Danwu Refining Spirit

Chapter 100 Abundant Profits

Seeing everyone staring at him with hatred, their faces showing signs of grief, Xiao Chong didn't care at all.

As long as you get the money smoothly, who cares if you die? Besides, I'm just guiding you. Whether you're willing to open your pockets or not is your own business. I didn't force you with a knife.

But after a long while, everyone just looked at each other, hesitant to speak, as if they were deferring to each other.

Yokoyama's smile began to stiffen again.

The atmosphere wasn't lively, and people weren't very enthusiastic! It seemed we needed to think of a better way. Xiao Chong quickly racked his brains.

Hey, aren't those Situ Mingyue and Situ Jiannan, brother and sister? They're so familiar with each other, perfect for using them as shills!

In a corner of the hall, Xiao Chong spotted two familiar faces and immediately winked at them discreetly.

The Situ siblings were also watching Xiao Chong at that moment, and when they saw Xiao Chong winking and making faces at them, they were both a little confused.

Situ Mingyue reacted faster and quickly understood Xiao Chong's meaning.

Does this mean we should respond to his call and donate money and supplies as well?

But given your robbery-like nature of squeezing every last drop of profit out of someone, why would you do something that doesn't bring you any benefit?

This is completely unlike your style! Something's fishy, ​​there's definitely something fishy going on here!

Situ Mingyue was suspicious for a moment, but decided to wait and see.

But Situ Jiannan didn't think so. He had a completely different interpretation of Xiao Chong's wink at him.

Donating a thousand spirit stones all at once, and even winking at me, is he trying to outdo me in wealth? Although I lost to you in the sword fight last time, when it comes to wealth, does Young Master Situ think he's afraid of you?

Situ Jiannan immediately shouted, "Our Situ family will also contribute one thousand spirit stones!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd began to stir and whisper among themselves. Even Situ Mingyue was taken aback.

My dear brother, have you gone mad? That kid is full of bad intentions, why are you getting involved with him? You'll suffer the consequences! Situ Mingyue looked at her brother with pity in her eyes.

Situ Jiannan didn't have time to carefully consider the meaning in his sister's eyes; he was currently filled with regret. It wasn't because he was heartbroken over the thousand spirit stones, but because he felt inferior to Xiao Chong.

Although it's the same amount of one thousand spirit stones, there's a difference in who came first! This kid was the first to step forward and has already stolen the limelight. If I offer another thousand, it's just to complement him!

No, we absolutely cannot let this kid take the lead! When it comes to showing off and putting on airs, when has Young Master Situ ever been anything less than a human?

Thinking of this, Situ Jiannan then roared, "No, a thousand spirit stones are not enough to express the Situ family's respect. I've decided to offer another thousand!"

So that's two thousand yuan? The representatives were all stunned, and they all fell silent, each thinking to themselves. The hall fell silent once again.

Two companies have already stepped forward, it looks like we'll have to blew some money today!

Since there's no way to escape it either way, we might as well hurry up and do it before it gets too late, lest some bastard jumps out and raises the price to three thousand dollars!

Sigh, you two ignorant little brats, are you trying to force them into something they don't understand?

"I'll offer a thousand spirit stones!"

In the silence, someone shouted first, and the rest of them realized what was happening and began to count off.

"Our Liu family will also contribute a thousand yuan!"

"Eight hundred yuan from the Zhang family!"

"The Lin family will offer 1,500 yuan!"

"...One thousand yuan!"

"...One thousand yuan!"

"...One thousand yuan!"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively, reaching its peak in an instant.

"Having accomplished his task, he left without a trace, concealing his identity and name." A powerful figure accustomed to working behind the scenes should obviously not be too flamboyant.

Seeing the enthusiastic scene of everyone donating money, Xiao Chong quietly withdrew from the crowd.

But some people are not going to let him go.

Just as they reached the entrance to the back hall of the restaurant, Situ Mingyue suddenly appeared out of nowhere, grabbed Xiao Chong by the collar, and whispered, "Tell me, what exactly is going on today?"

Xiao Chong was startled, but he was relieved when he saw that the person in front of him was Situ Mingyue.

While forcefully pushing away Situ Mingyue's delicate hand, he changed the subject, saying, "Miss Mingyue, it wouldn't be good if others saw us pulling and tugging like this."

"Don't change the subject! You were putting on such a show just now, how much did you get in return?" Situ Mingyue seemed to sense Xiao Chong's lack of confidence, and gripped his hand even tighter.

Okay, I admit you're smart, able to see the hidden motives behind this. But you'd never guess that I didn't take any benefits from Yokoyama; I was the one who started this whole thing.

However, considering that we all come from the same lineage of Flying Moon City, I'll make up for your losses. Is that fair?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chong exerted his strength again, breaking Situ Mingyue's wrist off, and pointed to the back hall, saying, "Miss Mingyue, let's talk in the back. There are too many people here, it's really not a good place to have a heart-to-heart talk."

"Who wants to confide in you?" Situ Mingyue rolled her eyes at Xiao Chong, but still obediently followed him to the back hall.

"Don't worry, do you want to pay for anything else?" Xiao Chong wanted to ask, but seeing Situ Mingyue's sharp eyes, he thought for a moment and finally didn't dare.

When the two arrived at the back hall and found no one around, Situ Mingyue didn't say anything. Instead, she puffed out her chest and glared at Xiao Chong, as if to say, "I saw right through you."

