want to pay by cash or by QR code?"
Xia Ruofei glanced at the meter and said, "This price isn't right! It's only about 35 kilometers. At most, it's about 40 yuan! "
Although Xia Ruofei had been resting with his eyes closed all the way, as a Gold Core Stage Cultivator whose spiritual power had reached the late stage of the Spirit Gathering Stage, he naturally had an accurate perception of how much distance the car had driven.
In addition, the local taxi prices in Tai City were posted on the inside of the car.
Within two kilometers, the starting price was 6 yuan. After two kilometers, there would be a fee of 0.5 yuan for every 500 meters.
There was almost no traffic jam along the way, and there were no additional fees.
After a little calculation, he knew that the price was about 40 yuan.
Now, the GPS would estimate the price of taking a taxi. When Xia Ruofei checked the GPS before getting on the car, the estimated price was 40 yuan. Although he only glanced at it, he still remembered it very clearly.
The taxi driver didn't expect a foreign tourist to be so smart. In fact, his meter had been tampered with. There was a hidden button under the steering wheel. After pressing it, it would jump much faster than normal.
The last time he took a foreign tourist, he pressed the button. When he picked up Xia Ruofei, it hadn't returned to its original state.
Although the taxi driver felt that Xia Ruofei seemed to be a bit strange on the way, he felt that a foreign tourist wouldn't be so sensitive to the price even if he knew the route through the GPS, so he simply didn't care.
He didn't expect that as soon as the price was listed, Xia Ruofei would directly question it.
The taxi driver's face changed slightly and said, "Sir, that's what the meter showed. I also followed the route you said. I often run this route, and it's more than 35 kilometers! There's no problem with this price! "
Xia Ruofei naturally didn't lack money, but this didn't mean that he was willing to be fooled by a taxi driver.
He said lightly, "How far is this road? Just open the GPS and you'll know. Whether it's 35 kilometers or not, don't you know it in your heart?"
"What do you mean?" Naturally, the taxi driver would not admit it. "Sir, this is a regular taxi. I charge by meter. You're being a bit unreasonable!"
"I'm unreasonable?" Xia Ruofei couldn't help but laugh. "Master, if your meter is faulty, then go and fix it as soon as possible! I can pay you according to the normal price, but don't think of ripping me off just because I'm a foreigner. Tai City is a famous tourist city. Taxis are equivalent to the city's window and business card. Don't discredit Tai City! "
In fact, Tai City was very small. The taxi just now just happened to be taking passengers to the suburbs. If he hadn't met Xia Ruofei, he would have returned to the city with an empty taxi.
But he wanted to take a detour and tampered with the meter. He was really a bit greedy.
Xia Ruofei said it tactfully. In fact, he could also see that the meter was tampered with. Many news reports had reported that taxi drivers had tampered with the meter.
After the taxi driver heard this, he couldn't help but be angry. His tone became a lot colder. "Young man, be careful of the trouble that comes from the mouth! You're a foreigner in Tai City. When it's time to pretend to be confused, it's best to pretend to be confused. You don't have much money in total. Why are you looking for trouble for yourself? Didn't you come out to travel for fun? "
"Are you threatening me?" Xia Ruofei couldn't help but laugh. "Master, I don't want to talk so much with you. I'll ask you one last time. How much are you going to charge this time? If it doesn't work, I'll call the transport manager and complain. "
The taxi driver seemed to feel that the dignity of a local was trampled on. He straightened his neck and said fiercely, "You're going to destroy my job! Young man, if you have the ability, then complain! Cutting off people's livelihood is like killing their parents! If my job is destroyed, I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to leave Tai City! "
At this time, the security guard at the entrance of the hotel saw that the taxi didn't leave after it stopped. He couldn't help but come over to check and knock on the window.
Xia Ruofei didn't want to be entangled with a taxi driver, so he rolled down the window and said to the security guard, "Get your Manager Sun Xiao here. Tell him that I'm Childe Chen's friend and he'll know."
