After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

"Misunderstand?"

Liu Lian's face darkened, his voice rose a few decibels, and his attitude was no longer as respectful as before.

"Does Manager Xu mean that I, Liu, am deliberately stirring up trouble and framing someone?"

"How could I have meant that? Fellow Daoist Liu, please don't get agitated."

Xu Fang chuckled and continued.

"But these two are people I invited in, and they're not some kind of charlatan. I think there must be some misunderstanding."

"There are too many people around here, why don't we find another place and discuss this properly?"

As Xu Fang spoke, his gaze fell on Chu Luobai.

Chu Luobai nodded slightly in agreement.

She will continue to contact Xu Fang in the future to sell some spiritual herbs; she doesn't intend to make things difficult for anyone for the time being.

only...

Chu Luobai looked up at Liu Lian opposite her, whose face had turned completely black.

She didn't want to put Xu Fang in a difficult position, but she couldn't resist the fact that others wanted to make things difficult for him.

As if to confirm Chu Luobai's idea, Liu Lian directly refused.

"Is there something that can't be discussed face-to-face?"

"Could it be that there's something that can't be said in front of others?"

Upon hearing this, even Xu Fang found it difficult to maintain his smile.

The way he looked at Liu Lian was as if he were looking at a fool.

His words just now were clearly an attempt to give each other a way out.

Anyone with a brain would understand.

It's obvious that Liu Lian doesn't seem to be a smart person.

Xu Fang took a deep breath and put on a kind smile again.

"In Fellow Daoist Liu's opinion, what exactly happened today...?"

"Either this woman hands over those one hundred high-grade spirit stones now and buys this unknown cultivation technique."

Liu Lian said coldly.

"If you can't produce it, just admit you're a fraud and apologize to me!"

"She should give me whatever spirit stones she tries to swindle from me, so that she can be taught a lesson."

Chu Luobai's offer was one hundred spirit stones. Liu Lian's idea was that Chu Luobai should not only admit his mistake, but also give him one hundred high-grade spirit stones for free.

Now it wasn't just Xu Fang who was surprised; even the surrounding cultivators were looking at Liu Lian with astonishment, their gazes mirroring Xu Fang's as if he were looking at a fool.

"If you can't pay, give me an IOU and become my maid. I'll teach you a lesson."

“…”

So that's what they were planning.

There were mostly male cultivators present, and as men themselves, how could they not understand Liu Lian's little scheme?

For a moment, the way these people looked at Chu Luobai began to become ambiguous.

With such a beautiful woman in red standing in front of you, any man would be moved.

A few people with ulterior motives even shouted in the crowd.

"It's just a hundred high-grade spirit stones. Just say the word, Fairy, and I'll pay for it for you!"

"Rather than being his maid, you'd be better off being my happy cultivation partner."

These words instantly drew a string of ambiguous laughter. Chu Luobai glanced sideways and remembered the gray-robed cultivator who had spoken in the crowd.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Xu Fang shouted loudly.

The guards from the Mihai Society who were stationed on the fourth floor gathered around and separated the crowd.

In an instant, Xu Fang regained control of the situation.

He turned to look at Chu Luobai and asked.

"What are your thoughts on today's events, Fellow Daoist Chu?"

Chu Luobai raised an eyebrow slightly, it seemed that Xu Fang was not the type to take sides.

Chu Luobai still has more than 7,000 high-grade spirit stones in Xu Fang's hands. How could Xu Fang possibly think that Chu Luobai can't come up with a hundred high-grade spirit stones?

The reason Liu Lian was asked to move to another location was probably because they didn't want him to lose too much face.

Unfortunately, some people were unwilling to appreciate his kindness.

This single sentence indicates that Xu Fang intends to remain completely neutral.

Chu Luobai can handle it however he wants.

As for what will happen to Liu Lian, Xu Fang doesn't care anymore.

"This is what I was thinking..."

Chu Luobai wore a thoughtful expression before speaking after a moment.

"Since Fellow Daoist Liu thinks I am a fraud and demands an apology from me, then if Fellow Daoist Liu has slandered me, then I should naturally apologize as well."

"If I can produce one hundred high-grade spirit stones, then even if Fellow Daoist Liu is slandering a patient, he will have to pay a price. So I will do the same as Fellow Daoist Liu and also ask for one hundred high-grade spirit stones."

"If Fellow Daoist Liu can't produce it, I won't make you my servant anymore. Just kowtow to me three times in public."

Chu Luobai spoke in a calm tone, but anyone could hear the provocation in her words.

Liu Lian never expected that Chu Luobai would still dare to be so stubborn even now.

"Hmph, enough talk. If you have it, just show it to me. If you don't..."

"That was naturally the case, but it's not in my hands now."

Hearing Chu Luobai say this, Liu Lian was about to interject when Chu Luobai continued.

"Manager Xu, please give this stall owner one hundred high-grade spirit stones that you helped me get earlier."

Xu Fang took out a storage ring and slowly counted out one hundred high-grade spirit stones from it, handing them to the stall owner.

The stall owner took the pieces one by one, his eyes widening in disbelief, almost completely stunned.

He never expected that the tattered cultivation manual could actually sell for a hundred high-grade spirit stones.

Now, no matter how earth-shattering the secrets hidden in that cultivation technique are, he doesn't care anymore.

That's a hundred high-grade spirit stones!

If there weren't other people around, he really intended to slap himself to see if he was even there.

The people around were also stunned. Most of those gathered at the gathering were independent cultivators or disciples of small sects with no background.

Under normal circumstances, if they have thirty or forty high-grade spirit stones, they are already considered very wealthy.

They wouldn't even dare to dream of someone like Chu Luobai, who could casually pull out a hundred high-grade spirit stones.

"The payment of one hundred high-grade spirit stones has been settled. The remaining spirit stones are in this storage ring."

Xu Fang deliberately raised his voice so that everyone around him could hear him clearly.

He then erased his own mark from the storage ring on his hand and handed it to Chu Luobai.

All eyes were on the storage ring, and everyone was wondering how many high-grade spirit stones were inside.

Some quick-witted people began to speculate about Chu Luobai's identity. What kind of amazing background did this person have that would allow a shopkeeper to personally serve her?

You should know that these managers in Xunying City are all influential figures with connections everywhere!

Chu Luobai received the storage ring, her fingertips stirred with spiritual energy, and after recognizing the ring as her master, she put it into her bosom.

Then, she looked up at Liu Lian, whose face was stiff, and spoke calmly.

"Well? Fellow Daoist Liu, have you decided how to apologize?"