"How about I secretly make up for the two thousand spirit stones the Situ family contributed this time?" Xiao Chong felt a lot of pressure from Situ Mingyue's provocative gesture of puffing out her chest and glaring at him.

Is that all? Those two thousand spirit stones were originally mine. You're just doing me a favor and you think you can get rid of me? Why didn't you mention hush money or anything like that?

Situ Mingyue remained silent, but gave Xiao Chong a disdainful look, and then puffed out her chest even higher as if in a show of defiance.

"Give me a straight answer, yes or no. What's with this pose?" Faced with Situ Mingyue's silent provocation, Xiao Chong stepped forward, determined to withstand the pressure.

What's wrong with this posture? Do I need you to teach me how to do things? Situ Mingyue also took a step forward, her chest and face almost touching Xiao Chong's.

The scene inside the room suddenly became very ambiguous, and the ambiguity was mixed with an eerie atmosphere.

After a brief eye contact, Xiao Chong finally gave in and took two steps back, saying, "I will make up for the lost Yuan Shi. In addition, I will give you a VIP card. From now on, you and your brother can eat and drink as much as you want at the Happy House without having to pay the bill."

"Isn't that a bit insincere? Do I look like a glutton?" Situ Mingyue finally stopped pressing and spoke up.

The danger was temporarily averted. Xiao Chong swallowed hard, feeling sweat pouring down his face. The pressure of that standoff just now was immense; it definitely wasn't from the heat.

After calming his pounding heart, Xiao Chong said, "I recently obtained a batch of precious ingredients that can increase cultivation and also beautify the skin. You absolutely cannot find these outside. But if Miss Mingyue is willing to do me the honor, our shop will offer them to you free of charge."

"What wonderful thing do you describe as amazing?" Situ Mingyue was somewhat skeptical.

"You'll find out soon enough, but I assure you, Miss Mingyue, you won't regret it." Xiao Chong kept everyone in suspense. "You should know that today's banquet is mainly based on this kind of ingredient, and even Mayor Hengshan praised it highly."

"They're all birds of a feather, not a single one of them is any good!" Situ Mingyue said bluntly when Xiao Chong mentioned Hengshan.

"Good eye, spot on! But I won't admit it!" Xiao Chong secretly gave a thumbs up, expressing his admiration for Situ Mingyue's profound skills.

After the negotiations ended, Situ Mingyue knew she couldn't go too far, so she turned to leave. But as she reached the door, she turned back and warned, "You can't lie to me. If it's not as good as you say, I'm not finished with you."

Xiao Chong followed along, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Miss Mingyue, rest assured, I will definitely make you satisfied."

Just as he stepped out of the back hall, he ran into Situ Jiannan, who was searching everywhere for his younger sister.

Seeing the two sneaking out of the back room, Situ Jiannan asked urgently, "What do you mean by 'satisfied'? What shady things have you done?"

How could this guy speak so rudely? What kind of brother talks about his own sister like that? But... some things really can't be said to others.

Xiao Chong laughed heartily, "It's nothing, just catching up with your sister. But Brother Jiannan just now spent a fortune, his boldness was truly impressive, I can't compare!"

"Nobody would believe that!" Situ Jiannan curled his lip and turned his gaze to his younger sister. But seeing that his sister was also nodding, he didn't press the matter further.

He then said to Xiao Chong with great pride, "That's right, in the round of donations just now, my Situ family was number one."

Since you've done such a great favor, what can I say except to satisfy your vanity? Xiao Chong clasped his hands in a fist salute to Situ Jiannan, his face full of an expression of utter defeat.

"Brother, you've been used as a pawn! If it weren't for my cleverness, wouldn't we have wasted two thousand spirit stones?" Situ Mingyue, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and quickly dragged Situ Jiannan away.

As soon as he stepped out of the back hall and into the main hall, the scene before him stunned Xiao Chong.

There were more than ten tables in the hall, and each table was surrounded by people. Everyone was sitting there eating without looking up, and they were eating in a very unrefined manner.

The Happy Forest Restaurant put a lot of thought into today's banquet. Each dish was made with sandworms as the main ingredient, along with other exquisite side dishes, and cooked using different methods. It can be said to be extremely high-end.

Even so, Xiao Chong found the way these people ate somewhat unbelievable.

You're all people of status! Can't you be a little more civilized? You're all like starving ghosts reincarnated, do you want to eat back all the lost spirit stones at once?

But no one at the table paid any attention to Xiao Chong's disdainful gaze.

"This is so delicious! I've never eaten anything so tasty before!" someone exclaimed while eating.

"Especially this sandworm salad, it's sweet but not greasy, it's very good, you should try it!" another person said indistinctly while shoveling food into their mouth.

"I think the grilled sandworms are the best, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside... Hey, don't try to take them from me!" Someone had only said half of what they were saying when they suddenly realized that the last piece of sandworm had been snatched away, and they immediately pounded their chests in frustration.

"Brother Zhang, next time I'll treat you, let's come and eat together again."

"Why wait for next time? Starting today, I'm not leaving. I'll eat here for a month straight!" The two people in the conversation were clearly not short of money.

As expected, this is a huge windfall. It seems we should raise the prices! Xiao Chong secretly chuckled as he withdrew, preparing to discuss his grand plan for making a fortune with Fatty and the others.