This Tianfeng Hotel was one of the properties of the Tianyi Sect in the secular world. It was also the closest property to the Tianyi Sect.
Therefore, the Tianfeng Hotel was actually a contact point of the Tianyi Sect. Some cultivators who were not familiar with the Tianyi Sect would come here first when they came to visit.
Sun Xiao was an outer court disciple of the Tianyi Sect. He was responsible for receiving cultivators.
Of course, all of this was told to Xia Ruofei in advance by Chen Xuan.
At that time, he warmly invited Xia Ruofei to visit the Tianyi Sect. Naturally, he had to tell Xia Ruofei how to contact him at any time in detail.
Manager Sun Xiao naturally had a special position in the Tianfeng Hotel. He wasn't in charge of any specific business, but many times, even the general manager of the hotel had to listen to his words. The staff also vaguely knew Sun Xiao's position in the hotel.
Therefore, when the security guard heard this, his attitude immediately became much more polite. He quickly said, "Okay, please wait a moment …"
After that, he immediately said through the walkie-talkie, "Manager Sun, someone is looking for you at the door. He said he's Childe Chen's friend …"
The walkie-talkie buzzed and a voice came through. "I'll be there soon!"
The taxi driver slapped the steering wheel and said angrily, "Are you going to pay or not? I'm telling you, you've already delayed my work. When the time comes, it won't be as simple as 65 yuan … "
"Shut up!" Xia Ruofei said coldly.
Although he only released a trace of his aura, the taxi driver felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. It was as if all the blood in his body had frozen.
He, who was fierce just a moment ago, was so scared by Xia Ruofei's two simple words that he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
At this time, the taxi driver also regretted it. He clearly felt that the foreign tourist he took today was not a kind person!
After a while, Xia Ruofei saw a man in a suit, about 35 or 36 years old, running out of the hotel.
The security guard was still standing next to the taxi. When he saw this, he hurriedly waved and shouted, "Manager Sun, over here!"
The middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes followed the voice and looked over, then quickly walked towards the taxi.
Xia Ruofei also opened the door and got out of the car. The taxi driver opened his mouth, but in the end, he didn't dare to say anything.
Sun Xiao quickly walked over. He glanced at Xia Ruofei and asked cautiously, "May I ask which Childe Chen's friend you are?"
Xia Ruofei smiled and looked at the security guard.
Sun Xiao quickly said to the security guard, "I'll take care of this. You go first!"
"Yes! Manager Sun! "The security guard quickly said.
Xia Ruofei walked a few steps away from the taxi. Then, he turned his hand and took out a business card from the Ring-Tu space and handed it to Sun Xiao.
Xia Ruofei didn't say anything. He just looked at Sun Xiao with a smile.
This business card was given to Xia Ruofei by Chen Xuan. Cultivators using business cards could be considered to be advancing with the times.
However, the workmanship of this business card was very exquisite, and there was a special metal wire embedded in it, so it was impossible to forge it.
When Sun Xiao saw the business card, he suddenly trembled.
He took the business card with both hands and looked at it carefully. Then, he immediately returned the business card with both hands and said respectfully, "Greetings, senior!"
Xia Ruofei didn't know that there were actually three types of business cards in the Chen Xuan, and the business card he gave to Xia Ruofei was the rarest one. Usually, only very important guests or extremely good friends could get it.
Therefore, when Sun Xiao saw this business card, he immediately realized the noble identity of the guest in front of him.
In fact, in the Tianyi Sect, Sun Xiao was only an outer disciple, and his cultivation was even more insignificant.
In terms of seniority, he and Chen Xuan were two generations apart. For Xia Ruofei to be able to get such a business card, he was naturally on the same level as Chen Xuan.
Therefore, even though Xia Ruofei was still much younger than Sun Xiao after changing into Xia Xia's appearance, Sun Xiao still respectfully called Xia Ruofei "senior", not daring to slight him at all.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
